The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-22 00:00:00

ITALY.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.--Yesterday we received ad-
vices by the Asia, showing that although the receipts
pointed to a crop exceeding 2,300,000 bales of cotton,
yet, in consequence of telegraphic reports of heavy frost
throughout North Alabama, Mitsissippi, and Tel:lessee,
en the 2d and 3d init., there had occurred a rise of
1,-;. per pound in the New York market, and ic. at New
Orientis. This intelligence appeared to telt rather in
favour of the Liverpool holders of cotton, in the early
part of to-day, according to the somewhat ques-
tionable authority posted on cur Exchange; and as in-
crease of firmness was tlaerefore manifested throughout
the forenoon, both by the spinners and manufacturers,
so that it became more difficult to buy on terms which
were easily commanded last week. Still there appeared but
little disposition to operate in goods: while, in yarns, the
orders for exportation, though in some degree increased,
were both few and of restricted extent, and although the
home consumers ventured to make a good many offers,
issuing in a greater..amount of business than they had
effe.eted for some time before in any one day, yet the
whole of it would be made little account of in a settled
state of things. Since high 'Change, we are informed
by telegraph that the Pacific has arrived in the Mersey,
with news of three days later date, from which we learn
that the advance at New York, referred to above,
did not exceed I cent, the whole of which, with an 1
additional 4 cent, was lost on the receipt of
unfavourable advices from Liverpool and Man-
chester by the Europa, on the 9th instant. At once,
the spirit of our market is again, in some degree,
dumped; and, during the last two hours, we seem to
have been reverting, pretty decidedly, to the attainable
rates of last week. Those rates were beginning to
attract the attention of foreign merchants; and it is felt
to be better, therefore, that an advance originating solely
in an alleged heavy frost, and which must necessarily
hinder the lull resumption of business, should be checked
in a day.
RCCHDALE, MontnAlo—The flannel market is still in-
active, and the march:en::: show no disposition to pur-
chase. Indeed, not many buyers have attended, and a
very limited amount of business has been transacted.
The price of wool continues firm, notwithstanding the
manufacturers are only purchasing for their immediate
wants.

MetecLEsrlELD, TUESDAY.—The manufactured goods
trade remains entirely without alteration for the better.
Bor,incss is doing to a certain extent, although at prices
which are anything but satisfactory to makers. Home
Throv.-n—Prices may be quoted the same as those
ranging for the last fortnight. In some instances offers
have been made on the part of holders to do business at
a reduction of 6d. per lb. on previous rates, but up to
the present we have not heard of this concession having
led to business. Foreign Thrown—Rather more doing,
manufacturers continuing to turn attention to thia de-
scription, the consequence of successive reductions in
price, and evident desire on the part of importers to
sell.

HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—Low lastings and low cotton-
back lastings have been inquired for 'to-day, but there
are very few to be met with. Other descriptions of
goods are very little sought after just now. There is
no improvement in the yarn market ; and prices arc
without alteration. There is scarcely so much doing in
wool, with the turn in favour of the buyer.

LEEDS, MESUAY.—The market to-day has been
dull; but on Saturday last a fair business was done, and
prices continuo firm.

IitIDDER6FIELD, TIIESDAY.-Our marl:et of today
has scarcely been an average one; less nas been done on
the wll6lc. Goods of a middle quality are the class
principally in demand. Yarns are steady. In wool less
has been dlast one, at about me same prices asweek.

THE SOMERSET EXAMPLE.

. (From the Examiner.)
The eorurektal of Ceptain Poulett Henry Somerset,
of the Cdealice,at;ana Guards, to the House of Correction
for ten
a brutal neeeult on a police-officer in
the executio'n 7
for warning to t his duty, is an excellent example both
will enable ate gentlemen who think that their purses
for imitation m to break tbe law with impunity, and
u to magistrates who have to deal' with such
cases.
It will be observed that Captain Somerset treated the
charge with thuoreoui!
ah,
ainedifference till the sentence was
proneunced.
teen
no regret, indeed he
talked as if he had
been the ill-treated party.
considered he had not" He
from the police
whicha treated with the courtesy
expect." He " would have gentleman was entitled to
proper civility." In Captain oPped if treated with
Somerset's . .
obedience to the law is 11 opinion,
tional, and depending on the etnaraLere
quite conven-
order is enforced. • If the policeman performedin which an
tion, Captain Somerset might h„e been a prostra-
pleased to comply with the regulations, and graciously
taken the road which the public convenience iht have
Bat as the policeman was not a pink of courtesy, ejpiired.
forbidden road, a' %,t,ain
Somerset drove on in the
the head and
when
stopped whipped tbe officer about end face to
mend his manners.
Captain Somerset made this impenitent defence, no
doubt, with a 5/. note ready in his hand, to be flung on
the counter of justice to pay for his pleasure in brutality.
But vast was the change that came over his spirit when
the magistrate, Mr. Hardwick, uttered the words, " You
will go to the House of Correction for ten days." Capt.
Somerset was then no lonr cavalier—no longer indif-
ferent, but full of feeling for himself, and pleaded
piteously ad m. •
tserzcordiam.
Defendant—"House of Correction! Pray allow me
to pay a fine, I i trust you will consider your decision
over again. Such a sentence will probably oblige me to
leave my regiment
Not a doubt of ft. I will pay any fine you may inflict."
to escape the dis He would gladly have paid 1,000/.
example is this or graceful punishment. What an
ties, on which we have vice
of pecuniary penal-
petty fine to a man in easy 0 often commented! A
is no punishment at all, r affluent circumstances
, and it is an abuse of
words to call it a pecuniary Ptualt
more punishment to a man who indu Y.IA small fine is no
piney
of a brutality than the price of a in the luxury
another appetite is a punishment. A
pecrie to gratify
the angry passions of Captain Somerset; aceman moved
and at tbe SUP-
posed expense of 51. th© price of the satisfaction -
passions was dirt cheap, and the assault was e of those
the Captain no doubt intending to Pay for committedcommitted,
when called to account, and to show how It honestly
would fling the dirty money to the magistrate. 'irnhie
was a miscalculation which Captain Somerset now rues,s
but the case does not the less forcibly illustrate the
pernicious tendency of fines, which are to justice what
the Catholic indulgences of old for crime and sin
were to morality and religion. A gentleman com-
mits an assault with the understanding that the
highest price for the article is 51.' It had not oc-
curred to Captain Somerset that for assaulting a police.
officer in the execution of his duty the magistrate had the
discretionary power of imprisonment; or it hid not cc-
rred to him that a magistrate would impartially dis-
charge his duty towards a gentleman so highly connected.
Had Captain Somerset known the price he was to pay fer
the pleasure of whipping a police officer, what amount of
discourtesy or incivility would have moved him to raise a
hand against the constable? His horse might have

In its sitting of the 15th, the Chamber of Deputies
of Turin passed the Ministerial Bill for imposing a
tax upon mortmain property and corporate bodies, by
97 votes to 27. The Senate approved the first four-
teen articles of the Bill on the discipline of judical
functionaries and their permanence in office.
The Opinione of Turin quotes letters from Milan
of the 15th, stating that Marshal RADETZKY has been
summoned to Vienna, for the purpose of accom-
panying the EMPEROR to Warsaw. Count GruLax
is to assume the Government of Lombardy i❑ the
interval. A rumour is current at Milan that the
daughter of the Grand Duke of HES3E DARMSTADT
is to be affianced to the Emperor of AUSTRIA.
The Constituzionale of Florence of the 13th states
that the Marquis FERDINAND BARTOLOMMEI having
applied to the prefecture of Florence for permission
to celebrate a funeral service in commemoration of
the battles of Curtalone and Montanara, is which the
Tuscan troops distinguished themselves against the
Austrians in 1848, the Prefect has met the applica-
tion with a refusal, notwithstanding the same anni-
versary had been celebrated in 1849 and 1850 with
the approbation of the Government.

ABD-EL-KADER.
The Journal d'lndre et Loire gives some interestinghbeen
particulars about Abd.el-Kader.
.The Ameerb a
permitted to take rides in the environs of. Allm oi
a detachment of the 7th Chasseu ssoe'natnedd
r's specially
the cold and
to accompany him in his excursions..
rainy weather, which has prevainleod
opportunitysince the end
of
of April, afforded the Amer
availing himself of this indulgence until the
13th, when he left the chateau for the first time
since his arrival there, to visit Chenoneeaux, formerly a
royal residence frequented by Francis 1., Henry 11., and
Diana of Poitiers, and now the property of M. and Mme.
de Villeneuve, who had been the first to welcome Abd-
el-Kader to his new residence three years ago, and ever
since paid him the politest attentions, by sending him the
rarest flowers and fruits their hothouses could supply.
On this occasion dime. de Vindictive received the illus-
trious captive with her accustomed urbanity, and ac-
companied him throughout all the apartments of her
mansion. An abundant collation was then served up for
the visitor and his suite. Abd.el-KadDr was accom-
panied by two of his sons, some of the principal Arabs
of his household, an interpreter, and Captain Boisonnet.
Before taking letve he wrote, the following words in
Arabic in Madame de Villeneuve'a album:—"Praise be
to tha only God I I have seen the world assembled in
this palace. It is like a fragment of the eternal
garden. Greeting to those who shall read this
writing of mine. And I am Abd-el-Radar Ban Malhi
Eddin ; in the year 12.57, Tuesday, the 10th
rad. zale May 13th, 1851)." He then bid his two
children sign their names also, and watched with inte-
rest the manner in which they traced their names. At
the moment of his departure, Mme. de Villeneuvo
Pressed a hope that the Aincer would repeat his visit.
"Madam," answered he, "to see you Pain, I would
even return on foot."