The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-04 00:00:00

TILE :NEW AMERICAN MINISTF.R.

It is expected that Mr. J. L. Motley, the new
American Minister to England, will be at his post in
London about the Ist of June. He intends to sail
from New York in the Cuba on the 19th inst.
The Tinzes Philadelphia correspondent says
his instructions are not yet completed, bat Mr.
Nlotley and the Secretary of State have been
in consultation at Washington. They do
not, however, seem to have made much progress, for
the Government scarcely knows how to deal with this
question, which becomes more and more difficult.
Amid all the bluster of American politicians and
writers, there is no serious design of war. The new
secretary of State, Mr. Fisk, is indeed decisively of
opinion that it would be foolish to hazard a war with
England, and counsels moderation. What kind of
moderation will be found possible after the rejection
.f the treaty it is difli cult to say.

THE MERCHANTS' COMPANY.

Mr. Diehard Stuart Lane does not seem to have
learnt well the proverb " Least said soonest mended."
He has been condemned as morally guilty of fraud by
the Lord Mayor of London, but he dies not let the
matter drop—he will not wait till the world forgets
it. He writes to the Times telling his story over
again, and protesting against the decision of the
Lord Mayor. He as!.s of Mr. Alderman Lawrence
who made him a judge" that he should decide such
questions, forgetting, appirently, that the laws to
which Mr. Lane is bound to submit give Mr.
Lawrence, as magistrate in some sort, that office.
Mr. Lane goes on to sly that be is in every respect
responsible for what has been done. He sees nothing
wrong in what Irs h: s committed. His defence is
that the prosecution has confused two very distinct
things. They point to losses in his business which
are not mentioned in the prospectus. But these
tosses, Mr. Lane declares, were not incurred in com-
missions, the legitimate business of the firm—the
business sold—but in speculations on cotton and
sharesi carried on by the firm, but having nothing to
ao with its proper transactions ; and, therefore, not
necessary to be mentioned when the business was
sold.

A JUDTCIAL WIGGING.
A Rev. Mr. Johnson has presented a petition in
the Court of Chancery to wind up a limited liability
company, called the Cheltenham and Swansea
Carriage a:ld Waggon Co. Vice-Chancellor Malins
administered a seve:e wigging to the petitioner. It
appeared that some time ago the shareholders were
asked to say if the company should go on or
be wound up, and it was agreed that those
who wished to retire from the company should do so.
Johnson, however, had not availed himself of
this privilege, but had actually decided in favour of
going on. The company did go on ; it reduced its
debt at the banker's nearly one-third ; it entered
into a remunerative contract with the Russian
Government, and is now in a position to discharge
its liabilities. The Vice-Chancellor therefore said
that Mr. Johnson had seemed resolved to make
himself as disagreeable as he could, and instead
cf applying to the 'directors for the amount
for which he was liable, which no doubt they
would gtally have paid, presented this petition.
His Honour then went on to comment upon the
petitioner's conduct in terms of great severity, and
concluded by dismissing the petition.

EMIGRATION.

It is satisfactory to find that there is a competition
going On for oar surplus labour'.• The only danger
which was feared—that we should be discharging
our piupers into a country where they were not
wanted, as of cli we discharged our criminals—does
not, therefore, exist at the present time. The Pro-
vince of Ontltio (formerly Upper Canada) is abc-nt
to :I(lVertiS: extensively in this country the advan-
t:gcs of that F;rtioutir colony. Placards will inform
the prosers-by tint to the small capitAist, to the
tenant farmer, to the &Ailed and the unskilled
labourer, Ontario will ne2ord a welcome, while
slipplying many material advantages. The small
capitalist' will there receive S per cent, interest
with first-class security; tenant farmers will have
it in their power to buy and stock a farm at the
price they rent awl manage one in Great Britain,
good cleared land with a dwelling and barn on it
being purchasable for from k-1 to £lO per acre ; while
for labourers there will be plenty of work at high
wages. To those who are willing to become per-
manent 'eider% but are unable .to purchasie land.