The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-01 00:00:00

A MAN BURNT IN TEXAS.

The Buchanan (Texas) correspondent of the
New York Tribune writes on the 25th of April :
" Allow me a place in your columns for the follow-
ing recital of a tale of horror, but one of many of
which this section of our country is the theatre, but
which for obvious reasons are kept out of the pub-
lic prints, and especially out of those honest and
patriotic sheets which would hold them up in their
true colours to the detestation of an enlightened
people. A young man, whose name and residence
I shall suppress for fear of harrowing the feelings
of a fond mother and sisters to whom ignorance is
bliss, came into this country as a colporteur. He
had a valuable stock of books, maps, &c., consisting
mainly of bibles and religious works, the standards
of the Christian world, histories (Prescott's and
others), school books and Atlasses, and, unfortu-
nately for him, a few copies of the Impending Crisis,
and some tracts favouring the cause of freedom.
These were accidentally seen by some intense pro-
slaveryite, who raised the hue•and-cry against the
-- Yankee Abolition book pedler.' A mob
soon had him in their clutches, and he was at once
unmercifully flogged, and ro'bbed of his waggon
and its contents. Here, perhaps, the affair would
have ended, but just at this time a negro man was
brought upon the ground, purporting to have been
caught running away from his master with a forged
free pass in his pocket. He (the negro) was hence-
forth lashed to a tree, and, after a most barbarous
beating, he was told to say who had given him the
pass. The half-dead and terrified negro, glad of a
chance to cave himself, and well knowing who his
captors wished him to accuse, pointed out the col-
porteur, adding, in answer to artful questions, that
he had received a knife from the pedler, with the
advice to take it and cut his way to freedom, and to
burn his master's house over his head, in revenge
for the barbarous treatment he had received. Now,
of all this there was no proof but the word of the
negro, who would have told anything to promire
his own release ; and yet it was enough for the in-
furiated mob, now numbering about 150 owners of
slaves, their overseers and sons. After a shorteonsul-
tation the poor man was delivered into the hands of
six of the most furious of the crowd. These rolled
the waggon under a tree, covered it over with dry
faggots, and over the whole of it poured a barrel
of tar ; having first stripped their victim and im-
mersed him in the same, they passed a rope around
his neck and over a limb. Then raising him so
that his toes barely touched the top of the combus-
tible pile, the negro was made to apply the flaming
torch, and the tragedy closed in the flames of the
hellishly concocted funeral pile, and the shrieks of
the agonized victim. In justice to outraged hu-
manity, I must say that this was witnessed by
those who would have had it otherwise, but too
few to avail aught against the infuriated mass."

LOUNTRY MARKETS .

MANCHESTER--MAY 31.

The attendance this morning was limited, and the pro-
ceedings were altogether of a holiday character. Scarcely
any business occurred, both buyers and sellers being equally
indifferent, and we repeat the quotations of this day so'n-
night.

'BIRMINGHAM—MAY 31.
A fair attendance, but trade dull ; a less supply of wheat
to-day, and prices were in favour of the seller. Barley only
taken in retail. Oats 6d per qr decline. Beans unaltered.
Little demand for peas.

MELTON MOWBRAY—Mar 29.
There was a moderate show of wheat to-day, with a dull
business at the annexed prices :—White wheat, new, 52s
Od to 57s Od ; red, 47s Od to 54s per 36 stone ; barley in
small supply, at 38s to 44s for malting, and 32s to 35s per
qr. for grinding; oats, 28s to 35s Od per 24 stone; beans,
50s to 54s for old; new, 49s per 38 st.

PLYMOUTH—MAY 29.
The business was slow to-day. Prices for wheat as before;
barley scarce, and at late prices ; oats were dear. A thia
attendance at market. The quotations are—English whits
wheat, 52s to 56s ; red 53s to 54s per qr ; French do., 46a
to 46s ; grinding barley, 30s to 32s ; oats, 24s to 26s ; and
flour, fine, 39s to 40s; seconds, 37s to 38s.

EDINBURGH GRAIN—MAY 30.
Wheat on the top is Od down average Os 2d down.
Barley on the top 2s Od down average Os 3d down.
Oats on the top Os 6d down. average Os 6d up.
Beans on the top 2s Od up. average Os 3d up.
Averages per Imperial quarter.
Wheat....
Barley 1 19 0 8-12ths
Oats
Beans
Total Supply and Sales.

Wheat . 960 qrs Sold 792 qrs
8ar1ey........ 141 qrs Sold 137 qrs
Oats 975 qrs Sold 485 qrs
Beans lO5 qrs Sold 70 qrs

DERBY SMITHFIELD—MAY 29.
There was a smaller supply of fat beasts to-day, with
a fair attendance.of buyers; the demand was good, at no
advance in prices. Sheep were in less supply, but sales
were ready. Fat and store calves were plentiful; sales
brisk. Fat pigs in average supply for the season.

Beef —Bd to Sid I Veal 7d to
Mutton ..
Lamb 9d to 10d Rough fat, 4s 9d per stone.
Hides, 3id to s;d; calf skins, 7d to Od.