The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-15 00:00:00

OIARKE7 S--71115 DAL

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
March 15.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Markot very
firm.

MARK-LANE.

Wheat.—There was a good supply of English wheat on
sale at Mark-lane this morning in improved condition.
The attendance of millers was limited, and the transactions
were quite of a hand to-mouth character, sales being only
eluded at a reduction of from 3s. to 4s. per quarter_ on the
'Aces of Monday last. With foreign wheat the market
was well supplied. The demand was heavy, at ls. to 2s.
per quarter less money.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a full average show of foreign beasts on sale
to-day, for which the demand was heavy, at '2d per 81b
less money ; whilst, owing to extensive arrivals, foreign
sheep could not be disposed of at a redaction of 4d per 81b

ELECTION PETITIONS.-71118 DAY.

(By TELEGRAPH
BLACKBURN.

BLACKBURN, March 15.

This morning witnesses were called for the respondents.
Several managers of mills and overlookers denied that they
had turned out men for voting for the Liberals at the
municipal elections.

HEREFORD.

HEREFORD, March 15.

Additional evidence having been given of agency, Mr.
Justice Blackburn called on the respondent's counsel to
address him ou Harrison and W. Russell's acts. Mr
Serjeant Parry and Mr. Powell then addressed the court.

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.
THE GREAT INDIAN SUCCESSION CASE.—Lord Chelms-
ford gave judgment in this csse. The appellant claimed
the Raj of Tipperah on the Hills with the vast estates,
amounting to between £io,ooo and £70,000. The re-
spondent was the elder brother, and claimed to be the
rajah. Ho dismissei the appeal with costs.
THE HEREFORD ELECTION PETITION.—The trial
of the Ilereford petition was continued on Saturday,
and hobo o the Court rose the respondent's case was con-
cluded. Mr. Justice Blackburn will give judgment to-day.
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP SANTIAGO.—The Pacific
Steam Navigation Company have received a telegram from
Lisbon, stating that the steamer Santia3o, from Valparaiso
for Liverpool, has struck on a rock in the Straits of Magel-
lan, and has been totally lost. All lives were saved ex
cepting one sailor, a steward, and a child.

MURDER OF A LAND BAILIFF IN IRELAND.—A
land bailiff in the service of Lord Leitrim was shot dead
yesterday morning at about three o'clock, within a short
distance of a police barrack in the county Donegal.
THE MERSEY TUNNEL.—The Birkenhead Com-
missioners have adopted petitions against the Birkenhead
and Liverpool Railways Bill and the Cattle Plague Rate
Bill. By the former it is proposed to communicate with
the Birkenhead side of the river by a tunnel beneath the
Mersey, and as the commissioners hold very lucrative
ferry interests they are anxious to secure certain protec-
tive clauses. With regard to the Cattle Plague Bill they
consider that the rate should be spread over the whole
country.
RECOVERY OF A STOLEN CORPSE.—The coffin and
corpse disinterred a few days since in Westmeath have
been found at the bottom of a lake. Stones had been
placed in the coffin to sink it.
On the 26th of February the suit brought by
Mr. Reade against the Round Table for some severe
critiques on his novel, Griffith Gaunt, was commenced in
the Supreme Court of Now York before Mr. Justice
Clarke. Mr. Ileade claims damages at $25,000. The
absurd part of the case was that the unfortunate Court
had to listen to Griffith Gaunt from beginning to end, the
well-known elocutionist, Geo. Vanden Koff, being onga ged to
read it. It is something now for a jury to have what tho
Round Table calls a " prurient" novel read to them, while
the judge, counsel, witnesses, and spectators settle down
to the business in haul. Mr. Vaudenhoff began at 11
a.m., and rested for a short time at half-past one p.m.
After getting through ten chapters out of the flinty-
seven, ho asked, at 20 minutes past two, that the read-
ing might be deferred till next day. The defendants
desired that each juryman should get a copy that they
might investigate the love scenes for themselves, and
learn how in spite of all difficulties " the lips of the
lovers met and grew together in a long and tender
embrace." This the plaintiff declined, seemingly ad-
mitting, that it was a dangerous book in the hands
of the jurymen. The Court made Mr. Charles Reade elect
which of the tw-i pleas ho would sue on—as having
suffered by the libels personally, or, as an author. As
he chose the latter, it became essential to prove that
he was the author of the book, which the defendants de-
nied. They intended to show plagiarism; they deny
malice, and aver the honesty of the criticism in their
three articles, in one of which, iu reply to the threatened
suit at law, they. hoped it would bring to light same re-
deeming feature 111 air, glacitio behalf.