The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-27 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, April 25 (6 p.m.)

Gold, 1401. Sterling Exchange on London,
109:1-. 5-20 United States Bonds, 110. Illinois,
113. Erie, 57k. Cotton, Middling Upland, 25, firm.
Petroleum, refined, 26.
Gold continues unsettled by the advices from
Europ©.

NEW YOBK, April 26 (6 p.m.)

Closing prices :—Gold, 138. Sterling Exchange
on London, 1091. 5-20 United States Bonds, 110,
firmer. Illinois, 1131. Erie, 581. Cotton, Mid-
dling Upland, 27. Petroleum, refined, 25.

(Arrival of the Java.)

.NEW YORK, April 17 (Morning).
The opinion of Chief-Justice Chase, sustaining
the refusal of the Supreme Court to consider the
Mississippi injunction, declares the Court has no
jurisdiction in the -case, having no right with the
President in the exercise of his official functions.
The application was without precedent. If the
injunction were allowed, and the President refused
to obey, the Court would be without power to
enforce process. If the President complied with
the order of the Court, and refused to execute the
Reconstruction Act, and the House of Representa-
tives impeached him for such refusal, could the
Court interpose on behalf of the President and
prevent his trial by the Senate ? The Supreme
Court could not consider any complaint against
the incumbent of the Presidential office.

Governor Sharkey has intimated he would alter
the bill, so as to come within the jurisdiction of the
Court, and then offer it.

The Court bas permitted the Georgia application
o be filed.

The Attorney-General making no objection, the
Supreme Court has subpoinaed Generals Stanton,
Grant, and Pope to appear before it on the first
Monday in December to answer the plaint.
General Sickles has issued an order, setting

forth that general destitution is prevalent in his
district, and renders extraordinary measures for re-
lief necessary ; he therefore orders that no person
shall be imprisoned, or property seized for debt in-
curred during the war. Sales of property for debt

incurred within the year previous to the war are to
be postponed for one year, and implements of hus-
bandry and household goods, to the value of five
hundred dollars, are to be reserved to each family
exempt from legal seizure. The carrying of deadly
weapons, except by the military, is strictly pro-
hibited.

The Governors of South and North Carolina have
allowed the pardon of persons convicted by the
Civil Court.

General Sheridan has announced that pending
the decision of the Attorney-General all those who
have been disfranchised by the Reconstruction Act
will be excluded from registration, as well as those
about whose right to vote any doubt exists. The
registration is progressing in Louisiana, most of the
applicants being negroes.
The Conservative candidate has been elected
Mayor of Pensacola in Florida. A number of
Radical negroes became riotous, and threatened to
burn the city. A detachment of national cavalry
were called out to preserve order.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of negro Radi-

cats was held at Nashville on Monday. On 'rues

day the Tennessee Conservative Convention at
Nashville nominated Mr. Emerson Etheridge as

Governor. Six negro representatives were present,
and speeches were made denunciatory of Congress.
Governor Brownlow has declared the registration
of voters in eight counties of Tennessee null and
void.

Maryland has decided by a majority of 10,000
in favour of holding a Conservative Constitutional
State Convention on the Bth of May.
The Royal Mail steamship Java, from New
York, on the 17th inst., arrived at Queenstown, at
12.30 a.m. to-day (Saturday) with 165 passengers.
After landing all the mails, excepting those for
Liverpool, a portion of the Scotch, and 23 pas-
sengers, she proceeded for Liverpoool, at 12.50 am.
All well.