The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

AMERICA,

LIVERPOOL, TIIIIRSDA.Y.
The screw steamship Anglo-Saxon, Captain
M`Master, has arrived with advices from Portland
to the 26th ult., and from New York, by telegraph,
to the 25th.
She experienced very heavy weather.
The Persia arrived at New York on the 25th ult.
The President, in reply to a resolution of the
Senate, transmitted to that body the correspondence
which took place nearly a year ago in reference to
the bombardment of Greytown. Count Sartiges, it
appears, asked indemnity for actual losses sustained
by the French subjects, who found it physically im-
possible to remove their goods from the conflagra-
tion caused by the movements of the commander of
the United States' sloop of war Oyane. Governor
Marcy, in reply, informed him that the President
had not been able to find upon what principles of
right, or even of equity, the reclamation could be
sustained, and, in a long despatch, expounded to
him the international law. Count Sartiges acknow-
ledged its receipt, and said he would not fail to send
Governor Mai cy's communication to the French
Government. No response to the letter is embraced
in the documents. Although the resolution calling
for the information included any correspondence
with Great Britain, none was transmitted to the
Senate.
The following communication from St. Louisgives
furthAer particularsrotfo the dpisetinuorberaaTsncea iyns Kt
haant soans
the
evening of the 16th December a battle occurred at Fort
Scott between the Pro-slavery and Free State men.
Five of the former were killed, among them Blake
Little, a member of the Lecompton Convention.
Several were wounded on both sidel, and twenty
Free State men were taken prisoners, and con-
fined in the fort. The Missourians were assembled
ia strong h rce on the border, and more fighting was
apprehended. The difficulties grew out of the fact that
Clark, notorious as the murderer of Barber two years
since, went about, accompanied by a deputy sheriff, col•
lecting taxes of the Free State men, and seizing their
property in default of payment, making prosecution under -
the rebellion law. The Territorial Executive Committee
had issued a call for the reassembling of the delegate
Convention, held at Lawrence on the 2d inst., to take
into consideration the best course to pursue in oonse•
quence of the Legislature having failed to submit the
Topeka constitution to the people with the Lecompton
instrument. The Democrat has further advices from Kan-
sas, stating that the Legislature has passed an not
repealing the law authorising the Constitutional Con-
vention. The militia law is passed over acting Governor
Stanton's veto. Gen. Lane is appointed major-general
with eight brigadiers. An adjutant has been appointed,
and a full military organisation has been formed. The
report of General Lane's death was false."
Another communication from St. Louis reports
that despatches from the Utah expedition had been
received; that the whole force, with the exception
of Colonel Cooke and his command had concen-
trated at Black Fort, and were moving towards
Fort Bridger. Their progress was very slow, only
two or three miles a day being sometimes made.
The animals were " giving out" hourly, and it was
thought all would perish. The supply trains were
all up with the military, and provisions were abun-
dant. The report that two- companies of infantry
had met with reverses on the route to Utah was
without foundation. Five companies of Col. Sum-
ner's regiment of the first cavalry had recently'
taken up their quarters at Fort Riley.
At New York there was but little business doing
in stocks, but prices generally were firmer. The
Board of Brokers had adjourned to the 26th.
Money was without change and moderately active.
Sterling exchange was dull at 109 to 1091 ; Chicago
and Rock Island Railroad, 741 ; Illinois Central
Bond, 85 ; Michigan Southern and Northern In-
diana Railroad, 201 ; New York Central Railroad,
94a. ,• Reading Railroad, 52i ; Lacrosse and Mil-
waukie Railroad, 161 ; Erie Railroad, 17i ; Cleve-
, land and Toledo Railroad, 41i ; Cleveland, Co-
lumbus, and Cincinnati Railroad, 35.
I Ashes were quiet, with small sales, at 6 dole. for
both pots and pearls. Cotton was dull, and entirely
nominal at 9I to 91 for middling Uplands, and
101 for New Orleans. Flour was rather firmer,
though the receipts were large. Wheat was dull,
and tending in favcur of the buyer. ] Sugar and mo-
lasses were steady.
A despatch from Toronto states that on the 24th
a fight took place at Fergus during the electicn, and
one man was shot dead and another stabbed.
I At New Orleans on the 24th cotton was irregular;
I the highest quotation for middling was 91c. Ex-
change on London, 106.

THE KEIGHLEY POISONING CLSE.—On Wednesday
last John Sagar, master of the Keighley Union Work-
house, was arraigned before the local magistrates, at
Keighley, on the charge of poisoning his wife. The
evidence was adduced, and the prisoner was remanded
till to-morrow.

WILLS, &c.—The will of the Right Hon. Baronesa
Lisle, of Millbrook, Southampton, was proved in London
under 16,000/.peronalty. Admiral Thos. Le Merchant
Goss°lin, 60,000/. George Braithwaite Lloyd, Esq.,
barker, Park-hill, Yardley, Worcester, 30,000/. Joseph
Henry Good, Esq., Kensington Palace-green, 25,0001.
F. ancis Mascall, Esq., New-square, Linooln's-inn,
20,000/. Charles Craddock, 'Esq., Chapel-place, Caven•
dish-square, 30,0001. John Schofield, Old Kent road,
25,000/. Miss Martin, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park,
14,000/. ; and has puqueathed to the Royal Free Hots
pital 300/. ; Sailors' Home, 3001. ; Mendicity Society,
PO/. ; Cruelty to Animals, 2001. The personal effects
in England of the late Duchcse de Nemours were admi•
nistered to under 12,0001.

STRIKE AT THE MANCHESTER WORKED:IIM FAIM.--•
On Wednesday there was again an outbreak of discon-
tent among the pauper labourers employed on the Man-
chester Workhouse Farm at Crumpsall, and yesterday
morning they suspended work and marched down in se
body to the workhouse in Bridge-street. The board of
guardians were holding their weekly meeting, and *
deputation of six of the men was admitted. They made
a variety of complaints, chiefly that they were ordered
to work while snow was on the ground, that they were
not sufficiently paid for their labour, and that the articles
of food given them as relief .in kind were not of the
value represented. Mr. C. H. Rickards, who presided,
censured the men for coming down in a body, ae the
guardians would not yield to any attempt at intimida-
tion. If the men had any complaints they ought to have
brought them before the committee who met at the
farm on the previous day. The farm bailiff would
exercise his discretion as to when they should work.
The law did not allow payment of wages for the
labour of paupers, and the amount of relief must be left
to tine relief boards. Mr. Hodson, deputy-chairman,
stated that everything supplied to the labourers was of
the best quality, and was supplied at a rather lower cost
than it could be purchased at the shops. Samples of
all the articles were produced. The inte-view lasted
fer a considerable time, and the men ultimately retutntd
to the farm on the understanding that they should have
their dinner given to them as usual, and must conform
to the rules laid down by the guardians.