The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-19 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING.

one were considered to be highly favourable. Flour
had been quiet, owing to the intervention of the
national holiday on the 4th, and on the 3d buyers
had a slight advantage, in consequence of large re-
ceipts and less favourable accounts from Europe,
but subsequently the demand improved for home
use and export, and prices for the low and medium
grades of State and Ohio improved 5c., and closed
firm. The quotations were-State, common brands,
per barrel, $3 80c. ; State, extra brands, $3 95c. to
$410c.; Michigan, fancy brands, $3 85c. to $3 95c. ;
Ohio, common brands, $3 85c. to $3 95c. ; Ohio,
fair extra, $4 50c. to $4 75c. • Ohio, good and choice
extra brands, $4 75c. to $6; ?Michigan and Indiana,
extra brands, s4loc. to $6; Genesee, fancy brands,
$4 30e. to $4 40c. ' • Genesee, extra brands, $5 to
$6 ; Missouri, $4 55c. to $7. Canada WAS in mode-
rate supply, and with a fair demand in part for the
British provinces, prices had advanced 10c., clos-
ing at $4 20c. to $5 20. Southern was without
quotable change, and the demand to a moderate
extent, with sales within the range of 4 dols. 45c.
to 4 dols. 75c. for low mixed to good straight
brands ; 4 dols. 80c. to 6 dols. for common to fa-
vourite fancy and extra, and 6 dots. 25c. tb 7 dols.
25c. for choice extras. Corn meal firm and scarce,
but no sales reported. Wheat ruled quiet, and
prices, although rather firmer at the close for all
qualities, were without change. Sales of Milwaukie
Club at 89c. to 91c. for fair to prime ; common to
handsome white Michigan, 1 del. 6c. to 1 dol. 25c.;
white Canada, 1 dol. 3c. ; spring Chicago, 80c. ;
and a small parcel of white Southern at 1 dol. 29c.
Rye, after opening lower, bad regained its buoy-
ancy, with sales at 70c. Corn had advanced lc.
to 2c., with a good demand at the close. Sales
of Western mixed at 75c. to 78c. ; white South-
ern, 78c. to 80c. ; yellow ditto, 83c. to 85c. ;
and a lot of two years old Western mixed
afloat at 84c. Barley and malt were inactive, and
prices nominal. Oats had advanced lc. to 2c.,
with a better demand at the improvement. Pork
ruled steady, with a fair demand, at $l6 50c. for
Western mess ; $l6 thin mess • $l3 45c. prime
mess ; and $l5 75c. sour mess. Beef was in fair re-
quest for the season, with a moderate demand at
well sustained prices. Country reels, $lO 75c. to
sllsoc. ; repacked Western, $l2 to $l3 50c. ; and
extra mess, $l4 50c. No sales of prime mess re-
ported. Beef hams dull, and prices entirely nominal.
Cut meats quiet, but steady, with sales of dry
salted hams at 71c. to 71c., and shoulders 5Jc. to
52c. Bacon steady, but quiet. Lard firm, with
sales 101 c. to Ile. Stock light. Butter steady,
with sales of Ohio at 10e. to 17c., and State, com-
mon to fair, 12c. to 19c. Cheese dull at 3c. to Bc.
Sugar retained its firmness and full prices had been
realised, though the transactions were small, in
consequence of the holidays. Holders continue to
offer their stocks sparingly. Sales of Cuban were
made at 61c. to 7&c.; Porto Rice, 7c. to Bc.; brown
Havannah, 6c. to 7c., the lower rate for molassses
sugar. Molasses for home use were in steady de-
mand and prices well supported ; New ()deans at
40c. Tobacco unchanged and inactive. Turpentine
continued in request, and the market was sus-
tained, stocks being small and nearly all received
having been previously disposed of. Spirits of
turpentine had arrived freely, and the market
had declined to 43c., with sales to arrive at
44c. Stock small, probably 1,000 batrels in
receivers' hands. Common rosin continued in
request, and prices were fully sustained ; ex-
treme pale and medium grades scarce, and could
command full rates, but good No. 1 was plenty and
dull. Tar quiet, and Wilmington held firmly at
something over the means of exporters ; stock
moderate. Ashes steady, but not active, at $6.
Pearls arrived slowly, and prices had improved,
with small sales at $6 to $6 12Ac. Iron unusually
dull. Sales ,of only 250 tons of Scotch pie, four
brands only, at $22 to $23 and $25 ; do., English
hoop, $7O, six months. Freights extremely quiet
in all directions, but without change of consequence
in the rates. To London, flour, ls. 9d. ; rosin, 2s 3d.
per 2801 b. To Liverpool, flour, is. Gd. to is. 7d.;
grain, 4d. to W. in bulk, and sd. in ships' bags ;
cotton, 5-32 d. to 3-16 d. • beef, 3s. ; bacon, 17s. Gd.
NEW ORLEANS, JULY 3.
Receipts for the week, 5,600 bale', against 1,400
bales same week last year. Sales for the week,
16,000 bales. Middling, 12c. to 121 c. Stock on
hand, 100,000 bales. Exports for the week, to Great
Britain, 21,000 bales, against 5,000 bales same week
last season ; to France, 800 bales. Freight to Liver-
pool, id. to 7-16 d. Exchange on London, Bto 8i
per cent.

The British and North American Royal mail
steamship Persia, Judkins, commander, arrived in
' the Mersey this morning from New York, with
dates to the 7th inst., 208 passengers and 570,180
dots. 90c. in specie.
The Persia left her moorings at New York at
2.8 p.m., on the 7th, and arrived at our Bell buoy
at 10.35 p.m. yesterday. She experienced light and
cloudy weather until yesterday, when a dense fog
prevailed. On the 7th she passed the American
ship Margaret Tyson, bound in ; the Benjamin
Adams for this port, and the Jekai, bound east.
Oe the 12th she passed the schooner Cxsar, bound
seat ; and on the 16th, yesterday, the ship Ocean
Bride, for this port.
The steamships Bremen, from Bremen ; the In-
dian Empire, from Galway, via Halifax ; and the
City of Washington, hence, had arrived at Now
York.
The celebration of Independence-day had ab-
sorbed all the attention of the citizens, and politics
were consequently at a discount.
Advices received at Washington from Mr. For-
syth, the United States' Minister to Mexico, an-
nounced that though he had ceased to hold diploma-
tic intercourse with the Government of Zuloaga,
he had deemed it advisable to remain in Mexico to
afford protection to American citizens if requisite,
and until he could learn the views of his Govern-
ment as to his course. It is said that while the
Administration viewed the action of the Zuloaga
Government, with regard to the forced contribu-
tions, as an impolitic stretch of power, and inju-
rious to American citizens, it had not decided if it
wore a violation of treaties. Attorney-General
Black bad the matter under consideration, and
would submit his views to the President. Lord
Malmesbury is reported to have has the politeness
to send his speech on the right of search question to
General Cass.
The President had issued a proclamation, an-
nouncing public sales of land in California on the
7th of February next, embracing in the ag4reg,ate
5,231,070 acres. Lord Napier was to have left
Washington for Newport on the 3d inst.
In the absence of scenes of political excitement,
.the following little affair had been reported from
the capital, by-the correspondent of the New York
Herald :—"Mr. Muruaga, Spanish Secretary of
Legation, who, it will be remembered, had a diffi-
culty about two months ago with Mr. Corcoran,
the banker, about a love affair with Corcoran's

daughter, yesterday (sth) took satisfaction for the
insult he believed he had received by throwing his
`glove in loran's face. The facts are Mr. Corco-
ran objected to the attentions of Muruaga to his
daughter. Meeting on the str'et about two months
ago, such language was used that Mr. Muruaga felt
bound to challenge Mr. Corcoran. During several
days pending the challenge Miss Corcoran it is said
in her anxiety to prevent a collision, and hoping
to prevent it by influencing Muruaga, requested
an interview. During the interview. in Corcoran's
house, servants, who, it appears, were watching,
informed their master of Murnaga s presence. Cor-
coran, accompanied by Senator Bright and the
servants, ejected Muruaga from the house, be and
the servants handling very roughly and wounding
the secretary. Upon this Corcoran refused Mu-
ruaga'a challenge, upon the ground of his unwar-
rantable presence on his (Corcoran's) premises.
Muruags, feeling the sting of wounded honour, ap-
plied to his Government for conge, for the purpose
of obtaining satisfaction without compromising the
legation. Upon obtaining it he announced to Mr.
Corcoran by letter the termination of the truce,
sta'ing that he had been prevented by his official
position from seeking reparation before. When
Muruaga threw his glove in Corcoran's face Corco-
ran drew his pistol, but did not fire. Muruaga stood
in an attitude to receive the fire, having his hand
on a pistol in his pocket to return the compliment
if not mortally wounded. This has caused great
excitement in fashionable circles, though every
effort has been made to prevent and suppress it."
" Another affair of insult and honour occurred
on Saturday between Hon. Mr. Scott, of Califor-
nia, and Dr. Ogden, of the same State. Scott was
at Kirkwood-house, when Dr. Ogden came into
the office of the hotel. Mr. Scott was talking with
several gentlemen, when some offensive remarks
were made by Dr. Ogden. Scott told Ogden he
had insulted him three times during the conversa-
tion. He asked him to stand up. When asked
for what purpose Scott replied that he would not
strike a man sitting. Ogden got up, and Scott
knocked him down or back into his chair. Ogden
drew his knife, and threatened to attack Scott with
it, who was unarmed, but did not. Ogden chal-
lenged Scott, who promptly accepted through his
friend Mr. Maynard. On Monday the affair was
settled by u declaration from Dr. Ogden of no in
tentional insult in the language used, when Mr.
Scott expressed his regret for the blow."
The President is said to have de'ermined to
have the Nicaraguan route opened, and to sustain
any company that has a valid right. Vessels of
war were at each terminus.
The New York Herald says, in reference to this
question :
"M. Belly returns to Europe this day by the
steamer Persia, having completed his arrange-
ments in Central America for constructing a ship
canal from ocean to ocean. Much mystery has sur-
rounded the career of M. Belly since his arrival on
this continent. He has been represented, on the
one band, as a diplomatic envoy from the French
Government, clothed with extensive powers to
treat with the Central American States regarding
the transit route, a French protectorate, andaffairs
generally in that country ; and, on the other, as
the agent of a French company who designed to
open the rotate as a private speculation.
The latter turns out to be the true state of the case,
and M. Belly returns home to-day to report the
success of his mission to his employers "
Considerable anxiety had been felt at New York
at the arrival at quarantine of several vessels from
Cuban ports with their whole crows sick with yellow
fever, and of others which had lost a large portion
of their number by that disease while at sea. Among
others was the ship Susanne, Capt. Williamson,
which had sailed from Matanzas on the 20th ult.,
with a cargo of sugar for Greenock. Her late com-
mander, R. Newton Cook, of England, and John
Harper, seaman, of Norway, had died ; and the
mate, who succeeded to the command, was com-
pelled to put into port for assistance. The ship
Grotto, of Bath, Maine, which had left Sagua la,
bad suffered in a similar de-
Grande for Liverpool,
gree. The wife of the commander, Dunlev:e,
with her two children was on board, was obliged
to divide her attentions between the dying husband
and the care of the ship ; she was actually at the
helm, steering, when spoken.
The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Company's screw steamer City of Baltimore, from
New York for Liverpool, with $79,000 in specie on
freight, had put into Halifax on the 6th inst. with
her cog wheel slightly damaged. She would leave
on the following Saturday.
Advises from CampS7ett tothe 12th ult. reported
that Col. Hoffman and Capt. Marcy had reached
the camp with supplies and reinforcements, and
that the army, marching in columns, was to set out
upon its march on the following day. Nothing was
known of the ulterior designs of the Mormons, but
the emigration southward continued.
The steamship Cshaw ha had arrived with advicos
tem Havannah to the 30th tilt. Her Majesty's
steamer Styx had left on the 29th for Halifax. Her
Majesty's ateatnerDevastation, having on board the
pennant of Commodore Kellett, was in the port,
but her destination was not known. Sugars had
advanced slightly for select qualities. Stock at Ha-
vannah and Matanzas 300,000 boxes. Exchange
brisk on London, at 12 to 13 prem.
In the New York market on the 6th inst. the
supply continued abundant, but the demand for it
was only to a moderate extent, at rates, on call,
varying from 312t0 4 per cent. according to security.
Abnoyant feeling was noticed to prevail, and many
were anticipating an immediate return of active
business, even though many of the business men
were absent from the city. In exchange the de-
mand for the Persia was to a moderate extent at 91
to 92 per cent. on London, sf. 111 c. to sf. 131 c.
France, sf. l2ic. to sf. 13 c. Antwerp, and 36i
to 36/ Hamburg. The Bank statement for the
week showed an increase in all the items • that of
specie by nearly $2,000,000, caused by the semi-
monthly Californian instalment of the previous
week and the arrival of considerable amounts from
the interior, and little or none having been sent
here. The following is a comparison of the leading
items

MOBILE, JULY 3.

Receipts for the week, 700 bales ; same week lasi
year, 80 bales. Middling, 12c. Freight, 13-32 d
BUFFALO, JULY 6, 6 P.M.
. _ _

-ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

I:103t/E CIE' QUIT.—LEwEs, July 17.

The business of. the Sussex assizes was brought
'
to acc Ynclusion late on Friday evening, and the
commi!;sion
r the county of Essex will be opened
next Tuesday, eelmsford.
(Before Mr. Justice Willes.)
EM)11.11 Sutton, a good-looking little girl, who
was stated in the c. aiendar to be only 15 years old,
was charged with m.;.sdemeanour, in having unlaw-
fully attempted to co nceal the birth of her illegiti-
mate child.

Mr. Johnson condi toted the prosecution ; the
prisoner was undefended by counsel.
The circumstances under which this charge was
preferred were of a diCtr easing nature. The uu-
happy girl, it appeared, .was originally committed
for trial upon a charge f wilful murder, but Mr.
Justice Wille3, in his cb arge to the grand jury,
having expressed his n pinion that the medical
evidence did not establiSh in a sufficiently positive
manner that the child int question was born alive,
they ignored the bill for murder, and returned
one for concealment of birth only. It appeared
that the prisoner was the service of a person
named Lynn, at Hastiness, and that for a consider-
able time before the 4th of May her mistress and
the persons about her suspected her condition, and
taxed her with it, but ahe positively denied the
fact.

The evidence was of the usual character.

The prisoner made no defence, and the jury re-
turned a verdict of Guilty, but strongly recom-
mended her to mercy on account of her youth.
Mr. Justice Willes sentenced her to be impri-
soned and kept to hard labour for six months.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—..WORCESTER, July 17.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)

CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A FARMER.

William Morrison, farmer, was charged with em-
bezzling 4501., the property of the Malvern Im-
provement Commissioners, on March 24, 1854.
This case excited a great deal of interest on account
of the position of the accused, who was formerly
himself one of the Commissioners for the Improve-
ment of Malvern. Lady Emily Foley, who owns
a great part of the town and neighbourhood of
Malvern, was on the bench.
Mr. Sergeant Pigott and Mr. Powell conducted
the prosecution ; and Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and
Mr. Pearce (specially retained from the Home Cir-
cuit) conducted the defence.
This case arose out of the ambition of the people
of Malvern to erect themselves into a town, with a
corporate body to govern its affairs. Having ob-
tained at act of parliament, the affairs of the new
"town" were placed in the hands of a body of
commissioners, who, whether from the novelty of
the undertaking or from sheer mismanagement,
found themselves, some two or three years ago,
minus nearly 1,0001. in the accounts of the com-
mission. The accused, in 1851, was appointed col-
lector of the rates, and afterwards became a com-
missioner, and when his successor's accounts came
to be audited a large balance against him was
found; but how it arose became a mutter of dis-
pute, which has now existed for a long thug. The
result, however, was the present proceeding against
Mr. Morrison.

Serjeant Pigott having stated the circumstances
under which the charge arose was about to call
witnesses, when
Mr. Justice Byle3 inquired upon what grounds
the charge of embezzlement rested ?
Serjeant Pigo!t replied that the way in which he
proposed to make out the charge of felony was the
prisoner's concealment of the state of the accounts,
and taking a large sum of money without inform-
ing his employers of the face.
Upon this some legal argument arose, the prison-
er's compel urging that a general deficiency in the
accounts could not constitute a charge of embezzle-
ment. _ _

Justice Byles was of the same opinion, and
directed the jury to acquit tho prisoner, observing
that he sod in the position of a debtor to the
commissioners.

A verdict of Not Guilty was then taken upon this
and upon a second charge against the prisoner
arising in the same way.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.--SALisaur.v, JULY 18.
The commission was opened here last evening
by Mr. Baron Channel]. Mr. Baron Watson
arrived later in the evening. Their lordships
dined with the Bishop, at the Palace.
This mrrning their lordships attended divine
service at the cathedral, where the assize sermon
was preached by the Rev. George Powell, sheriff's
chaplain.
The business of the assizes will be very light, the
calendar containing the names of but 20 prisoners;
several of the charges are but slight. There are
two special and two common jury causes on the
civil side.

Flour steady ; sales, 900 barrels, at $4 12c. for
extra Wisconsin, $4 25c. for do. Ohio and Ca-
nada, $4 45c. to 4 50c. for double extra. Wheat
lower ; sales, 40,000 bushels Chicago spring at 62c.
for superior, 65c. to 68c. for good to prime ; 3,000
bushels white Canadian, at $1 lc. Corn lower ;
sales, 33,000 bushels, at 47c. for warm, 58c. to 59c.
for sound mixed, 621sc. for prime white Illinois.
Oats lower ; sale., 11,000 bushel, at 37c. to 37ic.
Freights quite firm, at 100. to 101 c. for wheat to
New York.

It is probable that the assizes will terminate early
on Tuesday, as eleven gentlemen of the bar are
announced to play a match of cricket with the
South Wilts Club on that day.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —YoRK, JULY 17.
(Before the Lord Chief Baron.)
NISI PRIITS COURT. —SENIOR V. MEDLAM. —SLANDER.
Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Unthank, were for
the plaintiff Mr. Atherton, Q.C., and Mr.
Overend, Q.C., were for the defendant.
The plaintiff is an architect and surveyor at
Barnsley, and the defendant is the collector of rents,
and for many years had the chief management of
the rates, their assessment, and collection. About
two years ago a "Vigilance committee" was ap-
pointed, in order to see, if possible, whether the
excessive rating of the town could not be reduced
by adopting measures of economy, and the plaintiff,
who was one of the overseers of Barnsley, was
appointed the honorary secretary of that commit-
' tee. The amount of rate paid by the railway com-
panies whose lines were within the jurisdiction of
the town having been considerably increased, the
companies resisted, and appealed for redress at the
Sheffield quarter sessions. The defendant under-
took to settle these appeals ; and he, as it was al-
leged, upon his own responsbility, arranged them,
whereby the different railway companies were not
to be required to pay more than they had done pre-
viously. On the 25th March last there was a meet-
ing of the ratepayers called, for the purpose of in-
quiring into the reason why the railway companies
were not to nav increased rates. At that niect:ne
the defendant publicly declared that the plaintiff
was entirely to blame. He accused him of having
had interviews with the railway companies, and
that he had sold the town to serve their interests.
In addition to this the defendant characterised the
plaintiff as a traitor, as he had been in the enemy's
camp, and he also charged him with baying directly
received sums of money from the railway com-
panies, adding that he should like to know what
amount of money he had received for selling the
ratepayers. The defendant persisted in his state-
ment, repeated it to the meeting, and the plaintiff
therefore brought his action to recover damages for
the slander upon his character.
Mr. James summed up the evidence adduced on
the part of the plaintiff, contending that it had
been satisfactorily proved that the character of his
client had bean groundlessly, truthlessly, and ma-
liciously assailed by the defendant, and he called
upon the jury to give his client a verdict, to award
hint substantial damages for the injury he bad sus-
tained, and show to the world that a malevolent
attack upon a man's reputation could not be tole-
rated cr recognised.
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against the plaintiff, but during the heat and storm
of an angry discu.sion at a public meeting. It was
merely a figure of speech on the part of the de-
fendant. It was contended by the learned coun-
sel that what was said was privileged, and that
consequently the plaintiff had no just grounds for
bringing his action.
The L:rd Chief B iron, in summing up, said that
proceedings at public meetings were what is called
by the law privileged, and that no man could bring
an action against another for what had teen said
at a public mee`itag, unless it could b 3 proved that
the remarks had been uttered in deliberate spite
and malice. In point of law the defendant was
nut liable to the present action without bo had
ken ectua' ed by feelings ( f medic i agaiest the
Ac ions for
• slander, in his lordship's
judgment, ft r words male use of
atpublic meet-
ings, in the heat of argument, ought not to be
brought without absolute necessity ; in such cases,
for instaecs, as wheni the privileges of public meet.
ings are abused, and are male the opportunity for
wreaking out pi evious malice and ill-feeling by one
party against another. Great licence and indul-
gence ought to be given to speakers at pubic meet-
ings. There was not the slightest foundation for
the charge against the plaintiff, the defendant not
having justified any portion of the language he bad
uttered, and therefore the question was—were the
words deliberwely made use of in spite and malice,
or during the excitement of the mom nt and the
heat of debate ?
The jury found for the plaintiff—damages 40s.
ELLIS Y. HOPPER.—STEEPLECHASING.
Mr, Overend, Q.C., and Mr, Kerr were for the

July 3, 185 June 26, 1858. July, 4,18'7,
Dole.
Dole. Dole.
Loans ............ 119,8.12,4 111,823,401 115 031 388
Specie ............ 33,830,2g2 31,94.4,..89 12,,8:37:,34G
Circulation...... 7,47J8,1.;0 7,215,0.;9 8;901,590
Gross Deposits 106,803,210 101,961,682 03.831,533
The stock market, which had opened with a
little more animation, and at slightly increased
%vs :—Virg nia Sixes, 921;
prices, bad closed as folio
M 1390'16 Sixes, 844 ; Now York Central ahares,
83.} ; New York and Er.e shares, 171 ; Reading
Railroad fharei, 45; Michigan Srmithern shares; 22;
C:eveland and Toledo shares, 33; Panama Railroad
shares, 1023/4;.Chicago and Rock Island shares, 74;
Milwaukie and Mississippi, 20 ; Galena and Chi-
cago, 863/4; La Crosse, 6i; Delaware and liihlson,
98 ; -Pennsylvania Coal 75.
The cotton market, though quiet, was a shade
firmer, in consequence of both buyers and sellers
declining to make any concession, 12c. to 12ic.
being the currency for mixed and straight lines of
middling nplandl. The receipts of the last crop
continuing large, and the Prospects of the coming

TI SUN; LONDON, MONDAY EVENING JULY 19, 1858.

plaintiff; Mr. Atherton, Q.C., was for the de-
fendant.

On the 19th of April last there was a steeplechase
meeting at Howden, and, amongst the races run
was one entitled the Farmers' and Tradesmen's
Stakes, of 3 sovs. each, with 20/. added, the second
horse was to receive 31., and the winner to pay 3/.
towards expenses, all disputes to be setiled by the
stewards. The defendant entered a mare for this
race named Milkmaid, and the plaintiff had a
horse entered called Chieftain. The race accord-
ingly came off on the dsy named, and the defend-
ant's mare reached the winning post first, and
Chieftain was second. After the race some dispute
arose, it being contended that Milkmaid had
crossed Vortex, one of the horses in the race. The
question was brought under the consideration of
the stewards, who decided that Chieftain was the
winner and not Milkmaid, and the plaintiff brought
his action for the recovery of the stakes.

Mr. Atherton contended that theplaintifes horse
was not entitled to the stakes, as the animal had
not come in first in the race. His title rested upon
the decision of the stewards, and as one of them
had a pecuniary in the matter, having interest
made bets, tho learned counsel submitted that the
decision was not binding.
The learned Juil,ge thought the decision of the
stewards was final, an! the jury found for the
plaintiff.

Berkeley Castle are now heard of, nor is it likely
that such eases will often recur. In modern eyes
the idea of a peerage being attached to an estate
may seem strange, though the case is not without
analogies in other conc:rns ; but the instances
where such claims would be even possible are so
extremely rare, that we may confine our view and
our r. flections to the single example before us,
without deriving any apprehensions from principle
or precedent.—Times.