The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-21 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ANOTHER FENIAN RAID.

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
-QUEENSTOWN, Wednesday.
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The steam-ship City of London, from New York
on the 9th instant, arrived here to-day, with
1,087,407 dols., £3,500, and 283 passengers. She
landed 53 passengers, and 'proceeded immediately
for Vverpool.

NEW YORK, June 9, Morning. - A
Fenian force, variously estimated a
1,500 to 3,000 men, under General Spear,crossed
the boundary near Highgate, Sermont, on the
tfrom
morning of the 7th inst., and occupied Pigeon Hill,
where, it is reported, they routed a body of British
cavalry and captured three flags.
A squad of Fenian cavalry is alSo said to have
routed some British cavalry at Frelighsburg. Spear
at last accounts was entrenched at St. Armand
awaiting the attack of the British force, which con-
sisted of the 7th Fusiliers, a battery of artillery, and
a body of volunteers. Spear's force is greatly de-
moralised, and half of it is said to be in a'state of
intoxication. Numbers are deserting and recross-
ing the borders.
The course taken by the Federal authorities has
caused great consternation among the Fenians,
most of whom, with the exception of those under
Spear, are endeavouring to return home. Some
are making desperate efforts to reinforce Spear in
Canada.

General Meade has prohibited the transport of
Fenians towards the frontiers, but facilities are being
afforded to them by the Federal authorities to re-
turn homeward.

A plot is reported to have been arranged for a
general rising of Fcnians throughout Canada on the
7th inst., but up to the present the Irish population
of Canada have shown an unexpected degree of
loyalty.

General Sweeney has been held to bail fcir
$20,000. Roberts was released upon his own re-
cognisances, after refusing to give bonds to keep
the peace ; but was subsequently re-arrested, in
consequence of orders from Washington.
Numerous Fenian leaders have been arrested at
St. Albans, Malone, and other points. General
Murphy has been arrested at Buffalo.
Gen. Lynch, commanding the Fenians at Buffalo,
has advised his men to return to their homes.

The Senate has passed, by 33 to 11 votes, the
reconstruction resolution, with amendments, basing
the representation on the voting population, and
declaring that all persons born in the United States
or naturalised are citizens. The section disfranchis-
ing the rebels until 1870 is struck out.
The Reconstruction Committee have sent a long
document to Congress, declaring that the rebellious
States can only be restored to the Union by the
action of Congress, and that no 'Southern State
had legally adopted the constitution except Ten-
nessee, which State alone was entitled to represen-
tation.

The counsel of Mr. Davis is said to have received
the assurance that he would soon be released en
parole or on bail.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, June 9.—Money easy—Gold, 1394.
Exchange on London, 1521 ; do. on Paris, 3.68.
Stocks dull—New York Centrals, 97 ; Illinois, 121 e ;
Erie, 63i ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1021. Cot-
ton quiet—Middling upland, 38c. ; receipts five
days, 10,250 ; sales yesterday, 1,500. Flour dull.
Wheat and corn firm. Provisions quiet. Coffee
heavy. Sugar steady. Molasses good enquiry.
Petroleum dull--crude, 264 c. ; refined, 42ic.

NEW ORLEANS, June B.—Cotton firm.--Low
Middling, 35c. to 36e. ; sales yesterday, 2,250 ;
week's receipts, 5,250; exports, 21,750.

NEW BRUNSWICK.

ST. JOHN's, June 8.
The elections in New Brunswick, as far as is yet
known, have resulted in the return of 26 members
favourable to Confederation and only six Opposi-
tion members. Nine elections have still to be de-
cided.

SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday.
Tim North German :Lloyd's -steamer Bremen
sailed to-day for New York with 142 cabin passen-
gers and a large cargo, including French jewellery,
value of 150,000 f.

This company's steamers will continue to sail
from here to New York as usual, there being no
probability whatever of auy alteration in conse-
quence of the present state of continental affairs.

The " Black Man" and the French journals.

A curious discussion took place in the Corps
Legislatif on Saturday. M. Jules Favre, at the pre-
vious sitting, had affirmed that there was no pos-
sibility for any man belonging to the people, in the
present situation of the Press in France, to induce
a journal to publish a complaint of his against an
existing grievance. On the minutes being read,
M. Gueroult, who had not been present the previ-
ous day, took occasion to object, and to declare
that the bon. gentleman was quite mistaken, since,
when such complaints were addressed to the
Opinione Nationale, they were never neglected. He
exercised proper discrimination. He then mentioned
the cases of the journeymen printers and the cab-
drivers, whose grievances the Press had taken up.
These remarks brought M. Jules Farm to his feet,
and he again asserted in presence of several editors
of papers that they bad no freedom to write what
they liked.
M. Favre—l should be greatly grieved if my lan-
guage could have been of a nature to wound any
one, and I admit at once that the editors of the
journals act, in presence of the existing legislation,
with great devotedness and a rare courage. (Move-
ment.) But I have to ask are there not circumstances
in which journalists receive semi-official notice not to
speak of such and such person, and such and such
events ? If that is true, where is theirliberty ? Were
theyleft to themselves their courage would be a suf-
ficient guarantee ; but if there is above them a so-
♦ereign will which disposes of their pens— (loud in-
terruption and almost unanimous marks of denial)
I merely mean to say that there are certain questions
which they are forbidden to touch on.

A most amusing scene followed in consequence of
M. Granier de Cassagnac requesting the journalists
present to say if their pens were free, yes or no.
M. Gueroult—l reply at once. Since I have as-
sumed my position as a writer on the public press, I
have never-been interdicted to speak on any subject.
(Hear, hear.) I have certainly sometimes received
an intimation to remain silent on certain private
affairs relating to families—a course which I should
have followed myself, without any such advice. It
has also occurred tometo receive an invitationfrom
the Minister concerned not to discuss questions of an
exciting character. (Movement—agitation.)
M. Jules f'a're—Ah there it is !
M. Gueroult—But whenever such recommenda-
tions are given, I am at full liberty to accede to
them or not, according to my judgment and on MY
own responsibility. ellear, hear.) As to myself, I
have the pretension of never doing but what I con-.
sider my duty ; and I think that the independence
of individuals is less in the situation than in the
character of each. (Hear, hear.)
M. Havin—l wish merely to say that certainly an
individual has been occasionally sent to me to ab-
stain from certain questions; that has been done in
such a manner that I could not suppose that any
refusal on my part would be attended with disagree-
able consequences to the journal. (Hear, hear.)
AL Jules Favrc —Then you were more fortunate
than M. Gueroult, who received a warning.
AL Gueroult—Yes, but long after.
I _ _

M. Jules Favre—Well, it was certainly after.
M. Havin—l am convinced that no interdiction
has ever been given to a French journal which could
clash with its duties to society. Had anything of
the kind been done, we should have resisted, as
neither warning nor suspension nor suppression could
have stopped it. (Hear, hear.) No, never has any
prohibition been sent to me which I was not at full
liberty to disregard, if that course suited me.
approbation.) (Loud
The minutes were then put to the vote and adopted.