The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-19 00:00:00

AMERICA.

[l3l BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.]
GALWAY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The Circassian, which sailed from New York on
the sth inst, and St. John's on the 11th, has
arrived, with mails and 95 passengers.
er advices have been anticipated by the Arabia
and Jura.
The Adelaide, from this port on the 31st ult., had
arrived at St. John's on the Bth.

QUEENSTOWN, WEDNESDAY.
The screw steamer City of Washington, from
New York on the 7th inst., arrived here at 6.30
this morning, with 118 cabin and 216 steerage
assengers, a large cargo, and an amount of specie.
ohe landed 120 passengers, and then proceeded for
Liverpool at 7.45. Wind N, weather fine.
WASHINGTON, May 6.—Senor Maite had an in-
terview with the Secretary of State with reference
to Mexican affairs. His letters from Mexico are
encouraging, and he entertains no doubt of the
triumphant success of the liberal party.
It is intimated that Mr. Cobden, during his late
Stay at the White House, availed himself of the
opportunity to sound the. President on the subject
of a moral interposition of the United States in
the present entangled and menacing affairs of
Europe.
General Cass had an interview with Lord Lyons
yesterday, and Senor Maite to-day, on business
connected with their respective Governments.
Utah affairs still occupy the attention of Govern-
ment. Judge Crabbelbough has not, as reported,
been removed, although the probability is that he
will be so.
CINCINNATI, May 6.--The steamer Jacob Taylor,
in attempting to land at the wharf this morning,
struck a pile of pig iron which had been covered by
the late rise in the river, and sank in 10 feet water.
She afterwoods took fire, and will probably prove
a total loss. She is insured in this city for 6,000
dols.

SAVANNAH, May 6.—THE CASE OF PELVIS AND
MARES.—The jury to-clay in this case, in which
the charge was of fitting out the barque Angelita
for the slave trade, returned a verdict of not guilty.
NEw ORLEANS, 6.—Cotton—The advices per
Niagara caused operations to be suspended. The
Hales to-day amount to only 1,000 bales, at 12c. for
middling,
New York cotton markets unsettled while dealers
are
waiting the receipt of Niagara private letters.
Sales restricted to al:Out 250 or ,300 bales. No
r_ieliablequotations. Savannah cotton market very
uull, prices weak.
lIRILADELPIIIA, May 6.—Breadstuffs all show an
Viincing tendency, owing to the tenor of the
Niagara's news.

THE
MEDITERRANEAN.—LIVERPOOL, May 18.
--The screw steam-ship Meander Captain M‘Micken, from
G',ibraltar, on the 11th inst. reports : llth May, 40 miles
of Cape St. Vincent's, passed a French war steamer
ridr Austrian brig lying to ; steamer's boat alongside the
atte.,,
She also passed off the same cape an English man-
war paddle-steamer paddle-steamer bound north, and four French war
rePers steering south. On the 10th inst., between Cape
e 'Tatte' and Gibraltar, passed between 300 and 400 sail of
l'essels bound west ; wind, east.
evening NINE HOURS' MOVEMENT.—Yesterday
lu ''ll,tng a numerous and important meeting of the workmen
the various branches of the building trade was held in the
ttrge hall of Exeter-hall, which was crowded to suffocation,
co" Platform being filled with delegates from all parts of the
try. A number of speakers addressed the meeting in
y of the nine hours system, which, it was contended,
affo7°Pted, would give employment to the unemployed,
1041-1 time for recreation, and enable the working man to
abl after the education of his children. Resolutions favour-
to the movement were carried by acclamation.
13M) DEATH FROM DROWNING.—On the afternoon
otuiday two little girls named Making, aged 10 and 12 re-
-I,lt)e o,„etively, and another named Gawe, left the Sunday sch)ol
lidbury about 4 o'clock, and before going home went
on to the common. Between the meadows is the river,
overer which there is a long bridge of but one plank in
Mand.Without any taling. Jane Gawe and the elder
saiding crossed the bridge, but the younger sister
her she dare' ot go over, so her sister returned and took
egin
the back to carry her across. When nearly in the
-s" younger child said she was dizzy and screamed
-at, and so alarmed her sister that both children fell into the
ca,ter. The other girl ran to a cottage near, and the
,",,aut, named Garwood, instantly jumped into the river,
t-4' after a few minutes' swimming caught hold of the elder
iter and pulled her out. The other child had floated down
!e stream,_ and was not recovered until life was extinct.—
Bury and Norwich _Post..
1-11 E ACCIDENT AT THE WESTMINSTER PALACE
HOTEL.—Yesterday afternoon a preliminary inquiry was
gone into at the Westminster Hospital, before Mr. Bedford,
e coroner, and the former jury, touching the death of John
1_ elan) a labourer employed upon the works at the above
uotel at the time of the accident, and whose death had taken
Place since the inquiry on Saturday last. Some mere formal
evidence was taken, and the inquiry was adjourned till the
23d inst. The learned counsel said he thought it his duty
to communicate with the Secretary of State for the Home
-Department on the subject of the accident, and he had re-
ceived a reply stating that the Government did not deem it
necessary to order any one to attend the proceedings on their
behalf. In reply to inquiries made yesterday it was stated
that the remainder of the unfortunate sufferers' are going on
favourably, with the exception of a man named Cahill, who
is not expected to recover.
WILFUL MURDER.—An inquest Was held on
Saturday, before Mr. E. Atkinson, the coroner the road
on the
whose
between
body of a man found the preceding day
Richhill and Kilmor. The deceased,
~aname was
George Kelly, was a labouring man, and a
maroad lay
through a meadow formerly belonging to 'll
Pierson, and which another, named Joseph Pottns named
return from transportation for burglary, bad fromtak,en
Pierson by law. This man had used threats against the -
ceased or any one else who should go through his meadow;
and in the field adjoining the meadow, two large spots of
fresh blood were discovered about midday on Friday by the
Piersons, as they returned home to dinner. Potts was
arrested yesterday morning on suspicion, and was present
during the inquest. All the witnesses supposed to be able
to give any evidence having been examined, and the evidence
being insufficient to implicate any one, the jury returned a
verdict of " Wilful murder against some person unknown."
The constabulary preferred this to an adjournment of the
inquest, retaining Potts in custody.
A SWEEP FINED TEN POUNDS.—A fine of this
amount was on Friday inflicted on a man named Daintree
for cruelty to a boy in his employment, whom he bad•com-
Relied to get up a chimney in defiance of the Act of Par-
'lament.. The magistrates commented very severely on the
risoner's conduct. He had on many occasions treated the
Y with gross cruelty. The boy, a poor sickly lad, said
that he had to strip naked to get into the chimney, which
was small, and the mortar projecting out from the wall, he
stuck fast, and could neither get up nor down. Daintree
got np to the roof with a ladder, and threatened to poke
'urn down with a prop, and also threatened to light a wisp
of straw under him. The poor little fellow at length wrig-
gled himself out and descended. He had been with Daintree
but
three weeks, and had been constantly ill-treated by

ATTORNEYS IN THE HOUSE.—The new House of
Commons will contain several solicitors. Mr. Staniland
has been returned for Boston, where he has been practising-
for many years, and is still in practice ; so with Mr. Hodg-
kinson, at Newark. Mr. Barrow, a retired solicitor, has
been returned for South Nottinghamshire. Mr. Murray,
a solicitor of large practice in London, was at the head of
the poll in Newcastle-under-Lyme ; and Mr. Bristow, a
solicitor of Greenwich, has been returned for Kiddermin-
ster. The fate of this seat was very singular.. Mr. Hud-
dleston was for a long time in sole possession of the field,
and, as it was supposed, in such strength that no candi-
date could be found to enter the lists against him. Mr.
Montagu Chambers was invited, but declined, preferrng
the forlorn hope of Greenwich to what he considered the
absolute hopelessness of Kidderminster. But on his refusal,
Mr. Bristow, Ns ho was the manager of bis election affairs in
Greenwich, bethought him he would try his own luck , an
in default of any other candidate, went down only two or
three days before the election,
and wcn by a considerable
Majority. We lose Mr. Mullings, who has retired from
Cirencester in consequence of failing health. But the soli-
citors can boast of a large accession of legislative strength
by this election,—Law Times.