The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-24 00:00:00

TEE PORT OF TRIESTE.

The following correspondence appears in the
Manchester Guardian :

" 4, Cooper-street, Manchester, May 18, 1859.
" Dear Sir,—You will be fully aware of the very
animated commercial intercourse between this com-
munity and the free port of Trieste, and without
entering into a detailed explanation on the impor-
tance of the same to themerchants of our city,we beg
to appeal to your kind offices to ascertain from the
Secretary of Foreign Affairs on behalf of this our
commercial community at large, whether any offi-
cial assurance or explanations have been received
from the French Government that they will con-
sider the free port of Trieste as belonging to the
German Confederation, and will consequently allow
merchandise in ships sailing nude? the English
flag, and not carrying contraband of war, to enter.
the said free port unmolested. It appears to us
most probable that assurances to this effect have
been reccing from tjAar'efulGuie,rmnent in order
to frustrate any pretenceof the' man Confedera-
tion to take a hostile part against France in the
present war ; and we hope that the Secretary of
Foreign Affairs will be at liberty to answer the
above question, and thus to confer a great boon
upon a large proportion of the commercial commu-
nity of this country.
" If your efforts to procure the above information
should be successful, you will, by giving same pub-
licity, confer a great favour upon the commercial
men of this community.
" Pray excuse us troubling you with this re-
quest ; and believe us, dear sir, yours most respect-
fully, (Signed)
" HERMANN, SAMSON, & LEPPOC.
" J. A. Turner, Esq., M.P."
" Manchester, May 18, 1859.
"My dear Sir,—l have just received a letter from
Messrs. Samson and Leppoc, of this city, which I
take the liberty of inclosing. These gentlemen, as
well as many other mercantile firms in this
district, are largely engaged in transactions
with the merchants and manufacturers of Ger-
many through the free port of Trieste, and are
naturally anxious to ascertain whether any
assurances have been received from the French
Government that vessels sailing
under the British
flag, and not carrying articles contraband of war,
will be unmolested on entering the said port.
" Any information which you are able to give me
on this subject will be very acceptable to many of
my constituents, and will be considered a great
favour by myself.—l remain, my dear sir, yours
very faithfully, " J. ASPINALL TURNER.
" E. Hammond, Esq., Foreign-office, London."
" Foreign-office, May 20, 1859.
" Sir,—l have laid before the Earl of Malmes-
bury your letter of the 18th inst., enclosing a letter
from Messrs. Samson and Leppoc, requesting you
to ascertain whether any official assurances or ex-
planations have been received from the French
Government that they will consider the free port of
Trieste as belonging to the German Confederation,
and will, consequently, allow merchandise or ships,
sailing under the English flag, and not carrying
contraband of war, to enter the said free port un-
molested.

" I am to state to you, in reply, that her Majesty's
Government have received no such explanations or
assurances from the French Government ; on the
other hand, they have received no intimation of the
port of Trieste being placed under blockade.—l am,
sir, your Most obedient, humble servant,

" E. HAMMOND.
" J. Aspinall Turner, Esq., M.P."

COLONIZATION AND SETTLEMENT OF INDIA.—
On the Bth of February the late House of Commons was
pleased to order that a select committee be appointed to in-
quire into the progress and prospects and the best means to
be adopted for the promotion of European colonization and
settlement in India, especially in the hill districts and
healthier climates of that country, as well as for the exten-
sion of our commerce with Central Asia. The committees
report appeared yesterday in the shape of a blue-book.
They say that the sudden dissolution of the late Parliament
put a stop to the inquiries of the committee, and precluded
the adoption of any final report ; they recommend, there-
fore, the formation of another committee on the meeting of
the new Parliament. The minutes of evidence are given at
length. The witnesses examined include the names of
Dr. Hooker, Colonel H. B. Turner, Mr. G. H. Fenwick,
Mr. H. J. Baillie, Mr. Ross D. Mangles, Mr. Alexander
Forbes, Lieut.-Colenel Hamilton Vetch, Mr. J. B. Barry,
Mr. P. Sanders, Mr. J. Dewar, Captain F. Haig, Mr. E.
B. Underhill, and Mr. E. N. Hudson!,
SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF LIFE.—The abandon-
ment of the ship Ouzel Galley, of and for Dublin, with a
valuable cargo of sugars, was announced on Saturday, at
Lloyd's. She was from Trinidad, and on the first of last
month, when in lat. 33.43, lon. 54.18, she encountered a
severe hurricane from the N.W. She was struck by a
tremendous sea, which killed the man at the wheel, Robert
Owen, a native of Dublin; broke both thighs of the chief
officer, fractured the legs of a seaman, and injured Captain
Halpin and two of the crew. The same sea washed the
captain overboard, but his legs getting entangled in the
chains of the wheel he was rescued from drowning. The
ship sustained considerable damage. She sprung an exten-
sive leak and lost hermaintopmast, mizenmast, and jibboom;
the bulwarks were stove; the atter hatch broke away,
allowing the sea to get into the hold, and the wheel was
demolished. The ship continued in the most critical posi
tion, and, fortunately, on the 4th, the Ann E. Hooper,
from Liverpool for Baltimore, appeared in sight, and suc-
ceeded in taking off the crew, who were in a very exhausted
condition. The ship and cargo are reported to. have been
heavily insured.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF BIGAMY.—The cap-
tain of a merchant vessel, named Lightbody, was brought
up at the Liverpool poliFe-coFt yesterday, charged with
attempting to shoot his wife with a pistol. It transpired in
the defence that the prismer had learnt that his wife had
been married three times previously to husbands who were
still living, which led to a quarrel between them. The cer-
tificates of two marriages were produced, and a remand was
solicited, in order that the third might be produced, which
was granted.

The State and War Departments at Washington
had made up their instructions for the officials in
Utah in regard to the new difficulty which has
arisen there. General Johnston is instructed to
hereafter await the orders of the Governor before
calling out the troops to act as a posse conzitatus to
assist the civil authorities in enforcing the laws.
A fire at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, had destroyed
no less than ten steamers. The loss is estimated at
155,000 dollars.
The Black River Woollen Mills, at Watertown,
New York, had also been destroyed byfire, involving
a loss of 40,000 dollars.

By the arrival of the overland mail at St. Louis,
and the steamship Coatzacoalcos, of the Tehauntepec
line, at New Orleans, we have news from San Fran-
cisco to the 20th ultimo, and later advices from
Oregon and the Fraser River gold regions. The
steamer which left San Francisco ou the 20th had on
board 1,700,00'0 dols. in treasure. The accounts
from the mines were favourable, and business was
improving. The Californian Legislature had passed
tie bill forming the six lower counties of the State
into a new territory, to be called Colorado, and sent
it to the Governor for approval. 100,000 dols. in
gold had reached San Francisco from Victoria. The
news from the Upper Fraser was said to be encou-
raging, but the lower country was nearly deserted.
The advi,•oe from Vera Cr.. are to the Ltst Inst.
Juarez had issued a general exequatur to all United
States Consuls. The English and French fleets
were to leave Sacrificios on the 2d inst. There is no
news from the capital. Advices from. Acapulco to
the 27th ult. state that the Liberals had, captured
San Bias, Mazatlan, Manzanillo, and Colmna.
We have news from the republic of Honduras,
dated at Truxillo, on the 22d ult. Considerable
excitement had prevailed at Omao and Truxillo,
owing to the arrival of two Spanish vessels of war
for the purpose of demanding the release of the
Spanish brig Franco, which had been detained by
the authorities for refusing to pay certain charges
and export duties. It appears that Honduras has
a new law, by which Spanish vessels in her ports
are liable to the same charges as are imposed on
vessels of Honduras visiting ports of Cuba. After
an exchange of notes between the Spanish naval
commander and the authorities the brig was allowed
to proceed to sea, but without a clearance, and with
a protest of her being taken away by force.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW Yonx, MAY 11.
Stocks are unsettled, with a tendency all round to lower
prices. The European troubles strengthen the hands of the
bears, as also the generally unfavourable reports of the
railroad earnings for April. Panama and Pacific Mail
are temporarily damaged by the award of a contract for
carrying the mails by the Nicaragua route The latter
was very buoyant on Saturday last, with an advance of 5
per cent., 2 per cent. of which, however, has since been lost.
In federal securities there is not much doing at the board.
State bonds shared in the general depression. The money
market bears up under the European panic with remarkable
steadiness. Borrowers had to pay rather higher rates; at
the same time there was nothing like an approach to scar-
city, and, with a fair demand, no difficulty was experienced
in obtaining almost any amount on prime securities at 4 to
5 per cent. on call. The most noticeable features in the
Bank statement for last week were the unexpected falling
off in the specie reserves and the equally unexpected in-
crease in the loans and discounts. The circulation item is
also materially extended. The following is the statement of
May 7 :—Loans, 129,519,905 dols; specie, 26,086,632 dole;
circulation, 8,304,697 dols; net deposits, 88,872,043 dols.
The European news has unsettled the market for foreign
exchange, and the business has been at irregular prices for
the Africa, the market closing very firm. The closing rates
are as follow—On London, 9a to 10} per cent. pm.; France,
sf. to sf. 10c.