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

AMERICA.

L" BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.]
GALWAY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
„The Circassian, which
sailed from New York on
ire sth inst, and St. John's on the 11th, has
hived, 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
awed at St. John's on the Bth.

QUEENSTOWN, WEDNESDAY.
New screw steamer City of Washington, from
this York on the 7th inst., arrived here at 6.30
18
m"lling, with 118 cabin and 216 steerage
llsengers, a large cargo, and an amount of specie.
/4.1 e, landed 120 passengers, and then proceeded for
14.113001 at 7.45. Wind N, weather fine.
te
.ASIIINGTON, May 6.—Senor Maite had an in-
tol.lvvikew with the Secretary of State with reference
en;„'"ican affairs. His letters from Mexico are
tri—liraging, and he entertains no doubt of the
opliant success of the liberal party. Lis intimated that Mr. Cobden, during his late
3' at the White House, availed himself of the
0130rtunity to sound the President on the subject
t, moral interposition of the United States in
r present entangled and menacing affairs of
--grope.
yesterday,
Cass had an interview with Lord Lyons
400.neterday--,
and Senor Maite to-day, on business
ected with their respective Governments.
Utah affairs still occupy the attention of Govern-
14n
t. Judge Crabbelbough has not, as reported,
"Dili een removed, although the probability is that he
be so.
ineitNeiNNATl, May 6.—The steamer Jacob Taylor,
struck ulpting to land at the wharf this morning,
the a pile of pig iron which had been covered by
e,4,e e late rise in the river, and sank in 10 feet water.
do'4 afterwoods took fire, and will probably prove
tal loss. She is insured in this city for 6,000
AL,,,t!ANNAni May 6.—THE CASE OF PELVIS AND
—3/48 --The jury today in this case, in which
fore chrge was of fitting out the barque Angelita
thev Slave trade, returned a verdict of vie guilty.
Iftw ORLEANS, 6.—Cotton—The ades per
satgara caused operations to be suspended. The
s to-day
hUddling amount to only 1,000 bales, at 12c. for
New Yore;. cotton markets unsettled while dealers
I,7,_eiewaiting the receipt of Niagara private letters.
11: E.!
.restricted to about 250 or 300 bales. No
ii,:ble.quotations. Savannah cotton market very
"1%4, Prices weak.
ae-17..1111AbELPHIA, May 6.—Breadstuffs all show a n
Niagara's news. g tendency, owing to the tenor of ti '

May 18.
......;,-"IE "Jt.EDITERRANEAN.—LIVEREOOL,
(1f 4e screw steam-
ship Meander, Captain
graltar, on the llth inst. repors :-4. 11th May, 40 milesr
steamer
fromM`Micken,
k;:id•pf cape St. Vincent's, passed a French war .
lktt Austrian brig lying to ; steamer's boat alongslde
ethne_
etof„ er. She also passed off the same cape an English
4, war paddle-steamer bound north, and four French war
'
re:atsteering south. On the 10th inst., between Cape
te'and Gibraltar passed between 300 and 400 sail of
. ttels boluid west ; wind, east. •
er rt; NINE 1101111S' MOVEMENT.—Yesterday
illettng a numerous and important meeting of the workmen
large 'various branches of the building trade was held in.the
h_e hall of Exeter-ha11, which was crowded to suffocation,
toe platform being filled with delegates from all parts of the
icit_trY. A number of speakers addressed the meeting in
if ,ZacY of the nine hours system, which, it was contended,
litttdted, Would give employment to the unemployed,
look time for recreation, and enable the working man to
able xfter the education of his children. Resolutions favour-
C:st.,,he movement were carried by acclamation.
of s„*"' IJEATII FROM DROWNING.—On the afternoon
siu,,,lblly two little girls named Making, aged 10 and 12 re-
ccstqbely, and another named Gawe,_left the Sunday sch Nil
°Ot,, 417 alio& 4 o'clock, and before going home went
.
ver' the common. Between the meadows is the river,
vidunicb. there is a 10..,..ng- bridge
jof but one plank in
kit. ) and without any raling. ane Gawe and the elder
said
akin crossed the bridge, but. the younger sister
andy took
her 84e dare not go over, so her sister
et,ti)pu her back to carry her across. Wrhrentarnieel in the
ed
°lit -e the Younger child said she was ezyanfdellscirne
Water, so so alarmed her sister that both children thetaom
tenant, The other girl ran to a cottage
innetaer,thaendrivtehre,
arid 1, uanied Garwood, instantly jumped
ught hold of the elder
ehtear ter a few minutes'
the R 1,4" Pulled her out. swimming
othgereachild.had floated down
Bur -"am, and was not recovered until life was extinct.—
r,Y and Norwich Post..
401,1-14 T, ACCIDENT AT THE. WESTMINSTER PALACE
s
tonl.--.Yesterday afternoon. a preliminary inclull3lldford,
gone e into at the Westminster Hospital, before Mr. C..!°reuer, and the former jury touching the death of John
1,'"111 a labourer employed upon the works at the above
Z,,_tel at tlie time of the accident, and whose death had take!!
iSe able° the inquiry on Saturday last. Some mere formal
_e
2.lPllee was taken, and the inquiry was adjourned till th
t:::;"4 that. The learned counsel said he thought it his duty
ceonnunieate with the Secretary of State for the Home
De
Parttaent on the subject of the accident, and he had re.-
!Aired a reply stating that the Government did not deem it
:"Sal,'!eoessary to order any one te attend the proceedings On their
. In reply to inquiries made yesterday, it was stated
that the remainder of the unfortunate sufferers are going on
fat,nbly, with the exception. of a man named Cahill, who
4 hot expected to recover.
.., WILFUL MURDER.--An inquest was held on
Niirday, before Mr. E. Atkinson, the coroner on the
ZRic a man found the preceding day on the roadbetween
Cil.chhill and Kihnor. The deceased, whose name was
orge Kelly, was a labouring man, and his road lay
pie,ugh a meadow formerly belonging to a man named.
re °n, and •-which another, named Joseph Potts, on his
Piedn4ll from trans_portation for burglary, had taken frona
hby law. This man had ii,,, threats against the de-
f;",,,,,,
,or any one else who should go through his meadow ;.
pra,lu the field adjoining the meadow, two large spots of
ar:rsblood were discovered about midday on Friday by the
(opte°'lB) as they returned home to dinner. Potts was
en
t,;(ld yesterday morning on suspicion, and
was Eereaablet
I.llt the inquest. All the witnesses suppose
being
any evidence having been examined, and the evidence
-c'e',3' insufficient to implicate any one, the jury. returlecili.
ri,„..oe ict of Wilful murder against some person u
iip constabulary preferred this to an adjournment of the
til'ee retaining Potts in custody.
a.... 4 SWEEP FINED TEN POUNDS.—A fine of this
for was on Friday inflicted on a man named Detrmee.
kedthcrlielty to a boy in his employment, whom he had c
_ar-
e to get up a chimney in defiance of the Act of P
priatr,lit._,. The magistrates commented very severely on the
_
b -,,,-el-, a conduct He had on many occasions treated the
ttoZt he gross cruelty. The boy, a poor sickly lad, said
Was ;',„e liad to strip naked to get into the chimney, which
atitli7all) and the mortar projecting out from the wall,t he
eot `4t) and could neither get up nor down. Dam re
ul to the roof with a ladder, and threatened to poke
himo°Nvu, With a prop, and also threatened to light a wisp
eta ria'yv under him. The poor little fellow at length vni.g
Ith,,cu?,pf self out and
and He had been with Daint
,ee
hi-utottt three weeks, and had been constantly ill-treated by
eGriIATTORNEYS IN THE HOUSE.—The new House of_
hti„ Itln°llB will contain several solicitors. Mr. Stanillnd
r cell returned for Boston, where ho has been practising
ki,„'nanY years, and is still in practice; so with Mr. Hodg-
been, at Newark. Mr. Barrow, a retired solicitor, has
_,!..rtrned for South Nottinghamshire. Mr. Murray,
iee solicitor of large practice in London, was at the head of
Zi_n,. poll. in Ne•weastle-under-Lyme •, and Mr. Bristow, ah,
rcitor of Greenwich, has been returned for Kiddermin-
die • The fate of this seat was very singular. Mr. Hud-
It fit? w
s a long time in sole possession of the field,
:101 sit was supposed, in such strength that no candi-
r could be found to , enter the lists against him. Mr.
th°4tagli Chambers was invited, but declined, preferrng
&elat„ e forlorn hope of Greenwich to what he considered the
e hePelessness of Kidderminster. But on his refusal,
Nr. Bristow, who was the manager of his election affairs in
.i-reenwlch, betho ht him he would try his own luck, and
ul default of any th candidate, went down only two or
three days before etheerelection and won by a considerable
three
rencester We lose Mr. Mullings, who has retired from
consequence of failing health. But the o
dors can boast of a large accessivn of legislative strength
11 this election,--Lazo Times.