The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-19 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 4/ Os; clover,
31 10s to 51 03; and straw, 17 6s to 11 lOs per load.
A moderate supply.
CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 153 to 41 Os ; clover,
3/ 103 to 41 15s ; and straw, 11 6s to 11 103 per load.
Trade steady.
WHITECHA.PEL.—Meadow hay, 21 103 to 41 Os ; clover,
31 10i to 5/ 03 ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 11 lOs per load,
Supply good, and trade dull.

THE FALL OF DELHL—We have great satisfaction in
stating that Major Reid, commandant of the famous
Sirmoor Battalion of Ghoorkhas, who was severely
wounded on the 14th of September, is doing well. He
fell almost immediately on his colamn advancing to the
assault. It is a scalp wound, and it is a miracle that he
was not killed. Up to the 18th he is reported as doing
well.

Food riots are already taking place in New York. A
despatch, dated the 3d inst., says ;—" A Hunger
Meeting of German and Irish labourers was held in
Tompkins-square in the morning. After listening to
several inflammatory speeches, they commenced de-
molishing the fences and seats, and in a short time had
destroyed the whole. A mob of one hundred then
proceeded to the residences of several of the candidates,
demanding food for their votes. A proposition was
made to proceed to the sacking of groceries and pro-
visi on storm The result:is not yet known."
ACTION FOR ELECTION ESPENSICE3,—At the Ponty-
fract County Court on Tuesday last, an astion was
brought by Mr. Wright, the present mayor of Pointe,
ft-act, against Mr. Oliveira, late M.P. for that borough,
to recover the sum of 251. 14s. 3d., being the defendants
proportion of the returning officer's expenses at the last
election at Pontefract. Mr. Smith, of Doncaster, on
behalf of the plaintiff, said that there were three candi-
didates on the occasion referred to—Mr. Milnes, Mr.
Wood, and the defendant. In conducting the election
the mayor incurred certain expenses• for printing, poll-
clerks, booths, professional assistance, &c., amounting
altogether to 771. 2s. 10d., and by the Reform and other
Acts these expenses were chargeable upon the respective
candidates in equal proportions. The other candidates,
Mr. Milnes and Mr. Wood. had each paid 251.145. 3d.,
but the defendant, though frequently applied to, had
refused to pay his quota. Mr. Smith denounced it as a
disgraceful circumstance that the mayor, to whom the
election writ was directed, who was compelled to per-
form an onerous duty, and against whose impartiality no
whisper had been heard, should be subjected to the hard-
ship either of paying the expenses himself or of seeking
redress in a court of justice. Mr. Ferns, on behalf
of the defendant, said that a candidate was not
responsible for certain items in his .account. He
might be liable for his proportion of the cost of the
poll-clerks and booths, but the charge for printing
was too much, while, as to professional assistance, the
mayor was supposed to know his duties, and if he did
not he must pay for instruction. Ultimately an arrange-
ment was made between Mr. Smith and Mr. Ferns for
the plaintiff to have judgment for 131. lac Verdict
accordingly.
SPonnEst IN LIVERPOOL.—James Spollen, who was
tried for the murder of Mr. Little, at Dublin, and who
has since obtained for himself such notoriety, has arrived
in Liverpool with the avowed purpose of getting out of
the country. It appears that he is about to resort to
means in Liverpool somewhat similar to those he tried
in Dublin without success. He is endeavouring to get
funds to enable him to procure models and drawings of
the railway terminus, Mr. Little's offices, and his own
cottage, which he intends to exhibit and comment upon,
for the twofold purpose of showing the impossibility of
his being the gu lty man, and of procuring funds to enable
him to get to America or Australia. On Monday evening,
about 8 o'clock, he made his appearance at the central
police-office, Dale-street, in company with Mr. Thomas,
Clough,
ahihpioedeu:naage,b,ea:
itheTstwttaheif
nsoe
ielrineei following
and co-operation
grt
sc.
Spollen,:icono dloel
troteognrntasyeht ooedfwnnreoloamutf e
publican, at whose house in Preston-street he is staying,
introduction, Spollen, in a confident tone, said, "I a
where the murder c%orficteh einp°rePemwtneei
took place, and also of my house and
dents relating to it. I hope you will
situation, so that I can more clearly explain the inci-
aEsiatance, for I want to raise means To
of police,
modelh:
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n d.
Mr. e
raw
r. :—Addressing
tgh Mr.
Thomasths
country." Mr. Clough replied that he was astonished
at his application. The police would deal with him
as with any other of her Majesty's subjects, without
ggeitveourat eotyothuer
reference to the past ; but they would not extend to him
any protection beyond that usually extended to any other
person. or
for the
pecuniary aid after what bad transpired. Spollen seemed
himl b be
specialout of
protectional 1 character
ecealshoerseaitdo itg iwveou
not to relish the reception, but he coolly thanked the
superintendent, and then retired. Spollen, who is of
middle stature and slightly built, bad bushy sandy
whiskers, almost concealing the lower part of the face,
with moustache. He seemed to have lost the sight of
one eye. He bad on a long brown frock coat, and though
his looks were downcast he did not appear to be in die-
tress.—.Liverpool Daily Post,

" The force, as above, arrived on their ground at
about 9 o'clock a.m. on the morning of the 20th.
They halted on the bank of a river which lay be-
tween them and the town, at about 700 yards dis-
tance from its walls. A party first went forward,
calling on the town to surrender and deliver up all
aims. The Awoar, or representative of the Tonk
Nawa,b, came forth from the gates and agreed to
surrender, but begged an hour's time for the arms
to be given up. Slowly a few ragged looking
warriors came outside the gates and placed some
weapons on the ground ; but it was evident that,
whatever might have been their chief's ideas, they
were loth to give up their means of defence, for an
hour passed, and they had only given up a few guns
and pistols of British make, plunder which had evi-
dently been taken at the late mutiny at Neenauch.
Oue half-hour more was allowed, and then a herald
-went into the town and proclaimed that if a com-
plete surrender of arms was not effected in a quarter
of an hour the town should be attacked. The herald
was made mincemeat of within the walls. British
troops were not to be treated thus ; so whisk went a
shall from our side into the midst of the town, and
hostilites began. The cavalry hemmed the enemy
in at the gates. The 2-pounders were drawn up
within 500 yards of the town, the infantry within
100 yards, wherLe they commenced a rattling fire
at all heads that appeared above the walls, and now
there was warm work on both sides. The enemy
returned our fire well, but were careful in conceal-
ing their persons. The fire of musketry and match-
locks through the loopholes was tremendous, but
airn appeared to be a thing of little importance, or
our loss would have been severe. From half-past 1
to half-past 5 this work was continued, but the
stubborn gates remained firm, and little or no im-
preeeioa was made upon the walls. Then the guns
advanced through deep mud under a galling fire to
within about 100 yards of the walls, where our in-
fantry had been keeping up a continued fire of
musketry from the beginning of the fight.
"Our plan now was to blow up the gates, make
a breach if possible in the walls, and take the town
by A-sault with the whole of the infantry and a party
of dismounted Bombay cavalry, the party to be led
by Colonel Jackson, commanding the fort Every-
thing was in preparation, Sergeant Taylor had the
bag of powder on his shoulder to blow up the gate,
ant way ready for a rim. Her Majesty's 83c1 had
been told off as coolly and steadily as if for parade,
and every one was worked up to the highest pitch
of eagerness and excitement, when, lo ! our hopes
were doomed to he disappointed, the order was
patsed that, evening coming on, the troops were to
retire, and most slowly and unwillingly they fell
back. Nothing could exceed the bravery of all the
troops; the 12th Native Infantry, firm as a rock, car-
ing nothing for the balls that flew like hail-stones
around them, were only eager that our own 83d, who
of course behaved as British soldiers do, should not
be before them on the walls. In the action one cor-
poral of the 83d was killed within 30 yards of the
fort. Dr. Miles, 83d Foot, was severely wounded,
and an officer, Mr. Charles Button, of the Officers'
Volunteer Corps, was slightly wounded ; 50 of the
cavalry had volunteered their services to dismount
and join in the assault, and one jemadar (or native
snbaleern officer), who was bravely advancing to
the walls, was shot through the liver, and now lies
in a dangerous state ; 17 men f all ranks were
wounded. The troops when they went out of
action had tasted no food since the day before, and
now they were too tired to eat ; they slept on the
damp ground on which the rain had fallen heavily
that day, with no tent or covering of any sort over
them. The gallantry of the native troops on this
occasion afforded us, their officers, peculiar grati-
fication, as the previous mutinous behaviour of
some of the men, all of whom we hope are
captured now, or have fled not to return, had cast
a stigma on the two corps as a body, which we
were only too glad to see their bravery and loyalty
his day wipe out.
"In the morning the commandant of the force
received intelligence that our brave enemy had
deserted the fort—a contingency we could hardly
have prevented with our small force, and mud up
to the horses' knees all round the fort. The end
seems a poor one after the high hopes that had
been entertained by the force, and considering the
facility with which, with another hour's daylight
on the previous evening, they might have triumph.
antly stormed and cut their way into the town,
mailer were the lamentations among the British
soldiers that they had been robbed of a chance
of avenging the horrible murders of their
nintryrnea and countrywomen. Any native
li fair game to a British soldier now ; he
takes him as the rerresentative of the Bengal
gSZlVci.asTaile7v,e,. But our political point was
flag quietly in, the Bri•ish
was ere,:ted°Pa wtpalekepdrineipal building, and
.Nimbliaira and the
Teirrritit.,hey of which it a tie
prtt tc.ipal town is now
orperiy, to yield the
G Arorninent a revenue or
hied vidual who cut up our heralZr:nnur°• Toe
1' tae pieces has been captured and—E'l:lowiligieraiwnat;
V )m a gun.

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