The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-21 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING.
The Ellora steamer, Captain Vincent, has arrived.
She left Lisbon on the 17th, and Vigo on the 18th;
did not communicate with Oporto.

Mr. Roebuck, M.P., is among the passengers.
The Ellora brings Captain Campbell and 32
seamen belonging to the British ship Duke of Wel-
lington, which left Liverpool October the 21st for
Bombay and was completely destroyed by fire on
the 11th instant,-200 miles to the westward of Cape
Finisterre. Crew picked up by the French schooner
Idee, of Nantes, Captain Lesquerre, which arrived
off Lisbon at 10.20 a,m. on the 17th.
Lisbon exchanges on London, 532 ; Paris, 534;
Hamburg, 471; ; Amsterdam, 52 ; Genoa, 530.

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

MONDAY, Nov. 21, 1859.

DEAR SIR,—In The Sun newspaper of the 18th
instant, under the heading " Police Intelligence,"
you report a profligate case (heard at the West-
minster Police-court), of Pethers v. Ponti, of 19,
Stanley-street, Pimlico.
I now wish to protest against your report, as the
house 19, Stanley-street, Pimlico, is occupied, and
has been for years, by Mr. Mark Rogers; and that
no such persons as Ponti or Pethers have ever, dur-
ing my residence here, occupied any portion of my
house. Your report has already caused me painful
annoyance from " passers-by," and, I fear, likely to
be a great pecuniary loss to me. So, in justice, I
hope, you will remedy the error in your next im-
presion, and I shall remain truly yours,
MARK ROGERS.
No. 19, Stanley-street, Pimlico.

THE AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, Nov. 19.
—The Cunard Royal Mail steamship Europa, Captain
Leitch, sailed from the. Mersey to-day for Halifax and Bos-
ton,-via Queenstown, with the mails for the United States
and British North America, 75 passengers, and a large
cargo of fine goods. On Wednesday next the Canadian
Royal Mail steamship Anglo-Saxon, Captain Ballantine,
will leave this port for Portland, with the mails for Canada.
INCREASING OUTWARD OVERLAND MAIL.—
The mail packet carried over from Dover to Calais on Fri-
day night 212 boxes of mails for India, China, Mauritius,
and Australia, the largest mail ever sent via Marseilles. Of
the number, 140 were large boxes, of about 1001bs each, for
Australia.

THE BRIBERY 'INQUIRY AT NORWICII.—As
anticipated in The Sun of Saturday, the :Liberals have car
ried the internecine political warfare which has commenced
here still further against their opponents. On Saturday
summonses were issued against Sir Samuel Bignold, who
claims one of the seats at present vacant for Norwich, and
the Rev. S. F. Bignold, rector of Tivetshall, Norfolk, one
of his sons, to answer an information charging them with
conspiring to effect Sir Samuel's return at the general elec-
tion in April last by bribery and illegal practices. A se-
cond summons was issued against Mr. J. H. Bignold,
another of Sir Samuel Bignold's sons, charging him with
bribery on the same occasion ; a third summons against
Captain Ferdinand Ives of a similar character ; and a fourth
' summons against Mr. James Hardy and Mr. George
Priest charging them with conspiring with Sir S. Bignold
and the Rev. S. F. Bignold to effect Sir Samuel's election
in April by bribery and improper means. All these gen-
tlemen are persons of more or less influence in the
Conservative ranks. It is expected that the summonses
will be heard this (Monday) afternoon ' • but there does not
seem to be a positive arrangement on the subject. There
are now no less than five leading Liberals and seven leading
Conservative summoned, and six cases await the decision
of the local magistrates. Such a state of things is unpre-
cedented in the annals of Norwich, and, unless steps are
speedily taken to allay the storm which has arisen, disclo-
sures rivalling those made at Glocester and Wakefield may
be expected. The charge against Mr. Collins, of which full
particulars have appeared in The Sun, arose out of a mere
municipal squabble; but the filth cases about to be heard,
refer to the severe contest which took place in Norwich at
the last general election between Sir S. Bignold and Mr. C.
M. Lushington in the Conservative interest, and Lord Bury
and Mr. Schneider in. the Liberal. Col. Boldero, the ex-
member for Chippenham, who was nominated as a condi-
date at the election, in June, on Lord Bury's appointment
to the office of Treasurer of the Household, was in Norwich
on Saturday.