The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LO ismoN, FRIDAY E VEIN-ENG, OCTOBER 30, 1857.

THE BERKELEY PEERAGE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SI7N.
SlR,—The members of the family and frion ds of
he late Lord Fitzhardinge who were assembled on
he morning of that nobleman's funeral have in-
structed me in th,ir name publicly to give Vat fol-
lowing contradiction to the assertions contained in
a letter addres4ed to you by Mr. Grantley Berke-
ley, and published in your paper on Saturday, the
24th inst.
It is not true that Sir Maurice Berkeley spoke in
anger. The language he used was mild, concilia-
tory, and affectionate.
It is not true that Sir Maurice Berkeley made
any accusaton whatever against Air. Grantley
Berkeley. He alluded to a report which lisd been
industriously circulated, and said it was due to his
late brother's memory that it should be contra-
dicted. The report to which he referred was—that
Mr. Moreton Bet keley had been " bullied and cs-
joled" by L,,rd Fitzhardinge into refusing to be a
claimant of the Berkeley peerage and the property
alluded to in Mr. Grantley Berkeley's letter. Sir
Maurice Berkeley then called upon Mr. Moreton
Berkeley to say whether such was the fact. Mr.
Moreton Berkeley emphatically replied that it was
not the fact, but an untruth ; that the cmduct he had
pursued arose from the firm conviction that the earl-
dom of Berkeley and the estates alluded to did not
belong to him, but to his late brother, Lord Fitz-
hardinge, and that he had perfect confidence in the
truth of his late mother's declaration.
The gentlemen assembled were Sir Maurice Ber-
keley, the Hon. Augustus Fitzhardinge Berkeley,
Francis HenryFitzhardinge Berkeley, and Moreton
Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Capt. Francis Was. Fitz-
bathing° Berkeley, Chas. Paget Fitzhardinge Ber-
keley, Esq., James Maxse, Esq., Major Capel, arid
the Rev. Dr. Morton Brown. It is necessary, how-
ever, to state that Mr. Maxse, from deafness, is
unable to specify the particulars of the conversation.
The assertion made by Mr. Grautly Berkeley, as
regards his alleged ill-treatment in pecuniary mat-
ters, it is not the desire of the family to enter into,
but I consider it due to the late Lord Fitzhardinge
to state that the security for a sum of 3,0001., lent
by Lord Fitzhardinge to Mr. Grantley Berkeley,
has become cancelled by hie lordship's death.
I am further directed to add that Mr. Moreton
Berkeley, in giving his assent to the correctness of
the foregoing statement, uses the following expres-
sions :—" Show this to whom yon like. If Boodle
will bring the same deed, and it were necessary, I
would sign it ten tunes over. My feelings run alt to
thy elder brothers and Francis (Captain Berkeley,
the eldest son of Sir Maurice), just as they did years
ago. Time has not altered me in that way. "—I am,
sir, yours obediently,

- HENRY 9, Davis-street, Berkel . DLE.
ey-sq uare,M OctBOO
. 29.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Beacon-lodge, Oct. 27, 1857.
Sir,—Having seen in the papers a statement
made by Mr. Boodle in reference to a letter pub-
li.hed by me in explanation of the scene which took
place in Berkeley Castle on the funeral of the late
Lord Fitzhardinge, I beg to say a few worth. Had
Mr. Boodle confined himself to the orders of hi.;
employers, I should, as far as he is concerw!d,
have been silent, bat when he presumes "on his
own responsibility to aHert that my memory has
sadly deceived me," he utters that which is utterly
untrue.

Your most obedient,
GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY.

It i 3 not true that General Left has demanded per-
ueitsieu from tho Imperial Govtrnmeut to return to
France.

1.-LATEST NEWS,

DEATH OF GENERAL CAVAIGNAC.
"PARIS, FRIDAY.
" General Cavaignac has died suddenly."
The lifoniteur contains the report of the Mini-
ster of Finance concerning the budget of 1859;
prefaced with returns showing the prospethy of
the country, and calculated to create confidence.

NEW TURKISH LOAN.
MARSEILLES, OCT. 29.
The Courier de Constantinople of the 21st an-
nounces that a great financial operation is pro-
jected by the Turkish Government with the
Ottoman Bank.

It is to involve a loan of 200,000,000 of francs
at 10 per cent., destined to liquidate the debts of
the civil list, to Withdraw a portion of the paper
money, and to restore the exchanges to their
normal state.

TRIESTE, OCT. 29.
Intelligence from Constantinople, of the 24th
inst., states that the negotiations, entered upon
with France and Russia for rescinding the regu-
lation whereby the passage by night of vessels
through the Dardanelles is prevented, has failed.

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AMERICA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.
The European and American Company's screw-
steamer Argo, Captain Benson, has arrived at
Cowes. She ham 165 passengers and a full cargo
for London. Her news is anticipated. She let
New York on the 14th inst.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING
LATEST BY THE FULTON.

NEW YORK, SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 17:
The Asia arrived here this morning afier a pro-
tracted and very stormy passage from Liverpool.
NEW ORLEA.NS, OCT. 16.
Sales of cotton to-day, 6,000 or 7,000 bales, at
irregular prices.
The run on our banks has subsidel. No further
failures were reported