The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-13 00:00:00

AMERICAN NkiV.S.

COTTON MARKET. Aispositi°3w
fi,
In our cotton market there has been less --ward ttel
purchase for exportation, and prices have a
dc'svaneclifte 0,10
dency, which, within a week, has resulted in a ,-- with t
of a cent. We reduce our quotations accordinglY",fol;
remark that the market closes without activity °1....1;0qt
The sales are 2,700 bales. Upland and Florida,49,—to
middling, at 6to 6i cents. ; middling fair to fair;
esnsta of
good fair, BtoBi ; and 2,900 Mobile and New °lto o 1
nary to middling, 6to 7 ; middling fair to vales
good fair to fine, 81 to 10 ; together, 5,600 ai°,
arrivals have been, from New Orleans, 847 bales ;110,6‘,1
2,531; Florida, 2,501; Georgia, 1,299 ; South Car
Virginia, 50. Total, 7,900 bales.
Total imports since the Ist instant-25,608 bales'
Export from Ist to 21st May-27,279 bales. 0.40.„,e
Export from the United States, since the ift
last-1,186,846; same time last year, 1,737,074 ;
the
year before, 1,190,544. ID
FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool we know of no chant..d for
rates; the packets, as also those to London, continn"
full at the former rates. To Havre there is no charifogl:ig*
EXCHANGE.—There is little or nothing doing in

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY:. eriLee
Intelligence has just been received that the aceler Po"'
of her Majesty will take place at Windsor Castle. tbe
jesty is expected to arrive at the Castle on lifoudei
proximo, or the following day. Queen, i,et
Locock, first physician-accoucheur to the 0.-
proceed from London to Windsor in attendance 004;
Majesty, when the Court takes its departure from in
11,5
ham Palace. Dr. Locock will take up his residence JO
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town during the period of his remaining here In a 0
upon the Queen.
Deoa
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Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is n3.rtlie
return to Frogmore House, from the Continent, °-
„
of July.

ARRIVAL of the EMPEROR o'llll
S'
SIA at ROTTERDAM. der 11'"
The Lightning steam vessel, Master Cornol6l e
Roberts, returned to Woolwich Dockyard at D'llopt7l,
yesterday, and was the bearer of dispatches Nit, co:,
the Right Honourable the Earl of Hardivic7oolught ;
mending the Black Eagle vessel, to the Lords
sioners of the Admiralty. The Lightning also Vethe,
telligence of the arrival of his Imperial AlajestY; stesrl4
peror of Russia at Rotterdam, in the Black EagLi p 5.47
at four o'clock, p.m., on Monday, after a deliallo",irrordie
of 21 hours, the sea being nearly as smooth as a,`"ehisa,ito
the time. The Lightning was about two hours 'the 111,Leo
Black Eagle in arriving at Rotterdam, although eviu for
went over more ground than the former, affordinide
proof of the superior construction of the Blaek4, Dl:ad
speed and excellent quality of her engines.
Eagle was to leave Rotterdam on Wednesday nrjraile
may be expected to arrive at Woolwich to-daipg
v•
Majesty, previous to the departure of the Lig"t° order
,
Rotterdam, in the most liberal and kind Insuilnier P•Arji
diamond rings to be presented to Master C0n105.,7,0e,;i6
Cook, Mr. Allen, additional master, and Mr. -;0 t.
engineer of the Black Eagle ; and diamond rine gr. 'Poo
Commander Roberts, Second Master Foster, at'asonie„ A
cott, first engineer of the Lightning; and the hall( the ilor
of 400/. to be paid in England amongst the crews "ed his hid
Eagle and Lightning steam-vessels which conveY „rf °a.
penal Majesty and suite to the Continent. The her 'f
left Rotterdam previous to the Lightning starting "
turn to Woolwich. •

df.•"*".
THE lI.UNGERFORD SUSPENSION DBID ojeti‘
structure is at length progressing rapidly towards bare 110
the whole of the eight patent wire lengths cif roPehe diref'ot
carried over, and yesterday morning several of t,jorl of ref
were present, and witnessed the successful sosPe— the
first link of the massive chains which are to font'
feature of the same bridge.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE SERPENTINE thing evening, after the hours fixed for lgosoe
elapsed, and the boats belonging to the Rey's' Pnorioc,io;
ciety had been withdrawn and made fast to their
call of help was raised by the companions of a he 1111,iho
named John Collins, who had sunk in deep water,
end oso
plunged in from a projecting iron pipe at the east pronl
river, although unable to swim. A boat with drag coOcep
attended, and succeeded in recovering his body an here
it to a hot bath at the Society's receiving house,„ , for ',,pertJ
Woolley, the medical attendant, used every weftollow
ing animation, but without success, as the indivo.'" D.
under water at least 15 minutes. g Of or
COT
MISSIONS OP THE FREE CHURCH °' frLeli-eter
—The annual public meeting of the members anat pp ie.
the Free Church of Scotland was held last inlie!oel
Hall. The great hall was filled by an enthusiastic
ti4:s
ott,
On the platform we noticed, the Hon. and Rev.,l33Peroe,c'
the Rev. Dr. Wilson, of Bombay; the Rev. Oro.'
Belfast; the Rev. James Hamilton, of the Sc°a tro-
Regent-square ; Alexander Gillespie, jun., Esq•,n the
warmest friends of this important movement the •fe4),
polls. Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esq., tooli rece.i
,00
amidst great applause, and the report having beieng reltol
resolutions favourable to the object of proPaPtfed. Se ,s ad'
by the voluntary method were unanimously nuel).", Nroeo4
Baptls& "editir
clergymen, and amongst others the Rev.
dressed the meeting, and at the close of the Pr'34
la
liberal collection was made. Orleans °C
hthiour
A statue is about to be
Franklin . erected
It is to be atfr N
or" the ew c 11e1
Powers, the American artist.

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BIRTHS. the gel'
On the Bth inst., at Carmarthen, the wife of t low'
Thomas, Master of Bancroft's Hospital, of a sop lady of
On the 9th inst., at Plaistow, the ''' ' oef
Lenox, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 10th inst., in Clifford. street, the wife a rr" A- st 4
9
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 10th inst., in Upper Harley-street, the low of
°
PIA
mund Pepys, Esq., of a daughter. , „ 09
On the 9th inst., at the Grange Villas, Daisi°"' Lf r
it 1
Guillemard, of a daughter. Esq'
On the 9th inst., the lady of OsbertnsHanileYs
place, South Lambeth, of a son.3fr*
On the 9th inst., Mrs. Seymour Clarke, of a son.dells,On the 9th inst., at Serle-street, Lincoln's Inn"
Lean,
Burton Ravenscroft, of a soa. Vll'el,
of Onthe the 10th
Regiment,
in. st ,at Percy-street, the wife of VT.
of a daughteri________-
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MARRIED.
On the 4th inst., at Walcot Church, Bath, Jobn E.:10/70
Esq., to Emma Hutchinson, youngest daughter ot
cjiik
Smith, Esq., Cavendish-place, Bath. S DWI of
On the Bth inst., at St. John's, Hackney Mr. a A,ter
of Fenchurch-street, to Elizabeth Crosby, only daua
T. F. Evans, Esq., of Upper Clapton. gr. (1.,,y,' e Cr''.
On the Bth inst., at All Souls, St. 11
T.
to Jane, only (laughter of the late ' e
-P park.
Lundin Hooper, Esq., of Cambridge-terrace, Hyd____------

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DIED
On the 11th Inst., at Leek, Staffordshire, Richard 01°
Esq., in his 79th year. ley Toll'
On the 15th of April, at Calcutta, John Bens
hill, Esq., of the Hon. Company's Civil Service. of gso"
On the Ist inst., at Durham, Dr. G. A. Chayten
chester. eldest*°°
On the 2d inst., William Thomas Crichton, Reck,
of -- Crichton, Esq. Ar.irk-lso__,•
On the Bth inst., Daniel Dixon, Esq.,_ of ~,,---- onburroto
On the 9th inst., Daniel Curling, Egg, °f Can- '—
On the 9th inst., Harriot Ann, widow a the
logo
Duthy, Esq., of Ropley, Hants.
On the 9th inst., at Norwood, Surrey, Roberta°
son of the late Charles Mawhood, Esq. eil, Esq"
On the 10th inst., at Hornsey, Charles Dans'
de
Croom's-hill, Greenwich. the AOn the Bth inst., at Springfield, Essex, Mall,
Richard Brown, Esq., of York-place, Portman-ecluare.rt virelfa'
On the Bth inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Robe ' r
Esq., of Tredegar-square, Mile- end. Louisa se tb
On the 9th inst., at the Elms, Southampton, _t•
rine, wife of Captain J. G. Weir, late 29th Begin'

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Middlesex, Thursday, June 13, 1844.

The ship Ohio,
cEaßpPt.OLOLicu,j, WEDNESDAY
after a very quick voyagey of eighteen days fronint
York. We have received by her papers to the 241!ifit
In answer to a request from the Senate, the preslo%.
bad sent to that assembly a turther batch of corrert
dente : first a note from Mr. Calhoun to the Presi
stating that no communication from the 71
d'Affaires of Texas, temporarily declining the en',„;
annexation, could be found in the office at Washigt4Z
although this fact had been mentioned in a letter .of
late Mr. Upshur, which was already before the Seel:
2d. A letter from Mr. Webster to Mr. Van Zant, eat
Texian Charge d'Affaires, inclosing the instructions„,
to the American Minister in Mexico. 3d. A letter true;
Mr. Van • Zant to Mr. Webster, stating that Gros.
Britain had offered her mediation, according to een'gj
tion, signed in London, 14th November, 1840' :01
asking the mediation of Great Britain, France' 40,
United States jointly, which was not agreed Franca'
tint
Letter from Minister at Mexico to Mr. Webster, sits_ Go.
the result of his remonstrance on the part of h'sbeth
vernment, against the atrocities practised by oil
exico and Texas, in the murder of prisotrued ev3rre
tically the right of Texas to be considered a free t°, die
but described her as a revolted province, and tlist,i)or
law of nations, rebels could expect no quarter, and
lutely declining the interference of other Powers. frog
Accompanying this correspondence is a tre'sage that
the President himself, which is so unique in its wait
we give it entire :

"MR44AGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. 40 the
"To the Senate of the United States,—ln answer be
resolution of the Senate of the 13th instant, request/ o.w
informed whether a messenger has been sent to
with a view to obtain her consent to the treaty iv'h" the 0'
and, if so, to communicate to the Senate a copy
patches of which he is bearer, and a copy of inet—sepst,e
given the said messenger, and also to inform the
tarsi
within what time said messenger is expected to„,`;sicolli
have to say that no messenger has been sent to J." pot
order to obtain her assent to the treaty with Texas'
being regarded by the executive as in any degree lob'
to obtain such consent in order (should the Senate rsthe ter
treaty) to perfect the title of the United States t°, odper
ritory thus acquired—the title to the same being fide ,101153,,
feet without the assent of a third Power. The exec coda
negotiated with Texas as an independent Power of thed (Aber
long since recognised as such by the United States enel •
Powers, and as subordinate in all her rights offer Wergrio
to no other Power.
?waist°
" A messenger has been dispatched to our wi„itetil
Mexico, as bearer of the dispatch already corarstle`rdressei
the Senate, and which is to be found in the letter a,' wet
to Mr. Green, and forms part of the docurnents,„!
confidentially to be printed for the use of the Sena—ot'''.
dispatch was dictated by a desire to preserve the peacoats:
two countries, by denying to Mexico all pretext forhe
ing a belligerent attitude to the United States, as ;00 t°
threatened to do in the event of the annexation of t corn'
the United States, by the dispatch of her Governmenpresest
municated by me to Congress at the opening ef itithelslll
session. The messenger is expected to return before
s,
of June next, but he may be detained to a later daifeijc.
recently-appointed envoy from the United States to
tiestice
will be sent so soon as the final action is had on the clostroc.
of annexation, at which time, and not before, can his
tions be understandingly prepared.
" Washington, May 15, 1844." " JOHN LYilg.te:
The Galveston Civilian, of the Ist ult., which•
well acquainted with the progress and condition oftiol
nexation treaty, intimates that the warlike Prer f9P„
"
directed by the President of the United States are_,,;jel
went of conditions required by Texas before she -
sent to negotiate for annexation.