The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-19 00:00:00

WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN
MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.—The Royal
Mail steamer Severn, Captain W. Vincent, arrived this
morning, at ten o'clock, with the usual West I❑dia and
Mexican mails, after a run of 13 days from Bermuda.
She brings on freight 624,127 L, of which 60,000 are on
account of the Mexican dividends; also 341 b. of platina,
1,080 bales of tobacco, 213 serons of cochineal, and 150
packages sundries.
Accounts from Jamaica are from the 23d ult. The
markets were unchanged, and business dull. Exchange
OD London, Jamaica Bank 90 days par.
The wet season has set in on the island, and the
crops generally presented an improving appearance.
Our accounts from Havannah are from the 27th ult.
The cholera was on the decrease.
The prises of produce were not affected.
The business in imports suffered a good deal, and also
from the excitement occasioned by the Lopez expedition.
The tobacco crop large and of good quality; prices
moderate.
We have accounts from Havannah relative to
the American Expedition and the general state
of Cuba: it does not seem likely that any simi-
lar attempt will be made. About 140 prisoners,
taken into Havannah by the Spanish Admiral,
were in close confinement. The Captain-General
of Cuba refused to supply their names to the senior
officer of the American squadron, or to permit him to
have any interview with them. St. Jago de Cuba was
being put into a thorough state of defence, in anticipa-
tion of an attack from another section of the Lopez expe-
dition. No apprehensions for the safety of that city
were entertained.
In the Havannah markets sugar was firmly supported.
The weather had been in a great degree unfavourable
for grinding, and the yield of the crop will fall consider-
ably short of the original estimate. The transactions
in coffee were trifling.
In freights vessels were abundant.
Exchange on London, 11 premium; Paris, 2i discount.
There is no news of importance from Mexico
Her Majesty's schooner Bermuda had captured, after
a 49 hours' chase, a remarkably fine Brazilian brigantine,
with 280 slaves on beard.

ASHBY'S DIVORCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, June 18.
The House assembled this at ternoon by special
appointment, to hear further evidence in Ashby's
divorce.
Lord Brougham sat as Deputy Speaker.
The second reading of this Bill was postponed some
months since, on the motion of Lord Brougham, for fur-
ther evidence. _ _

Sir William Cockburn, the Rev. the Dean of Ely, and
Mr. George Thomas, of Clifton, were now called, and
their evidence went principally to prove that Mr.
Ashby always displayed a great affection for and kind-
ness to his wife.

Lord BROUGIII3I said he bad moved on a former
occasion that with regard to this Bill further evidence
should be adduced, in order to show that Mr. Ashby
had exercised due vigilance over his wife, and had not
thrown temptations in her way, and had used every
means to prevent her from going astray. Although
there was reason to suppose that the petitioner was
too lenient—it had been shown that he had great affec-
tion, and he was unwilling to drive her by any harsh
means into the arms of her lover. The Noble and
Learned Lord concluded by saying that, taking all the
circumstances of the case into consideration, he was of
opinion that the petitioner was entitled to the remedy
which he sought to obtain. He should, therefore, move
that the Bill should be read a second time.
The Bill was accordingly read a second time.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, June 18.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius b fore the Lord Chief Justice and
a Special Jury.)
NEWNHAM V. STEVENSON AND ANOTEIER.

This case, which occupied the Court the whole of
yesterday, was resumed this morning, and again oceu-
piei the Court during the whole of the sitting. There
was no point of interest, but the evidence was tedious
and at great length.
The jury returned a verdict, at a late hour, for the
defendant.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
THIRD COURT.
Sydney Robert Sparks, 27, clerk ; Charles Stanley,
23, Edward Wrz;:yk!, 57, Edward Wright, 23, agent, and
James Campbell, 37, agent, were indicted for conspiracy
and fraud.
The °fiances imputed to the prisoners were. that
they had obtained various sums of money from different
persons on pretence of either employing them or pro
curing situations f u. them on a handsome scale of wage +,
which conditions they failed to perform, and evidently
had no means of fulfilling. The cases have been so re-
cently before the police-courts that it may be sufficient
to =tile that several charges having been proved the
jury found them Guilty.
Mr. PARNELL said the frauds proved this day were but
a few of the clearest picked from the mass.
The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, commented
upon the gross nature of the charges, and sentenced
Wright, the elder, James Campbell, and Stanley to 18
months' imprisonment and hard labour; but considering
that Sparks hal not taken any money, and Wright,
jun., had acted under the guidance of a bad father, the
seotence oa them world be 12 months.
The flw cases tried in the New Court before the Com-
mon S,rgeant were not of interest, The only one of
impPrtance removed from this court to that, was that of
Barley and Lawler, for alleged skittle sharping, which
stands until next session.
The courts stand adj,:urned until Monday, the 9th
of July.

MIDDLESEX SESSIGNS, June 18.
(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAms, Assistant-Judge.)
The June adjourned sessions of the peace for the
county of Middlesex commetcod this morning at the Ses-
sions House, Clerkenwell-green. There wero seventy
prisoners for trial, but the offences wore of a very light
character, and the cases tried during the day were nut
of public importance.