The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-16 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.
(By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)!
LIVERPOOL, .Arnzr, 16, FIVE A.m.
The British and North American Royal mail steam-
ship Niagara has just arrived in the Mersey, bring-
ing the usual fortnightly mail and dispatches from
America and Canada, and twelve days' later news than
any hitherto received.
This fine vessel left Boston on the 3d instant, and
Halifax on the stb. The number of passengers
'brought over by her is considerable.
Congress was still engaged discussing the slavery
question.
The United States' senator, John C. Calhoun,
whose recent speech on the admission of California
into the Union created so much sensation in the
.Stater, died on the 31st ult., at 'Washington, in the
68th year of his age.
Professor Webster's trial for the murder of Dr.
Parkman has just terminated in- the-conviction of the
Professor, who has been sentenced to death.
. There is nothing of importance from Canada.
The state of business generally throughout the
United States is not reported as favourable. A con-
siderable languor rests on trade of every kind.
In breadstuffs but little had been done, and this at
falling prices.—Western Canal flour, 4 87k to 5 0
very firm ; Gennessee prime wheat, 1 26 to 1 28 per
601 b.; Southern wheat, 1 10 to 1 12 per 601 b.;
Indian corn, round yellow,
Per bushel ; Southern white, 0 54 to
0 54 to 0 56 steady, flat
yellow, 0 55
056 per bushel ; Indian meal, 2 62k to 2 75 per
barrel.

. Upland middling fair
.co:sttnonewrsecferdoemd
thhailsfeaoucnetnrt7 the early part of the
fortnight, but recovered on the receipt of the Nia-
gara
to fair 12ic. to 13c. The total
i deficiency in receipts
theFpreasigthftogr are fortnight amount is now 400,000 bales. The sales n New York for
00 bales.
ing rates :—Flour to Liverpool is. 6d. to ls. 9d. per
brl. Grain to Liverpool 4id. to sd. per bush. Cotton
to Liverpool id. to 3.16 d.
Provisions are inactive.
aalmteoreudntin to
price, being at the follow-
Exchange on Paris, 5 30, sales few ; Hamburgh,
35 to 35k.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--The marriage of the
lion. Louise Madeline Campbell, eldest daughter of the Lord
Chief Justice of England and the Baroness Stratheden, with
the Rev. William Spranger White, of the Brae, Roxburgh-
shire, and incumbent of St. John's, Jedburgb, took place on
Saturday last, at All Saints' Church, Kensington. Among
the relatives and friends present at the interesting ceremony
were Lord Campbell, Lord Stratheden, Hon. Misses Camp-
bell, Hon. W. F. Campbell, M,P., Lord and Lady Abinger
and Hon. Miss Scarlett, Dowager Lady Abinger, Mr. and
Lady Theresa Lewis, Hon. Misses Pepys, Hon. Mr. and
Mrs. Toler, lion. Colonel and Mrs. Yorke Scarlett, Bishop of
Gloucester and Bristol, Mrs. and Misses Monk, Hon. Lady
Currey and Misses Currey, Mr. and Misses We't, Mr. and
Mrs. Jones (of Pantglos) and Miss Campbell, Mrs. Fraser,
Miss Caroline Campbell, Sir Thomas and Lady Wollaston
White and Misses White, Rev. Francis White, Mr. Prescott
White and Misses White, Rev. Mr. Harness, Misses John-
stone, &c. After the ceremony the Bareness Stratheden
gave a sumptuous dejeuner at Stratheden-house, the family
mansion ; and between three and four o'clock the happy pair
left for Castor, Northamptonshire, the seat of Mr. Prescott
White, brother of the bridegroom, where they will pass the
honeymoon.

was last week loomn
'The world is more apt to reward appearances than I
1 Beckford, Sieira Leone, with loss a sails; Harbinger,
Havre for Now Ytrk, with damages to her bends from
deserts.— Eliza Cook's Journal.
look in . contact off the Ede!) stone. The Tory and th© %taffies
Mr. George Hudson, M.P., g fell athwart each other, and both reel ived dvnnage.
at Emo Park, and it is said that he expressed his intention T
_LIVERPOOL, Ai PlilL 15. S 1 hid 6.;!...;.E.--Arrc„ john,,
of becoming a bidder for it, when selling under the ll:mem-
bered Eatetee ilet....Lciniter ,Express. 1 Akinder, Wilmington; Isis, Anna, Ilayannab;
1 Pieta

M'Donald, Cuba; Argenti, Tampico and Havannah;
Crescent, Rio de la Hache; Clyde, Halcroco, Apala-
chicola ; Triton, Smith, Charleston. Sid. Edward,
San Francisco ; Irene, Pernambuco ; Autumnus,
Madras ; Conqueror, Rio Janicro ; Goozereh,
Pictou ; Hornet, Prince Edward's Island; Hannah,
Britannia, and Shaw, Newfoundland ; the William for
San Francisco, has not sailed as reported yesterday.—
Off port, H. H. Boody, New Orleans ; Ellen, Savannah;
GEreett, Texian, Margaret, Atlas, and Jane Hammond.
RA3ISGATE, APRIL 15.—The Maria and Fanny,
Amsterdam to Genoa, has put in leaky, &c., having been
on the Goodwin Sands this morning.
DUNDALK.—The Erin, Whitehaven to Cardiff, and the
Maria and Fanny, Newry, for Gla,:gow, have bean in
contact, and both received damage. The Georgina,
Glasgow to Oporto, which was stranded in the Bay 31st
March, has been got off vary leaky.
LOUGHSWELLY.—The Earl of Kingston, of Aberyst-
with, which went on shore on Ballymateu- Strand 30th
Match, has been got off without damage.
ST. MARGARET'S Horr.—A bucket and some hand-
spikes' narked Castle, of Newcastle," have been
picked up.
Kinawann,—The brig which foundered off North Ro-
naldsheey 23d Parch, and was towed into the Bay, is
bound to be the Atinette, of We tO:a, for Ma; oim to Co-
penhagen; her cargo washed out.
LONGELOPE.—The George and Mary, of Stornoway,
Newcastle to Litt rrol, has been totallywreeked en the
reeks near Cuntick 'lead; crew saved.

QUEFNSTOWN, APRIL 13.—Wind W.N.W., squally.—
Arrci. M.Kit,non, CaPao; Errl Charlemont
Gardner, Liverpool for .I.lembay. CUM in a state o:
mutiny.

Cafitiz, APRIL S.—The Alhicn, of LA Dion, Gibraltar
for this pert, was sunk in thti 6iraits sth inst.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
The Master cf the Rolls sat to-day in his Court at
Westminster. hits Lordship was occupied the greater
.pats of the morning with petitions, none of which pos-
sessed any features of interest except to the parties con-
cerned.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before the, VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)

THE DUKE OF LEEDS V. EARL AMHERST AND OTHERS-

JUDGMENT.

The VICE•CTIANCELLOR gave judgnicnt to-day in this
case, which carets before him shortly before tae recess,
upon exceptions taken by the defendants, the executors
of the late Duke of Leeds, to the Master's report. The
bill was filed by the present Duke of Leeds against the
executors of the late, for the purpose of obtaining
an account frt m them a the waste committed
by the late Duke in dismantling a great portion of
Ktvedon Hall, one of the family mar sions, and cutting
down a get at portion of the ernamental timber on the
estate. On the cause coming on for argument, a refer-
ence was mace to the Masttvr' to take au account of the
waste committed by the late Duke, and the Master by
his report found that a certain sum was due irons the
estate of the late Duke in leireet of the waste ho had
committed. To this report toe defendants took excep-
tions, and upon those exceptions his Honour now gave
judgment. After going at some length into the case,
his Honour ordered ail the exceptions to be overruled,
thinking that the Master I, ad come to a right conclusion,
and that the estate of those who had committed au in
jury ought to be saddled with the expense of that
injury.
- The Court then proceeded to hoar motions.
(Bolero the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
Causes of no general interest occupied his Honour the
whole morning. _

(Bcfo:e the Vice•CLancellor WIGnIx.)

MONYPENNY v. D EKING-JIMCDIENT.

• His HONOUR gave judgment at some length in this
care, which involved a dry question of conveyancing, as
to which branch c f the family of the Monypenny's cer-
tain property belonged. His Honour made a declare-
Lion in favour of the branch •of Thomas Monypenny's
fimily, at the vane time intimating that, in
giving
thatopinion, he felt great diffidence, and very little• doubt
tr as the case, would be ultimately carried to the House
of Lords.

The Court then proceeded with the hearing o
tnotions.

INDERWICK V. SNELL.

The arguments in thus part-heard motion were re-
turned. The case came before the Court yesterday
upon motion on behalf of two gentlemen who were di-
rectors, or late directors, of the London Conveyance
Company, suing on their own behalf and fur toe other
sharehuluers for an injunction to restrain the six defend-
ants, who are the other directors, from doing, autho-
rising, or permitting any act as directors of the London
Conveyance Company until the plaintiffs Inderwick and
Cowan, and the 'defendant Johnson, should have been
duly and lawfully removed from the office of directors,
except such vets as might be done in pursuance of orders
duly made by the be.urd in conformity with the 3'd
clause of the deed of settlement, and from preventing or
hindering the plaintiff's and Johnson acting es directors
of the company. It appeared by the affidavits, which
were very 'voluminous, that disputes had arisen amongst
the directors and mew tars of the company, and com-
plaints were made of the conduct of the plaintiff Inder-
wick, who was the chairman if the board, and of the
other two directors, and that the defendants had caused
meetings to be held for removing them from the direc-
tion. A resolution was made to that effect, but as the
plaintiffs contended, nut at a meeting duly constituted.
They also denied the existence of the alleged grounds of
complaint; and the object of the application was to pre-
vent the company from proceeding to e-zclude 'the plain-
tiffs and Johnson under the alleged illegal resolutions.
(The case was proceeding when our report left.)

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Bet ore the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, an i Justices PATTE-
SON, WIGIITMAN, and ERLE ) '
TEE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF COPPER MINERS IN

ENGLAND V. FOX AND OTHERS.

Sir F. TEESIGER said, in this ClB9, which was tried
before Mr. Justice Coleridge at the last sittings at
and in which a verdict was found for the
plaintiff for 551/. 25., he had to apply fur a rule to show
cause why there should not be a new trial on the ground
of misdirection. He made the application upon a point
which was reserved at the trial with regard to the right
of the plaintiffs, who are a corporation, to sue on an
executory contract not under seal. The plaintiffs were
incorporated under a charter in the reign of William and
Mary and the charter recited that there were at that
time great quantities of copper ore found in divers parts
of this kingdom, which, for want of skilful artizans to
purify the same were totally neglected and unimproved,
and that certain persons had found out several in-
ventions for melting and refining copper ore. The
plaintiffs were incorporated for the purpose of melting and
refining copper ore. The contract on which the action
was brought had reference to 2,000 tons of iron rails
sold to the defendant by the plaintiffs. These iron
rails were stipulated to be delivered to the defendant on
the Ist of April, 1849, but, the plaintiffs failing in that,
the time of delivery was enlarged by consent until the
Ist of September following. The Learned Judge at the
trial was of opinion that that agreement was a substitu-
tion of the original one. He (Sir F. Thesiger) contended
that the contract on which the action was brought was
not one which was incident to the purposes for which
the plaintiffs were incorporated. They were incorpo-
rated fer melting and refining copper ore, and this was
a contract for furnishing iron rails, which was clearly
not within the objects for which the society was incor-
porated.
Lord CAMPBELL—Take a rule.

EXCHEQUER.--(THIS DAY.)
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON, and Barons PARKE,
ROLFE, and PLATT.)
FOWLER V. DRAKE, PUBLIC OFFICER.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL applied in this Case, which
was tried before the Lord Chief Baron at the last sit-
tings after term in Middlesex, and in which a verdict was
found for the defendant, for a rule to show cause why
the verdict should not :be set aside• and a new trial had
on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence,
and also against his Lordship's summing up. The de-
fendant was clerk to the visiting magistrates of the
-county of Devon, and the plaintiff was an architect, who
had brought the action in assumpsit to recover 5501., the
balance due to him for commission on the erection of a
lunatic asylum in that county. It appeared that in
1841 the magistrates issued an advertisement for
plans and sections of the proposed building, and
that the defendant sent in a design, which was
accepted. He estima'ed the coot of erecting, lighting,
warming and ventilating the asylum at about 40,0001.,
and it was agreed'that he should receive a commission
of 5/. per cent. upon that outlay, which would amount to
2,000/. The magistrates were desirous that he should
mention a specific sum, but he objected to do so on the
ground that such a course would be against professional
etiquette, and the per centage agreed upon was to in-
clude all tiavelling expenses and extra work. The
building was erected and the cost was 60,0001. The
works specified were within the estimate, but there were
certain extra works arising out of the estimate and upon
these the plaintiff did not charge any commission, but in
the course of the c rection it occurred to the magistrates
that it would be more economical to erect gas works than
to lay down pipes for a supply of gas from some distant
manufactory. These works were accordingly erected,
and as they were not contemplated when he furnished
the estimate, it was contended that they could not come
under the category of" extras" or "contingencies," but
formed a distinct and separate building. A piece of
land at a distance from the asylum was purchased by
the magistrates, and on this also a well was sunk, and
tanks erected and conduits laid down, under the auperin-
tendance of the plaintiff. The jUry,siu giving their ver-
dict, had proceeded on the assumption that these • erec-
tions were included in the extra work agreed to be done
under the plaintiff's specification, but ho (the Atter-
ney- Ger.eral) contended that they were as distinct from
the original building as the erection of a lodge or a
boundary wall was distinct from a mansion.
The Court granted a rule nisi.
• FANDLAY V. WALKER.
This action was tried at York, before Mr. Baron
Rolfe, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff.
Mr. WATSON moved for a rule to set aside the ver-
dict, and to enter a nonsuit or to enter a verdict for
the de fondant. The plaintiff was a merchant at Hull,
and the action was brought against the defendant, who
is a shipowner residing at Sunderland, for the non-ful-
filment of a chart sr-party, by which he agreed to send
a 'ass( called the Cleaver, on a voyage to D./n!zie and
Sweinemound, to take on board a cargo of wheat and
bring it to some safe port on the east coast, bete een
Sunderland and Peterborough, both inclusive. The
vessel proceeded on its vo3 age, but was unable to obtain
a cargo of wheat from the places mentioned in the
charter-party, owing to the hostilities which were then
going on between the Danes arid Germane. Subsequent
negotiations were entered into by thd parties, and on the
ea: ere of :hest:: sc_;tm t.te!;;H:-..,! (4,:..tn)ns'o. law Groan as
to the right of the plaintiff to recover, but they Nyam
devoid of any general interest.

The Ccurt granted a rule.

COMMON PLEA.S—(THIS DAY.);
(Before Lord Chief-Justice WILDE and Justices Citt:ol"
WELL, WILLIAMS, AND TALECURD.Y
LAYCOCY V. PINERY. •
In this case, which was an action for breach of pro'
mist of marriage, tried at York, before Mr. Baron Alder-
son, at the last asszcs, with a verdict for the plaintiff,
Mr. MARTIN moved for a rule to show case why li
verdict should not be entered for the defendant or a new
trial be granted. The application was grounded on the
alleged misdirection of the Learned Baron in the inter-
pretation of certain letters which were produced by ae
dtfenclaut as evidence of a mutual dissolution of the
contract existing between the parties. From these letterof
which were read by Mr. Mar tin, it appeared tb it after
having been engaged to the plaintiff; Miss Layc.)ck, fur
some years, the dtf, ndant, not thinking his pr osneett
sufficiently promising, wrote to her ou the 31st ot!
1847, expressing his wish that the connexion :whirl'
:cowed likely to ensue in nothing but misery as , both
part:es, should be broken off. To this, the plain, fft in
eta dienee to his wish, signified her consent, in a letter
of the 2d of June, to the d, fondant ; and also in an other
of the same daY, to defendant's mother. From thn
no correspontitace tiok place) between the parties until
within a) ear and a half afterwards, when rho data tdao,
haying married another lady, an action for brea
,;11
promise of marriage was brought against him the
verdict in which trial it was now sought to set ar ido-
Rule granted.

MANSION-HOU6E—(THIS DAS.)
ll'ulter Watts was again brought before Mr. Alcier'
mail Gibbs upon the charge of stealing two cheq yea for
1,4001. each, the proterty of the Globe losuranc a co"
p;-4q. . _

tr. Clarkson, with Mr. Freshfield appeared far the
prosecution, and Mr. Bodkin, instructed by Mr. Wow-
Dvr, for the defence.

Mr. Roan, from the Globe-office, produced the ,•CoM'
pang's Act f Parliament, being 47 Ueorge ILL, ea~ p. 30,
which authorises the company to prosecute throng h the
treasurer.

Mr.Clarkson then said, he considered the c‘se core iplete
against the prisoner. Instead of having him coma ,fitted
to Newgate t would suggest a remand pro forma.
Mr. Bodkin acceded to the suggestion.
In reply to Mr. Alderman GIBBS, the prisoner said
—I wish to reserve my defence by the advice of me:
solicitor. lam content to leave the ease in the hands 01
my counsel.

The prisoner was fully committal for trial upon 0.18
two charge 3.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
A rough determined-locking Irishman, named De nil.,
ITC:artily, with a fierce looking woman, were churl ;t."
bcfore Mr. Jardine under the following circumstenaeA
A lady, Yarned Jordan, stated that last evening 21'e
was returning home from Westminster-road, when
had been to see some friends, and on_ passing the* nige
ltussel!-square, about nine o'clock, she encountered . the
two prisoners, who were both drunk. The servant, who
was with her glanced at them, and she stepped of
pavement to allow them to pass, and witness did , the
same. The male prisoner then came rudely up to her,
and said, " What do mean by staring at us like '.that''
Take that, you b— b—,"_ striking her a blow that telleti.
her to .the ground. Not content with that, he ki
tier in the lower part of the Abdomen, which rend erect
her insensible for some minutes; but in the means bile
the servant had obtained the msistaucts of some pas6s eV"
by, and both the prisoners were given • into costod)i.
Witness was then taken to the hospital, where r 3 v'lls
examined by a medical gentleman, and by his dii,ect'soll
she was afterwards removed to her own residence.
Mr. JARDINE asked what share the female p.iscr et
had in the assault?—The witness replied, she slop!
her face.

The servant havirg corroborated the statement of bet
haistresp,

Mr. JARDINE asked the prisoners if they had ' set
thing to say in answer to the charge?--The malef Prl;
setter said, that when the lady passed them she rem rite"
to her serrarit "the drunken cicatrix's:3," which ass 51)e-
raied his female companion, and they certainly did re:,
sent the affront, but neither of them kicked or Janie"'
the lady.
'lke lady, who was too ill to stand, did not t bank it
necessary to contradict this.
.
Mr. JARDINE agreed with her, and fined the r woner
31., or six weeks' imprisonment.
The lion. Captain B. Plunkett, cf Cambridge-t errieet
Camden-town, was charged with assaulting the pollee
while in the execution of their duty.
A police-constable stated that he was on duty b ewe°
one and two o'clock this morning in St. Martin ',silo!'
when his attention was called to the prisoner by
beating a placarded boarding with his stick. Bfe 08°4
up to him to request him to desist, as the noise tie etas
milking would disturb the neighbourhood, but I be Prq:
toner heeded him not, and continued rapping an sy "/".
his walking-stick. Witness, seeing that he wa a to
int°l,
icated, tried gently to push him away, which set ore('
exasperate him so much that he struck witness: sieroie
the shoulders with the stick, and then challenged b
to fight, eke ecving that he should like to give the tiOhl)-
" a b- good hiding." Witness deolined his offer'
whereupon tt e prisoner renewed his formeraneuse43o,,l3tl
but other constables came up at this moment, a,nd
some difficulty he was safely lodged in the 80-w-t tree'
st Mien. house.

Mr. JARDINE asked the constable if the blows hi td 111'
fticied any injury on him.
Witness replied that the blows hurt him very, nauelt.
at the time they were inflicted, but the only ill raOP
percepcible now was a few slight bruises.
• a
I. he defendant did not deny the charge, but comp's-011A
that the constable had exaggerated the violence- ,"
added that the officials on duty at the station refuted i,
send for his bad, and the consequence was he had/ -be`—
locked up all night.
to
Mr. Inspector Marsh said it was not the pract ice/ e,
send the police for bail, and when a messenger w, 10
ceived for the defendant he refused to Fay him. , .41
The defendant thought his name and station ease
to have been a sufficient guarantee that he Wcli
remunerate the messenger when he returned 11/Ith
the bail.
Mr. JARDINE said no blame whatever attached ti ,11,1,80
police, and as for the complaint of the defendant th 3t
ed
had been locked up all night, he was liable to be Is 05,
up for more than a month. However, since the del feltie
ant had acknowledged that he was in the wroni be
should not adopt that course, but simply fine him
full penalty of 5L
ale
The fine was immediately paid, and the Honoui
Gentlem an liberated at once.

IVIARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS Or')
RUFFIANLY ASSAULT ON A PoLICR-C0N5TA80.,,,,...,
James Flaherty was brought before Mr. Bin 0287:
charged with violently assaulting Pelice.constable Al°"'
tin, 86 C, and breaking one of his fingers. co
The constable stated, that this morning, abovit oRe
o'clock, he saw the prisoner in Peter-street very alulito
and creating a groat disturbance. lie requested 1103:4
go home peaceably, whereupon the prisoner became ye:f,
abusive, and threatened to rip witness open if he
to interfere with him, at the same time making a mottos
as if about to open a knife. Witness again tried to P%
suade him to leave the place, and on his still refusin g
go away, he (witness) went up to him for the purpo Sebe
removing him; but befure be reached the prisoner, 4
latter rushed upon him, and kicked him with Sre:i
force on his right leg; he was about to kick wi'l3eir,
again, when he put out his hand to ward off the. lucip'
and the consequence was his right finger was brekon,,e
in the attempt. The prisoner then struck him i 0 0
face, Luna was proceeding to further violence 011 T
another constable came to his assistance, and the Pc
soner was secured and taken to the station. t
The prisoner, who has been. repeatedly convicted Ai,
assaults on the police, was committed to the House ,
Correction for 21 days.