Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-24
LATER FROM EUROPE.
FURTHER BY THE AFRICA

There is little to add to the account we pub
| lished Saturday.
Mr. Alexander Mackay, the gentleman who
was sent by the Manchester chamber of Com
merce to lni to report on the possibility of grow
ing supplies OF cotton in that country died at sea
on the 18th of April, on his way home. He was
a barrister by profession, and was author of the
| popular work on America entitled THE Yves
| tern World"
The Rajah of Coorg a potentate from the
| western Chants, Hindostan, has arrived in Eng
| land bringing his young daughter to be educated.
This is new feature in oriental manners The
| Ralah is accompanied by his wives.
Dr. John Dalrymple, an eminent surgeon and
| friend and associate of the late Liston died in
London Sunday last aged 49,
"Wednesday evening, May 5, the American
Minister and the Diplomatic Secretary, and at
tache OF the legation, attended the Queens State
Ball. Mrs and Miss Lawrence were also present
The company numbered 200O
The Hudson Bay Company are stated to be
about to fit out two ships for the conveyance of Or
ganlzed bodies of miners at fixed and liberal
salaries tor the purpose of working the veins of
gold discovered on Queen Charlotte's Island: and
the question OF how far Government shall inter-
fere, both there and in Australia, to secure to the
Crown the principal portion of the yield of these
aultelous regions, spoken of as at present under
the consideration of Lord Derby's Cabinet.
EMIGRATION FROM LIvERPooL.-The number
OF emigrants despatched from Liverpool for the
United States during the last month was 25492.
the largest number that ever sailed in one month.
The greater proportion Of the emigrants are Ger
man and Irish, chiefly agricultural laborers. The
emigration for Australia by means of government
aid also very considerable Between the 9TH
and goth OF last month three vessels, with 926 en-
1grants, sailed from the depot of Birkenhead and
on the 18th and 18th inst two large ships will
sail thence for Australia, with about 1900 emf
grants.
CASE OF Col. FREMoNr.-We find the fol-
lowing report of the proceedings in the case of
Gibbs and another Fremont, before the Court
OF Exchequer, in banco on the 9th of May:
In this case, Mr.. Baron Anderson had made an
order torthe inspection ofcertain bills of exchange
letters and protests in the possession of the plain
tlfs. subsequently, Mr. Willes obtained rule
calm upon the defendant to show cause whv so
much OF the order related to the letters and pro-
tests should not be struck out of the ORDER on the
ground that the documents were not shown to be
either In the possession under the control of the
plaintiffs.
The Attorney General now showed cause against
the rule. The action was brought to recover the
amount OF four bills of exchange drawn by the
defendant on the Chief Secretary of the United
States Government in favor of n person named
Huffman, who had made advances for the supplies
required by the United States troops serving
in Mexico, Colonel Fremont, who was comman-
der of the forces and Governor of California.
Colonel Fremont had stated, when giviug the
bills, that he had no intention of making himself
personally liable for payment and Huffman we'll
knew this when he received them. The bills in
question were dated in l647 and the plaintiff be-
canned possessed of them in 1850
About the latter period Col. Fremont was in
England, on business connected with his posses
slons in the gold regions; and, on the day prior to
that fixed for his departure, he was arrested
at the suit of the plaintiffs and detained one night
N custody. He was, however, liberated on the
following day, on giving security. He had reason
to believe that the plaintiffs did not give any vau-
able consideration for the bills, and that they had
received them with full knowledge of the cir
cumstances under which they We're given.
The letters and protests were stated by the de-
PENDANT to be in the possession of the plaintiffs,
and the reason he asked for their production was,
that he consideration necessary for this defence
to the present action. The other side did not
deny the existence of the documents, nor did
they state they were beyond their CONTROL.
Mr. Wllles, IN support of the rule, contended
that 1t ought to be made absolute. The plaintiff
had given full value for the bills to Huffman and
although application had been made to the United
States Government, they refused to honor them
Inc COufC was OF opinion that the affidavlts on
the part of the defendant failed to show any
reasonable ground for believing that any docu-
ments were in possession of the other side which
might support the case for the defence, but they
thought it would be better that the parties should
again 60 before Mr.. Baron Anderson, at Chambers,
in order that the affidavits might be amended and
the matter put in a shape for decision,
FRANCE.
Although all idea of proclaiming the empire on
the 10th of May last has long since vanished, it
would appear that the establishment of the en-
plre itself is not at all abandoned. The prevalent
opinion at the palace of the Eysee is that al
though precipitation may be dangerous, there
must not be too much delay in taking steps for the
restoration of the empire.
People talk ola marriage imminent between
M. de Persigny and the daughter ofthe Prince de
la Moskowa, on whom the President would bestow
brilliant dowry
The dinner given to the President on Sunday,
by his uncle Jerome, is talked of as sort of nau-
guratlon OF harmony among several members of
the Bonaparte family, who have been hitherto
widely separated by political other differences
Besides the Prince de Canine, whose untoward
voyage to Cvita Veccha obliged the Elysee to af-
feet dispeasare, lift felt none, Napoleon, the son
of Jerome, was present. The latter was appoint |
ed soon after the election of his cousin, in Decem-
Der, 1e4o, to the embassy Of Madrid. Possessed |
OF undoubted talents as speaker, M. Napoleon |
Bonaparte showed very little diplomatis and, |
after his return from Madrid having quarreled |
with the Elysee, he took his seat on the peak |
of the Mountain.