Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-28

snirited action of Captain Fairfax, OF the united
States ship Cyane, at Antigua, when demand
ing PREPARATION from the British authorize" for
the outrage committed on the brig Loan5O, OF
PHILADELPHIA. It appears that Captain F. had
several interviews with Governor Hamilton, at
St Johns, but that official refused any salts
factory explanation, so the Cyane left without
sauting the British flag hoisted on the forts or
on the board the British sleep of war Aedea.
The matter was looked on as serious. Cholera
prevailed at Porto Rico and Grail Island. st.
Thomas was healthy aud its trade good.
The London Times seems to think the war
benefit in a commercial point Of view. 1t says:
eThe value of the goods imported from foreign
counties 10 1854, was e94 100000, and the
vaiae Of manufactures and produce of the
British isles exported during the same period
"a foreign countries was e97. 000 900. There
il very eason to believe that the prosperity of
t,se present year equals, if it does not surpass,
tie prosperity of 1854, and that the deeper we
have ,,lnnged into war the more extended have
.ezn our commercial transactions. We have,
IN - cry ruth, called new world into exis-
,.ooe. The vast sums which we have expended
ID maintaining and provisioning our armies
have not been swallowed up in the earth nor
whellned INTO the depths Of the ocean. They
have been scattered among population which
till now has lacked market for its produce
and capital to stimulate its production"
A PARIS correspondent of the New York
ComerciaL says that the project of the French
American steam ship company is now consid-
cred Is fixed fact The French government
has promised eIni-weekly mail, for the trans
norta,ion of which it viii pay literally, and the
hne will be organized to leave semi-weekly and
alternately from the ports Of Havre and Bor-
deaux for the ports of New York and New
Orleans. The steamers are to be about the
size Of the Fulton and ArGgo.
A libel suit has just terminated in Philadel-
phia. and terminated in a manner which can
not be otherwise than highly satisfactory to
newspaper publishers throughout the country.
In this suit, Mr.. Donrely was the plaintiff,
and the Philadelphia Ledger the defendant.
The Jury assessed the damages to MIR. DIS
character, from tl,e publication of the alleged
libel at ore dollar. We allude to the case
solely with the view of bringing prominently
before the public the principles laid down in
the judges charge to the jury. His honor
said. "The plaintiff is charged with having
driven his wife with violence from his house,
while she was in an advanced state of pre-
snancy, and without even the poor excuse
which might arise from intOxication. The only
real question under these circumstances is, not
whether this charge, unexplained and unjusti-
fed, is libel, but whether there is enough to
explain and justify it. One thing which meets
US at the threshold of this inquiry is the post
ton of abe defendants as editors of news
paper. One rule, which may be stated without
fear of contradiction, is that the editor OF
public journal may tell the truth in all cases
without fear of the consequences, and that,
while he does so, he cannot be made answer
able in a civil proceeding, nor, indeed, any
where, unless on the ground Of malice, or q
wanton interference with the comfort and
happiness of others. An assertion that another
has made q statement is true if he has made
IT,; and yet, if that statement be false aud
hbelous, the truth will not protect those who
repeat il. This holds good of the editor OF q
newspaper, as well as OF all other persons, for
the law will look to to the substance, which
is untrue, and not merely to the form, and will
consider the original worng as aggravated and
repeated by him who gives it currency. Hence
newspaper cannot justify the repetition of a
misstatement, on the ground that it was deriv-
ed from another person, whose name Is or Is
no, mentioned, however true it may be that be
actually made it.
Prior TO the first of January, the amount OF
bonds issued by the commonwealth of Virginia
under acts of the Legislature, after deducting
the amount redeemed and cancelled, and the
amount purchased by the Board Of the Liter
ary Fund is s247ls,742O3. OF this amount
lI.490,742O3 were certificates of registered
debt, upon which the money was received
prior TO their issue; sll,S5S,OOO were six per
cent, coupon bonds, upon which the SUN of
1868. 600 has been paid into the treasury,
leaving tho sum of$7000O0 TO be accounted
for; and three hundred aud seventy-fvepounds
sterling, or 81 900 FIVE per cent coupon
bonds. payable in London were issued upon
which there has been received the sum Of i
500. TAI .92 aud there is due upon said bonds,
rstiag them as netting the sum of eighty-seven
dollars yer hundred. the sum Of $270,5OsO S,
makingin the aggregate the sum Of 91Ob0S.-
Os vet due upon the entire amount of bonds
Issued by the Commonwealth.
Tie Indianapolis Journal states that quite
sensation was produced in that city, on the
18th inst, by the arrival Of forty-ive orphan
& boys, who had been gathered M in New York
CITY, and after having been kept some time in
the Orphan Asylum there were being taken to
the West by some benevolent Individual, for
the purpose of finding homes for them among
the farmers, so that they could be brought up
without exposure 10 the moral malaria Of a city
atmosphere, The name Of the benevolent gen
tleman could not be ascertained.
Gov BARsrow, Of Wisconsin, in his annual
message. gives an encouraging view Of the g.
paneisl affairs Of the State. The whole amount
Maid into the treasury during the year, incla-