Litchfield enquirer., 1860-04-26
NEWS. OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
 CoNGREss-So many of the members have gone to Charl leston or paired off, that it has been difficult to retain quorum to do business the past week ;; and we have consequently nothing important to record of the proceedings of either House.
 The House Committee on elections have reported in favor of MT. Howard (Republican) against Cooper Democrat) the sitting member, in the Michigan contested case. Messrs. Cart rell of Ga, Stevenson of Ky, and Boyce of s. c. (Democrats) unite in minority report in fla vor of Cooper.
 GREAT BR1rA1N.-There is no news of politi cal importance. Parliament was not sitting. The French and other continental journals ac- cuse the English Parliament of favoring the re- cent Carlist attempt in Spain, and the nsurrec- tion in Sicily.
 A reform meeting was held in Hyde Park on Sunday the 9th. The proceedings were tame and there were not more than 1000 present The submarine cable for Gibraltar will be ready by the middle of September.
 Heenan was before the magistrate at Derby on the 7th, charged with the intention of en gazing in prize fight thereby causing breach of the peace.
 Mir. Leach appeared in his behalf, and saic Heenan had never broken the peace in England and had no intention of doing so. True, he may have made use of harsh language, in the excitement of his capture, when his passion was aroused but when he considered that he hal been hunted out of eight counties, while his op ponent, Sayres, was allowed to go on with the greatest impunity, he did feel sore at the treat ment he was receiving. He apologized if he had used expressions which he ought not to Two respectable gentlemen were ready to give bail to the amount required, guided by the sta tion in life of the parties. In America, Heenan was blacksmith. He hoped the bench would assess the bail at small amount.
 The clerk announced that the bench agreed to take Heenan's own recoguisance for e5O, with two sureties of e25 each. Loud applause.) He added that the authorities had no feeling beyond the preservation of the peace. It was stated by the court that Heenan could not further be inter cred with anywhere unless he broke the peace Sureties were promptly given, and Heenan and his friends left Derby for London.
 BeWs Life was most indignant at the capture which it attributed to Heenan and his compan- ions going to place where they were almo st certain ofarrest. A subsequent edition exoner ates Heenan, and says he took all necessary pre- cautions, employed men to sound the police and put them off the track. This person deceived Heenan and his friends and gave information which led to the capture.
 Bells Life indignantly scouts the idea that Savers or his friends were in fault,] and states that Heenan's party believed Savers utterly inca pablo of such conduct.
 It was considered certain that the fight would come off on the day fixed (the l6th.)
 HuNoARY.-There had been great anti Aus trian demonstration at the capital. The occa. sion being the funeral of student who died oi injuries received from the police in the recent demonstration. 5000 persons followed the corpse to the grave amidst patriotic cries. The police did not interfere and there was no disorder IrALY.-The king of Sardinia was about to make tour of inauguration through his king dom. British ambassadors, by order of London and Sardinian Courts, and the Parliament oi Turin, adjousning, would attend the royal cor tege. Garibaldi had taken his place as repre- sentative at Turin.
 THE CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENT of the Bos ton Journal furnishes the following information l." Mir Toucey, Secretary of the Navy, is here and it is said he is working very industriously to secure an approval of slavery protection princi ples on the platform. He has been named, you will remember, as prominent candidate for Vice President, in case Hunter or some other South ern man is placed first on the ticket-and this fact may explain his course in the matter au ded to-"
 THE PENETRATION MILLS COMPANY have com menced their suits against the Insurance Com panies for their losses sustained by the fire that took place in their mills after their fall They have begun with the Boston Manufacturers Mu tual One trial will settle the question for all as far as regards their liability. Several interesting questions will grow out of the suit The 1nsur- ance companies will claim that, at least, they are liable only for the value of the property as it lay crushed before the fire broke out The Penn berton Company will at least claim that the companies are liable for the effects of the fire on the property that did not fall. As the policies forbade the use of camphene or burning tiuid' and as the fire was caused by the bursting of camphene lamp let fall among the runs' this question will come up among the others. The femberton company say that their property as it lay crushed was worth $ls9, 1000, but this is point for the jury or experts to decide. The whole Insurance vas 94l5,ooo