The New York herald., 1866-05-09
wages and then that which they honorably obtained
they would be able frely TO onjoy. loud appausel
The Late American Bloc kade.
BARGAINS PoR SUPPLYING GOODS TO TIL

at tho ordinary Iuto ~ 1te une,
which was about twenty per cent Ihe piaintins saia
they knew a person who had steamer which would
the purpose but they dd no! glve Inc name o.
the vessel as not usual 20 disclose the names OF
ships for running the blockade lest they SHOULD
become known to the United States government Alter
and She took goods in question: but was captured In
of her VOYAGE Il appeared that the Iregn!
was payable absolutely whether the vessel was captured
or not and the action brought by the plaintiffs TO re
cover 82 700 freight Al the trial before Mr. Baron
Martin Gudhall verdict was entered for the plain
tiis for that sam, subject to the opinion OF this
court turned out that when the defendants attempted
10 effect nm insurance tho vessel they could not do
she was only of 100 burden and considered ft
as running tho blockade Under these circumstances
the est wbch ths Ds could TO-
The Solicitor General and Mr. Jones wers for the
Tor the defcndari
The Court was unanimously of opinion that there
the defendants
BUYING THE REBELS OUT OF THEIR BOOTS:
At the Mansion House police court, London, April 20
business as merchant in Pudding lane, was brought up
for reexamination the charge OF unlawfuy appro
pra.ing quantity Of boots valued at 2.o9 which nad
Mr. Humphreys prosecuted and Mr. Lewis appeared for
the defendant The case is rather peculiar one The
practice and it appeared that he had purchased ten
thousand pairs Of boots that had been originally in.
one shilling and sixpence per pair, through the insru
mentality of Captain Warwick, an officer In tho Con-
federae the expectation Oh Oh
at large profit The property was temporarily deposit
ed at the warehouse OF the defendant to be delivered to
the order of MI Austin, but when the latter went to
apply for them he discovered the defendants warehouse
was closed. He saw him afterwards, and he then said
that the goods had been sold at the rate OF one shilling
per pair and he also said that they had been attacked
by the creditors OF Captain Warwick, who had become
bankrupt and had not surrendered to his bankruptcy,
and who it was stated had gone 10 America
The case occupied considerable time, and in tho result
he defendant again remanded, the Lord Mayor re-
fusing to accept bail.
Miscellaneous Foreign Items.
The London correspondent Of the Manchester Guardian
writing the 25th Of April, speaks Of the probable
of Earl Russell should he be defeated, nearly
80 the Reform bill, thus:-A foolish and futile sug
gcston has been made without beleye, any authority,
by who seek TO ater because they know not how
TO serve, that the supporters Of government should,
ministers from their pledge and bid them retain Office
without either standing or falling by reform You may
listened to for moment by the great bulk Of the nde.
pendent liberal party
The Lancaster England, Election Comm ittec have
ported Parliament their belief that corrupt practices
prevailed extensively in that borough at the last elec
ton, which will probably lead to suspension of the
writ and an inquiry under commission.
Tho liberals of Notting CHAM, England have selected
Lord Amberlcy and Mr. Handel Cossham as their candi
dates. 1t has not yet transprcd who the conservative
candidate will be- Tho election, the first after the vote
on the Reform bill, will be Of great Importance.
The English House OF Commons is to be asked to vote
f3 900 year for Princess Mary Of Cambridge on her
| marriage with Prince Won Teck
The Conference of Paris the subject OF the Danu-
bian prncipaiics which had been adjourned sine die
held meeting April Is. ON the reQuston Of the Rus
| sian Ambassador
London journal states that Prince Charles of Hohcn-
zoen has not accepted the Hospodarsbp OF Roumania
rendered to him by the provisional government. The
of his family, the subject. and his Majesty advised
him not to accept tho position unless offered to him by
the Conference Of Paris
The trial of Joseph Bell, charged with the murder Of
Alexander McEwan, tho road near Blairngone farm,
in the parish Of Fosscway on the 18th Of December
was concluded at the Perth fScotandl Circuit Court
April 25 The prisoner found guilty Of murder, and
sentenced to be executed at Perth the I'D OF May
On his removal from the dock be said, "Thank you my
| Lord / am innocent"
| The body Of Mr.. William Hobbs solicitor, Reading,
England, who disappeared on the 10th of April has been
found in the Kennel and Avon Canal The gold rings
| which he wore when no left home together with his
! gold watch and chain were upon him. In his pockets
| were several sovereigns and bank checks. ha
Middleton row. near Darlington England about six
weeks ago April 20 he became unwell and next eve
ming died. after dreadful suncrings, Of hydrophoba.
has Just e hs s Of So He
be forty ears in the service Of his Lordshp and was
| much esteemed by him.
roadlands well known as the scat Of Lord Palmer:
ston Several rcks Of hay considerable quantity OF
valuable timber and the whole OF the outbuidngs we're
| destroyed and the IRE was not out next evening.
| The cotton warehouse Of Messrs Green Taylor, in
Argyle street, Liverpool was partly destroyed by nre
terrible explosion has Just occurred on a steamer
named the Havre, Off Southampton, England From
the nature and violence of the explosion II is considered
that 1t must been OF detonating powder,
some othek equally destructive chemical perhaps nitro
giycerinc7 70 caused loud report, which was
heard q derable distance. There Q seaman,
named Gulford, missing. He was known TO have boon
IN the hold tho time OF the explosion and several
tempts made to reach him, but failed Ultimately
his body recovered, when it presented q fearful
spectacle-a charred mangied mass.
April 25 in London, at the shcrins' Court, compen-
sation case civilians The Metropolitan Railway,
occupied Mr. Humphreys, tho coroner, and special
Jury, in which claim was made for Newton's House,
vcarage place, Kensington in which Sir Isaac Newton
died, the 18th of March, 1927 aged eighty.nve Mr..
Montague Chambers, O. C., and Mr.. Horace Lloyd were
school called 'Ncwions House, Mr. Lloyd aud Mr.
Holway REPRESENTED the company. The claim was be-
! tween e. 900 and f5, ,000 and f2 100 was awarded.
The Parliamentary members for Windsor, England,
have been unseaed and declared by the committee to
., have beon guilty Of bribery by their agents.
The London Star OF the Goth April remarks:-The Par
iamentary election inquiries have elected many facts
which throw enormous discredi. upon the machinery
electoral sy stem and might make the most sense
less decaimer against American or Aust,ai,an GOV
! tuous Indignation upon communities which,, even
II II could be proved that they were no better,
are certainly no worse than ourselves
Lieutenant General Knollys has informed the sccre
tary 10 the Metropolitan Adult Laucation Association Of
England that the Prince Of Wales has consented TO allow
the annual gatherings Of mechanics Institutions young
ciases the crystal Palace, London, June Is. to be
| under his special patronage
A social gathering Of tho workingmcns Club and In
! stltutc Union of London held April IS In Exetes
Hall Lord Lyttleon presided. Tho question for dis
cnssion was "would largo extension Of the franchise
| promote the well being Of tho communityf'' Lord
Echo present. and after hearing scrics OF remark
ably clever speeches chiefly by workngmcn, In favor
OF the proposition, avowsd that he was unconvuced
The Imperial Commission Of tho Paris Exhibition has
favored Belgium In the space has allotted 10 that coun
try for the display OF m arts and manufactures No csl
than 2oS square metres have been placed At It's dspo
SAL In return for which the Belgian Chambers have 40
thorixed their committee 70 raise loan Of E2l foI
| the expenses Of the exhibitors
The subscribed capital 10 building societies maintained
By workngmcn In Sunderland, England, Is a. 600, ,00d
sterling and Is being paid nj the rate OF $500 900 an
nually The number OF members Is 70, O00 ut ~ about
5000 are located IN neighborng small towns and VII
Iaecs only 1000 residents VI the borough AfteI
| dcducting 1000 10 5000 belonging to the middle
classes We sl have 5000 TO 900 working mon In that
town 70 be rcckoned among the temperate the indus
tricus and the provident