The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-30 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
This evening the Royal Mail steam-ship America
(Captain W. J. C. Lang) arrived in the Mersey,
with the usual mails from the United States and
British North America. She sailed from Boston
on the 18th inst. and Halifax on the 20th, and has
brought besides the mails 190 passengers and
nearly 800,000 dollars in specie on freight.
The United States Mail steam-ship Atlantic,
from hence on the 14th inst. for New York, was
passed on the 22d by the America. The United
States Mail steamer Pacific, from hence on the 30th
ult., arrived at New York on the 11th inst. ; and
by North Star on the 13th, and the Arago on the
16th from Havre. The general accounts of the
crops are very cheering. Six persons were burnt
to death at Buffalo on the 16th. Several of the
recruiting agents for the Crimea have been arrested
at Buffalo.

The steam-ship John Stevens was burnt at
Philadelphia on the 17th, and three lives were
lost.

The Mexican advices in the New York papers
represent Santa Anna as completely surrounded
by revolutionists.

At the departure of the steamer money at New
York was abundant, with a moderate demand ;
good mercantile paper was done at from 5 to 7 per
cent • stocks less active and downward.
The cotton market was dull, and prices were
lower.

In the breadstuff market wheat was rather
active; flour dull. and prices unchanged.
The provision market was firm.
Freights inactive.
Exchange on London, 1091; ditto on Paris,
5.122 to 5.15.

ARRIVAL OF THE HERMANN.
SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING.
The United States Mail steam-ship Hermann,
Captain Higgins, arrived off Cowes this morning,
en route for Bremen, with dates from New York
to 16th inst. She brought 160 passengers, 68 of
whom were for England, and 120,000 dols. in
specie for Havre.

The Hermann was delayed two. days at New
York beyond the advertised day of sailing, which
fully accounts for her late arrival. Her news has
likewise been anticipated by the America, which
reached Liverpool yesterday.

FINE ART GOSSIP.-Mr. Sant's picture of " The
Fortune Teller," now in the Royal Academy, has been
purchased for the chief prize-holder of the London Art-
Union, and goes to America. Two more of the 12
marble statues of English heroes—destinwi for the hall
of St. Stephen's—have been commissiom:d. Mr. Baily
has received Fox as his subject. Mr. 'Macdowall has
received Pitt. Mr. Bell is engaged on a model of Wal-
pole ; apd Mr. Macdowall has in h ahnd a statue of
Chatham--Ath enctuni.

A CAMP ON BARHAM DOWNS.—We u n derstand that it
is in contemplation to establish camps ,cilf instruction on
Barham Downs, within a few miles of Canterbury, and
on Penenden Heath, near Maidstone. 'file camp on Bar-
ham Downs is intended to accommodate about 4,000
troops, cavalry, infantry, and artillery ; and that on
Penenden Heath 3,000. The cavalry will be from the
neighbouring depots, and the infantry principally militia
regiments.—Dover Chronicle.

FATAL COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL PLYMOUTH,
Saturday.---The ship Edmund Graham, from London to
Calcutta, put in here this morning. The captain reports
that yesterday morning, off the Start, his vessel came in
collision with a fishing smack (suppo Bed to belong to
Brixha.m), which instantly sank. 0 nly one of the
smack's crew was picked up, and this poor fellow sur-
vived but a short time. So sudden was tile accident that
those en board the Edmund Graham sa.'m none of the
crew of the smack except the one pick.cd up after the

FARRINGDON GENERAL DISPENSARY" AND LYING-IN
CHARlTY.—Yesterday (Sunday) morn in g the Rev. S.
Bridge, M.A., incumbent of St. Mat tb.ew, Danmark
Hill, Camberwell, and chaplain to Sir C. D. Crosley,
sheriff, preached at St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, be-
fore the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Under-Sineriffs, Deputy
Bedford, and several of the common council, in aid of
the funds of this charity, established iu 1828. Of late
veers the subscriptions have decreased considerably.
During the past year it has relieved 6;:385 casee. 304
was collected.

ENGLISH TROOPS IN FRANCE.—In c-n nsequence of re-
presentations made by Count de Persigny, the French
Government and the Boards of French Railways have
given orders that all British soldiers an officers passing
through France shall, in future, be all owed to travel at
the very reduced fares for which the French military
are conveyed. In order to avail themselves of this
great advantage, English officers or soldiers will only
have to produce their "routes " as a Me ans of verifica-
tion. These facilities, we understand, will also be
afforded to any bodies of troops which .our Government
may wish either to scud or bring througt I France.
GREAT STORM AND FLOOD AT CHI lITENHAM. A
violent storm visited Cheltenham and its neighbourhood
on Wednesday and Thursday last. The fall of rain was
so great as to cause a flood, and the cons( inept destruc-
tion of a vast amount of property. Mal iy tons of hay
have been washed away, and the damage done to the
nursery-gardens of Messrs. Jessop is complete. Mr.
Attwood, miller, is also a great suffer sr ; indeed, from
the accounts we have received, it would Appear that few
persons within reach of the flood have been enabled to
protect their property against the fearful ravages of the
torrent.

ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND BELGIAN Ro YAL MAIL STEAM
PACKET COMPANY.—On Saturday an 4 experimental trip
was made by one of the packets of this co; capany, which has
been rebuilt by Messrs. Mare and Co., with a lengthened
bow. The vessel was the Onyx, formerly in the posses-
sion of the Government. She has been lengthened 12 feet,
new boilers have been put in, and her engines have re-
ceived the newest improvements. The Onyx will in
future be called the Vivid, a favourite name upon the
station, since with the glories of the old Vivid the
name of Captain Smithett was so long and honourably
identified. The new Vivid left Blaclovall at half-past
11, and steamed rapidly down to the r neasured mile at
Long-reach. Here the result of four runs gave a
mean speed of 141 knots, or about 16; miles per hour,
a result which cannot be regarded as unsatisfactory.
The sea-going qualities of the boat appear to Lave
been greatly improved by the, experiment of giving her
additional length and increased height at the bows. The
Vivid is intended to run betJeen Dover and Ostend.
The company have now six boats performing the mail
packet service between Dover, Calais, and Ostend—the
Empress, the Queen, the Garland, the Oadine, the Violet,
and the new Vivid.