The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-03 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 2.
The United States' mail steamship, Baltic, Com-
stock commander, has arrived with advices from
New York to the 23d ult., $679,973 specie on
freight, and 130 passengers.
The United States' steamship Pacific, from
Liverpool, arrived at New York on the 22d ult.
Our despatches by this arrival, in the absence
of later advices from CAlifornia, ATc., do not con-
tain any news of particular interest.
A large meeting of the State Rights and Southern
Rights Anti• Know-nothing citizens of Charleston
had been held in that city. The object of the ga
thering was in opposition to the party organised
under the name of the " American Party." A
feeling of unanimity seldom witnessed prevailed
throughout the proceedings.
A bill of a very stringent character, in relation
to Abolitionists, has been brought before the Kan-
sas Legislature. It provides that every person
who shall be c nvicted of causing a rebellion of
slaves, free negroes, or mulattoes, or of doing any
act in furtherance thereof, shall suffer death.
The Women's Rights Convention had met at
Saratoga. The strong-minded ladies assembled in
full force. The proceedings presented nothing
new.

At Baltimore a desperate rencontre had taken
place between several rival fire companies of that
city. During tha fight not fewer than 50 pistol
shots were heard, but no loss of life is reported.
Dr. Peter Parker, formerly a missionary at Can-
ton and late secretary of the American Legation,
had been appointed commissioner to China.
Accounts from New Orleans represent that the
yellow fever was raging with increasing virulence,
394 persons having fallen victims to the scourge
during the week.
Wlearn that the Merlin Rock in the harbour
of St. John's, Newfoundland, an obstacle to large
vessels entering that port, was fast disappearing
under the efforts of the engineers employed for that
purpose, who have contracted to blast the rock to
the depth of 27 feet at low water.
In the United States commercial matters there
were evidences of a gradual revival of trade in
nearly all departments, and, contrary to general
expectation, there bad been no increase in the de-
mand for money. The expansion of the New York
banks continued.

VENEZUELA. BONDS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Charing.cross, Ist Sept., 1855.
Sin,—lt appears that the Venezuela Commissioners
and the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders
are unable to agree upon terms for the settlement of the
debt and arrears of interest.

I contend that no agreement whatever is at present
necessary ; but if the Venezuela Government, having
discovered its errors, is now prepared to act with honesty
towards its creditors, let them adopt the following plain,
simple, straightforward suggestions, and they will soon
perceive the great advantages of national credit, created
and supported by good faith.
Let a certain sum, or percentage of duties, be annu-
ally voted for three years for interest on the English
debt, and as soon as collected remitted to London, with
a direction to the agents to pay the first overdue coupon
immediately that they have sufficient funds for the pur-
pose, and continue this course for three years, by which
time I have no doubt but that 4 years, or perhaps 412
years, of the arrears will have been liquidated.
The creditors will, by this time, have had satisfactory,
proof of the good intentions of the Venezuelan Govern-
ment, and able to form a better judgment of her re-
sources, when lam sure they will be quite ready to
make whatever sacrifice may be deemed just and neces-
sary for the settlement of the arrears then existing, as
well as for an abatement of interest on the old debt, if
the state of her finances really demand it.
The claims of the Deferred Bonds in these payments
will, of course, be considered in a rateable proportion.
I am, sir,
Your obedient servant,
HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.

THE REPRESENTATION OF TYNESIOUTIL—It is confi-
dently stated that Mr. Hugh Taylor, of the Coal Ex
change, London, will contest Tynemouth at the next
election in the Conservative interest. Mr. Gins, ay
will thus have a Conservative, and a Liberal Conserva-
tive, Captain Linskill, to oppose him.
The will of the late Thomas Fussell, Esq., of 'War-
bury House, Somerset, has been proved under 60,0001.,
and that of the late James Smith Ley, Esq., of Durrant
House, Devon, under 20,0001.
EDWARD BUN, ESQ OF DUNSTABLE.—No less than
three testimonials have been presented to this gentle-
pia nand his sons by tho inhabitants of Dunstable and
the neighbourhood on the occasion of his leaving that
town, after livinc, there uninterruptedly for thirty years
in the affection of all who knew him. His departure is
universally and deeply deplored by all classes, but
more especially by the poor of the neighbourhood. Num-
bers of the sick poor will be deprived of his affectionate
visits to their homes, and his spiritual as well as tem-
poral aid. In fact, a worthy case never passed unheeded
by him. His sole delight was and is in doing good. We
could but wish there were more like him, and then the
sting of poverty would not be so sorely felt. We trust
that God may spare him long to live, and that his three
sons may follow the example of their worthy parent, and
strive to live in the affections of not only the higher
but humbler classes, the latter of which Edward Euv,
Egti., has set so noble an example.