The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-23 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP BALTIC.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

This day the United States mail steam-ship
Baltic, Capt. Comstock, arrived in the Mersey
direct from New York, with the usual mails from
the United States and British North America.
She sailed on the 11th inst., and has brought,
besides the mails, 240 passengers, and nearly one
million dollars in specie on freight.
The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, from
hence on the 30th ult., arrived at New York on
the same day the Baltic left.
The Baltic was detained in the Channel 12 hours
by a dense fog, and ran down the Sarah Ann, from
Bangor to Bristol, laden with slates. The crew
were all saved.
The steam-ships Illinois and Northern Light
had arrived at New York from California ; their
dates are June 16th.
The mining intelligence is reported very favour-
able, and general business improving.
There has been a fire at San Francisco, which
has destroyed property estimated at 45,000 dole.
The town of Auburn was also destroyed by confla-
gration, and the damage is considered at a quarter
of a million dollars.
We have advices from Melbourne to April 2t,
via Panama. The export duty on gold bad been
proposed and strongly opposed by the people. The
price of gold at Melbourne was 775. per ounce, the
demand exceeding the supply.
At the steamer's departure business was more
cheering at New York. Money was abundant at
previous rates. Stocks were firm and unchanged.
The cotton market was active and advanced
cent.
In the market for bread stuffs flour was firm,
wheat was inactive, and Indian corn steadier.

Provisions--pork active.
Freights unaltered.
Exchange on London, 1091 to 1101. Paris
5-121 to 5-15ths.

EAST INDIA AND CHINA
MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday .—The Peninsular and
Oriental Cotnrany's steam-ship Indus, with the
heavy portion of the above mails, arrivel last
night, at half-past nine o'cloMckalta .Th
10 •
e land Gibral-
atest dates
were Alexandria, July 6 ; , ;
tar, 15. passengers, and a large
The Indus brings 83
tambrils of rice, 17 cases of
of jeivellery, and 2 of statuary ;
cargo, as follows
-gum, 2 of books, 2
42 packages of eephants' teeth, 3 casks of wine,
2 boxes tortoise-shell, 11 packages of samples, 2
cases of coffee, 14 of shawls, 8 of opium, 260 bales
packages of sundries.
of and 85
The Indus spoke the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steam-sips Sultan and Iberia.
GIBRALTAR, July 9.—The sailing transport Can- 1
terbury, with part of the Oxfordshire Militia, put
into the bay, and after replenishing her stock of
provisions took her departure for Corfu. The Dodo
arrived from Plymouth, with troops and horses for
The Norman, with 45 men and 60
the 6th Dragoons, passed for Balaklava.
the
horses C r i
ofm ea.
JULY 11.—The Pioneer, laden with gunpowder,
&0., for the Black Sea, arrived. The City of Lon-
don steam-transport is undergoing repairs, occa-
si y the late collision.
JULYI3.--The Bacchantesteam-transport coaled
and left at this date for her destination. The Bac-
chante had on board Dr. Hales, lady, and child ;
Surgeons Baden, Fox, Dix, Fawcus, and Playne ;
Mrs. Newman, Miss Rayne; Miss rodsham, Miss
Grisdale, Miss Park; 21 nurses ; W. Wren, hospi-
tal steward, and 8 servants, who are going to the
East for the purpose of attending the sick and
wounded. of the British army in the new hospital
at Renkioi, in the Dardanelles.
Exchange on London, at 90 days' date, 51i.
Freights as last quoted.