The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-01 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The United States mail steamer Union arrived
at Cowes, on her way to Havre, on Saturday ; sh•
left New York on the 16th ult. ; she brought specie
to the value of 40,000 dollars for France.
Mr. Adams had introduced his bill for regulating
the naturalisation of foreigners throughout the re-
public. It extends the term requisite for naturali-
sation to 21 years. The bill was referred to a com-
mittee. In the Senate a motion for leave to invite
th• President to Offer his mediation in the affairs of
Eur•pe had been refused. A senator had proposed
the appointment of a committee to investigate Pre-
sident Pearce's conduct in the Greytown affair, but
the motion was rejected.

The municipal election at Boston has resulted in
the choice of the Know-Nothing candidate for
mayor by a majority over all competitors of 1,253
votes. The Know-Nothings of Worcester also
elected their entire ticket on Monday. Indeed,
throughout the entire state of New York, excepting
Charlestown, the K. N.'s have been successful.
Colonel Steptoe is to govern the Mormon state of
Utah, in the room of Brigham Young.

On the 15th the Cunard steamer Alps, now a
transport of the British Government at the East,
formerly seized for smuggling, anti bonded for
75,000 dols., was declared forfeited to the United
States.

News from San Francisco was of Nov. 24.
The specie list of the Northern Light has a total
of 833,707 dollars.
When the news reached San Francisco that the
Allies had taken Sebastopol a salute was fired from
the British and French war vessels lying in San
Francisco Bay in:honour of the event. One week
after intelligence arrived that the announcement of
the success of the Allies was a h6ax, and that Sebas-
topol had not yet fallen before the besieging armies.
It was then Mr. Kostromitinoff's (the Russian con-
sul's) turn to show some signs of rejoicing, and ac-
cordingly he made preparations for giving an en-
tertainment and firing a grand salute, which is
thus noticed by the San Francisco Herald of the
23d ult.:—
" A large crowd collected on Broadway and Pacific
wharves yesterday, to witness the firing of the salute on
board the Zenobia, in honour of the affair of Petro-
paulovski, and in joyful recognition of the fact that Se-
bastopol is not taken. At noon precisely the Russian
flag was run up and saluted with 21 guns, and 7 were
afterwards fired as a mark of respect to the Consul, M.
Kostromitinoff, on his departure from the vessel. A
sailing
collation was spread on board, a number of toasts
Atsweree.:
drunk, and the festivities passed off with great eeat.
The Zenobia is an American ship, under
captain."
rican colours, and commanded by an American
The intelligence of the affair of Petropaulovski,
says the same Californian journal, was received
with joy by the American
citizens in Honolulu.
The sympathy among
them is all on the side of
Russia.

COMDIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.,
The market as yet experiences very little relief from
the new features which mark it, viz., a rapid decline
in foreign exchange, and the increased current of gold

from California, which must now contribute t* the
strength of the banks; and of 01I! merchants.
The Pacific's advices have depressed the cotton mar'
ket, and increased the desire 1* realise.
There is but little variation in the price of flour.
Holders are as firm as the nieney market will allow
them to be, but occasional sales are made at a reduction
of 121 c. to 25c. per brl. 'rest our quoted rates for
" cash to-day."

Freights are rather dull. We quote : t• Liverpool
cotton, square bales per lb., 9.64 to 3-16 d. ; flour, per
bri., ls. 3d.; heavy goods, per ton, 15s. to 17s. 6d. To
London--flourt per brl., 2s. ; heavy goods, 20a. to 255.