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 ; she
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
the President to offer his mediation in the affairs of
Europe 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 Kuow-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.
Coburn] SLeptoe 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, and 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 hoax, 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.
pauloveki, and in joyful recognition of the fact that Se.
bastopol is not taken. At coon 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.
Kostremitinoff, ou his departure from the vessel. A
collation was spread on board, a number of toasts were
drunk, and the festivities passed off with great eclat.
The Zenobia is an American ship, sailing under Ame-
rican colours, and commanded by an American captain."
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.

COMMERCIAL 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 to the
strength of the banke and of our merchants.
The Pacific's advices have depressed the cotton mar-
ket, and increased the desire to realise.
There is but little variaticn in the price of. flour.
Holders are as firm as the money market will allow
them to be, but occasional sales are made at a reduction
of 12.',c. to 25c. per brl. from our quoted rates for
" cash to-day."
Freights are rather dull. We quote : to Liverpool—
cotton, square bales per lb., 9-64 to 3-16 d. ; flour, per
trl , ls. 3d. ; heavy voods, per ton, 15s. to Is. 6d. To
London--flour, per brl., 2s. ; heavy goods, 20s. to 255.