The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-28 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.
The November elections have terminated, gene-
rally in favour of the Know- nothings. In Mary-
land they have carried the city of Baltimore, and
also the State. In Massachusetts, although opposed
by the Whigs, the Democrats, the Anti-Liquour
Law Party, and the Republicans, they have elected
a large majority of the Legislature,, and their
Governor by 15,000 votes over every other can-
didate ; and in this State they have prevailed, by
a majority of from 15,000 to 20,000 votes over
the Republicans, 35,000 over the Soft Demo-
crats, and 60,000 over the Hards. A Legislature
strongly Anti-republican is elected, and the advo-
cates of a separate Northern party are put hors de
combat for a year to come. But the vote by which
this victory is gained is so much below the regular
vote of the State, that this apparextly decisive re-
sult really indicates little. The total vote of last
year was over 470,000. The vote of this year is
only about 300,000 ; and the Know-nothing vote
itself, with their perfect organisation, is 22,000 less
than their vote of last year, and is out-numbered
nearly 10,000 by the United Democratic vote. In
fact, they can hardly be said to have a majority in
the country districts, since they go out of the city
of New York with a majority of 15,000, and stand
about even with the Republicans in the rest of the
State. These details may seem dry, but I observe
that the progress of this party is watched with some
interest in England, and I wish to explain, if pos-
sible, where their strength lies, and where their
danger. The effect of European emigration upon
the elections is felt more sensibly in the towns than
in the country, and hence in cities like New York,
notwithstanding the number of foreigners, and the
manufacture of them into voters on the eve of an
election (2,500 voters were made here two weeks
ago) the native vote preponderates so largely. The
feeling in the town (the democratic party being di-
vided) has been strong enoughto overcome t'ie anti-
slavery prejudices of the country, and to put the
Know-nothing candidate into nearly all the offices.
As the meeting of Congress approaches the posi-
tion which the Know-nothing members will take
upon the admission of Kanzas begins to be ques-
tioned. The _Herald classes the members thus :
Democrats Bl
Southern Whigs
Union Know-nothings 6O
Abolition Know-nothings
Northern Whigs, or Abolition Republicans 68
Vacancies
but says, with justice, that this division cannot be
taken as true on the Kanzas vote. Two of the
Know-nothing members elect have issued the fol-
lowing circular to the members of that party :

" TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.

"New York, Nov. 1.
" Sir,—As it is now clearly known that the American
representatives to the coming Congress will constitute a
large plurality in the house, it is eminently desirable
that a conference be had prior to the commencement of
the session. In this view the undersigned solicit the
privilege of inviting, through the medium of your co-
lumns, the several members of Congress who have been
chosdn as the representatives of the American policy to
meet for conference at the Hall of Representatives on
Thursday, the 29th day of November inst., at the hour
of noon. By giving this invitation au insertion in your
widely circulated columns you will :confer a favour on
your:very obedient servants,
" THos. R. WHITNEY, Fifth N. Y. District.
" BAYARD CLARKE, Ninth N. Y. District."

The Know-nothings of Union sympathies will
have the balance of power, and can make pretty
much their own terms. Their defeat in Virginia
andidestructive victory in Kentucky in the summer
lost them their prestige ; but the recent elections
have more than restored it, and enable them to go
into the new session with a bold front. President-
making begins to be rife. Among the Democrats
put forward by his friends is Mr. Wise, of Virginia,
who writes a characteristic letter, from which I
extract the following :

" But if the Democracy can again succeed, and can-
not again unite upon a better man than I am, and they
will unite upon me, I can only say that I will—a
la mode Jackson—fervently and effectually rule Black
Republicanism. I will rule them. But the idea of
ruling or not ruling, them shall not turn me a hair's
breadth from my own convictions as to what my
duty as a patriot requires. I will write, speak,
act as I think right, and leave the consequences to God
and ' the country,' without thinking of the Presidency."
The Nicaragua steamer brings news of the fur-
ther success of Walker, and the cessation of hosti-
lities. A treaty has been entered into which leaves
Walker in power, with his army to uphold it, and
at the last accounts the miners and floating popula-
tion of California were coming to San Francisco in
greater numbers than vessels could be found to take
them on to San Juan.

The newspapers and their Washington correspon-
dents have a great deal to say about the abrogation
of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, generally viewing it
with favour, and but little of the movement of the
British fleet to the West Indies. The latter step
does not excite any fear of further misunderstand-
ing, although it is attributed
by the press to other
reasonser
reasons than those given for it. The idea of an in-
vasion of Ireland from this country is regarded as
visionary.
The bank statement shows a specie decline of
250,000 dols. since last week, and a decline in de-
posits of 2,000,000 dols. This statement is not re-
garded as unfavourable. The line of loans exceeds
that of the corresponding period of last year by
several millions. The California steamer brings
about 1,650,000 dols. specie, with draughts for
1,500,000 dols. against it. The week has been
marked by
.unusual fluctuations in stocks. New
York and Erie sold, on the 2d, at 49 ; on the 6th,
at 40i ; on the Bth, at 442 ; and yesterday at 49k.
Panama sold a week since at 100, yesterday at 103,
and other stocks and securities in proportion. The
doubts about the future in Europe have caused
these fluctuations. The stock market of New York
has responded to the fears of London and Paris,
without any reason at home for the response ; and
the recovery from the panic has been as marked and
rapid as was the fall.

I enclose some interesting statistics from the
Treasury department concerning the commerce
of the country for the year ending June 30, 1855.
The total imports for the year were $261,382,960
against $305,780,253 in the year previous. The
total exports for the same year were $275,156,846
(including specie and bullion to the amount of
$56,247,343), against a total of $278,241,064 the
previous year.
Mr. Thackeray's lectures have been so accept-
able that he has consented to repeat them, begin-
ning the repetition this week.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.—The agents of the Russian Go.
vernmeut have advertised the particulars of the bonds of
the Four-and-aalalf per Cent. Loan, drawn in oonfor.
IxtitY with the operation of the sinking ftuidi