The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-23 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, 2,30 A.m.
By the United States mail steam-ship Arctic, Luce,
commander, we have advices from New York to the
12. h inst. She brings 176 passengers
and 450,000
dollars in specie on freight.
The steam-ship Illinois had arrived at New York
with advices from San Francisco to the 18th nit, and
1,868,161 dollars in gold-dust. From the mine's the
news is cheering. A company at DoWnville were
taking out 1,000 dollars per day. A
- Piece of gold
weighing thirty-six ounces had been found at San
Joaquin, and many persons in that vicinity were
taking nine ounces per day. Business generally was
good, without any important change. Sterling ex-
change, 47-i.
Advices of the 6th ult. from Para contained ac-
counts of a sea-fight between three ships, supposed to
be French transports, bound to Cayenne.
The New York stock market was very buoyant,
with large sales. _ _

The money market was depressed, the amount of
floating capital being larger than at any former pe-
riod this year. A good demand for exchange bills on
London, at 1104 to 1101 ; Paris, Hi to 17i.
The cotton market was more active, caused by the
receipts of unfavourable accounts from the south. The
iron market was very firm; 600 tons to 700 tons of
Scotch pig-iron, to arrive, had been sold at 20 dolls.,
six months.

No change in bread-stuffs or provisions.
Freights to London—Flour, ls. 6d. to Is. 9d.;
measurement goods, 20s. to 303. per ton.
Advices from Mexico to the 19th ult. contained
an official proposition, signed by President Arista
and his officers, announcing
pro-
mote the formation of a company to construct a canal,
railroad, or waggonroad, across the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec, subject to the approval of the American
Congress. his willingness to

NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 10.
Cotton has ruled higher since the receipt of the
Ameriaa's news. Sales to-day, 4,500 bales; good
middling, 101 c. to 11c. per lb.
SHIPPING IN rELLIGENCE.
Arrivds at New York—The Patrick Henry, from
London; Liverpool, John Stuart, Franklin, Icing, end
St. Patrick, from Liverpool; Black Prince, from Sun-
derland; Havre, from Havre: a
• —uston, from Bremen;
Queen, from Falmouth: oronoko, from Waterford;
Cc:mon, from Cork; Commonwealth, from London;
Montezuma, Guy Mannerinff Ti
-, —uguenot, Mary Esn"-
ralda, Envoy, Princeton, and 'William Russell, from
Liverpool; Chimboraz) and Aberdeen, from Havre;
Curonia, from Lisbon; North America and Washington,
from Ilamhurgh; Anna Mtador and Copernicus, frogs
Bremen • Perseverance, from nun:thumb; Candidates,
from Saloon:be; Cowes, from RottPrdam:
Arrived at Baltimore—The An • from Liver-
napohs,
pool; Orient, from Bremen.
At Wilmington—The Eclipse frora Newport.
At Newhaven—The Thomas W from Sunderland.
The French brig L'lrma from ROod,OW
Orleans for Sene-
gal has been lost on ene of the Florida Bays.

the Duke of Cambridge honoured
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ------
Majesty's Theatre with his presence --e
thilisßoyal Highness
Queen's box was occupied by the za3l7.l7sterday evening. The
lain, the Countess Dowager of Verul and Countess of Vera-
performance at her
Miss Morris, Major Wayling, Captainal:a, Countess of Caledon,
Amongst the noble and'distinguishedWayling, and party.
ing the theatre with their presence dividuals also honour-
this occasion we re-
marked the following :—His Grace 4;11
the Marchioness of Salisbury, and re bake of Wellington,
the Paulett, his Ex- I
Wellesley, the Duke and Duchess 01 fkl°rd and Lady Charles
Duchess of Cleveland and. Lady Al7entrose, the Duke and
cellency the Russian Minister and
the Admiral Count Potemkin and pari'e Baroness Brunnow,
American Minister, Mrs. and Mfe's Abb,; his Excellency the
First Secretary of the American Lega`:t Lawrence, and the
rdowne, the Marquis
the Sardinian Minister, the Marquis of °u; ; his Excellency
quis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of La Salisbury, the Mar-
finl Party ; the Earl and
°reign Affairs, Lord
Mar-
of Bath, the Secretary _ef State for
Countess ward, thoef Dowagerwilt theL ad )'E
iNtVi a.
andrd ,
Lady Margaret Rutter, the Countesstttesa
Countess of Harrington
of Glengall and
Mdlle. De Flahault, the Dowager co,, De Flahault and
the Earl Mount-
cahniddLega,dy
&c. 8.1 sra7cc.he St. Maur Stanhope
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—IIis ,n
the Dakeuf Cambridge honoured the; -"o3'
Royal Italian Opera with his presence Performances at the
Queen's box was occupied by, the Conn ,last evening. The
al Highness
Alice Lambton, Colonel the Min. chr-ra Grey and Lady
wGreeyre,manardkpe.darthyi.s -E Axtollnegnetylietfhaeshpioonrat4 ea Grey and. Mts.
„„,,se eempany present
the Countess Lavradio, and Mdlle. De em___.ese Minister and
and Duchess of Beaufort and the Le3:Thkento ; the Duke
of -.atter, the Earl
Geraldine Somerset, the Duchess of Monti" Henrietta and
arid Marchioness Of Blandford, the Marquil:
the
ee
Earl
lrqaunids
of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Northamptoa,,ud Marchioness
Countess of Glengall and Lady Margaret
of Cardigan, the Earl and Countess
Earl Cowper, the Countess of Essex and. Zahorough, the
Cranbourne,
Count and Countess de Morello, the Cou,t`" Johnson, the
Earl of Wilton, the Earl of Euston, Viecou7a Craven, the
Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Viscount Castlereagh,
Dungarvon, Viscount
bury, Viscountess Villiers and Miss Doyle, Viscount
Canter-
Viscount Exmouth,-Viscount
Viscount and Viscountess Folkestone, Lord Sydney,
Carington and the lion. Miss Carington, 4 and Lady
Ernest Bruce and Miss Wentworth, Lady Lord Vernon, and -Lady
' Hon. Miss Vernon, Lord Colville, Lady mer
ta and the
Lord Arthur Hay, Lord John Hay, Baroness Golds
and party,
party, &c., &c. . ' oldsmid and
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A CENTENARIAN PREACHER.—Oa mow,
reli-
gious service -cif an `interesting, charaCter was held
a Reverend 'Dr. Fletchers chapel; Finsbury.c. eld in the
Mr. Alexander Fletcher, a Sunday-school teacher, when
sional preacher, in his 10611 year, delivered an
addend occa-
venerable preicler bad all the appearance of reS. The
hands age. ' ' - a raan about
Citv SEWERS COMMlBSlON—Yesterday
was held, Mr. Deputy Peacock in the chair. I a court
tlemen, connected with the neighbourhood of
leavreral gen-
street, complained of it most intolerable nuisance arisingingdn-
the sewers. The matter was referred eventual' froirP
deratiou. The Remerabrancer called the atten '
Y for cons]:
Court to the clause to be proposed by Lord John t.i9n of the
the thate olls Burials 'Bill. After some disoessalnanners in
agreed t the proposition of the Government should it
'was
tertained on the part of the Court of Sewers. The tbe en-1
for the cleansing of the streets were then read and re enders
The 'result was as follows:.--fir. Gore, for the east dctesived.
3,5E0i. ; Sinnott, jun., for the south district,
2,5501. traict(i
Reddin, for the west district, 3,7001.
.-- The ',Court then. n
ad-
journed.
TRIAL Or THE -it MARS BULLET" AT WOOLWICH.—
The first trial of Captain Maher's " Mars Bullet" took place
at the Royal Area, Woolwich, on Thursday, under the in-
spection of Colonel Chalmers, R A., who appeared to take
great interest iii- the result.. Thg
pratndtice was with Light
Dragoon Yeomanry carbine, at 20150 yards. Bullets
of different descriptions were fired,' and -fifteen'out of twenty'-
four hit the target. Out' of the number of the shoe fired
with the '.. Mars bullet," not one failed in striking the
target, thus showing the great superiority of the mode of
construction, particulars of which have been
, previously
i published in this paper. Further trials are shortly to take
i Place.
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