The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-09 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 8.
The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic ar-
rived here this morning with dates from New
York to the 27th ult. Sir Allan M'Nab, present
Prime Minister of Canada, was a passenger by the
Africa. The Know-nothings of Baltimore, Wash-
ington, and Easton had held largo and enthusiastic
meetings, and adopted the Philadelphia platform.
The lower branch of the New Hampshire Legis-
lature had given notice of an intention to introduce'
a personal liberty bill. The New York Herald
presumes it will be identical with the act nullifying
the Fugitive Slave Law passed by the Legislature
of Massachusetts at its last session.

An anti-Maine law meeting had been held at
Albany, at which there was a fair attendance of
delegates from the various parts of the States. Re-
solutions appointing a State Central committee,
directed to make a thorough' canvass of the State,
with power to call a convention, if circumstances
should justify su3h a course, were adopted.
Mr. Charles H. Stanly, of the British Consulate
in this city, bad been arrested by one of Marshal
Hillyer's deputies, and placed under $l,OOO bond,
to answer a charge of enlisting recruits for the
Crimea.

In reference to this subject the New York
Herald says :
"The efforts of the British recruiting agents here-
abouts to enlist men for the Crimean legion appear to
be attended with considerable difficulty. We learn that
the brig Buffalo was on Sunday taken into Holmes's
Hole by the revenue cutter James Campbell. It ap-
pears that she recently sailed from this port with a
number of Germans as passengers, who were ostensibly
engaged to work oa some imaginery railroad in Nova
Scotia, but who were, in reality, destined to win renown
and $8 per month before Sebastapol. The Germans,
after getting to sea, thought they had made a bad bar-
gain, and placed themselves under the protection of the
cutter, the commander of which awaits orders from the
authorities."

The Commissioners of the Canal Fund had
opened the bids for the million and a-quarter loan.
The whole amount offered was between 7,000,000
and 8,000,000 dols. The premiums on the two
loans, 2,750,000 dols., would net the State about
500,000 dols. This shows the credit of the State to
be in a very satisfactory condition, notwithstanding
the loose manner in which its financial affairs are
managed.
The accounts of the growing crops continued
favourable.

By the arrival at New York of the Star of the
West, with 626,306 dols. in specie on freight, and
the George Law, with 1,052,287 dols. in specie on
freight, we have received advices from California
to the Ist ult.

Accounts from the interior of California give
glowing descriptions of the country and the general
prosperity of the various branches of industry, par-
ticularly mining. The municipal election in San
Francisco took place on the 28th ult., and resulted
in the disastrous defeat of the Know-nothings,
against which party all factions made common
cause. The democratic candidates for mayor, trea-
surer, controller, harbour-master, and surveyor
were chosen by small majorities. To the Common
Council the Know-nothings and democratic parties
each elected four members to each board. The
result created much enthusiasm among the demo-
cracy, who celebrated the event by popular demon-
strations of parade and noise. The creditors and
time certificate holders of the late banking-house of
Page, Bacon, and Co. held several meetings rela-
tive to the refusal of Mr. Daniel D. Page to make
the parties whole who came forward to sustain the
house at the time of its first suspension. After
some delay, at a meeting on the 29th of May, Mr.
C. K. Garrison came forward and pledged his pro-
perty to the amount of 400,000 dols. in support of
the house, by way of securing the creditors and
staying all further legal proceedings. This propo-
sition is said to have given general satisfaction.
The affairs of Adams and Co. were undergoing in-
vestigation in the courts.

We- have news from the Sandwich Islands to the
sth of May. A new tariff act had passed the House
of Representatives. Instead of a uniform duty of
five per cent. on all merch4ndise, except liquors,
this act admits a class of goods free, and three other
classes of 5, 10, and 15 per cent. ad valorem. The
duty on liquor is reduced from $5 to $3 per gallon.
The Minister of War recommended the organisation
of a permanent military force, but treated with
contempt the idea of a Filibuster demonstration
upon the islands. The present standing army of
his Majesty Kamehamaha 111. numbers 120 strong.
A portion of the allied fleet had sailed from Hono-
lulu for the northward, supposed with the design
of taking another look at Petropaulovski.
From the Isthmus of Panama we learn that the
'Executive of New Granada had ceded the island of
Manzanilla to the railroad company. The provin-
cial elections for the Congress of the recently-orga-
nised provinCe were to have taken place on the Ist
inst., but no returns have been published. Mr.
Tracy, head carpenter, employed in repairing the
steam-ship Golden Age, had been brutally murdered
at Tobago by three negroes, who were summarily
executed by the populace. Grenada correspondence
of the 10th of June reports that the foreign policy
of our Government had suffered another humilia-
tion at Nicaragua in the person of the commander
of the sloop-ofwar St. Mary's. The St. Mary's
was ordered to Real ejo in order to prevent the
landing of Colonel Walker. Colonel Kinney Was
looked for hourly.
By way of New Grenada we learn that, notwith.
standing the Government blockade of the steamer
United States on the East river, 600 of Colonel
Kinney's colonists left this port on the 19th of May
California,a d y
for San Juan del Norte. It is reported as likely
that
effectedafatejruarTmtioanrcwhittlol 300
sympathisersthe
ththey
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feroailure
interior of Nicaragua.
From the South Pacific the e, Ia t are—Valpa-
raiso May 14, and Callao May 24. There is little
news of intereeb. The Exe •
tive had issued two
important decrees relativeof - to the manning me,-
chantmen with f • oiei•
gn and Chilian sailors. Wei
reigned at Copia
Pe. The United States frigate
Independence had sailed for Callao. In Peru the
people were rather opposed to the idea of a general
of
toleration-
religion. The Ministerial party had

triumphed at the elections, and General Cast
was likely to be declared President. The 11.3 P
raiso market had slightly improved.