The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-05 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

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LIVERPOOL, WELNESDAY.—The American steam-
ship Atlantic has just arrived with dates from New
York to the 24th ult. She brings 20 passengers and
224,000 dollars on freight. The steam-ship America,
out 13 days from Liverpool, had not arrived at Halifax,
The Austrian Charge
diplomatic intercourse d'Affaires has withdrawn all
with the American Government,
and has communicated his reasons for such a step to his
own Government.
President Edmore bad been waited upon by a body of
Irishmen, as a deputation to request his interference
with thee English Government to procure the liberation
of Smith 013Ilen and
The President, h the other Irish political exiles.
—owever, declined to interfere.
Jenny Lind has net arrived by the Atlantic.
'The weather continued unprecedentedly cold through-
out the American union, from Maine to Louisiana,
colder, it is said, than it has been for thirty years, and
the papers are
much taken up with the disasters and In-
conveniences arising
out of this circumstance. At New
York the river was froa,n over, and the navigation, of
course, suspended. At New Orleans the thermometer
stood at 15 degrees below Zero. At Philadelphia the
City of Manchester steamer was unable to approach the
harbour in consequence of the bay being blocked with
ice. The severity of tho weather was the subject of re-
mark along the whole seaboard. Symptoms were ap-
parent, however, that the frost was about to relax.
. It'13,"1" on tha authority of the Washington Repub•
bean, that Mr. Fillmore had consented to the use of its
same r?.. a candidate for the next Presidency. This di:-
termination will hasten the retreat of Mr. Webster from
the Cabinet.

AL Now Orleans several failures had occurred in the
cotton trade.

(I'avaial, the leader of the revolutionists in Northern
Mexico, was about making another attack on Matamo-
ros. Be was to be opposed by Avalvas, with an army
or 2 600 men.
The Forrest divorce case was still exciting the atten-
tion of the legal authorities and the scandal-loving por-
tion of American society.
The widow of Fenimore Cooper has speedily followed
her ;4ifted husband. She expired on the 20th ult.
The accounts from New Mexico state that the Indians
were becoming very hostile and troublesome. The in-
surrectionary movements in the cities of Mexico and
Puebla had been suppressed.
The money market was easy. Government and State
Stocks firm and in demand. Bills on London, 1094 to
1101; Pa-' -f. 1510

i -,ris, sf. 15c. to 51. .lo
Cotton without alteration. Sales for the last throe
days, 5,300 bales; the quoted price for middling, &ie. to
9c. per lb.

This day was married, by special licence, at the
parish of St. Mary's, Bryanstone-square, W. Bevis Neale,
Esq., her Majesty's Vice-Consul at Alexardretta, to Sarah
Rachel, eldest (laughter of the late Thomas Smith, Esq., of
Rotherhithe, a founder and esteemed and strenuous supporter
of the Royal Thames Yatch Club, and step-daughter of James
Scott, Esq., of Trinity-square, y.
t square, Tower-hill. A numerous
circle of the relations and friends of the respective parties
were present to witness the ceremony, among whom were his
Excellency the Turkish Ambassador, and James Harmer,
Esq., who gave the bride away.
At the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, James
Keelbrown was convicted of perjury. The perjury was
committed before the Bankruptcy Court, in the case of James
Solomon Davis, the prisoner having sworn falsely with re-
spect to the disposal of certain property for the purpose of
misleading the bankrupt's creditors.
SLIGO 13oaouGs.—A requisition signed by the
Roman Catholic Bishop, the Mayor, and a majority of the
electors has been forwarded to Charles Towneley, of Towne.
ley, Esq , requesting him to stand at the next election. It is
supposed that Mr. Towneley will consent, and, if so, no
doubt appears to be entertained of his return in the room of
the present Member, Air, J. P. Somers.