The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-28 00:00:00

AIWERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY,
By the Royal mail steam-ship Asia, Judkins com-
mander, we have advices from New York to the 17th
inst. She brings 924,000 dollars in specie on freight.
The United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Com-
stock commander, arrived at New York on the 13th,
and the Royal mail steam-ship Europa, Lott com-
mander, on the 16th.
In the House of Representatives a Bill had been
reported authorising a contract for the carriage of
mails between some southern port of the United States
and the, port of Para; the mail steamers to touch at
Porto Rico or such of the Windward Islands of Bra-
zilian ports as may be considered most advantageous.
Tee Whig National Convention had assembled at
Baltimore for-the purpose of nominating a candidate
for the Presidency. General Scott had written to
the Convention, emphatically declaring his adhesion
to the compromise of the last Congress in all its parts.
The New York Herald says that owing to the de-
mand for smiler} the Government is unable to' ob-
tain- crews for the vessels composing the Japan
squadron. •
The latest news from', the city of Mexico is to the
19th of May. The leading item of importance is that
relative to the Tehuantepec route. None of the
Mexican journals give any information of the grant
to Mr. Sloo. The only intelligence of his movements
comes in private letters to New Orleans. The
Picayune of that city, of the Bth instant, says :
We learn on reliable authority, that on Saturday
night, the 15th ult., at the city of Mexico, Senor Rami-
rez, the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs, named the
next day, Sunday, the 16th ult., as the time when he
would meet the representatives of Colonel Sloo, and
sign the contract made with him for opening the route
over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The information
came in a letter from the city of Mexico, of the above
date, which is the very latest.
" The Siglo of the 14th of May copies from a Minis-
terial paper of the previous day an article which states
that the American Government, not being able to
comply with the stipulation in the treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo, which obliges it to defend the Mexican fron-
tier against the Indians. had offered 6,000,000 dollars to
he Government of Mexico as compensation. - The Siglo
Iclcl9-4lf this be true, we think the subject needs_ the
approval of Congress, and if it should be agreed to, we
much fear that the 6,000,000 wilt be wasted without the
frontiers receiving much attention.'
" One of the papers of the city of Mexico says that
the State of Chiapas is threatened with an invasion
from Guatemala, aided and abetted by certain parties in
the territory of Mexico. The Government has no means
of defence. The Siglo says that the last insult that
could fall upon that unfortunate country would be an
invasian from Guatemala.

"Oo the 13th, the four Ministers formally resigned
their offices, in consequence, as they said, of not having
merited tho confidence of Congress in the Tehuantepec
affair. The Zempoalteca, of Jalapa, believes that the
President has persuaded the Ministers to withdraw their
resignations.

u'ilie discussion on the tariff was still proceeding in
Congress. The Monitor calls on all Members to forget
personal differences, sacrifice their cherished opinions,
and unite in some measure of the kind for the salvation
of the country.
"A correspondent of the Zempoalteca, writing from
the city, says that on the 18th ult. the law for the ad-
mission of foreign flour into Vera Cruz was lost in the
Chamber of Deputies by a vote of two-thirds."
By this arrival we have the details of the California
news brought to New York by the stearn-sbip Illi-
nois. The Pacific Mail Steam Company's vessel
Oregon left San Francisco for Panama On the 16th
of May, with 1,603,803 dolls. 62c. in
gold dust on
freight. The advices from all parts of the alining
districts are highly favourable. The miners werevery generally receiving fair remuneration for their
labour, and while there were fewer instances of ex-
traordinary individual good fortune the average
,
yield per man was evidently increasing by the BPIV -
cation of science and well constructed ineebineTdluof
stead of the occupation being, as formerly, a kind
hap-hazard excursion, it was beginning which
garded as a regular legitimate pursuit,
beginning)
o c v and
ton e-
men enter with the same views of pain;
system as upon any other avocation
ago, with
"placer" or surfacelife.- In
mines which
the imperfect rcacloinery then in
use,
expense of
two
yearsse would not
have yielded an income equal. t 0
00in 4 dolls. to 10
living, miners were now
making two cents per bushel,
' dolls. per day. Earth yielding
TA bucket, could be I
or, in mining phraseology, a cent
p of gold valued at I
very profitably worked:
from 5,000 dolls. to 71°9-
Lourolls. had recently been
eries have recently been
found. It is said that
made at a place be and tdthse"livmits of what is usually
which for richness of de-
termed the gold district
all previous discoveries en- 1
posits and extent
dtbr'"The feeling of excitement
ti rely in the
relative to the shade.
population had to some extent.
meetings continued to be held in
subsided, altbo.Cughl7ese
the mining districts in favour of their expulsion.

te%
The number Keinese in California was 12,000,
Business transr•ctions Sen Francisco had been to a
Moderate extent. Sterling exchange Was 471: fig GO
days. Seamen were getting wages.at the rata of 30
dolls. to 70 dolls. per month ; labourers, 4 dolle. to 6
dolle, per day; carpenters, 7 dells. to 8 dolls.; and
workers in mach'nery, 8 dolls. to 10 dolls.
It was confidently asserted by the chief engineer of
'the Panama Railway that on the Ist of March, 1853,
the line will be opened to the Pacific.
From Kingston, Jamaica, we lave accounts to the
Gth inst., but they are devoid-of interest. The weather
was very hot and business dull.
From the Sandwich Islands we have advices to the
24th of April. On the 22d the treaty with Great
Britain of July 10, 1851, wes ratified by the Con-
tracting parties: On the 14th' a severe earthquake
:was experienced: about, three miles to the northward
of the one previously reported.
Thia )ew YOrk -styek=tiivicet; 'bad an improving
app'seartarice GOvernent Sae Stocks being in
a good demand m
at higher rates. The ``money -
market continued to be liberally_ supplied with
money, and it'was thought the low rate of. interest
would continue some time, it lAng impossible to
find satisfactory securities to absorb any consider-
able amount of the floating cepieal offering. There
was a fair demand for exchange, with only a mode-
rate supply of bills, and rates were firm. Bills on
London, 110 to 1101 ; Paris, 5 161 to 5 15 • Am-
sterdam, 40-,7-, to 41 ; Hamburgh, 361 to 363-; iremen,
td 79-g-; Frankfort, 401 to 40k. The cotton-
market was dull, 1;050 bales sold e:e lc. to .ac. per lb.
lower than quoted a week previous. The flour
market was languid. Tht‘re was a good demand for
wheat, for both milling and .export purposes, but
operations were restricted in consequence of the short
fn good demand, the better kinds selling readily at
supply of good shipping qualities. Indian•corn was
enhanced rates. There was improved demand for all
descriptions of provisions, and holders refused to sell
large lots at the current rates. The iron market was
unaltered. A few hundred tons of Scotch pig iron
bad
been sold at 19 dolls. 75c. to 20 dolls. for six
months'. pit and pearl ashes were dull of sale.
1
Fre'g ts
-h '4IIJ- To London flour has been taken at
Is. Gel. ;. naval
Store.. _
2-per barrel; and measure-
ment goods.ia.t. 20
.to 303. per tim,

1- - SHIPVING INTELLIGENCE.
H._Arrived e Nay! York:-.The odward, from Liverpool;
Leonidas and Germania, from Havre; Tangier, from
Liverpool; FriendAip,. trim] Sunderland; Norman, from
Limerick; Jane Warren“rona, Brpm,o; Maitland, from
Antwerp; Baltic (steamer),-"fr6ie
James ,Wright, from Liverpool; Germanica, from Bre-
man; Fortitude, from Havre; Joseph Bowe, from Li-
verpool; Elizabeth from Bristol and Cork; Julia gun,
from Belfast; Loloa, from Oporto; ocean, from hiar-
seilles; Sabine and Francais, from Antwerp; Recurso
the Second, from Malaga ; and Liverpool (13th);
Vesper, from Bre-
merhaven.
Hunt
Arrived at Bost on—The Bride, from Greenock ;
ress from Liverpool ; Springfield, from Cadiz;
Infanta, 'from Bangor; Praise, from C adiz; Hibernia,
from Liverpool; Carlotta, from Pal, rmo.

- -
Arrived at Galveston—The Salon,from Bremen.
Arrived at Baltimore—The Orient, Beta, Wilhelmiza
and Ann Eliza, fromßremin; Annapolis, from Liverpool:
Arrived at Mobile—The Greg nook. from Liverpool;
Beejapore; from Liverpool and New York.
Arrived at New Orleans—The Inca, from Havre; Bell
Carrig and Nathaniel Thompson, from Liverpool.

Arrived at Newhaven—The Laurel, from Sunderland.
Arrived at Quebec—The Wakefield, CbrisTiana, and
Margaret Ann, from Liverpool; G. F. W. Karlsburg,
trorn Antwerp; Recovery, from Newport; Dunbrody,
from Newross; Keldick Wood, from Dublin; Sedulous,
from Dundee; John Reed,. from Harlingen; Beacon,
from Charento; Envoy, from Londonderry.
Arrived at Wilmirigton—The Eclipse, from Newport.
The British ship Tremont, from Jamaica for Liver-
pDol, got ashore near Bermuda, on the 4th inst., and be-
came a wreck; part of cargo savtd.
The litddlesex, from Now Orleans for Liverpool, put
back to the former port on the 4th inst., having sus-
tained injury on the bar.

ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.
As the time draws near for the annual migration of
the larger oY our river yachts to Cowes and other such
ports, the Thames clubs are hurrying on their matches,
and accordingly on Saturday the London Yacht Club
held out as the prize for their second race this seoson a
purse containing 40 sovereigns, to be sailed for from
Erith round a boat moored off Southend and back to
Erith again. The morning of Saturday—as seems this
year to be the rule whenever racing is concerned—broke
very gloomily, and was ushered in by a cloudy sky and
a steady nnwearying rein, which continued till about
.halfipast..9._ Hope must have been ._sorely tried that
morning, and in many breasts found wanting, for at a
quarter past 9, the appointed time of leaving London-
bridge, the company was very small; but, as the Meteor
steamer remained till 10, when tie weather had assumed
a less hostile appearance, a few more stragglers were
added, and as she called at Blackwell, by which time the
sun was out, more dropped in, and formed altogether a
pretty good gathering. Arrived .at Erith, the candi-
dates for the golden prize were found lying at their
moorings, and drawn up in the following order, begin-
ning from the north bank of the river:—
Mouse, 15 tons—Mr. G. E. Browne.
Phantom, 20 tons—Mr. S. Lane.
Zuleika, 20 tons—Mr. Morris King.
Secret, 25 tons—Mr. R. Bell.
Whisper, 19 tons—Mr. T. Eveleigh.
Vampire, 15 tons—Nlr. C. Wheeler.

. .
All being ready, the signal-gun for starting was fired
at five minutes to 12 o'clock, and then all went about in
excellent order and very skilfully. The Mouse and
Zuleika were the first to get their main canvas set, and
the Zuleika and Vampire beat the others in getting their
topsails hoisted, but the whole seemed almost magically
to be clothed in canvas. The Zuleika was round first,
with all the others close behind, and obtained a slight
start, the Secret being last. But almost immediately,
afterwards the little Vampire took the lead, and main-
tained her honourable position for some distance. The
wind was from the south-west and moderately frc sb,
so that they were able to run the whole distance
down, although at some of the bends they
had to lie up very close. The Secret kept working
her way past each successive opponent, and round Erith
Reach became number one. Pluck cannot tell against
metal altogether. and the Vampire having had her spurt
was passed down-the line, and off Greenhithe began to
make her way for the larger ones. Off Grays the Zu.
leika passed the Secret, all the others following very
closely except. the Mouse, which was straining every
nerve, lying over with her gunwale completely under
" Auld L
re
water, but still could not keep up the speed. At Graves-
end the Meteor passed a large emigrant ship, and the
band of the Royal Artillery, who were 011 board the
steamer, and added very much to the pleasure
fierhsteasnrtyd
the
rants
day by their excellent music, struck up
in
thin:
Syne." The old familiar air must have touched a Lan
'pensive chord in the hearts of many of the e •
who crowded her sides, as was
cheer they gave. But, to return to our yachts. At the
Lower Hope the Zuleika and Secret
windward,
suspiciously to the first t
second, the Phantom third, well up to indward, and
edging up very
fourth, the. Vampire filth, and the tet wO, the Whisper
still very close. At Sea Reach
b others retaining the
the Secret
get just ahead of the Zuleike„ the
same places, and they rounded Mouse last, but all
managed to
a oat moored off South-
end as follows:

The Secret .. li. nt. 8.
. ~. 2 SO 0
... The Zuleika .. .. ...
2 SO 10
• ••• ••• The Phantom 231 5
flee
The Whisper - • •••• 232 0
The Vampire
•••
•••
•••
. 2 34 0
The Mouse •... "• ..
2 3, ?nu° have
li
been declared a dead heat between
If this had .been the ens of-.ihe rites 't would
allowed
for half a minute, by the rules of .the race,oe twIT 10 tons
for every ton difference, end, a,°,, -hade
to allow her
larger than the Mouse, she w"'" have,,of war—a beat
five minutes. But now came the Secret an
the
ein the morning, and
up. The wind was fresher thano perseveringly from
feedinv,
Came 011 in Rusts, but
per-
petually blocked
the south-west. Now, too, was of the cabin was per-
still in
evidently the favourite
time, and the centre
hungry expectants, wonder-.
lug when the others but but all got lunch m time
u,„l3,.„withould have done catfug, and
resign them their Places;
o
; had been going ahead, and then
and the steamer, which to
waiting for the Pc_ pick her up, and then going on
kin good earnest and steamed up to
rt.,: went to w°l*-- her position near the buoy, to
u. took up
Erich,
ion" 1°• On the way up the Phantom and
when 14.- -u.
nee them C"--6, mianecavering, which threw them both
Zuleika had
theSecretsome
ofitingpi by this, and gaining steadily
behind, the There were one or two threateninge of
all the w-'•
Passed over, andthe race was won in a bright
I rain, bat it by the Secret, as follows:._
hire
suns

The Secret
The Zuleika
The Phantom
The Whisper
The Vampire
The Mouse

H. M. 8.
• 5 48 30
• 5 54 30
▪ 5 55 20
... 6 1 30
... 6 13 40
... 6 14 20

As the Secret had to allow the Zuleika two minutes
and a half it will be seen that she had not much time to
spare. The second boat was allowed 101. to defray ex-
penses, which the Phantom lost by one minute; and the
Vampire and the Mouse were within the same time as
fifth and sixth; so that the race throughout was very
interesting, and well contested.

THE LIFE OF MARIE DE MEDICIS. BY MISS
PARDOE.—This interesting work has, we are glad to hear,
met with great and deserved success." A life more dramatic
than that of Marie de Medicis (as a contemporary justly ob-
serves) has seldom been writtei? ; one more imperially tragic,
never. The period of French history chosen by Miss Pardoe
is rich in all manner of associations; and brings together the
loftiest names and most interesting events of a stirring and
dazzling epoch. She has been, moreover, exceedingly for-
tunate in her materials. A manuscript of the Commandeur
de Rambure, Gentleman of the Bedchamber under the Kings
Henry IV., Louis XIII., and Louis XIV., consisting of the
memoirs of the writer, with all the most memorable events
which took place during the reigns of those three Majesties,
from the ear 1594 to that of IG6O, was placed at her dis-
posal by M. de la Plane, member of the In.stitut Royal de la
France. This valuable record is very voluminous, and throws
a flood of light on every transaction. Of this important do-
cument ample use has been judiciously made by Miss Pardoe;
and her narrative, accordingly, has a fulness and particula-
rity possessed by none other, and which adds
to thedra-
matic interest of the subject.i The works very elegantly
written, and will be read with delight. It forms another
mo-
nument to the wcathinesa of female intellect
in the age we
lire in."