The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-14 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING.
By the royal Mail St eam-ship Africa, Harrison
commander, which arrived in the Mersey at ten
o'clock to-night, we have, advices from New York to

the 2d inst.
The Africa brings 408,374 dolls. in specie on
freight.
The United States Mail steam-ship Arctic, Luce
commander, arrived at New York on the 30th ult.;
and the Royal Mail steqm-sllip Asia, Judk;cs com-

wander, on the 2d inst.
Our advices by this arrival ere unusually devoid of
interesting intelligence. The Californian mails, which
were fully due-at New York, had not arrived when
the Africa left that port. _

The proceedings in Congress are unworthy of no-
tice, the subjects under discussion being purely of a
domestic nature. Both branches of the Legislature
had adjoured for a few days to allow the members
an opportunity of attending to their engagements
in connexion with the forthcoming Presidential
election.

The National Democratic Convention assembled at
Baltimore on the Ist instant, and, amid great con-
fasien, proceeded to make the preliminary arrange-
ments. The Hon. R. M. Saunders, of North Caro-
lina, was appointed chairman.
It is stated that little further delay will occur in
carrying out the project of an iuteroceardc canal
through Nicaragua. Commissioners, accompanied
by Mr. Childs, were about to leave for London to
communicate the arrangement with the capitalists who
have agreed to undertake the matter, in conjunction
with those of the United States. Mr. Childs esti-
mates the cost at from 16,000,000 dolls. to
20,000,000 dolls., and asserts that the difficulties of
construction have been ranch overrated. Since the

previous surveys were made he had discovered a more
advantageous route for the canal, and he states that
instead of an elevation of 480 feet there is only one of
48 feet. He considers they greater part of the river
San Juan to be navigable.
The convention held by the Roman Catholic clergy
of the United States at Baltimore was deliberating
with closed doors. It has been allowed to transpire,
however, that one of the principal topics of discussion
was a proposition to say mass in English, instead of
Latin. The result of the discussion was not known,
but it was thought very probable that the decision
would be against the change. It is hinted that the
celibacy of the Roman Catholic clergy of the United
States is by no means beyond the probability of a
change.
The Irish citizens of New York were making
much of the convict Meagher. He had been invited
to visit Albany and Boston, where arrangements
were being made to do him honour. On the 29th
ult. he held a levee, which was attended by a large
number of people, principally Irish. He appears
to meet with little sympathy from the .American
people.
Kossuth has returned to New York.

Enormous quantities of ice have gone down the
Mississippi this spring, which have proved very
useful in cutting off and breaking to pieces the snags
in the river, and levelling the sandbars in the
river bed.
The-St. John's, New Brunswick, papers give de-
tails of the disasters that have arisen from a fire,
which has been raging in the woods in the vicinity of
Bathurst and Frederickton for some days previously.
In the former town, three or four dwellings, with
their outhouses, were consumed, and at the latter, a
farm-house, with barns and all the live and dead
stock, were destroyed. The cathedral was at one
time threatened with destruction, as burning cinders
from the forest were falling thickly in the streets
around it, but a heavy shower happily checked the fire
in that quarter.
An extensive firm in San Francisco are importing
stone from China for the erection of a fire-proof
building. Chinese workmen are also employed in its
erection.
The Great Britain steam-ship was an object of
much attraction. A large company assembled on
board on the 31st ult., on which occasion a rich col-
lation was served, with wine, toasts, and speeches in
abundance.
The boiler of a new steamer, the Eastern City,
exploded on the 29th ult,,.killing two men, and dan-
gerously, if not fatally, scalding three others. An
American arrival, without the account of a boiler
'explosion or railway collision, would be a rarity.
Lola Montes was attracting full and enthusiastic
audiences at the Walnut-street Theatre, Philadelphia.
The New York Herald and the Tribune give the
following Mexican intelligence, but do not mention
the source whence it is derived :
.% We have dates from Mexico to the 13th ult. The
news generally is unimportant, except n report that the
Cbambor of Deputies had passed a Bill granting the
right of way across the Tehuantepec to Colonel A. G.
Slop, of New Orleans, by a vote of 60 to 20. IV the
arrival of Mr. Lewis Morris, United States' Consul, from
cat:apes:3y, which port he left on the 25th of April, we
are informed that General de la Vega, now in command
of the Yucatan army, has been appointed Minister of
W ar. The General was daily expected to nritive at
Cam-
peachy to tske his departure for the capital. A courier
arrived at Canspeschy on the 6,h of April, bringing
the
news that a detachment of the army had penetrated the
Indian country to the banks of the Rio luda, which
river divides the English p rzoossessions of 1K s and Hon•
duras from Yucatan, where they fell in •with and
.e.ner laden with
cap-
tured, after a short fight, an English
arms and munitions of war intended for the Indians.
Five or six Indian leaders were ca
pturod and imma..
diately shot, and the vessel burnt. By sa late decree 01
the Mexican Government the port of Laguna has been
opened, and is now a port of entry. Vessels may
pro-
ceed to Laguna direct, without to eh' nat earaPetiohYt to pay tonnage d „lug' as herelolore,
ay.