The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-01 00:00:00

LONDON,

Bombay arrived here by the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Achilles on the 25th ultimo, and
WAS formally installed in the cathedral on Sunday
last, in the presence of one of the largest congrega-
tions ever assembled there.
"The Calcutta commercial report is unfavourable
both us to produce end imports. Money is scarce and
the market tight. Exchange has risen to 2-3 for
first-class credits. Freights are low beyond prece-
dent, the current rate fur sugar to London being
only 1/, 2s.

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOI;, THURSDAY, 7 A.K.

The United States Mail steam-ship Arctic, Captain
Luce, has just arrived, with 32 passengers, 371,000
dollars in specie, and dates from New York of the
20th ult.
The Kossuth excitement at New York had not
abated. The grand banquet given by the bar was
held on the 19th. On the 22d Kossuth was to leave
for Washington.
Various reports were rife at New York relative to
the course likely to be taken by the Russian and
Austrian Ministers i❑ consequence of the official re-
cepti.,n of Kossuth by Cougret.s. It was stated that
their passports were to be demanded, but nothing
positive had transpired.
The steam-ship Daniel Webster brought California
dates, via Nicaragua, to the 16th, and 1,000 000 dolls.
in gold dust; 2,000,000 dolls. additional was at
Panama. At San Francisco business was good. At
Marysville and Sonora many murders had taken
place. The Marysville Ilerald states that sixteen
dead bodies had been found in one week. The
vigilence committee had made several arrests.
Jamaica advices are to the 29th. Cholera was again
very bad in that
The mercantile reports from the United States
speak favourably of business prospects. Trade
generally was brisk. The money market was a shade
tighter. Government Stocks were in good demand
at firm rates. The exportation of specie continued
undiminished. _ _ _

The market for breadstuffs was very quiet, and few
transactions are reported, holders waiting further
advices from this country. Western Canal flour,
4 dolls. 25c. to 4 dolls. 37}c. per barrel. Gennessee
prime wheat, 1 doll. 2c. to 1 doll. 4c. per 601 b. In-
dian corn, round yellow, 62c. to 64c. per bushel.
The Cotton market was inactive, and prices had
been feebly maintained. No decline, however, has
taken place. New Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to
fair, 9ic. to 9ic. per lb. Uplands and Florida, 9c. to
Die. per lb.
No alteration-in either freights or provisions.
Exchange on London, 1101 to 1101 (rather flat).
Paris, 5.13. Hamburgh, 36k to 36k. Bremen, 78k
to 78k.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, DEC. 31.

The Royal dinner circle last evening included his
Serene Highness the Prince Nicholas of Nassau,
Baron Bentinck, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord and
Lady Cowley, Baron Hadeln, and Baron Roggenback.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in at-
tendance during dinner in the Castle, and played the
following pieces :
Overture, " Missolongbi"
Finale, Ist act, " Matilde"
Waltz, "Faust Diabolique"
Selection, "Huguenots
Galop
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in
the evening, and performed the following selection :
Overture, " Ruy Blas"
Quartet Music (Posthumous) Andante
—Scherzo, two violins, viola, and
violoncello, Messrs. Sainton, Day,
Hill, and H. Chipp
Selection, " Euryanthe" Weber.
Erinnerung au Marienbad Spohr.
The Queen walked in the Home Park this morning.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and
royal children, took their usual pony and walking
exercise.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shoot-
ing this morning, accompanied by Prince Nicholas
of Nassau, Baron Bentinck, Lord Robert Grosvenor,
and Lord Cowley, attended by the Marquis of Or-
monde and Colonel Bouverie.
The Duke of Cambridge is expected on a visit to
ber Majesty, Monsieur and Madame Van de Weyer,
and Lord and Lady Edward Howard, have received
invitations and are expected this afternoon.
His S-rene Highness the Pince Nicholas of Nas•
sau, Baron Bentinck, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord
and Lady Cowley, Baron Hadeln, and Baron Rog-
genback, have taken their departure from the Castle
to-day.

Sir Charles Fox, Mr. Edmund Leahy, and Mr.
Matthew Leahy, had an interview with Earl Gran-
ville at the Foreign-office, yesterday.
A deputation consisting of Mr. Schneider, Sir W.
Foster, Mr. Powles, and Mr. Ranking, had a❑ inter-
view with Earl Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-
office.
The Greek Minister has left town for Brighton.
The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere has arrived at
Bowood Park, Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis of
Lansdowne.
Mr. J. A. Smith had yesterday an interview with
Earl Grey.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-office
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.)

When made up 111 From what When
PLACES. General Post-office port die- due.
London. patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Jan 2 Liverpool ,Jan. 5
America (by U.S. pkt.) NJan. 6 .. Liverpool .. Jan. I
America (by U.S. pkt.) 51 Southampt. Jan. 9
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plynsoath Jan. 3
Alexandria* N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Jan. 18
Belgium • • • • •• N Daily .. .. . Dover .. Daily
Brazil • • • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 16
Buenos Ayras 5119th of the month Southampt. Jan. 16
Catifornia(viaChagres) M 2d & 17th of month Southampt. Jan. 5
Cape of Good Hope N,l4th of month Plymouth.. Jan. 3
Constantinople* .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Jan. 10
Central America .. Mj2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. Jan. 5
Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Ta. Th. Sat
Chill • • .. . M 17th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20
Franco M& N Twice daily .. Dover .• Twicedaily
Greece* •• N 7thl7th27th of mo Dover .. Jan. 10
Hamburgh NI Tuesday & Friday London .. Tiles. Sat.
Holland 91;Wednes. & Satur. London .. Mea.Thur
Honduras N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Jan. 20
Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead .. Twicedally
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Jan, 23
India (viaMarsoilles) N sth& 24th ef month Dover .• Jan. 2
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) M 20th of the month Southampt. Jan. 23
:Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) N Bth& 24th ofmonth Dover •• Jan. 2
Mexico .. 31 2d of the month.. Southampt. Jan. 5
Madeira • • •• M 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 16
7th,17th,19th,27th
Malta* .. • • & 30th of month Dover Jan. 10
Naples* .. N sth 15th 25th of mel Dover Jan. 2
Papal States* .. N sth 15th 25th ef mo Dover .. Jan. 2
Peninsular.. M 7th 17th 27th of molSouthampt. Jan. 6
Peru • . M 17th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20
Tuscany* .. N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Jan. 2
Aran Indies .. Ml7th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) M2cl of the month Southampt. ,Jan. 5
* The mails to those countries thus marked (4) are conveyed by
French packet v'al Marseilles.
The direct Ilavre mail from London via Southampton during this
month will be made up three times a week only, instead of daily.
CaLtroitnia.—Malls to and from California, tna the United States
are now despatched and due by every American pack;*,

ATTEMPTED MURDER AT SOUTIIAMPTON.—OOII-
- CONDUCT OF A FEHALE.—A man named Harris,
a gardener by trade, was fully committed yesterday, by the
Southampton borough magistrates, to take his trial at the
Winchester assizes, for attempting to murder his wife. Some
time since Harris suffered six months' imprisonment for ill-
using his wife. They had been living separate lately, and
the poor woman had maintained herself and child by stay-
making. On Saturday last Harris persuaded his wife to be
reconciled, and they both walked and made some purchases
together. ‘N hile crossing, in the evening about nine o'clock,
a new made road, not much frequented, in order to get to
their home, they were heard violently quarrelling by the
wife of one of the Sappers and Miners stationed at the Ord-
snoalndcieer,Ssuwrvi
feeyw-orochead heard Harris and his wife quarrelling,, which is close to this road. Presently the
as she passed them by was alarmed with the cry of murder,
she hastily returned, and found the man and woman strug-
gling on the ground. She heroically seized the fellow as he
was in the act of attempting to cut his wife's throat with a
gardener's knife, and pinned him to the ground,
but not
before he had cut two large gashes several inches in length
in the lower part of his wife's cheek. The alarm given by
the two women soon brought assistance, and Harris was se-
cured. There is little doubt that if the sapper's wife had
not behaved so courageously, the poor woman who was so
grievously wounded would have been murdered.
NEW POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.—After the 6th of
this month the whole of the letter-receivers in rural dis-
tricts will be denominated sub-postmasters, and the name
of receiver will be limited to those who keep letter-receiving-
boxes in towns. After the above date also the machinery
for accounting to the public revenue for the unpaid postage
on letters originating and delivered in the same official dis-
trict will be simplified. This can now be done, it appears,
in consequence of the compulsory prepayment of postage by
stamps in the provinceF. Already this new regulation of
compulsory stamp prepayment has reduced the sums col-
lected by country postmasters for postage on letters, sent by
cross -road mails to one-eighth of what it amounted to pre-
vious to the introduction of the new regulation, and it has
also reduced the postage collected by country postmasters
on correspondence passing through London, upwards of 20
per cent. For the year ending in January, 1851, provincial
postmasters collected upwards of 400,0001. in money postage,
and upwards of 800,0001. for postage stamps. For the future
the amount of postage in money will be immensely reduced,
and the amount for postage stamps will be proportionably
increased.

TOR BROMPTON AND NUNIIEAD CEMETERIES.—
The Treasury have determined to abandon Mr. Peacook's
award in reference to the purchase of the Brompton and
unhead Cemetaries ; and by this abandonment the opera-
tion of the Metropolitan Interment Act has, for all practical
purposes, been suspended.

THE MARQUIS or SLIGO.—This deservedly popular
nobleman and excellent landlord, whose tenants are, in
general, in comfortable and prosperous circumstances, is em-
pioying much of his time in making arrangements to make
them still more so, by encouragement in their industrious
pursuits.
AT m
WESTERN RAwAT.—This company are
about to
build an extensive merchandise depot at their
Paddington station, to meet the requirements of their goods
traffic.