The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-16 00:00:00

LONDON :
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1839.

UNITED STATES, CANADA, &c.
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
By the arrival of the packets New• York, Capt.

h•:rstow, and Roscius, Capt. Collin, from New
York, whence the former sailed on the 19th, and

the latter on the 25th ult., papers and letters have
been received from that place to the 26th ultimo.

'file commercial affairs of the States had consider-

ably improved, though business had been somewhat
dull previous to the 233, owing to the non-arrival

of the British Queen, which sailed from Ports-
mouth on the 3d of November, and did not reach
New York until 7 o'clock P.M. on the 23d, having

been twenty days seven hours on her voyage, and
experienced very severe weather. Many additional
banking establishments south of New York had
resumed specie payments, and it was generally be-

lieved that nearly the whole of the banks through-
out the Union would immediately resume. The
New York Morning Courier of the 20th, in allud-

inn; to this subject, says :
" The indications of a speedy resumption in the
southern cities daily become stronger. Amongst the
most prominent of these is the large demand for south-
ern funds, and a consequent continued reduction in the
rate of discount paid on them."

And concludcs with the following paragraph from
the Cincinnati Reporter :

" The banks in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois,
and Missouri—some are now paying specie and others
are not. Of the banks in Ohio which do pay specie, are
the Commercial Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio Life Insu-
rance and Trust Company, Franklin Bank of Cincin-
nati, Lafayette Bank of Cincinnati, Franklin Bank of
Columbus, Clinton Bank of Columbus, Bank of Hamil-

ton, the Bank of St Clarisville, of Marietta, of Yanes-
vi!le, of Muskingum, of Mount Pleasant, and of New
Lisbon. The Kentucky and Indiana banks do not
pay specie. The State Bank of Missouri, we under-
stand, does. And we also learn that the State Bank
of Illinois has suspended, and the Springfield Journal
is of opinion that the other banks have pursued the same
course. There are many others in Ohio, which have
suspended, will be forced to resume again, when their
;heir thirty days have expired, unless they contemplate
winding up their business. We intend keeping in our
columns a standing list of specie paying banks ; and as
fast as those in the State we have spoken of resume, they
will be added to it. The above, we believe, is correct."

In the Armistead slayer affair, the Spanish
?li-
nister in the United States had laid claim, on be-
half of his Government, under an existing treaty,
to her cargo and slaves, as the property of Spanish
subjects ; salvage of them was claimed by Lieute-
nant GEDNEY and the other officers of the war
brig by which they were captured. It was ex-
pected that the latter claim would be abandoned,
and that the PRESIDENT would surrender the
slaves to the Spanish Government.
The yellow fever had committed dreadful ravages
at Texas and Galveston ; in consequence, many of
the citizens had fled into the country. A dreadful
gale had occurred at the latter place on the sth
ult., which did much damage among the shipping.
It lasted for three days.
The news from Canada is both meagre and un-

important, the date of the advices extend down

to the 23d. ult. from Montreal, and the 22d from
Quebec. Sir GEORGE ARTHUR is stated to have

forwarded his resignation to the Home Government,
The New York Morning Herald, on the subject
of the Union of the Provinces, says :
" Governor Thomson, it is positively asserted, will ad-
here to the instructions he received from the British Go-
vernment, to carry into effect the union of the two
Canadas."
The Governor-General left Montreal for To-
ronto on the 18th, escorted by a party of the 7th
Hussars. Major-General JACKSON was sworn in
the same day, and duly installed as administrator
of the Government during the absence of Mr.
THOMSON. The New York Morning Herald,
in alluding to the state of Canada, says :
" The state of public feeling in both the Canadas is
highly interesting. A violent opposition is generating
to Governor Thomson among the Tory population,
which leads them already to talk of democracy and the
downfall of the Crown, with complacency. At the
last accounts the Governor was on his way to Toronto,
to open the Assembly in the upper province, and to
propose the treasures of the Home Government. These
measures cause the spirit of discontent to increase ; and
if the Canadians are only left alone by our Loafers,
they will soon snake a rvolution out of pure spite to,
pretty Victoria and her present Cabinet. But if the
rampant Canadians should declare their independence.
and
and then ask admission intot unruly
our
spirits
union,
o won't let them. Such a setirlsitsTewohuld avegive
us more trouble than they are worth
se-
veral curious specimena of these British Tories in
this
city, and they give us no very exalted idea of their in-
telligence, order, or regard for law. If the Canadas
dissolve their connection with England, and send G
vernor Thomson back, like a barrel of t ur • (P'
pentine, they
must set up business on their own hook. Well have
nothing to do with them. Meantime General Scott
;till be on the border, during the winter, to keep our
Loafers in order, and to see fair play."
The Quebec Mercury states, that a company of
her Majesty's 11th Regiment of Foot, one hundred
strong, had been ordered from Quebec to Mada.
waska settlement in Yew Brunswick, and adds,
that this step is rendered necessary in consequence
of rumours of a hostile nature from the Maine

Boundary.
By these arrivals we have later advices from
Mexico, by which we learn that the internal affairs
of the Gauntry were perfectly quiet and tranquil.
A special messenger had arrived at Washington
from Vera Cruz. The yellow fever continued of
to rage violently at the latter place ; there were
five hundred cases in the hospital.