The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-06 00:00:00

UN ITED STATES.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING SIX O'CLOCIr,.
The ricket-ship Independence arrived here this morning'
about tin o'clock. She sailed from New York on the
morning of the Bth ult. The news brought by her is
favourable, as showing that the improved feeling which
began to exhibit itself in America some time ago, continues
to gain strength and stability. The Independence brings
.200,000 dolllrs for houses in Liverpool and London.
The papers from every part of the Union give the most
flattering account of the state of the crops. On this sub-
ject the Journal of Commerce says :—" In no former year,
probably, since we became a nation, have the labours of the-
husbandman been so generally and so richly revvarded.
is difficult to appreciate, sufficiently, the blessinj of so
bountiful a harvest, at such a time. We allude not mcrely,
nor chiefly, to the great effect it will have in relieving OUT
pecuniary embarrassments, but to the inevitable and pre-
valent distress—the personal privation and suffering—wVob
it will prevent. Had this, like the last, been a year of short
crops, there is no telling the distress which would have et -
sued. As it is, prices must come down to the level of el. -
portation. Flour ought not, after the new crop is fairly s 0
the market, to be above five dollars a barrel—and we doul t
if it will be. Potatoes ought not to be above 2s. 6d. a 313.
a bushel. Other things in proportion."
A case of considerable interest occurred at one of Ihe
police-offices in New York. A person, who gave his nn Fee
as " Nathanial Brewster" applied at a banking-house th e
some few months ago, for the purpose of having a 2C 0 er/.
Bank of England note discounted, which he effected on . t.l?e
ordinary terms. This note was remitted to a house .3e
Sheffield, from which it was sent to the Bank of Engl:od.
When the note was presented it was stopped by the .13siz,
as having been stolen, and the parties in New York vet)i e
apprised of the circumstance. On the day following th
receipt of this intelligence from England, Brewster agai ti
waited on the New York Bankers, wishing to have tee °
other notes of the Bank of England discounted—one fa r
5001., and another for 40/. He was asked some question
respecting the way by which he came into possession of ri'
first note, to which he gave very evasive and unsatisfactoll
answers. Finding himself thus, taken to task, he made sin
effort to get hold of the two notes which he had tendered, hot
was prevented by the bane who seized them, and in die
scuffle the notes were penally torn. He was ultimately c,
mitted to prison on three charges—First, having obtaine'
money on false pretences from the Messrs. Jessup tive
bankers, by pretending that the 200/. note was his oven
property ; secondly, with having brought stolen propert:f
into the State of New York ; and, thirdly, as being a fug

tive from justice.
A gang of counterfeiters had been apprehended ncilr
Boston. On one of them was found 10,000 dollars wort h
of notes, purporting to have been issued by the Mechanic s
Bank of Toronto.
A very serious fire has occurred at Newhaven, wher•
considerable number of houses, and a serious amount 0'
property had been destroyed. The fire commenced at ctigh.
o'clock in the evening, and burned uninterruptedly tv.Vt"
three the next morning.
The Philadelphia papers contain an account of what •14
called " A Convention of Business-men," which had rugs
in that city for the purpose of devising the most effectuAl
means of ascertaining the causes of the late cornmercisl
disorganization, and providing remedies against its recur'
rence. The Convention, befere breaking up, passed
resolutions—the substance of which arc contained in t"
fallowing brief extracts :
Resolved—That amongst the causes of the ruinous
sults in which the business, the enterprise, the industrt'
and, we may add, the happiness of the country, are involvell:
are the withdrawal of a large amount of money collects
for the public use from its ordinary business channels,.sl"
the consequent interruption of the usual facilities for ti e,
fulfilment of commercial engagements—the distribution
a portion of the public revenue among the States, as 10"
posed by the Act of Congress, at points remote from • `•b°
places of its collection—the excessive issues of bank pal its
and the consequent abuse of bank credit—the great ex( Oe
of importations above our exports, and in this way th
contracting of large foreign debts, the payment of wh..ssll
requires the withdrawal of a corresponding amount of fratil
from the ordinary channels of business at home—the i
ness, the luxury and extravagance, in which too many boy°
indulged—the intense political excitement which has pj"
vaded all parts of the country, and has subjected ever,'
public measure to the test of its probable effects Ur°
party influence, and by which the monied institutions of the
country, and the ordinary pursuits of business nren, hive
been involved in the violence of patty conflicts.
Resolved, That as the importation of silks during' /"(If
last year amounts to more than twenty-three millio 3$
°
dollars, the promotion of its growth in this country, b?,
the bestowment of such liberal bounties as would set'•°r.,-,
its cultivation, would be of the highest importance
diminishing the causes of our foreign debt, and in promoliP.
the agricultural interests of every state in the Union.
The accounts from Montreal extend to the 4th
August, and from Quebec to the beginning of that month
but the intelligence possesses no interest. The death 0'
the late Icing was known in Canada, and the newclpaPer'
bat ,one into " mourning" out of compliment to his rneroarY•
At. the sailing of the Independence from New Yorks
the Murnind Courier, there was but little clone in BillEs.Px
°-
change on Europe for the packets leaving to-day. 3°l:
sales were made on England, at 181 a 191 per cent. ill.O
France at 4. 83. a 4. 90. on Hamburg at 38i a 39c. "I
amount of' specie shipped by this day's packets is not ffc,',°;
siderable, probably not exceeding 150,000 dollars. "I'a
prices paid wire chiefly for Sovereigns, 5. 34 dollar
5. 36 dollars. American Gold and Half dollars Sia h
per cent. ; Mexican Dollars 9A- a 10 per cent. ; Span oe
Doubloons 17.30 dollars ; Patriots 16.75 dollars ;
Franc pieces 1.2 k a 1.3 dollars ; Napoleons 1.10 a4'
dollars.