The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-15 00:00:00

SEEDS.

We have to report a very inactive market for all descrip-
tions of seeds, and, in several instances, prices rule next to
nominal. Calcutta rape, however, owing to its scarcity,
commands extreme rates. Cakes are a dull inquiry, at
barely late currencies.

Turnip, W hite,p.bus 11s to 14s
Swede -s
Mustard, Brown
White,
Tares, New 76 6d 8s Od
Old per quarter - s —s
Canary, per quarter 46s 52s
Rye grass, new -s —s
Clover, Red Eng., et. —s --s
White
Foreign Red —s s
White --s --8
Trefoil, new. —s —s

Carraway —s
Coriander —s —s
Hempseed, per qr —s —s
Linseed,Eng 7s
sowing 2 74s
Crushing 6os 70s
Baltic —s —s
Odessa —s —s
Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s
English ...... .£lO 00,00 10s
Foreign...... 10
Os 11l 5s
Rape Cakes,p ton.C6 Os £6 15s
Rapeseed, new,pr qr 08s 72a

WOOL.
The publio sales of colonial wool were brought to a close
on Friday last. With the exception of one week of heavi-
ness, they went off steadily, at remunerative prices, or from
ld to 2d per lb above the average of last sales. About
80,000 bales were disposed of during their progress, but the
greater portion was taken by our own manufacturers, the
scarcity of cotton making it necessary, on the part of manu-
turers, to make nearly all qualities of woollen goods entirely
of wool. The unsatisfactory state of the foreign cloth trade
with America operated very unfavourably, as regards the

SPORTING-THTS DAY.

TATIERSALLS'—This EVENING.

THE DERBY.
15 to 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken)
9to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken)
12 to 1 agst Hospodar (offered)
33 to 1 agat Carnival (taken)
33 to 1 agst Melrose (taken)
50 to 1 agst Taje (taken)
50 to 1 agat Pratique (taken)
1000 to 15 agat Giles the First (taken)
1090 to 10 agst Overstone (taken)

AMERICA.

RE-OPENING OF CONGRESS.

SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT.

NEW YORK, DEC. 2, MORNING.
(per Persia.)

Congress assembled at Washington yesterday.

The Message delivered by President Lincoln is
moderate in tone towards the South, but firm for
the maintenance of the Union. On foreign rela-

ions he says :

"If the condition of foreign relations is less
gratifying than at former periods, it is certainly
more satisfactory than a nation so unhappily dis-
tracted might have apprehended. In June last there
were some grounds to expect that the maritime
powers which, at the commencement of American
difficulties so unwisely and unnecessarily recognised
the insurgents as belligerents, would soon recede
from that position which has proved only less in-
jurious to themselves than to America.
" But temporary reverses, which afterwards befel
the Federal arms, and which were exaggerated by
disloyal citizens abroad, have hitherto delayed that
act of simple justice.

" Civil war has disturbed the social conditions and
deeply affected the prosperity of the nations with
which America has carried on an increasing com-
merce daring half a century.
" It has at the same time excited political ambi-
tions and apprehensions, which have produced pro-
found agitation throughout the civilised world.
"In this unusual agitation America has forborne

from taking part in any controversy between foreign
states and between parties or factions in such states.
" America has attempted no propagandism and
acknowledged no revolution, but has left to every
nation the exclusive conduct and management of its
own affairs. Foreign nations have, of course, eon-

templated the American struggle less with refer
ence to its own merits than to its supposed and
often exaggerated effects, and the consequences re-
sulting to those nations themselves. Nevertheless,
complaint of that part of the Federal Government,
even if it were just, would certainly be unwise."
President Lincoln acknowledges with special plea-
sure that the execution of the slave-trade treaty
by the British Government has been marked with
a jealous respect for the authority of the United
States, and the right of their moral and loyal citi-
zens. The blockade of 3,000 miles of sea coast
could not, he says, be established and vigorously
enforced in a season of great commercial activity
like the present without committing occasional
mistakes, and inflicting unintentional injuries upon
foreign nations and their subjects.

" Civil war in a country where foreigners reside
and carry on trade under treaty stipulations is
necessarily fruitful of complaints of violation of
neutral rights.

" All such collisions tend to excite misapprehen-
sion, and possibly to produce mutual recriminatio❑
between nations which have a common interest in
preserving peace and friendship.
" In clear cases of these kinds I have so far as
possible beard and redressed the complaints pre-
sented by friendly powers. There, are, however, a
large and augmenting number of doubtful cases
upon which the Federal Government is unable to
agree with the governments whose protection is
demanded by the claimants. There are, moreover,
many cases in which the United States or their
citizens suffer wrongs from the naval or military
authorities of foreign nations, which the Govern-
ments of these States are not at once prepared to
redress. I have proposed to some foreign states
thus interested mutual conventions, to examine and
adjust such complaints. This proposition has been
made specially to England, France, Spain, and
Prussia. In each case it has been kindly received,
but not yet formally adopted."
President Lincoln recommends an appropriation
for the owners of the Norwogian barque Admiral
Riola.

He says that commercial and consular treaties
have been negotiated with Turkey, Liberia, and
Hayti, and continues :
" Our relations with European States remain
undisturbed. Our relations with the independent
States of the American continent remain un-
changed, but more friendly sentiments than have
hitherto existed are believed to be entertained by
these neighbours, whose safety and progress is so
intimately connected with that of America. This
statement specially applies to Mexico, Costa Rica,
N'icaragua, Honduras, Peru, and Chili."

THE MaIIOPOLITAN RAILWAY.—An official in-
lianßyiacilg been duly given byway will take place to-
day, thespeotion ofrecithheisilifte
et"P°
noticesl ha
the compalY r
that the line was ready for the visit of
tl
the inspeoo • In a few days, therefore, the railway
may be expected to be opened for traffic. As the directors
have had opportunities for knowing the requirements
which, with a view to the public safety, the railway
department of the Board of Trade would insist upon, and
have had ample time for complying with these wishes, it is
probable that the certificate for the opening will be given
without much delay. The signals, about which so much bas
been said as being the cause of the repeated postponements,
are now in working order ; the difficulty as to the width of
the carriages has been got over, as well as the mechanical
arrangements necessary for the working of the engines that
will consume their smoke and condense their steam ; and
the lighting of the carriages by gas, which involved some
careful consideration of details, has been satisfactorily
accomplished. At King's-cross there is a rather sharp
curve, and in running the trains through it has been found
that the rails on the up and down lines have too much
" cant," and it has been necessary to relay the rails at this
point. This has led to much considerable delay, and has
probably had as much, if not more, to do with retarding
the opening than the perfecting of the mechanical arrange-
ments of the signals or the alterations of the doors of the
carriages.

It is expected that the Court will not return to
Windsor from Osborne until after the 10th of February.
Her Majesty will then reside at the Castle until the middle
of May.—Court Journal.

CRIMINAL COURT--THIS DAY.