The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 24.
By the United States' mail steam-ship Pacific,
Nye, commander, we have advices from New York
to the 14th inst. She has brought $lOO,OOO in
specie on freight.
The steam-ship Canada, Lang, commander, ar-
rived at Boston on the 13th inst. _ .

...
The steamer Atlantic arrived at New York at
7 a.m., on the 14th inst.
The steamer Hermann arrived at New York from
Southampton on the 11th inst.
A dreadful calamity occurred in Buffalo by the
falling of a building, occupied as a banking house,
by which upwards of 25 persons were killed and
wounded.

The coroner's jury, in the recent dreadful rail-
way
accident at Norwalk, after sitting several days,
had returned a verdict that the accident was caused
by the wilful negligence of the engineer.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald, writing under date May 13, says—
" The foreign appointments have not yet been definitely
arranged, but little progress having been made, it is
understood, in the Cabinet meeting to-day. It is pro-
bable they will not be fixed before Tuesday. The Cabi-
net does not meet again till Monday.
" It is not intended to remove Mr. Aspinwall, who
now holds the London consulate, from the office, but
simply to transfer him to another consulship, giving the
London office to Mr. George Sanders."
The steamer Texas had arrived at New Orleans,
from Vera Cruz, with advices from the city of
Mexico to the sth inst. General Uraga, Mexican
Minister to Prussia, was a passenger by her.
General Arista sailed from Vera Cruz on the 9th
in the West India mail steamer Avon, for St.
Thomas. The inauguration of Santa Anna and
the formation of a new Cabinet had taken place.
The following is the list of the new Ministry :
Foreign Affairs, Senor Alaman ; Justice, Senor
Lares ; Treasury, Senor Tamara ; War, Senor
Tevinal. Senor Almonte had been appointed
Minister to Washington. The Sloo contract had
been confirmed by the Government, and the treaty
in regard to neutrality concerning the Tehuantepec
route also confirmed. Santa Anna had proclaimed
a new arbitrary law with regard to the press, re-
quiring all the papers to be licensed by the Govern-
ment, and the proprietors to deposit large sums as
securities, and send copies of every article , to Go-
vernment officers before publication, and to abstain
entirely from discussing political matters. Severe
penalties attend the infringement of these rules,
and also as to publishing matter denominated sub-
versive, seditious, libellous, immoral, and calum-
nious. In consequence of this law several of the
most prominent of the Mexican journals, including
the Monitor, had been discontinued.
Texas accounts, of the 10th inst., state that the
gold accounts are fully confirmed. The Galveston
News says it is informed by a gentleman, from
Holkhart, that a party of citizens, who had just
returned from an exploring expedition, found gold
in the mountains, 70 miles north of that town, both
on the surface and by digging. They brought back
several lumps, all of which were valued at 5,950
dolls. The deeper the digging the more abundant
and richer is the gold.
Quebec accounts, of the 12th inst., state that the

Seignorial Tenure Bill had passed a third reading
in the Lower House.

The steamer Prometheus had arrived at New
York with advices from San Francisco to the 17th
ult., and 170,000 dolls. in gold-dust. The steamer
Northerner sailed from San Francisco on the 16th,
with 2,713,550 dolls. in gold-dust, en route for the
United States.

The news from California, by the Prometheus,
is only one day later than by telegraph from New
Orleans, and is unimportant.
'The steamer Philadelphia had arrived at New
Orleans with the California mails, and a small
amount of specie. She reported that the Illinois
was to sail from Aspinwall on the 6th with nearly
3,000,000 dols. in gold-dust for New York.

Accounts from San Juan de Nicaragua, to the
3d inst., state that all was quiet there.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, MAY 14.

The money market has been decidedly easier during
the last three days, much to the surprise of those who
were predicting a stringent market. Money on call has
been freely offered at 6 cent. ; first-class short paper
has been discounted to good extent at 6 to 7 per cent.,
and four to six months' paper at 7 per cent. per annum
—in fact, choice four month's paper has been done at
61 per cent. The demand for foreign exchange has not
been particularly active ; the bulk of the business on
London was at 109 k. We quote London, 1091 to 110 ;
Paris, 5 121 to 515 ; Amsterdam, 40 to 41 ; Ham-
burgh, 361 to 361; Bremen, 791 to 791 ; Frankfort,
40i to 41.
United States' stocks were in demand to-day, but as
there were but few offering, rates were firm. The mar-
ket for other descriptions closed with a firm tendency.
Cotton.—The market has been steady as to price for
the past three days, with moderate sales and a rather
more general demand. The sales of the week are 11,300
bales.

Iran.—Scotch pig iron is dull. Sales have been made
at $3l to s33'; other descriptions have been sold in
moderato quantity at prices in favour of the buyer.
NEW ORLEANS, MAY 12.
Cotton has undergone no change since the receipt of
the news by the Hermann and Cambria. 4,000 bales
sold to-day at 94c. for strict middling.'
The Cambria's advices were received at noon to-day,
and published in the evening Delta.
CHARLESTON, MAY 12.
_ _

Sales of cotton to-day, 270 bales. The week's busi-
ness foots up 3,600 bales. Receipts, 5,800 bales. The
market is unsettled and prices depressed, buyers claim-
ing a decline of Kc. to lc. Middling fair is quoted 10lc.
to 101 c., but it is quite nominal. The excess of receipts
at all southern ports over the same data last year was
270,694 bales.

Freights to London and Havre without change.
An active demand had been experienced for all kinds
of provisions, and mostly at higher prices.
Flour and wheat in better demand, at enhanced prices.
Indian corn in good demand, at firm prices. 58,000
bushels sold at 62c. to 65c. per bushel for white, and
68c. for fine Western mixed.

THE S LI ARE MARKETS.

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

Closing Prices Litisineis done
yesterday. this day.

29 - 30

G - 61

10 loij

7 - 6(1

21 -- 22 d
—24 d
102 -- Ib4
704 70/1
23/ -- 2441
21. -- 21,1

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4 5 pin

8 - 9

6 6}
lat 1;:q

101 - 11

73 -
74 - 75

52 - 55
73 -74 i

30 - 32

89 - 90
55 - 57
135 -136

113 -- 114
901 -- 911:
8k -- 81
94 -- 96
13! -- 14 p
80 - 804
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4 -- 3i d
3 -- 2f d
164 -- 17
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1i —2 pl
104; -- 105..
118 -118 i
21 -21 p
• 11 -- 14 p
891 -90 k
54 -- 5 d
4i -- 4 d
12 -- 13
19 -- 21
30 -- 304
31 -21 d
75 -75 j/
42 - • 44 I

50 6i
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2j 38
fii 91
53 55

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35A —36 i

41 - 4g 41
8i - - 8i

53 - 54
96 - 98
60 - 62
64 - GG

11031 3

91 901

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1051 4
118 x new
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73 -- 76
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17 -- 19
84 --
13 -- 15
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204 -- 214
754 -- 76
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131 -- 14.
4 -- 4.

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15 -- 151
91 -- 101
33/ -- 34/
104 -- 101
d par
71 -- 72
71 --61 d
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63 - 64/

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PREFERENCE SHARES.

92 - 96

11l -109

107 -- 109
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118 - 120

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17A 184
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15 16
par P
26 26
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Bletebley....
Birm. & Oxfd.

guarantee....
Do. withoutgr
Birm.Wolv. &
Dudley guar.
Do.wtht guar.
Buckghamsh.
Clydesdale Jc.
E. Lincoln gr.
6 per cent.
Glstr.& Du. Fr
Hrtlpl. Dk. &
Railway

Selby
Do. ;I; Shares.
Do. Shares.
Lou.&Greeuw
Do. Preference
Lowestoft gr.
4 per cent.
Do. G per et.
Manch. Bxtn.
and Matlock
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Northern and
Easternsp.c.
Do. 6 per et.
Do. Fixedspv
Prest. & Wyre

Do. 'Mares.
Roystn.& Hit.
Do. Shepth.St
Shef. Roth and
Goole g. 5 p.c.
S. Staffordsh.
Wear Valleygr
6 per cent
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