The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-11 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW Youx, Nov. 29 (Morning).—Money abundant.
Gold, 1481. Exchange on London, 161; on Paris, 351 f.
Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 96; ; Illinois, 1321 ;
Erie, 92 ; Five Twenties, 1011. Cotton dull. Middling
Upland, 51 to 52. Flour steady. Wheat good inquiry.
Corn advancing. Provisions heavy. Coffee steady. Sugar
very firm. Molasses and petroleum steady. Crude petro-
leum, 40; refined do., 661.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 25.—Cotton depressed. Middling
Upland, 52 to 53. Sales of the day, 3,000.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 25.—Cotton, 44 to 47.

MEXICO.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.

Matamoros papers of the 10th inst. state that the imperial
gunboat Antonio, while forcing her way up the river,
under the fire of the Republicans, grounded seven miles
below the city, when a furious fire was opened upon her
from the American bank, wounding two marines. The
French commander refrained from returning the fire re-
ceived from the bank. The Republicans on the American
bank were dressed in the Federal uniform.

The same papers say that it seems a settled purpose of
these men to cause a war between the United States and
Mexico. These outlaws are on the American side of the
river in force, and their officers are enlisting recruits.
According to Matamoras papers of the 15th, a night
attack was to have been made upon the gunboat Antonio
by two small boats from the American shore, which were
discovered and fired upon by the Antonio and sunk; all
on board, it was supposed, being drowned.
Washington semi-official despatches announce that the
Government has received no intelligence concerning the
reports from the Rio Grande, involving Federal with
French troops.
The New York Herald's Washington correspondent
states that considerable excitement existed in Mexico on
account of the participation of Federal soldiers in the
attack on Matamoras, and General Mejia's announcement
that 50 Federals were captured. An idea prevailed that
the United States was preparing to intervene in Mexico.
General Bazaine, it is said, had in consequence ordered
several important positions to be strengthened.
The Emperor Maximilian is reported to have received
an autograph letter from the Emperor Napoleon, urging
the adoption of more energetic measures for the establish-
ment of the empire.
News from Matamoras to the 19th inst. states that some
of the Republican leaders on the Rio Grande had accepted
the Emperor Maximilian's amnesty.
A Federal paymaster had been murdered and robbed of
a large sum by Cortina's guerillas, above Brownsville.

SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY.

The Hamburg American Company's steam-ship Bavaria,
Captain Taube, has arrived. She brings 86 psssengers for
this port and Hamburg. On freight she has $138,000 for
England, $209,200 for France, and a full cargo for
Hamburg.

The Bavaria left New York on 25th. On the Bth inst.
she spoke the Prussian barque Express, in lat. 49.50 N.,
long. 10 W.. steering westward.
Her news is anticipated.

OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL.
QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY.

The royal mail steam-ship Cuba arrived here at 10 a.m.
to-day, embarked the mails, passengers, and latest tele-
grams, and proceeded for Halifax and Boston at 4 p.m.
All well.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE•

PLYMOUTH, Sunday.

The Diamond Company's steamer Uitenhage,
from Table Bay, Nov 9, St. Helena, Nov. 17, and
Madeira, Dec. 4, arrived off Falmouth this after-
noon. She brings a full cargo of Cape produce, a
mail, and 38 passengers, among whom is Colonel
Travers, R.A., military secretary to the Governor
of the Cape. The news from the Cape is of no
great importance, the war between the Free State
and the Basutos having degenerated into a series of
raids, the object of which is the theft of cattle.
Moshesh, the Basuto chief, was left undisturbed
in his mountain home, while bands of farmers from
the Free State and the Transvaal Republic were
dashing into his country and carrying off everything
upon which they could lay hands. The natives
were retaliating in a similar manner, and it was im-
possible to say how long this state of things might
continue. Moshesh had expressed his readiness to
afford every satisfaction for the Natal raid, but
nothing further had been done. Appearances gene-
rally indicated weariness on both sides, and it was
considered unlikely that the war would, for some
time to come, reassume its former importance.
Trade in the Cape was somewhat improved, and
it was hoped that the crisis had passed. In the
eastern districts the weather had been extremely
favourable, and the lambing season, which was
drawing to an end, had been unusually prolific ;
although it was said that the oat crops had suffered
from the rains, and that there was some rust among
the wheat. There were, however, no indications of
a harvest deficit on the whole.

No fresh cases of illness had appeared among the
men of the 9th Regiment, who, it will be remem-
bered, were placed in quarantine, owing to several
cases of cholera having proved fatal on board the
Renown, in which they arrived at the colony.
The quarantine expired a day or two previous to
the departure of the Uitenhage, and her Majesty's
steamer Valorous had gone to the station for the
purpose of conveying the regiment to Capetown.
The Renown was in Algoa Bay, where she will
embark the 95th Regiment for India. The barque
Queen of Ava, bound from Cardiff to Table Bay
with coals, was wrecked on Dassen Island on the
morning of the sth November. No lives were lost.
The Verulam, with Dr. Colenso on board, had not
arrived at Natal, but was expected daily.

BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. —Homceop athic practitioners, and
the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as being
the most healthful of all beverages. When the doctrine of
homoeopathy was first introduced into this country, there
were to be obtained no preparations of cocoa either attrac-
tive to the taste or acceptat le to the stomach ; the nut was
either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully manu-
factured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London,
homoeopathic chemist, was induced in the year 1839 to turn
his attention to this subjeA, and at length suczeeded, with
the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to
produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined by
the perftet trituration it receives in the process it passes
through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach.
For general use Epps' cocoa is distinguished as an invigo-
rating, grateful breakfast beverage, with a delicious aroma.
Dr. ilassall in his work, "Food and its Adulterations,"
says—" Cocoa contains a great variety of important nutritive
principles ; every ingredient necessary to the growth and
sustenance of the body." Again, "As a nutritive, cocoa
stands very much higher than either coffee or tea." Direc-
tions : —Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a breakfast cup,
filled up with boiling water or milk. Secured in tin-lined
1-Ib., and 11b. labelled packets, and sold at is, 6d. per
lb. by grocers, confectioners, and chemists.