The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-09 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAIIS.)

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CHINA.
(Via Roches Point.)

NEW YORK, AUG. 29, Evening.

The district attorney has entered a prosecution
for forgery in the people's name against Ketchum,
alleging that no private complainants were willing
to prosecute unless compelled.
Wirz's counsel again abandoned his case on ac-
count of difficulties with the court, but at the pri-
saner's earnest solicitations they resumed the defence.
The military authorities at Raleigh, North Caro-
lina, have refused to deliver to the civil authorities,
on demand of Governor Holden, three citizens
arrested for outrages on negroes, alleging that the
civil authorities neglect to take cognisance of these
outrages.

Montgomery Blair has made a speech accusing
Messrs. Seward and Stanton of encouraging and
sympathising during the latter part of Buchanan's
administration with the leaders who had dragged the
country into rebellion.
Railroad accidents involving serious loss of life
continue to occur.

Heavy frauds have been discovered among the
army paymasters.

The Shenandoah has burned the whaling ships
Helman, Isaac, Howland, Nassau, Brunswick,
Waverley, Martha, Congress, Favourite, and Cov-
ington, and has bonded the James Meury, near
Behring Straits. She was last seen steering towards
Lawrence Bay. Two Federal ironclads left Aca-
pulco during July to capture her.
The North American Hansa and City of Wash-
ington have arrived out.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Gold, 144 f ; Exchange on London, 17 ; on Paris,
3.584 ; Stocks quiet ; New York Central, 324
Illinois, 1224 ; Erie, 861 ; 5-20 Bonds, 1064.
NEW YORK, AUG. 30, Noon.

President Johnson has issued a proclamation re-
moving the trade restrictions with the Southern
States on all articles previously declared contraband
of war, subject only to such regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.

Mr. Davis will be tried in a United States circuit
court ; probably, at Norfolk, Virginia, Chief Justice
Chase presiding.

The South Carolina planters complain that the
negroes refuse to work unless under military com-

pulsion.

The cotton crop is not expected to give more than
half the ordinary yield.
It was rumoured from Havannah that the Spanish
steamer overdue from San Domingo had been seized
at Samance by the Hayti revolutionists.

NEW YORK, AUG. 31 (Evening).
Trade restrictions with the Southern States in all
articles contraband of war have been removed.

The Shenandoah continues to capture whalers.
A Union mass meeting has been held at Rich-
mond, when resolutions were passed to express in-
dignation at the suspicion of the Northern press and
people that the Southerners were insincere in taking
the oath of allegiance, and to express their loyalty
to the Government, and also their acquiescence in
the result of the war, including the abolition of
slavery. It was also recommended that similar
meetings should be held throughout the South.

E. B. Ketchum has been committed to the Tombs

prison.
The prosecution of Mumford has been abandoned,
and he has hcen discharged.
More friendly feelings are reported to exist be-
tween the Federal and Imperial officers along the
Rio Grande.
The Africa has arrived out.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, AUG. 31, Evening.
Money easy. Gold, 144 k. Exchange on Lon-
don, 1571 ; on Paris 3.584. Stocks slightly firmer ;
New York Centrals, 931 L, ; Illinois, 1241 ; Erie,
86i ; 5-20 Bonds, 107 ; cotton steady ; middling
upland, 43 ; flour and wheat dull ; corn heavy ;
provisions dull ; coffee and molasses steady ; sugar
quiet and unchanged ; petroleum quiet ; crude, 32;
refined, 53i.

The Royal Mail steamship China from Boston
and Halifax arrived at Queenstown at 6.40 a.m.
to-day (Sept. 9), with 155 passengers and $7,796
in specie. She landed 122 sacks of mails and 18
passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool immediately.
All well.

MEXICO.
Advices from Vera Cruz to the 14th instant an-
nounce that the Imperialists had re-occupied Ta-
cambero, completely routing the Republican army
of the centre with heavy loss in men, and capturing
all its artillery.
The town of Zongolica, in Orizaba, had proclaimed
against the empire.
The Mexican Estafette asserts that the Emperor
Maximilian has determined to send an official per-
sonage to Washington, in order to ascertain the at-
titude of the United States Government towards
Mexico.

FRANCE AND THE MURDER OF K OTT,
PARIS, SErT. 9.

It is asserted that the French Government has
addressed a note to the Prussian Cabinet in refer-
ence to the murder of M. Ott, which dwells upon
the fact that France extends her protection to all
her subjects.

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, SEPT. 8.

The Cortes have been adjourned until the sth
November, in order to give the new Ministers time
to prepare measures.