The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-16 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
By the Royal mail steamer Arabia, Judkins
commander, we have advices from New York to
the 4th inst. She has brought $201,717 in specie
on freight. The Arabia sailed from New York at
12 32 p.m. on the 4th inst., and arrived in the
river at 3 43 p.m to-day, having made the run in
9 days, 22 hours, and 26 minutes—the fastest this
year. During the voyage one of the passengers,
named Seldon, jumped overboard. A boat was
immediately lowered, and every effort made to save
him, but when the body was recovered life was
extinct.

The Arabia passed the steamer Asia,.henee for
New York, at 830 p.m., on the 4th. The steam-
ship Baltic, from this port,' arrived at •Neiv York
on the Ist inst.

The Government expedition for the survey of the
Chinese Seas and the Northern and Southern
Pacific Oceans was equipped and nearly ready to
start from New York, under the command of
Captain Ringgold. The squadron comprises four
sailing vessels and one screw steamer, all armed.
The expedition is expected to be absent about three
or four years.

On the 29th ult. a fatal catastrophe occurred
about 50 miles from Kingston, Canada West, to the
steamer Ocean Wave, which took fire ; and such
was the rapidity of tho flames that out of about 50
persons on board, 22 only were saved. Among
those who perished was a Mrs. French, of Corn-
wall. When the fire was first discovered the
steamer was only a mile and a half from the shore,
for which she was immediately steered, but so in-
tense was the heat that the machinery became use-
less, and she was drifted out to sea. The crew were
unable to launch the boats owing to the intensity
of the heat, and all would have perished had not a
vessel come to their assistance.

A Providence paper asserts that the King of the
Sandwich Islands had applied to the United States
Government for protection against the designs of
France, which threaten his dominions.
Great dissension had occurred at Cincinnati be-
tween the Protestants and Roman Catholics. The
mayor having sided with the latter, the Protestant
party called upon him to resign his post, and on
his declining to accede to their request indignation
meetings were called. Some apprehension pre-
vailed as to the result of the affair.
Brief accounts from Mexico mention that the
United States' Minister had given assurance to the
Mexicans that his Government would discounte-
nance the acts of Governor Lane, of New Mexico,
in relation to the Mesilla Valley. Mr. Bartlett,
the United States' Boundary Commissioner, had
given his opinion in favour of the Mexican claim.
Very little business doing in the New York stock
market, and no alteration to report in prices.
Money for all commercial purposes in abundant
supply, at 7to 8 per cent. Exchange dull, and
lower. Bills on London, lost to 1091 ; Paris, sf.
13-Ic. to sf. 15c. ; Amsterdam, 41 to 411 ; Frank-
fort, 40i to 40i ; Bremen, 791 to 92i ; Hamburgh,
361 to 361; Antwerp, 515t0 5 17k. Cotton in
improved demand, but without change in price.
Flour moderately active and steady. Wheat with-
out change in price. Indian corn in active request,
and firm. Pork had a downward tendency. Beef
less active, but without change in price. Bacon in
fair request, at a slight advance in price. Naval
stores in good requess, at advancing prices. Scotch
pig-iron was selling at $35 to $36 per ton. Freights
to London without change.