The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-21 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAIL,

SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Euxine,
Capt. T. S. Russell, arrived this day at 4.30 a.m.,
and landed mails from the following places, in charge
of Lieut. Beddick, R.N., Admiralty agent.
During the homeward voyage of the Euxine she
has had generally very fine weather, except for
about 36 hours along the coast of Portugal, where
she experienced strong head-winds.
Her dates of sailing were Alexandria August 5,
Malta 9, and Gibraltar 14.
She had on board eighty-eight passengers, and
her freight consisted of three packages of specie
and a general cargo.
Our Gibraltar letters announce the arrival of the
screw-steamer Karnak, on the morning of the 4th
inst., in 51 days from Liverpool. Several transport
ships, both sailing and otherwise, had passed the
bay, steering west. The screw-steamer Rhone
arrived out at Gibraltar on the evening of the 11th,
in six days from Liverpool. The royal mail steam-
sloop Antelope was at Gibraltar.
Exchanges—London, 90 days' date, 50'4 ; Paris,
ditto, sf. 32c.; Marseilles, ditto, Of. 33c. ; Genoa,
ditto, sf. 38c.; Madrid, 8 days' sight, dis.; Cadiz,
ditto, prem.; Malaga, ditto, par ; Seville, par ;
Alicante, dis.; Valencia, h dis.; Barcelona, par.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.)

MANCHESTER, Aug. 18.—The promise of a good sup-
ply of cotton, with its effect in rather weakening that
article at Liverpool, increases the caution of the buyers
of yarns. And the statements from Calcutta, together
with the schedules of the exports just made out on this
side, showing an excess overlast year of 30 to 40 per cent.
in goods, have given a further downward tendency to
prices which had previously involved the makers in serious
loss. The only present chance for these articles is the
possibility that speculators may be tempted to operate by
apparent cheapness. Except, however, in the important
department just referred to, there is a general firmness
in the valae of goods, sustained by a moderate general
demand, and by an expectation that the demand will be
increased by an abundant harvest. As we have before
stated, present values are altogether unremunerative.
For the medium and lower counts of yarns, both mule
and water, there continues to be a good general demand
at full prices. The buyers are the home manufacturers,
the continental merchants, and, in a degree, the India
houses. _ _ _

LEICESTER, Aug. 17.—The autumn demand has com-
menced, and the wholesale houses having given out
their first orders for the season, manufacturers are well
employed.
NOTTINGHAM, August 17.—We cannot announce any
improvement in the condition of either the lace or hosiery
trades for the last week, nor can we reasonably hope for
much now until after harvest, by which time it is lair to
suppose we shall be in receipt of orders from the United
States, as well as others from our various colonies.

WOOLLEY TRADE.

( From the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.)

LEEDS, August 18.—There has been no change of
any importance in the state of the woollen market
this week ; a fair steady business has been done
in the cloth-halls ; but, perhaps, rather below what
has been the average during several preceding weeks,
for the stock of cloth in the market is so considerably
reduced that there are not goods of a marketable cha-
racter in the cloth-halls sufficient to supply the demands
of the merchants. The manufacturers are actively em-
ployed, and Beadily dispose of their goods as soon as they
are produced. Prices have a strong upward tendency.
There has been a fair seasonable trade done in the ware-
houses this week—quite as much as is usual at this
period of the year.
HUDDERSFIELD, August 15.—The market to-day was
not much different in character from those of a few
weeks past. Blacks are not in quite so much request as
they have been. There was an improved demand for
fancy woollens.
BOCIMALM, Monday, Aug. 14.—We have had a very
fair demand for flannels to-day, at prices much the same
as those of the preceding week.
BRADFORD, Thursday.—WOOL.—There are con-
siderable arrivals of wool, but at prices beyond
the reach of the worsted spinner. Yarns.—The
prices of yarns are not commensurate with the
high rates of wool, and there is a hardening
tendency in the prices. Pieces.—The cost to produce
being in the ascendant, manufacturers are exceedingly
cautious. There is no disposition to increase the present
production, which is not 50 per cent. of what it was in
August, 1853.
HALIFAX MARKET, August 12.—We have found no
alteration in our piece-market to-day.

POST-OFFICE MONEY ORDERS.—On Saturday a return
to the House of Commons showed, that from the Ist of
April to the 30th of June there were received, in the
United Kingdom, 1351. 2s. 7d. for printed forms of
application for money orders. The number of orders
issued was 1,322,541, and the amount of the orders was
2,540,5371. 7s. 6d. The commission was 22,0041. 2s.
The estimated expense incidental to the money•order
office was 18,1811.
ASSAULT ON THE AMERICAII PRESIDENT.—The
Washington correspondent of the New York, Daily Times,
writing on August 5, says :—lmmediately after the
adjournment of the senate, this afternoon, as President
Pierce was leaving the capitol, at the northern door,
undei the eastern arcade, he was followed out and
addressed by M. Jeffards, of Charleston, S. C. Jeffards
was considerably intoxicated at the time, and was in
company with J. S. Duke, of St. Louis, and J .F.
Wiggans, of New York, all of whom had been drinking.
The President shook hands with him, and Jeffards
asked the President to take a drink, which he declined,
and turned to enter him carriage. As he was doing so
his hat was knocked off by a hard boiled egg. Jeffards
returned into the capitol, saying the President was a
damned fool. The President spoke to one of the police,
asking if he had authority to make an arrest. Captain
Dunnington and officer Wailes shortly after arrested
Jeffards, who denied throwing the egg. An examina-
tion was had before Captain Dunnington, when one
witness testified that he saw Jeffards with an egg in his
hand a few minutes previous to the assault, another tes-
tified that he saw him throw an egg at, and hit the
President. The justice decided to hold Jeffards to bail,
and the accused sent for Senator Evans, who 'declined
becoming bail. He then sent for another. In the
meantime, becoming more sober, he cried bitterly, de-
claring that if sent to gaol he would not be living. He
then took out a smalt knife and stabbed himself in the
leg, just above the knee, saying he was determined to
bleed to death. As the blood flowed profusely, he be-
came alarmed, and allowed it to be examined, and was
disarmed. The Attorney General then communicated
to Captain Dannington the desire of the President that
the prisoner be not prosecuted, and he was accordingly
discharged.

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MAILS FOR BRAZIL AND ,THE Rl'
PLATE.

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GENERAL POST-OFFICE, AUGUST, 1854.—The Post-
master-General having concluded a contract with
the South American and General Steam Naviga-
tion
Company, for the conveyance of mails once •
a month between Liverpool and Brazil, and the River
Plate, calling at Lisbon, Madeira, Bahia, and Pernam
buco, mails for those places will hereafter be made up in •
London on the evening of the 23d of each month, and at
Liverpool on the morning of the 24th of each month, for. •
transmit sion by the packets of this company. •
On those occasions, however, when the 23d of the
month falls on a Sunday, the mails will be made up in
London on the evening of the following day, and at
Liverpool on the morning of the 25th of the month.
By the establishment of this line of contract packets,
in addition to the existing line of Brazil mail Packets
leaving Southampton on the morning of the 9th of every
month, the communication with Brazil and the River
Plate will be maintained regularly twice a month.
Letters and newspapers sent by the new contract •
packets will be liable to the same rates of postage as by
the existing line of packets to Brazil, and such postage
must in all cases be paid in advance.
Those postmasters whose instructions direct them to .
send their letters to Liverpool by cross post, will of
course forward their correspondence for Brazil and the
River Plate in the same manner after the Bth and be-
fore the 23d of the month.