The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-18 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

By the steamship Asia we have advices from
New York to the 6th inst. She has 47,000 dollars
in Specie on freight. The steamer Arctic arrived
at New York on the sth, and the screw steamer
Andes at Boston on the 6th inst. In the United
States' Senate on the sth, the Secretary of the
Treasury
was requested to furnish the Senate at the
commencement of next session with a statement
showing the entire amount of United States' stocks
and bonds of all kinds held abroad.
Quebec accounts of the 2d inst. state that the
filispector-General had given notice of a motion
or the reduction of duties on refined sugar to 10s.,
instead of 145., and on other sugars to 6s. instead
of 9s. per cwt. ; molasses, 2s. instead of 3s. ; salt,
ld. Per bushel ; the duty on wines hereafter to be
nniform at 6d. per gallon, and 30 per cent. Caout-
done
and all
seeds, to be admitted at 21 per cent. ffe also pro-
Poses to allow goods going upwards through the
St. Lawrence Canal to pass the Welland Canal free,
and to allow goods downward passing the Welland
liCanal to go through the St. Lawrence free. The
'loose had not yet voted, but approved of the
Plan.
FTom
Havannah we have advices to the 29th of
March. The papers stated that more slaves had
beena)ooo landed on the island, and
sum up the total
3
nded since the 12th of February at upwards of
~..General Santa Anna arrived at Havannah on the
;:th in the steamer Avon, en route for Mexico ; he
cts,as accompanied by his wife and daughter, and the
4_v"legates
return who went to St. Thomas's to invite him
i,s Havannah a good business had been transacted
:::113i.U4gar at prices in favour of the buyer. Exchange
di, "don GO days, 9 premium ; Paris, 2/ to 3
pint. 'Freights to Great Britain, 3/. to 3/. ss.
iiit.r°M British Guiana we have advices to the 15th
otabl ne weather had been very dry. An extra-
shaavY plague had made its appearance in the
areo-eL3 ef rats, which were doing an enormous
of el:`t of injury to the standing canes. Provisions
We kind were scarce and dear, and trade dull.
18t", e have advices from the city of Mexico to the
of March. Politics were at a standstill, and
Antulad probably remain so until the arrival of Santa
Boned, The nominati
Ministerial combination was aban-
te Madrid is on of M. Uraga as Minister
Of _confirmed by virtue of a recent
decree
ethe Supreme
—overnment. Foreign merchan-
tl! instead of paying 8 per cent., as imposed by
p'eer law of October, 1851, will in future only pay 5
ha cent. consumption duty over and above the
rr„pertation ditty. Liquors will pay 9 per cent.
° Universal announces that the Supreme Go-
With had had sent to General Arista his passports,
au order-to leave the Republic.
Bin,„4-11e agents of Mr. Sloo had paid into the Trea-
Q.' the sum of $50,000 as the monthly payment
March under the Tehuantepec contract.
trran
advices of the 16th of March state,
‘Aravajal having induced a number of the
his gen recently employed on this frontier to join
TbtaBtss again meditates hostilities against Mexico.
With
New York Stock-market was generally tame,
'Limited sales. The demand for money con-
t ued active, and the rates of interest were un-
ilvt.abnged• The exchange on London and Paris
Paris Bills on London, 9k to 9/ premium ;
pl--„1 5.131 to 5.1. Cotton igood demand, at
%Trance of k percent per lb.,' with large sales.
bade in active request, at an advance of 124 c. per
rrel. "Wheat of good sound quality very scarce,
-111,,,(1, Prices had advanced sc. to 6c. per bushel.
corn 2c. to 4c. per bushel higher. Pro-
"7:118 were somewhat lower in price in conse-
market was
"itheut alt
nee of large receipts. The iron
dull ;
e pr
ice. to London