The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-19 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
n The United • States' mail steamship Humboldt,
--aPtain J. D. Lines, arrived off Cowes this even-
1114' and, having landed the mails and passengers,
Proceeded on her voyage to Havre.
Th
yore. Ilumboldt has made the passage from New
in 11 days ; she brings 180 passengers, and
Specie value 500,000 f., of which 18,000 f. is for the
10111°4 Bank of London. She has also on board a
triuorse-power caloric engine, belonging to Captain
Bee eBB theO be put into operation in France, to
„inrprinciple
patent in that country for the caloric
cr"-he dates brought by the Humboldt from New
ric are to the 7th inst. A frightful railway acci-
p.e4t had occurred on the New York and Newhaven
Weer, caused by the carelessness of the engi-
, A train from Boston, comprising four pas-
ge two b
' trend paggage-cars ran off a drawbridge
golf A -"orwalk River. The whole train was in-
or de", and the passengers either crushed to death
aoa r"filed• 5 134 persons were killed on the spot
tro,
vvll,llY seriously wounded. This horrible catas-
nad created an indescribable sensation. The
;t,,,,t.oridge over the River Norwalk was raised to
ile it t.he
Passage of a steamer, and the driver of
at afrta .„4_14) instead of stopping, continued his course
feud of 20 miles an hour, and the whole train
ed Waterbe bly a distance of GO feet into the
lw. odi
tliaTtec° lints from Havannah °to the 20th ult. state
kata;eargo of 600 African slaves were landed near
Seffoikzas on the 28th from the famous slaver Lady
The tt
vernr,".• David Merewether has been appointed
le
°IN-ow-Mexico by President Pierce.
pova
jrt,a,teell:atessttillaaccounts from Texas state that Cara-
prisoner at Brownsville. The re-
hopix
~Pld discoveries in Texas have turned out
.a
forn'A'a' the gold having been brought from Cali-
aNlA to val from Mexico states that Sonora is
u° invaded by Count Boulbon, with 1,000
,a—glien
the,, and that the people are likely to favour
1, Santa'''3oPs A, —na) as well as the Governor, has ordered
Statesate4 .
Ma 0.
„.4.4.0pp05e Governor Lane. The United
eol4not • --)147 in Mexico disclaim Governor Lane's
The invading Mecilla Valley.
mouth (2.111, -ship Cincinatti has been lost near the
The iu'uo trazoa.
estar°B Ayres revolution is at an end, and
t ued.
era
el'hB ealli-shiP Albatross has been lost near
„
mat th,, trunswick papers of the sth inst. state
Zor 0474°,, gislature was prorogued by the Gover-
tilkiect „r„ 3d inst. His speech stated that the
States the fisheries and trade with the United
°f statehad been
r submitted by him to the Secretary
/4 the or the Colonies.
15r4e0, Nee
York Stock-market the recent im-
Doc/ 'deal had not been sustained. There was a
freely hand for money, which was, however,.
er bY capitalists, first-class paper being
cent.
ueino elglixehan e was inactive but firm, London
161: quoted
dloam9igto 1091 Paris, sf. 13c. to sf.
ki;e Anater4-
t ,40to he °f cotton d g the th ds revious to
48-P4arture of the H boldtree amouayntepd to 5,750
Aoiatha; iarregular prices, and a reduction of to
a'vioes per the Asia having caused disap-
Th r_coto,rtle°t• e general tendency of the market
Vloo
". was downwards.
WI
4rsl. 'I. and meal dull. Grain very quiet, but
gen
int at scarce.
the to:1' Pig iron was sparingly purchased at $35
In Lead
inactive.
kevrovisions pork was very abundant.
To more Illore active.
14 f,..ae°.o in moderate demand.
LeN,,,'eights the inclemency of the weather had a
-geY to check transactions.