The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC; TELEGRAPR.)
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

At noon to-day the United States mail steam-
ship Atlantic, Capt. West, arrived in the Mersey
with the usual mails from the United States and
British North America. The Atlantic left New
York on the 6th inst., and besides the mails has
brought about 140 passengers, but no specie.
The United States mail steamer Washington had
arrived out at New York on the 4th inst.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara reached
Boston on the sth inst.

On the Bth inst., the Royal Mail steamer Africa,
from hence for New York on the 30th ult., was
passed by the Atlantic.
The political news from the States continues of
an unimportant character.

O'Donoghue, the Irish exile, who escaped from
Van Diemen's Land and lately landed in New
York, has got himself into trouble. From infor-
mation lodged with the authorities, he had been
arrested for intending to fight a duel, but was libe-
rated on procuring bail.
Business had taken an unfavourable turn at New
York since the departure of the previous steamer,
and the pressure on the money market amounted
to almost a panic. Prices of Stocks had consider-
ably fallen, and the tendency was still downwards.
The Market for Breadstuff's was active, and prices
very firm, at the following quotations :—Western
Canal flour, 5 dolls. 25c. to 5 dolls. 374 c. per
barrel, very firm ; Gennessee prime wheat, 1 dol.
34c. to 1 doll. 36c. per 601bs. ; lndian corn,
sound yellow, 76c. to 78c. per bushel ; Indian
meal, 3 dolls. 12ic. to 3 dolls. 25c. per barrel.
The cotton market at New York is reported
brisk, with a good average amount of business
doing, at slightly advanced prices. The following
are the quotations :—New Orleans and Mobile mid.
fair to fair, 124 c. to 13c. ; Uplands, 11/c.
In the provision market there had not been much
doing, and prices were weak.
The freight market was in a good firm condition,
and shipowners were asking increased rates. Flour
to Liverpool paid 2s. 9d. to 3s. per barrel, and
cotton, id. to 5-16 d. per lb.
Exchange on London, 41 109 to 1091, but not well
sustained ; Paris, 5 121 to 5 15 ; Hamburg, 364 to
361 ; Bremen, 791- to 80.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

In consequence of the fete of Monday, which was also
the religious holiday of the Assumption, only two of the
Pans journals appeared yesterday—namely, the Moni-
teur• and the Gazette des Tribunaux. The former appears
to have been published partly for the purpose of announc-
ing some further nominations in the Legion of Honour,
and giving a long list of persons to whom the Military
Medal of Honour has been granted. _ _

The Marquis of Clanricarde passed yesterday through
Paris. He proceeds to Hamburg.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs gave a grand diplo-
matic dinner on Monday. All the members of the corps
diplomatique were present.
The Minister of the Interior has addressed the fol-
lowing letter to General the Marquis de Lawcestine,
Commandant-in-Chief of the national guards of the
Seine :

"My dear General—The review of Sunday has testi-
fied in a striking manner both the good feeling and the
excellent appearance of the national guards of the Seine.
Those 30,000 men whom you presented to the Emperor
with so much military precision figured with honour by
the side of our admirable army. This is a fine compli-
ment to pay you. The Emperor charges me to express
to you his lively satisfaction, and I am happy and proud
to transmit it to you. Accept, my dear General, the ex-
pression of my sentiments of high esteem and attach-
ment. "F. DE PERSIGNY."

The Ilioniteur publishes telegraphic dispatches from a
great number of towns in the departments, announcing
that the fete of Napoleon had been celebrated there
with great. enthusiasm.
A ;,telegraphic despatch from Toulon announces the
arrival there of the Montebello from Besika Bay.

It is also said that letters from the Levant announce
the arrival at Constantinople of the Friedland. She was
to rejoin the squadron in a few days.
There has been a manifest improvement in the trade of
Paris since Monday last. Several large orders, which
had been given two months past and subsequently sus-
pended, have been confirmed within the last week, and
the manufacturers have been compelled to use increased
exertions to recover the time lost. The provincial shop-
keepers, moreover, having disposed of the stock on hand,
are now coming into the market, and, of course, increase
the demand. The shopkeepers and hotel-keepers of
Paris have gained considerably by the influx of foreign-
ers, particularly English, within the last few days,
to witness the preparations, and assist at the
national fete, It is calculated that 150,000 strangers
have arrived in Paris within the last two days.
The accounts received by the last mail from New York
are highly satisfactory to the French merchants and
manufacturers. It appears that the stock of foreign
manufactured goods is considerably reduced throughout
the United States, the greater portion having been ex-
ported to California in return for gold received from the
mines. The French manufacturers have likewise found
a new market in Australia. Any business formerly
transacted between France and that colony was con-
ducted by English houses ; the French export merchants
now trade there on their own account. The wheat har-
vest is now nearly concluded throughout France, and,
although the weather has been so favourable during the
last three weeks, the result is by no means satisfac-
tory. Several accounts are evidently exaggerated, which
estimate the deficiency as equal to one-fourth of an
average crop. The truth appears to be that it will be.
come necessary to purchase from foreign countries
10,000,000 hectolitres of wheat, equal to one month's
consumption of the population of France. There has
been a considerable amount of business transacted at
the wine-market of Bercy during the last week, with
less firmness in prices. The arrivals of consignments
of Bordeaux wines at Bercy since the opening of
the entire line have been considerable, and the
accounts of the improvement in the appearance of
the vines since the late fine weather are calculated to
cause a further reduction in price, but unfortunately the
spreading of the Odium is so general that fears are en-
tertained for the general crop. The destruction com-
mitted in the Aude and the Var is alarming. Some pro-
prietors in the neighbourhood of Narbonne do not ex-
pect to obtain one hogshead of wine from vines which
produced 100 hogsheads previous to the appearance of
the disease. The accounts from Burgundy scarcely
mention the oidium. They agree in stating that the
grapes are making great progress to maturity, and that
they have entirely recovered the effect of the heavy
rains.

The Government securities were very firm yesterday
on the Bourse. The Three per Cents. opened at 80f.
90c., rose to 81f. 25c., and closed at 81f. 15c. for the end
of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed
at 105 f. 10c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,250 f. ; Rouen,
I,llof. ; Havre, 515 f. ; Great Northern, 905 f. ; Basle,
370 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 1000 f. ; Paris and Lyons,
970 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 815 f. ; Western of
France, 765 f. ; Bourdeaux and Cette, 650 f. ; Caen and
Cherbourg, 627 f. 50c. ; Dijon and Besancon, 550 f. ;
Shares of the Bank of Cr6dit Mobilier, 885 f. ; Bank of
Darmstadt, 550 f.