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

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AMERICA.
LIVERPOOL, StnsiSAY.
The British and North American royal mail
steam-ship Africa, Captain Shannon, arrived this •
morning with the usual mails, 83 passengers,; and
738,501 dollars in specie. The Africa sailed front
New York at 2.34 p.m. on the 9th inst.

The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic ar-

rived at New York on the sth, and the Arabia on
the Bth inst., from hence. The Hansa, from Bre-
men, arrived on the Gth at New York.
The steam-ship Star of the West arrived on the

7th at New York, with dates from California to
July 15, and 663,875 dols. in specie.
Amongst the passengers, per the Africa, were
Mr. Peiscoto, the Brazilian Secretary of Legation
at Washington, lady, child, and suite.
The Senate and House of Representatives ad-
journed on the 7th until the first Monday in De-
cember, without appropriating the seven millions
of dollars asked for by President Pierce to operate
with Spain about Cuba.
Under the head of " Mr. Borland's Draft Pro-
tested," the New York Herald says :
When Mr. Borland made his demonstration in San
Juan he organised a force of returning Californians "to
protect," as he said, the property of the Transit Coro-
Pally. Mr. Fabens, the commercial agent, borrowed
money of the people of San Juan to pay those men. Of
Mr. Wood, one of the Americans whose property was
destroyed by Hollins, he borrowed 1,000 dollars, giving
a draft on the government of Washington for the amount.
This draft was presented yesterday, and protested, the
Government refusing to pay. Between American, Eng-
ish, French, and Nicaraguan claims, the brilliant exploit
at San Juan is likely to cost the country some millions.
The French Minister, it is said, has made a claim of
some 000,000 dole. on behalf of French subjects.
A despatch from New Orleans, dated August 5,
says :

A destructive fire broke out here at noon to-day, in
Tchoupitoulas-street, and spread with great rapidity to
Foucher, Lafayette, and Magazine-streets, destroying
many stores and a large quantity of provisions and naval
stores. The principal sufferers aro Messrs. Converse
and Co., W. S. Wright, E. J. Hart, and others. Their
losses are mostly covered by insurance. The total loss
is estimated at 1,000,000 dols.
A destructive fire occurred at. San Francisco on
the morning of the 11th of July. About sixty-five
houses were destroyed, and the loss is estimated
at about 225,000 dols. The whole tract burned
over was built of wood on piles. The tide was out
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fire sooner.
The town of Columbia, in Toulmine county, was
burned down on the morning of the 11th July.
The loss is estimated at 500,000 dols. The town
of Minesota, in Nevada county, was burned down,
excepting three houses, on the Bth July. Loss
estimated at 52,003 dols. Fourteen hundred acres
of wheat were burned in Suisun and Vac& valleys
on the 7th July. Four hundred acres of wheat
were burned at San Bernardino on the 28th June.
Twelve buildings in Sonora were burned in a con-
flagration on the night of the 3d July.
The low prices of farming produce in California
press severely on the tillers of the soil, particularly
those who have had a number of hired servants.
The editor of the California Farmer says that
millions of bushels of potatoes will rot in Califor-
nia this year for want of consumers.
The inhabitants of San Juan (Greytown) have
commenced rebuilding their town, but most of the
infLuential men have left for other places.
The Cyane left Greytown on the 18th ult. for
Pensacola, via Navy Bay. New York papers say
that immediately after her departure Commander
Jolley, of the British brig Bermuda, proclaimed
the town under martial law, and established a
blockade of the port. The English ship of war
Espiegle holds Punta Arenas, and her commander
says the Point is a part of San Juan, and he will
hold it as security until something can be arranged
between the two Governments.
The following are the proclamations said to have
been issued by Lieut. Jolly :
PROCLAnATION.—(COPY.)
In consequence of the non-existence of all civil autho-
rity in this city of Greytown (caused by the late out-
rage), I being charged, as far as my power extends,
with the protection of lives and property, do hereby pro-
claim the city and territory of Greytown, as described
by its constitution, under " martial law."

Given under my hand on board her Majesty's schooner
Bermuda, at Greytown, Mosquito, this 18th day of July,
1853.

A. D. JOLLY, Lieutenant and Commander.
PROCLIMITION.—(COPY.)
It having been brought to my notice that in conse•
quence of the late cruel outrage committed by the United
States ship Cyane, that many depredations and thefts
have beer. committed on the property necessarily left
unguarded, I hereby proclaim that any person brought
before me with sufficient proof of having committed such
thefts or depredations, shall be severely flogged oa
hoard her Britannic Majesty's ship Bermuda, under my
command.

Given on board her Britannic Majesty's ship Bermuda
at Greytown, this 18th day of July 1854.
A. D. JOLLY, Lieutenant Commanding.
The San Francisco Herald, in noting the falling
off in the shipments of gold dust for the first six
months of the year as compared with the corres-
ponding period last year amounting to 4,263,971
dols. less, remarks :
Our mines have unquestionably yielded more abun-
dantly the present year than last, and this diminution
in the shipment of gold must result from some other
cause than a falling off in the reduction of the precious
metal. A variety of causes have operated to diminish
the exports. We have imported less from abroad paid
much lower prices than ever before, and the consequence
is, have less to send out of the country to pay our debts.
Leaving out of view the sums transmitted by residents
in California for the support of their families and friends
at the East, it is evident that our citizens would only
send abroad such an amount of gold as would pay for
what they import. If they imported nothing, they
would export no gold, although the mines might be
yielding infinitely better than ever. The shipments of
gold dust, therefore, must not be taken as an unvarying
criterion of the product of the mines. .We have now a
mint of our own in constant operation, and by means
of its agency the surplus of gold dust over and above the
amount required for export, being converted into coin,
and added to the circulation of the state. We find,
therefore, the falling off in the shipments of gold, an
evidence of our prosperity rather than an indication, as
several of the journals at the East are disposed to regard
iy of the exhaustion of our gold fields.
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, AUGUST 9.

The stock and money markets are depressed more
thhn at any period during the last eighteen months.
There is great difficulty in negotiating any other than
firpt class paper outside the banks.
Foreign exchange is firm, and the transactions in ster-
ling bills have been large. London, 1091 to 1091 ;
Paris, 5-124 to 5.131 ; Amsterdam, 41k to 41k.
,COTTON.—The market throughout the week was
steady, the only variation in price being in grades above
middling, which, owing to their scarcity, closed Ic. to
lc. advance. The Atlantic's advices of 25th ult. came
to hand on the evening of the sth, and we have no
change to note in the tone of the market since their re-
ceipt ; sellers continue to realise only when they can
obtain full prices, equal to an advance of fully id. to Id.
on the current prices in Liverpool.

STRICT CLASSIFICATION, ASSIMILATING TO THAT OR
LIVERPOOL.

"Upland. Flo. and Mobile. N.O. and Tex.
Low ordinary Tic 7ic 8c
Ordinary ....... B.t 84 84
Good ordinary Bf 9
Low middling 3.
9.1 9i
Middling even 9 10 104
Good middling ...10.k to 103/4 103/4 to 101 11
Middling fair and fair qualities are too limited in
supply to quote.

Flour was doing better. Inferior to choice states,
6, dole. 50c. to 7 dole. 75c.; mixed to fancy Western at
7 dols. 25c. to 9 dols.; Canadian (free), 9 dole. 500.
Wheat was moderately active. The day's sales included
a lot of new Genessee white at 2 dols. 50c. 500 bushels
Long Island red at 1 dol. 70c.; 1,800 Southern ditto on
private terms ; a parcel of Upper Lake at 1 dol. 58e.;
and 4,800 bushels common Canadian white, in bond, at
id

,01. 50c.

There is so little freight offering for Europe at pre-
sent that rates must be considered nominal. We quote
—To Liverpool : Cotton, square bales, per lb., id.;
flour, per barrel, 9d. To London : Flour, per barrel,
ls. 3d. to is. 6d.

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RETURNING OFFICERS.—By a late act of Parliament
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officer boroughs, where the ofiloe
of returning officer shall be vacant.
ABD-EL-KADER.—A letter from Broussa, 26th ult., in
the Moniteur, says :—" The Emir Abd-el-Sider shows
great anxiety to be acquainted with everything connected
with the Eastern question, and takes great pleasure in
reading in the journals of Europe and of Constantinople
all that is written on this subject. He also follows
up on the map all the movements 9f the allied
armies and of the Russians from the commencement
lof hostilities. The Emir loudly extols the Emperor
Napoleon for the support he has given to the Sultan
and to the great nation of Islamism, and feels
convinced that the means at the disposal of France
expressed
and England will be more than sufficient to reduce
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or
the ambition of Russia to reason. Desirous of seeing
tranquillity and happiness succeed the misfortunes which
now afflict Turkey, he has confidence in the enlightened
and kind intentions which animate theß?logviaeurnentof
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amtoEnrtholsoa,the a
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be presented to the Emir. In the conversation which
took place daring his visit, the Belgian Minister asked
1 Abd-el-Seder if, in the midst of all
his heart did not beat to take part the reports of war,
of the Sultan ; to which the Emir
fuzcquainted with the Ba-
replied, tmy heart
in it for the cause
sleeps in peace since I became a
peror Napoleon; and it now d •
the continuation of theglory es nothing except it be
of its benefactor."'