The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

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AMERICA.

LORD ELGIN'S MISSION TO AMERICA.
IMPORTANT TREATY.

The steam-ship America, which arrived at Liverpool .
yesterday, has placed us in possession of important in.
formation relating to Lord Elgin's mission to the United•
States.
The following particulars may be relied upon :
Lord Elgin, on the departure of the America for
Liverpool, was about to leave Washington, afterinsving
completed a very important treaty with the Government
of the United States.
The chief features of this treaty are, that the citizens
of the United States are to enjoy the same privileges in
retard to fishing as are possessed. by the colonists on all
the coasts of the British North American provinces-----•
that is, they will obtain the right of fishing within three
miles of all bays, inlets, coves, &c. They will be allowed
to erect and carry on fishing establishments on British
North American territory. The naval force hitherto
kept up by Great Britain to protect the provincial
fishermen will be removed. In exchange for these great
privileges there is to Le complete reciprocity and
free trade between the United States and the pro-
! winces in all articles the produce of each, with the
exception of sugar and tobacco, coming from the
United States, which are to pay the Sarno duties as
are levied upon these al titles when arriving from British
colonies or other parts of the world. Manufactured
articles, although manufactured from products of either
country, arc not to be admitted under the terms of tho
treaty. As Canada—especially Western Canada— is
daily becoming a more wheat producing country, the
operation of the treaty cannot fail to be at once of great
importance to the province, and its already immense
lumbering trade will also receive a fresh impetus from
the treaty. An effort was made by Lord Elgin to obtain
American registers for vessels built at Quebec, St. John's,
and the other ship building ports of the province ; but
the American Government declined to entertain that
proposal. Lord Elgin would, after visiting
New York,
leave that city on the 7th i t•P to accept an invitation
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which he had received from the Mayor and municipality
of Portland, after which he proceeds on the following
day over the Grand Junction Railway to Montreal,
where (also at Quebec) great preparations are making
to receive his excellency on his return after a seven'
months' absence.

The steam-ship America, by which the preceding in•
telligence was received, brings advices from New York
to the 6th, Boston to the 7tb, and Halifax to the ath
inst. Sha passed the Royal Mail steam-ship Niagra off
Boston at B'ls p.m. on the 7th. The America brought
130 passengers and 590,000 dollars in specie, a portion
of which is for French merchants.
The steam-ship Daniel Webster arrived at New Or-
leans on the sth inst., with advices from California to the
15th ult.—two weeks' later news than previously re-
ceived. She reports 1,500,000 dollars being en route
for New York, per the Star of the West steamer. The
steamer El Dorado, arrived at New Orleans same day
from Aspinwall, reports the George Law, with the mails
and passengers from California, with 1,000,000 dollars
in specie, as having left Aspinwall on the 31st ult. for
New York. The health of the Isthmus was reported
excellent. The revolution in Nicaragua is reported to
have resulted in the complete success of the insurgents.
The excitement with reference to the recent Greytown
troubles had completely died away.
A great riot took place at Brooklyn on the 4th inst.,
between a number of American Protestants and Irish
Roman Catholics, in the course of which several shots
were exchanged and a number of persons were wounded,
but none had proved fatal at the last accounts. Further
disturbances are apprehended, and the military have.
been ordered to hold them elves in readiness.
At Cutchogne, Long Island, an awful tragedy had
taken place. Three persons were murdered—James
Wickham, Esq., and his wife and servant negro boy—
by a discharged domestic named Dane. The details
are most horrible, the butchery of the unfortunate vic-
tims having been effected with a hatchet. The mur-
derer, after a day's search, was captured in a wood he
had, previous to his arrest, attempted to commit suicide,

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but failed.
Money in the market was more stringent, owing to
heavy payments falling due and a few failures. Sterling
exchange was firm at 1094 to 1091. Stocks rather agi-
tated and drooping.
In the cotton market there was a slight alteration ;
prices had given way a little---1 cent. within a week.
Trade was dull. _ _

The flour mark et quite firm. Prices ranged from 81
to 12 dollars. Wheat has advanced from five to eight
cents.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL7S-YESTERDA7.

There was a full attendance throughout the afternoon,
and, considering all the untoward circumstances which
have for some time past " troubled" the course of specu-
lation, the settling on the Ascot events was comparatively
smooth and harzoles9. _ _ _

At intervals the Plate and the Derby
received some attention. For the former Aribbas main •
tallied his position as first favourite, and 7 and 6 to 1
were taken about The Early Bird, notwithstanding some
City shots at 100 to 7 against him in the course of the
forenoon. Grape hot and Kingston were on a par with
him, and a good deal of confidence appeared to be placed

in Baalbec.
The Derby betting is already marked by short prices.
—lO to 1 agst Grzeculos Esuriens, 15 to 1 agst Oulston,
20 to 1 agst the Flatterer, and 25 to 1 each agst Bonnie
Morn and. Dirk Hatterick were tAken to various sums.
30 to 1 was laid once or twice in ponies agst Bonnie
Morn, but 25 to 1 was the current price at the close.
Dirk Hatterick was backed for about 200/. at the odds
quoted.
Closing prices :--

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
9 to 2 agst Aribbas (taken)-
6to 1 agst Early Bird (taken)
6 to 1 agst Kingston (taken)
6 to 1 agst Grapeshot (taken)
1C to 1 agst Baalime (taken)
13 to 1 agst Amalgam•Ation (taken)
20 to 1 General Breezo (taken)
2p to 1 Sir James Graham
Baalhec's weight is 4st 10lb and not ;Ist Mb.
Royalist was scratched yesterday at 1.45 p.m.
ST. LEGER.
to 1 agst Dervish (take 7to 2).
DERBY.
sto 1 agst Mr. Bowes's nominations (to 501.)
10 to 1 agst Grseculus Esuriens taken)
15 to 1 agst Oulston (16 to 1 also laid)
20 to 1 agst Flatterer (taken)
25 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken)
25 to 1 agst Dirk Hatterick (taken)
40 to 1 agst Mongo (taken)
40 to 1 agst c by Van Tromp out of Moonbeam
(taken).
SAE OF YEARLINGS FROM THE ROYAL
PADDOCKS.
The undermentioned yearlings from the royal paddocks
at Hanipton Court were sold yesterday at Tattersall's,
and realised prices which showed that the selection of
mares had been most judicious; and there is no doubt
that if i the stud was upon the same scale that was ob-
served n the reign of William IV., it would again be-
come npt only profitable, but would tend to preserve to
our owh country the best blood of our thoroughbred

horses.
A feir days before the sale a brother to Voltigeur and
a sister, to Grapeshot, two of the finest yearlings in the
stock, lunfortunately broke their legs, and were de-
stroyed.
The highest priced lots—chesnut colt by Irish Bird-
catcher out of Jamaica, bay filly by Bay Middleton, and
chesnut colt, brother to Eulogist—were purchased by
Mr. Howard.
Chesnut colt by Irish Birdcatcher out of Jamaica (Ca-
riboo's 'l.am). 1,000 gs ; bay filly by Bay Middleton—
Stamp, 900 gs ; chesnut colt (brother to Eulogist) by
Irish Birdcatcher—Eulogy by Euclid -Martha Lynx,
dam of Voltigeur, 890 gs ; bay colt by Alarm—Spangle,
710 gs bay colt by Bay Middleton, out of Despatch
Orlando
—Distaffina, dam of Spinaway, and own sister to Lady
Evelvn.i, 500 gs ; bay colt by Orlando, out of the
rlan dam
of
Ninus and Frantic, 480 gs ; chesnut filly by Odo
loclinel; dam, 400 gs ; brown filly (sister to Exact), by
Irish Birdcatcher—Equation, 350 gs ; bay filly by Or-
lando--Flight, 155 gs • bay filly by the Libel—Manacle
(sister to Confusionnee), 105 gs ; bay colt by Alarm—
Ortez, DS gs ; chesnut colt by the Libel, darn (foaled in
1843) by Ellis—Antler's dam, 50 ge ; bay colt by Col-
lin,gwoSd—Alicia, 25 gs. Total, 6,173 guineas.

PROGRAMME OF THE HAMPTON RACES.
IArDNEEDAY.—THE SURREY AND MIDDLESEX..
The STAND PLATE 0f.60 so.vs...(Handicap), for all ages.- .
Certain winners extra. Once round and s distance.
Age st lb Age at •lb
Georgy
Veteran 4 8 7 Master Adam ... 3 7 ,
Captain Flash
Noisette 4 8 0 Sable ..... 3
......... . 7 4
Stamford
6 7 121 Roebuck ........ 7 4
The Old Soldier 4 7 10 Sanstead .........
Pop goes the
Weasel
7
7
br c by Plenipo-
tentiary, dam 10
JSLeiiroosoGaernesosirn.ge.e........-........:.-..:.: ;7 027
by Hetman Pla-
toff Celeste's
dam
The SURREY and3MIDDLEBF
says each, 10 ft, and 5 on]
added ; the second to say(
extra. Two wiles.
Yrs st lb
Jacqneline
4 8 2
......
4 7 13
Sandhurst........
Nut' k r
C ()IV
I Tr( kh7:yle)CkbeLeesAa. 01 INI T444STAKES 777
11333 'IL
10 sous. each, 5 ft, with 50
added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, 88t,
31b ; penalties for winners. Three to start or the 50 so s.
will not be added. Half a mile. The Cacique, Daisy,
Contention, Pole Star, Bessy, The Hartly Buok, Titor-
mous, Ann Elizabeth, Eliza.
The CORINTHIAN STAKES of 10 sous. each, 5 it, with
25 added. Gentlemen riders. Three-yr-olds, 9st ; four,
10:4 lb ; five, list 311, ; six and aged, list 91b. Certain
winners extra. Half-bred horses allowed 31b. The win-
ner to be sold for 2001., it demanded, &,c. Once round
and a distance. St. Faith, 4 yrs • William Rufus, 3yrs ;
Speed the Plough, 4 yrs ; Gossip, 4 yrs.
The INNKEEPERS' PLATE of 30 soya., added to a Sweep
stakes of 3 soya, each • optional 80144 woights, to
three quarters oa, mile.

x STAKES (Handicap) of 20
ly if declared, with 50 sovs
e his stake. Certain winners

Yrs at lb
Veteran 4 7 6
Allington b) 4 7 2
Lord Jelin 3 7 0
Jujube
Conspiracy 3 5 7