The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-06 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY,
This afternoon the United States mail steam-
ship Atlantic, Captain West, arrived in the Mersey
with. the usual mails from the United States and
British North America. The Atlantic sailed from
New York on the 24th ult., and has brought, be-
sides the mails, 80 passengers and 500,000 dols. in
specie on freight.
.The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, from
hence, was passed by the Atlantic on the 25th ult.
off New York.

The Liverpool and Philadelphia Screw Steam
ship Company's vessel City of Manchester, from
hence, arrived at Philadelphia on the 23d ult.
The United States Mail Steam-ship Hermann,
from Bremen and Southampton, rrrived at New
York on the morning of the 23d ult.
At 10 p.m. on the 23d the America from Halifax,
whence she sailed on the 22d, had not arrived at
Boston. The weather there was very thick, with
rain and snow, and it was not considered probable
the steamer would arrive before the following
morning.
The steam-ship Pampero, from San Juan de Ni-
caragua, had arrived at the Belize and would
reach New Orleans about midnight of the 23d. She
had a large quantity of gold on freight and Califor-
nian dates to the Ist of December. The steamer
Northern Light sailed from San Juan on the 16th
for New. York with 500 passengers and 1,600,000
dollars in gold on freight.
We have advices from Havannah to the 18th.
On the Bth the American brig Ocean Belle arrived
at that city, having on board the passengers and
crews of the Spanish steamer General Arnero and
the British brig Oscar, both of which vessels had
been wrecked and abandoned. The cargoes of both
are also lost. •
The late Capt.-General Canedo took his depar-
ture from Havannah for Spain in the steamer
Conde de Regla on the 11th ult. No regret was
expressed on the occasion of his leaving the island ;
but, on tha Contrary, the hope that he will never
return invested with authority.
By the arrival of the barque, Cadet, at New York
from Belize,. Honduras, we have advices from
thence to Aid 27th The war in Central America
was at thatdate in-statu juo, the states of Nicara-
gua and San Salvador having offered their mediation
between the belligerents. The commissioners of the
several governments were to have met at Santa
Anna, in San Salvador, on the 15th, but it was
doubtful if they would meet all ; or, even if they
meet, whether any satisfactory result would fol-
low ; for, if the Government paper of Guatemala
can be relied on, nothing will be done by that
state except on condition of a radical change in
the personelle of the Honduras Government; that
is unless the liberal or union party is excluded
from power.
The Now York stock market exhibited a quiet
appearance. There was little alteration in price,
and there were no indications of any important
movement one way or the other.
Money was more abundant, but more than
enough to make the negotiation of loans motd e
he-
rately easy, and to prevent forcing stocks on
market.
In the New York cotton market a fair mount
of business had been doing, and former quotatios
were steadily maintained. The following were the
rates on the day of the departure of the mail New
altlifoc. 9
Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, 12c. to 1210.
per lb. ; Uplands, mid. fwaasir
citouofatierd,
I.vchange on London
but these figures were not well sustained. Paris,
5.13± to 5.16.
Hamburg, 37 to 37±. Bremen,
80 to 80i.
In the market for breadstuffs flour was much
sought after, and sales were made at about 12ic.
advance in price. Wheat was held at 3c. to 4c.
per bushel higher, and ruled quiet in consequence.
The prices obtained were, for Gennessee white, 1
dol. 82c. ; fair Canadian, in bond, 1 dol. 64c. to 1
dol. 66c. ; and common southern, 1 dol. 57c. per
bushel. Corn was pretty brisk, and steady at 74c.
to 78c. for new, and 78c. to 82c. for old of all
kinds. Corn meal sho wed no alteration. Rye
and barley partook of the same character.
In the provision market pork ruled very quiet,
but beef was active and. buoyant.
In.the freight market the shippers were waiting
the receipt of letters by the America, • and engage-
ments were light. To Liverpool, corn engaged in
ships' bags, at 10d. ; for flour, 3s. per barrel was
asked, and 2s. 9d. offered ; uncompressed cotton
was engaged at .7.32 d. per lb.
The following despatch reached prior to the sail-
ing of the steamer :—New Orleans, Dec. 23. The
sales of cotton to-day were 38,000 bales. The bet-
ter qualities are firm. Middling is quoted at 9ic.
Stock' on hand, 201,000 bales. The America's
news came to hand this evening after business
hours.