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

LORD ELGIN'S MISSION TO AMERICA.
IMPORTANT TREATY.
The steam-ship America, which arrived at Liverpool
yesterday, has placed us in po.isession 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, after having
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
rezard 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, cores, &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 be complete reciprocity and
free trade between the United States and the pro-
vinces in all articles the produce of each, with the
exception of sugar and tobacco, coming from the
United States, which are to pay the same duties as
are levied upon these articles when arriving from British
colonies or other parts of the world. Manufactured.
articles, although manufactured from products of either
country, are not to be admitted under the terms of the
treaty. As Canada—especially Western Canada—is
daily becoming a more wheat producing country, the
operation cf 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 'ith inst., to accept an invitation
which he had received from the Mayor and municipality
of Portland, after which he proceeds on the following
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The steam-ship America, by which the preceding in'.
telligenee was received, brings advices from New York
to the 6th, Boston to the 7th, and Halifax to the Bth
inst. She passed the Royal Mail steam-ship Niagra off
Boston at 8.15 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 31A 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 Greytowst
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 thern,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 yin.
tints. having been effected with a hatchet. Tito 'mar-
' derer, after a day's search, was captured in a waod :
he
had, previous to his arrest, attempted to commit suicide,
but failed.
Money in the market was more stringent, owing to
heavy payments falling due and a few failures. Sterling
exchange was firm at 10.91 to 1091. Stocks rather agi-
tated and drooping.
In the cotton market there was a slight alteration ;
prices had given way a little—l cent. within a week.
Trade was dull.
The flour market quite firm. Prices ranged from 811
to 12 dollars. Wheat has advanced from five to sight
cents.