The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-24 00:00:00

AMERICA.

By the royal mail steam-ship America, Shannon,
commander, which arrived at Liverpool on Satur-
day, we have advices from New York to the 11th,
and Boston to the 12th inst. She has brought 85
passengers, and 491,948 dols. in gold, and 7001. in
silver on freight.
The America passed the steam-ship Canada, from
Liverpool for Boston, at 5.20 p.m. on the 12th inst.
The steam-ship Star of the West had arrived at
New York, with 816,670 dols. in gold dust, and
advices from San Francisco to the 16th of Septem-
ber. The steam-ship Illinois had also arrived at
New York from California with 1,218,811 dols. in
gold dust on freight.
The steam-ship John L. Stephens sailed from San
Francisco on the 16th ult., with 1,362,473 dols. in
gold dust, e,n, route for New York.

Telegraphic accounts from Washington of the
10th inst. state, that Mr. John Y. Mason had been.
appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ple-
nipotentiary to France, and Mr. J. Higgins Consul
at Cork.

The Bew York Herald states that the following
redemptions of United States stocks had been made
at Washington during the week ending the Bth
inst. :—Stocks redeemable in 1862, 42,000 dols. ;
ditto, 1853, 23,500 dols. ; ditto, 1856, 23,700 dols. ;
ditto, 1867, 298,850 dols ; ditto, 1868, 118,000
dols; the whole amount redeemed being 506,050
dols.

The total number of interments at New Orleans
for the 19 weeks during which the yellow fever
prevailed were 10,960, of which 8,148 were from
the fever.

The yellow fever still continued very bad in the
towns bordering on the Mississippi.
Telegraphic accounts from St. John's, New
Brunswick, state that the steamer Fairy Queen
had been lost on the 7th instant between Pictou
Island and the main, and several passengers
drowned. The captain . and crew took to the
boats and saved themselves, leaving the passengers
to their fate. Eight of the passengers afterwards
floated ashore on a piece of the wreck. The cap-
tain and crew had been arrested to await an inves-
tigation.
From Havannah we have advices to the 3rd inst.
The cholera had greatly diminished among the ne-
groes in the interior. The city of Havannah was
very healthy. Trade was very brisk, and vessels of
all kinds for freight were much wanted. It was in
contemplation to extend the Calisco Railway to
Cardenas, a step from which great advantages were
sure to be derived. A norther of great severity but
of brief duration was experienced at Havannah
the 23d ult.
Jamaica advices of the 2Sth ult. state the•,t the
yellow fever had almost disappeared, and that the
health of the island was generally good. The new
governor had not arrived, and things remained in.
static quo. The Jamaica markets generally were
dull. Tonnage was greatly wanted, both for Eng-
land and the United States.
Late accounts from Port-au-Prince state that the
yellow fever, which had for so long a time ravaged
the island, had disappeared. The country was in
a quiet state, and advancing gradually to a pros-
perous condition.

The accounts from California represent many
parts of that country as being in a very di.turbed
state from the depredations and opposition of the
Indians. They had attacked a village near Guay-
mas, and killed 100 persons, men, women, and.
children. During a sanguinary engagement be-
tween the Indians and inhabitants of Rogue River
Valley the latter came off viotorious, killing
ten and wounding thirty of the Indians, al-
though they only lost three of their own number.
Mining interests continued in a prosperous con-
dition ; and, under the operation of improved
machinery, and by the application of science to the
working of the mines, must continue to do so for
years to come. At Butlersville, a new town 10
miles from Crescent City, from 40 to 50 miners
were at work, who were making from $6O to $7O
per day, and the diggings were supposed to be very
extensive. Nearly all the population had left
Crescent City to prospect the new diggings,
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the accounts they brought were very
mines of
flattering.
Gold had also been found in large quantities
silver
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difficulty with the Mexican authorities
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ago, have turned out to be of u some time
News had been received at Guaymas nparalleled richness.
previous to his departure, announcing a short time
deposits of silver ore had been that immense
zona, yielding a dollar's discovered at Arri-
of ore. The news worth of pure silver to 31b.
among the inhabita produced great excitement
had left Gu nts, and upwards of 1,000 men
ayma
s and Hermosillo, for the mines.

RIS
EIN THE P-7-RICE—OFPALE ALE.—At a meeting
of the brewers of Burton-upon-Trent, held on the 19th,
it
Was unanimously resolved, in consequence of the very
great advance in the price of malt and hops, to raise the
price of pale ale 6s. per barrel from that date.
THE SUFFERANCE WHARVES.—The Customs' autho-
rities have caused a revised list to be prepared of the
sufferance wharves and premises on the banks of the river
Thames, with the privileges attaching to each wharf
respectively. In issuing this newly revised list the
board have deemed it expedient to give special direc-
tions with regard to such wharf as may at one time
hereafter cease to be used for landing foreign goods,
and be converted into private premies. The board have
been informed that instances have occurred in which the
proprietors, after discontinuing to use the wharves for the
landing of foreign goods, have considered themselves
entitled, without giving any notice, to resume the pri-
vilege, and the board have therefore directed in the
event of the proprietor of a wharf ceasing to avail him-
self of the privilege granted thereto, and applying the
premises to other purposes, the privilege be not per-
mitted to be resumed without the renewed approval of
the premises being first obtained.
REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE.—Mr.
Evelyn Shirley is at present the only candidate in the
field for the Mpresentation of the southern division of
Warwickshire, rendered vacant by the succession of Lord
Brooke to the earldom of Warwick. Some meetings
have been held for the purpose of organising a Liberal
opposition, and it is said that a gentleman of high sta-
tion, intimately connected with the present Government,
but holding no official position, will come forward,