The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-09 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, 7 A. M.

By the steamer Atlantic we have advices front
New York to the 29th ult. She has brought
$500,000 in specie on freight.
The steamer Niagara arrived at Boston from
Liverpool on the 28th ult.
The details of the California news, per Northern
Light, had been received at New York by the ar-
rival of that steamer there. In addition to.
$1,500,000 in gold dust on freight, there was a
large amount in the hands of the passengers.
There had been but few sales made from first hands
in San Francisco markets • but notwithstanding
this, there had been considerable purchases of dry
goods for the interior, and most of the jobbers had
done an active trade.
The late accounts from Washington state that
on the 24th of October there were treasury war-
rants entered for the redemption of 101,5811.
United State Stocks.
By the steamer Texas, from Vera Cruz, arrived
at New Orleans, we learn that the revolution in
Yucatan had been suppressed, after a loss of 300
men. The Spanish Minister had suspended his
relations with the Mexican Government, and left
the capital.
The barque Harward, from Newport, bound to
Norfolk, went ashore on the 22d ultimo on Wacha-
prique Shoals, and sunk to her deck in the sands.
Crew saved.
• The ship President, of Boston, from St. John's,
New Brunswick, for Liverpool, with -deals was
driven from her anchorage off Partridge Island,
and went ashore near Red Head, and it was thought
would become a wreck.
A loose feeling was manifest in the New York
Stock Market. At the Bank brokers' the minimum
rate for the best commercial paper was 12 per cent.,
and nothing done less. Prime paper quoted at 12
to 15 per cent., and second-rate paper 18 to 24
per cent.
Exchange on London, 109 to 1091 ; Paris, 5-11 i
to 5431; Bremen, sok to 80g.
Cotton in active demand, with sales of 9,000
bales for the three days, at an advance of lc. to ie.
per lb.
Provisions without change.
Flour less active, without change in price. Wheat
in good demand, at firm prices. Indian corn in
good demand, with a sale of 133,000 bushels at
higher prices.
Freights to London.—Flour, 4s. 6d. per barrel ;
wheat, ls. 4d. per bushel ; turpentine, 55.; and
cheese, 60s.

THE STEAMERS owned by the Mail Packet Companies
at the port of Southampton, including those which are
building, are 101 in number, viz., 33 screw and 68 pad'
die-wheel steamers. The tonnage of these is 109,419,
and the horse-power 32,638.
LETTERS FOR THE ARCTIC SHlPS.—Letters for officers
and men serving on board the Enterprise, Rattlesnake,
and Plover, in Behring Straits, to be sent to the Ad-
miralty on or before the 31st December.
PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris je
about 2 per mille discount (according to the last tariff)'
which, at the English price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per ounce
for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.12 ; and, the
exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.00, it
follows that gold is about 0.48 per cent. dearer in Foie
than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price
of gold is 423 per mark, which, at the English Mies
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price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, burgve
an exchange of 13.3'4 ; and, the exchange at Hatais
on London at short being 13.2 k, it follows that gold s
0.77 I,er cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. at
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course of exchange at New York on London for bills si
60 days' sight is 109/ per cent., the par of exchange
between-England and America being 109 23-0 per
Cent.cent
it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.17 Per fr
in favour of England ; and, after making allowance °I
charges of transport, the present rate leaves a times
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profit on the importation of gold from the United St:t
THE TEMPLE-BAR QUESTION.—It having been t
in the report of the committee to which this subject
was referred by the Court of Common Council
which appeared on the 14th ult., that the inhabitaolvitaft
of the parish of St. Bride were opposed to the rer:.....et
of Temple-bar, and had signed a petition to that ttwas
r::
to the Court of Common Council ; the subject
as
brought under the notice of the inhabitants at a
meeting by Mr. Underhill, when the vicar, pai:onnowl7.
authorities, and the parishioners disclaimed a.ll
A strong
ledge of or participation in such a petition. le•
opinion was expressed against the continuance oftTheatet Poe
bar in its present state, and it was understood
no..__ of
subject would be shortly brought before the Fr__
the inhabitants, in order that they
portunity of publicly exprening their opinion
subject, may have tonn 4.41,8