The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-06 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NIGHT.
The United States Mail Steam-shipping Com-
pany's steam-ship St. Louis has arrived.
She brings 53 passengers, $470,000 in specie, of
which $160,000 are for England, and a cargo of
hops, whalebone, beef, India-rubber goods, (ho.
The St. Louis left New York on the 23d ult.
The Arabia arrived out on the evaning of the
21st ult.

There is little news of importance.
Two French men-of-war named the Iphigenie
and the Penelope, had put New York to refit,
previous to returning home from St. Pierre. '
The disgraceful practice of pldndering foreigners,
particularly Germans, on their arrival at New
York, continued to an alarming extent. Some of
the principals had been arrested.
At a meeting of the Board of Emigration, it was
shown that 227,136 had arrived during this year,
being an increase at New York, during the same
time of last year, of 24,893.
Cholera still existed, although the returns of
mortality were somewhat less.

In the markets corn was unchanged. Cotton
closed firm at an advance of a per cent. Flour
was heavy. Sugars were in good demand, with
tolerably free sales at full prices.
In the Money Market, Exchange was quoted
for bills on London at 1091 to 110, but there was
little activity.

LETTERS, &c., FOR THE BRITISH FORCES IN
TURKEY AND THE BLACK SEA.

GENERAL POST• OFFICE, Oct.—The French mail packets
which have hitherto left Marseilles for Constantinople
on the Ist, 11th, an,i 21st of each month will, in future,
be despatched on the 2d, 12th, and 22d of the month,
so that letters, &c., intended to be conveyed by those
packets will be in time if posted in London one
day later than at present. Mails for the British forces
in Turkey and the Black Sea will, in future, be for-
warded from this office on the evenings of the 3d, 9th,
13th, 19th, 23d, and 29th of every month, but when
the month has 31 days, the mail will not be made up
until the 30th.

CRYSTAL PALACE, Oct. s..—Shilling Day.—Admis-
sion at the doors, 5,936 ; admission by season tickets,
590 ; total, 6 526.

In Southampton some of the apple trees which have
blossomed, and from which fruit has been picked this
year, are now in full blossom again, owing to the mild-
ness of the season.

AN AMATEUR BEAR HUNT.—Nine bears, driven by
the fire from their home in Washington county, latelx.6,,
undertook to emigrate to Vermont. While swimrnint
tha bay a couple of miles from Whitehall a woman anu
boys gave' chase to an old she bear that was swimming
with her cubs. They rowed up to the old lady and rap-
ped her head with an oar. She turned and put her paws
On the edge of the boat, and proposed to come aboard
and settle the matter. At the sand time the cube
and another big bear turned about to see if it was a " free
fight," and, Hsi:), they wanted to be " countel in." The
boatmen, finding a bigger fight than they had bargained
for, proposed a "compromise," and both parties made a
straight wake for the shore in Opposite directions. It
is generally supposed that the woman and boys will not
soon go on another bear•hunt on Lake Chantplain.-"
New York Tribune.

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-At the monthly
general meeting held yesterday at the society's house
in Hanover-square, M. William Yarrell, F.L.S., in
the chair, Messrs. E. W. Wadeson and James Ivail
were elected fellows of the society ; and Messrs. Susses
Milbank, R. Webb, E. Laforest, C. W. • Dilke,
H. F. Todd, and T. Presland were proposed as candi-
dates for the fellowship. The menagerie was stated to
be in a high state of efficiency, and the flower•garden
particularly attractive in consequence of the rich display
of dahlias and other autumnal plants. The total number
of visitors during the year has already, amounted to
366,643.
HALL OF Coiatzuon.-These extensive and important
premises, situated in Threadneedle-street, have been
recently purchased by the Directors of the National
Guardian Society, with the view of converting them
into a head office for that company. That part of
the building, which will not be required for that purpose,
is to be fitted up as convenient chambers. The whole
outlay by the late Mr. Moxhay is stated to be upwards
of 80, 0001., including the cost of the freehold. •
RETFORD FAIL-One of the principal yearly fairs at
East Retford was held on Monday, and Was remarkable
for the number of sheep offered for sale-there being
no less than 9,150 penned, or nearly double the
average number usually shown. Mr. C. Hudson,
of Blyth, brought forward nearly 1,000, forming one of
the best lots ever produced by a single individual. The
sheep generally were in fair condition, and found a
ehdea frdo. m
Lambs4os to
ready sale. The quantity of fat sheep on sale was
n46s.
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; 7d.quite
inferiorp .lbequal
.n
ntEorteh3sBega.dveeprtnaeagrnd,and realised
from
ranged at from 22s to 28e. each. Business was begun
early in the day, and nearly all the pens were disposed
of. Several prime lots of rams were sold at excellent
prices. One tup was knocked down at 65/. The
show of horses was about an average one ;
bpeurti,or
capital cart colts and fillies sold at
geelanseer.allymans , they were of a au-
ypeaking
nearly 50/. each. There was a good show of foals,
which realised high rates. The show of horned cattle
was of a fair average character, but the effects of
the late dry season on their carcases was very
perceptible. The fat stock found purchasers at
from 7s. to Bs. per stone. There was a good demand
for drape,which realised 81. to 11/. each. Young
stock
was of slow bale, owing probably to the shortness of
keep, and fetched from 51. to 71, per head. In-calves were
not much inquired for, and may be quoted at from 101. to
141. each. Nearly all were sold up. The hop fair was on a
very limited scale, owing to the complete failure in the
North Clay plantations. Mr. Hudson, of Retford, grew as
many hops on three.or four acres as all the other parts of
the district put together. He sold nearly his whole pro-
duce at 301. per cwt. In other hops only a moderate
amount of business was done at the following prices :-
New Kents, 181. 18s. to 251. per cwt. ; New Sussex,
181. 18s. to 221. 10s. ; New Foreign Noss, 171..185. to
211. ; Yearling Kents and Sussex, 141. 14s. to 161. 16s. ;
yearing foreign hops, 121. to 151. 15e. ; old hopaka 10e.
to 11/. 4s.