The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-27 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

This morning the United States mail steam-ship
Baltic, Captain Comstk.lck, arrived in the Mersey,
with the usual mails from the United States and
British North America.

She sailed from New York on Saturday, the
16th inst., and has brought, besides the mails, 120
passengers, and $1,250,000 in specie on freight.
The royal mail steamer Niagara, from hence on the
2d inst., arrived at Boston on the 14th.

At the time of the steamer's departure, New
York was more cheerful. Business was brisker;
money easier than of late ; confideneo returning;
and stocks rising.
The reciprocity treaty has been consummated,
and is now operative, having been proclaimed by
the President at Washington. There is a report
current here that the Spanish Government have
disposed of Cuba, and that America has put•
chased it.

In the market for breadstuffs, the supply and
sales were light, and prices much lower. Flour had
declined materially, closing very downward.
The provision market was dull, but prices had
advanced about ±c.
Freights unchanged since our last report.
Exchange on London, 109 to 1092.

LOSS . OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.)
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Advices have ben received of the loss of the City of
Philadelphia, Captajo Leitch, from this port, for Phila-
delphia. It appears that the steamer ran ashore at
Cape Race on the 7th instant, at 11 p.m., was backed
off, and endeavours made to run ashore in Chance Coyle.
She leaked so badly that the water extinguished her
fires before succeedieg. Passengers and crew saved, arid
landed on the following day in the steamer Victoria.
The weather had been very rough for two or three days,
and it was feared the steamer would suffer severely.
She had made the run hence to Cape Race in eight 'days
and eight hours.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, Sept. 26.—Had affairs here been
going on smoothly, we should now be experiencing an
increased call for yarns from the German houses, inas-
much as the indications of demand at the opening of
the Leipsic fair (the principal one in the year) are very
favourable. We learn that a good many buyers are there
from the Danubian principalities, not as heretofore with •
bills, which would be of no use, but with money in their
pockets. The merchants in Manchester are, however,
well prepared, by their previous purchases, to meet the
wants of the fair ; and, therefore, they show much cau-
tion in making. further purchases ; yet, some of them
have offered within id. per lb. of the highest price. •
for considerable quantities of 20s water twigs-
On the other hand, 30s water, though unaltered in the
quotations, has been obtainable here and there at a di'
cline of id. On the whole, prices are remarkably stead,-
HALIFAX, SETT. 23.—There has been very little busk
ness to-day in our Piece-hall ; and the worsted trade 0„,7,
just now in a very languid condition. In yarns ing;-;-%
wools there is no change worth notice. •
ROCHDALE, Sept. 25.—We have had a brisk mark 04
and the'detnand for fine flannels is extremely good,
prices much the same as those of the preceding week.
The wool market has undergone little or no change ..°";,1
the manufacturers buy very sparingly, and for brunt

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HUDDERSFIELD, Sept. 26.—The market has been earri''
paratively quiet, the deliveries to-day being mainly to
previous orders.

COMMISSION OF SEWERS.

A special court of sewers was held yesterday in tud
Court-house, No. 1, Greek-street, Soho.
The SECRETARY reported that the balance in the band
of the treasurer on the 21st Sept., was 40,0281. 9s. 28.,
the present available balance being 38,4101. 18s. 68.
The deposit fund was stated to be 120,0001. •
THE CHOLERA IN ST. JAMES'S.
A report from Mr. Cooper, the engineer, as to OP
state of the infected district of St. James's parish, viss
read by Mr. Woolrych.
The CHAIRMAN suggested that the report should be .
printed, and sent, together with the plan (without which
it would not be intelligible), to the medical and other
officers of the parishes in which the infected district was '
situated..
Mr. HAWKSHAW moved the adoption of the report
and called attention particularly to that part of it which
showed that the opening of the plague-pit had nothini:
to do with the mortality that had occurred.
Mr. SMITH seconded the resolution, which after a brief
conversation was carried, and the formal business having
been disposed of, the court adjourned.