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

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 9.
By the Royal mail steam-ship Niagara, we have
advices from New York to the 27th and Boston to
the 28th ult. She has brought $lBl,OOO in specie
on freight. The Niagara passed the steamer Ame-
rica; hence for Boston, on the 30th ult., at 5 40
a.m. ; and on the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., passed a
screw-steamer, supposed to be the Taurus, from
New York for this port.
The cholera was on the decrease both at New
Orleans and Mobile, but on the increase in the
small towns along the banks of the Mississippi. A
Cabinet Council was held at Washington on the
26th ult., at which Secretary Marcy's paper on the
Kossta case was discussed. The New York Courier
and Inquirer says:—
" It is a long and powerful paper ; it asserts Kossta's
right to protection, and justifies Captain Ingraham's
summary proceedings as necessary to repel an act of
war by the Austrian captain ; it proves the animus re-
vertendi by the fact that Kossta was awaiting at Smyrna
a vessel in which to re-embark for New York."
The steamer Oregon sailed from San Francisco
on the Ist ult. with $975,999 in gold dust, en route
for New York.

The steamer Northern Light had arrived at New
York with advices from San Francisco to the Ist
ult., and $1,845,828 in golddust on freight.
The San Francisco Alta California of the Ist of
September thus reviews the state of things in
California :
" Since the date of our last month's notice of the mar-
ket every department of trade has exhibited an extraor-
dinary degree of languor and inactivity. This has been
owing to the same cause as we then had occasion to ad-
vert to—viz., the absence of any demand of consequence
from the interior, which would enable our jobbers to rid
themselves of their stock, and re-enter the market as
purchasers. While, however, commercial affairs are
suffering a temporary depression consequent upon over-
trading, the other great interests of our State are in the
main prosperous and flourishing. The dry season does
not now oppose that barrier to the miners' success which
it has done heretofore. By numerous individual and
combined enterprises many parts of the auriferous region
have a constant supply of IlaFater, and the production of
gold goes on in those localities without cessation- Every
county in the State is a scene of political discussion and
excitement. The election will take place on the 7th
proximo, and until that event shall have transpired the
public mind will be, to a great extent, occupied by political
matters. The bricklayers and masons of San Francisco
have struck for an an advance of wages from $lO to $l2 per
day, and the hod carriers for an advance to $6 per day,
and had obtained it. The Indians have become very
troublesome all along the Rogue River Valley. A lump
of gold weighing 10811 b. has been found near the source
of Nelson Creek."

Jamaica advices of the 12th ult. state that the
non-arrival of Sir Henry Barkly, the new Governor,
and the consequently increased delay which was
occurring in the settlement of fiscal and financial
affairs, had the effect of confining business trans-
actions within the narrowest limits possible, as no
one knew whether it would be wise to buy or sell
at the juncture.

Advices from the city of Mexico to the 18th, and
from Vera Cruz to the 22d ult., had been received
at New Orleans. The Indians were still ravaging
Durango and Chihuahua. General Tornell, the
Minister of War, died at Tacubaya, on the 15th,
of apoplexy. His successor had not been appointed
at the latest dates. General Torena died in the
city of Mexico on the 7th.

Very little business was doing in the New York
stock market. Most descriptions of railway shares
had declined. There was more activity in the
money market, capital being very freely offered
both for call loans and discounts. Business paper
was abundant at 9 to 12 per cent.
Foreign exchange active. Bills on London, 1091
to 1091; Paris, 5 to 5 12k ; Amsterdam, 41 to 41*;
Hamburg, 361 to 361; Bremen, 791 to 79i ; Ant-
werp, 5 15 to 5 161.
Cotton in good demand at steady rates. The
stock in New York was estimated 50,000 bales.
Flour in good demand, and prices well sustained.
Wheat had slightly advanced in price. Indian
corn in better demand, at 82c. per bushel for south-
ern yellow, 80c. for white, and 79c. to 82c. for
western mixed.

Western mess pork in good demand, at 15 dots.
86c. to 16 dols. • mess beef dull, at 7 dols. to 9
dols. 50c. No Change in butter, cheese, or lard.
Scotch pig-iron in fair demand, at 35 to 37, six
months.