The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 24.
By the Royal mail steamer Africa, Harrison
commanier' we have advices from New York to
the 13th inst. She lids brought $877,933 in specie
on freight.
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The -steamer Atlantic arrived at New York on
the 10th, and the steamer Arabia on the 13th, both
from this port. .

The President was on hiS journey from Washing-
ton to New York to inaugurate the Crystal Palace.
His reception at the towns and cities on the route
was very enthusiastic. The opening of the Exhi-
bition was to take place on the 14th.
Several persons had been killed at Haverstraw
by the blowing down of a large building.
A new cotton factory at Attleborough, Massa-
chusetts, had been destroyed by fire, caused, it is
reported, by lightning. A destructive fire had
also occurred at Newark, New Jersey.
The St. John's papers give lengthy accounts of
the warm reception given to Dr. Kane and his
Arctic expedition.
A vessel from the Sandwich Islands had brought
into San Francisco a man taken from the wreck of
a Japanese junk found at sea, with a variety of
singular articles of Japanese manufacture found on
board. According to the account of the man, it
was seven months and a half since the junk put to
sea from one part of Japan for another. They
were blown out to sea by a gale, dismasted, and
most of their provisions and water lost. The rest
of the crew had died one by one. The articles
found on the junk have been brought to New
York, and will be exposed in the Crystal Palace.
Advices from Ifavannah to the Ist inst. an-
nounce the release of the Zulueta' the owner of
the Lady Suffolk, He had gone to Spain in com-
pany of a Mr. Barrow, with the intention of bring-
ing an action against the Captain-General for false
imprisonment.
We have Kingston, Jamaica, dates to the 27th
ult. Legislative affairs remained, as before, in
state quo. The weekly meetinc, of the Assembly
was held on Monday and Tuesday, on which occa-
sions a quorum of seven generally adjourned the
House to the following week. Sir Charles Grey
is reported to have said that the refractory mem-
bers might amuse themselves for a month or two
until he should have received instructions from the
home Government. It was whispered, however,
that a compromise between the Assembly and the
Council was not improbable. The arrangement
was said to be, that the Council agree to a re-
trenchment bill contemplating the reduction of
salaries, on a graduated scale, according to the
amount, instead of the taking off 20 per cent. on
all public stipends irrespective of the amount, the
Assembly pledging itself to pass no more salaries'
retrenchment bills. The Governor continued, as
he threatened, to release prisoners confined in the
Penitentiary. Mining operations were being vi-
gorously prosecuted, and several tons of rich cop-
per had been shipped for England. The yellow
fever continued to prevail at Kingston among the
shipping.
Accounts from Belize, Honduras, state that trade
was unusually brisk. Although an extraordinary
effort had been made to get out a great quantity of
mahogany this year, yet, owing to the rains in
March, April, and May—the tracking season—
more than one-half of the wood cut remained in
the bush. This had caused a considerable rise in
prices.
From Panama we have advices to the Ist inst.
A native had assaulted an Englishman, and on the
latter resenting the attack the natives threatened a
disturbance. Such was the feeling existing against
foreigners that no barrister would assist the En-
glishman in obtaining legal redress. Letters from
Bogota, received at Panama, state that an attempt
was made, on the Bth ult., to raise a revolution at
the capital. Don Florentino Gonzales was assaulted
by the mob, and dangerously wounded. General
Herrera attempted to call out the troops, but was
prevented by General Nielo. President Obando
was seriously unwell, and General Lopez was dis-
charging the duties. General Herrera had been
appointed Secretary of State in the place of Cuellar.
Jose Maria Plata had been nominated Governor of
Bogota. The commercial code has been passed.
The steamer Illinois had arrived at New York,
with advices from San Francisco to the 16th ult.,
and 1,835,714 dollars in specie on freight. The
accounts from the mining district were very satis-
factory. In Calaveras county the quartz mining
companies were all doing well. On Amadore creek,
six miles from Jackson, lies one of the richest
quartz veins in California, and within the short
distance of two miles are seven quartz mills ac-
tively employed in crushing the rich auriferous
rock. The Amadore Company No. 1., consisting
of nine working men, which has been in success-
ful operation since 1850, have sunk a shaft over
100 feet in depth, and even at this distance from
the surface the vein yields handsomely. The Spring
Hill Company consists of six persons ; they have
usually in operation six pestles, and were engaged'
in extracting the rock from the bottom of a
shaft 45 feet below the surface. The Keystone
Company, consisting of 12 persons, took out in one
week upwards of 2,000 dollars. The miners at San
Juan were also doing well. There were about 250
persons at work there, not one of whom com-
plained. The claims owned by Kintz and Com-
pany had realised upwards of $16,000 in two
months, and were paying, on an average, upwards
of $1,200 a week. At Mokelumne-hill the miners
had never been so regularly employed, nor better
pleased with the results of their labour. At
Murphy's Camp, since the introduction of water
there, men no longer speak of their day's work by
ounces, pounds being the phrase. Numerous
claims were yielding. from 91b. to 151 b. weight of
gold per week. An immense lump of gold, weigh-
ing between 451 b. and 501 b., had been found near
Nevada. New diggings had been discovered at
Hangtown. $5,000 was taken out in the first
three -days after the discovery. Four buckets of
earth are said to have yielded respectively $5OO,
$430, $3BO, and $360. Duels are very prevalent
in California. Three had taken place in one week
near San Francisco. The population of San Fran-
cisco was upwards of 50,000. In June, 1847, it
was only 459. Another of Joaquin's band had been
killed, but no clue could be obtained of the where-
abouts of Joaquin. The accounts from the agricul-
tural districts were very cheering. A head of barley,
plucked from a field on the Toulemne river, was
found to contain 200 full-formed grains ; the stalk
was 6 feet high. Oats from the same branch mea-
sured from 7 to 8 feet high, with heads from 12 to
15 inches long. On a farm located in Dry-creek-
valley, in Calaveras, the wheat is said to stand
upwards of 7 feet high, with heads 6& inches long.
A Chinaman had been put to death by his country-
men for theft. It appears that he had stolen $4OO,
for which he was sentenced to receive 25 lashes
and to have his queue cut off. This he resisted to
the last, begging of them even to kill him, so that
he might die with this honourable appendage. He
was afterwards given in charge to some of his coun-
trymen, who again whipped him and cut off his
left ear. He was then marched off for San Fran-
cisco in charge of another party; but, getting tired
of their prisoner, they led him a little aside from
the road, and finally disposed of him by shooting
him through the head. A fair amount of business
had been transacted in the San Francisco market.
Pieces of merchandise showed little or no variation.
Money commanded from 3 to 5 per cent. per month.
Exchange on London, 10 day bills, 461 to 47 ; 60
days, 47 to 471 ; Paris, 10 days, 4 80 ; GO days,
4 90.
The leading feature in the New York stock mar-
ket was the steady increase in the price of Govern-
ment Bonds. Sixes of '67 had advanced State
Stocks were also in good demand, at inn. proved
prices. Money abundant, at 6 per cent. on demand
loans. Exchange on London, 109 a to 109/. ; Paris,
5 15 to 5 121 ; Amsterdam, 411 to 41/ ; Frankfort,
40i to 41; and Hamburg, 364 to 36g. The cotton
market had scarcely varied during the three days;
the turn, however, being in buyers'
favour. The
sales were 5,000 bales. Notwithstanding the un-
favourable English accounts, the flour market main-
tained a firm tone, and sales were freely made at
$4 62ic. to $4 682 e. for the ordinary shipping de-
scriptions. Wheat in good demand, at 112 c. to 118 c.
per bushel for Ohio red, and 122 c. to 126 c. for white.
Indian corn quiet, with no export demand. Pork
steady, at $l5 50c. for mess to $l2 62c. to $l2 75c.
for prime. Beef in good demand, without change
in price. Butter and cheese steady. The market
for pig-iron was unsettled, prices ranging from $29
to $3O 50c. Freights to London—Flour, 2s. 3d.
per barrel ; oil cake, 2s. per barrel ; measurement
goods, 255. to 30s. per ton ; heavy goods, oil, &c.,
20s. to 255. per ton.