The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-29 00:00:00

EVENING, OCTOBER '29, 1649

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.—The Royal mail steamer
Canada arrived in the Mersey this evening, after an
extraordinary run of eleven days from New York.
Her advices from that city extend to the 17th, and
from Halifax to the 20th inst. On the 18th, about
300 miles from New. York, she passed the steamer
Niagara, which was proceeding to her destination
with one engine. An accident had happened to the
other engine about two o'clock that morning.
The Caledonia arrived at Boston via Halifax on
the 13th.
The following announcement by Mr. Meredith,
Secretary of the Treasury, dated October 15, is
highly important and gratifying:—
" INSTR UCTIONS TO COLLECTORS AND
OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS.
"TREASURY DEPARTMENT, (:CT. 15.
" In consequence of questions stmnaitted by merchants
and others asking, in consideration of the recent altera-
tioos of Briti,h naviga!iou-law, on what footing the
commercial relations b( tween the United States and
Great Britain will be placed on and after the Ist of
January n.-xt, the day on which the recent Act of the
British Parliament comes into operation, the department
deem; it expedient at this time to issue the following
general instructions 'for the information of the officers
of the Customs and others interested.
" 1. In consequence of the alterations of the British
Navigation-laws, above referred to, British vessels from
British or other foreign ports will under existing laws
after the Ist of January next be allo%ed to enter our
ports with cargoes of the growth, manufacture, or pro.
duction of any part of the world.
" 2. Such vessels and their cargoes will be admitted
from after the date before mentioned bn the same terms
as to duties, charges, and imposts as vessels of the United
States and their cargoes."
The correspondence between the British Consul
and the Nicaragua Government is published at full
length in the newspapers.
Mr. Cholfield first informed the Government that
they could not concede the right to construct the
canal without endangering the claims of the English
creditors upon the revenues of the State. The
Governor replied that the revenues were not likely
to suffer by the canal, and that the debt did not
destroy in Nicaragua the rights to cede a part of
its territory.
The Consul also informed the Governor that Great
Britain had decided to maintain the rights of the
Mosquito King, and that whatever steps might be
taken against him would draw down on Nicaragua
the most severe chastisement.
The Minister replied, and, while reprimanding the
Consul for the tone of the letter, denied that the
Government had been guilty of any offence towards
Great Britain, and said that the State would main-
tain the integrity of its territory against the alleged
claims of Mosquito.
A lengthy address to the people of Canada had
been published at Montreal, recommending a disso-
lution of the existing connexion with Great Britain.
Much excitement had been caused in the United
States by this address. The Governor-General was
at Toronto.

The steam-ship Ohio had arrived at New York,
with 130,000 dolls. in gold dust belonging to her pas-
sengers, and 60,000 dolls. on freight for New York.
Her advices were anticipated by the last arrivals from
California.

The Royal mail steam-ship Great Western had
arrived at New York with specie to the amount of
6,500 dolls.

The elections at Philadelphia had given rise to a
riot, or series of riots, resulting in the loss of several

,ves.

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Journal of Commerce makes the curious announce-
ment of a rumour that Russia had determined to close
the Black Sea to the commerce of all nations.
A dispute between the Spanish Minister and the
Secretary of State is now reported to have occurred,
the ground of difference being the abduction from
Cuba of a Spanish lady.
From Port-au-Prince we have advices to the 20th
of September. Soulouque had sent to France for a
throne for himself and Empress, which was to exceed
in cost and grandeur those of the oldest and most
aristocratic Courts of Europe. Two orders of knight-
hood had been established for the honour of the newly
created nobility—that is the imperial title of St.
Faustin and the Legion of Honour.
Business affairs continued extremely dull, occa-
sioned principally by the enforcement of the Mono-
poly Laws.

There was no coffee to be had, and logwood very
scarce, at 40 dollars Hessian currency per 1,000.
The ports were to be closed for 30 days against all
imports and exports in foreign vessels.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, OCT. 17.—Exchange -on England is
scarce, and rules as high as 10fr premium. Oa France
the quotations are from 5 to 20 to 17i for short sights,
and for Amsterdam 40 to 40k. There has not been much
business done at these rates.

The price of United States securities advanced some•
what after the arrival of London accounts to the 29th

In other securities there was little activity; any con-
siderable demand, however, would run up prices, as there
is no large amount in the market.

_..--
Cotton.—For the week ending Friday last, there
was a steady good demand, and with sales of 11,000
bales, prices advanced c. Since our last, this
inquiry continued, under the expectation that the
next Liverpool steamer will bring a response to
our advancing market and adverse accounts respect-
ing the growing
_crops, but it has been freely
met by holders, and prices in the meantime have ex-
perienced no further improvement. The receip's at
all the shipping ports are 77,437 bales, against 147,385
last year, and 60,412 the year before. Total exports,
45,315 bales, against 98,069 last year, and 76,326 the
year before. Shipments from the southern to the
northern ports, 42,261 bales, against 39,793 last year,
and 21,126 the year before. And the stocks on hand,
128,256 bales, against 153,047 last year, and 131,747
the year before. There is a decrease in exports this
year compared with last of 48,211 bales to Great Bri-
tain, 50,000 to France, 769 to the north of Europe, and
3,720 to other ports. Total decrease in exports this
year, 52,754 bales. Upland and Florida, 4,200 bales;
New Orleans and Texas, 2,400 bales; low to good
ordinary, 9, to 101, 94 to 10i; low to good middling,
10i to 11, 104 to 111; middling fair to fair, 11* to 11i,
11 to 12; and fully fair to good fair, 114 to 124. Ar-
rivals have been—from Georgia, 1,380 bales; South
Carolina, 775; North Carolina, 46; total, 2,179. Total
imports since the Ist inst., 11,643 bales. Exports from
the Ist to the 16th of October, 1849, 5,299 bales; 1848,
9,806. Experts from the United Suites since the lit of
September, 1849, 35,864 bales; since same time, 1848,
71,746.

NATIONAL REFORM CLUB.—On Saturday a meet-
ing was held at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's,
for the purpose of taking steps for the immediate esta-
blishment of this club. There were about forty gentle.
men present, comprising several Members of Parliament.
Sir Joshua Walmsley, President of the Metropolitan
Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association, occu-
pied the chair. The principal matter for discussion was
to define as to the character of the club, and the basis
upon which it ought to be formed. On that point, while
some considered that it should be formed much upon
the principle of the present west-end clubs, the majority
of those present inclined to the belief that the aristocratic
character of these rendered them too limited in their
operation—and that as the object of the promoters of
the National Reform Club ought to be to form it on such
a principle as would render it available to the largest
number of all classes of the community, that object
would be frustrated were it formed upon the principle
of these. Considerable discussion ensued on the point,
and ultimately a resolution, moved by Mr. George
Thompson, M.P., and seconded by Mr. Prout, Strand,
to the effect that the club be formed on the basis of
the Parliamentry Reform Association, was agreed to.
THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE.—An important process
is now being carried out. The operation bas for its ob-
ject the joining the main tube securely on to the land
tube in the centre of the great tower on the Anglesea
side of the straits, and so completing one-half of the
passage across. In effecting this it is found necessary to
provide for the expansion and contraction of so great a
mass of metal, which from changes of temperature are
necessarily very considerable: the extreme variation in
the length of one of the tubes between summer and
winter is stated to be nearly 12 inches. To make provi-
sion, therefore, for this constant alteration in length,
which would otherwise endanger the stability of the
whole structure, the great tubes are fixed in the central
Britannia tower in such a manner that they cannot move,
but on either side where the tube unites with those in
the land towers and abutments on shore, they travel on
movable rollers of cast-iron six inches in diameter, a
portion of the weight being also supported at the top on
balls of hard gun metal of the same size, working in
channeled beams and acting in the same way as the
rollers. Besides these rollers, which are now being
placed, and on which the tube has to be let down, at the
extreme ends, where the rails intended for the trains in
the tube are joined to those on land, euntrivances are used
to prevent a gap from being formed by the contraction
of the tube, which might otherwise interfere with the
passage of the trains. Some uncertainty has occurred
with reference to the fllating of the second tube. Should
the tides, &c., be favourable, it will take place before the
close of next month, but if not at the beginning of De-
cember. The hydraulic apparatus will be brought into
action for the lifting of . the second tube as soon as it is
floated to the foot of the piers.
Mits. MANNING.—A curious coincidence was
related to us at Taunton last week by a person upon
whose veracity we can depend, which shows the estima-
tion in which that wretched woman was held by her
husband's relatives. At the time of her marriage she
presented her portrait to Alanning's mother, but a
quarrel soon afterwards arising, she demanded the pie
Lure back again. To this the mother demurred, but one
of Manning's brothers, with the aid of a country artist,
made a hideous fright of the likeness, delineating the
worst passions that the human countenance can express,
and then drew the representation of a gallows over her
head, suspending the hangman's rope down to her neck,
little suspecting that in this mischievous act he was
really foretelling the fate of the original.—Yeovil Times.
Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colo-
nial-office, from the Governors of Hong-Kong, New
South Wales, and Gibraltar.

IRELAND.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
REPAYMENT 01? ADVANCES.
DUBLIN, SATURDAY, OCT. 27.—You will perceive
by the &Ilowing letter from the Chancellor of the
Exchequer to Major Blackall, the Member for Long-
ford, that the torrent of exaction, however legal,
which is now overwhelming the agricultural interests
of Ireland, is likely to be stayed. On the 17th Major
Blackall addressed au impressive letter to the Chan-
cellor, suggesting that the payments of the loans
should be in the shape of annuities from the land.
To this communication Sir Charles has returned the
following reply :

" Hickleton, October 20, 1849.
"Dear Sir,—l have received your letter of the
15th, which I was unable to answer on receiving it, as
I was not aware whether any answer had been
received from the Poor-law Commissioners in answer
to a letter from the Treasury some time ago on the
subject of the repayments to which you refer.
I hear from the Treasury this morning thtt no
answer has been as yet received, and I cannot there-
tore say more at present than that the subject is under
consideration._l remain, dear Sir, your obedient and
faithful servant, " CHARLES 'WOOD.
" Major Blaekall, ALP."