The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-16 00:00:00

LAT.ES:O'NEWS FROM AMERICA

ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA STEAMER.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 15.—The Britannia Mail Steamer,
Captain Woodruff, arrived at Liverpool this morning
precisely at half-past two, having had a passage of 13i
days fro n Boston, and 11 days from Halifax. She sailed
from Boston at a quarter past one, p.m., of
the Ist, and from Halifax at 11 o'clock, p.m., of
the 3d inst. ; and brings American news extending
over the unusually long period of 23 days.
The Great We.stern reached New York on the 28th
ult., after a passage of 15 days, and the British Queen
arrived out in about l 5 days. These splendid pas-
sages, have tended to increase the already sufficiently
established confidence in trans-Atlantic steam naviga-
tion. The Britannia performed the distance from Bos-
ton to Halifax in 45i hours.
We have received advices on the Boundary Ques-
tion, which state that serious differences in regard to
this matter are likely to be brought forward immedi-
ately on the termination of the Presidential election.
The HOP. Mr. Cushing, a Member of Congress, is to
take a leading part in opposing the claims of the British
Government, and this gentleman has commenced his
labours by publishing declamations against Messrs. Fea-
therstonhaugh and Mudge, and also by misrepresenting
the conduct of the Hudson Bay Company.
The commercial intelligence is of an improving cha-
racter, and the warlike aspect of affairs in Europe has
not had any great influence on monetary and trading
transactions. The speculating community of New
York are feasting on the probability of great gains to
be obtained by means of a war between the Allied
Powers and France, which they expect will open a
large and profitable carrying trade, and also furnish a
good and ready market for tt-e sale of American produce.
Freights for French ports had risen very consider-
ably in consequence of the warlike aspect of affairs, and
the Exchange on France has risen to sf. 15c., and was
much in demand by French mercantile houses even at
this increased rate. The insurance companies have also
raised their premium 1 2 per cent. on French pro-
, pony shipped in American vessels bound to any port in
France.

From Canada we learn that the Governor is con-
siderably better, and that every disposition exists to
carry out in an effectual manner the union or the two
provinces.

Texas is become quiet, at least for a time, and there
is no intalligance of importance from thence.
The British Queen was to leave New York for
Portsmouth and London at noon, on the Ist instant.
She had 80 passengers, a large freight, and about
200,000 dollars in specie.
The Britannia brings 60 passengers and a great
number of letters.
The attention of the whole country was absorbed in
the election of a President. General Harrison, accord-
ing to appearances, would be the successful candidate,
in which event the whole policy of the country would
be changed relative to the currency and commerce.
The crops of all kinds were from 10 to 20 per cent.
larger than they were in the previous year.
The Florida war was apparently no nearer termina-
tion. Almost every mail brought the account of a man
or a woman murdered, and sometimes three or four at a
time.

New Orleans, Mobile, Charleston, and the other
southern cities, that suffer altnos.t every season with
yellow fever, had escaped this year with very little sick-
ness of any kin 1.

The Oregan territory in the north-west, to which
this cou:►try lays claim, was likely to be another fruit-
ful source of disagreement. The union of the Canadas
seems to be generally acceptable to the people, so far as
we can judge from the tone of the press. There is no
great degree of asperity exhibited now on either
side of the line. The Upper Canada papers have a
small ebullition of wrath at Brother Jonathan occasion-
ally for some folly or other, but the feeling soon sub-
sides and does not now, as formerly, run into malevo-
lence. The approaching election, in a portion of
Lower Canada, is the topic of much discussion in the
pipers, and many of the candidates to the Colonial
Assembly are canvassing their respective districts with
much assiduity. The crops are represented to be un-
usually fine all over the provinces.
Adviccs from Vera Cruz are up to the 28th of
Au4ust, and from the capital to the 17th. The civil war
in the capital was at an end, at least for the time being.
It is difficult to get at the precise results of the
s:rug,gle in Mexico. Our accounts have principally
come through the organs of the Central party, and
they of course deprecate the advantages gained by
their opponents ; but it is not to be concealed that
the Federalists have acquired a position that renders
them extremely formidable. It is generally believed
that Urrca tvilt retire to the province of Tamaulipas ;
and it is easy to foresee that the strife is merely put off,
provided the Federalists fiud some sympathy among the
people. In fact, according to the terms of the Con-
vention, the insurgent forces are not to be dispersed,
but are to march to a place to be appointed by the
Commander-in-Chief of the Centralists..

FANNY ELSSLER AND THE BUNKER HILL MONU-
mENT.-The Boston Courier pubitshes a correspondence
between Fanny Elssler and President of the Bunker
Hill Monument Association, by which it appears the
danseuse makes known her intentions to give the
Association the sum of 1,000 dollar, " or her profes-
sional services, at the discretion of the President and
Cominitteee."

NEW YORK MARKET.

(From the New York American of Wednesday evening,

Sept. 30.)

RATE OF SALES OF STOCK TIIIS DAY
50 Shares Farmers' Trust 77
275 North American Truss
25 —U. S. States Bank
2,500 &As. Illinois Bonds Bl —c
11,000 Indiana Bonds
25 Phenix Bank B6
20 Illinois Bank 65
30 Bank of Commerce lOO
75 Delaware and Hudson
25 Dry Dock Bank 59 —thw
20 Mechanics' Bank. Assoc. 76
200 Harlem Railroad
25 Canton Co.
50 Paterson R R 3B s 6 mos
20 Williamsburg Ins
150 Stonington Railroad

SALE OF STOCKS AT PHILADELPHIA.
September 29, 1840.
300 dollars State Fives, 1853
1,589 do. 35 State Fives, 1864
3000 do. Draft on New Orleans
Second Board.
3,000 do. Draft on New York at sight lO3
do. United States Bank, s 10, flat 63