The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-02 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE.

The following is a Telegraphic Message received by
the Penfirsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany, from their agent at Southampton, at twelve
o'clock noon this day :

" The Tiber, arrived in dock, brings news of the Pot-

tinger being off, without sustaining any damage, and is
expected to be in dock this tide. Three craft have been
loaded with corn to lighten her."

ARRIVAL OF FOREIGN MAILS,
SOUTHAMPTON, NOV. I.—The Peninsular Company's
steam-packet Royal Tar, Captain Hamilton, arrived in
the river last evening, but from the very dense fog was
prevented coming up to the dccks. The mails were,
however, landed, and forwarded to London by the one
A.m. train this day.
The Tar left Gibraltar on the 21st of October, Cadiz
on the 22d, and Lisbon on the 25th. She has 36 pas-
sengers and a full cargo of fruit, and 17 fine oxen.
The Pottinger, Captain Cooper, is hourly expected at
the Motherbank. By advices received she has a iull and
valuable cargo, and above 80 passengers.
The Montrose, Captain Burney, will be duo en the
sth instant, from Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, &c.
The Tiber, . Captain Russell, will leave the port on
Tuesday or Wednesday next for Naples, &c., with cargo
and above 50 passengers.
The Royal West India mail packet Medway, Captain
Andrews, will to-morrow proceed on her voyage with
the Gulf and West India mails, a general cargo, and 110
passengers.
The Achilles, Captain Wilson, will go out of the docks
on Tuesday naxt, en route for Alexandria, with the East
India mails, a full cargo, and passengers.

CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO.
The conquest of California and New Mexico extends
the boundary of the United States on the west coast
from the 42d to the 32d parallel of north latitude, and
produces a great alteration in the territorial possessions
of the belligerent Powers. The comparative size of
Mexico and the United States, in 1836, was as follows:
Acres.
United States territories ... ... 1,408,000,000
Mexican territories 1,081,600,000
We have now to deduct from Mexico
and add to the United States :
Upper California, ... 240,860,160
New Mexico ... ... 137,472,000
Texas ... 123,904,000

502,236,160

Left to Mexico ... 579,363,840
In 1836 the possessions of the various Powers on this
continent were as follow: Acres.
Russian: 480,000,000
British ... ... 1,792,000,000
United States ... ... 1,408,000,000
Mexican ... ... 1,081,600,000
Central American .. 119,040,000

Total (7,626,000 miles) 4,880,640,000 acres.
Deducting from Mexico and adding to the United States
502,236,160 acres, and deducting from the United States
and adding to the British possessions, 32,000,000 acres
which the United States claimed, but ceded to Great
Britain by the Oregon treaty, the possessions of the
various Powers on the. North American continent now
stand as follows:-
1846. Miles. Acres.
Russian, ... 750,000 480,000,000
British ... ... 2,850,000 1,824,000,000

United States ... ... 2,934,744 1,878,236,160
Mexican 905,256 579,363,840
Central American ... 186,000 119,040,000

7,626,000 4,880,640,000
By the conquest of New Mexico and Santa Fe there has
been added to this union a population estimated at
300,000 souls, mostly Indians. We estimate California at
100,000, and New Mexico at 200,000. New Mexico
contains the best gold mines on the continent ; also,
silver, copper, and iron mines. Agriculture is carried
on by extensive irrigation, for which the mountain
streams afford great facilities. California is said to con-
tain valuable mines of coal, iron, zinc, gold, and quick-
silver, but for agricultural and grazing purposes its im-
portance has been overrated, the protracted droughts of
summer having thus far baffled the skill of the American
people.—New York Sun.

ACCIDENT TO AN EXPRESS CHAISE.-011 Satur-
day last a serious accident occurred to Clayton's Great
Western express while turning the corner of a street
near the station at Paddington. The horse shied at
some object and ran the chaise against a post, when the
vehicle was overturned and the driver thrown many
yards over the horse's head, but providentially escaped
without loss of life or limb, though much bruised. His
companion, a young man in the employ of Messrs. Marl-
borough, who was also thrown out, unfortunately pitch-
ing on bis head, received a Concussion of the brain. He
was immediately conveyed to St. George's Hospital,
where he remains in a precarious state. The accident
occasioned a disappointment to many readers of the
morning journals, who expected their copies by the
early train from Paddington. From the Strand to the
Paddington station -of the Great Western Railway is
considerably over three miles, this is frequently accom-
plished in twelve or thirteen minutes. Taking into
consideration the number of turnings and the darkness
of the mornings at this season, this performance is quite
equal to many of the extraordinary feats paraded in the
columns of the sporting newspapers.
MR. P. M. STESVA.RT, M.P.—We regret to learn,
from letters received from Carnock House, N. 8., on
Friday last, that the above honourable gentleman con-
tinues in a most precarious condition, and that but little
hope is given of his ultimate recovery.
Lord Brougham arrived at Paris on Friday from
Carmes.