The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-09 00:00:00

AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, March Bth.
Resolutions were introduced in the Senate to-
day, and referred to the Financial Committee, pro-
viding that half the amount of the import duties
should henceforth be receivable in currency, and in-
structing the Secretary of the Treasury to sell all
surplus gold.

It is reported that Sir John Young the Governor-
General of Canada, intends to leave Ottowa fur the
Red River Territory immediately on the adjourn-
ment of Parliament.

SOUTHAMPTON, March 9.

The North German Lloyd steamer Main, from
New York, has arrived here with 110 passengers
for this port, Havre, and Bremen, 95 sacks of mails,
and $65,500 for London, $34,300 for Paris, and
$1,200 for Bremen. On the Ist inst. the Mein
passed wry large icebergs. Her mails will be de-
livered this afternoon.

QUEENSTOWN, March 9.

The Inman Royal Mail steamer City of Cork,
from Halifax, arrived here at 11.45 a.m. to-day,
and, having landed mails and passengers, she pro-
ceeded immediately for Livcrpool. All well. Specie
on freight nil.

(Per French Atlantic Cable.)

NEW YORK, March 8.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at. 112 ; the highest quotation dui -
inglthe day was 113 E; the lowest, 112 k.
Sterling Exchange on London lOBl.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1889

" 1885 llok.
" 1867 llOl.
10-40 it

109 i.

Illinois 136.

Erie
Cotton —Mid. upland 29lc
"'4 •
Petroleum—Standard White 2Bc.
Flour, extra state, 11.90 c. to $5.50e. Corn, old
sl.2c.

According to Messrs. Moffatt, Davidis, and
Co.'s report the receipts of cotton for the last
four days, at all ports, have 1-een 34,000 bales;
shipments to England, 31,000 b:des ; to France,
4,000 bales ; and to the Continent, 6,000 bales.
Middling Upland, 10, freight and cost per
steamer.

THE CAPE,

PLYMOUTH, March 9.

Tl►e Union Company's steamer Saxon, from the
Cape, has arrived here with 53 passengers and 33
sacks of mails. Her dates are : —Cape, 4th Feb. ;
St. Helena, 12th ; Ascension, 16th ; and Brest, Bth
inst. She could not communicate with ►lladeira
owing to a heavy gale blowing.

The S3XOII'S mails were forwarded by the 10.25

a.m. train.

News from Natal to the 22d January state that
the gold fields were not paying. The Northern gold
fields were closed against Europeans till an arrange-
ment was made with the new Chief of the
Mababile. The meeting of the Natal Legislature
has beer prorogued to April 5. The Cape Parlia-
ment seEsions were opened on January 24, and a
bill was brought in fur abolishing capital punish-
ment. The Provincial Synod had accepted Bishop
Twells' resignation. The Basutos had cleared out of
the Free State, and conquered territory and farms
there were selling well.
The Table thy docks were to be opened on
March 15th.

The barque Lady Cecilia, from Coconado, for
London, put into Table Bay much damaged by the
cyclone, reported by the last mail.

The Roman arrived out on January the 29th.

INDIA.

BOMBAY, March 6.

The Viceroy opened the Kanghoun Railway on
the Ch inst., and travert.ed the line 'successfully.

An entertainment was given afterwards to Sir
Salar Jung, at which 150 guests were present.

TIIE INDIAN 'TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION.
Ihe following telegram has been recci► ed by
the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com-
pany (Limited) this morning, March 9th

" BOMBAY, March 7.

" HALPIN TO OSBORN.
" Aden, March 7.—The fullewing message re

ceived :
" His Excellency the Viceroy to Captain Halpin.
" Am heartily glad to hear of the successful lay-
ing of the Cable to Men, and congratulate the
company of their success."

We regret to announce the dcath, after a long
illness, of Mrs. Lew:s, wife of Richard Lewis, Esq., the
harr'ster, anfl the well lci,m%n secretary of the National
Lifeboat Institution. Mr. Lewis lost his o!,ly cLild,
grown Op (laughter, about three years ago.