The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-01 00:00:00

FOREIGN MAILS FOR AUGUST

The following notice was issued on Thursday at the
General Post-office, St. Martm's-le-Grand, and the
branch offices:
" INDIA.—The next mails for Gibraltar, Malta,
Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India,
China, and Hong-Kong, will be made up on the morn-
ings of the 3d and 20th ; those of the 3d will be
forwarded by the Achilles steamer, via Southampton.
By the overland closed fortnightly mail to the Mediter-
ranean, Egypt, India, &c., via Marseilles, on the evenings
of the 7th and 24th.

" PENDtsuLA.—The mails fcr Corunna, Vigo, Oporto
Lisbon, Madeira, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, on the mornings'
of the 7th, 17th, and 27th, via Southampton. Next
packet due, the Pacha steamer, on the sth.
" WEST INDIES.—The mails for the British and
Foreign West India Colonies, Madeira, Venezuela,
Mexico, Honduras, and Havannah (only), on Saturday,
the Ist of August; and the West Indies, except Ha-
vannah, also on the 17th. The mails of the Ist will be
forwarded by the Firth steamer, via Southampton, Ber-
muda, San Juan de Nicaragua, and New Granada, on
the morning of the 17th (only). Next packet due from
the West Indies, Havannah, Bermnda, Mexico, New
Granada, &c., on the 7th.
" BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. —The mails for Ber-
muda, British North America, and the United States, on
the evening of the 3d and 18th. The mails of the 3:1
will be forwarded by the Caledonia steamer, via Li-
verpool, Halifax, and Boston. Next packet was due on
the 30th ult., the Britannia steamer at Liverpool. [The
mails for British North America, &c., are made upon
the evenings of the 3d and 18th of every month, except
December, January, February, and March, and then
only on the 3d.]
" MADEIRA, &c.—The mails for Madeira, Brazils,
and Buenos Ayres will be made up on the morning of
the 4th, to be forwarded by her Majesty's brig Swift, via
Falmouth. Next packet due, her Majesty's brig Ex-
press, on the 28th, at Falmouth. [From August to
June this packet touches at Pernambuco and Bahia on
her outward passage to Rio de Janeiro, and the other
six months in her homeward.]

NOTICE OF MAILS.—A ship letter bag for the
Cape of Good Hope and New Zealand will be forwarded
by her Majesty's steamer Inflexible. All letters in-
tended to be so forwarded must be addressed 'By her
Majesty's steamer Inflexible,' and will be liable to a
packet rate of postage of is., not exceeding half-an-
ounce, &c. No charge will be made for newspapers.
The Inflexible will sail from Portsmouth about the 4th
of August.
"ISLAND OF ASCENSION.—A ship letter-bag will be made up for the Hand of Ascension, to be forwarded by
her Majesty's ship Contest. All letters intended to be
so forwarded must be addressed By her Majesty's ship
Contest,' and will be liable to a packet-rate of of Is. not exceeding half-an-ounce, &c.
carpostage
No hill
be made for newspapers. The Contest is expecge will
be made for newspapers. The Contest is expected to
sale from Portsmouth some day next week, the time not
fixed.

Tho mails for Calais and Ostend, via Dover, aro

made up every evening except Sundays ; due daily,
ditto. Holland on Wednesday and Saturday mornings;
duo Mondays and Thursdays. Hamburg, Tuesdays
and
Fridays ; due Tuesdays and Saturdays.
" SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES.—The mails for Syd-
ney, New South Wales, Port Philip, Van Diemen's
Land, and New Zealand, were made up on the 31st
ult. (last evening), to be forwarded by the Tasmania,
via Gravesend.

A MERICAN NEWS.

EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL.

ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA

(FROM OUR LIVERPOOL CORRESPONDENT.)

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING.
By the steam-ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, we
have just procured American papers to the 16th. They
inform us of the arrival at Halifax of the Cambria, which
sailed from Liverpool on the 4th of July.
The news by this arrival is not of great importance.
The Tariff Bill, in the adoption of which the British
commercial and manufacturing community have a deep
interest, has paascd the House, but is still under dis-
cussion in the Senate. It is thought by many well-in-
formed persons that this body will be equally divided
upon the vote, and the ultimate decision will thus rest
with Mr. Vice-President Dallas, in whose favour, al-
though from a strong Protective Tariff State and at-
tached to that policy by all his personal interests, its
friends have little confidence.
Mr. Webster had given notice of his intention to
speak upon the subject; and it is said that he will intro-
duce certain important amendments, or au entire substi-
tute, fur the present Bill, which, it is thought, may re-
ceive the support of some of the democratic Senators. Of
the character of these amendments nothing is yet pub-
licly known. We give. below in extenso the Tariff Bill
now under debate.
No movement of any importance has been made by
the army of invasion, though active preparations are
continued for an advance to Monterey, where it is
thought the Mexican force will make a stand. Gen.
Arista, as we learn from the important address of
Paredes, has been ordered to the capital to be tried
by court-martial for disobedience of orders in evacu-
ating Matamuras. Thu President state.; that he is
about to take the field in person, and declares that
the war will be prosecuted with the utmost possible
vigour and efficiency. In addition to the regular army
of invasion under General Taylor, which is to penetrate
Mexico by way of Monterey, Brig. Gen. Kearney, has
set forward, at the head of about 2500 men, for Santa
Fe, where he intends to take possession of New Mexico,
and a regiment of infantry has been raised in this city,
to be mustered into the service of the United States
early next week, for immediate transportation to Cali-
fornia,
of which it is expected they will take and hold

possession.
Nothing has been done in Congress with regard to
issuing Treasury notes, and the Independeut Treasury
Bill is of necessity laid aside. A Warehousing Bill is
under debate in the Senate, but its adoption, t,o say the
least. is very doubtful. We give it below.
The cotton crop is likely, so far as a judgment can be
based upon the returns already received, to be deficient.
Grain crops, though short in some sections, will yield at
least an average.
A New York paper, of the 16th, says, " The political
country remains without change since our last remarks,
by the steamer, of the Ist. The campaign against
Mexico has made no perceptible progress, although pre-
parations for its vigorous prosecutions are constantly
going on. An expedition in considerable force is destined
for the Pacific—looking undoubtedly to permanent con-
quest on its shores. Meantime steam-vessels, and other
vessels of light draught of water, are dispatched to the Rio
Grande, in order to accompany the march of the army
of General Taylor along its banks to Reynosa and Ca-
margo—the latter of which will, it is presumed, like the
former, capitulate upon his approach. The good con-
duct and honest dealing of the invaders, who pay for all
they get, and respect private property and private rights,
contrasts favourably with the preceding rule, or rather
want of rule, of the Mexicans in the country around the
Rio Grande, and the maral influence of such a course
may be as effective in extending our sway in countries
over-run, as the vigour of our arms.
Our last dates from Mexico are to the first week in
June, at which time no change had occurred in the
Government. The plan supposed to be favoured by
Banta Anna for restoring the Constitution of 1824,
modelled upon that, of the United States, which he was
foremost in putting down, and for arousing the nation to
resist all attempts to subject Mexico to the authority of
monarchical institutions, which Paredes is by impli.
cation assumed to favour—was carried out at Jalisco,
and if this movement be followed elsewhere, it cannot
fail to lead to the overthrow of the existing Govern-
ment, and the restoration of Santa Ana. The address of
Paredes to Congress on the Ist of June, is a manly and
frank statemynt of the difficulties in which the country
is placed, and dues not savour at all of submission to the
United States,
The only demonstration on the gulf coast of Mexico,
was an attack by the United States ship St. Mary's and
her boats, on the Bth ult., on some gun-boats sheltered
by the fort off Tampico, but owing to the shoal water,
which facilitated the withdrawal of the gun. boats be-
yond the reach of tha ship, nothing was ell'ected.
We have accounts from the army to the 13th ult. from
Point Isabel. No new movements had taken place—
the rains had commenced, and the country between
Matamoros and the Point is already partially sub
merged.
The condition of commerce and of money affairs is
stagnant—the first by reason of the Bill still pending in
Congress fur the overthrow of the tariff of 1842—and
which it is feared may become a law—the latter because
of the unascertained and unascertainable costs of the
Government, and of the uncertainty of the course it pro-
poses to pursue with regard to the Ways and Means. A
Bill has indeed been reported in the House of Repre-
sentatives to authorise an issue of ten millions of Treasury
notes, but nothing has since been done.
FROM TExAs.—The steam-ship New York arrived at
New Orleans on the 29th ult., from Galveston.
The papers received by this arrival furnish little that
is new or interesting. There is no news of importance
from the army. It appears to be generally understood
that the line of march, probably in the direction of Mon-
trey, will be taken up on the 10th July.
THE LATE FIRE AT NEWFOUNDLAND.
The House of Assembly have held a special session to
concert measures for the relief of the sufferers by the
destructive fire at St. John's, as well as to borrow a sum
of money, not exceeding half a million, for rebuilding
the town, in which Sir John Harvey has lent his hearty
co-operation and assistance.
It is estimated that two thousand houses have been
destroyed, and that twelve thousand persons are ren-
dered houseless. The demand for provisions and build-
ing materials is officially, and purposely made known to
be great. In a general military order, his Excellency
Sir John Harvey does great credit to the military, and
ascribes to their efforts the saving of the east end of the
town.

Many merchants burnt out saved a good proportion
of their stoek. The Scotch houses are said to be the
heaviest losers, as they were all in a cluster, and in
the immediate vicinity of the oil vat which was de-
stroyed.
The loss, it is said, will vary from 600,0001. to
1,000,000/. 2,000,0001. is Enid to be insured in the
Phcenix-office, London.

On the 13th July there wa3 a terrific fire at Nan-
tucket, which destroyed 180 buildings.
KEY WEST, JUNE 30, 1846.—The brig Matamoras,
Bruce, master, from New Yak fur Mobhe, passed
through yesterday, by which we were furnished with a
Jamaica paper, dated Kingston, June 5, conveying the
following :
" By the arrival of the Brigantine Telegraph, (Brit•
ish), we learn that this vessel was boarded off Cape St.
Antonio, by a Mexican privateer, her papers ex-
amined, &c. and after finding her to be a British
vessel, left her. She had two American brigs as prizes

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summonses have been issued from the Foreign-office
the Ministers to attend a Cabinet Council this after-
noon, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street.
A Privy Council will also he held by her Majesty to-
day, and the Cabinet Ministers will assemble at the
Foreign-office immediately after the breaking up of the
Privy Council.

Mr. Mackenzie had the honour to exhibit the High-
andland
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theen 3.lihanusrsindna)H, last,
,ebefore the Lady Mayoress
A GREAT STEAM-BOAT PROJECT —Vespasian Ellis,
Ethe Government of Venezuela the exclusive right of navigating the
mighty oronoko with steam-vessels, fur twenty .two years, on terms
highly advantageous. What a theatre is here opened for enterprise
and development! and what agent so powerful as steam, for increas-
ing population and spreading intelligence ! Darby says the Oronolto
is about 15,000 miles in length, and the area of the basin drained
by it 450,000 square miles, or 256,000,000 of acres. Above Its mouth
it receives the Paraguay, or Oarom, the only large tributary wh.ch
augments its volume from the south. For boats, says the Caine
respected author, " few rivers of the world afford a more extended
and less interrupted navigation.'—New York Tribune
COBDEN NATIONAL TBIBUTE.—The Manchester .
sub-
scriptions to the Cobden Testimonial amounted on Friday to the
Of 39,1131.85. 6d.—iicuicitlifq azolincr.