The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

[The substance of the subjoined intelligence was published
in The Sun of yesterday.]
Tile Liverpool and Philadelphia Steam-ship
Company's steamer Kangaroo, Captain R. Ewing,
which sailed from Philadelphia on the 2d instant,
reached the Mersey yesterday. She brings one
day's later news from the United Staten • 136 pas-
sengers, and $5,000 in specie. The kangaroo
experienced strong head winds during the voyage.
President Pierce left New York on the Ist for
the East.
Two cases of yellow fever were reported at
Brooklyn on the Ist.
The opinion of Attorney-General Coshing has
been asked as to whether the alleged French de-
faulters, recently arrested in Now York, can be re-
claimed under the extradition treaty with France.
A despatch from Halifax states that the ship
Britannia, Capt. Marshall, was wrecked on the 24th
ult., near Cape Breton.
The receipts of the United Slates Government
for the fiscal year ending June 30th were
t 073,918,141 48c., and the expenditure 72,948,792
32c. ; of which amount $15,776,390 33:.;. was paid
for the extinguishment of the public debt. The
customs revenue was 04,022,863 50c. The returns
of revenue from all sources for the present year,
terminating June 30th, 1857, show thus far that
the aggregate will reach $73,000,000. The public
debt is now reduced to about $30,000,000, on which
the interest is $1,800,000.

COMMERCIAL.
The money market continues very firm, with a brisk de-
mand both on call and for discounts. Prime business
paper is selling at 8 to 9 per cent.; good single names go at
10 to 12 per cent. Foieign exchange is dull, at 1093 to
1094 for bankers' sterling bills.
Cotton.—The market is firm, with sales of 1,500 bales
at 12c. for middling Uplands, 121 e. for Mobile, and 124 c.
for New Orleans.

The flour market is without important change, but
holders, in order to sell freely, will have to submit to a
slight decline. The demand is a little more active for
export, but the inquiry is still chiefly for home consump-
tion. Common grades of red wheat are more freely offered,
and may be quoted lc. to 2c. lower, while there is no im-
portant change in other descriptions. Rye is less plenty,
and the market is quite firm. Barley is a shade higher,
with a better demand. The corn market is quiet. Ship-
pers and Western speculators will take prime mixed
Western at 653., but holders generally refuse to accept less
than 69e. Oats quiet.
The pork market is more active, but prices aro without
important change. Beef rules steady. Cut meats un-
changed. A sale of 500 boxed largo ribbad middles was
male at 9;. for November delivery.
Freights are again better, with more doing to Liverpool,
to which port the engagements include 150,090 bushels
corn and wheat at 9d. to 9id., closed with LIM. asked ;
flour, 2s. ; cotton, 4d. To London, 1,000 In ls. ilaur at ls.
6d., and grain 10d. To Hamburg, 2JO tons log wood 225.
6d., and 3,000 boxes extract logwood 20s. A ship to Liver-
pool, :id.
New Orleans, Sept. 3. =Cotton has advanced 4, with
sales of 4,000 bales. Middlings closed at 112 c. to 11-Ic.

LIST OF CABIN PASSENGERS BY THE KANGAROO.—Mr.
and Mrs. Harve7, six children, and two servants, Miss
Williams, Miss Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Wood, Mr. and
Mrs. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips and three children,
Mrs. Conway and child, Mr. and Mrs. Annett and child,
Mr. and Mrs. Schovant and three children, Mr. V. Damns,
Mr. T. Pergo!ine, Mr. C. H. Hamrick, Mr. Thomas Turn-
bull, Mr. John Mooney, Mr. John Tines, wife, and two
children, Miss Cockbill, Mrs. Baird, Miss Sarah Jones,
Mr. J. E. Kirkpatrick, Mr. John Gray, Mr. Robert
Fords, Mr. John Olive, Mr. Henry M. Grant, Mr. Adam
Hilner, Mr. Charles Crillen, Mr. Edwin Lancaster; and
93 steerage passengers.