The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

Wi ill 1110 re calmness than might have been
pected. It has adopted several hills relativi
finance matters and to the sale of State donut
The trial of the ex-Ministers, although finis
as regards those gentlemen, is likely still to ea
public attention in Denmark. M. Salicath, of
the counsel for the accused Ministers, has lodg.
complaint for calumnious imputations against
Copenhagen journal, the Dogb?adet.

AMERICA.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, 10 A. 31,
The Royal Mail steam. ship Asia has arrice"
with advices from New York to the sth of
and $559,747 specie on frt-ight.
She has brought no tidings of the Pacific.
The steam-ship Arago, from Southamptent,'l
rived at New York on the Ist instant, and
Baltic, hence, on the 4th.
In the Senate, on the 3d inst., a bill was pad`,,authorising the construction of 10 sloops of "F"
While debating the subject several members stag
that the proposed increase had no reference PI
threatened war with England, but the vessels Wet]
really needed for the protection of American 0°
merce.
Mr. Crampton bad written a letter to the eLe'llt.
of the National Intelligencer, stating that he It'
not instructed by Lord Clarendon to submit a PI
position to arbitrate the Central American elee
tion, but only to inform Mr. Marcy that sea'ty
proposal had been made to Mr. Buchanan.
The Washington correspondent of the _Hera
writes on the 3d instant :
"A good deal of excitement was created in the C3l
net to-day in consequence of an article which appea!,
in the London Morning Post of February 12, proposi°!
an alliance between England and France to suPPrelld
American filibustering, and the article proposed ali'i
the propriety of increasing the fleets of England Aa:
France in the vicinity of Central America, and to P 1
in force the right of search of all suspected Anierie:,
vessels, in the same manner as it is exercised in the es'
of African slavers. The Cabinet had a protracted
sion to-day, when the article above referred to receit
their attention."
Advices from Vera Cruz to the 22d ult. rePer/j
that the Castle of Ulloa pronounced in favour u'
Haro y Tamariz on the night of the 12th, and on tbi
13:h notified to the citizens of Vera Cruz that
they did not surrender by noon the city would b:
bombarded. A t half-past 12 o'clock, the city a°,
having surrendered, the Castle opened fire on 1
and continued for an hour; two persons wef wounded, and some little damage was done 0
buildings. On the 12th the French frigate Peer
lope came up from Sacrificios, and anchored be'
tween the Castle and the city. Nothing
tiler occurred until the 19th, when the o'"
steamer Guerrero came in to tow out the as;
tional ship Guadaloupe, and then the Cast,:.
fired into her for fifteen minutes, five o°7,
taking effect, killing the first lieutenant and fag'
men, and wounding seven others. In the mealy
time a bomb from Art Santiago fell in the easel
blowing up an ammunition chest, killing an
wounding 16 men. On the 20th, at half-past fit.'".
p.m., the castle surrendered to the city.
We have accounts from Havannah to the 29tb
ult. The peace news from Europe was well re"
ceived. The city was healthy. Sugars bad au.
vaticed in price.
The New York commercial advices state that tbo
tone of the English journals in their discussions (7'
American affairs was considered less belligereo,l
and conduce,] to the opinion that there is no probe'
bility of a collision between England and America
The money market was gradually growing easier'
Capital was very abundant, at 7 to 10 per cent. for
choice to fair mercantile paper. The stock mark"
was heavy, and generally depressed.
Exchange on England bad advanced to 91 per
cent. Continental bills were firm.
The cotton market was dull, but without got'
able change in prices.
Flour had advanced 12i to 25 cents per barrel,
with but little doing for export.
No change to report in the iron market.
The market for pork was 23e. lower, with less
inquiry.
Freights remained firm.