The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-08 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

By the United States' trail steam. hip Pacific,
Captain Nye, we have adviees from New York to the
27th. She brings 120,000/. in specie.
During the passage Mr. _Mitchell, of the firm of
Denistou❑ and Co., of Liverpool, was lost overboard.
A very destructive lire had occurred at Buffalo.

Great consternation prevailed in New York, owing
to the rumoured instability of the banks; more than
half7a-dozen had been named as weak.

The influence upon the stock-market of the pressure
of money was severely felt. Government stocks bad
suffered less th,n any other. The Courier and En-
quirer says

- "For several days past the condition of financial mat-
ters has been growing worse, and, should there be no
diminution of the present excitement in regard to private
credits, we fear the result will he eisastrous to many
houses who are becoming seriously embarrassed in their
negotiations for money. Several failures have occurred
withi❑ the past week, the ioiluenee of which has not mil)
created something of a panic in the discount market, but
has extended itself to some of the banks. Mon©y on call
has been in request increased rate 3 of interest, and
none but the moat desirable securities would bring money
upon any terms."

The banks that have already failed are the People's
Bank and the Commercial Bank. The mallet for
foreign exchange to send by the Pacific was rather
weak, the scarcity of money limiting purchasers very
materially. On London, 1104 to 1101.
The sales of cotton for the last three days amounted
to 1,900 bales. The market continued dull, some sales
being made at a decline, though holders were gene-
rally firm.
The market for iron was firm ; for tobacco there was
a fair demand; flour and wheat firm, and the former
had advanced.

Freights remained depressed. Flour to Liverpoo'
Gd. to 7d., to London ls. Gd.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived at NOW Yolk—The Guy Mannering, Ash-
burton, Ma% flower, Laconia, Buena Vista, Elizabeth,
American Union, R. Parker, and Sarah, from Liver-
pool ' • London and the Globe, from London ; Mohonge,
from Londonderry ; Clara Ann, from Bristol ; Robina,
from Glasgow ; Florence, from Limerick ; Bavaria,
Fortitude, and Prince de Jcinville, from Havre ; Caril-
lon, from Bremen.
Arrived at Charleston—The John Calhoun and Annie,
from Liverpool.
Arrived at Boston—The Ocean Queen, Silas Leonard,
Daniel Webster, and Sachen, from Liverpool ; Rival,
from London ; America, Glasgow, and Courier, from
Cadiz ; Clara and Bride, from Glasgow ; Olive and At-
lantic, from Clare. •

Arrived at Philadelphia—The Berlin, Mary Pleasant
and Rhine, from Liverpool ; Mary Dale, from London
deny.

Arrived at Baltimore—The A. Cheeseborongb, Ed.
ward Everett, and Repeater, from Liverpool.
Arrived at Alexandria2Tho ,Virgin and Caroline;
from Newport.

THE WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN

MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 7.
The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Clyde,
Captain F. E. Moss, with the West India mails, in
charge of Lieutenant Percival, R.N., Admiralty
agent, arrived this morning at half-past eleven o'cock.
During the homeward voyage of the Clyde she
experienced moderate weather throughout.
The latest dates brought by the Clyde are:—
Vera Cruz, Sept. 6 ; Tampico, 4 ; Chagres, 9 ; Car-
thegenß, 11 • Jamaica, 13 ; Demerara, 11 ; Trinidad,
11 ; Barbadoes, 13 ; Grenada, 12; St. Kitt'., 15 ;
Nevis, 15 ; Porto Rico, 17 ; St. Thomas, 18 ; La
Guayra, 12 ; Tortola, 16; Antigua, 15; St. Vincent,
12; St. Lucia, 14; Montserrat, l 5; Santa Martha,
9 ; Gray Town, 3.

The Clyde brings on freight :-334,887 dolls., on
merchants' account ; 41,343 dolls. for the dividends ;
243,693 dolls. gold dust and gold in bars ; 1,125 dolls.
platina ; 1001. British coin ; 79 serons cochineal ; two
small parcels pearls, value 3,750 dolls. ; 3 tierces of
coffee; 31 brls. ditto; 18 brls. ginger; 10 bales of
tobacco ; 85 bales Peruvian bark, and 59 packages of
sundries.

The following is a list of the passengers by this
arrival, and from whence :

Sir William Colebrook, Miss Colebrook, and Mr. For-
man, from Barbadoes; Mr. David, Mr. 6ailly, Mr. Du-
cheane, and Mrs. St. Loskey, from Chagrea; Mr. Robert
Lake, from Trinidad; Lady Campbell and companion,
Mr. Cloke, and Mr. Cheekley, from St. Vincent; Mr.
and Miss Montifirre, Mr. Watson, Mrs. Monett, Mr.
Kilkelly, Mr. Webber, Mr. Gibbons, and two Misses
Gibbons, from Barbadoes; Mr. Dancy, Mr. du la Motte
and boy, and Mr. De Raime, from Martinique; Mr.
Gueyton, lady, and chilo, Mr. Lafaye, and Mr. Devilli,
from Gusdaloupe; Miss Quelch, from St. Kitt's; Mr.
Hauer, from Grenada; Mr. Mirafuentes and Mr. Bahr,
from Vera Cruz; Mr. Grant, Lieut. Lovell (16th Rol.),
lady, child, and servant, Colonel Hughes (Ist West
India Rtgiment), Lieut. Tomkinson, R.A., Captain
Smith, lady, and eight children, Mr. Fyfe, and Master
Osborne and nurse, from Jamaica; Mr. Casellos and Mr.
Habeas, from Porto Rico; and five dock passengers.