The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, Sunday.—This evening the Royal
Mail steam-ship Arabia (Captain J. Stone) arrived
in the Mersey with the mails from the United
States and British North America. She sailed
from Boston on the 13th inst., and Halifax on the
15th, and has brought besides the mails 110 pas-
sengers, but no specie.
The Union had arrived at New York on the 7th,
The Persia arrived at New York on the 9th inst.,
after a very boisterous passage of 14 days, from
Liverpool. In lat. 46, long. 46, she encountered
heavy gales and fields of ice, which detained her 36
hours. About one-third of her paddle-floats were
carried away, and the huge iron bars which com-
posed the frame were turned up and twisted as if
they had been pasteboard.
The Canadian, from Glasgow, arrived at Boston
on the 11th inst.

The United States new mail steamer Fulton ar-
rived at Cowes, yesterday, on her way to Havre.
She left New York on the 9th inst. Feb. 11, in lat.
45.30, lon. 48, she encountered large quantities of
field ice and large icebergs, which occasioned a de-
lay of 48 hours. Feb. ,in lat. 49.48, long.
29.36, exchanged signals with U.S. AI. Arago, from
Havre, bound to New York. Feb. 20, in lat.
50.06, lou. 24.06, passed Canard's steamer America,
for Boston. She brings specie to the value of
116,000 dols.

The Pacific, which left Liverpool on the 231 ult.,
had not arrived at New York ; it was believed in
that city that her non-arrival was caused by the ice.
Mr. Collins had despatched the steamer Alabama,
with a large quantity of provisions and clothing on
board, in search, of the Pacific, and for the purpose
also of conveying relief to other vessels presumed
to be detained in the ice in the vicinity of New-
foundland. Lieutenant Harstein, of the United
States' steamer Arctic, had aiso started on a similar.
errand on receipt of orders from the Secretary of
the Navy.
General Cass fell down four steps of the Patent-
office, Washington, on the Bth. He was picked up
in a state of unconsciousness, and is much hurt
about the head and face. The physicians in attend-
mace think that the injuries sustained by him will
not prove serious, although from his advanced age,
and the severe jar to his frame, there is some dan-
ger to be apprehended from inflammation.

Mr. Mar'ci has declined to recognise Mr. Parker
H. French as Minister from Nicaragua, on the
grounds which influenced his former refusa

- The southern journals of the Union greet the new
Speaker of the House of Representatives in a most
uncomplimentary fashion. The Charleston Mercury
says of him :—" Throughout his political course he
has shown himself utterly unscrupulous, selfish, and
unprincipled ; true to none, false to all, a politician
by trade, and a fanatic by calculation ; and, there-
fore, in the blending of these varied virtues, the
most suitable instrument that could be selected to
carry on the work of abolition in Congress."
Tho Baltimore Patriot says, " The election of Mr.
Banks as Speaker of the House of Representatives
by a plurality of three votes, inaugurates a new era
in the interior policy of this country. If, as the
Northern and Eastern journals proclaim, and as
principles avowed by a large proportion of his sup..
porters would seem to indicate, he regards himself
as the representative of the republican party, and
will use the means at his command to promote a
sectional course of policy, the estrangement alrealy
commenced between the North and the South is
likely to end in an open rupture before the close of
the present session."
The, Louisville Journal thinks the election a bad
one, but that Banks can do no harm.
The New York Herald, in a leading article on
Central American affairs, says that in the treaty
between Sir H. L. Bulwer and Mr. Clayton, the
former completely outwitted the latter.

In tho Senate a motion had been made by Mr.
Cass for an increase of the navy • the Secretary-of-
War was requested to report whether any, and, if
so, what additional fortifications were necessary for
the defence of New York and Brooklyn Navy-
yards.
The Irish residents of Cincinnati had had a de-
monstration in honour of the Filibusters acquitted
of au intention to invade Ireland.. Muek by-talk

was indulged in, and, in case of a war between Eng-
land and the United States, 160,000 Irish-American
baycnets were promised.
The steam-ship Prometheus arrived at New
Orleanson the 9th inst. from San Juan, and brought
San Francisco advices to the 21st of January. The
steamer Northern Light left San Juan on the sth
for New York with $350,000 in gold on freight.
The news from California is not important. The
accounts from the mines continued encouraging.
The markets were unchanged.
A private letter from Fort Snelling-(Minnesota),
dated January 23, states that from Dec. 20 to Jan.
15 the thermometer ranged from 27 to 33 degrees
below zero, and that the troops were completely
frozen in. One man of Company I, 10th Regiment
of infantry, was frozen to death, and as many as
eight or ten other soldiers had their fingers frozen
one morning while mounting guard.

It appears by letters from Copenhagen of the
6th of January that the United States, whose com-
mercial treaty with Denmark expires on the 15th
of April next, have recently offered 40,000 thalers
(about $30,000) as a compensation in full for all
expenses incurred by the Danish Government for
the improvement of the navigation of the Sound.
The schooner California, of Plymouth, from
Cape Haytien for Boston, went ashore Feb. 3 on
Pasque Island, and bilged. No lives were lost.
Part of the cargo, consisting of coffee and logwood,
will be saved.

LATER BY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX.
NEW YORK, FEB. 14, EVENING.
Cotton has advanced ic. to ic. ; middling Or-
leans quoted 10bc. ; middling Uplands, 10Ie.
Market buoyant.
Breadstuffs.—Little changed.
Money and stock market to-day active.
Exchange on London, 91c.
Arrival of specie from California since Tuesday,
1,300,000 dols.
Nothing heard yet of the Pacific or Canada.
NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 13, EVENING.
Sales tc-day, 6,500 bales. Market quiet. The
last news from Europe was per Persia, which pt.'t
up the prices of cotton ; middling is quoted at
o.lc. to 9,1,c.