The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-08 00:00:00

AMERICA.

Spaniard, is supposed to have been saved. He was
taken off by a British vessel.
The New York Stock Market ruled firm. The
Persia's news had been received without producing
any influence upon prices. The Money Market was
gradually working easier ; the ruling rates were
about 1 per cent. below those current a week pre-
viously.. Prime short commercial notes were quoted
Bto 8 per cent. ; four to six months' ditto, 9to 10.
On call the supply of money was abundant at
seven per cent. The business in exchange was not
large, and prices in general closed flatly. Bills on
London were quoted 9 to 9, and on France
sf. 20c. to sf. le,c. The cotton market had not
varied materially ; the receipts at the ports were
in excess of last season. Flour was drooping ;
wheat was rather firm. No change in iron or
tobacco. Freights were rather lower to Great
Britain.
The Robert Kelly and Chancellor, hence ; Glad
Tidings, and Christiania, from London ; Havre,
and St. Joseph, from Havre ; Henry Reid, from
Antwerp ; Sammergin, from Sunderland ; Union,
from Londonderry; and the Diroyd, from Glasgow
, —at New York.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
This evening, at nine o'clock, the Montreal Steam
Ship Company's steamer Canadian, Capt. Ballan-
tyne, arrived in the Mersey, with the mails from
Montreal and Quebec. She has brought 105 pas-
sengers, but no specie. She left Quebec on the
22d ultimo, and has encountered heavy gales the
entire passage.
A complimentary dinner was given at Montreal
to Mr. Allen, of the Montreal Steam Ship Com-
pany.
News quite unimportant. Commercial affairs at
Montreal and Quebec are without alteration.
Nothing had been heard of the Royal mail steam
ship Europa at ten p.m.

THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.
The Royal mail steamship Tamar has arrived,
with dates from Buenos Ayres, Nov. 2 ; Monte
Video, 6 ; Rio do Janeiro, 14 ; Bahia, 18 ; Per-
nambuco, 20 ; St. Vincent's, 27; Teneriffe, Dec. •
1 ; Madeira, 2 ; Lisbon, 4.
The Tamar brings 55 passengers, and on freight
specie value 4,0001., and diamonds and precious
stones value 42,0001.
The cargo consists of tapioca, cochineal, tobacco,
and sundries.
At Buenos Ayres the political situation was un-
altered. Largo bodies of Lndians were collected on
the frontier, and a serious invasion was feared.
Business in manufactured goods dull. Hides
scarce. Exchange had fluctuated from 665. to 68s.
6d., closing at the latter figure.
Montevideo was perfectly quiet. Business in
imports rather brisk, land rising rapidly in price.
Exchange 4s. 2W. Freights 50s.
The Argentine Confederation was completely
At Rio, exchange closed very firm, the quotation
being 27,1. Sugar market quiet. Coffee had de-
clined 200 reis, but was firmer at the close, the
transactions having been extensive.
At Bahia sugars had advanced owing to the wet
weather and impassable state of the roads. Dry
goods in demand, and paying well. Freights to
Liverpool 255. for sugar. Exchange closed firm at
272, with bills over. Port very healthy.
In Pernambuco the elections had passed off
quietly, the Government obtaining a large majo-
rity. A fair business had been done in dry goods.
Supplies of sugar increasing. Cotton in great
demand. Exchange closed flat at