The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-18 00:00:00

MONDAY EVENING, 'AUGUST 18, 1851.

to 3.05 dolls.; whites, 190 dolls. to 2.90 dolls. The
sales are estimated at about 100,000 pieces.
Sp. Stripes—Difficult of sale; quoted 93 to 1.05 dolls.
Exchange—On Eugland, first class bills, 45.620. to
4s. 7d. On India, for Company's accepted bills, is. 220
to 222 p. 100 dolls.
Freights—Nominal. It was expected that vessels
taking the first of the new produce would get about 41.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrivals from Great Britain—At Hong-Kong,' June
6, Roman, from London; June 10, Patna, from Liver,
pool; June 11, Euphrates, from Liverpool; June 12
Cheapside, from London; June 14, Argonaut, from
London; June 17, Samarang, from London; June 18,
Maggie, from Liverpool.
At Shanghai, May 29, Duilius, from Liverpool.
Departures to Great Britain—From Hong-Kong, May
28, Bentinck, to London; June 14, llindoo, to London;
June 20, Charles (American), to London.

AMERICAN NE WS.

ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.—This morning, at three
o'clock, the United States steam-ship Atlantic, Capt.
West, arrived in the Mersey from New York direct,
with the usual mails from the United States and the
British provinces, and having on board 52 passengers
(among whom are Signor Belletti and M. Benedict),
and 110,000 dollars in specie on freight. On her
outward passage the Atlantic arrived at her wharf in
New York about six o'clock on Sunday morning,
August 3, making the passage from Liverpool in 10
days and 18 hours.
The British steamer Niagara arrived at New
York on Thursday, July 31, at half-past four
o'clock, P.M., after a passage of over 12 days.
The steamer Europa arrived at Halifax at a quarter-
past eight o'clock on Monday morning, August 4, and
at Boston on Tuesday afternoon, August 5, between
five and six o'clock.

At the same hour that the Atlantic left the port of
New York the British steam-ship America, Captain
Shannon, was to leave Boston. It was anticipated
that the Atlantic would arrive first, as the result has
proved.
The news by this arrival is of greater importance
than we have lately received, not only on account of
the excitement relative to the Cuban insurrection,
but also intelligence from California, via Chagres and
Jamaica, that the city of San Francisco had, for the
sixth time in its short history, been the scene of a
terrible conflagration, some particulars of which will
be found below; the property destroyed is said to have
been worth three millions of dollars, and several lives
were lost. It is believed to have beon caused by in-
cendiaries.

From British America we learn that no progress
had been made in the Canadian Legislature toward
the settlement of the reciprocity question. The Go-
vernment still refuses to concede the navigation of the
St. Lawrence to foreign vessels, until it obtains an
equivalent from the United States. A proposal was
made in tie Assembly last week to open the St. Law-
rence to the vessels of all nations, but it was opposed
by the Government. A motion against removing the
seat of government to Quebec until after the expira-
tion of four years from the time of its removal to
Toronto, has been negatived in the House, by a vote
of 48 to 12. It is considered certain that the removal
will take place during the present season. Mac-
kenzie's Bill for the election of sheriffs, and Ross's
Bill for disqualifying persons from sitting in the Le-
gislative Assembly who may hereafter be guilty of
treason, have both been thrown out.
The accounts from the southern states report that
great excitement prevails on account of the Cuban
insurrection. Several volunteers were said to have
left Savannah for Cardenas. One thousand men had
sailed from New Orleans for the same destination.
Two steamers have been purchased by the Cubans
and their friends in New Orleans, where it is cur-
rently believed they will obtain possession of the
island in the present struggle. A large number of
persons in Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and other
southern states, are preparing to give their personal
aid to the Cuban revolutionists. We learn from Cin-
cinnati that large bodies of young men in that
vicinity are waiting for an opportunity to join the
same standard. The President exerts the utmost
vigilance for the prevention of any overt acts on the
part of the Americans against the Government of
Spain ; but the zeal of private adventurers cannot be
repressed by the action of public authorities.
The news of the insurrection at Puerto Principe
arrived at St. Jago de Cuba on the 9th of July, but
the accounts were vague and unsatisfactory. An ex-
press arrived on the morning of the 11th, with dis-
patches to the Governor, stating that Las Tunas was
threatened with an attack from the insurgents,
and that they bad seized upon the funds of the
Treasury. In the afternoon of the same day the
Governor, General Manzano, started for Las Tunas
with a body of troops. The revolutionists at St. Jago
number, at least, 500 men, well armed with muskets
and other weapons, and supplied with ammunition.
The feeling in favour of freedom was general, and the
young men of the first families were on the side of
the patriots.
Our last advices from Havannah, by telegraph from
New Orleans, state that Trinidad and Villa Clara had
taken side with the insurgents against the Govern-
ment.

The Virginia State Convention for the revision cf
the constitution have reported an amended form of
that instrument, which is to be submitted to the de-
cision of the people on the 23d of October next. The
new constitution is highly democratic in its cha-
racter, surpassing in that respect any previous funda-
mental law of the ancient commonwealth. Every
free white male citizen of the age of 21 years is to
enjoy the right of suffrage, without regard to property
qualifications. The judges of the several courts are
to be elected by the people, and may be removed for
cause by the Legislature. At the same time the pro-
visions of the new constitution for the maintenance
of slavery are of quite a stringent character.
On the outward passage of the Atlantic, when only
two days from Liverpool, one of the passengers, for-
merly a merchant of high renown in Boston, com-
mitted suicide by shooting himself. It is stated that
the unfortunate man was labouring under delirium
tremens, brought on by excessive drinking.
Captain Hovey, of the packet-ship Devonshire,
which arrived in New York on the 3d instant, re-
ports that there was ❑o sickness among his passengers
(emigrants) on the voyage out, except one man, who,
it appears, came on board affected with the small-
pox. As soon as this circumstance became known to
the captain, the patient was placed in the stern-boat,
hanging at the davits, several feet from the ship.
Over the boat a tent was erected covered with tar-

paulins. Here the patient was nursed, and attended
by the physician and officers of the ship. He is now
quite well, and he never left his romantic domicile
during the whole course of the passage. This timely
precaution taken by Captain Hovey prevented the
disease from affecting any of the other passengers.