The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-20 00:00:00

~~_EPLTCAi NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY, JAN. 19.
By the United States mail steamer Baltic, Captain
Comstock, which arrived in the river shortly before
ten o'clock this morning, we have Avices from New
1'04; to the Bth ins t.
The Baltic was detained off the Bar for aboLt fonr
hours.

The steam-ship Niagara arrived at Boston the sth
inst. The City of Glasgow screw steamer arrived
at Philadelphia on the 2cl inst. The Crescent City
had arrived at New York with dates from California
to the Ist of December, Claagrea to the 27th, and
Kingston (Jamaica) to the 31st ult. She bad on
freight 1,500,000 dolls. in gold dust, and a large
amount in the hands of passengers. A specie train
was attacked seven miles out of Panama by a party
of 16 men, well armed, who succeeded in taking
100,000 dolls., which was, however, nearly all re-
covered. The steam-ship Oregon arrived at Pa-
nama on the 13th of November with 2,000,000 dolls. in
gold-dust on freight, and 1,000,000 dolls. in the hands
of passengers. The dry season was setting in at
Chagres, and the place becoming more healthy.
From the mines we learn that many persons had
purchased winter supplies with the intention of pass-
ing that season at the dry diggings in the mountains.
The disappearance of cholera at Sacramento city had
caused a revival of business. The rainy season com-
menced on the 19th of November. Many new veins
of ore had been discovered. Agriculture was in a
flourishing condition. A new branch of commercial
activity had been commenned at San Francisco—that
of fitting out whaling ships. A regular line of sail-
ing packets had been established between San Fran-
cisco and Panama, touching at Realejo. The miners
in the frontier region of El Dorado and Colveras
counties laboured under much apprehension of hostile
Indians, some murders having taken place.
The arrivals had been heavy, and immense quanti-
ties of goods thrown on the mart.
Exchange on England, at sight, 5 dolls.
The Courier and Inquirer announces that official
intelligence has been received at Washington, stating
that the British Government had directed its agents
to suspend the' collection of duties at San Juan or
Graytown, in Nicaragua.
Advices to the 31st ult. from Kingston, Jamaica,
have come to hand. The Great Western arrived on
the 28th on the north side of the island.

The cholera continued to rage with violence at
Montego Bay and Falmouth, but in Kingston, Port
Royal, and Spanish Town it had disappeared.
The royal mail steam-ship Merlin had arrived at
New York with advices from St. Thomas's to the
29th, and Bermuda to the 26th ult., but they contain
no intelligence.
The steam-ship Philadelphia arrived at New Or-
leans on the Ist instant, with 240 men who had been
employed to work on the Panama Railroad.
The report of the declaration of war between St.
Salvador and Honduras is confirmed. Mr. Chatfield
had intimated that the British Government would
interfere.

Advices from Mexico city to the 16th ult. men-
tion a report that Arista was rapidly forming a
Cabinet. A meeting of the French creditors of
Mexico had been held, at which the Minister of the
Treasury was present. He expressed a partiality for
the French creditors, as they had not oppressed the
Republic by means of usurious loans and fraudulent
contracts.

The intelligence from Yucatan is serious. A
battle is reported to have taken place with the Indians,
i❑ which the whites were defeated with a loss of 300
men.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Jet(. 8.

Exchanges—The business in foreign for the Baltic
has not been very large; the demand tor bills, with the
exception of francs, which close firm at our quotations,
having been moderate. We quote bills on London, 104
to 101 per cent.; Paris, 51. 12ic. to 5f 10c.; Amster-
dam, 42; Antwerp, sf. 121 c.; Hamburgh, 37 to 371;
and Bremen, 80ic. to 80ic.
Cotton—The Commercial List says:—After the de-
parture of the Africa, on Wednesday last, the market
was inactive, buyers refusing to operate to any consi-
derable extent at current rates; but the Nia,gara's
favourable advices received on Saturday gave a fresh
impetus to our market, which since then has been
active, and an advance of 4e, per pound has been
realized. We adjust our quotations accordingly. The
total receipts to latent dates at all the shipping ports are
849,039 bales against 881,412 bales to the same date last
year. A decrease this season of 32,373 bales. The
total freight export this year is 47,814 bales more than
last—say, 1,690 increase to Great Britain, 30,885 in-
crease to France, 4,934 increase to the north of Europe,
and 7,302 increase to other foreign ports. The ship-
ments from southern to northern ports are 37,653 bales
less this season than last; and there is a decrease in stock
of 19,102 bales. The sales for the past three days are
8,100 bales; and, for the previous three days, 1,900. We
quote low to good ordinary sorts, 13 to 131; Florida, 13
to 131; low, to good middling, 13i to 14; Florida, 13i
to 144; Gult ports, 134 to 141; middling fair to fair, 14-k
to i; Gulf ports, 144 to 154 ; fully fair to good fair, 141;
I Gulf ports, 154.
Tobacco—The market for Kentucky is dull, but firm;
50 hogsheads sold at 11c, to 12c.; 30 hogsheads of Mary-
land, at 7c.; 300 bales St. Jago, at 22c.; to-day 80 bales
Savannah, first, second, and third, all at 600.; fillers
command 25c. to 30c.; wrappers, 40e. to 80e.; Florida is
dull, the stock of connexion-seed leaf is held by specu-
lators for higher prices.
Iron—The market is very steady; 200 tons Scotch
pig sold at 21 dolls. out of store, and 100 ditto afloat at
21 dolls 25 cents, six months; holders for English bass
firm at 40 dolls., but we hear of no further trausactiens.

Breadstuffs—A moderate business in Western and
State flour; prices steady; holders of Ohio firm, Cana-
dian iu fair demand; there is more inquiry for wheat.
Freights—A number of ships have arrived since our
last, some of which packets being out of time must be
dispatched immediately, and, as there is but little going
forward, low rates have been accepted. To Liverpool
we noticed engagements of 10,000 bushels of wheat at
3d.; 7,000 barrels of flour, 9d. to ls.; 100 tons of log—
wood, 155.; 1,000 bales of cotton, fine, 5.32. For London.
1,000 barrel of oileake, and 300 barrels of resin, on pri-
vate terms; 20 tons of tallow, 205., and cheese 30s. For
Havre, the packet for the Bth inst. is full, and for the
20th, about half full, at three-eights of a cent for cotton
and whalebone, 6 dolls. for ashes, rice, and bark. For
Hamburg'', 500 tierces of rice, 30s. The steamer Baltic,
for Liverpool, has apples at 55., and heavy goods at 20s,