The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-17 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

By the United States mail steamer Arctic, Captain
Lute, we have advicos from New York to the sth inst.
The Arctic bas brought specie to the amount of
25.000.
Tne Canada arrived at Halifax on the 3d inst., after
a rough passage.
In Congress no proceedings of interest had taken
A steamer called the John Adams had gone down with
100 persons on board.
Nicaragua accounts to the 31st of Dec., report that
the port of San Juan had been made free to all nations.
The canal operators were rapidly progressing, the
steA tiler din•ctors having succeeded in getting on the lake.
The frigate St. Lawrence, with articles for the Exhi-
bition, was nearly ready for sea, having taken on board
nearly all the contributions, numbering about 500.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, FEB. s.—The exchange market is heavy and
the supply fair. Sterling is to 10 for first-class bills;
France, 5 12i.
The money-market is easier. Good stocks loans are ne-
gotiated with more ease. The rates are sto 6 per cent.;
paper goes at 6 to 7 per cent. for good names.
Cotton is very heavy, with sales of only 350 bales, at a de-
cline of jto but no large sales coul.l be effected without a
greater concession. Subsequent to the departure of the Asia,
Wednesday last, prices receded ic., and remained steady
till Monday last, at this reduction, pending late advices
from abroad, but when these came to hand yesterday, they
completely unsettled the market, the decline in Liverpool
being unexpected, sales of some hundred bales were made at
uneven prices, averaging about, half a cent lower. Our quo-
t ations, th. ugh reduces, must be considered as entirely no-
minal, buyers claiming a still further reduction. The re-
ceipts at ad th,3 shipping ports aro 1,254.384 bales, against
1,_17 7 1. To same date last year—an increase this season
ot'3,tis3 bales. The total foreign exports this year are
1,858 hales more than last—say, 29,964 bales increase to
ure,tt Brita n, 46.391 increase to France, 6,834 increase to

the North of Europe, and 10,669 increase to other foreign
ports. The shipments from southern to northern ports are
9.,920 bales less this Fea4on than last, and there is an in-
crease in stock of 45,836 bales. The sales for the week
ending Friday last were 5,100 bales, and for the last three
days 1,400 bales.
The ashes market is heavy for pots, with sales at 5 dolls.
:32ic. Pearls unchanged, and saleable at 5 dolls. 621jc. Sales
10 barrels.
Iron—There have been sales of 200 tons of Gartsherrie and
Colt nests iron, at 21 dolls. 58c., at six months, to arrive. The
market is firm.
Flour and meal were a heavy sale, at easier rates, the
market being unfavourably influenced by the Canada's ad-
vices. Wheat was a dull sale, at late rates. Indian meal
was steady, but quiet ; 3,500 bushels of Southern sold at 67c.
Provisions—The market for pork was dull. Beef firm, and
in fair demand. Lard was in good demand. 160 tierces new
sold at Bic. to Bic.
Freights steady, but shipments small. Flour, Bd. to 9d.
Cotton, 1; dead weights, 12s. 6d. to 18s.
Tobacco—There is a fair amount of business going forward ;
holders are firm and prices well supported, with an increasing
inquiry for low grade Kentucky and Maryland. The stock
iu the inspection warehouse on the Ist inst. in first and se-
' cond hands consisted of 5,259 hhds, 612 ditto Virginia and
North Carolina, and 73 Maryland—together, 5,914 hhds.,
being 430 less than on the Ist ult.
new ORLEANS, FEB. I.—Not much doing in corn. Prices
are 65c. to 68c.

CITY OF WESTMINSTER LITERARY, SCIEN
TIFIC, AND MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.

Mr. Catlin, the celebrated traveller and delineator of
the North American tribes, gave his third and concluding
lecture on Friday evening, to a crowded and highly-
respectable audience, in the theatre 'of this institution.
The first two lectures of the course were devoted to the
tribes of the North American Indians generally, among
whom Mr. Catlin had resided for eight years; and were
rendered deeply interesting by the numerous illustra-
tions, coasisting of paintings, dresses, weapons of war,
and the chase, &c., besides living representatives of
their chiefs, warriors, and medicine men; with war-
dances, songs, &c.
The last and concluding lecture, was devoted to a full
and graphic description of the strange and mysterious
religious ceremonies of the interesting tribe of the Man-
dans, with an account of the heroic exploits and
stoicism of some of their valiant chieftains; and the
awful and sudden extinction of the tribe. These de-
scriptions:caused great excitement, particularly when
the lecturer exhibited, with much feeling and emotion,
the decorated sheath and war-knife of the chief of the
tribe; wbo, in his dying moments, bad requested that
they might be sent to his friend--•• the Great
White Medicine," the name by which Mr. Catlin
bad been known among them ; and which, &ter
having been sent from place to place, and from hand to
band, for many thousand miles, and across the Altantic,
had at last been delivered to him in England.
The curious and most interesting information imparted
by Mr. Catlin to his audience, was received with mingled
emotions of surprise and satisfaction ; and when be an-
nounced that his extensive collection, which once
occupied the Egyptian Hall, was shortly to be
re-opened, at the spacious rooms, No. 6, Waterloo-
place, with numerous additions from the Rocky Moun-
tains, he eas greeted with unanimous shoats of ap-
el luse. Tee hcture was not concluded until a late
hour, which the audionee, however, under the isflaence
and excitement of the subject, seemed to overlook;
whilst their unweariA atterlion and unmixed epproba-
ti .n must have been h;gbiy gratifying to Mr. Catlin.

REPRESENTkTION OF GLAMORGAti!MIRE. - The
election for Gl,-Inorga►»hire is r ppointed to Lake place on the
25th instant. At present there is only one eautlitiate, Sir G.
Peroand 140 PPPoitivsa i 4 I%IIOOPAW,