The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-16 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
By the arrival of the Atlantic we have advices
from New York to the sth inst.

She brought $916,000 specie on freight.
The Hermann, from Southampton, arrived al
New York on the 3d inst.

The mail steam-ship Baltic was passed by th
Atlantic at 11 p.m. on the sth inst. . .

Both Houses of Congress have been occupied with
bills providing for the admission of Kansas, In the
Senate Mr. Douglas (Administration) introduced a
bill providing for a census, under the direction of
the President, and for elections under that census.
This was under discussion on the 2d July, and was
passed late that night. Mr. Toombs, of Georgia
(Democrat), said he believed that Mr. Seward and
his coadjutors wanted grievances of discord, and
nothing but revolution to obtain power. He would
offer to the country the evidence of these facts.
When he (Toombs) submitted the pure ballot-box,
with all that honour could throw around it, with
the entire military force of this great country to pro-
tect it, he was met by the tender from Mr. Wilson,
backed by Mr. Seward, of the cartridge-box. If he be-
lieved they represented the feelings of the North, he
would withdraw his bill, and accept that issue. If
he believed the free States were ready for that he
would be content. He had no compromise to offer
but principle, but he did not believe that these
men represented the feelings of the North. He
did not know what claim they had to speak for the
North. He had no " higher law." He despised
the man, aid he 1 upon him as a wretch who
would steep his conscience in perjury in order to
get advantages of place in the House of Represen-
tatives. The admission of Kanzas as a free State
passed by one majority the same night.
The Congressional Committee had returned to
Washington and made their report to the House
on the Ist of July. It is only the report of the
majority. It is supposed that the minority report
will favour the Missouri invaders.
Money is abundant.
The news of the settlement of the Enlistment
question gave unusual activity to the Stock mar-
ket, and caused fancies to advance.
The interest of the State of California is still un-
paid.
The city of Sacramento has repudiated a part of
its debt.
Grain and flour are in demand for export ; the
weather continues fine, and the accounts from the
interior are favourable.
Mr. Herbert, the member from California, who
killed a waiter at Lalland's Hotel, has been com-
mitted for trial for murder.
The 4th of July passed with the usual display of
the militia in the morning and fireworks in the
evening.
I.lrammonmEmm..•

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

There was a moderato supply of English wheat on sale
in to-day's market. For most kinds the demand ruled
steady, Lind Monday's prices were. well supported.
The show of foreign wheat was small. Good heavy
qualities sold to a fair extent, at extreme rates, but in-
ferior kinds were dull. In floating cargoes very few trans-
actions took place.
The barley trade was rather lic;avy, yet no actual change
was noticed in prices.
Malt moved off slowly, at Monday'squotations.
Oats, beans, peas, and flour Ivan) held at full quotations.
AltßiVeks villa}...
Wheat. Barley. 'fait. Oats
Snglleh
.. 1.920 ],63 I 0 130 810
(Nall ••• • I 1,820 1
Foreign 1 3,090 I 4,430 ( 12,310 1000 brls
40J scks.

BOROLTGII
There is a moderate business d,oj as in most kinds of hops;
and prices are well supported.

WHITECHA:PEL.
Our market is dull, as follows.:—Beef from 33 4d to 4s
6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10.1;tb, 4s 4d to 5s 44; veal,
3s Gd to 4s 81; pork, 3s 8/. to 4s 81 per 81bN., by the
carcase.

CANTERBURY HALL --.The tractians of this well-
conducted place of entertainm el it continue in unabated
force. The concert-room is ni •htly crowded to excess.
The Hursgarian band, and tb t.l numerous and accom-
plished vocalists, receive nightly testimonials of the
well-merited approbation of the audience. Nor is it
the ears only that are gratifie d ; the spirited proprietor
knows how to tickle the palat o also, and by providing
everything of the highest quality, insures the gratifica-
tion of the gourmets and "thins I y souls" who recruit ex-
hausted nature under his Rust- •i.ces. We may also add
that a visit to his picture gall( try will not by any mean.;
be regarded as a waste of tim at, even by the man—if
such an one there be—who h: J:1 neither ear nor palate.
THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM D °VB.—Little or nothing
is known upon the subject c 135.cially, beyond the fact
that the trial is fixed for the IGO inst. (this day). We
believe that it has been truly stated that since Dave's
committal to York Castle his (Tr induct has been obarac
teri-ed by a stolidity and equarii mity almost amounting
to indifference, and that his 1 etters to his friends in
Leeds have been couched in general but confident
terms. We may make a little' addition to these state-
ments, which we believe may be' relied upon,' The pri-
soner eats, drinks, and sleeps its ell,—circumstances to
which he has himself referred tag evidence of his inno-
cence, which he has protested fray & the first. He is said to
have put the question, " Do you think a man could eat,
and drink, and sleep as Idoif he vi' .re guilty of such acrime
as that laid to my charge ?" It is • also a fact that Dove has
become stouter during his incar( e :ration in the castle,—a
circumstance which he is said to have commented on
himself, and drawn conclusions f r om it in favour of• his
denial tbat he is the murderer o f his wife. It is still
understood that the defence to 1 be set up on the part
of Dove is that of insanity ; but, from all we can
learn upon that point, we do no: consider it at all cer-
tain that that line of defence will be adopted, or at all
events entirely and solely replied upon. The witnesses
in the case are very numerota, and the calculation
that the trial will occupy tbr ri or four days is still
adhered to. Mr. Baron Bram, v ell is the judge before
whom the prisoner will be trie it.. The counsel for the
prosecution are Mr. Overend, Q .C., Mr. Hardy, and
Mr. Bayley ; and the counsel r the defence are Mr.
Bliss, Q.C., Mr. Sergeant Wilk ins, and Mr. Robert
Hall (Recorder of Doncaster),—) :ecas Mercury.