The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-18 00:00:00

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, TUESDAY,
The Canadian mail steamer North Briton, Captain
Borland, has arrived here with dates from Portland
to the ith, and from New York by telegraph to the
6th inst.

News from San Francisco to the 16th December
announce that Fremont has obtained all the mines
that had been adjudged to him without violence.

BROWNVILLE, JAN. 2.
Cortinas captured Rio Grande on the 24th u

The Brownville troops recaptured it subsequently.
Eight Americans were killed. Cortinas fled.

Horna, tobacco merchant, has failed for 15,000
dollars.

At Now York, on the 6th instant, money and
exchange presented no new feature. Freights for
cotton to Liverpool 9-16 d.
On the Ist the Havannah sugar market was dull,
but prices unchanged. Stock, 10,000 boxes.
Exchange on London, 15 prem.

GALWAY, MONDAY.

The Prince Albert, from New York on the sth,
and the St. John's on the 10th, arrived in this port
to-day at 12 o'clock, making the passage from the
latter port in about 136 hours and 18 minutes. She
brings 150 passengers, of whom 40 are from New-
foundland.

Owing to the severity of the weather, and the
want of proper harbour accommodation, the mails
were not landed in time for despatch by the mid-
day mail train.
The Asia, for Liverpool, was detained on the 4th
by a snowstorm. She was to sail on the sth, at
nine o'clock a.m. She brings no specie. Among
her passengers is the " Benicia Boy," who comes
over to contend with Tom Sayers—the champion of
the English ring. The odds in favour of the Ame-
rican champion are 5 to 4.
By telegraph via Newfoundland we learn that the
Atlantic, from California, had arrived at New York
with 1,800,000 specie. The San Francisco news con-
firms the report that the Japanese Embassy will
leave for the United States on the 22d of February ;
and also that the English Consul at Jeddo had ad-
vised British subjects to go armed in consequence
of the threatenings of the Japanese.
The Arago and Glasgow sailed from New York
on the 7th inst., the former taking 50,000 specie.
The Bohemian, Arabia, Kangaroo, and Vigo had
arrived out, the latter short of coal.
Governor Letcher, of Virginia, recommends a
Convention of all the States to settle the slavery
question.
At New York, on the 9th, the markets were
generally steady and unchanged.
NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 7.

Cotton sales for the week, 62,000 ; middling,
10,1 c. to 11c. Receipts for the week, 69,000 ; in-
crease of all ports, 357,000. Sales to-day, 8,500;
closed firm.
A Sympathy with the Pope Meeting was held at
St. John's on the 6th inst.
A 24th ballot for Speaker was taken on the 4th.
Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, Republican, had 101 votes,
104 being the necessary number of votes.
The Mexican Treaty was sent by the President
to the Senate on the 4th inst. It is supposed that
it will be accepted, but that the 4,000,000 will not
be voted.

The Washington correspondent of the New Fork,
Herald, of the sth, says :

"Despatches have been received at the War

Department from the officer in command at San
Juan. Matters there were tranquil, and no further
difficulties apprehended. General Harney, it
appears, had declined to accept General Scott's
offer to return to the Atlantic States, and take com-
mand of the Department of the West. He does
not like the manner in which he was treated by
the President in sending General Scott to super-
sede him in the settlement of the San Juan affair.
His return to the Atlantic States may be shortly
expected."
The report of the Inspector of State Prisons shows
an increase of 300 in the number of convicts during
the past year as compared with 1858.
The mails from Now Orleans of the 27th ult. and
Havannah of the 30th had arrived. Business at
Havannah was almost suspended on account of the
holydays.
The stock of sugars on hand were 20,000 boxes,
against the same amount in 1858. No. 12 were
held at 9to 91- rials per arrobe. No margin for
speculation. A few contracts for -Muscovado sugars
were made at 71 to 8 rials at our ports, and 1,000
hhds. clayed molasses at 4 (rials per keg of 51 gal-
lens, deliverable at Matanzas.

Freights continue dull, and no better prospect
ahead.

Exchange was less active: On London, 60 days'
sight, 15 to 151 ; New York ditto, 3 to 4; Northern
cities ditto, 3 to 31 ; New Orleans, eight days' sight,
5 to 6.

On the 30th ult. off the Moro, communicated
with the United States steamer Crusader, Lieut.
Maffit, beund on a cruise. All well.

The report of the commissioners on the Crimean
War was ordered to be printed.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Times reports :

" By her treaty with Honduras Great Britain abandons
the position assumed in her rejection of the Dallas-Claren-
don treaty. The Bay Islands are unconditionally sur-
rendered to Honduras. The treaty yet remains to be rati-
fied in London. No doubt exists now of the success of the
Mosquito treaty. Great Britain will then have washed her
hands of Central America.
" I have reason to believe that measures are on foot to
bring to a speedy settlement the disputed title to San Juan
Island, Both Governments are sanguine of an early and
amicable adjustment."

The accounts from the city of Mexico are to the

19th ult. It is stated that Cobas has been beaten at
Tehuantepec, and is retreating. The Liberals are
said to have gained a battle at Quarreto. Marquee
is really in prison (in communicado), and the rup-
ture is complete between him and Miramon. The
latter has marched from Guadalajara towards
Colima. The Liberals under Valez, 4,000 strong,
are at the barunca of Ateuquique. Another account
states that an action has taken place between the
Liberals and Miramon, to the advantage of the
former.

Reports from Vera Cruz are to the 22d ult.
General Degallado, with Col. Benito Farias, ar-
rived from Tampico on the 20th inst. Senor Puerto
Arroyo is expected here shortly, and it is supposed
he will enter the Juarez Cabinet as Minister
of War. General Uraga is left in command of
the Liberal forces in the north, but no extended
plan of operations on the part of the Liberals is as
yet fixed upon, and cannot be until the fate of their
treaty in the United States is known. They have
recently received a large quantity of arms in Mo-
relia, and extensive preparations for action are
being made at that point.
Tho Mexican correspondent of the New York
Times says :
" The forced lean is being collected from the foreigners,
they having been debarred from all protection by the stupid
opinion of Attorney-General Black, that these forced loans
—if called ' contributions'—are not in violation of treaties
and international law. The clergy have refused to pay
their quota ; and as they are the Government, no force can
make them. The folly of the thing was in including them

in the decree.
" General NV 011 continues his oppressive acts upon the
foreign merchants of Zacatecas. These occurrences have
been made the subject of prompt action on the part of Mr.
Mathew, who has succeeded in obtaining the promise of the
clergy here to order the suspension of further oppressions
upon Englishmen, but he has failed in obtaining any re-
dress for Americans, owing to the increasing hostility to
the United States, principally stimulated by Gabriac, the
French Minister."
The overland mail from California has arrived.
The territorial Enterprise of the 10th says, that
the California Mining Company of Virginia, after
six weeks of drifting, struck the main silver lead
55 fe©t below the surface. The ore discovered
promises to rival in richness that from the original
Comstock lead. Mining claims, in consequence of
this discovery, had advanced 300 per cent.
Two Russian corvettes had arrived at San
Francisco with the:supposed intention of surveying
the harbour and then returning to Cronstadt via
New York;
The shipment of golddust from Victoria during
September, October, and November amounted to
450,000 dols.
The Prince Albert brings from St. John's the
Captain and nine seamen of the Jessie, bound for
Jersey, wrecked off Cape England on the 2d, and
five seamen of the wreck Jenny Lind.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY NIGHT.

The Royal Mail Company's intercolonial steam
ship Medway, appointed to leave St. Thomas on
the 27th December for England to undergo repairs,
was detained until the 2d January.
It was expected that she would leave with the
Atrato to accompany that vessel during her home-
ward voyage.

MUSICAL, D.RAMATIO, 4' EQUESTRIAN
SICK FUND ASSOCIATION.

A special general meeting of the members of
the above association was held yesterday in the
saloon of Drury-lane Theatre, for the purpose of
taking into consideration two important proposi-
tions in reference to the new Dramatic College.
A considerable admixture of lady, professionals
evinced the interest taken by them in matters af-
fecting their benevolent institutions. Benjamin
Webster, Esq., the president of the association, oc-
cupied the chair, supported by Mr. Anson, the
secretary, Mr. Jerwood, the honorary solicitor, and
Mr. Phillips.
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(Cheers.)
eight
houses, the vote were passed, they w
houses, but the Dramatic College Fund would have
only two houses to build, the others coming from
the Drury-lane Fund, the General Theatrical Fund,
and other sources.
The resolution, on being seconded by Mr. BASIL
POTTER, of the Surrey Theatre, was carried unani-
mously.
Mr. ANSON, the secretary, moved the second re-
solution, to the effect that the sum of £250 be set
aside to form the basis of a superanuation fund for
those who, although members of that association in
the musical and equestrian departments, were not
eligible for admission into the Dramatic College.
The mover explained the nature of the proposed
fund, and said he had been in personal communiea.
tion with Mr. Tidd Pratt, and that gentleman's
managing actuary, Mr. Tonks. They had approved
of the scheme, and drew out tables of payments
a sire foundation, whereby, through a series of
small
monthly
could be secured sumseienamounset,red varying
on
from
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week after
age of 60 years. Mr. Anson read the tables to the
meeting,A
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new fund tinder the direction of Mr. Tidd gPratt and
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eulogium on Mr. E. T. Smith
their charities, begged to propose w
Mr.
for ell.merited
his
votesup support
thanksall
to that gentleman for his usual kindness in lending
them the saloon of the theatre in which to hold
their meetings.
Mr. SLOMAN seconded the motion, and it was
carried with acclamation.
The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to
the chairman, to which
Mr. WEBSTER replied by saying that his pride
was to raise the theatrical profession to the highest
possible social status. When the Dramatic College
was completed and its inmates were at their ease,
he should feel there was nothing left fez him to do
except retire. They had elected three ladies, and
were about to elect three gentlemen. Until the
houses were built they would be allowed a small
sum as rent elsewhere, with coals. candles, apart-
ments, and £25 a year. He thought they had now
something comfortable to look forward to in old
age. (Cheers.)
The proceedings then terminated with warm ex-
pressions of approbation to Mr. Webster, the presi-
dent.