The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-16 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Royal mail steam-ship Persia, Captain Jud-
kins, has arrived with advises from New York to
the Gth inst.

She brought $1,034,634 specie on freight.
The Persia has in this instance made the quickest
passage on record, the run occupying only about
nine days. _

The United States' mail steam-hip Atlantic,
hence, the Washington from Southampton, and
the Alps and Emeu from Havre, had arrived at
New York.

In the Senate proceedings were entirely of a local
character. The Hodse of Rrepresentatives, ou the
2d, passed a bill, appropriating $1,100,000 for re-
pairing and putting in order the fortifications on
the seaboard and northern frontier. On the 4th a
resolution was agreed to, providing for the appoint-
ment of a commissioner to run a boundary line be-
tween Washington territory and the British pos-
sessions under the Oregon treaty. This measure
also received the satiation of the Senate on the fol-
lowing day. The President had decided not to
employ the United States' forces against the Vigi-
lance Committee of San Francisco on the present
application.
The news from San Francisco is regarded as
alarming.
Mr. Brooks, of South Carolina, had been unani-
mously re-elected, and had taken his seat. The
House of Representatives on the Ist instant voted
not to admit either Whitfield or Reader to the
contested seat from Kansas. This leaves the terri-
tory to make a new election. Mr. Herbert, of
California, had resumed his seat, and made a speech
in his justification. The city of New York con-
tinues unusually healthy. The deaths for the
week previous to tha sailing of the Persia were
746, of which 544 were children under five years
of age. The yellow fever is at Quarantine, but
does not show any signs of spreading beyond it.
The election in Nicaragua resulted in the choice
of General Walker by a large majority ; he received
15,835 out of 23,236 votes cast.. The steamer
John Jay was burnt upon Lake George, with a
kns of several lives.

Havannah advices of the 25th ultimo had arrived
on the previous day from Vera Cruz, bringing the
peace ratifications.
The British mad steamer Conway sailed on the
24th for Vera Cruz. _ _ _

The price of sugars had slightly declined.
Exchange on London was quoted at 4 per cent.
premium.
Freights were dull and lower.
New York commercial advioes state that busi-
ness of nearly all descriptions is characterised by
that inaction invariably incident to this period of
the year.
The money-market continued easy, with a ten-
dency to slightly higher rates.
The stock-market was without any remarkable
feature. Sterling exchange closed firm at the fol-
lowing rates :—Bills on London 9i to 10 per cent. ;
bills on France were quoted at sf. 15c. to sf. 182 c.
Very little was doing in the cotton-market.
New flour had been received, and the prices
realised were 7 dols. 75c. to 8 dots. 25c. for Ohio ;
7 dols. 50c. to 8 dols. for Michigan ; and 8 dols. 50c.
to 9 dols. for Genessee.
Scotch pig iron had been sold at 32 dols. six
months, but the market generally was dull.
Freights to Great Britain had slightly improved,
but in other directions there was no change to note.
The news of the crops is favourable. The wheat
is generally harvested. The drought has injured
the corn in the States east of the Alleghanies, but
not so much in the Western States. A heavy rain
prevailed the day before the sailing of the Persia,