The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-04 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, AUG. 3.

The Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, Neil Shannon
commander, arrived this morning from New York
with advices to the 23d ult., and 1,122,050 dols.
in specie on freight.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Persia, hence, arrived
at New York at 7 a.m. on the 23d ult.
Large mass conventions have been held in the
West in favour of Mr. Fremont for President.
There has also been a Whig meeting in Boston in
favour of the same nominee.
There is an attempt at a coalition in Pennsylvania
between the friends ofMr. Fillmore and the friends
of Mr. Fremont, which may give that State to the
Republicans.
The Senate has passed the Fortification Bill, re-
ducing the amount to 1,800,000 dols : have voted
to adjourn on the 18th of August, and are still oc-
cupied with the Harbour Improvement Bill. The
House has also agreed to adjourn on the 18th of
August.
Mr. Brooks, of South Carolina, challenged Mr.
Burlingaine, of Massachusetts, for language in his
speech on the Sumner assault. Mr. Burlingaine
accepted to fight with rifles iu Canada at 50 paces,
but Mr. Brooks refuses to go there. Mr. Brooks
has been arrested. Mr. Burlingaine is out of the
district. The State Convention of the Executive
Committee of United Americans have nominated
Mr. Fillmore for the Presidency.
The news from the Belize is to the 29th ultimo.
Emigrants from the United States were arriving
there. It is not true that the State Department
are in the receipt of despatches announcing a pro-
bable settlement of the Central American question
by Mr. Dallas.
The Government deny that $6,000,000 have been
offered to President Comonfort for a cession of
land in Mexico, but it is supposed that secret in-
structions have, gone out, nevertheless, for a pur-
chase of territory with reference to a railroad to
California ; the report on this supposed road will
be submitted to Congress this week. Walker has
no minister at Washington at present ; Rivas is
recognised there as the President de facto of Nic-
aragua.
The non-arrival of the Persia had made all the
' markets dull ; money was buoyant ; large amounts
offered on loan at 6 per cent. ; quotations on the
Stock Exchange a trifle highr. Tne prices of
breadstuff's have been fluctuating during the week

owing to the hot weather. The a vices from Ha-
vannab are to the 10th of July. 750 slaves from
Africa had been landed near that city ; there had
been also a number of coolies landed.

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 2.

By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steam ship Madrid, Capt. Bradshaw, with the
Peninsular mails, in charge of Lieut. Oxenham,
R.N., Admiralty agent, we have dates from
Gibraltar, July 24 ; Cadiz, 25 ; Lisbon 29 ;
Oporto and Vigo, 30.
The Madrid brings 40 passengers, and on freight
12 packages of specie, value 3,7321., and a cargo
consisting of 293 boxes of lemons, 13 boxes of to-
motoes, 4 casks of wine, 90 elephants' tusks, and
27 packages of merch tndise.
On the Ist inst., in lat. 47 29 N., long. 6 32 W.,
the Madrid passed the brig Muta, of Ipswich,
steering S.W.
The French ship Prince Jerome was the only
foreign vessel of war at Lisbon when the Madrid
left. The steamer arrived on the 28th ult. from
Liverpool, with fire in the forehold.
The Lisbon exchanges were quoted, for three
months', at 53 on London; Paris 524; Amsterdam
43± ; Hamburg 48i. and Genoa, 522. The supply
of bills still continued inadequate to the demand,
consequent upon the increased importation of
grain, &c., and diminution of exports, consequent
upon grape disease and bad harvests of all kinds.
Stocks continued to advance, and few holders
would sell at 411 to 44i for Three per Cents. ;
Bank of Portugal Shares, 490 to 495 milreis per
share ex dividend; Oporto Bank Shares 19 to 20
per cent. premium.
The following is extracted from a Lisbon letter
of the 29th ult. :

" Immediately after closing the Cortes the King, King
Regent, and Royal family took up their abo ie at Cintra,
which is justly considered the most delightful summer
residence in this neighbourhood. It is les° compara-
tively healthy at this season of the year, and I am told
friends who came thence this morning that there is
no truth in the reports which have led to the belief that
cholera had been making great ravages there.
"In Lisbon 414 cholera deathsare reported during the
last ten days, but I question whether one-half were
really cholera cases, and, from personal knowledge of
the circumstances attending the death of a number of
my own acquaintance, I &en convinced that all of them
brought on the disease by inattention to diet, neglect of
slight derangements of the stomach, and by imprudent
exposure to chill from draughts and cold baths. Mr. J.
E. Borges de Souza, one of our most re'pected Portu-
guese merchants, brought on his attack and sudden
death by taking a cold bath while suffering from severe
indigestion. From all the information I have been able
to collect it would appear that cholera has not here at-
tacked houses which are regulated with prudence and
immediate attention to complaints of the bowels, &c.
" Since the approval of the arrangement for quoting
Portuguese bonds upon the London Stock Exchange
they have continued to improve in price, and the Go-
vernment finds additional facilities for its Treasury opera
Cone. At Oporto, also, the Commercial Bank has agreed
to lend the Minister of Finance 200 contos, or about
45,0001., to be repaid by the Customs' revenue during
the year 1856-57.
" The Government is busy preparing the instructions
for the electoral process, but has not yet given signs
of any intention to take active measures in favour of
any particular class of candidates. The Progresista
party alone has appointed an electoral committee,
composed of 11i. Fontes and other partisans of the last
and present Cabinets, and it is supposed the Govern-
ment will ultimately favour many of the candidates pro-
posed by that committee, in which case the new Cham-
ber of Deputies will bear much the same character as
the last."
Our intelligence from Gibraltar is tothe 24th ult.
The United States' steam-frigate Susquehanna ar-
rived at that port on the 23d ult. in 16 days from
Key West and six from Fayal. This steamer was
recently despatched from Philadelphia to Central
America to inquire into certain grievances alleged
by the master of an American vessel to have been
committed by Capt. Tarleton, of her Britannic Ma-
jesty's frigate Eurydice, on the American mail
steamer Orizaba. On proceeding to Greytown
_ Commodore Paulding, of the Gulf Squadron, who
was specially sent by the Secretary of the Navy,
became fully convinced that things had been mis-
represented. The Commodore's flag was saluted
by Capt. Tarleton, and the kindest feelings pre-
vailed among the officers and men of both vessels.
After exchanging the usual civilities the Susque-
hanna departed for Key West, whence, replenish-
ing her stock of coal, she was ordered to proceed to
the Mediterranean station, and is now under the
orders of the Commander-in. Chief at Gibraltar. In
a day or two the steam-frigate would leave for
Spezzia (Sardinia), touching at some of the ports
on the eastern coast of Spain.