The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-25 00:00:00

country.

AMERICA.

GALWAY, FRIDAY.
The Atlantic Royal Mail Company's steamer
Prince Albert, Captain Prowse, which left New
York on the 14th, and touched at St. John's, New-
foundland, on the 18th inst., arrived here at 5 30
p.m. She brings the mails and 110 passengers.
She made the passage from St. John's in five days
19 hours.

On the 15th inst. she passed the steamer Edin-
burgh, bound west ; also a steamer supposed to be
the Damascus; and on the 16th a steamer supposed
to be the Adelaide.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales em-
barked at Charleston at 1 p.m. on the 13th inst. for
Cape Gaspe. The Prince is to visit Bermuda on
his way home. Preparations were being made there
for his reception.

Advices from San Francisco were to the Ist of
August. The Democratic State Central Committee
met on the 31st ult. Twenty-six members declared
for Breckenridge and Lane, and 10 for Douglas.
The Douglas Democrats were confident of carrying
the mass with them.

Advices from Mexico, received at New Orleans
on the 13th inst., state that Miramon's army had
been routed by the Liberals while trying to escape
from Lagos. The latest accounts reported Miramon
at Leon, surrounded by the victorious Liberals.
Robles had abandoned Jalapa. The Spanish Mi-
nister had threatened a bombardment of Vera Cruz.
At the Kentucky election Combs obtained a ma-
jority of nearly 26,000 over M'Clarty.
A terrific storm had passed over Proctorsviile.
The water rose 12 feet, and swept away every house
in the place. About 140 lives were lost.
NEW YORK, AUG. 14.
The cotton market is steady, with sales of 1,000
bales. Flour is heavy. Freights moderate.

NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 13.

The cotton market is quiet, and only 350 bales
have been sold to-day. Corn, wheat, and provisions
are active.

(LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO ST. JOHN'S.)
NEW YORK, AUG. 17.
The Great Eastern sailed yesterday for Halifax
and England.

Advices from Mexico state that Miramon's Go-
vernment refuses to accede to the demands of the
Spanish Minister. Juarez has surrendered the
Spanish barque Maria Conception, which the Com-
modore demanded.

The New York cotton-market is firm, and mid-
dling upland is quoted 101 c. to 11c. Stocks are
rather lower. Breadstuffs are heavy. The provi-
sion-market is dull.

NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 16.
The cotton-market is firm.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.
The United States' mail steamer Illinois (of the
Vanderbilt line), Captain P. E. Terry, with mails
from New York of the 11th inst., arrived at Cowes
at 6 a.m., and proceeded to Havre. She had fine
weather during the voyage, with westerly winds.
This vessel brought 149,996 dols. for England, and
767,332 dols. for France, with a good general
cargo, and 67 passenges, of whom 15 were for this
port, and 52 for Ilavie.

The steamer Adriatic, hence on the Ist, arrived
at New York on the morning of tho 11th ; and the
ship William Tell arrived at that port on the af-
ternoon of the same day.
Yesterday the Illinois passed the ship Ocean
Monarch, bound up Channel.
Adviecs are anticipated by the City of Washing-
ton.

THE NEW GAME DUTIES.—By Saturday next,
the Ist of September, the new game licenses are expected to
be taken out. The old license cost £6, and the new duty
is only £3. Under the new law conies (rabbits) are in-
cluded, except in Great Britain, by the proprietors or ser-
Tants, in a warren or enclosed ground, killing the same.