The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-21 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.
The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic,
Captain Oliver Eldridge, arrived in the Mersey
this afternoon, with advices from New York to the
Bth inst., 36 passengers, a full cargo of merchan-
dise, and $530,887 iu specie.
The Atlantic was detained at the bar three hours
waiting for water.

She reports the arrival of the•royal mail steam-
ship Canada, hence at Boston.
The election of the lion. James Buchanan to
the Presidency is confirmed.

The following are correct returns as far as ascer-
tained :

THE POPULAR PLURALITIES AND ELECTORAL VOTE.
The P•pular The Electoral
Vote. Vote.
Nov., 1856. Icov., 1856.
Free State 3. Buell. Fillmore. Frem, Biic. Fill. Fre.
Connecticut, 33,774 2,351 40,847 ... 6
California..
Illinois .
Indiana
lowa.

10,000

... 11

10,000

-.-.-• ••• "IP
:.. 5,000 ... ... 4
Maine
Massachnesets 37,373 18,991 102,911 .., ... 13
Michigan
N. Hampshire 21,913 278 24,315 ... .„ 5
New Jersey 33,4;15. 1 8,60 ti. 48,149 --'-`,T7,---rc.-;-
New York-160,065 156,353 -222,016 .. vi.i..
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island 6,563 1,6:&0 11,341 ...
Vermont
Wisconsin

... 23

27 ... 4..
5
5

Total 348,294 199,934 554,187 51 ... 125
Fremont's plurality in Free States. 205,893 ... ... 74
Slave States. Bach. Fillmore. Frein. Buc. Fill. Frc
Alabama 5,000 ...
Arkansas .......
Delaware
Florida 5O t ...
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland 17,077 26,192
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina ... 5,000
Sonth Carolina ... No popular vote.
Temmtsee 5,000
Texas
Virginia ' 15,003

8 ..

Total 108000 26192 112 8 ..
in
Buchanan's majority Slays States 82,243 lO4

THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
November, 1856
..251 Buchanan 163
.. 42 Fremont 125
Fillmore 8
Pierce's majority in 1852 212
Buchanan's majority in 1856 3O
The following will be the political complexion
of the next Senate :
Term commences March 4, 1857 ; end March 3, 1859.
First Sessions opens December, 1857.
John C. Brockinridge.
Aslibury Dickins.

November, 1852
Pierce
Scott

President
Secretary

ALABAMA.
Cle't C. Clay, jr., 8... 1559
Benj. Fitzpatrick, 8... 1861

lIICHIGAN.

Charles E. Stuart, B 1859
Republican 1863

ARKANSAS.
Wm. K. Sebastian, 8... 1859
ltobt. W. Johnson, B. IS6I

MISSOURI.

Democrat ...
Democrat ...

1861
1863

CONNECTICUT.
Lafayette S. roster, 0 lB6l
James Dixon, 0 1863

NEW HAMPSHIftE.
John P. Hale, 0 1859
James Bell, 0

CALIFORNIA.

NEW YORK.

1861
1863

DELAWARE.

WM. H. Seward, F 1861
Republican IBG3

John M. Clayton
Democrat

NEW JERSEY.

FLORIDA.
David Levy Yulee, B 1861
Democrat ' 1863

GEORGIA.
Robert Toombs, B 1859
Alfred Iverson, B lB6l

ILLINOIS.
Stephen A. Douglas, B 1859
Lyman Trumbull, 0... 1863

INDIANA
Democrat

~ 1861
. 1863

Democrat

lOWA.

-- --.
Geo. W. Jones, B 1859
James Harlan. 0

KENTUCKY.

John B. Thompson, B 1859
John J. Crittenden, 0 1861

LOUISIANA.

J. P. Benjamin, B 1859
John 81ide11, B

MAINE.

Wm. P. Payson(len, 0 1859
Republican 1863

MASSACHUSETTS.
Henry Wilson, O 1819
Republican le63

MARYLAND
James A. Pearce, B. 1881
1883

MISSISSIPPI.

Albert G. Brown, B. 1859
Democrat

Buchanan
Opposition
Uncertain

Total .

IWilliam Wright, B 1859
Democrat
NORTH CAROLINA.
David S. Reid, B
Asa Biggs, B lB6l
OHIO. 4r
George E. Pugh, B 18G1
Republican 1863