The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-19 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM SHIP ARABIA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
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The Cunard steam-ship Arabia, Captain James
Stone, arrived in the Mersey at eight o'clock this
morning, from Boston and Halifax, with 143 pas-
sengers and 190,570/. sterling in specie on freight.
The Arabia sailed from Boston at noon on the 7th
instant, and from Halifax on the 9th instant.
The steam-ship Edinburgh arrived at New York,
from Glasgow, on the 4th instant; and the Royal
mail-steamer America arrived at Halifax on the
7th inst., from Liverpool on the 26th ult.
The Arabia passed a large screw-steamer, bound
west, on the 13th inst.
The New York _Herald of the 6th instant says
—"lt is stated upon good authority that the Ad-
ministration is prepared to recognise the Rivas-
Walker Government and receive the new Minister
from Nicaragua, Padre Vigily, who has probably
ere this reached the capital."
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Trib?lne, writing on the sth of May, says :—"Mr.
Crampton has said to a foreign Minister here, that
the reply of the British Government to Secretary
Marcy's demand will not be as satisfactory as the
United States expect. If this opinion be well
founded, it is not improbable that he may have his
passports at an early day, as the answer is expected
by the next arrival."
The Boston Evening Traveller of the sth instant
publishes a letter from the Hon. S. G. Haven,
formerly law partner of Mr. Fillmore, and now
member of Congress, dated April 13; in which he
states that no ground exists for the report that
Mr. Fillmore will decline the American nomination.
On the contrary, Mr. Haven shows from the cor-
respondence of Mr. Fillmore that he is disposed to
accept the nomination ; and Mr. Haven gives it as
his opinion that ho will do so.
New Orleans papers contain Mr. Soule's speech
on Central American affairs, in which Mr. Soule
pledged his honour that the Nicaraguan Govern-
ment would be acknowledged by that of Washing-
ton, and he professed to know that such would be
the fact. He proposed to raise a loan for Walker.
The United States mail steam-ship Black War-
rior, from New Orleans the 27th, and Havana the
evening of the 39th, arrived at New York on the
sth. Nothing of political or commercial interest
to report. The city still healthy.
There were no foreign vessels of war in the har-
bour of Havana.

COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK, MAY 6, 1856.
There has been much agitation in our stock market.
The large shipments during the week, and tho with-
drawal of some of the country 1-alanc,.s, have caused
our banks to reduce their licos of discount and loans, at
a moment when speculation had awakened to more ac-
tivity. This measure on the part cf the banks has
caused among operators a want of money which com-
pelled force,l sales, resulting in a heavy fall in most of the
Railroad Stocks, and especially those which had been the
ohj,•et of speeu'ation. This e'epression ‘173, followed by
a reac,i.,n, nevertheless, quotations t,how a general de-
cline of last week's pr!ces. State Stocks have been but
little affected by the rn‘vement. Exchange on LoLdon,
1091 to 110 Paris 5 181 to 15 HI:

Cottln—The market con'iuu•-s dull and heavy at a
decline of c. ; sales of 1,200 bales at the following
quotations : Ordinary, 9. ; middling 10:1 to 11 ;
middling, lair, 11'8'- to 12 ; fair, 11i to 13.
Flour an.l Most.—Toe inquiry is moderate for Western
Canal Flour, and prices of the low grades are 12:1,c.
easier ; the arrivals are larger, and the desire to sell
more apparent. Shippers are purchasing sparingly,
mainly of the low grades of Ohio extra. The Eastern
inquiry is not so active to-day.
Grain.--In Wheat there is a good business doing,
mainly for export, at steady prices. Rye is better an
in fair demand ; Fales of 3,500 bushels at 80c. f
Northern. Oats are lower at the close, and unsettled .
Corn is without important change ; and demand is no t
very active, and the supply of good shipping qualities
is light.

DEATH OF LORD ADOLPHUS
FITZGLARENCE.

We regret to have to record t!,.e death of Rear-Admiral
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, who expired at half•past
10 o'clock on Saturday night, at Newburgh Park, the
seat of Sir George Wombwell, in Yorkshire.
The noble and gallant lord since the paralytic attack
by which he was struck on Thursday, never rallied, and
from the first his medical attendants held out no hope of
his recovery, his frame being much enfeebled by his re-
cent severe and protracted illness. General and Lady
Mary Fox, and Lord F. G. Hallyburton, were with their
relative at his dissolution, which took place without the
least apparent pain, Doctors Babington and Simpson,
and Mr. Ash, the medical gentlemen in attendance, and
Sir G. Wombwell were also present on the mournful
oocaeion.
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence was third son of his late
Majesty William IV., by Mrs. Jordan. He was born
18th Feb., 1802. His lordship entered the navy soon
alter he had completed his 16th year, as midshipman, on
board the Spartan, 46, Captain W. F. Wise, C.B. He
was made a lieutenant, 23d April, 1821, and appointed
to the Euryalus, 42, that year. On being made cora-
rnarder, 17th May, 1823, in December that year he was
appointed to the Brisk sloop, in the North Sea, but Yeas
removed to the Redwing in February following. The
gallant officer was promoted to the rank of post captain
24th Dec., 1824, and in Feb., 1826, he was appointed
to command the Ariadne, 26, in the Mediterranean. In
July, 1828. he was appointed to the Challenger, and
conveyed the la•e Earl of Dalhousie, late Governor-
G-neral of Canada, from Quebec to England ; and sub-
sequently, in 1828, took that nobleman in the Pallas, 42,
as Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, and also the
Lord Bi-hep of Calcuttato Bengal,after which he brought
1 home Gen. Viecnunt Comberm re and his staff. Atter his
lather ascended, the throne he was made captain of the
Royal George yacht. He was also made Greona of the
Robes to his late Majesty, with the rank of Groom of the
Bedchamber, and wes shertly after ad vanced, with the other
children of the King by Mn. Jordan, to the rank of a
marquis's younger son. In January, 1833, he was made
a Lord of the Bedchamber to the Sine., and for a time
held the offices of deputy-ranger iif Bushy•park and of
Windsor Home-park. Lord Adolphus continued to hold
the command of the royal yacht until he obtained hie
flag rank of rear-admiral, Sept. 17, 1853, when in Dec.
of that year he was succeeded in the command of her
Majesty's yacht by Captain the Hoe. J. Denman.
Lr 1832 his lordship conveyed to the late King of
Prussia a beautiful miniature frigate, a present from
William IV., and was ern that occaaion crested a Knight
of the Red Eagle of Prussia of the first class. He was
also a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian
Guelphic Order, to which he was nominated Feb. 24,
1832.
By the melancholy event the families of the Earl and
Countess of Munster, Lord Frederick and Lady Augusta
Gordon Hallyburton, Lord and Lady de Lisle and Dud-
ley, Viscount and Viscountess Campden, the Earl and
Countess of Erroll, Lady F. Fitzclarence, General and
Lady Mary FoN, ar© p!aced iu Llouruing.