The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-05 00:00:00

GAETA.

A letter from Gaeta, of the 29th ult., says :
"The siege of Gaeta is a singular affair, as the
Piedmontese persist in not firing. They, however,
appear to be active behind their works. Convoys
are seen passing and repassir.g at great distances
from the fortress. It appears, certain that the
batteries are not ready, or they would be heard.
On the side of the Neapolitans there is less
silence ; as the Queen's, Philipstadt, and other bat-
teries frequently throw shells and bombs ; they
take time to aim, and their projectiles often hit
the mark. Not a day passes but the enemy has
a certain number of wounded. The day before
yesterday the Neapolitan shot stopped one of the
convoys. Three days since a Piedmontese post
having been installed on the bridge over which
the Mola road passes, the battery nearest fired half
a dozen shots, and the Piedmontese soldiers were
seen to retire. Bosco is the soul of all these move-
ments."

AMERICA.

GALWAY, WEDNESDAY.

The Atlantic Royal Mail steamship Prince
Albert, from New Yolk, arrived here this morning.
The Arago was intercepted off Cape Race on the
23d ult.

Her news was telegraphed to New York.
(LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO ST. JOHN'S.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.
The steamships Africa and Palestine, from Liver-
pool, have arrived.
500 Kansas men, under Capt. Montgomery, are
ravaging the Missouri borders, with the avowed
intention of running off all slaves. General Harney
is taking measures for their extermination.
The Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, and
Norfolk banks have suspended. The Charleston
banks have partially stopped payment. The New
York banks are exchanging 5,000,000 dols. extra.
The money market has improved. Stocks, after
undergoing a heavy decline, closed firmer. The
following are the latest quotations :—New York
Central, 76; Illinois, 59 ; Erie, 31.
Cotton dull. Middling upland, 10Ic. to 10,1 c.
Breadstuff firm.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21.
Cotton sales, 9,000 bales. Middling,lol to 10i.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The Tasmanian cannot be repaired. Her cargo,
mails, and passengers, will be transhipped to the
Oneida at daylight, and she will be despatched at
the latter part of this day.

THE FREE NEGROES IN MARYLAND.—In all
the counties in Maryland from which we have received
returns (says the Baltimore American), in which the act
for the enslavement of free negroes was submitted to the
people, the voters have emphatically and signally de-
nounced that unjust and unchristian law. The question
has been met and decided without any reference to party
politics, and the law is defeated by majorities amounting
almost to unanimity. The result is greatly creditable to the
counties in which the vote was taken, and honourable to
the State at large.
ANOTHER COLLISION ON THE NORTH. EASTERN
RAlLWAl:.—Another collision occurred on the North
Eastern. Railway yesterday morning about 7 o'clock,
happily as free as the recent one at Croft from any per-
sonal injury, but betraying the same culpable negligence.
It ap pears that a cattle train from York was shunting near
to 'the junction of the Bedale and Leybourn branch with the
m ain line, near Northallerton, when what is called the
beef" train from Newcastle, suddenly came up at its regu-
' lar-going speed, no intimation of danger having been
given to the driver, either by signal or otherwise, an.d a
collision ensued. Tho shock had the effect of disjointing
several trucks in either train, and prostrating them across
both up and down rails, which were blocked up for some
time. The pas.zenger train from York, which is due at
Darlington at 8 o'clock, did not arrive until nearly 10; ard
that leaving Darlington at 7.10 for York would not reach
its destination until noon. The driver of the shunting
train is blaned for moving on to the main line, absolutely
in contradiction to orders conveyed to him by signal. On
the other hand it is alleged that although the signal had
, for some time been that he should remain stationary on
the shunting line it was suddenly reversed, and therefore he
Was justified in moving on to the main line.