The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-04 00:00:00

AMERICA.

1 LIVERPOOL, JAN. 4.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Europa has arrived,
with advises from New York to the 23d ult., and
$2,337,742 in specie on freight.
The Adriatic arrived at New York on the 21st.
Tho Europa passed the Persia on the 24th.
The Senate had passed a Bill authorising the
issue of $20,000,000 of Treasury notes. The opera-
tion of the Act is limited to one-year, and notes of
a less denomination than 100 dollars are prohibited.
A resolution calling for all correspondence with
reference to alleged losses by the bombardment of
Greytown was adopted.
The Senate iu executive session confirmed the
appointment of Mr. Lamar, of Texas, as Minister
to Central America.
Mr. Douglas, in the Senate, and Mr. Banks, in
the House, introduced bills authorising the people
of Kansas to form a State Government.
Orders had been issued to the Federal officers at
the South to stop all vessels bound for-the relief of
Walker, and also to arrest the steamer Fashion.
The frigate Jamestown bad been ordered to Grey-
town. Captain Chatard, of the Saratoga, was to
be superseded for allowing Walker to laud.
At Mobile a revenue cutter fire 1 into a new
steamer under the impression that she was a Fili•
bustering vessel.
Gores nor Walker, of Kansas, sent in his resigna•
tion.

There was a doubtful report from Kansas that
General Lane has been shot by a Government
officid at Lecompton in a disturbance at Fort Scott
Several lives were lost. Some troops had been de-
spatched to quell the otithre'llit.
There was a runio :r that the depot at Fort Ela-
vamire had been threatened by the Mormons, and
that two companies of the United States' expedition
had met with a reverse.
From Havanuah wo learn that trade was very
dull and money exceediugly scarce, at enormous
interest. Sugars had slightly advanced. Some of
the now crop, which was expected to be unusually
large, had been sent to market. Two American
vessels had landed cargoes of negroes.
Exchange on London was quoted at 14 per cent.
Advices from Yucatan state the revolution in
Campeachy had been suppressed.
A vessel had been seized at Now York on suspi-
cion of being a slaver.
The A' cif; York Courier and Enquirer says :
" Notwithstanding the favourable Bank state-
ment of the past week there is a general indisposi-
tion to commence again the active operations of
trade until a decisive change takes place for the
better abroad. This conservative policy prevents
shipment, and also keeps the exchange•market un-
settled. Exchange on London is quoted at 1081 to
1091 for 60 days, 111 i to 1114 for short sight.
" Depressing causes continue to act upon the
stock-market, and the quotations of to-day show
the same small but steady decline that has taken
place every day for the past week.
The latest quotations are as follows :—Missouri
Sixes, 791 ; New York Central Shares, 74 ; New
York and Erie Shares, 17i ; Reading Railroad
Shares, 531; Michigan Southern Shares, 19k; Clev-
land and Toledo Shares, 41i ; Panama Railroad
Shares, 94 ; Illinois Central Shares, 89 ; Illinois
Central Bonds, 85; Chicago and R.I. Shares, 73k;
Milwauke and Missouri, 26 ; Galena and Chicago,
72i La Crosse, 10i; Michigan Southern New Stock,
83i ; Delaware and Hudson, 1081 ; Cumberland,
91. ),

The New York Shipping List says
:--
"The asp-ct of financial affairs continues to
brighten. Money is daily becoming more and more
abundant. Confidence s strengthening, and, ge-
neral trade being paralysed, capitalists are earnestly
soliciting good commercial paper at comparatively
low rates of intere,ts—viz., 7 per cent. for choice
signatures with 60 days' maturities ; 9 to 10 per
cent. for prime three to six months' notes ; 10 to 12
per cent. for fair endorsed and good single paper,
and 5.t0 7 per cent. on call.

"The heaping lib of idcal capital in the form of
gold and silver at the banks, es shown by the enor-
mous balance, nearly 28,000,000 dols., in last
week's statement, we cannot bui consider an evil.
The other points of the Bank Statement are favour-
able, there being an increase of 685,000 odd dols. in
loans, a gain of 800,000 odd dols. in deposits, and
a small decrease in circulation.

"Suspension of specie payments by the banks of
Georgia, South Carolina, and illsibam4 has at length
bEnu legalised by the Legislatures of those States."
Ashes were very dull, with an accumulating
stock.

Cotton tended downwards ; the demand was con-
fined to the wants of home spinners. Middling
Uplands was quotcd at 10k.
There was considerable depression in flour, and
prices had declined 25 cents.; there was little or no
expo' t demand.
The business in wheat was extremely light, at a
decline of sc. to 10c.
Iron was dull at a decline.
A firm demand for molasses and sugar at steady
prices.

Turpentine quiet.
Provisions dull and drooping. Rice dull. Tal-
low firm. Tobacco firmer.
Freights very dull.
The steam-ships North Star arid Borusia had
arrived at New York.