The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-23 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid Gazette of the 18th contains a royal
decree, which transfers the contr(l of public
libraries from the department of Public Works to
that of Public Irstructic,n, and which orders that a
collection of the archives of the kingdom, of the
military orders, and of other institution 4, shall be
made in a spacious building in the capital. The
decree also enacts that a junta shall be formed for
watching over the libraries and archives, and that
M. Lafueute shall be president of it. The Espana
says that M. Bermudez de Castro and M. Bertran
de Lis, both ex-Ministers, intend, from private
reasons, to resign their posts in the Council of
State. The Leon Espanol announces that several
other councillors intend to resign in order not to
act with the new cabinet.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 23.

The City of Baltimore has arrived with advices
rom Halifax t 3 the 11th inst. and about $79,000.
The Africa had arrived out.

Her Majesty's steamer Styx arrived at Halifax
o❑ the 9zh inst.

The papers brought by this vessel are tJtally
devoid of political or commercial intelligence.
On the 15th, at 4 a.m., the City of Baltimore
passed a screw steamer, supposed to be the Kan
garoo, bound west ; on the 16th, at 5 a.m., a four-
mas!ed screw steamer, standing west ; on the 21st
the Eag,le, bound east ; and on the 22d the Emma,
of Charleston, bound inwards.
(LATER DY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX.)
NEW YORK, JULY 10.
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We have received advices from Mexico to the
6th inst. On the 18th of June an earthquake was
severely felt in Mexico, and upwards of 50 persons
lost their lives.

The British and Fiench Ministers have advised
the payment of the forced loan under protest, but
Mr. Forsyth gave the proposal his decided opposi-
tion, and demanded his passports, and awaits in-
structions from the United States' (.13vernment.
Galena Vidalia was mqrching on the capital.
NEW ORLEANS, JULY 9.

Our cotton-market is very dull and prices are
easier, althoNh quotations are nominally un-
elung(d. The sales of the week amount to 7,000
bales.

Tile steamship Fulton, from Southampt3n, was
ntercepted. off Cape Race on the 10th inst., and
ler news telegraphed to New York. •

SEIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Ti.o Pii3cida the Monmouth, and the Athena, from
Liverpool, and the Nebraska, from Glasgow, were at
ILthfax.
The Onward, from Gla=gow, was at Providence.
Toe Vigo, hence icr New York, was cif Qieenstown
at 6 p.m. on the 22.1.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM SHIP ARIEL.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTLIA:',IPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.
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By the seam ship Ariel, Csp'ain Ludlow, we
have New York advises to the 10th, but the news
is unintereiling. She brings 200 passengers ;no
specie for England, but 563,9001. for France.
Commander Page is to command the naval force
to be despa'ched ti Paraguay.
General Harney was ordered to return to St.
Louis, unless the Mormons offered opposition to
the advance of the army into Salt Lake Valley, and
if any hostility was offered the whole force would
operate apinst them, as originally designed.
The steamship Africa, from Liverpool, arrived
out on the Bth ; and the Edinburgh, from Glas-
gow., on the 9th.
Business in exchange was moderate on the 9th,
and rates on month rather irregular. Bank and
Bank signatures, mg to ; storks gained strength-
considerably. S3l s were made on the Bth at rather
lower prices' but on the following day the market
rallied, and pricf.s of all kinds had a ri,ing tone.
Demand quite free for New York Cen'ral at 81 to
84 closing 84 hid ; Rook Island a:lvauced at
close to 75.1 ; Michigan Cantral to 59.11. States
Stocks mo about $200,000 in New York
Fives, at 103, Ohios of 1886 at 106,12 ; and Vir-
ginians at about 921- were taken privately.
Cot'on market cl,sed firm. Sales on month eua-
bra-ed. about 3,000 bales, on the basis of abort:.
I'2 c. per lb. for middling. Uplands flour steady
for fresh ground samples ; common grades henry,
wi,hout change in prices ; prime wheat firm, and
inferior qualities heavy ; irregular provi-
sions in fair demand. Coffee, rice, and sugars in
good request ; more activity iu naval stores and
oil, and less in freights.