The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-06 00:00:00

Our cotton market is quiet, the sales of the past
two days amounting to only 1,000 bales. Prices are
not lower, but the tendecy is downward. The mar-
ket for flour is dull, and prices have declined 20 to
15 cents, per barrel, I'Vheat also has a drooping
tendency, and the quotations are 2 to 4 cents. per
bushel lower. Indian Corn is steady, at the quota-
tions advised per mail. Provisions generally exhibit
no change of moment, and the demand is steady.
The stock market shows no material change.
Messrs. Neill Brothers and Co. report as 0. sup-
plement to their circular that the cotton markets
generally are firmer, owing probably to the light
receipts and the lateness of the new crop. Their
accounts represent the worms as causing some de-
struction among the growing plants.

NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 25.
Our cotton market is slightly easier to-day, but
without actual change in prices. The sales of the
two past days were 1,000 bales.

HALIFAX, AUG. 26.
Her Majesty's steamer Gorgon arrived here thii
evening from Newfoundland.

THE NAVY.

Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam tender Banshee
received a corporal and 7.privates of Royal Marine
Light Infantry for temporary service, and sailed
from Woolwich on Saturday to embark the Royal
commissioners appointed to inquire into the sub-
ject of harbours of refuge on the coast of Scotland.

- Her Majesty's screw frigate Euryalus, 51, Capt.
Tarleton, C. 8., arrived in Portland Harbour at
noon on Friday.. The gunboats Growler and Quail
left on Wednesday last.
. In consequence of the dirty weather from the
southward, Admiral Frein.antle's squadron, con-
sisting of the Orion, Clesar, Brunswick, Renown,
and Racoon, did not sail from Plymouth Sound for
Ireland on Saturday. Preparations are made for
their departure to-day (Monday.)
His Netherlands Majesty's screw steam frigate
Admiral Van Wassanaer, sailed from Plymouth on
Friday evening.
The Archer, 13, screw frigate, Captain John San-
derson, arrived at Spithead on Friday morning from
Antwerp, and saluted the flag of Admiral Sir Geo.
F. Seymour on her arrival.
The Valorous, steam-frigate, Capt. W. C. Aldham,
came into Portsmouth-harbour on Friday morning
to make good defects.
The City of Manchester steam-ship, Captain
Kennedy, which arrived at Portsmouth from the
Cape of Good Hope on Thursday, disembarked the
Royal Engineers at the south jetty in the dockyard
on Friday. The 12th Regiment remain on board,
orders.having been received by the authorities from
the Admiralty to coal the City of Manchester as
soon as possible, on the completion of which she
will proceed round to the Moray Frith and land
the-regiment at Fort George.
The Vivid, 2, paddlewheel steam-vessel, Master
Henry W. Allen, sailed from Portsmouth on Satur-
day afternoon for Woolwich.
The Osborne 1, paddle-wheel steam-yacht, Mas-
ter George H. K. Bower, Commander, sailed from
Portsmouth yesterday morning from the eastward.
• The Rhadamanthus, 4, steam store-ship, Master
Brown, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from Ply-
mouth. _ _ _

The Diadem, 32, screw-frigate, Capt. W. Moor-
son, C. 8., sailed from Spithead yesterday forenoon
for Plymouth to join the Channel squadron. She is
expected to be away about a month, and on her re-
turn* is to come into harbour to be fitted with her
proper masts. Those she . has at present are only
jury masts.
The Victor Emmanuel, 91, screw, Captain James
Wilcox, is expected to sail from Spithead to-mor-
row to join the Channel squadron.