The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-09 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 8.

The screw-steamer North American has arrived
from Poitland, Canada, with advices to the 27th
ultimo, and from New-York, by telegraph, to the
26th ultimo.

The Royal Mal steam-:hip Niagara, hence, bad
arrived at Bmton.

The Senate had adjourned until the 29th ult.
The House of Representatives had been officially
informed of the passage of the Kansas Bill. The
debate upon it had been adjourned.
Colonel Lnkbridge had confirmed a statement
that he was going to leave New Orl.ans for Texas
on the 24th ult., with the intention of revolution-
ising Northern Mexico.

A German banker, named Ferdinand Atleder,
had been captured at New York, charged with be-
ing a defaulter to the amount of 400,000 dollars
from the city of Stuttgart, G-armany, where he was
one of the firm of Atleder and Reiss, bankers. He
had been lodged in gaol to await the action of the
United States' authorities.
The steamship Moses Taylor had arrived at New
York from Aspinwall, with $1,403,749 in specie.
Her trip was the quickest on record. For a fort-
night the weather had been remarkably fine
throughout the State of California. The crops
were very flourishing and the miners prosperous,
and in many instances doing well. In Grass
Valley, Placer county,
Michael Bierman, the late
president of the Mount Elope Quar z Mining Com-
pany, bad killed himself, wife, and three children.
Dr. Bates, tried at Auburn, Placer county, on a
charge of having abstracted $48,000 from the State
Treasury, bad been acquitted.
A meeting of the Ft each residents of San Fran-
cisco bad been held and an address signed expres-
-sive of their feelings in refereed fn the Emperor's
escape from assassination.

The San Francisco market was quiet and dull.
General Lama had been formally received by
the Government of Nicaragua.
On the 26th, in the New York market, money
could be obtained on good securities at 4 to 6 per
cent. on call. In sterling exchange a moderate
business was done at 107 t.
The stock market at the second Board was firmer,
and closed as follows :—Virginia Sixes, 91 ; Erie
Railroad, 241.; New York Central Railroad, 881 ;
Hudson River Railroad, 27i ; La Crosse and Mil-
wankie Railroad, 91 ; Galena and Chicago Rail-
road, 90i ; Reading Railroad, 52i ; Michigan
Southern Railroad, 20i ; do. preference, 46 ;
Illinois Central Railroad, 93 ; Cleveland and Pit's-
burg Railroad, 15 ; Cleveland and Toledo, 451 ;
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 75.
Cotton unsettled on the receipt of the Niagara's
advices.

State and Western flour dull and heavy. South-
ern heavy. Wheat dull. Corn firm. Beef steady.
Pork firm. Lard firm. Butter dull. Sugars low,
and very dull. Tallow firm. Freights to Liver-
pool dull.

NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 26.
Cotton declined ic. to lc. on the receipt of the
Niagara's news. Sales for the week, 62,500 bales ;
receipts, 56,000. Receipt at the port as compared
with last year, 32,000 bales short ; ditto at all
Southern ports, 32,000 bales. Sterling exchange,
1051.

Advices from Peru report that Vivanco, of er
shelling the town, landed his troops and captured
Arica ; half the town was in ruins- He had with-
drawn his troops from Iquique.
The Josiah L. Hale, the Philadelphia, and the
Junita, all from Liverpool, had arrived at Phila-
delphia ; the Fame, from Liverpool, at Castries ;
the Corn. Linn, frown Glasgow, at Eastport ; the
Spartan, from Liverpool, at Providence ; the F.
W. Brune, the Moonlight, and the Admiral, from
Liverpool, at Baltimore ; the Dictator, the Arno,
the William Lord, and the Juniper, from Liver-
pool, a., New Orleans; the Muscongus, from Liver-
pool, at Charleston.
The Scotia, from Liverpool, for Baltimore, was
off Hog Island, Chesapeake-bay, March 24 ; the
Oswego, from Liverpool, for Savannah, off Charles-
ton,alve ne; h
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become a total wreck.

BANK OF FRANCE.

The following is the monthly debtor and creditor
account of the Bank of France, made up to yester-
day (Thursday) :

DR.

_. Fr. c.
Capital
91,250,000 -
Ditto, New
91,250,000
Profits in addition to Capital 1,435 505 74
Reserve fund 12,980,750 14
Ditto, New ..............................
Reserve inanobiliere 4,000,000
Notes to bearer, in circulation
Do. of branch banks
Do. to order (Poet bills)
Bills payable at sight
Account-current of Treasury Creditor 92,886 752 115
Various accounts-current
Do. branch banks 27,574,606
Dividends to be paid
Discount, interest, and expenses
Charge for safe keeping of securities 7,656,077 68
Re-discounts of the last half-year
Overdue bills
Sundries

3,137,129 19

1,073,18G,289 92

Cash and i Ult.
ngots 158,702,216 85
Cash at the branch banks
Bills due yesterday to be paid to•day— 524,968 2
Bills becoming due in Paris
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coin and ingots
Do. in the branch banks
Do. on public securities of France 25,632,200
Do. in the branch banks
Do. on railway shares and bonds 66,910,858 38
Do. in the branch banks
a). on Credit Foncier Scrip 338 900
Do. on Branch Banks Scrip ... 100,700
Do. to the State by treaty of
June 30, 1848
Rentes of the reserve fund 12,980,750 14
Rentes of disposable funds
New Shares, not .ettled
Hotel and furniture of the Bank
Real property of branch banks 5,687,309
Expenses of administration 1,167,988 16
Premiums on the purchase of matieres
Sundr:es .

3,327,947 33

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Tha following annual changes of the Horse Guards
took place on 'Wednesday last :—The Ist Regiment
of Life Guards, from the Regent's-park Barracks to
Knightsbridge ; the 2d Regiment of Life Guards,
from Knightsbridge to Windsor ; the Royal Horse
Guards, from Windsor to Regent's-park Barracks.

A large number i
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sent employed in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich,
oannifottohicueenhste°janfvgdyisotmuo tstanding orders for the coast defences,
, which had accumulated in arrears during the late
war, and on which many extra hands have been
engaged for some months past. Four hundred men
are ordered to be dismissed from the Royal car-
riage department during the present month, 50
labourers from the military store department, and
a corresponding number from the Laboratory and
gun and shell factories. A series of experiments
has been carried on since the opening of the
new standard iron gun factory, in which a number
of guns have been cast from a fusion of various
foreign and British scraps of iron. The result ob-
tained up to the present moment has failed in pro-
ducing the complete success anticipated. The
temper of the metal has in each case offered so
much resistance under the machinery that the pro-
cess of turning and boringcould not be accomplished,
and several have broken under the attempt. The
guns, on being removed from the casting mould,
presented the appearance of being perfect. They
will now be broken up and recast, with a due ad-
mixture of other metals, so as to soften the sub-
stance.
Orders were received yesterday by Colonel H.
Eyre, the'Cotninandant at Chatham, directing that
reinforcements of officers and men for-the Bth (the
King's) and 19th Regiments are to be held in readi-
ness to embark on board the East India Company's
steamer Asia for Calcutta.
Yesterday a large party of convalescent troops,
belonging to the 59th Regiment, left St. Mary's
invalid depot, Chatham, under the command of
Lieut. C. E. L. Bluett, and proceeded to Ireland,
for the purpose of joining their depot companies at
Athlone.
The Aid and Duck freight:ships have commenced
taking in war stores at Chatham Dockyard, for
Portsmouth, Devonport, and Pembroke.
The Ruby gunboat (tender to the Cornwallis),
Lieutenant-Commander James T. Pringle, left
Sheerness yesterday at 6 a.m. for Hull.
The Louisa gunboat (tender to the Pembroke)
proceeded from Sheerness on Wednesday on a trial
trip of her machinery after undergoing repairs.
Her average speed exceeded eight knots per hour,
her average revolutions were 150 per minute, and
her average steam pressure was 551 b. on the square
inch. The trial was in every respect satisfactory.
The Edinburgh, 61 guns, at Sheerness, has had
her compasses adjusted, preparatory to her depar-
ture for Leilh on Coastguard service.
The crew of the Formidable, 81 guns, at Sheer-
ness, were paid off from that ship yesterday, and
transferred to the Royal George, under the com-
mand of Captain-Superintendent John 0. Fitz-
gerald. A portion of the crew were granted leave
of absence.

Her Majesty's store transport Dee, Thomas C.
Pullen master in charge, sailed from Wo3lwich
yesterday morning, laden with steam gear for De-
vonport.
Sir John Pakington, M.P., First Lord of the
Admiralty, Vice-Admiral Martin, L,rd. Lovable,
1/1.P., the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, M.P.
principal Secretary, and Admiral Sir Baldwin
IWalker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the Navy, cousti-
Ituting a Board of Admiralty, arrived at Ports-
6iouth yesterday morning at 11.15, on a visit of
inspection. On arrival, their lordships were joined
by Colonel Greene, director of engineering and
,architectural works to the Board, and his assistant, •
Mr. Scamp. The flag-lieutenant to the Port Ad-
miral, Mr. Malcolm, received the Board at the
!terminus, and Sir George Seymour's carriage con- •
!Nreyed them to the Admiralty house, where the
gallant Commander-m-Chief entertained them at
breakfast. The Illustrious training ship, Capt. IL
Harris, hoisted the Admiralty flag on their arrival
within the port, and the Blenheim, Captain the
Hon. G. F. Hartrup, C.B. (Port Admiral's
flag-ship pro teen.), saluted it with 19 guns.
After breakfast the Admiralty barge conveyed the
Board to the landing stage at Haslar, whence they
proceeded to thegunboat berthing-ground adjacent,
the gunboats and their speedy and effective launch-
ing and equipment constituting the chief object of
their Lordships' visit. Here they were joined by
his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, who has taken
much interest in witnessing the gunboat experi-
ments in housing, launching, &c. Mr. Humphreys,
of the firm of Humphreys and Tennant, of Dept-
ford, who manufactured the machinery in use at
this stupendous new establishment at Haslar,
ar-
rived from London with the Board of Admiralty to
point out the character and capabilities of the ap-
paratus, and superintend the working for the
Board's inspection. Their Lordships ordered that a
traversing cradle should be pushed up under a
gunboat, the vessel blocked on it, then drawn
down by the endless screw (before described) on
to the transverse rails ; the locomotive was then
started and drove it to the launching slip, when
the endle,:s screw was again brought into
operation and the gunboat forced ou the
launching cradle to the water's edge—a pro-
cess which only occupied the small space of 35
minutes. She was then returned to her place in
the shed in the same mannEr. The First Lord
made minute inquiries into the procedure, as the
question of speedy gunboat preparation for service
is the end iu view in making these experitnente
The Board remained at the gunboat ground, with
Prince Alfred, about one hour and a half ; after
which they proceeded to the Royal Marine Light
Infantry head-quarters at Forton to inspect the
premises and water supply, which, it will be re-
membered, was corrupted so seriously some short
time since as to lead to much sickness and several
deaths. From Forton their lordships returned to
the dockyard and transacted other business, and
finally to the George Hotel. Sir George Seymour,
K.C.8., entertained them in tt.e evening at the
Admiralty-house.
The Osborne, Admiralty steam yacht, Master
Commander Bowes, left Portsmouth on Wednes-
day for Lisbon on " particular service."
The Termagant, 24, seam frigate, was docked
on Wednesday at Portsmouth for repairs.
The Blenheim, GO, Captain F. Scott, C.B.,
was
swung in Portsmouth harbour on Wednesday for
the re-adjustment of her compasses prior to going
to Spith -ad.
Tue Hannibal, 91, Captain the Hon. G. F. Hart-
ness, C.B. ; the Blenheim, GO, and the Illustrious,
training ship, got up lower yards and topmasts
yesterday naerning for the summer.
The riggers and men of the Royal steam yachts
have been granted an increase of pay and pension
by the Lords of the Admiralty. The pay has been
increased 3d. per day, commencing from the Ist
inst., and the scale of pension is to be the same as
the sailmakers'-241. per annum, instead of 201.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :
Commander W. Swinburn, to the Childers, vice
Hickley, promoted ; Lieut. W. C. Chapman, to
command the Swiftsure, vie) Campbell, promoted ;
Lieut. 0. J. Wrey, to command the Kazer, vice
Whyte, promoted ; Lieut. Stratford Tuke, to the
Excellent ; James Stevenson, acting assistant-
surgeon, to the Eagle ; Thomas Watertield, assis-
tant paymaster, to the Victory.

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