The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-01 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

A letter from TtiTir; of the 25th ult., in the
Univers, makes the fol'owing remarks on the affair
of the Cagliari :
" The question of the Cagliari, which in France is sup •
posed to be settled, enters, on the contrary, on a new
phase. The question is to know what the Sardinian
Government is about to do with regard to the indemnities
which she lias naturally a right to claim, since England
has obtained them for herself. On the arrival of the
Cagliari and of the crew, there was no manifestation on
the part of the public, and there was no cause for cele-
brating the triumph of Sardinia in the matter. Every
one well understood that the King of Naples has only
yielded to England, and things were s eviden'ly con-
certed heron hand with Austria that there was absolutely
nothing fortuitous in the whale affair. Everything was
prepared between Austria, Nagle •, and England.
The separation, however, which hay been made in the
quee,ion of indernitie3 allows a serious difficulty
to exist, and may revive the discession. It is
England who is principle has required this separa-
tion, and Count de Cavour was obliged to consent
to it out of consideration to that power. Now he
has to decide whether he is to follow up his claims on
account of Piedmont. Yesterday the Government con-
voked the diplomatic commission attached to the Minis-
try of Foreign Affairs, to as's its opinion on the question
as to whether it is to maintain the demand for indemnity,
and whether in consequence of its isolation it will be pro-
per to engage in fresh complications. The commission
postponed its decision for two days. It is thought that
it will declare in the affirmative, and in that case you
may readily forsee what will take place. A fresh
note will be sent to Naples ; a haughty and nega•
tive reply will be given by the King ; a second simi-
lar note will probably be dispatched, and the question
will again remain in dispute. Nevertheless, if the Sar-
dinian Government persists in claiming the indemnity,
and the King of Naples replies by a refusal, Sardinia will
be ander the necessity of proposing a mediating or of
having recourse to force. In the former case, England
would expose herself to be condemned after a decision has
been already come to, fur if it establehed by arbi-
tration that Piedmont has no right to an indemnity, it
will apparently result that th 3 indemnity accorded to
England was also undue. In the latter c s England,
having declared that a rupturs between the two Italian
States might light up a general war, could not reproach
Sardinia with being the cause of it, for she would have
recognised beforehand the justice of that power's claims.
This is the state in which the matter now stands."

Dr. Lyon Rayfair, C,8., was elected, last Monday,
by the town council of Edinburgh to the professorship
cf chemistry in that university, rendered vacant by the
death of Dr. Gregory.
ELECTION OF A SCOTCH REPRESENTATIVE PEER.—The
vacancy ninong the representative peers of Scotland,
caused by the death of the Earl of Morton, was yesterday
filled up by the election of the Earl of Caithness. Thi,,
choice does credit to the Scotch peers, were it only as
showing that they are inclined to depart from the custom
of electing representatives mainly on the ground of the
violence of their party epirit or the obsole'eness of their
political opinions. Lord Caithness, though not a strong
po'iticiau, is an amiable and accomplished nobleman,
whose uprightness, candour, and natural tendencios,
while enabling him to do credit to his order, will pre-
vent him being forgetful of the people and of public
ppinion.77scotpt

AMERICA.
(Ey ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING.
The North Star, steamer, Captain Jones, has ar-
rived with New York advices to the 19th ult.

She brings 69 yassengers and 1,220 dole. for
Southampton, also 81 passengers and 16,050 doll.
for Havre.

The Senate finally adjourned on the 16th, after
adopting the resolutions reported by the Commit-
tee on Foreign Affairs respecting the alleged
British azgressious on American vessels.
The Saxoniasteamer, from Southampton, arrived
at New York on the 17th.

The Mormon abandonment of Salt Lake City is
confirmed, but they intended to rendezvous at
Orovo City, and fortify it against the Government
troops. General Johnston was expected to com-
mence a forward movement. The Peace Commis-
sioners had reached the camp.
Further accounts of the loss of the Mississippi,
steamer, from Philadelphia, give the estimated
number of persons lost and missing at 200, and a
large number cf others as having sustained in
juries.

Great destruction of life and property is reported
by the heavy freshet at the west.
Mexican advices report that Sonora is in a state
of complete anarchy. Guayama wag unsuccest-fully
besieged for a week by 2,000 Indians ; whole
villages had been burned and the population
murdered. Santa Cruz de Mayo had been entered
by the Indians, and every man killed, the women
and children confined in a church and burned with
the rest of the town.

A battle had been fought on the plain of El
Saucoto, between Pesquirear and Gaudara, in
which the latter was defeated and killed. The
former had pronounced in favour of Juarez.
Sales efootton at New York on the 18th amounted
to 2,600 bales at full prices. Flour and wheat more
freely offered at reduced rates, with a fair demand;
corn scarce, and needed; pork depressed; sugars in
better demand.

Freights rather more active, without change of
moment in rates.

Tee demand for money continues moderate.
Prime four months' paper held for 4 to 4i per cent.
The range of quotation for 60 days to four months
was 4to 5 per cent. No export demand for bullion.
Exchange on England, 1091 to 1098 ; transac-
tions in stock were more varied and spirited than
for some days. Buyers in,the ascendant. -
The market continued generally firm through the
Second Board, but the closing tone was u❑settled.
New York Central closed at 811 to 811 ; Erie, 16 ;
Reading, 44± ; Galena and Chicago, 82 to 821 ;
Rock Island, 71i ; Illinois Central, 82 ; State
Stocks generally firm ; Missouri is in active de-
mand. at 862 ; other descriptions scarce.

CANADA.

LIVERPOOL, THUR S DAY MORNING.

The steamship Indian has arrived, with advices
from Canada to the 19th ult. She brings a small
amount of specie, 125 passengers, and 450 rank
and the of the 100th or Prince of Wales' Royal
Canadian Regiment.
The Indian experienced moderate winds from the
west and north east. On the 24th she passed the
American ship Harvest Queen and a Royal Mail
s•eamer, supposed to be the Arabia; and ou the
29zh exchanged signals with the American barque
Derigo.
The accounts in the Western States from Upper
and Lower Canada tend to produce the impression
for a short grain crop for the coming season.
The unprecedented rains are playing sad havoc
with the prospects of the corn ci ops in ichigan.
NEW YORK, JUNE 18, 6 P.M.
Cotton firm; sales of the three days 6,500 bales
of middling uplands at 11 c. to 11ic. Wheat was
2c. to 3c. lower. Flour dull. Beef unchanged and
unsteady. Pork drooping. Lard firmer. Naval
stores unchanged. Freights declining.
Sterling exchange dull at 1091.
The Great Yazoo Pass, on the Mississippi, near
Memphis, had given way. The water in the river
had in consequence falieu eight or ten feet, and en
the 18th was committing great ravages. It would
deluge the whole Yazoo valley.
NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 17.

Cotton hhs again advanced ie. Tob:Lcco steady.
Freights—cotton to Liverpool, g to 7-16. Sterlicg
exchange, 107 k to 108.
(LATEST BY TELEGRAPI4 VIA RIVIERE DII LOUP.)
NEW I'ORK, JUNE 19, 1 p.m.

Stock-market rather bet er, but inactive. Ster-
ling exchange firmer, closing at 1091 to 109.
Flour sc. to 10c. lower for western. Wheat heavy
and depressed ; for good common steady. Corn
dull and quiet. Sugar very strong. Freights to
Liverpool.—Cotton, Id.; flour, ls. 6d.; grain 4id.
to sd.