The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-27 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY NIGHT.
The Royal mail steamship Europa arrived. about
midnight with the New York mails of the 14th,
Boston of the 15th, Halifax of the 17th, and tele-
graphic advices from the port first named to the
17th also.
She has brought 79,503 dols. on freight.
The Persia arrived at New York on the 12th,
after one of the most boisterous trips she had ever
experienced.
The steamship City of Washington, hence, passed
Cape Race on the 7th, bound for New York.
The Arabia reached Halifax on the 16th.
In the Senate on the 13th Mr. Clingman (of
North Carolina) offered the following preamble and
resolution :
" Whereas, the President expresses himself in his
Message of 1857 and 1858, in relation to the Clay-
ton-Bulwer Treaty, as follows lam truly sorry
I cannot also inform von that the complications
between Great Britain and the United States, aris-
ing out of the Clayton and Bulwer Treaty of April,
1850, have beep. finally adjusted. At the com-
mencement of your last session I had reason to hope
that, emancipating themselves from further una-
vailing discussions, the two Governments would
proceed to settle the Central American question in
a practical way, alike honourable and satisfactory
to both, and this hope I have not yet abandoned.
In my last annual Message I stated that overtures
had been made by the British Government for this
purpose, in a friendly spirit, which I cordially re-
ciprocated. Their proposal was to withdraw these
questions from direct negotiations between the two
Governments, but to accomplish the same object by
negotiation between the British Government and
each of the Central American republics whose ter-
ritorial interests are immediately involved. The
settlement was to be made in accordance with the
general interpretation placed upon the Clayton and
Bulwer Treaty by the United States, with certain
modifications. As negotiations are still pending
upon this basis it would not be proper for me now
to communicate their present condition A final
settlement of these questions is greatly to be desired,
as this would wipe out the last remaining subject
of dispute between the two countries.' And;
whereas said treaty contains stipulations in direct
hostility to the cherished policy and future welfare
of the United States, and calculated to operate
adversely to the independent action of this Republic
in the line of duty which mafbecome imperative
to adopt in regulating and controlling the
-affairs of the Central American States, and that
consequently the abrogation of said treaty is
demanded alike by the honour and interests
of the Union ; therefore—Resolved--That
the President be requested to communicate
any correspondence with Great Britain and Nica-
ragua with respect to the termination or preserva-
tion of the treaty."
Mr. Clingman spoke at length, but the resolution
was laid over while negotiations are pending. On
the 14th various memorials were presented, the
only one of public interest being that of T. Horsford
Smith, asking to be allowed to import iron steam-
ships, duty free, for his New York coasting lines.
It was referred to the Committee on Finance.

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of
Representatives had unanimously agreed on a re-
solution of inquiry relative to the recent visit of
British officers to the steamer Washington.
A telegram from New Orleans, dated the 13th,
says