The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-09 00:00:00

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY NIGHT.
The North Star ha 3 arrived, with the American
mails. She left New York on the 2Gth inst.

Christmas has been kept very riotously in Phila-
delphia, where several fatal aErays have taken
place.
A destructive fire had happened at Buffalo.
The Persia arrived out on the 25th. Her advices
were considered unfavourable, both financially and
commercially.
The Assistant Treasurer at New York had given
notice that he would receive deposits of gold coin
to the amount of three million dollar', for which
Treasury notes bearing 3 percent. interest, would
be given as soon as issued.
It is said that the argument of Mr. Matey against
the French claims in respect of damages by the bom-
bardment of Greytown proved so resistless that no
claim had been made on behalf of Great Britain.

In the New York market-, cotton was dull ; flour
and meal had risen in price.
The transactions in grain have been limited.
Freights are dull. The stock market is also dull,
wi►h a declining tendency.
Many of the cotton factories in Philadelphia
county, which suspended work at the beginning of
the financial crisis, have resumed operations..

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER, FRIDAY.

For the 2,000 Guineas Stakes Clydesdale was sup.
ported at 9 to 2 to win near 2001, 130 to 20 and 180
to 30 was booked about Brother to Marchioness,
against whom offers of the latter price, 6 to 1, were
made several times in hunireds. Lord of Lorn was
much out of favour, 100 to 8 being offered against him
without a response. This horse, we understand, has
been added to the list of geldings. 625 to 25 was laid
against Coxwold, and afterwards offered.
For the Derby, 3,000 to 120 was taken about Cock-
a-doodle-doo, 1510 Ito win upwards of 4001. was taken
about Toxopholite, layers of those odds agit him have
no difficulty in finding eustom-rs. 1,000 to 10 was
taken about Blackthorn. Prices were offered against
several backed.
The following► were the odds at the close

TWO TROUSAND GUINEAS STARES.
9 to 2 agst Clydesdale (taken)
6to 1 ap,.,,t Bro, to Marchioneis (taken and off
100 to 8 agst Lord of Lorn (offered)
25 to 1 agat Cox Nold (taken and offered)
DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Clydesdale (offered)
15 to 1 aget Toxopholite (taken freely)
13 to 1 agst Sedbury (offered)
20 to 1 aget Ditto (4f ,red)
20 to 1 apt Kelpie (offered)
25 to 1 aget Cock-a-doodle-doe (taken)
40 to 1 a2st Bro. to Mary Copp (take 50 to 1)
66 t., 1 apt Cox ,vold ( ffered)
100 to 1 aget Buckthorn (taken)

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—The weekly.
meeting of the Metropolitan B:iard of Works was held
yesterday, at Guildhall. Mr. flows moved, pursuant
to notice, " that a communication be addressed to the
Thanes Conservancy Commission, requesting to be in-
formed whether they will be willing to co-operate with
this board in obtaining parliamentary powers for
effecting the embankment of the Thames within the
metropolitan area." On a division the motion was
negatived. At the lst meeting of the hoard it was
agreed to take the opinion of Mr. Sergeant Bylea and
Sir Fitzroy Kelly as to the liability of the Corporation
of the City of London to contribute towards the 140,000/.
borrowed for the main drainage works. Yesterday
answers were received to the case submitted to them, in
which they gave it as their opinion that the City of
London were not liable to pay any portion of the debt
of 140,0001., but that it must be repaid by that portion
of the metropolis on the security of the district rates
whereof it was borrowed. After some business of minor
interest, the board adjourned.
CAPTURE OF A SLAVER.—Cape of Good Hope, Nov.
27. tier Majeety's etearner Sappho, et ,w in Simon's
Bay, while cruieng on the Weet Coast, fell in with a
Linz(' ship of euepicious appearance, apparently about
1,000 tons borthen, to which she gave chase, and even-
tually drove her on shore on a reef near ace coast. The
ship prevei to ha a ;laver, and as it was iespesible to
get her off the reef, she was burned to the water's edge.
THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN NORFOLK —Yesterday
the inquiry inlo the cause of the death of Mr. John Bell
was 'mined at the Crown Inn, Middleton, Norfolk,
before Mr. T. 1,1. Wilkin, coroner. The only wi'usss
examined was Mr. Joseph Bell, a bl nd gentleman, the
brother of deceaied, whose testimony did not throw any
further light upon the matter. After an address from
the coroner the inquiry was adjourned till Feb, 4,