The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-18 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.
The screw steamship Kangaroo, Jeffrey cowman
der, has arrived from New York, with advices to
the 4th inst., one day later, $lO,OOO in specie, and
upwards of 200 passengers.
The screw steamship Edinburgh, from Glasgow,
had arrived at New York. On the Bth inst. the
Kangaroo passed the American ship Simoom,
bound west ; on the 13th, in lat. 51 N., long. 21
W., spoke the steamer Arago, from Southampton ;
on the 15th passed the Coquette, bound east ; and
on the 16th, off Ballycotton, passed the barque
Britain's Pride.

In the Senate the debate upon the Lecompton
message of the President had been at•journed.
The House of Representatives had received the
reports of the Naval Committee upon the action of
Commodore Paulding in capturing the Filibusters.
The majority reported his conduct as a grave en or,
which called for the disapproval of Congress. Dui
subject was referred to the committee of ihe whole.

Advices had been received from the head-quatter s
of the army at Utah to the 18th. Brigham You, g
had delivered another warlike sermon in the Taber-
nacle, and enjoined the Saints to stick by him.
Col. Johnstone anticipated the troops would have
to fight in the spring.
The money-market on the 3d continued active,
and loans on calls were made as low as 4 per cent. ;
acceptable securities were scarce, and a large amount
of available capital remained unemployed. •
The stock-market was also active and buoyant,
especially for Cumberland, New York Central,
Erie, Reading, and Toledo. The following were
the closing rates :—lllinois Central Bonds, 954 ;
New York Central Sevens, 100 ; ditto, Sixes, 884 ;
Illinois Central Railroad, 97 ; Erie Railroad, 24 ;
Harlem Railroad, 9; Reading Railroad, 581 ; Hud-
son Railroad, 20 ; New York Central, ex oividend,
82 ; Michigan Oentral, 64 ; Michigan Southern, 20;
ditto Preference Stock, 3if ; Delaware and Hudson
Company, 1121 ; Panama Railroad, 931 ; Cleve-
land and Toledo Railroad, 446 ; Cleveland, Colum-
bus, and Cincinnati Railroad, 91; Chicago and
Rock Island Rail. oad, 71; Gelena and Chicago, 30.
Foreign exchanges closed at full quotations.
Cotton continued firm at the advance quoted on
the 2d, with sales-1,200 at 1010. for middling, and
110. for middling fair.
The flour-market remained without important
change. Superfine State held firmly at 64 20c.—
$4 18c. freely offered ; extra State selling pretty
freely at $4 25c. to $4 300. for inferior qualities.
Southern continues dull and drooping. Canadian
without improvement. Whciat unchanged. Corn
more active, 65c. to 67c. for yellow.
Pork firm, with a good demand. Dressed hogs
dull.

Beef steady. Prime mess firm. Beef hams steady.
Bacon firm, and in demand at 8 to 84 for long
middles. Cut meats steady. Lard steady.
Butter and cheese quiet.
Raw sugar steady, refined unchanged. Molasses,
with increased supply, in favour of buyers.
In spirits of turpentine the.re had been a large
movement, and an advance to 43c., and higher
prices were asked, although a large number, of
barrels are rumoured to have been sold to arrive.
Crude turpentine quiet. Tar firm.
Scotch pig iron quoted at $24 to $25 for six
months, according to brand.
Freights to London.—Flour, 2s. 3d. ; pork, 3s.
; bacon, 25.5. To Liverpiiol.—Corn, 40. to
41d. in bulk ; wheat in ships' bags, sd. ; flour, is.
9d. to is. lid. ; cotton, 3-16 d. ; Sea Island, id.
NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 3.
Cotton generally unchanged, sales to day 4,500
bales ; molasses, 20c. ; fkur firm, at 4 dols. 23c. ;
yellow corn, 58c. ; freights firmer ; cottou to Liver-
pool in English vmsele 13-32 d., and in American
vessels, 15-30 d.

CHARLESTON, FES. 3.
Cotton advancing, sales to-day 2,400 bales ;
middling fair at 11c.
The Jane Henderson sailed from Baltimore for
Liverpool on the 2d inst. ; the Alliance sailed from
Charleston for Liverpool on the 31st ult. ; the
Richambeau, from Liverpool, has arrived at New
Orleans ; the Deposit, frum Calais, for Providence,
has arrived at Newport with sails split, sprung a
leak, and had to throw overboard a large portion
of dock load.

MOBILE, JAN. 19.
The St. Charles steamer, for Montgomery, when
aboye Selma, ran into a bank, iejuriug her bow,
and causing her to leak badly. Her deck cargo
was thrown overboard, the leak way partially
stopped, and she proceeded to Montgomery, de-
livering her cargo in a damaged state.