The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-28 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING,

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 27.
The British and North American Royal Mail
steamship America, W. F. Millar commander, has
arrived from Boston, via Halifax, with dates to the
16th • New York, the 151 h 1 • and by telegraph, via
Halifax, to the 17th inst. ; 131 passengers, but no
specie.

- From the 19th inst. the America experienced
several days of steady and strong breezes, with
alternations of cloudy, tine, gloomy, and hazy
weather.

The Royal Mail steamship Europa, hence, had
arrived at New York.
In the New York menu-market on the 14th the
tendency was in favour of the lender, the banks,
as is usual at this seaseia of the year, having-exhi-
bited a disposition to anticipate the reduciion of
deposits by checking their loans. Some of them
would not receive paper below 6 per cent., while
those who had taken selections at 4 to 5 per cent.
insisted on the litter rate as the loweftt limit. But
no violent change was anticipated. Foreign ex-
change was lower and selling slowly at 108 to 1081,
GO days on London, for commercial ' • 109 to 109 f
for bankers; ditto, at sight, 1091 to 109/ ; Paris,
GO days, sf. 151 c. to sf. 121 c. ; ditto, at short
sight, sf. 10c.. to sf. Bic. ; -Antwerp, 51. 161 c. to
sf. 131 c. ; Hamburg, 361 to 361.
The Bank returns fur the week, as compared with
the preceding return, showed a further decrease of
402,445 dole. in loans, and 181,105 dols. in circu-
lation, while the specie had increased 576,921 dots.,
and the deposits 776,308.
The cotton market continued inactive, and Quo-
tations were nominal.
.Middling Orleans, 1,2 c. ;
middling Uplands, 11/. - For State flour a very
active export demand had been experienced, tine an,
ads-emit° of sc. established, the movement having
been caused by apprehensions respecting the dam-
age done by the recent storms and floods. Western
continued in full demand at full prices. Southern
was in fair request, and a shade firmer. Canada
quiet. Corn meal firm, and in gooel nd.
Good sem el ve of led vs iieet is 3,:thiCe, and wanted ;
but tow lots were oiferel, and buyers were conse-
quently indiff, rent. Au advance, however, of lc.
per bushel was quoted. Corn, though in good
supply, was in active request at full prices, and
closed a shade fi• me-. Pork teteady, and the de-
mand for consumption improving. Cot meats
lower. Beef firm, and demand good. Prime mess
in request. Bacon quiet. Butter and cheese un-
changed. Lard lower and closed heavily, Sugar
steady • ,molasses dull. Ashe 'steady, at:o delis.
for bodi'potS and pearls. Spirit of turpentine firm
and demand fair. Common rosin quiet ; sales of
fine rosin, good and extra, No. 1, 3 dols. 500. to 4
dols. Tar quiet. Freights less buoyant :—To Lon-
don, flour, 2s. ; rice, 225. 6d. ; oil cake, .17s. 61 ;
heavy pipe staves, 50.. To Liverpool, flour, ls. 6d.
to is. 9d. ; cotton, 7-32 d. to a farthing ; Sea Island,
3-81. ; grain in bags, 51d. to 6d. ; cheese, 255.
To Glasgow, flour, 2s.
The arrival at New York, after a passage of four
days from Bermuda, of her M.jesty's steam yacht
Syren, having on board Lieut. Richardson, of the
Indus, the 11,g-ship of the British West India
squadron, with, as we understood, despatches of a
satisfactory character in reference to the "British
outrage," had convinced even the most obtuse citi-
zens that on that point no casus belli world be
allowed to exist. The Lieutenant had arrived at
Washington with the despatches, which announced
that orders had been given which would prevent
interference with American ships, and that the
Styx had been recalled to Halifax.
The steamship Philadelphia arrived from Havan-
nab on the morning of the 14th with advices dated
on the 9th inst. The British war ship Devastation
had called at Havannab with despatches from Ad-
miral Stewart on the subject of the naval outrages.
The exact purport of the papers did not transpire,
but it was thought that orders for the cessation of
the action of the gunboat officers had been sent to
the Gulf of Mexico. The United States' steamers
Water Witch and Fulton were at Havannab. Com-
mander Rodgers, of the Water Witch, had bad an
iuterviow with Gen. Coricha, who assured him that
ho approved the attitude assumed by Mr. Bucha-
nan towards the English cruisers. It was reported
that Commodore Rodgers, after consultations with
Lieut. Pym, of the gunboat Jasper, the British
Consul-General, and Commander Wake, of the
Devastation, thought that rainy of the American
captain's Were_to blame in not showing their colours
quietly, and that the affair was not so bad after
all. Lieut. Altny of the Fulton, bad larded with
a batch of books containing, it was thought, the
laws of the "right of search." Twenty cargoes of
slaves had been landed in Havannab since March
last, and in no instance had the English war
vessels intercepted them. It was again asserted
that the squadron acts under orders issued to the
ships on the African coast in 1849. The Grand
Duke of Mecklenburg, cousin to Queen Victoria,
had arrived in Havaunah on his way to New -York.
Colonel Kinney had left for New Orleans. Sugars
were firm. Freights were dull. Sterling exchange
on New York and Boston was at from to 11 per
cent. premium.
The United States' sloop of war Constellation
sailed from New York on the 14th for the Gulf of
Mexico.

In the Senate, on the 12th, Mr. Hammond (adm.)
of South of Carolina, presented the report of the
Conference Committee on the Ocean Mail Steamers
question, announcing that the committee had come
to an agreement. The chief feature in the report
of special interest was that which annuli permission
to Mr. Collins to make Southampton the terminus
of his line. The house concurred in the report of
the Conference Committee. It contained a clause,
that it should not be lawful for the Pos:master-
General to make any steamship or other new con-
tract to carry mails on the sea fur a longer period
than two years, nor should any other than inland
and sea postage be paid on the mails so transmitted.
The Postmaster-General was also authorised to
cause the mails to be transmitted to any foreign
ports by steamships, giving to vessels, if American,
the inland and sea postage, and if foreign sea post-
age only, preference being given to the former.
On the 15th, in extra session, a long discussion
had been stopped by the Senate, having gone into
executive session, and afterwards adjourned.
The President had nominated Joseph A. Wright,
of Indiana, as Minis. er to Prussia, and Charles It.
Buckalow, of Pennsylvania, as Minister to Eucador.
The appointment of ithe following named consuls
had been officially announced :—Robt. D. Melvin,
of New York, at Sydney, New South Wa'et ; John
P. O'Sullivan, of California, at Singapore.
The Senate had confirmed the following appoint-
ments :—Dr. Bradford, of New York, consul at
Rome ; Gabriel Fl#urot, consul at Bordeaux ; Go-
vernor Wright, of Indiana, Minister at Berlin ; J.
P. Stockton, of New Jersey,.son of the Com !I odore,
Minister at R me ; T. R. Chandler, of Pennsy-
lvania, Minister at Naples ; E. Y. Fair, of Ala
bama, Minister at Belgium ; B. C. Yancy, of
Georgia, Ministry at the Argentine Republic ;
Cotton Smith, Minister at Bolivia.
The Treasury Department had decided upon the
bids for the five million I an. $2,805,000 were
taken at 4i per cent., of which the Bank of Com-
merce obtained $1,500,000. The bal ince, to the
extent of $9,000,000, was taken at 41.
It is reported from Washington that a strong
military force will be draughttd from the troops
intended for Utah to Ariz,na.

A terrible catastrophe bad happened on the Mis-
sissipi river cn the moaning of the 13th inst., of
which the following are all the pat ticulars that had
been received at New York by telegraph :

" ME NIP'S, TENN ESSE, JUNE 14.
"The steamb )at P. noyslvania, of Pittsburg, exploded
her boilers on Sunday morning, at 6 o'clock, at Ship
Island, some 75 miles below this city, arid was burnt to
the water's edge. There were 350 passengers on board,
and it is believed tLat 100 of them were killed or are
missing. The Diana, Imperial, and Kate Frisbee took
all they could find in the water or on shore. The Penn-
syl►ania, at the time of the explosion, was on her way
from New Oileans to St. Louis. She was owned by
Captain Kleinfetter, George Black and Co., and the
two engineer-.

"The f,,llowing are known to have been lost --Father
Delcross ; Mrs. Witte and daughter, Foster Hurst ; N.
and J. BAutscha ; and Denis Corcoran, of New Orleans.
"The following are known to have been saved :
Mrs. Fournier, of the French Opera • Sister Caroline
and Sister Mary Ellen, of the New Orleans Convent ;
and C. M'Carilly, of New Orleans ; the captain, accoLd
and"third clerks, and chief engineer.
" The following were saved, but suffer from injuries :
—H. Fisher, John Bloomfield, J. H. Campbell, Frank
Jones, John Many, A. Batzy, Francis Platt, of New
Orleans ; and X.tvier Ranch and La Vela, of the French
Open troupe.
" The following were lost as far as is known—that is,
they have not been heard from : Joseph Pilau, of
Texas; Mrs. Witte and daughter; Mrs. Fult,n St.
Louis ; E. Gleason, New York ; H. B. Nicholas, Texas ;
Mr. Jaokey, Miesiesippi ; Mr. Linter, John Sinkhorn,
James Bowles, James Burns, and William Woodford,
all of Louisville ; E. Generou2, an Zinnia, qer,t;leitiar.
from Cuba, who has a sister iitiiub LicAt Buthogton,
-

"The passengers injured are as follows :—Henry
Clements, of St. Louis, third clerk, scalded;

Willis, New Jersey ; Matt. Kelly, St. Louis ; Samuel
Marks, Pennsylvania ; Charles Stone, Nashville ;
Daniel Keiffe, Keokuk, lowa ; Samuel Woods, second
clerk, slight y .scalaed ; Andrew:Lind-Jay; Cii.cinnati;
Wm. Woods and George Bolayer, Pittsburg ; Isaac
Wester, Stark county, Onio ; Robert Brotherton,
Columbus, Ohio ; Jay.v M'Cortniz.k, and Captain A.
Backus, botb of New York ; Chas. Asbbrook, St.
Louis ; Captain J. W. Faiifidd, Boston ; H. Shul!z
and M. Commafeere, both cf St. L

"Of the officers of the Pennsylvania, Captain Klein-
fetter escaped without injury S. S. A. Woods, second
clerk, was injured ; Henry Clements, of St.
Louis, third clerk, wav severely scalded ; Daus,
chief engineer, escaped without injury; Francis Dorrez,
sedand engineer, is dead ; Abner Martin, first mat is
dengeroudy irjured ; the second mate, name unknown,
is badly scalded ; Wm. Jacksoti, of Ltx,ngton, bar-
keeper, is slightly scalded. Oi the pilots -- Brown is
missing, and Henry Eller saved. Both belonged to
St. Louis.

"The uninjured and saved are as follows :—lsaac A.
Tics, Baltimore.; Mrs. BrothertOrt and son, Ohio ;
A. Snead, Virginia ; J. P. Wooten, Kentucky ; L.
Bartlett, wife and child, New York i • A. blarksand lady,
W. G. Mepham, lady and child, all of Se. Louis ; R. R.
Young, Louisville, Kentucky; Mr. Thompron, the rail-
'road man, of New York; John H. Creighton, Spring-
field, Ohio."
The 72d birthday of Gen. Scott w:as, celebrated
at New York on the 14th with Military honours.'
Tue steamship Star of the West had arrived at
New York from Aspintralf, with a lyices from San
Francisco to the 20th ult., and $14446,175 in'specie.
The pert of Mauzanilla was found to be blockaded
by Mexican-ships of war, There was no news of in-
terest. Guld,inst had, arrived more freely, and
mosey was abundant. The dermincrfor most kinds
of staple goods bad been toler. a bly r.
Adviees from St. toula'of the akh inst„ reported
that_Cul. T. L. Kane, from Js p Scott, on the
16th, passed Botheville_that evetting. Unreported
that Governor Cumming hid 'returned to Salt
Lake, after making an ineffectual attempt to stop
the Mormon Hegira th tLe south. S.rlt Like Cty
and the northern settl ,11,0 t 3 WO.O n deserted,
a few 10;'S;Lis only remaining to guard the build-
ings.
400,t00 persons were said to be in ruo' ion,
their teams extending for m leer down the valley.
The advance trails %lore 300 mil. a distant, They
would only say they were going South, but their
suppf'sed destination wirs Costar City, or tom,,, part-
of Sonora. There were no males at Camp Scott.
Col. floffruanir's trains bad been met 20 wiles from
the PI etc° BTidge. CI Johnson was aNaiting the
arrival of the Peace Canmisstrhiors. The Indians
were annoying tiie Mormorp, who say they won't
fight.: Brigham Young bad delivered to Gen. Cum-
' rnin„o, the great seal, reo rds, &c., which it was suP-
posedhad, been deAtoyed, .
By the arrival of the steamship Isabel et Charles-
ton advices had ben received from Haven:rah to
the 10th inst. Yellow fever prevail, d among the
shipping. Sugars were firm for the higher grades.
Stack at Havannah and Matanzas, 300,000 boxes;
Muse:ivadoes dull. Freights dull. Sterling ex-
change, 111 ter 12i per cent. prom.
The steamship Tennessee had arrived at New
Orleans front Vera Cruz on the 7th inst., with im-
portant Dews from Mexico. The Government ci
Zuloaga had imposed a loan on the for eivers at
the capital. A fight had occurred between the
rival forces at Puebla Narrional, where Echeagaray
was besieged, and • Pirate was obliged, to re'ire.
General Miramon, of the Zuloaga fiction had been
twice defeated. President Juaraez was at Vera
Cruz. Tue Pope had tent a letter to President
Zuloaga, thanking him for restoring the property
of the clergy. Indian ravages continue in Du-
rango. Tampico and Maz Alan were the only sea-
ports not in the hands of Juarez. Zuloaga was
suppressing the newspapers.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW ORLEANS, JANE 11.

. _
Receipts for the week, 7,000 bales (net); same week
list year, 2,000. Sales to day, 5,500 ; and for the
week, 25,000. Middling notninal'y 114 c. to llic. per
lb. Exports for the week to Liverpool, 20,000 bales ;
Havre, 3 000 ; stock on hand, 188,000 bales ; freights
to Liverpool Id.

Jusx 12.
Sales to-day, 3.000 bales. Prices unchanged. Freights
to Liverpool, 7-16 d.

CHARLESTON, JUNE 12.
Cotton-market quiet. Sales 3,000 bales, at the ex-
tremes of Bic to 11c.

MOBILE, JUNE 11.
Receipts for the week, 2,000 bales; same week last
year, 1,000. Sales to-day, 1.000, and for the week,
11,000. Middling, 114 e. to 11ae. Stoek on band,
56,000 bales. Freights to Liverpool, 5.16 d , with a
hardening tendency, id. being asked.
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 15.
Flour firm ; shlsq at $4 25e. to $1 621 c. Wheat active;
white at $1 Sc. to slloe. Corn dull; Pennsylvania, 700,.
to 71c.

(LATEST BY TELEGR 4pf VIA HALIFAX.)
NEW YORK, JUNE 17, EVENING.
The sales of cotton ia this war kat fur the past two
days have been 7,000 bales, and the closing quotation is
11ic. to 12c. for uplands middling. Flour is quiet, at
previous rates. Wheat is dull, and has a declining ten-
dency ; prices are slightly lower. Indian corn is buoy-
ant, and prices are rather higher. The stock-market is
inactive, and the leading securities have geoenaily under-
gone a light decline.
NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 16, EVENING.
Our cotton-market was active to-day, sales reaclling
12,000 baler, at an advance ic per lb. The market
closed quite firm. Middling 1 a quoted at llic. to 11ic.

HALIFAX, JUNE 17.
The steamship Vanderbilt, from Southampton to New
York, Wa3 ittercepted to-day off Cape Race, Newfound.
land, and her news was -forthwith telegraphed to New
York, thus securing European advices only eight days
old.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE..
The H. von Gagern, hence, off New Orleans.
The William Leper, from plynr,uth, at Puilacielphia.
The Thomas Jeffeison, hence fer• Philadelphia, 100
mites off sa,:dy hook, on the 11. h inst.
The U: laud and the General Berry, from Bremen ;
the Sir Isaac Newton front Hamburg; the Sir E. Pet-
tigrew and the George, hence, at New ()deans.
The Eliza Bell, of Liverpool, from Granada for Lon-
don, put into Sombrero, on the 11th ult., leaking 61 in.
per hour. She was lightened and the leak stopped, and
proceeded next day on leer voyake.
The J. R. Young, from Mareeillts !'or New )(tick, was
spoken, 6th inst., in lat. 43 N., long 65 W. She bad
been out 75 days, and was in a very leaky mditien.
She wa4 supplied with- provirsions,
The Casilda, which arrived at New York, passed, in
lat. 41 N., long. 54 W., a large lower mast partly burnt,
awl great quantities of charred timber, apparently the
remains of some vessel destr.ved by fire.
The Exoklaior, the Elward D. Peters, and the New
World, hence ; the Anna Decatur and the St. NiehJlat,
from Havre; the Casilda, from Newcastle; the Johannes,
from Hamburg ; her Majesty's steam-yacht Syren, from
St. George's, Bermuda, at New York.
The Samuel French, which arrived at New York, saw,
April 30, in lat. 24 N., lung. 80 %V., a large number of
bales of cotton, and succeeded in picking up 23 of them.
The marks upon them could not be made out—the sea
having washed them off; .one of the bales hal a spar
up.m it.

SOUrFIAMPTON, JUNE 27.
The screw steamshipHainmonia, Capt. Se!) wen-
sen, arrived this morning with advises from Neff
York to the 15th inst. She has no specie, but
brings 27 passengers for this port and 151 for Wan-
burg, whither she proceeded. Throughout the voy-
age she has had light variable winds and smooth sea,
and his made the passage in 11 days 12 hours.
The Arago, from Havre and Southampton, ar-
rived at New York on the afternoon of the 15th.
June 22d the Hammlnia spoke the English shin
Warwick, in lat. 47 N., long. 33 :1.1 vir
" ~:*; 23d, at
4 a.m., the Hamburg steamer R.irussia, in lat. 47
49 N., long. 29 20 W., for New York ; 25th, an
American ship, showing 3d distinguishing pendant
No. 2,315, in lat. 49 N, long 14 W.
The news brought by the Hammonia is of the
same date as that received via Liverpool.

POSTAGE TO ABIEEICA.—By the last accounts from the
United Stales it was proposed in Congress that English
letters not conveyed by Uaited States mail steamers
should he liable to a portal rate 100 per cent. higher
than tba' chargeable on such letters by American patikete.
Fertunat-tly, the prposition was not aceeeled to ;
if it had been, tb-re can be no doubt that the British
Government would have tai=ed the postal rate on Rig-
lish letters conveyed by United States mail steamers also
100 per cent. higher than it is at present, and the con-
sequence would have been that the postage on a single
letter between England and America would have been
two shilling..
The bill for ex'ending the principle of limited liability
to banking companies which has this week been sent
from the lLuse of Commons to the Lords has jest been
printed. It provides that any banking o.,mpany now
existing, or that may hereafter be formed, shall be at
liberty to regi-ter themselves with limited liability ; but
stipulates that in the case of es•ablishments issuing notes
the liability of the shareholders as far as such notes are
concerned shall remain unlimited. Companies register-
ing themselves under the Act'are to eie, ~. tics to every
person having a bans raw them. They are
ewim, a,uspicuonsly to exhibit at their place of busi-
ness a statement that the liability of the shareholders is
limited, and also to add to such notice particulars of the
amount of their capital, the number of shares iesued, the
' calla made, and the total paid up.