The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-10 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Ripon, Captain H. W. Powell, bringing the
heavy portion of the mails from Bombay, arrived at
Southampton yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock.
Her dates are :—Alexandria, Aug. 26 ; Malta, 30 ;
and Gibraltar, Sept. 4. On the homeward passage
from Gibraltar she has had fogs, followed by a strong
head wind up the coast, and north-west winds
across the Bay. The Ripon brings .25 passengers
(14 first-class, 10 second, and 1 deck) ; and a cargo
comprising 159 bales of silk, 15 bales of flax, 13
cases of shawls, 139 packages of elephants' teeth,
and 69 packages of general merchandise.
Her Majesty's ship ,Princess Royal was off Alex-
andria, and the Marlborough, Centurion, and Con-
queror cruising off Malta.
The Turkish sailing line-of-battle ship Shadie,
Captain Moodsafa Bey, 30 days from Constantinople,
and 22 from Gallipoli, arrived at Gibraltar on the
3d inst., and saluted the garrison at 10.30 a.m.
She is reported to be on her way to Plymouth, for
the purpose of being converted into a screw steamer.
After taking in fresh water and provisions she was
to resume her voyage.
The Alhambra steamer, Captain Steward, with
the mails from Southampton, arrived at Gibraltar
on the 3d. The detachment of 70 men of the 25th,
under command of Ensign Legh, landed the same
afternoon, and joined the head-quarters at Wind-
mill-hill Barracks.

The Government steam-tug Redpole returned to
Gibraltar on the morning of the 3d, after towing
the Colombo to Vigo.
The Lizzie Lee, from Cardiff, with coals for Gib-
raltar, arrived on the 3d.
The Flora and the Tonia, from Alexandria, with
beans for Cork, arrived at Gibraltar on the morning
of the 4th.

A letter from our Gibraltar correspondent, dated
11 a.m. on the 4th, says :
" The 48th Regiment, under orders for India, via
the overland route, have been medically inspected.
Every preparation is now making to start about
the 15th inst., when the second battalion Bth Riot
is expected from Dublin to relieve them. The
invalids, women, and children of the 48th have been
ordered to hold themselves in readiness to proceed
to England in her Majesty's troop ship Persever-
ance, expected from Corfu m about 10 or 12 days.
Colonel Riky, who commands the 48th, expects a
reinforeemeirt from the depot, under the command.
of Major Chapman, who only a fortnight ago pro-
ceeded to England on leave.
6‘ The Turkish liner Shadie is still in harbour,
and expects to start soon for England."
On the 4th the Ripon passed the, Royal mail
steamer Teviot, homeward bound, with the Austra-
lian mails and passengers ; 6th, at midnight, passed
a steamer bound to the southward, about 25 miles
south of Cape Finisterre ; Bth, at 7 p.m., passed
the Tagus steamer, with the outward Peninsular
mails.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 9.

The steamer City of Washington arrived this
evening from New York with the United States'
mails of the 28th ult., and 92,463 dols. specie.
The steamer Alps, hence, had arrived at New
York, and the steamer Edinburgh, from Glasgow,
was passed going in,
The political news is devoid of interest.
The Common Council of New York intend cele-
brating the successful laying of the Atlantic cable
on the Ist of September.
According to the papers " it promises to be the
most magnificent display the world ever beheld."
Captain I)ayman, of the Gorgon, and other British
naval officers have accepted invitations to attend.
The living ex-Presidents are to be invited ; the
public and private places of business are to be
closed ; the shipping and public buildings were
also requested to be dressed and have flags flying.
The first general news despatch by the Atlantic
cable reached New York on the 26th ult. It em-
braced the late important news from China, and
gave great satisfaction.
The steamer Moses Taylor had arrived at New
York, with California dates to Aug. 5, and nearly
a million and a half dollars in gold. Notwithstand-
ing the great rush of miners to Fraser River, the
yield of the Californian placers during the present
year is in excess of that of the year previous. There
was a better demand for goods in the San Francisco
markets, but no change of moment as regards
prices.
The Californians were in the height of an intense
excitement, a split having occurred among the
democrats. The feud was very warm, and was
daily increasing in bitterness.
The news from Fraser River is interesting.
Another shipment of 50,000 dols. in gold from the
new diggings had reached San Francisco. The tide
of emigration to the northward had, however, been
partially checked by the discouraging reports cir-
culated by the disappointed gold-hunters. During
the fortnight preceding the sth inst. 12,000 per-
sons had taken passage for Victoria, while 2,000
had returned from the same point.
Oregon was organised as. a new State of the
confederacy, the news of the failure of Congress to
admit her into the Union not having reached that
remote region. All the territorial officers had re-
linquished their posts and the State officers were in
the complete exercise of administrative functions.
New demonstrations had been made by the
hostile Indians in Washington territory. It was
supposed, however, that they were concentrating,
their forces preparatory to a war with the Govern-
ment troops.
The Utah mail describes that all was quiet at
Salt Lake City.
From Central America we have news dated in
Guatemala on 28th, and San Salvador the 31st of
July, with reports from Nicaragua of the Ist and
Costa Rica the 3d of August.
Hon. Mr. Clarke, United States Minister in
Guatemala, maintained a friendly footing with the
President.

Colonel Knorth, of the Guatemala army, had been
sentenced to five years' imprisonment for having
ordered the shooting of Cris Lilly, at one time a
noted pugilist of New York, but who at the time of
his murder was in command of a trading vessel on
the Central American Coast.

Nicaragua was still in dread of another Walker
invasion.

Trade was very dull in Costa Rica.
From the South Pacific ports the news is unim-
portant. A fearful election struggle for the office
of President was looked for in Peru.
The United States brig Dolphin captured a vessel
with 318:Africans on board, on the 21st instant, off
the coast of Cuba. The prize was ordered to
Charlestown.
The steamer Oregon, from San Francisco for
Victoria, Vancouver's Island, struck on a reef, but
afterwards got off uninjured. During the confusion
some of the passengers jumped overboard, and six
were drowned.
Letters from Mexico state that there was a rapid
concentration and advance of the Northern forces,
under the command of Vidaurri and General Mira-
mou, for the purpose of attacking the eltieti of
Mexico, Tampico, &c.
Alarming accounts of the prevalence of
.yellow
fever at New Orleem Avid Clutriefftow Outlaw to

be received, the deaths at the former city on the
25th being 60.
The New York commercial advices described the
stock-market as being firm, with considerable acti-
vity. For the New Government Five per Cent.
there was a steady demand for investment, at 103,.1-
to I. Railway shares had slightly advanced in
value. The money market was steady, with an in-
creased demand at the banks, but there was no im-
portant change in the ,
rates. In exchange only a
small business was done, and prices remained as
last quoted. Cotton was firm, at 12te. for middling
Uplands. Wheat and flour were dull. Indian
corn was more freely offered, and prices favoured
buyers. Provisions were in fair demand, and pork
was dearer. Sugar and molasses were inactive.
Scotch pig iron had changed hands at 22 dols. 50c.
to 23 dols. 50c., six months. Freights continued
dull and engagements light. Other branches of
trade exhibited no alteration of moment.

At New Orleans, August 26, cotton was inactive
at 111 e. for old and 11 c. for new. Flour was firm
at 5 dol. 25c. for superfine.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
The City of Washington passed a ship, supposed to be a
steamer, on the 29th ; on the 30th a French bark, steering
west ; on the Ist inst., the Margarette, bound west ; on the
7th passed a large black boat, bottom up. The Alps screw
steamer, R. Robinson, Esther C. Barney, and Henry Clay,
hence, and Currituck, from Havre, have arrived at New
York. The Pocahontas, from Matanzas, has arrived at
Philadelphia ; Capt. Buckley and two of the crew died of
yellow fever, and the first and second mates in the hospital
at Matanzas. The Shawmut, hence, has arrived at Boston.
The Toulon, from Genoa, and New York, have arrived at
New Orleans ; the Langgarten (Prussian ship), from Trini-
dad de Cuba for London, with sugar, &c., went ashore on
Alligator Reef, being short-handed, seven of her crew
having died ; she was boarded by wreckers, hauled off the
reef, and put into Key West. The Otseonthe (British
ship) has been raised, and discharged her cargo at Key
West. The Sandusky, hence, for New York, was spoken
on the 24th of July in lat. 14 N., long. 28 W. The
Walton, from Havannah for Falmouth, had arrived at Key
West, after being ashore on Carysfort Reef. The Rapid
and the Beau Monde, hence, had arrived at San Francisco.
The United was spoken, May 12, in lat. 50 S., long. 35 W.,
bound for Sunderland. The Lallah Rookh and the Char-
lotte Reed, from Bordeaux, had arrived at New Orleans.