The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-13 00:00:00

rHE - SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1858.

LATEST NEWS

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING.

The Canada has arrived with the mails from
Boston of the Ist inst., and telegraph advices from
New York to the 2d.
She has brought 59,781 doll. on freight.

Among the passengers is General Williams.
The Africa, Europa, Arago, Hammonia, North
Briton, Bavaria, and Prince Albert had arrived

out.

Mr. Worrall, who has recently been expelled
from Mexico, had been introduced to the President.
The English, French, and Spanish Ministers had
called upon him.
The Illinois, with the California mails and
1,800,000 dols. had reached New York.
Advices from Vera Cruz to the 21st ult., report
that three Spanish and two French vessels-of-war
had anchored at Sacrificios, and Admiral Renaud
was daily expected with the rest of the French
squadron.

General Trezos surrendered the Castle of Perote
on the 16th, after being reduced to starvation. His
remnant of troops had arrived at Vera Cruz.
The dates from the city of Mexico are to the 18th.
General Miramon had arrived there. The Liberals
occupied Zacatecas, and elsewhere had been suc-
cessful. Zuloaga was levying contributions to
repair the fortifications.

It is stated a number of adventurers had landed
about 40 miles from San Juan del Sur.

At New York, on the 29th, sterling bills were
done by leading houses at 1091. Money was with-
out change. Brokers were refusing money at 31
per cent. The rate for short prime bills was 4 per
cent.

The Bank statement exhibited an increase of coin
and a decrease in circulation. The net deposits
reduced 1,200,000 dots -tvithout any reduction in
the loan.

Cotton had advanced, middling uplands 123 c.
By telegraph via Boston we have advices from
New York to the evening of the 30th.
The following were the quotations at the Stock
Board :—Missouri Sixes, 90 dols.; Lacrosse Grants,
26a dols.; Canton Company, 21.-1 dols. ; Pacific
Mail Steam-ship Company, 93i dols. ; Delaware
and Hudson Canal, 99 dols. ; Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad, 3111 dols. ; Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, NI dols. ; Galena and Chicago Railroad,
dols. ; New York Central Railroad, 83?, dots. ;
Erie Railroad, 171 dols. ; Hudson River Railroad,
33 dols. ; Harlem Railroad, pref., 29 dols. ; Read-
ing Railroad, 501 dols.

Ashes dull ; State and Western flour heavy ;
unsound, 3 dols. 50c. to 4 dols. 10c. ; superfine
State, 4 dols.' 20c. to 4 dols. 40c. ; extra States,
4 dols. 65c., 4 dols. 90c. to 5 dols. 50e. ; common to
good extra western, 4 dols. 75c. to 5 dols. ; Southern
mixed to good, 5 dols. 15c. to 5 dols. 40c. ; wheat
dull and heavy for common parcels, but steady for
prime Western, 1 dol. 20c. to 1 dol. 45c. ; Southern
red, 1 dol. 12c. to 1 dol. 25c. ; beef active,
but lower—country mess, 8 dols. to 9 dols. 75c. ;
prime, 6 dols. to 6 dols. 75c. ; mess pork, 17 dols.
40c. for old ; sugars steady—Muscovado, 61e. to
71c. ; Molasses firm ; New Orleans new, 42c.
Spirits of turpentine, 47c. to 48c. per gallon.
Scotch pig iron, 25 dols. to 26 dols. Tobacco quie
Tallow firm at 10c.

Freights to Liverpool.—For cotton, 1-d. ; mid-
dling upland cotton, 121 c.

(BY TELEGRAPH TO HALIFAX.)
NEW YORK, DEc: 2.
Navigation at Montreal has closed on account o:

iee.

The stock market is firm, but prices have under-
gone no material alteration since the closing of the
mail.

Our cotton market has been quiet during yester-
day and to-day, and prices close with a downward
tendency. Flour is firm, and slightly dearer—say
10c. per barrel. Wheat is very dull. Indian corn
steady at the rates advised per mail. Pork is firm,
and 25e. per barrel dearer.
At New Orleans yesterday cotton was active at
111 e. to 111 c., closing firm.
Sterling exchange, 1071.