The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-15 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

The Royal Mail steamship Africa, Captain Shan-
non, from New York on the 3d of August, hhs
arrived, bringing 100 passengers and 450,000 dols.
in specie.
The steamships Teutonia and Ocean Queen, from
Southampton, arrived out at New York on the Ist,
and the steamships Persia and Kangaroo on the 3d,
both from Liverpool.
The news by this arrival is of the slightest im-
portance.

- President Buchanan, in a letter declining a re-
nomination for the Presidency, says My deter-
mination not, under any circumstances, to become a
candidate for re-election is final and conclusive.
My best judgment and strong inclination unite in
favour of this course. To cast doubts upon my pre-
determined purpose is calculated to impair my in-
fluence in carrying out important measures, and
affords a pretext for saying that these measures
have been dictated by a desire to be re-nominated."
Partial returns of the state election in Kentucky
indicate the election of the Democrats' candidate
for governor, and a majority of Democratics, to
Congress.
Private despatches from Northern Mexico state
that it is expected within the next three months
that 3,000 American troops will be organised on'the
Rio Grande properly armed and equipped, for the
purpose of marching upon the city of Mexico.
On the 22d of July General Degollada was at
Tampico, actively preparing for a new campaign.
General Garcia had issued a proclamation, at Mata-
moros, calling the Liberals to arms. A conducts,
with 600,000 dollars in specie, was on its way to
Matamoros.

The Juarez decree had been most enthusiastically
received.

The five million conducta was on its way to
Brownsville.

It was reported that Santa Anha was at Caque-
tel, but this was not believed.
The New York Herald says:—"We published
the news of the cession in sovereignty to
Great
Britain, by the so-called republic of Guatemala,
of the establishment ' and territory hitliert2
known as British Honduras or Belize. ill
no doubt exists of the acceptance of the cession by
Great Britain, we may regard the acquisition as
a fait accompli, and recognise the fact of a neW
British colonial establishment on the AmerAmericancontinent, thus completing the chain of Eng:
lish possessions from Canada to Demerara. The
fact is a practical commentary on tue,
value of the ' Monroe doctrine,' as supported
by the United States, and a scarcely less striking
instance of the value and efficiency of American
diplomacy in Central America. It only now re-
mains for Great Britain to consolidate her preten-
sions on the Mosquito shore in order to ensure her
control of two-thirds of the Atlantic coast 01e
Central America, from Yucatan to Panama. She
already dominates the entire country, from her
stronghold of the Bay Islands, which she has colo-
nised and occupies in contempt alike of the MonrP•
doctrine and the Clayton-Bulwer treaty."
We have California adviceA to the 11th of Jul
Business was more active at San Francisco, but
there was no improvement in prices. Great ex-
citement existed in Nevada and El Dorado countioa
in consequence of the discovery of new and extol-
sive gold diggings on Walker's River, east of Os
Sierra Nevadas. Some destructive fires had oc-
curred in Sierra and Nevada counties.
Havannah advices are to the 25th ult. Sugars
were dull, and unchanged in price. Exchange on
London, 121 to 13 per cent. prem.

COMMERCIAL.
The New York money market exhibited increased is
stria:
gency, and the rates were about per cent. higher than.
the week preceding. Call loans ranged from 6to 7 per cent.
The weekly return of the New York City Banks shoWlo
decrease in the specie reserve of dols. 432,848, and in the
loans of dol. 586,748.
'Sterling exchange flat and unsettled, and business mode"
rate. Quotations on London, 109} to 1101
The Stock Market had been firm 'and generally highest
but it relapsed to its former position.

SOUTHAMPTON, Sunday.—The Borussa arrived
this afternoon with 121,000 dollars in specie for
England, 6,500 for Ramburgh, and 105 passenger*
35 of whom were for England. She left New York
on the Ist. The news is, therefore, anticipated by
the Africa.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
The screw steamship Imperador; Captain Atkin
has arrived with advises from the Cape of Gel
Hope to the 6th of July. The Imperador, it Wi,'
be recollected, was one of the vessels which took
out the Red Sea cable.
'" CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Juvr
o The Imperador furnishes an opportunity Uf
forwarding news from the Cape of 16 days
later
date than the mail per Athens.
" It is understood that his Excellency Sir George
Grey is exceedingly desirous of visiting England,
having obtained leave of absence from the Colonial.
office some time ago ; and it is possible that he mar
proceed home next month. His Excellency 0
movements, however are very uncertain.
" Major-General Wynyard, the lieutenant-go-
vernor, has returned to head-quarters, at Grahatn.'s
Town, after having visited the outposts on the
frontier and in Kaffraria. Everything is quiet and
peaceful in that direction.
The immigrant ship Bride arrived on the 26th
June, after a passage of 70 days from Southall*"
ton. Only three death's occurred during the voyage'
and these among children. The majority of the
immigrants have already found good employment'
and those remaining at the depot (some 27 families)
will very soon be engaged.
" The Executive Council of the Transvaal Re-
public have officially informed Governor Grey that
there is no intention on the part of the inhabitant°
of that State to attack the mission-station of Kure"
man, occupied by the venerable Moffat.
" Several vessels have put into our ports for re-
pairs during the last week or two. Of these the
Glencoe is in Table Bay, and the Ostrich and Spirit
of the Age in Simon's Bay. In Algoa Bay, a loos,
paper says, the Medium has put in leaky. She
reports having seen several disabled ships on the
coast. On Monday the ship Covenanter, 1,2'
tons, with a valuable cargo of cotton, wool, see,"'
&c., bound from Bombay for Liverpool, put in
leaky, and with loss of sails and other damage'
The Covenanter belongs to Mr. Duncan Gibb, ,
Liverpool, and was built at Quebec in 1841. On
Wednesday the Swedish bark Elizabeth arrived in
port, having put in to land the crew of the late
ship Wolfe, from Kooria Mooria for Liverpool'
which was abandoned at sea in lat. 34.57 S., long-
-27.22 E. The Wolfe was a North American bout
vessel, of 1,100 tons, and belonged to Batcheler. of
Cardiff. The repairs of the Stebonheath and War-
rior are being proceeded with. The Lismoyden
will have to discharge cargo, which will be sent on
to its destination, and the ship will, in all proba-
bility, be condemned. The Ulysses is discharging
carg6, prior to a thorough inspection and repair.
It is expected that she will be enabled to proceed
on her voyage, as the damage done is supposed to
be of a trifling nature. The Fort George has coot'
pleted her repairs, and is ready for sea.'
" Respecting commercial affairs, we have little to
report. There is a continued depression in business,
owing to the uncertainties occasioned by the intel"
ligence from Europe. Coals have sold during the
week at 655., and even 705. per ton. The price of
brown rice as advanced, and is not attainable un-
der 225. 6d. per bag. Importations of white rice
have caused an apparent decline from our former
quotations, but they were almost nominal, and mail.
now be taken as selling at 30s. per bag, with goou
inquiry. The coffee market has been badly supplied,
owing to the loss of one of the regular Rio traders
on Cape Point. Brazilian, 755. per 1061 b. grog°
weight. For sugar higher prices are asked, but
the demand is limited. In teas, no change. Of
timber, the only arrival has been from Bremen ;
3,500 deals met a sale at sd. per running foot of $
x 9. In breadstuffs there has been an advance'
owing, in a great measure, to the knowledge that;
few importations can be expected from the Unite/
States. The demand for consumption in England
is very great, and the price of wheat had advance'
there very greatly. Orders for the eastward of the
best kinds of Cape flour are in course of execution-
Exchange on England has advanced, owing to the pressure on the English money-market, and remit'
tances were rather heavily made by the last ma',"
" Her Majestys steamer Mohawk left Simon °
Bay on the 2d inst. for St. Helena, Ascension, and
England, taking a mail for these places.
" Her Majesty's steamer, Perseverance has re-
turned from Natal, where
sho had been to Wl' troops. She has since gone to Algoa Bay to eln"
bark a detachment of some regiment about to he
removed from the frontier,
" The departures from Algoa Bay include the
clipper barque Ariel, hr London, on the 19th June'
with a large cargo of wool, &0., viz.-1,05,5 bat
wool and 326 ox and cow horns, the value of which
is estimated at £20,000. Among the passengely,
by the Ariel were Lieut. Jackson (52d Regiment)
and Mr. J. Blackburn. The barque Sunshine*
Capt. W. Watson, also cleared on the 14th of June'
_
for Amsterdam, with a cargo consisting of Um
bales wool, valued at £17,000; the brig Em-
peror, Captain Dennison, on the 20th of June,
.
with the following cargo of wool, hides, Bcc.
769 bales wool, 169 bungles hides, 14 bundles sheep'
and goat skins, 2,884 horns, valued at between
£14,000 and £15,000."