The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-19 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 920 .. 922 50
New ditto BlO .. 812 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 875 .. 875
Geneva 530 ..
Southern
Western 577 50 .. 580
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard ..

Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15c. ; money,
25f 121 c.; three months, paper, 24f. 971 c.; money, 24f. 95c.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

This morning. the Cunard Royal Mail steamship
America, Captain Miller, arrived in the Mersey
from Boston and Halifax, with advices from thence
to the 7th and night of the Bth inst. respectively.
Besides the mails, the America brings 58 passen-
gers and 50,000 dols. in specie.
The steamship Jason, from Galway and St.
John's, Newfoundland, arrived at New York on the
sth inst.
On the Bth inst. the America passed the Royal
Mail steamship Europa, hence, between Halifax
and Boston, bound for the latter port ; and on the
11th, in lat. 47.59 N., long. 49.58 W., a large screw
steamer steering west.
The Governor-General of Canada and Lady Head
gave their farewell ball and supper on the 2d, at
the Government House, Toronto.
A boat containing ten persons was upset off the
harbour of St. John's, N. 8., on the morning of the
3d inst., and four women, a man, and three boys
were drowned.
An Englishman, named Edward R. Humphrey,
who is alleged to be a defaulter to parties in Eng-
land to the amount of £40,000, and who has been
searched for through Canada and the States luring
the last three months, was arrested in Boston on
the evening of the 2d. The arrest was made on
the charge of adultery, Humphrey having brought
to this country a woman not his wife, with whom
he has been living, but it is probable that the sub-
ject of his alleged defalcation will be investigated
as soon as testimony can be obtained.
A most exciting contest has been for some time
going on in America between the aeronauts and the
rope walkers; in order to test which are
tthhee
mmoosstt
foolhardy, and which party can perform
dare-devil feats, At the last trials Professor
Steiner, a Canadian aeronaut, crossed Lake Ontario
in a balloon in the night, and M. Blondin crossed
Niagara Falls on his tight rope at the same unsea-
sonable time, lighting his passage with rockets and
Roman candles.
A despatch from Leavenworth, dated the sth,
says:—" A collision took place between the Re-
publicans and Democrats on Saturday night, when
both parties were having demonstrations prior to
the municipal election to-day. The Republicans
held their meeting at the intersection of two
streets, and the Democratic torchlight procession
attempted to pass through it. This was resieted,
when a general melee ensued, several hundreds on
both sides participating in it, using stones, blud-
geons, pistols and knives. One man was shot and
five or six severely cut, but it is believed none were
fatally injured. The Republicans maintained their
ground and proceeded with their meeting. The
affray is believed to have been purely accidental,
and is universally regretted. There is some appre-
hensions that the dist-arbances will be renewed to- I
day, but effective measures have been taken to pre-
serve peace and order."
Havana advices to the 2d instant have been re-
ceived. Sugar was firm. Sterling exchange 14 to
151 per cent. premium, and on New York 31 to 51
per cent.

COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 6.
The supply of money is more ample than at the close of
August. We hear of occasional transactions at 5 per cent.
on call, but they are special cases, very little being done
under 6 per cent., and the large proportion to 7.
The demand for foreign exchange is quite limited.
Bankers ask 110 to 110 k for 60 day bill on London, Paris
5 15.
Cotton, dull and heavy ; mid. Uplands nominal at
ra 111.
Flour—State and 'Western less active, good gdes,
heavy and drooping, and common scarce and unchanged
Southern, dull and drooping. Corn quiet. Oats, declining.
Beef, dull. Pork, steady for mess. Lard firm.
Butter firm. Rice, more active.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.—Flour, active, at unchanged rates.
Wheat, active, and spring advanced lc. Cord dull, and Ic.
lower. Oats quiet.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6.—Cotton declined ; mid., 11
to 11. Exchange on London, 9:1- to 9a. Freights to Li-
verpool, id.; to Havre, l,
CAPTURE OF A SHARK OFF YARIIOUTIL-A fine
specimen of the Ocean Carnivore, or Basted Shark, got
entangled in the nets of a boat belonging to Hastings, and
commanded by William Staines, on Friday afternoon. It
is supposed that the voracious fish was following the shoals
of herrings off this coast, and having got into tho net he
plunged at a tremendous rate, and did much damage to five
nets. He was ultimately rendered incapable of resistance,
after a stubborn fight, by several smart blows over his snout
with a hatehetnot, lioN,"eVel', before he had seized une
the crew by the arm, and so newhat injured him. The
shark, which: was capturvd about 18 miles from Yarmouth,
was brought on shore on Saturday, and exhibited to the
public. In length the fish measured 5i feet, and weighed
about 801 b.