The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-04 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY NIGHT.
The Cunard Royal Mail steamship Arabia has
arrived, with advices from New York to the 22d,
and Halifax to the 25th ult. She brings 73 pas-
sengers.

On the morning of the 23d there was no sign of
the Nova,Seotian at Portland.

The President has given way to the exigencies
of the Democratic party, and determined to call no
extra session of Congress.
Six hundred thousand dollars have been ab-
stracted from the Treasury of Ohio.
The Liberals in Mexico seem to be progressing
favourably.

At Port-au-Prince the populace had turned
against Geffrard, and his downfal is imminent.
it was expected at Washington that the grand
jury who made a presentment against Mr. Sickles
for murder would return a true bill, but so far
nothing has been done on the subject.
California overland advices state that there has
been copious rains in the interior.
Business was quiet at New Tel*.
The new Canadian tariff was carried through
committee with a few alterations, consented to by
the Inspector-General.
At New York, cotton was unchanged ; middling
uplands 121 c. State and Western flour was dull
for common, and firm for medium and good grades.
Wheat was firm, but quiet. , Corn easier, but more
active.

Beef, heavy for common, but firm for good; lard,
heavy; butter, steady. Freights to Liverpool,
quiet ; stocks, dull, but firm. At New Orleans, on
the 21st, cotton was unchanged.

THE. GALE OF_P.72IDAI'.-FOUNDL% RING
OF THREE VESSELS.

By the telegraphic returns received at Lloyd's
on Saturday, it appears that a strong gale from the
south-west swept various points of the coast on
Friday until late in 'the evening, and caused a
serious amount of mischief. Several losses are re-
ported, and it is feared tjiat the full extent of
damage is not yet ascertained. In 'the course of
the night three vessels struck upon Penarth Sands,
near Cardiff, and two of them went down. They
were the Harriet, bound to Southampton from
Newport, with coals ; the Tyro, of Plymouth ; and
the Alma, of. Shoreham. The latter was got off
after some difficulty, but the two forraer sunk.
Providentially, the crews are reported to have been.
saved.

A Norwegian schooner, called the Soskummeren,
from Krageroe to Liverpool, timber laden; was
fallen in with, waterlogged and, abandoned, in th
Channel, some 12 miles from the South Foreland
by the Iron Era, collier screw'steamer'. Nothing
has been seen or heard of the crew,
and their fat e
is uncertain. The steamer took, derelict in tow,
and got her into Dover Bar.
The brig Betsy, belonging to Whitby,
is reported
to have foundered on Friday night,
sustain-
ing damage in going or. The crew
were saved. after
ver Tees Ba
The accounts from the north-western coast state
that the wind blew a complete- storm from the
south-west, with sleet and rain, the weather being
very cold.

TUE RorthEßy OF £6OO IN N EWCASTLE.--RE •
COVERT. OF £s2o.—Mr. Stainsby, superintendent of the
police force of. Sunderland, received on Friday, by the mid
post, a letter containing five £lOO notes of the Bank of
g land and one £2O note. ~Four of the large notes corro •
spond with the numbers given by the Bradford cattle-dealer,
and, the £2O one also corresponds with one of his numbers.
The.fifth note, does not correspond ; it is a good £lOO note,
but either the cattle-dealer advertised a•wrong number or
the sender of the notes has made a niistake.-21reuvastle
Oroniele.