The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 18.
At noon to-day the royal mail steamship Niagara,
Captain Millar, arrived in the Mersey, from Boston
and Halifax, bringing dates from New York, by
telegraph, to the 7th, direct from Boston to the 6th,
and Halifax to the night of the 7th. Her specie is
31,250 dols., and 81 passengers.
On the 14th inst., in lat. 48.58 N., ion. 28.38 W.,
passed the royal mail ship Arabia, and also a
screw steamer, supposed to be the Jura. On the
15th, in lat. 15.16 N., 23.17 W., spoke the iron
ship Jamaica, of Glasgow. On the 17th, at 11.50
p.m., passed the royal mail ship Africa, hence for
New York.

The screw steam-ship New York, from Bremen
and Southampton, arrived at New York on the
sth.
The trial of Mr. Sickles for the murder of
Attorney-General Key commenced on the 4th, but
up ,to the latest the proceedings had not gone
beyond the impanelling of a jury. One day
was spent in obtaining Five, and a second in
securing three more. The case is expected to
occupy a fortnight. The number of witnesses is
very large.
The elections, so far as they have gone, are
highly favourable to the Republican party:
There are several large crevices in the Mississippi,
above New Orleans. On tho 4th they were flooding
many plantations at Diamond Island, and great
fears are entertained of a break just above the city.
Five hundred men are employed strengthening the
levee. The river is nine inches higher than it was
last year at Vicksburg.
The St. Joseph Journal learns that an extensive
war is on foot between the various Indian tribes on
the Plains, headed by the Minnecougues, and that
negotiations are now pending between the Chey-
ennes,, Arapahoes, Crows, and other tribes.
NEW YORK, APRIL 7.

The steamer Indian, from Liverpool, arrived at
Portland to-day. Our cotton market is firm, and
pretty active. Middling uplands, 121 c. Bread-
stuffs are generally unchanged, but flour is rather
lower.

At New Orleans, on the 6th, cotton closed firm,
12c. for middling.
A cotton press and numerous adjoining buildings
have been destroyed by fire. A large quantity of
cotton was consumed.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY).

The House of Lords met this day, according to usual
custom, to prorogue Parliament, previous to the dissolution.
The prorogation took place by Royal Commission.

ROYAL ASSENT.

The Speaker and members of the louse of Commons
were.summoned to hear the royal assent given by commis-
sion to the following bills :
Exchequer Bill; £13,274,400,
Consolidated Fund Appropriation,
Manor Courts (Ireland),
Evidence by Commission,
Medical Act (1858) Amendment,
Indemnity,
Nottingham Charities,
Marriage Validity,
, Recreation Grounds,
Local Government (Supplemental Act),
Manslaughter,
Public Offices Extension,
Confirmation and Probate Act (1858),
Naval Medical Supplemental,
Revision of Penalties,
Affidavits by Commission,
Supperannuation
Combination. of Workmen,
Municipal. Elections,
Kirkwall' Harbour,
-Londonderry Bridge,
Sunderland and South Shields Water,
Weymouth' and Melcombe Regis Railway,
Glasgow Corporation Water,
Travellers' and Marine Assurance and Accidental
Death Insurance Amalgamation,
Findhorn Railway,
• Banff and Macduff Railway, .
Great Western Railway,
Falmouth Docks and Harbour,
Norwich (City) Water,
Glasgow Public Parks and Galleries,
Kingstown Water,
Mersey Docks and Harbour,
Poole Water,
Cork and Kinsale Junction Railway, '
People's Provident Society,
Scarborough Gas,
Standard Life Assurance,
Tralee and Kilkenny Railway,
Commercial Docks Amendment,
Belfast and Londonderry Junction Railway,
Tavistock Markets,
Leominster and Kingstown Railway, -
Great Northern Railway,
East Suffolk Railway,
Purday's Disabilities Removal,
and several afher private bills.
The Lord Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Earl of llardwicke, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis
of Exeter, and Earl Delawarr.