The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-18 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.
The Fulton steamer, Captain Wotton, with New
York mails of the sth, has arrived off Cowes.
She has 75,656 dols. for &gland, and 460,344
dols, for France.

She spoke the Europa steamer on March 6th,
and on the 13th a large steamer, supposed to be the
Arabia.

The Fulton signalled the Egyptian steam yacht
Faid Gihaad off the Lizard Point at 2 p.m. on the
17th, bound for Falmouth, with an accident to her
engine.

Congress adjourned on the 4th.
The disagreement between the Senate and the
House relative to the postage question was not
healed, and the Post-office Appropriation and Post-
office Routes Bills failed to become law.
New York cotton market firm, with sales of
3,500 bales. A lively inquiry prevailed for bread-
stuffs, and a fair demand for provisions, sugars, and
molasses., Hides and leather were more sought
after. Freight engagements moderate.
The money market was easy and quiet.
Exchange closed firm for Fulton, at 1091-, to 1091
on London, and sf. 121 c. on Paris.
Stocks were higher and left off steady. New
York Centrals, 811 ; Rock Island, 62 ; Galena, 71-1 ;
Michigan Central, 531; Southern Preferred, 49;
Pacific Mail, 77; Panama, 117* ; Illinois Central,
70; Bonds, 891.

At New Orleans, on the 3d, cotton was firm, and
6,000 bales sold middling, at 11c. to 1 ; sugar
steady, fair 61c. to 6c. ; flour firm.
The cotton market at Savannah closed at ad-
vancing prices, and at Charleston the market closed
at -,lc. to better prices on the week.
The ship Vanguard, with 14,000 bales of cotton
for Cronstadt, was burning at Algiers, opposite New
Orleans, and it was feared would be totally de-
stroyed.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.
The screw steamship City of Manchester, Capt.
Kennedy, arrived here this afternoon. She sailed
from New York on the 3d inst., but anchored off
Sandy Hook until the morning of the 4th. She
brought 90 passengers, and 200,000 dols. in specie.
Congress was in a state of confusion, as usual
when within a day or two of the expiration of the
session.

As a last resort for securing adequate provision
for the wants of the Government, the United States
Senate had made an amendment to the General
Appropriation Bill, authorising an issue of treasury
notes to the extent of twenty millions of dollars.
The house would have to concur in this movement.
A fire had occurred at Memphis, Tennessee, ,de-
stroying property on Main-street to the value of
150,000 dollars. Five newspaper establishments
were burned down.
The following scene had taken place in a Ken-
tucky law court :—An old political feud has existed
for some time between Thomas S. Low, of Hawes-
ville, and Cicero Maxwell, of Hartford, Kentucky,
the prosecuting attorney for that district. Mr. Low
had threatened to cowhide Mr. Maxwell on meeting
him. On the 2d of March, while Mr. Maxwell was
addressing the court at Hawesville, he was inter-
rupted by Mr. Low denouncing him in grossly
insulting language. Mr. Maxwell and others then
fired several shots at Mr. Low, wounding him in
the thigh and arm, cutting off his thumb, and
riddling his shirt. A general fire with pistols en-
sued, and John Aldridge, a friend of Mr. Low's,
was killed, and a Mr. Miller shot through the
thigh. Mr. Low has been committed to gaol for
protection from the mob.

- On the 28th ult. the House of Assembly at
Toronto resolved, by a vote of 43 to 16, that the per
diem of members should be increased from 4 dols.
to 6 dols.

The seat of government question continues to
agitate the Canadians. Ottawais to be the eventual
capital—that point is settled ; but while Ottawa is
getting ready, the Government will leave Toronto,
and make a temporary settlement in Quebec.
A bill for the protection of squatters has been
read a second time and referred to a select com-
mittee. There are large tracts of land in Lower
Canada owned by non-resident proprietors who
have totally neglected their property. Person s
have settled on these lands without title, and the
object of the bill is to compel the proprietors.
whenever they remove squatters, to pay them for
their improvements. It encounters considerable
opposition, but its passage is conceded.
The New York money market was very easy,
and money was offered in Wall-street at 4 per cent.
Exchange was rather less firm. The bulk of the
business passing in sterling was at 1091. The stock
market was rather lower. The latest sales were :
New York Central shares, 801; Illinois Central,
691; ditto Bonds, 89; ; Panama shares, 1161;
United States Fives of 1874, 103.4- ; Erie shares, 121.
The cotton market was active, and kc. higher.
Sales of the day, 5,000 bales. Middling Uplands,
121 c.

Flour in good demand, and dearer for common
and medium. Wheat active and rather higher.
Corn steady.
Freights without change. Cotton taken for
Liverpool at 5-32 d. and 3-16 d.