The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-01 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING

The Persia has arrived, with the New York mails
of the 22d December and 675,417 dollars in specie..
The Ariel, from Southampton, had put into
Halifax for coal.

It is stated that Mr. Field had received on the
19th or 20th some very good current through the
Atlantic Cable, including the name "Henley."
-Foreign exchange was firm at the high prices
asked, and the leading drawers, best bankers' bills,
109 a to 1091.
The following were the latest quotations at the
Stock Board :—Missouri Sixes, 891 ; New York
Central, 831 ; New York and Erie, 171; Reading
Railroad, 51,1 ; Michigan Central, 491; Michigan
Southern, 20 ; Cleveland and Toledo, 81;-:ii ; Panama
Railroad, 120 ; Illinois, 671 ; Illinois Central Bonds,
86'; Chicago and Rio, 591 ; Milwaukie and Missis-
sippi, 12; Galena and Chicago, 701 ; La Crosse,
; Del. and Hudson, 96.1 ; Pacific Mail Steam-
ship Company, 90a.

State and Western flour heavy, and prices in
favour of buyers. Middling uplands cotton, 12c.
At Havannah on the 16th exchange on London
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was 121 to 13 premium.

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THE WEST INDIA, MEXICO;
AND PACIFIC MAILS.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING.
The Royal Mail steamer Atrata, Captain Woolley,
has arrived, with the West India, Mexico, and
Pacific mails. She left St. Thomas on the 19th ult.
Her dates are—Jamaica, Dec. 11 ; Demerara, 19 ;
Trinidad, 10 ; Barbadoes, 12 ; Grenada, 10 ; Colon,
9 ; Vera Cruz, 5 ; Tampico, 1; llavannah, 10.
She brings 53 passengers, 932,135 dols. in specie,
diamonds and jewellery value 16,105 dols., 382
serons cochineal, 235 cases cigars, 384 bales tobacco;
and general cargo.
Business at Jamaica very limited. Sugar ranged
from 19s. to 21s. ; coffee, -38 s. to 505., at Which over
500 bags changed hands. East India rice 145., and
Patna 17s.
Freights very dull, nothing offering.
Exchange on London, 90 days, I per cent. pre-
mium ; 60 days, 1 ditto ; 30 days, 14 ditto.
Crops damaged by heavy rains.
Public health good.
Legislative Council still:in session.
A bill:to extend steam communication with the
island was before the House.
Trade was animated at Grenada, and a large
number of vessels landing their cargoes.
Shipping plentiful at Demerara, and freights low,
averaging ls. for London and Bristol.
Very little news from the South Pacific.
Trade at Valparaiso reported unusually dull.
A large part of the city was destroyed by fire ou
the 13th November, and some of the firemen lost
their lives.

Ecucador continued blockaded by Peru, the
mail steamers being the only vessels allowed to
enter or clear from Guayaquil.
The Chili= Congress opened on the 7th of

November.
The British schooner Lord Raglan, from Halifax,
for Cuba, with fish, put in at St. Thomas's, dis-
masted, and leaking badly.

CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 29,

Numerous 'sittings of the Council of Ministers
have been held relative to the state of affairs in
Servia, which seriously occupies the attention oftl
the Porte:

The Presse d' Orient states that instructions have
been forwarded to Cabuli Effendi, at Belgrade, and
that a note has been sent to the different embassies.
The Sheik-ul-Islam is dead.
Two Russian. line-of-battle ships have arrived
from Nicolaieff on their way to the Baltic.

FRANCE.

PARIS,- FRIDAY,

The 3foniteur publishes a series of decrees making
sundry promotions and nominations in the magis-
tracy and in the sub-prefectures ; also, a long list of
promotions in the higher grades of the army.
Among the number are Generals of Brigade Dupuch
de Fcletz, Beuret, Guerin de Tourvillo, and Fros-
sard to the rank of generals of division, and Colo-
nels and Commandants Blondel, De Fayet de Cha-
banes, De Bailliencourt, Le Rouxeau-Rosencoal,
Chambarlhae, Saurin; Favas, Raguet de Bran-
cion, Deb Pontbriant, Fiereck, Dejean, and Chau-
win to that of generals of brigade. A number of
promOtions and nominations has also been made in

the Legion of Honour among officers in the army
and navy. The list contains six to the rank of grand
officers, the names being—Generals Reibcll, Fie&
de Lievreville, Cuny, Baron Guillot, Count d'An-
thouard de Vraincourt, and Chanfroid ; eight to
that of commander; 39 to that of officer; and 45
to that of knight.
It is stated that despatches have been received
from Algeria positively announcing that the tribes
in' tbk,thountains were still in full insurrection.
Though no fears were expressed for the safety of
the colony, reinforcements were demanded in order
to resume the offensive.

Prince Napoleon has appointed a commission to
report on the expediency of establishing a service
of French steamboats between Suez, the Island of
Reunion, China, Cochin China, and Japan.
The Minister of War has presented to the Em-
peror a topographical album of the war in the
Crimea, executed by the officers of the staff under
the direction of General Blonde], Director-Genel4l
at the War-office. 'lt is said to be the finest topo-
graphical work yet executed on the Crimea.

BOURSE, Dec. 31.---The market continues flat ;

the option of premiums :was declared at '72f. 95c.
Shares steady. Threes were done at 731. 10c. to.
721. 950. ; Mobilier, from 985 f. to 987 f. 50c. ;
Austrian, 641 f. 25c. to 642 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 885 f.
to 886 f. 25c. ; Northern, 1,0031. 75c. to 1,005 f. ;
and Southern, 686 f. 25c. to 587 f. 50c. The follow-
ing _were the last quotations :

I per Cents. .... 98 Credit Fonder 675
Do. end nipntk .. 97 85 Belgian 4f lOO 25
3 per Cents. -72 90 Piedmontese (5)
Do. end month—. 72 90 Roman 93
Bank Shares 3OOO Austrian -
Credit Mobilier .. 980 Spanish Threes
Do. Account ..... ' 983 75 Home Debt 43 50