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

RAILWAYS.

. .
Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern - .. 922 50
New ditto BlO .. 812 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 875 .. 875
Geneva 530 ..
Southern
Western 577 50 .. 580
Eastern
Sardiniaa 4lO ..
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 Btb 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 IL 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 during
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 the most
foolhardy, and which party can perform the most
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 disturbances will be renewed to-
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 3-1 to 5
per cent.