The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-30 00:00:00

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON; FRIDAY EVENING.
The North Star steamer, Captain Lefevre, has
arrived frOm New York with two days later news.
She. left New York at noon on the 16th, and arrived
in Cowes Roads at 2.45 p.m. this day, but the ten-
der, with her despatches, arc., did not arrive here
till 8.30. She brings no mails, the mail ,teamer
Hermann having left the same day.
The North Star has 312 passengers, of whom 112
are for Southampton, 109 for Havre, and 91 f3r.
Bremen ; she also brings $3,400 for Havre, and
$l,OOO for Bremen ; she experienced six days'
heavy gales, easterly the first part of the voyage.
The North Star proceeded on to Havre and Bre-
men. The steamer Queen of the South, from South-
ampton, arrived from New York on the morning of
the 16th.

The mail steamer Asia, from Liverpool, arrived
out on the morning of the 15th.
The North Star, Hermann, and Leopold all left
New York for Southampton on the 16th.
A letter from Aspinwall, of the 4th, received in
New Orleans on the 13th, stated that the United
States' frigate Wabash, from New York, had not
reached that port, but was hourly expected. The
letter adds that there bad been uo other arrivals of
United States' vessels either at Panama or Aspin-
wall, and that the squadron in the Isthmus waters
remained the same, as regards the number of ships,
as at the date of previous advices.
The difficulties pending between the United States
and New Granada it was believed would be settled
without auy unpleasant occurrences.

A despatch from Washington of the 15th says
that the New Orleans mail of the 9th had been re-
ceived

Commercial business was very active at Galves-
ton on the. 7th. Reports of the upper part of
Texas were encouraging. Hailstones of the size of
eggs fell on the Brazos River, and the cotton crops
was extensively damaged by the storm. Snow fell
to the depth of 10 inches in Hopkins County on
the 11th. of April. Trinity River was rising, and
,would soon be navigable. Advices from the city
of Mexico to the 29th of April had been received.,
The Filibuster expedition in Sonora was creating
excitement, and 4,000 troops had been sent
against it. ', It was reported that General Crabbe,
the leader of the invasion, had captured several
points.
The National Hotel in Washington claims
another victim in the person of Mr. John M. B.
Petriken, a member of the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives from Lycoming county, who died
on the 15th of disease contracted at the hotel,
where he was sojourniug at the time the epidemic
prevailed.

Lake Erie was open at last, and business begin-
ning in good earnest. The Buffalo steamers would
soon commence their regular trips ' • between 30
and 40 vessels had already cleared for the upper
lakes.

A fearful riot occurred at Louisville on the 14th
inst. The four negroes accused of murdering the
-Joyce family SIMMS' months since were acquitted.
One of them turned States' evidenc, bvt his testi-
mony was• not legal or corroborated. There was
considerable excitement about the court-house dur-
ing the trial. About dark a mob broke into the
cannon-house and got a cannon, which they placed
in front of the gaol. Several shots.were tired by
the mob and from the gaol. The gaoler, fearing
the escape of the prisoners, formally surrendered
two of them, who were hung by the mob ; the
third cut his throat with a razor, , but the negro_
who turned States' evidence was unmolested. The
remaining negro implicated in the Joyce murder
was hung by the mob next night, making three
banged and one suicide.
The principal feature of the stock-market at New
York on the 15th was the activity and fluctuations
in Illinois Central. The market bad generally ad-
vanced within a few days from 134 until the 15th,
when it opened with a sale of 500 shares at 140.
The stock was afterwards offered more freely, and•
sold down to 138 k. Toledo continues active, with
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considerable business • stock offering, it fell off
per cent., closing at 68. Southern was rather
firm in the morning at 68 to 684, but was dull at
the second board ; late in the afternoon 681 was
bid. Erie very dull, closing at 41k, and Central
also dull at 86. Reading heavy, and sold at 791.
The Philadelphia movements seemed to have sub-
sided. In California'stocks there had been a rapid
improvement since the arrival of the George Law
with more favourable reports in regard to the state
of public sentiment in respect to the unconstitu-
tional debt. Sales were made at 57, an advance of
8 per cent. on the lowest price touched. Illinois
Central Bonds were in demand, and advanced to
par. Freights continued thin and nominal.
In the cotton-market small sales were reported
at *c. decline. The foreign news ch?ckecl the
downward tendency of breadstuffs and holders were
firm. Corn was held higher. Coffee was quite in-
active ; sales, 300 bags Rio at 10c. to 11ic., and
100 ditto La Guayra at 12k to 12i. Hides were
drooping, and large sales at a considerable decline

were reported. Tire sugar-market was excited-and
unsettled, and although the sales on the 15th were
at lc. advance over the highest prices obtained this
season or in many years, many stocks were held
for a still further advance. The sales were 1,500
hhds. fair to good grocery sugars at 101 c. to 10ic.
Very little prime in market. Sixty hhds. Porto
Rico in bond at 91c., and some muscovado at 9/c. ;
1,000 boxes Havanna!), Nos. 10 and 10i, were
taken by refiners at 101 c.
CHARLESTON, MAY 14.
Cotton sales to-day, 800 bales ; sales of the week
4,500 bales ; prices in favour of buyers. Good mid-
dlings quoted at 131 to 131 ; decrease in the receipts
at all southern ports this year as compared with
the last 484,000 bales ; decrease in the receipts at
foreign ports 519,000 bales.
CINCINNATI. MAY 14.
Flour firm and scarce, sales at $6 75c. to $7.
Corn in active demand-at 75c. Oats advanced to
65c., and scarce. Whisky declined to 29c., closing
dull and unsettled. Provisions very firm. Bacon.
91c. to llic. for bulk meat, and 81c. to 101 c. for
shoulders and sides. Mess pork, $22 75e.

OSWEGO, MAY 15.
Flour dull. Sales 406 barrels, at $6 87c. for
fancy Ohio ; and $7 25c. for Canadian. Wheat
lower, sales 5,000 bushels at $1 700. to $1 75c. for
white Michigan and Canadian. Canal freights to
New York, 12c. for wheat, and 15c. for corn. Lake
imports to-day, 11,300 bushels wheat. Canal ex-
ports 12,61,0 bushels wheat ; 3,000 ditto corn ;
5,200 ditto barley.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 15.
Stocks heavy ; Pennsylvania Fives, 84 ; Long
Island Railroad,.l2; Pennsylvania Railroad, 46i ;
Morris Canal, 15k ; Reading Railroad, 398.

BUFFALO, MAY 14.
There is afloat at Buffalo, mostly from the upper
lakes, 390,000 bushels of wheat, 140,000 bushels of
corn, and 6,000 barrels of flour.

NEW ORLEANS, MAY 13.
Cotton market dull. Sales to-day, 700 bales, at
13c. to 13ic. for Middling ; flour steady ; mixed
corn, 75c. to 80c. ; mess pork, $24 ; Rio coffee,
104 c. to 11c. for prime.

MAY 14.
Cotton easier, but not quotably lower. Sales to
day, 1,600 bales ; receipts to-day, 1,900 bales.

AUSTRALIA.

PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY EVENING.
The ship La Hogue, Captain Neatby, belonging
to Messrs. Dunbar, of London, 97 days from Sydney,
was off Plymouth this afternoon, and has landed a
small mail. She is laden with wool, tallow, and
oil, and brings about 4,000 ounces of gold, 70 cabin
passengers, and 30 steerage. La Hogue left Sydney
Feb. 21, rounded Cape Horn March 28, and crossed
the line May 3 ; spoke, March 5, the brig Alma, 11
days out from Launceston ; April 16, the ship
South Carolina, belonging to the White Star line ;
April 17, in 16 or 17 deg. south, the Donald
Mackay, for Liverpool, which left Melbourne with
gold Feb. 27, seven days after La Hogue left
Sydney. The ships were in company, off and on,
for a week. In 7 deg. south spoke the bark Ben-
tinck, from Iquique ; May 13, the Epaminondes,
from Newcastle, for New York ; and (no date) the
Aineric at ship Mary Frances, four months out
from Rhodes, with loss of top-gallantwast.

MADAME SIEVERS' CONCERT.—A matinee musicale
will be given by this accomplished btdy, at Willis's
Rooms, on Friday next, the sth of June. On this occa-
sion the musical world will have the opportunity of wit-
nessing the effects of a newly-invented instrument,
called the harmonicorde, invented by M. Debair, and
which has been termed by Rossini "the drawing-room
orchestra." The power and sweetness of the instru-
ment, and the admirable performance on it of Madame
Silvers, have elicited the cordial admiration of the cele-
brated critic Fetie, in an article contributed by him to the
"Revue et Gazette Musicale de Pali*" and the great
maestro already mentioned has expressed himself in warm
recommendation of Madame Sievers' general claims to
public favour.
ROUTLEDUE'S SHAKESPEARE, IN SHILLING MONTHLY
PARTS.—Now ready, parts 7 and 8 of Routledge's
Shakespeare, edited by Howard Staunton, and illus-
trated by John Gilbert ; compr, isifig " King John" and
" Midsummer Night's Drlam,' with 35 illustrations by
John Gilbert. "Every number ti,at is published of this
edition appears to be an improvement on the preceding
one. Routledge's Shakespeare is the most attractive
and valuable edition svhich has yet made its appear.
ance, aid should be in the hands of every admirer of
the great master."—Doncaster Gazette. Adveltisements
will, in future, be received for this wcrk ; terms, on
application. London : George Routledge and 'Co.,
Farringdon-street.