The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY ''''EVENING, MARCH -9, 1859.

Ballot will lose an important vantage ground
which it might have taken.

We trust Mr. BERKELEY will take our observa-
tions in good part. We feel that, as amongst the
oldest advocates of the Ballot, we have a fair claim
to speak ; we had gathered from the resolutions of
the Ballot Society that it was intended to make
the motion on the Ballot on the motion for the
second reading, and we felt not a little disappointed
to see it shifted to a time which may never arrive,
and which does not appear to us to have the
slightest practical advantage. Mr. BERKELEY,
therefore, and the friends with whom he acts, will
excuse us if we inform them that "no time for a
motion on the Ballot will be acceptable to the
people, as a complete Ballot movement, which is
not accompanied by the advantage of testing each
member prior to any possible dissolution of Parlia-
ment."

LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received ai
Mr. Reuter's office :

VIENNA, MARCH 8

The evening edition of the official Vienna Gazette
publishes a long article, stating that for several
reasons founded on international law, Austria will
insist upon the complete maintenance of her special
treaties with the Italian states.

The only additional article to the treaty with
Naples--in which the conformity of principles of
government is stated merely as an existing fact—
could be suppressed if both parties should agree
upon the point.

ST. PETERSBURG, MARCH 8,

The Gazette of the Senate of this day publishes
the treaty of commerce and navigation concluded
between Russia and England, which was ratified
by the Emperor on the 10th of January last.

It is rumoured in Paris that Prince Napoleon
will be appointed Grand Admiral.

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 8,

BOURSE, March B.—The opening of the market
exhibited a general improvement of prices, but
heavy sales were effected, and they afterwards gave
way. Threes, after having been clone at 69fr. 45c.,
declined to 69fr. Mobilier varied from 830 fr. to
805 fr. ; Austrian, 557 fr. 50e. to 550 fr. ; Lyons,
850 fr. to 8421 r. 50e. ; Orleans, 1,355 fr. to 1,345 fr. ;
Southern, 535 fr. to 530 fr. ; Northern, 950 fr. to
940 fr. The following are the last quotations :-
41 per Cents. .... 95 70 / Credit Foncier 645
Do. end month .. 95 70 I Belgian 41
3 per Cents 69 101Piedmonteso (5) 80 50
Do. end month 6B 85 Roman B6
Bank Shares. 2890 I Austrian
Credit Mobilier 805 Spanish Threes
Do. Account . 805 Home Debt

in tow.

THE UNITED STATES.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.

The royal mail steamship America, Capt. Miller,
which sailed from Boston on the 23rd, and from
Halifax on the 25th ult., arrived here to-day. She
brought 61 passengers, and in specie 74,820 dols.,
and £2,275 sterling,
The steamship Africa hence, arrived out at New
York on the 22d ult.

The screw steamship Bremen, from Southampton
for New York, put into Halifax on the 22d ult.,
short of coal.

The news by this arrival is of slight importance,
In the Senate the bill providing for the acquisi.
Lion of Cuba continued to be discussed.

The House passed the Army Appropriation Bill,
after reducing the estimates 1,500,000 dols. The
total amount appropriated for this branch of the
public service is about 14,000,000 dols.

The Committee on Ways and Means had autho-
rised their chairman to report a bill for a re-issue
of treasury notes. As it will require two-thirds to
take it up, it stands no chance unless combined with
a change in the tariff.
A telegram from St. John's, Newfoundland,
under date of 19th ult., says :—" The tenor of pri-
vate advices received per Prince Albert render it
certain that the British Government will grant a
subsidy of £150,000 to the Galway Steamship
Company. Mr. Henley, chief electrician of the
Atlantic Cable Company, has arrived here, with
be tteries and instruments, to commence operations
with them on this end of the cable."

The steamship Black Warrior, bound from
Havannah to New York, ran ashore on Rockaway
Bar, Long Island, during a dense fog, on the morn-
ing of the 20th ult. The passengers and mails were
taken off in safety, together with the 208,000 dols.
in Mexican dollars, which she had on freight. At
the latest dates it was feared that without very
favourable weather she would not be got off. Her
value was about 135,000 dols.
Incessant rains for a week throughout the west,
had caused a, freshet in the Ohio river, and at Cin-
cinnati the water was up to the second stories of
houses in Water, street. All the upper streams were
overflowing. Travel on the Ohio and Mississippi
railroad was suspended.

Advices from California to the sth ultimo had
reached New Orleans. The mail steamer of that
date for Panama had on board 1,400,000 dollars, in-
cluding 304,000 dollars for England. Business was
brisk at San Francisco, and money easy. The
mining news was favourable.
The latest intelligence from Mexico states that
President Miramon had reached Orizaba with
several thousand men, on his march to attack Vera
Cruz. Great apprehension was felt regarding the
result. Gold had been discovered on the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec, near Cheralda.

Jacmel advices to the 30th ult. state that all the
excitement of the revolution had passed by, and
business had revived to its former briskness. Coffee
was coming in freely from the coast and the inte-
rior. The Governor of Jacmel, one of the Emperor's
officials, had been deposed.

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, Evening.—The screw steam
ship City of Manchester, from Liverpool, arrived
here to-day: The United States mails, which were
to have been taken out by her on Saturday next,
the 26th, have been transferred to the Cunard
screw steamship Lebanon, which will sail on that
day for Liverpool. Our cotton market is very dull,
and prices are -IT. lower, but quotations are almost
nominal. Mr. W. P. Wright calls middling uplands
11,:5-c. The market for breadstuffs is
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—A highly intelligent
Mexican authority announces that Miramon is col-
lectin funds and treasure with a view of abandon-
ing Mexico. Arrangements are also rapidly pro-
gressing to furnish Alvarez with the needed arms
and ammunition for his army.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 23.—The ship Mary Ade-
line, while loading for Cork took fire last evening
and was scuttled ; 2,000 bales of cotton on board;
belonging to Messrs. Lecesne and Co., were lest.
The cotton is insured in France. The ship Nor-
mandy arrived here yesterday from Liverpool.
Advices from Vera Cruz, of the 12th inst., repre•
sent Juarez as preparing for a vigorous defence of
the city against the threatened attack of Miramon.
Juarez has already a force of 5,000 men and 200
field pieces, and had ordered an additional force of
2,000 men from the interior. He had sanguine
hopes of defeating Miramon.
HALIFAX, Feb. 25.—The royal mail steam ship
Canada arrived here last evening and proceeded to
Boston.

SPORTING _NOTES.

DERBY.

The running at Nottingham yesterday was not
remarkable. Lifeboat turned the tables on the
Speaker, and Gladiolus and the Greek proved the
correctness of their Liverpool performances. Turfites
to-night will quit Nottingham and get to Derby
with all convenient speed, and Mr. T. Marshall is
quite prepared to give them a hearty reception, and
has provided for them an abundance of amusement.
When I took my pen in my hand I purposed indit-
ing a long and interesting article, but really I
cannot find any subject which would interest the
reader. Speculation on the Spring Handicaps
makes little or no progress, and the Derby betting
is, with the exception of the support which has of
late been conceded to both Volcano and Musjid, a
blank. The former has, it is said, wonderfully
improved, and the fact of Tom Taylor's possessing
thsa right sort of "tackle to try him with, has in-
creased the fondness which the public is at all times
inclined to place in a " nobleman's horse."
But now to the Derby Spring Meeting. Tease,
of course, must be my representative for the Mid-
land Steeple Chase. The Earl of Essex will perhaps
win the Staunton Harold Stakes, and for the
Harrington Plate I shall select Tame Deer and
Weatherwise.

A FRESH MAN.

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, March 9.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.;
moderate breeze, and fine, clear, dry weather.
PLYMOUTH, March B.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived—
Warner, from Stockton for Calcutta.
RAMSGATE, March B.—Wind W.S.lV.—Arrived—Mys-
stery, from London for Demerara.
QUEENSTOWN, March S.—Sailed—Weser (screwsteamer)
for New York; Queen of the Isles, for Old Calabar.
SHIELDS, March B.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Sailed—
Cleveland, for Shanghai.
NE WPORT, March B.—WindW.N.W,—Arrived—Baven,
from London, and Aid, from Bristol, both for Jamaica.
Sailed—Maria Frederika, for St. Thomas.
GLOUCESTER, March B.—Sailed—John Wesley, for
Sydney, N.S.W.
CARDIFF, March B.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Lizzie
Southward, for Savannah.
Tourt,ty March 7.—There arc 60 sail of vessels in the
bay, but the weather precluded all communication.

Wind N.W.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.

Arrived—Hamburgo, steamer, from Hamburg ; Itolla,
from Shields; Alliance, steamer, from Havre; Enterprise;
from Waterford ; Laura, from Newcastle; Charlotte, from
Guernse— • _ , _

Sailed:—Mary Ann, for Newcastle; Lamplighter and
Syren, for Sunderland ; Ann, for Shields.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morninage

Wind N.
Arrived, March B.—Archibald, from Demerara; Emma
•om Marseilles ; Igimo, from Alexandria.
Off—Maria, from Santa Maria.

The Maria y Juanna, fob Havannah, has returned into
dock, having been in contact, on the 7th inst., with the
Samaritan.

The Clara, of Liverpool, from Newport, with coals, 'cap-
sized yesterday afternoon off the Point of Ayr. Crew saved
in the boat Margaret. _

The Pollock, from New Orleans, drove athwart the Alli
ante, for Charleston, in the river. The former had bul•
warks, boats, Ix., stove ; the latter lost jibboom, &c.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Wind N.W. ; tide five hours' ebb ; fine.
No arrivals.

Sailed—Nieholas Wood, for Leghorn; Holland, steamer,
for Ostend ; Winterthur, for Calcutta ; Seine, steamer, for
Boulogne

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.V. ; fresh.
No arrivals.
Sailed•—Star Queen; and Ouiver, for Loudon, the former

COURT or ALDERMEN.—Yesterday a court was
held for the despatch of business. A precept was. ordered
to be issued for the election of a common councilman as suc-
cessor to Mr. Wooltorton, late member for Farringdon
Without Ward. Upon the motion of Alder Man Humphery
it was unanimously voted that the annual allowance of £3O
a year to Miss Macauley, daughter of the late Alderman
INlacauloy, should be continued. The court then ad-
journed.

S9UTTI KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—During the
wad: ending. March 5, the visitors have been as follows :
On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, 5,024; on
Monday and Tuesday, free evenings 4 509. On the three
,•
students' days (admission to the public 6d.), 649.• one
students' evening; Wednesday, 295 ; total, 10,477. From
the opening of the muSemit, 809,004.
SALE OF BERKELEY HOUSE.—Yesterday the
building materials of Berkeley House, Spring-gardens, the
residence of . the late Earl Fitzhardinge, were disposed
of, by public auction, by Messrs; Pullen and Son, on the
authority of the Metropolitan Board of Works, preparatory
.to clearing the site for the erection of the new offices of the
board, and widening the thoroughfare leading from Spring-
gardens to St. James's-park. The sale was well attended,
and good prices for the materials were obtained.