The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-05 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVE ItPOOL, BAT taiDAY.
The British and North American Royal Mai
steamship Europa, Leitch commander, has arrived
with advices from Boston to the 23d ult., and New
York by telegraph via Halifax to the 24th ult. p.m.
She brought 55 passengers, but no specie. On the
24th ult. the Europa passed the Royal Mail steamer
Canada, hence, for Halifax and Boston ; on the
26th, in lat. 46 N., long. 55.31 W., passed the brig
Camerton, steering west ; and on the 2d inst., in
lat 51.12 N., long. 12 W., signalised the Judith,
of Stonehaven, standing south.
The screw steamship Glasgow, from Glasgow,
arrived at New York on the 21st ult. On the 16th
ult., in lat. 43.3, long 56.30 experienced a severe
storm, the wind suddenly chopped from W. to a
terrific squall from E. to NW., carrying away every
stitch of square canvas, and fore and maintopgal-
lant mastyards, mainyard, and started mainmast.

The screw steam-ship day of Baltimore, hence,
and the Indian, from Southampton, had arrived at
New York.

The erection of the sternpost of the Russian fri-
gate General-Admiral, building at New York, was
inaugurated by a dinner given at the hotel of the
Russian Minister.

Thirty-seven persons had been poisoned in Ala-
bama with arsenic mixed in their food by a negro
cook, at the instigation, it is alleged, of a Hunga-
rian. Six of the number had already died. The
cook was burnt, and his accomplice was to share
the same fate.

A despatch from Washington to a Boston paper
states :

" Senator Slidell has received a letter from Senator
Benjamin, dated City of Mexico, 4th inst., announcing
that he and hie colleague had succeeded in making satis-
factory arrangements with the Mexican Government
relative to the Tehuantepec transit route, ar.d that Pre-
sident Comonfort acted in this matter twainst the earnest
pretest of our Minister, Mr. Forsyth."
From Havannah we learn that business was dull.
The stock of sugar was about 200,000 boxes ; holders
refused to sell at the reduced prices. There was
little doing iu exchange. On London, 10i to 11.
Freight dull. The slave trade was reported to be
very active. The yellow fever was still prevalent.

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In the New York market on the 21st there was
a further decline in stocks, and the latest cinotations
were as follow :—Virginia Sixes, 86k ; Missouri
Sixes, 69 • New York Central Shares, 66i ; Nevt
York and Erie Shares, 16i ; Reading R. R. Shares,
411 ; Michigan Central Shares, 56i • Cleveland
and Toledo Shares, 33i ; Panarn.a R. R. Shares,
81i. ; Illinois Central Shares, 88 ; Illinois Central
Bonds, 82 ; Chicago and R. I. Shares, 651 ; Mil.
waukie and Mis., 35 • Galena and Chicago; 61i;
143 Crosse, 12 ; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 15.
The banks were becoming stronger evory day by
aid of reinittabces from the interior. Respecting
failures the New York Courier and Enquirer says
"The only suspension announced here to-day was that
of Messrs. C. W. Field and Co., a firm of well-known
wealth, whose suTenoion will probably be only tempo'
rary. The notes of the Yates County Bank of Penn
Yan were to-day rejected by the Albany Agency, but
will probably be reinstated in a few days."

Tbere was some excitement caused by reports of
further financial difficulties at Boston and Philadel-
phia, but there was less trouble among the mer-
chants. Capital continued in active demand, how-
ever, at very full rates of interest, and the 21st was
one of the most stringent days experienced sine°,
the commencement of the pressure. To the list of
the failures given above the New York Journal of
Commerce adds :

" Messrs. Cyrus W. Field and Co., of this city, paper'
dealers, have suspended until the return of the head of
the house, who is now on his way home from England,
and is expected to arrive (at the latest) 'in the Arabia
next week. The other failures of the day here are not
of sufficient public interest to be noticed. The failures
reported from Philadelphia by telegraph are Messrg•
John Farnham and Co. ; Hacker, Lea, and Co. ; and
Thomas P. Remington, highly respectable houses, en'
gaged' in the domestic dry goods commission business ;
and Messrs. Deal, Milgan, and Burt, dry good]
jobbers. ' We learn that the Inguetiot Bank, of Nell,
Platz, New York, which was previously reported
suspended, resumed business again on the 16th. TO
extensive machine shop and locomotive works of Wit"
Liam Mason and Co., at Taunton, Massachusetts, hays
stopped, and all, the hands employed, about 550 1°
number, have been discharged, on' account of the peed'
nisry embarrassment connected vvEh the failure of Jag'
K. Mills, of Boston, who is the largest owner in these,
establishments. The Whittenton Mills (also in Taunt, 3)
a large cotton manufacturing establishment, of whioli
Willard Lovering is agent, and James K. Mills a large
owner, has also stopped running for the same reaso°'
and the employes discharged."
Exchange on London, 1051 to 1061.
The cotton market was dull, and prices nominal.
The stock was reduced from first hands to about
500 bale.", " which is held," eays the Courier and
Enquirer,

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Waiting some favourable change in the moue
market, which will enable shippers to negotiate, of
spinners to obtain cash funds. quotations, in the absence,
of demand, must be considered altogether nominal, an'
the small daily transactions are at very irregular rates,
Riddling Uplands, in small quantities, command 15ic,f
and Yaw Orleans 15tc. to 15ie. The accounts of tb°
growing crop have been less favourable during the pas
week from the Atlantic States, complaints reaching oe
of shedding of fruit, rust, &c., and in some localities i°
Al'sbama the boll worm is said to have done injury. Tbe,
great complaint, however, is the lateness of the crop, anci
its consequent exposure to injury from ,storm or earli
frost."

Breadstuffs bad taken a turn in favour of the
seller, owing to the foreign advices. Wheat 101
excited and irregular. Pork, beef, and bacon 110
declined in prices. Lard more firm. Butter higher•
Scotch pig iron was quiet. There was a better
feeling for spirits of turpentine and common ro3io‘
Stv,ar quiet. Freights to Liverpool were firmer/
with more activity.

On the 22d, as reported by telegraph to Boston,
stocks were dull ; the sales at the first board vier°,
small and the decline in price's general. At the second
board there was a better feeling, with more activitl
and a slight advance in soave stocks. Illinois Cell'
tral Bonds, 831 ;_ Erie Railroad, 17i ; Haarlenil
8 ; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 144 ; Cleveland aid
Toledo, 34i ; Chicago and Rock Island, 621
New York Central, 661 ; Reading, 42i ;
Central, 87. Money was most stringent and rates
of discount higher ; some endorsed paper sold for
21 to• 21, and unendorsed up to as high as 36 per
cent. Advices from Boston and Philadelphia still
had a depressing effect on the market. - The Bug'
pension of the Central Bank and the Bank of the
Capitol at ludianopolis was announced. Exchange
on Loudon, 1061 to 107 for produce-bills. Cotton
was dull ; flour easier ; wheat lower but irregular;
corn lower and dull. More inquiry for sugar ; iron
dull ; rice dull ; tobacco firm ; freights to Liverpool
dull.
At New Orleans on the 22d cotton was slightly
dearer.

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH, vii HALiFAX.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 24, EVENING.
The Eur,peau advicea by the steamship Canada,
arrived at Halifax, were published in our journali
this morning, and exercised no perceptible effect
upon the ma► kets. Cot on has been quiet at atiout.
the rates current on Tuesday. VQ heat is firm, ana
has au advancing tendency. Flour and Indiao
corn are steady at former ',mei. The money-market'
has improved, and a considerable advance has takes':
place in all kinds of securitiel. Tile st...atnship Ariel/
from Southampton, arrived lime on the 23d.
NEW ORLEA? S, SEPT. 23, EVENING.
Our cotton-market has been active to-day, the
sales footing up 8,000 bales. Quotations are quite:
firm.

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