The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-09 00:00:00

in the eloquent declarations of an Elgin. I have hear'
these sentiments declared and enforced from the bench of
the Government, and I have heard them echoed back
from the benches of the Opposition. These sentiments
have been inculcated upon me with sincere and careful
emphasis by the Eal of Clarendon, and by that noble
Viscount who is first in the councils and in the hearts
of the British people. (Immense applause.) Finally,
Gentlemen, I have received these sentiments as a
fruitful truit from the hands of my Sovereign, and I will
not lay up this profitable tulent in a diplomatic napkin."
At the c'ose of this speech his Lordship was
loudly cheered.
The schooner Margaret, a supposed slaver, had
been seized at New York.

A telegraphic despatzli from Washington to the
Portlalc.l papers, under date of April 23, says :
" It is understood, on reliab'e authority, that the action
of our Government in increasing our naval force in the
waters of the Isthmus meets the approval of Lord Napier,
the itishMinister,who was officially informed of the fact
by a rota from the State Department, as was also Count do
Sartiges, Minister from France. Toe latter, however, as
far as can be ascertained, hasnot signified his assent or dis•
sent to the movement.
"The total number of vessels ordered to the Isthmus is
ten, seven of which will be stationed at Aspinwall, and
• three at Panama. With so imposing a force our Govern-
' ment is confident of effecting an early arrangement of the
dispute."
The Hon. John G. Montgomery, senator for
Danville, Pennsylvania, had died of disease con-
tracted at the National Hotel during the inaugura-
tion of President Buchanan.
It is sate I that the Governorship of Utah had
been offered to Major M'Cu'loch.
A dispatch from Chicago confirms the rumoured
massacres in Blue Earth County. Forty :ettlers
were murdered at Big Bend. and-several women
taken prisoners. The excitement was increasing. es
all the Indians beyond the Minnesota had assumed
a hostile attitude. Rumours were also rife of au
alliance betwe:n. the Sioux and Chippewa tribes.
A workshop in the Maryland Penitentiary had
been set on fire by some of the prisoners, who
vainly hoped to escape during the confusion con-
sequent upon the alarm.
Advices from the city of Mexico to the 4th ult.
report that an intended revolution, instigated by
the clergy and their partisans, had been discovered
and suppressed. The British Charge bad sent in
his ultimatum.
The following telegraphic despatches to Boston
give the latest markets at New York and
Charleston :—.- _

" NEW YORE, APRIL 24.
" Stocks are again lower, and the transactions moderste•
Money easy and rates heavy at 7 per cent, on call, and 8 to
9 for short first-class paper. Sterling exchange tends uIY
wards at 109 i to 109. Chicago and Rock Island Railroa(4,
90 ; Illinois Central Railroad, 131; Michigan Southern uud•
NoithPrn Indiana Railroad, 60a ; New York Central Rail
road, 86± ; Reading Railroad, 84 : Galena and CbicaV
Railroad, 102 ; Michigan Central Railroad, 95 ; Erie Rail'
road, 42, ; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 63;1.

"6 P.g•
Stocks.-Some are rather better, but the market closes
weak. Money and exchange are without further change;
Illinois Central Railroad, 131 ; Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Railroad, 61i; New 'York Central Rail-
road, 87, b. 60 ; Reading Railroad, 814 ; Canton Com-
pany, 214 ; Erie Railroad, 421 ; Cleveland and Toledo
Raitrord, 644.
" A.,-hes better and unsettled ; sales, 40 barrels ; pots/
S dols. 50c. to 8 dole. 75c. ; pearls, 8 dols. to 8 dole. 12:ic•
Cotton quiet ; sales, 2,000 bales. Breadstuffs-Flour,'
better on good brands; sales, 10,500 barrels; common to
straight State, 5 dole. 56c. to 5 dole. 80c. ; Upper Lake'
5 dole. 70c. to 5 dole. 95c. ; common to good Ohio extrs,
6 dole. 21c. to 6 dols. t;00 ; extra Genesee, 7 dols. 250. t°
8 dol. 40c. ; Southern sc. better on medium grades ; sales'
2,300 barrels; mixed to good, 6 dols. 50c. to 6 dole. SOo• ;
fancy and extra, 6 dole. 85c. to 8 dols ; Canadian grin
sales, SOO barrels ; superfine, 6 dols. Sc. to 6 dole. 1.00.;
extra, 6 dole. 20c. to 7 (lois. 60c. Grain-Wheat better
and unsettled ; sales, 10,000 bushels ; St. Louis wbitt
1 dol. 523 c. for common ; Illinois white, 1 dol. 55c. fa;
fair ; Southern white, 1 dol. 62c. to 1 dol. 65c. ; ditto reef
1 dol. 56c. for choice. Oats firm; sales, 4,000 bushele!
State, 56c. to 57e. ; Western, 580. to Coc. Corn firmer'
sales, 7,500 bushels; mixed, 7:*. to 74c., in store ; whitl'
75c. to 80c , new ; yellow, 74 to 75c., new; round
low, Tic. to 75c, new. Provisions-Pork lower and ai"9
setted •, sales, '350 barrels ; mess, 22 dols. ; prime, '„
dole. 871 c. to 19 dole. ; Western prime mess, 20 (1.'4
Beef firm ; sales, 300 barrels ; country mess, 13 dole. to k‘
dole. ; prime, 10 dols. 75c. to 11 dole. 50c. ; repacked Cb,,,
cago 16 dots. 25c. to 16 dols. 50c. ; prime mess, 25 dole to 0';
dots. Lard easier-sales 260 bbls. at 134 c. to 14c. Bar ;
firm ; sales 250 boxes at 11c. to 121 c. ; hams, 10ic. to 11e"
shoulders, 84c. to 9c. Butter firm ; Ohio, 15c. to Of,i;
State. 20e. to 260 c. Whisky quiet; sales 300 bbls. ; °P,(I
and Prison, 28c. to 28tic. Leather steady ; oak light .„6:"0
middles, 38c. to 40c. ; hemlock sole, 29c. to 310. -'!,)6,
quiet. Groceries-Coffee firm; sales 1,200 bags ; Rio, 1".
to llic. ; Java, 15i. sugar firmer; sales 1,000 bboci,,'
Muscovado, 10c. to ; Havannab, 101 c. ; 3CO 0'260
Melada, 74c. to 74c. Molasses firm ; sales 100 hhds. „e ;
bbls. ; New Orleans, 75c. ; Muscovado, 58c. to 6,',;0,
Cuba clued, 50c. Oils inactive--sales 10,000 galSy.
Linseed lower-sales at 81c. to 820. Whale steady, a" tor
to 74c. Lard held higher. Sperm quiet. Spirits efloo,
pentine less buoyant-sales 40U bbls., at 50c. per gal el.
ou 30 and 60 days', interest added ; crude, quiet, but t.t. t,
Resin less active ; prices firm at 1 dol. 85c. Hides lot
Iron quiet, but firm ; Scotch pig, 35 dole. six mos. To.
unsettled; sales, 60 tons Spanish on private terms• pee
ba,cco firm • sales, 50 hhds. ; Kentucky, 16c. to 20e.1noir
steady; sales, 600 barrels at 4ic. to 510. per lb. --1-,:eri•
steady ; sales, 7,0001b5. at 11c. to IlAe. Hemp-1;7, 050
can is a shade ; we quote dressed at 230 doh" ""
dols., and undressed at 180 dole. to 200 dole. per ton. d,;
" Freights to Liverpool, heavy and lower ; cotton/ B
lour, ls. ; grain, lid. to 2d.
"CHARLESTON, APRIL 2tei,
"Cotton.--Sales to-day, 300 bales, at unchanged Prldi
There have been no sales since the receipt of the Amer
news."