The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-16 00:00:00

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY, 10, P.M.
The new steamship Vandrirbilt, Captain Wilcox,
arrivel at Cowes this evening with three days' later
advice; from New York ; she sailed on the after-
noon of the sth, and has thus accomplished the
voyage in less than ten days. She brings mails,

201 passengers and $400,000 in specie for South-
hampton and HAvro. She encoutitervd very
foggy weather from New York to the S.E., edge

ortfie backs of Newf rtn,qa.na, and strong gales
from N.W. to N. E., with high seal thenc. to the
longitcde of 11 d-grees. Pane I a large iceberg in
ht. 43.45, long. 43. The Vanderbilt sails from

Cowes for Ilavia at 8 o'clock on Sii:turd ay morning.
In lat. 48, long. 10.30, she passed the British East
Indiaman Princess Royal.
The steamship Indian, from Liverpool, arrived at
Quebec on the 4th.
The trial of Mrs. Cunningham for the murder
of Mr. Burinll commenced on the 4th inst., and
will last several days. She was on her trial alone,
she and Eckel having been charged on separate in-
dictment s.

News from Mexico was to the 18th of March.
The Archbishop of Mexico and several priests had
ben arrested on a charge of being implicated in a
Late attenpt at insurrection, and the Archbishop
sentenced to banishment. _ .

A despatch from Washington of the 4th says that
the rumour of the rejection by Great Britain of the
Dallas-Clarendon treaty was confirmed by the re-
ceipt of a letter from,Mr. Dallas to the President.
Lord Napier was expected shOrtly to communicate
the fact officially to the Government, when the
subject would be 'considered by the Cabinet of
Washington.
Advices from Fort des Moines, lowa, to the 27th
ult., received at St. Louis, state that a band of 500
or GOO Indians had crossed the river near Fort
George. An attack on the fort, which was very
weak, was feared.
The recent heavy rains bad caused most destruc-
tive freshets in ihe Delaware and Lehigh rivers.
The Delaware and Easton had risen 23& feet, and
were still slowly rising, causing a great destruction
of property.
The disturbances on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad were neatly over.
Instructions have been issued by the navy
squadron to the East India squadron to proceed to
Formosa and investigate the circumstances attend-
ing the wreck of the American ship Higbflyer and
the supposed murder of her crew.
At New York, on the 4th, the stock-market
opened and closed heavy. the tendency of prices
was downwards, and at the close lower rates
ruled throughout. At the first board La Crosse
and Milwaukee declined & per cent. ; New
York Central Railroad, ± ; Ede, ; Reaoing, ;
Michigan, Southern, 1 ; Michigan, Central, ;
Panama, ; Illinois Central Railroad, & ; Cleve-
land and Pittsburg, 1 ; "Galena and Chicago, ;
Cleveland and Tult di), 1; Chicago and Rock Flans!,
At the second board lower prices ruled all
round. Reading fll off per ce-nt., Cleveland and
Toledo, 1 ; New Y( rk Central, ; Erie, I ; Michi-
gan, Southern, 1. After the board a further de-
Cline was reaized, and the market closed very
heavy.
The cotton-market was rather quiet on the 4th,
att. buted. in part to the inclemency of the weather,
while sales were confined to about 1,000 bales,
without change iu prices.
A private telegraphic despatch, dated New Or-
leans, May 2, gave receipts at 10,000 bale;; sales,
19,000 . defieiency of receipts at all the Southern
ports 446,000 ; middling, at 14c.
Market firm and crop aecounts unfavourable.
Flour was firm, especially the higher grades,
though the market was less • active without .hangs
of moment in prices. Wheat was firm without sales
of moment.
Corn was firm with moderate sales. Pork was
unchanged with sales of mess at $23 50c., and com-
mon uuinspected at $22 75c. The rainy weather
checked sales of sugar, which were limited, while
prices continued firm ; coffee was in good demand,
and embraced 1,800 bags Brazil, and 1,300 di to
St. Domingo on private terms. Freights exhibited
more tone, while engagements were moderate.
NEW ORLEANS, MAY 1.
Cotton unchanged. Sales to-day 2,000 bales, at
14c. for middling ; sales of the week 19,000 bales,
receipts of the week 8,500 bales, stock in poet
160,000 bales ; decreased receipts, as compared with
the same time last year, 198,000 hales.-
Decreased receipts at
,all Southern ports,
451,000 dads. Sugar active at 11c. ; flour advanc-
ing ; yellow cora 75c. ; white di to, 80c. Pork
steady ; lard firm. Freights stagnant.

MAY 2,

Cotton quiet, awaiting steamer's advice.; ; sales
to-day 1,000 bale 4, receipts 930 bales. Ohio flour
is selling for 6 dols. 87c. ; coffee quie`, at Ric.
for prime Rio ; sales of the week 1,600 bags, stock
in port 81,000 bags.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 4.

Stocks dull. Pennsylvania Fives,. 85 ; Long
Island Railroad, 128 ; Pennsylvania. Railroad, 481;
Morris Canal, 15l ; Reading Railroal, 408,

DEJTII OF GENERAL Slit JAMES MAC
DONELL, 6'. C. B.

We vgret to announce the demise of General
Sir James Macdouell, who expired lait evening
shortly before 8 o'clock, after a protracted illuess.
The gallant general entered the army in 1796, and
was appointed Lieutenant in the 101st Foot. He
afterwards entered the Coldstream Guards, and
saw much active service with that gallint corps—
fact it wat while serving in taat re..-om,-nt that he
derived his greatest honours. He first took parr
iu the expeditian to Nap es and Calabria in 1805-6,
and after ent-ring the Guards pursued a brilliant
career in Porttigal, Spain, France, and Flanders.
It was at tne Battle of Waterloo, however, that he
chiefly distinguished himself, being then a Lieut.-
Colonel in th Guards. He was in the 2,1 brigade
of the lsty division under General Sir J. Bing (now
Field Marshal the Earl of Strafford), and on the
evening priorto the memorable 18th of June it was
decided that Lieut.-Col. Macdonell, with the 2d
battalion of the Coldstream Guards, should have
charge of the building of Houe•outnont, while
the late Lord Saltouu should had the orchard%
and the wood. It is a matter of history how
he gallant clficer held his position against the
impetuous and almost overwhelming force of the
French, and how w,th his int: epid body of guards
he successfully withstood the repeated a:tacks of
the enemy on that impottatit point. He was
applauded by the Duke of Wellington, for h s emi-
nent services on that occasion. The gallant general
was decorated with the order of the Bath, and,
after taking the intermediate grade .of K.C. B. iu
1838, was, in 1855. created a Grand C o,s of that
military order of iinighthoad. In 1837 he was
made a Knight Commander of the Hanoverian
order of the Guelphs. In addition to the Waterloo
medal, he had received he geld medal for Maids,
also the silver war medal and four cl isps for Sala-
manca, Vitteria, Nive le, and the Nive. He was
decorated with the order of Maria Theresa, "and
was a Knight (4th class)'of St. Vladimir. - In Feb-
ruary, 1849, ho was appointed Colonel of the 71st
(Highland) Regiment of Foot. His erminissions
bore da e as annexed—Ensign, Jatina!y, 1796 ;
Lieutenant, 2d of Feb., 1796; Captain,loth Sept„
1803 ; Major, 17th April, 1804; Lieutenant-
Colonel, 7th Sept., 1809 • Colonel, 12th August,
1819 ; MajorzGeneral, 22,1 July, 1830 ; Lieuten-
ant-General, 23d November, 1841 ; and General,
20th June, 1851. The late General was third son
of Mr. Dune In Macdonell, of Glengarry, and was
born at the family seat in Inverness-shire.

TILE SANITARY COJIMISSION BREAD.
COIIIPANY.

(From the Lancet.)
Although Parliament may neglect to legislate for
preventing the atrocious practice of adulterating
the Bread of the People, yet it was impossible that
the disclosures of the Analytical Commission, con--
firmed as they were by the labours, of a Committee
of the House of Commons, could remain unproduc-
tive of important results. Accordingly, in this in-
stance, as in many other, while the legislature
remains passive, private capital, energy, sagacity,
and enterprise promptly advance for toe protection
ofthe public health and interests. The half-poisoned
inhabi; ants of this metropolis will rejoice to learn that
a new and powerful company has been formed, under
the Limited Liability Act, for the manufacture and
sale of perfectly genuine flour and bread. A mill
of enormous capability has been already secured in
an admirable situation, and the disgusting and un-
cleanly practice of kneading the dough by hand
will be entirely obviated by the intioduefiou of a
beautiful system of machinery, exposed to public
view while in full operation. Tue new in-ti :u iou
is entitled the Sanitary Cominisdon Bread Coat-
rany. Al! • the analytical arrangements will be
under the immediate Feisonal 'supervision of Dr.
Hassalf, who is one of the directors. A capitalist,
an experienced miller, is so confident of the com-
mercial success of the company, that he has engaged
to embark in it no less a sum than 50,000/.

141 n. LESLIE'S CHOIR.—Mr. Henry Leslie last night
gave his first Subscription concert, .which thus admir-
able choir of ladle and gentlemen that goes by his „amt,
gave great delight ro a ir.rge as-ciubly at the Hanover-
square Rooms. The npp.au \e was frequent ad c
,
and was liberally awarded by a highly fashionable audi-
ence. The remaining concerts are fixed for the 29th
inst. an,i the 11th of June, and doubtless they will prove
BS attractive to all lovers of this truly old English portion
of music as they did last season.