The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-26 00:00:00

AMERICA

ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

The Royal mail steamship Niagara, Captain
Wickman, which left Boston on the 14th instant
and Halifax on the IGth, arrived in the Mersey
this morning, with the mails from the United
States and British North America; and has brought
37 passengers and $250,986 in specie on freight.
The Niagara has had to encounter westerly gales
in the Channel. She passed the Royal Mail screw
,steamer Africa hence on the morning of the 25th.
The Asia arrived at New York on the 12th instant,
and the United States steamer Ericsson on the
13th.
In the Senate, on the 9th inst., a bill was intro-
duced, asking for power to make contracts with the
Telegraph Company establishing communication
between Newfoundland and Ireland.

Our despatches from Washington report that
Kelsey, Orr, Davis, Ritchie, and Warner, were
appointed ou the committee to inquire into the
charges of corruption preferred in the House of
Representatives.
We have received California advices to the 20th
of December, and nearly two million dollars in
gold. The mining news is favourable.
The markets are dull.

Money at New York is in good supply, and
easily obtained at 7 per cent. on call, and 9 to 10
per cent. on first-class short paper. Stocks lower,
and dull.

Liter news from Mexico report that it is General
Alverein's intention to support Comonfort's Go-
vernment.
Advices from San Juan del Norte, to the 22d of
December, report that no tidings had been received
of Walker for some days previously. Scott had
quarrelled with him and stopped running his boats,
and Walker had seized for his own use all the
steamers on the lake and rivers.
The church of Guadaloupe was still hold by the
Americans, who refused to surrender, though desti-
tute and subsisting on horseflesh. They were to
be attacked ; immediately after which the bulk of
the allied army would proceed to operate with Gene-
ral Canas against San Juan and Virgin thy. The
loss of the filibusters since 24th of November was
stated at 300 ; that of the allies small. Private
letters state that the Indians at Ometore had risen
against Walker, and killed 15 filibusters. Walker,
with 150 men, had attempted to retake Granada,
but was repulsed. Canas, the commander of the
Costa Rican forces against Walker, was near or in
Rivas on the 12th, with 600 men. Walker had
400 men at St. George, a mile or two from Rivas,
and Canas wrote that he should attack the Ameri-
cans next day, unless Walker took the initiative.
The whole force against the filibusters now in the
field, according to Costa Rica papers, is about
2,000 men ; 500 more from Salvador and from
Costa Rica would enter Nicaragua immediately.
Walker's whole force was not reckoned to exceed
800.

Exchange on London 1081 to d.
Ashes quiet, at former prices.
The cotton market very heavy and dull.
Flour steady, and breadstuffs generally firm.
Provisions in improved demand.
Iron active.
Freights to Liverpool firm.

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK, JAN 13, 6 p.m.
Money in better supply, and more easily obtained
at 7 per cent. on call, and 9 to 10 for short first-
class paper. Sterling exchange quiet at 1088 to
108. Stocks lower and dull. Cotton very heavy
and dull. Corn firm. Flour steady. Lard lower.
Spirits of turpentine firmer ; crude active. Freights
to Liverpool firm. Cotton 3-16ths of a penny to
7-32 d. Flour 2s. 3d. to 23.63. Grain 7d. to 71d.
NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 10.

There was an average business in the cotton
market to-day without any quotable change; 500
bales were sold. Sugar is quoted at N- to 9/
cents ; Ohio flour, $6 nic. Cotton freights to
Liverpool, 9-16 ; to Havre, 13-16. Sterling ex-
change, 106.
LATEST EY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 15.
The screw steamer Etneu arrived to-day. The
money market here to-day was easy, sterling ex-
change abundant, and quotations drooping. Cotton
is /c. to c.lower ; middling Orleans quoted Inc.,
and Midland Upland
.124-c. Wheat and flour un-
changed. Corn closed with upward tendency ;
mixed being quoted lc. to 3c. dearer.
NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 12, EvENING•
Sales-25,000 bales ic. dearer ; middling, 121 c.
to 121 c. The latest advices here from Europe are
per Asia.

NEW YORK, JAN. 15.
The Mexican War steamer Iturbide is wrecked at
Vera Cruz ;98 men perished. The frigate Guada-
loupe and several other vessels were lost
in the
hurricane.

COST OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN AUSTRALIA.—
It tnay•not be uninteresting to know the cost of this de-
scription of work at the antipodes. Six tenders were
sent in. The total cost by Mr. H. Butcher's tender,
the successful one will be 10,015/. ; the cost of the line
from
George Town, to Launceston (40 miles), being 621.
103. per mile ; from Launceston to Hobart Town (120
miles), 521. per mile ; Hobart Town to Mount Lewis (20
miles), 571. per mile. Apparatus, 7351. That of Messrs.
Falconer and Fleming involved a cost
i of 12,5551., includ-
ing apparatus. A tender was put n for Messrs. Hen-
der.in and Co. for 12,8471. Mr. Joshua Higgs tendered
for the line from George Town to Launceston alone, at
an estimate of 1481. per mile. Mr. IL Boddington ten
dered to complete the line at a cost, irmiuding apparatus,
of 16,9241. Mr. W. Milner offered to lay dlwn the line
at 80/. per mile from George To wn to Launceston, 60/.
per mile from. Launceston to Hobart Town, 701. per
mile frorallobart Town to Mount Lewis ; total, 11,800/ ,
exclusive of apparatus,--Australian and New Zealand
Gazette.