The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

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LIVERPOOL, APRIL 25.
The Cunard screw steam-ship Alps has ari ived,
with advises from New York to the 11th inst. She
brings no specie. The screw steam-ship Glasgow
was going into New York as the Alps left. On the
17th inst. the Alps passed a large steamer, supposed
to be the America, hence for Boston ; on the 19th
exchanged signals with a large American steamer.
The screw steam-ship City of Washington, hence,
and the United States mail steam-sh'p Washington,
from Hamburg and Southampton, had arrived at
New York.

The Royal mail steamship Niagara, hence, had
arrived at Halifax, and tile screw steamship Cana-
dian, hence, had arrived at Portland.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald says :

" I learn to-day from good authority that the present
Administration does not entirely agree with the. pre-
ceding one in their views respecting the proposed change
in naval warfare. In addition to the abolition of the
right to capture merchant ships by public armed vessels
as well as by privateers, as laid down in Secretary
Marcy's letter upon privateering, it is supp osed that eur
Government will insist upon the abolition of blockades ;
for, if England has the right to blockade all our ports
and capture our ve,sels that escape, there can be no free
trade in time of war. I laarn also that letters have been
written to our Ministers abroad to suspend further ac:.
tion on this matter until they receive other instructions.
The same correspondent says that the Clina
mission had been offered to Mr. Reed, of Penn-
sylvania. The New York Courier and Enquirer
states that he had accepted the appointment, and
says that for 20 years he has bec n the leading com-
mercial lawyer in Philadelphia. The same journal
says :

"The Administration has txpressed sympathy with
British policy in China to this extent :—lt approves of
the effort to open direct diplomatic communication WO
Pekin, the capital, and to arm consuls or other represen-
tatives with the power of protecting citizens of their own
nationalities. Further it will Lot go, and there will be
no alliance with England and Fr,nce for offensive par•
poses."

The Government had appointed a MiniSter•Ev
traordinary to Cautou. A steam frio.ate had been
ordered to reinforce the America:fleet in the
Chinese waters. Two other ships of war were or-
dered to be prepared for the Indian station.
The Washington correspondent of the New Tork
Herald states that the Secretary of State had corn"
pleted arrangements with the Danish Minister for
the abolition of the Sound Dues, the United Scat,a
paying $380,000. He also says :
" The statement that Lord Napier had been Wormed
by our Government that the inter erence of British 06.
cers in the affairs of Central America had virtually abro;
gated the Clayton-Bulwer treaty is totally devoid 0'
foundation."
The steam frigate Niagara was to have proceeded
to sea for a trial trip on the 10th, but owing to an
accident to one of her cylinders she would be de'
layed about ten days longer.
Advices from Bermuda state that 'Admiral Fan"
shawe had embarked in her Majesty's ship 33°E
cawen for England.
The New York Stock-market on the evening °I
the 10th, with unusually large sales, took an nur
ward turn, and exhibited more firmness. The
transactions in Erie shares were large, closing
521- ; Virginia 6 per Cents., 911 to 91.1 ; Missour!o
83k to 841 ; Kentucky Six per Cents., 102 ; Ohl?,
ditto, 1041 ; Indiana Five per Cents., 83 ; PennoPt
vanian. Five per Cents., 84 ; Virginian Sit Pie,
Cents., 914 ; New York Central, 874 ; Haslem
Reading, 79 ; Hudson River, 24 ; Michigan 'Coir
tral, 94.1 ; Illinois Central, 1301.
The money market was a little calmer, with 110
business paper offering, but there was no qnntau,,
relaxation in the rates of interest. Foreign ,ea
change was not active, but rates were well supplie"
Bills on London sold slowly at 1081 to 109.
Cotton was quiet and firm. a
The common brands of breadstuffs were dull, all,
the better grades in good trade demand at ateaol
prices.

- Corn was steady, with a good business.
Scotch pig iron was hardly £0 firm. Bar iron
was in fair demand.

There was an improved demand for tobacco.
Freights nominal.
At New Orleans, on the 10th, the receipts of,,,thil
Niagara's news had no effect upon cotton. 'lto
years
telegraphic advices assert that the receipts 11Psei
that time, as compared with those of last ye, 'l
oil
short by 131,000 bales, and that the receipts B't
the souLthern ports were less by 353,000 bales.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. lie
The Orieut and the Guy Manneriug, hence ;
Christiana from London ; and the Josephine/ frog
Havre, had arrived at New -York.

TO'
VISIT OF !NE GRAND DUKE OOASTAIG•-
TO TOULON.

A letter from Toulon of the 21st says :—"
Grand Duke Constantine went to-day to the arsi3O-
nal, which he visited in detail. The Prince,
was accompanied •by the maritime prefect °'l3l
General Todtleben, was received by the prineile
officers of the establishment. On arriving at tri
gates he was saluted by 21 guns from a bailee
drawn up 'for the purpose in the courtyard. of
Prince was conducted through the different pal'er
the arsenal. He stopped for a few minutes toot
amine the Testu pumps, and had their pantie tee
properties explained to him. On entering
for
storehouse storehouse where the iron and copper articles he('
naval purposes are kept, the Grand Duke most": of
the dimensions of some of the pieces with a kill
metre which he carried in his hand. After rite)
through the other storehouses, he proceeded tie tee
artillery depot. On arriving there he examine' tto
different guns ranged in the yards, and then wevtiolt
the armoury, where his attention was much S,ufroo
by the admirable and picturesquearrangement ,e tea
arms. His Imperial Highness afterwards viel.og
the Imperatrice Eugenie frigate, which in eb„elra
fitted out in one of ihe docks. He went 00 ""-,te
her and examined every part with the greateediat
tention, asking for explanations on eveeypoint erel
attracted his notice. In the meantime Olga
Todtleben received very detailed information
COr
the director of the works on various pointsl
nected with the arsenal. The Prince, Wiluevrell
the frigate, measured several parts of her, aeed to
as the length of some of her guns, and appe3rieese
make a calculation as to her strength. Aft" eked
ing the frigate, the Prince and his suite enaba•iati.
and proceeded to the new arsenal of Castigivee.
On his leaving, a salute wa3 fired from the Pre his
guard-snip the Muiron. After completing ow
examination of Castignau, which principally
sis's of warehouses for stores, provisions, sep
his Imperial Highness proceeded to the. TeB,lo
in the roadstead, the first being the adalicied
ship, the Bretagne, on board of which he reni3l,--eet
nearly an hour. During that time the crew wby
through different manoeuvres, terminating thefaers•
manning the yards and giving three hearty ellewea
On leaving the Bretagne the Grand Duk,t' of-
saluted by all her guns. The Algesiras,
fter-
battle ship, and the Audacieuse, frigate, were the
wit)"
welds visited and examined in every part the
most minute attention. On the Prince leaariuge
last vessel arid proceeding towards the 813„°ro'n;
general salute was fired by the whole eclll7-4dranut
Notwithstanding the fatigues of the day, thee:.,tuo
Duke would not return to the maritime pre' JO
until be had made the tour of the rampart' roil
wore an undress uniform, consisting of a
frock coat, with gold aiguillettes, white f°reetston
cap, and had the cress of St. George at his unioce
hole. General Todtleben and the staff of the It
were also in undress uniform. The Old 'eat the
roads last evening, it is said, for Nice, to be
disposal of the Empress-Dowager." dark
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