The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-11 00:00:00

AMERICA AND CANADA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.
The Jura, Capt. Langland, with the Canadian
mails of the 29th and advices from New York to
the previous day, has arrived.
The New York Tribune publishes the following
special despatch from Washington, dated the 26th,
in reference to the alleged peace propositions :
" The Secretary of State authorises denial of our
statement that peace propositions have been sub-
mitted. We expected that of course. Diplomacy
has the same prerogative as grand larceny, and can
plead not guilty to the indictment. Let the Min;
nistration recall James E. Harvey from Lisbon, and
break up the camps on the other side of the rrref,
for an advance to Richmond, and the country will
believe him and discredit us. Otherwise they 1011
take his disclaimer for just what it is worth, and
no more."

From Washington, under date of the 27th, We
have the following rumours --
" Several prominent public men have lately"
directed the attention of the President and members
of the Cabinet to the fact that the feeble manner is
which the Southern rebellion had thus far been
treated will necessarily weaken the cause of the
Union in the eyes of European Governments, and
the probability of the recognition of the
new Dahomey. To all of these remonstrances the
reply was uniformly vouchsafed, that the Govern-
ment had such assurances from Europe as rendered
the emergency referred to improbable under all
circumstances.

" All thezeports and speculations about a dispo-
sition in Washington, on the part of the President,
or Cabinet, or General Scott, or anybody else, to
favour compromise or delay, have no foundation in
truth. That the President's Message, at the open-
ing of the extra Session of Congress, will recom-
mend any compromise having for its object the
reconciliation of those now in arms against the
Federal Government, no one at all acquainted with
the views of the Administration believes. On the
contrary, it will be doubtless found that the course
already initiated will be firmly maintained in con-
sonance with the inaugural address ; and on this,
as on all other subjects, the Administration is one,
undivided, and indivisible.

"Information has been received here, of a relia-
ble character, exposing a cunningly devised plot of
the rebels to possess themselves of the California
steamers running to Panama. Their plan is to place
upon these steamers as they leave port a number of
their men, in the capacity of steerage passengers,
who shall, after getting to sea, rise and overpower
the crew, and seize the steamers. By such maucea-
vres they hope to possess themselves of the treasure
transported upon these vessels, to replenish their
empty treasury, and also to supply themselves with
powerful first-class steamers, to be used hereafter as
privateers to prey upon our commerce. This desiga
may have been ere this executed.
" A conference of military leaders was held yes:
terday, and it is now thought the programme will
be changed, and a forward movement soon take
place.
" Secretary Chase will doubtless recommend
moderate revision of the Morrill Tariff Bill.
" The tone of the foreign despatches to our Go-
vernment is most favourable.

" It is ascertained, on reliable authority, that it
is the fixed determination of the Government to
fully sustain and protect, in their constitutional
rights, all those citizens of Tennessee who, in deco:
lion to the Union, are now struggling to wrest their
State Government from the hands of usurpers, and
to defend all the loyal States against parts thereof
claiming to have seceded, and afford them every'
protection against domestic violence, insurrections
invasion, and rebellion. The Government will fur-
nish loyal citizens of such States with means neces-
sary for their protection and preservation, if believe&
to be unable to defend themselves against their 0-
vaders and aggressors, and will speedily come to
their aid with men and arms in sustaining the con-
stituted authorities of the United States. The Post-
office Department, in consideration of the loyalty of
the citizens of East Tennessee, have made arrange-
ments for furnishing them with increased postal
facilities. The mails hereafter will be sent thither
via Cincinnati, instead of Louisville. . . . The lead-
ing members of Congress have resolved that there
shall be no general legislation at the extra session,
confining business exclusively to war. . . The
first official account of the Government recognising
the new Provisional Government, at Wheeling, fig
a State Government of Virginia, occurred to-day in
having regular official intercourse with Governor
Pierpont, communicating to him his appointment
in Virginia for the 38th Congress."
Lerd Lyons officially visited the President on the
26th, and delivered her Majesty's letter announcing
the demise of the Duchess of Kent.

The aggregate number of troops at Washington
and mustering in the district was estimated 0
56,000 men, including 1,500 regulars and 60
marines.

A Southern paper states, on the alleged authority
of the Southern Commissioners, that a sum of two
millions had been offered as an advance on the cotton
crop by English capitalists. It is stated in Nevi
Orleans letters that two steamers were being fitted
out to act against the Federal cruiser Brooklyn.
From Baltimore we have the following intelli-
gence respecting the proceedings at Richmond :
, " A copy of the Richmond Examiner of the 25th
inst. has been received here. Among the news
therein is a Confederate ordinance approved on the
21st inst. It makes the following appropriations
for the year ending Feb. 18, 1862, in addition to
those heretofore made :—For the pay of 100 regi-
amretniltlesroyf, i nc faavnatlrryy,, 2a9n,1d32v,0010t0i
gdeoul
rs
5f osro, e 0 g legion
doll
f;
transportation, nearly 5,500,000 dols ; Ordnance De-
partment, including the purchase of machinery and
manufactures, nearly 4,500,000 dols. ; Medical De'
partment, 329,000 dols. The Examiner published-
all the war intelligence of our side contained in the
New York papers of the 21st, and Baltimore papers
of the 22d inst. Alex. H. Stephens addressed a-
meeting at Warrentown, Georgia, on Monday last,
The meeting subscribed 2,500 bales of cotton for the
war, and promised to increase it to 4,000. The
Virginia Convention on the 24th discussed the sub-
ject of raising a land coastguard in the exposed
counties not yet invaded. Art ordinance organising
a guerilla volunteer force in trans-Alleghany Vir-
ginia was specially referred. This legalises all
criminal outrages by the guerillas, even to death,
without jury or clergy, upon all opponents. Another
authorising the removal of the banks of the State
was passed. Another, relieving the banks from
specie payment, was passed. The subject of reliu"
diating the State bonds held in the loyal States was
debated and laid over for future consideration-
Another, annulling the honours heretefore granted
General Scott, was laid over. The Examiner pub-
lishes the new rebel tariff. All luxuries are charged
25 per cent., while useful and necessary articles
range from 25 to 5 per cent. Among the exempts
are bullion, coin, seeds, fertilisers, models of inven-
tions, household and personal effects not merchan-
dise, breadstuffs, provisions, powder and materials
for its manufacture, firearms, &C."
Charleston advices state that Governor Pickens
had forbidden any further forces to leave that dis-
trict in anticipation of an invasion of the Federal
troops.
The British ship Amelia, from Liverpool for Ss-
eeates, camp ovens, equipage, and
Sa-
vannah, had arrived2Fa3tdedNoeffreawl York in charge of a
fromroo nn Union,
Charleston.vessel Her whichcargo
Cargottehhr valued at 50,000 doles, vessel
machinery. pconsistsriz e
capturedere
owf her i
at 12,000 dots. It was
supposed that arms were
concealed in the crates.
The barque Virginia Ann, arrived at New York,
had reported that on the 10th ult., in lat. 47, long.
84, boarded the British ship Bramley More, from
Mobile for Liverpool, and received from her a negra
man, belonging
North who was permitted to leave
Mobile. She also
steamerreported a
st
shaach ttuhseeyttws,ewrehbicoh had
the the Federal
the day previous taken 25 prizes, one the English
ship Forfarshire, from Mobile. The Virginia Ana
was chased all day and night by a supposed pri-
vateer, apparently formerly a pilot-boat. The
schooner Forest King, from Rio Janeiro for NeW
Orleans, with a cargo of coffee, was captured in
attempting to run the blockade at the mouth of the
Mississippi.
Quebec.
A destructive fire had taken place in St. Louis,

FAIL OF A GLASS BOTTLE MANUFACTORY A'r
LEEDS.—On Monday morning, about 10 o'clock, the 03'4
bottle establishment occupied by Messrs. Hunslet, suddenlY
collapsed and fell to pieces. The building wes about forty
feet in length, and in one room, and, as it fortunately 119P-
pened, only four persons were about the establishment at
the time, 411 of whom escaped without injury. The only
life lost was that of a dog, which was buried in the ruins•
Li is supposed that the heat generated in the manufacture
had burnt away the foundations of the shed, and hence tlio
accident.