The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-08 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.
The steamer North Briton, which left Portland
on the 26th ult., has arrived. She brings 63 pas-
sengers and the Canadian mails.
News unimportant.
It is stated M. Levasseur, ex-Minister of France
to Mexico, who went to Nicaragua nominally in
the suite of Belly, really represents the Emperor,
his mission being to secure to French citizens the
right to employ Asiatic and African apprentices in
mining and agriculture.
The Mexican legation at Washington had re-
ceived information. contradicting the reports unfa-
vourable to Miramon's government. An application
by, the American agent at Vera Cruz to land a naval
force for the prOtection of American interests, in
the event of the city being stormed by Miramon,
has been refused, on the ground that the same per-
mission would have to be granted to other nations
also.

The New York- Times has discovered an " in-
trigue for converting Mexico into a monarchy, with
a Bourbon king," The disclosure is made in a
letter from 'a secret agent at Borne to Miramon's
confessor.

The screw steam-ship City of Washington, Capt.
?etrie, from Nero York on the 26th ultimo, also
arrived here shortly. after one o'clock this afternoon,
bringing the United States mails, 152 passengers
and 189,486, dols in specie.
On the 29th the City of Washington picked up
the crew (from two boats) of the American ship Grey
Oak, from London, which vessel was abandoned the
preceding day.
The advices of the Washington are the same as
those brought by the North Briton via Portland.
The New York, Herald of the.26th says that ex-
Change closed rather lower in consequence of the
prospect of large cotton shipments. Bankers were
asking 1092 to 1097,- for sterling, and 5.14 to 131
for francs. The business done for the City of Wash-
ington was light.
The ship Centurion arrived at New York on the
23d from Glasgow ; she had on board part of the
crew of the barque Dromahair,,from Quebec for
Sligo, abandoned at sea. Previous to being
rescued, five of the crew died of starvation. When
the Dromahair was fallen in with, she had been
twenty-one days a wreck. The crew subsisted on
half a biscuit a day, and what rainwater they could
catch. Five died of starvation; the remainder,

seven in number, were taken on board the Cen-
turion, five of whom were subsequently transferred
to the ship Magellan, which was boarded February
24, lat. 45, long. 46,
A Washington telegram says :--" Venezuela has
agreed to the payment of American claims arisinc,
out of the guano controversy, amounting tot'
300,000 dols, and thus removing all cause of dispute
between the two countries. It is now discovered

that the ealirse of tl;edelayln the ratification of the
Cass-Yrissari treilty.is that Sir Gore Ouseley, in the
course of the negotiation}' inserted an article in his
'treaty requiring England to aid in the expulsion of
any British . filibusters ; whereupon Nicaragua
amend-Cdr.-Ors- by inserting a clause to the same
effect, as regards American filibusters, which
amendment Government here refuses to accept, on
the ground that the existing laws are sufficient."
The last advices from Neim Orleans were that
there was no immediate;Prospeet of relief to the
commerce of that port. It would require four
months' labour and the expenditure of a hundred
thousand dollarsi to-open the SouthLwest Pass.
The New Yerk News says :—" Within one week
we 'have had but five murders, three rapes, eight
suicides, 42 burglaries, 122 ordinary robberies, and
not' more than 500 assaults and batteries."
The bill for re-opening the African slave trade,
u,;!ler the name Otapprentieeship, was lost in the
Louisianll.- Bowe ,of Representatives by a vote of

37 to 17.
The barque Laurens, wized by the collector of
New Loudon, had been decided not to be a slaver.
A New Orleans telegrani says • "'Three criminals,
Henriek Hads,' Peter Smith, and Joseph Lindsay,
were link* on the 18th, all on one scaffold. They.
all confessed their Brim©s just previous to the exe-
cution."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, MARCH 25, EVENING.
Sterling exchange is in moderate demand at previous quo-
tations. Money,contirmes abundant at easy rates.
The stock therket this morning opened dull and rather
lower, but at the close it was firm at the following quota-
tions :—lllinois Central Railroad, 67 ; ditto Bonds, 90a ;
New York Central Railroad, 79 ; Erie Railroad, 101 ; ditto
Third' Mortgage Bonds, 74; ditto' Fourth, Mortgage, 551 ;
Virginia Sixes, 97/ to / ; Pacific Mail Company, 78 ; Read-
ing Railroad, 491.
• Cotton market continues active and firm at former rates.
'Middling Orleans, 121 c. Flour' sc. to 10c. per barrel lower
for State.and-Western. Wheat quiet and drooping. Indian
corn steady. Mixed Western, 89c. to 90c. Beef steady.
Pork lower. New Mess, 18 dols, 12c. ;
,old, 17 dols. 37c. to
77' dols. 62e. Freights quiet. Cotton taken for Liverpool
at 5-32 d. to 3-16 d. •

NEW ORLEANS, MAIVII 25.
Cotton firm and dearer. Sales to-day 16,0C0 bales, at
ll to 114 for middling,' Sales 'of the week 63,000 bales.
Receipts same time, 33,000 against 56,000 last year. Exports