The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-15 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.
The royal mail stelm-ship Niagara, Captain
Wi'kman, has arrived with advices from New York
by telegram, via Boston, to the evening of the let
inst., and 803,452 dols. in specie.
• Oa the 3d the Niagara pa'isei the royal mail
steamer America, hence for Boston ; on the 12th,
in lat. 51 47 N., long. 15 58 W., saw a large vessel
steering East, supposed to be u large steamer ; and
on the 13th, off Cork, passed the royal mail steamer
Persia, hence for New York.
The steamship Fulton landed advices at Cape
Race on the afternoon of the 27th, which were
published in New York on the 30th_ of November..!
The Kangaroo arrived at New York on the Ist
inst.

The 'weather having become milder navigation
was being resumed on the canals.
Mr. Tieman had been elected Mayor of New
York by a majority over Mr. Wood.
Captain Davis, of the United States' Navy, who
was despatched to report upon Commodore Mer-
vine'ereport as to the guano said to exist on New
Nantucket Island, 'Pacific, had confirmed that
officer's statement of its worthlessness. •

The steam-ship Northern Light had arrived at
New York with the Californian mails and 2,118,652
dols. 78c. en freight, of which 1,744,672 dols. 78c.
was for New York, and the rest for New Orleans
and Havanna!). The receipt at San Francisco of
the account of the financial distress-at New York
and elsewhere caused considerable - excitement,
which was augmented by the information that
draughts forwarded to Now York on the sth of
September by Sather and Church had been pro-
testtd. Next day quite a rush was made by de-
positors, the principal run being upon Sather and
Church. Attachments were issued against this
house, and the doors were closed by the sheriff at
about half-past 9 o'clock.
Early in the day a run was ma le upon the banks
of Wells, Fargo, and Co., Tallant. and Wilde, Fretz
and Ralston, B. Davidson, and Parrott and Co.,
but, as all demands were promptly paid, the eicite-
ment soon ceased, and by 12 o'clock the panic was
at an' end. During the day attachments were sued
out against the well-known shipping and commis-
sion house of Moore and Folger, hide dealers, to
the amount of 35,000 dols.
Mr. W. S. Tuokerman, formerly treasurer of the
Eastern Railroad at Boston, had been arrested on
a charge of stealing mail bags.
The New York Courier and Enquirer estimates
the total value of shipping lost in November at
$820,000 i
The United States' steamship Fulton was in the
Boca del Torres, which flows in the Caribbean Sea,
watching for General Walker and the Filibusters.
It was reported at the Sandwich Islands that the
Russian Government had issued orders to prevent
American whalers from fishing in Russian waters.
A Chinaman had determined to commence the silk
culture, and for that purpose had set out mulberry
trees, and was making other preparations to carry
on the business. Her Majesty's surveying steam-
ship Plumper, Captain G. kl. Richards, was at
Honolulu.
The Governor-General of Canada had dissolved
the Parliament. The election votes are returnable
on the 13th of January next. The NeW Adminis-
tration had been formed as follows John
A. Macdonald, Premier and Attorney-General of
Upper Canada ; Wm, Cayley, Inspector-General ;
•
Robert Spence, Postmaster-General ; G. E. Car-
tier, •At torney-G ors eral„ Lower Canada , J. C.
Morrisbn, Receiver-General ; P. M. Van Koughnet,
President, Executive Council; T. J. J. Loranger,
Provincial Secretary ; N. F. Belleau, President,
Legislative Council • Charles Alleyn, Commis-
sioner," Public Work; ; and L. V. Sicette, Com-
missioner, Crown Lands.
Nicaragua hid issued the following declaration
of war against Costa Rica :

THE SUPREME GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
NICARAGUA TO ITS INHABITANTS.

"Considering that the deference oftlie Government of
the Republic Las not been sufficient to restrain the inten-
tions of that of Costa Rica, and the hostile operations
undertaken to se'za the River San Juan, the Lake, the
entire Isth►nus, between San Juan del Sur And Virgin
Bay, with the view of getting the entire transit route
into its power ;

"In view of the despatch of the sth August by th
Minister of Relations of that Republic, refusing for it.
Government the cession made by Nicaragua of the dis-
trict of Guanacasta, add the right bank of the River San
Juan, from within two miles below Castillo Viejo to
Point Castillo ;
`'The captain of the steamer Sau Caller+, Sir G.
cauatY;
having announced the blockade of the Fort of s