The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-26 00:00:00

ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

We read in the Temps :
" A letter from Washington, received by the last
steamer, and written by a person who is in a posi-
tion to be well-informed upon the intentions of the
American Government, has been communicated to
us. This letter affirms that the American Govern-
ment was disposed to give up Messrs. Mason and
Slidell upon the demand of England, on the condi-
tion that the English Government,basing its demand
upon the right of neutrals, violated by the act of
Commander Wilkes, will sanction the doctrine
always professed by the United States, and the
formal recognition of which by England has been
vainly sought on several occasions by the United
States."

LISBON, DEC. 23.

The royal levee, which was to have taken place
to-day, has been postponed on account of the Prince
Consort's funeral.

The malady from which Prince Joao is suffering
is gastric fever.

(PER TAGUS, via SOUTHAMPTON.)
LISBON, DEC. 17.

In consequence of a telegram received from Count
Lavradio, announcing the death of the Prince Con-
sort, the proclamation of King Louis I. has been
postponed.

the British merchants at Lisbon have held a
meeting to protest against the extra taxation
levied under the new law.

The Duke of Saldanha's health is improving, and
it is expected that he will soon appear in public.
A marriage has been arranged between the
daughter-in-law of the Duke of Saldanha and the
Marquis de Pombal.
A funeral service for the repose of the soul of
the late King has been celebrated at the Church of
St. Vincent. T►he Royal family and many of the
nobility were present.
The Trent question is still discussed by the Por-
tuguese newspapers.
The Journal do Cornmercio coincides with the
opinions of the English juriscongults.
The weather is stormy, and much damage bas
been done to the shipping along the coast of Por-
tugal.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Exchange on London, 53:; (ea Paris, 582. Renter

Three per Cents., 481; Coupons, 483 ; Deferred, 42.1
Prices of wines are likely to fall in consequence
of this year's vintage.

THE BOMBAY MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 26.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ellora, with the above mails, has arrived here.
She brings 24 passengers, 168 chests of dates, 78
boxes of oranges, and 986 bales of silk, 9 cases of
shawls, and 115 packages of merchandise.
In the Mediterranean the Ellora experienced
strong westerly winds, with heavy rains. The
weather,:in crossing the Bay of Biscay, was mode-
rate and fine, with a heavy north-east swell.
Off Cape St. Vincent the Ellora spoke the steamer
Ada steering south-east, and on the 23d, off Vigo,
the Company's steamer Indus.
The Ellora brings home the master, mate, and
seven of the crew of the Caroline, of Newcastle,
which vessel sprung a leak and sunk on the 14th
inst., in lat. 46 50 N., and long. 9 deg. 3 min. W.
The men were taken off her on the 14th inst. by
the Austrian brig Finmano, and landed at Gib-
raltar. Three of the crew were drowned.
A telegram had baen received at Gibraltar or-
dering off her Majesty's ship Algiers. It is be-
lieved that she will proceed westward to guard the
Straits against the entrance of any American pri-
♦ateers.

Her Majesty's frigates Liffey and Melpomene
were to sail from Gibraltar, for North America, on
the 21st.

The Mooltan arrived at Gibraltar on the 18th

inst.

Exchanges and freights at Gibrrltar remain
unaltered.

AUSTRIA.

A letter from Vienna, dated Dec. 20, says :
" The statement made by the Minister of Finance
has caused quite a consternation both in the Chamber
and on Change. From his sad revelations it ap-
pears that the disastrous campaign of 1859 has
cost us one of our richest provinces, at the same time
occasioning a deficit of 200 millions of florins;
that the following year 1860 and the present
year 1861 have caused a deficit, the first of 65
millions, the other of 109 millions and a half, mak-
ing a total of 214 millions, or more than two-thirds of
the receipts, estimated at 296 millions and a half for
1862. The saddest part of the business is, that the
hand which points out the sore does not point oat a
remedy.

" The Court has gone into mourning for his late
Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Austrian Am-
bassador at London, Count Apponyi, has been in-
structed by telegraph to express the sympathy of
the Austrian Court to her Majesty Queen Victoria.
On Tuesday last, the 17th inst., a courier arrived
here from St. Petersburg, bearer of the reply of
Prince Gortschakoff to the report of M. de Balabine
on the explanations of Count de Rechberg, respect-
ing the affair of the Suttorina. In this reply
Prince Gortschakoff takes the point of view that
Austria has acted contrary to the stipulations of
the Treaty of Paris, not having first consulted the
other Powers who signed that Treaty. While
taking the matter in this instance as a fait accompli,
the Cabinet of St. Petersburg intimates its intention
of maintaining its view for the future. M. de
Balabine communicated Prince Gortschakoff's reply
to M. de Rechberg the same day that he received
it. The representatives of France and Prussia took
the same view as the Russian envoy."