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 arrived,
with adVicts 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 pa s4ed a large steamer, supposed
to be the Am!rica, Pence for Boston ; on the 19th
, exchanged signals with a large American steamer.
The screw st-am-ship City of Washington, hence,
and the United States mail steam-ship Washington,
from Hamburg and Southampton, had arrived at
New York.

The Royal mail steamship Niagara, hence, had
arrived at Halifax, and the screw steamship Cana-
dian, hence, had arrived at Portland.

The Wasliirigton 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 respectingthe proposed change
in naval warfare. In aoldition 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 our
Government will insist upon the abolition of blockades ;
for, if England has the right to blockade all our ports
and capture our ve-sele that escape, there can be no free
trade in time of war. I laarn alto 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 China
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 hem the leading com-
mercial lawyer in Philadelphia. The same journal
says :

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

The Government had appointed a Minister-Ex-
traordinary to Canton. A steam frigate had been
ordered to reinforce the American fleet in the
Chinese waters. Two othei• ships of war were or-
dered to be prepared for the Indian station.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald states that the Secretary of State bad com-
pleted arrangements with the Danish Minister for
the abolition of the Sound Dues, the United Stat
paying $380,000. He also says :

"The statement that Lord Napier had been informed
by our Government that the inter erence of lilt eh offi-

cers in the affairs of Central America bad virtually abro-
gated the Ciayton•Bulwer treaty is totally devoid of
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.
Advic3s from Bermuda state that Admiral Fan-
shawe had embarked in her Majesty's ship Bos-
cawen for England.

The New "fork Stock-market on the evening of
the 10th, with unusually large sales, took an up-
ward turn, and exhibited more firmness. The
transactions in Erie shares were large, closing at
521; Virginia 6 per Cents.; 911 to 914 ; Missouri,
83 to 843/4 ; Kentucky Six per Cents., 102 ; Ohio
ditto, 1041 ; Indiana Five per Cents.; 83 ; Pennsyl-
vanian Five per Cents., 84 ; Virginian Six per
Cents., 911 ; New York Central, 87/ ; Haslem, 11 ;
Reading, 79 ; Hudson River, 24 ; Michigan Cen-
trA, 941 ; Illinois Central, 1301.
The money market was a bite calmer, with less
business paper offering, but there was no quotable
relaxation in the rates of in erest. Foreign ex-
change was not active, but rates were well supplied.
Bills on London sold slowly at 1084 to 109.
Cotton was quiet and firm.
The common brands of breadstuffs were dull, and
the better grades in good trade demand at steady
prices. .

Corn was steady, with a good business.
Scotch pig iron was hardly so firm. Bar iron
was in fair demand.
There was au improved demand for tobacco.
Freights nominal.
At New Orleans, on the 10th, the receipts of the
Niagara's news had no effect upun cotton. The
telegraphic advices assert that the receipts up to
that time, as compared with those of last year, fell
short by 131,000 bales, and that the rezeipcs at all
the sow-them ports were lea by 353,000 bales.