The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-04 00:00:00

AMERICA

[A summary of the following appeared in Tht
Sun of yesterday :—]
The news of the three days covered by the Fulton's
advice is of minor import. The New York papers
follow with great interest the Atlantic Telegraph

enterprise, of the suspension of which they were not
aware, and speak well of Lord Carlisle's " hand-
some speech" at Valentia. The Indian mutiny is
also discussed with eagernes. Great surprise is
expressed at the course taken by Lord Canning in
gagging' j. trn IS of hig characterp.fli e those of India,
and still greater surprise that the English public ac-

quieses tamely in a measure so foreign to their

;rad itions of liberty.

A meeting had Lem held in New York of men
who hadbaen enlisted in the States by British agents

during the war in the Crime). their object in
meeting was " to prevent any more men being de-
ceived by the fallacious promises of the British go-
vernment. Many were the deceptions which had
been practised upon them, anclmatiy wore the hard-
ships which they had suffered, and they were re-
solved to put a stop to the enliAinents then going
on iu New York for the British service in India."

A very bold and successful uttering of counterfeit
money took place on the night of the 18th in New
York, when about 10,000 dollars w. rth of spurious
bills, all of the denomination of five dollars, on the
Lee Bank of Mas,tachusetts, was circulated in every
possible place where bills could be changed. The
large hotels were among the sufferers ; the theatrss
suff-red ; every grocery, liquor-sore, and &sop was
inundated with them, until at last a suspicion was
aroused, and several arrests were made. The police
were chasing the culprits, and it is believed that
ahout forty persons in all would be held to answer.
The correspondence 'of the War Department at
Washington c-infirms a report from Fort Kearny
that a party of drovers, with 800 head of beef cattle
in ehargedestined for the Utah expedition, had b e'i
attacked by the Cheyenne Indians, and the cattle
run off. Tile same correspondence shows that
California wac:gon-road parties have been delayed by
Indian hostilities and sickness. The New York
papers state a very serious fact in connection with
the Utah expedition ,: they say that two of the
United States infantry reintentl4 lost as many as
500 men by desertion. Brigham Young, it is said,
is hardening his heart, and preparing to give the
Federal troops infinite trouble.
The New York Times has stated that the mission
of Cap,ain Simms, of the United States navy, to the
East, is connected with a project for seizing For-
mosa. The NGW York Herald denies this ; and the
Philadelphia Press gives the following as an authen-
tic statement on the subject :
Commodore Armstrong, commanding the East India
squadron, received a letter from Mr. Robinet, an enter.
prising American merchant, who for more than a year
has been carrying on the mercantile and shipping
business at Ape's-hill, Island of Formosa, with the in-
formation that the American ship Higtifiyer, wrecked
upon that i,land, had been plundered, and its officers
and crew murdered by the natives. Some time after,
another American vessel, the Progressive, was seized by
the Chinese authories, and the officers and crew impri-
soned. They were only released on the payment of a
heavy ransom. All these proceedings were contrary to
the (xpress understanding with the authorities of
island, that Mr. Robinet should carry on his business
unmolested, and under which he had been acting, with
the American flag flying from his house, for at least 12
months.
Commodore Armstrong despatched Capt. Simms to
inquire into and ascertain the correctness cf Mr. Robi-
net's report. The commodore instructed him in a cau-
tious, prudent, and friendly manner, to learn from the
authorities all that could ba a certained on the subject,
reporting to him, by every opportunity, such informa-
tion as he should obtain. His head-quarters were directed
to be at Mr. Robinet's, Ape's-hill, where the American
flag bad been flying, as stated by Mr. Rebinet, by per-
mission of the,authorities for more than a year. He was
to abstain from hostilities as far as possible, but in Cast,
of riccessity he was to cell upon the American ship

All these facts were communicated to Dr. Parker, our
c,unwissioni.r to China, with the further sta,:ement that
Captain Simms would be kept at Formosa until the
Government could be bend from, and that this step
might be necessary to legitimate a prior American foot-
hold, in case our Government should lo :k to future re-
priBals and occupancy. Dr. Parke-T approved what bad
been done. The lat communication to the Govern-
ment was dated April 10, 1857, at which time nothing
had been heard from Captain Simms.
A murder was committed in Broadway, New
York, early on the mo:Diug of the 22d ult., iu the
"Shaw House," a dining stleoh. The parties to
the affray were an actor named Nyruns, lately
engaged at Wallack's Theatre, and a, Tombs
lawyt-r named Wagstaff. They met in the bar-
room and soon quarrelled—abow, a won an, it
is sad—and after many hari erthels Wagstaff
struck Nymns a powerful blow.. Nyains, re-
covering in a moment, drew a revolver
and fired twice in qulck succession at Wag
staff. The first ball hit Wagstaff's arm, and pa's,(l
in,o the breast, injuring the lungs. The second
ball passed through the mouth, and upwards
through the head, a pact of which wag shot oft.
Wagstaff fcll to the floor a corpse. Nymns retreated
immediately to the street, and had beea ar-
rested when the stea ner 14t. Wagstaff was well
known about the town, as is also Nyinns. They
moved among the crowd, both male and female,
generally denondnated hs "last."
The sales of cotton iu New York on the 21st were
confine" to a*out 500 I-ales, 200 of wh,ch were in
transitu. uplands were quoted at nie.,
and mi Idling New Orleans at 16,1 c. Flour was
dull and irregular, and some descriptions el,sed at
a further decline of about 5 cents per brl.
was heavy for common and ordinary grade, while
prime was unchanged.

MARKET NitlaW3.—(Titis Dly.)

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CORN EXCHANGE.

About an average supply of Eagli3h wheat was on
here to-day coastwise and by land carriage. The demand
was tolerably firm for both red and white qualities, awl
Monday's price+ were well supported.
The imports of foreign wheat are 5,200 quarters. Fine
qualities were firm, at full currencies ; but Russian wheats
i tiled dull.
We were scantily supplied with barley, yet the trade
was in a sluggish state. In pries, however, no change
took place.
There was very little business doing in malt, at the late
decline in value.
Very few English oats were in the market, and the show
of foreign was only moderate. The trade ruled steady, at
full currencies.
Beans, peas, and flour were unaltered in value.

ARRIVALSTUNWEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats.
4,180 510 1,790 90

noun
1,810

English..
Irish

Foreign..

5,290 1 5,470

150 bra 26,060
300 sks

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
-We had only a moderate supply of beasts in to-da3,'.
market, yet all breeds moved off slowly at Monday's de-
cline in value. The show of sheep was seasonably good as
to number, bit deficient in quality. The mutton trade
ruled inactive, yet prices were supported. There was a
steady sale fcr lambs, tire au; ply of which was moderate,
at full quotations, rime calves sold steadily at an ad-
vance of 2.1. per Sibs. Inferior veal was a slow inquiry.
In pigs very little was doing. The top quotation for mulch
cows was 25. i. each.
Per Bibs to sink the offals

Is. d. s. d. I s. d. s. d.
Interior 8eagt0....3 4to 3 6 PrimeSouthdom 5 0 5 4
Secand quality.... 3 8 4 2 Large crse. calveF 3 6 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime small do 4 4 4 1
Prime Scots, dc. 4 8 410 Large hogs
laferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Small porkers 4 2 4 8
second quality ...3 8. 4 OlSuckling calves 27 0 30 0
Prime crse.-wiled.4 2 4 10; ~.ear ter old pigs 23 0 `, 9 0
Lamb, 4s 8:1 to 6s Od.
TOTAL SUPPLY;

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts - 1,090
Sheep and lambs 10,2
Calves 502
Pigs ;370

Beasts
Sheep ani lambs 1,684
Calves
Pigs

LEADENIIALL.
sow, as follows :--
the carcase.

NEWGATE AND
The trade generally ruled
Per Sby
s. d. s. d. s. d. B. d
4eef, Interior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6
Do., middling 3 6 3 8( Do., middling 3 8 4 4
Do. prime large.. 3 10 4 0 ( Do., prime 4 6 4 10
Do., do. 5ma11....4 2 4 4 Veal.... .3 6 4 4
Pork, large 3 6 4 0 Pork. small 4 2 4 8
Lamb, 48 Id to 5s 6d.