The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-23 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING.
The Liverpool and Philadelphia Company's
screw steam-ship City of Washington arrived off
Point Lynas, from New York, with advices to
the 9th inst.
She' left New York on the morning of the 10th,
but does not bring•any papers of that date.
Lord Napier had been presented with an address
by the New York Chamber of Commerce. The
sentiments expressed towards Great Britain were
very cordial.
Two large Government vessels were to assist the
laying of the submarine telegraph.
Advices from Havannah -LI the 2d state that
slaves were daily landed on the island. The sugar
sales were heavy at firm prices. The shipments
were extensive.
Exchange on London, 5 to 51.
The Belgian steamer Leopold I. had arrived out.
The steamship Emeu was spoken off Sandy Hook
on the 10th. On the 11th the Hermann was.sig_
nalled. On the same day a large screw steam ship,
supposed to be the Kangaroo, was seen. The Asia
was passed off Tuskar ye terday morning.
At New York the dt.maud for money was
unusually active, but without any change in rates
of interest, the supply continuing abundant for
first-class
first-class securities. The stock market was active
but weaker. Flour was dull, Cotton
waa heavy.

She'btings no mails from the Pacific.
Her dates are :—Jamaica, Feb. 27 ; Demerara,
26 ; Trinidad, 27 ; Barbadoes, March 1; Grenada,
Feb. 28 ; St. Vincent, March 1 ; St. Thomas's, 7.
The Parana was del tycd at Sr. Thomas's till the
7th inst., waiting for the mail steamer Trent, w;th
the mails from the Spanish Main ; but the latter
vtz”sel not having arrived, the Parana proceeded to
England on, the morning of the 7tb.
There is very little news by this arrival.
Jamaica was generally healthy, and the ensuing,
sugar crops presented a very cheerful aspect. Min-
ing operations were reported to be very favourable.
Sales of Irish butter had been made at 14d. per lb.
No operations in corn reported. Re-sales of
flour had been made of 1,500 barrels, at 425. per
barrel ; a lot of upwards of 600 barrels of prime
mess pork sold at 925., but the market was firm at
100 s. for this description. Rice dull of sale at 14s.
6d. ; rum 3s. 4d. per gallon. Sugar market active,
and sales averaged 225. to 257., according to qua-
lity. Exchanges.—On London-90 days, ptr
cent. pm.; 60 days 1 per cent. pm. ; 30 days 1i per
cent. pm.; private bills at par. On New York--
merchants' bills, 1 per cent. pm.
At Trinidad flour had taken an unexpected rise ;
in the absence of arrivals provisions had also im-
proved in value. Rice was heavy. A dull fort-.
dight in produce; little or no business done. The
weather exceedingly wet, and nearly all the estates
had suspended crop operations. Tonnage not re-
quired.
The weather at Barbadoes continued cool, and
the health of the island good. A fair amoutit of
sugar had been made ; the quantity shipped to the
26th ult. was 1,363 hogsheads, 89 tierces, and 76
barrels.

At Grenada the public health continued good,
business brisk, and expected to improve. Weather
was unfavourable for reaping the sugar crop, which
had generally commenced. Heavy rains daily ill- •
terrupted the manufacturing process, and ships
were thus detained for produce.
The Unite 1 States frigate Merrimac called of St.
Thomas's on the sth inst., but having several cases
of yellow fever on board she was not allowed to
communicate with the shore, and on the 6th she
proceeded on a cruise to the northward.
At Jamaica, Feb. 17, H.M. ships Termagatity
Imaum, Ar.tb, and Pioneer.
On the Windward Islands station, am. ships
Eurydice and Brilliant. H.M. ship Basilisk was on
her way to Bermuda, tcijoin the Admiral
At Havannab, the Euryalus.
At St. Domingo, the Arachne. _ _

On the 10th 'Of March, in lat. 28.19 N., long.
58.20 W., the Parana propel the schooner Jaye
Smith standing to the west ward ; on the 17th ex-
changed signals with the ship Don Ricardo, stand-
ing E. N. E. under double reef.

The Parana brought 26 passengers, $37,341 500.
in specie, and cargo, consisting of 191 serous Of
cochineal, 230 serous of indigo, 00 bags of cocoa,
8 cases of succades, and 40 packages of sundries..
Lieut.-Colonel Robeson and lady from Jamaica
were among the passengers.