The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-11 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(RY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING.
The Washington, from New York on the 30th
ult., called at Queenstown at midnight.
She has 1,214,000 dols. in specie on freight.
On the Bth inst. she passed a steamer, supposed
to be Saxonia.

The steamer Indian, from Quebec on the 30th,
has arrived, also the Great Britain, from New
York on the 28th.

The latter brings 300,000 dollars in specie.
By the former we have telegfaphic advices from
New York via Farther Point to the evening of
the 30th.

Political news is unimportant both from Canada
and the States.

The papers give lengthy details of the rescue from
a convent of a daughter of the Hon. J. Leander
Star. This had occasioned considerable excitement.

Advices from Mazatlan, Mexico, of July 5, state
that the authorities there had chartered the steamer
Santa Cruz, and despatched her to San Blas to cap-
ture a conducta of four million from Guadalajar, the
object being to enforce the payment of the usual
export duty.
The British frigate Calypso was lying off San
Blas waiting the arrival of the conducta, and a
collision between her and Norton's forces was re-
garded as inevitable.

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA FARTHER

POINT.

NEW YORK, JULY 30.

The European advices by steam-ship Anglo-Saxon
reached here yesterday, via Farther Point, in nine
days after the vessel's departure from Liverpool.
The money market is without essential change.
Sterling exchange is in moderate demand at about
former rates ; bankers' bills quoted 110 k
Cotton has been firm and active, but to-day the
market became dull, and prices deuiined,llo4c.
Flour has been in good request and quotations
have advanced 15c. to 30c. per barrel during the
past two days. Sales of superfine state at 4.60 to
4.90 dols.; round hoop Ohio, 5.25 to 5.60 dols.
Wheat scarce, and 3to 5 dearer. Corn heavy and
dull. Mixed Western, 76 to 80c. Mess pork heavy.
Prime firmer. Lard, quiet at 101 to 104 e. Spirits
of turpentine quiet, 45 to 45k, and taken for Liver-
pool at y to 3-16 f.

NEW ORLEANS, JULY 29.
Cotton firm at 12c. for middling. Two bales of
new crop of cotton were received here on the 27th
from Texas.

MONTREAL, JULY 30.
Advices from all parts of the provinces speak of a
bountiful wheat harvest. The damage done by the
is only partial.
Reith, late of the Grand Trunk Railway, is said
to have resigned his situation as general manager.
He had an engagement for three years at £2,000
per annum, and it is said he is to have £4,000 as
compensation for giving it up.
Our flour market to-day was rather better for
all descriptions. There is no wheat on the market.

THE DEBT OF INDIA.---A return to the House of
Lords shows that the grand total amount of the sums bor-
rowed in India since May, 1857 (down to June last), is
10,86,90,561 rupees, or £10,869,056. Another return
shows that in 1858 the debt in India amounted to
£60,704,084, and the interest payable to £2,666,275. The
amount of home bond debt outstanding in 1857-58 was
£8,894,400, and the interest payable £155,776..
THE PERTHSHIRE MOORS.—According to reliable
accounts, faiesport may be expected this soave n on most of
the moors of Perthshire, which for some yea rs back were
not in a very satisfactory condition. The cc ,veys are re-
ported as being numerous and generally strop, g on the wing,
and no trace of the "disease" has yet been observable.—
Edinburgh Courant. .
The Dublin Evening Mail of Mon day says that
the judgeship vacant by the death of the Hon. Patrick
Plunkett has beau conferred upon Mr. Day id Lynch, Q.C.
The appointment is likely to be popular. Mr. Lynch is a
Roman. Catholic, but has never taken a pr. Dminent part in
politics. The chairmanship of the county 0. f Louth, vacant
by the promotion of Mr. Lynch, was this; day conferred
upon Ur. Leahy, Q.C.