The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-11 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 11.
The Canadian screw steam-ship North American
has arrived with advices from Portland to the 28th
ult. She brings no specie.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Europa arrived at
Halifax on the 27th ult.

Mr. R. J. Walker had been appointed Governor
of Kansas.

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Times states that Lord Napier had claims against
the United States' Government to the extent of
$4,000,000 for the destruction of British property
at Graytown, but a similar demand by the French
Minister having been declined by the Pierce Ad-
ministration the British Minister had delayed
opening the subject. The Tribune denies this state-
ment, but counter-propositions had been made to
Mexico, providing for the acquisition of more ter-
ritory on payment of $15,000,000.
The President continued unwell.

The Legislature of St. John's, New Brunswick,
had been prorogued, the Governor being unable to
carry measures.

Al New York on the morning of the 27th stocks
were higher. Money was easier, and more freely
offered, at 7 per cent. on call, and 8 to. 9 for short
first-class paper. Sterling exchange dull.
In the evening of the 27th stocks were hardly as
firm, and closed dull. Money and exchange un
altered.

Chicago and Rock Island, 1061 ; Indiana Rail-
way, 72k ; New York Central Railway, 103 ; Erie
Railroad, 524.

Cotton was firm at an advance of ic. Flour and
corn better. Wheat unsettled. Provisions im-
proving. Molasses steady; and iron and tobacco
firm.

At Charleston on the 27th the sales of cotton
were 1,700 bales, at full prices.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

The Charlotte and Elizabeth, hence, has arrived
at New Orleans ; and the Clarissa Bird, hence, has
arrived at New York.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH I vTERNA-
TIONAL FAT CATTLE SHOW.

On Wednesday, the show being opened to the
public at 9 o'clock, a very large number of people
assembled to inspect the best animals that France
can produce, and to wonder at the fatness and
comely proportions of the English cattle when com-
pared with those exhibited by French graziers.
As far as we can judge at present the gathering
is eminently successful. If, on the one hand, there
is a falling off in some classes, particularly English
sheep, on the other hand there are very many remark-
ably good animals,both of English and native cattle,
while the show of pigs Is both large and meritorious.
The French are not admirers of fat meat, but
they are great consumers of milk and butter, so that
we must not criticise their breeds with the predilec-
tions of an English grazier and stall-feeder. Still, we
perceive among animals of tremendous frame, or
c)arse unkindly quality, many possessing elements
of great improvement as regards their fatting capa-
bility ; and some of the crosses with English breeds
show, in a very marked degree, the advantage as
well as indicate the means of such improvement.
The classes are arranged geographically, so that
cattle of one breed sometimes appears in various
parts of the yards, and each district has two or more
classes for different breads or ages.
English breeders exhibited on this occasion, 64 oxen
of the Durham, Devon, Hereford, Angus, Aber-
deen, and West Highland breeds, besides a number
of animals of cross-breeds ; also 120 sheep, divided
into 24 lots of the pure Dishley, long-wool, South-
down, Cheviot, and black-faced breeds. The French
exhibition consisted of 215 oxen of the Flemish,
Charolais, Auvergnat, Limousin, Garonnese,
Franche-Comt6, Le Mans, Breton, and .the
Landes breeds, and of crosses of the Durham and
native breeds ; also 400 sheep, divided into 20
lots of the Merino, Metis-Merino, long wool, and
common wool breeds. Of pigs, the show consisted
of 28 animals of English breed and 37 of French.
The French show of oxen and sheep displayed a
marked improvement, both in quality and quan-
tity, over that of last year, and some of the ani-
mals, though young, were thoroughly fattened.
This was the case with some 36 and 48 months
old of the Charolais, Lemousin, Flemish, and pure
Garonne breeds, which- have hitherto not been
considered easy to fatten when young. The follow-
ing are the prizes, Ist and 2d, accorded to foreign-
ers. The former are accompatted by a gold medal
and the latter by a silver one :—Oxen bred in Eng-
land (short-horned improved), Durham Breed,
Oxen not exceeding three years :-Ist prize,
1,500 f., the Duke of Beaufort, of Badminton,
thirty-tbres months old, 1,030 kilos. ; 2d 'prize,
1,200 t., Messrs. Beveridge and James Gulland,
of New Town, Wemyss (Fife), thirty months,
900 kilos. Oxen over three years : Ist prize,
1,200 f., Mr. R. Stratton, of Broad Hinton (Wilt-),
50 months,' 1,150 kilos. ; 2d. . prize, Lord Leigh,
Stoneleigh Abbey (Warwick), 51 months. —Devon
Breed, Oxen not exceeding three years : Ist prize,
1,500 f., Mr. W. Heath, of Ludbarn Hall (Norfolk),
32 months, 650 kilos. ; 2d prize, 1,200 f , the Earl
of Leicester, of Hokham, Norfolk, 33 months, 660
kilos. Oxen over, three years : Ist prize, 1,200 f.,
Mr. J. Pother, of Wilton, near Birmingham, 54
months, 780 kilos. ; 2d prize, 1,000 f., Mr. Heath,
above mentioned, 43 months, 750 kilos.—Hereford
Breed, Oxen not exceeding three years : Ist prize,
1,5001., Lord Hatherton, of Jeddesley (Stafford),
34 mouths, 940 kilos. • 2d prize, 1,200 f., Mr.
Heath, abovementioned, 35 months, 920 kilos.
Oxen over three years : let prize, 1,200 f.,
Mr. J. Naylor, of Welshpool (Montgomery),
48 months, 1,020 kilos.; 2d prize, 1,000 f., Mr. W.
Shaw, of Far Coton (Northampton), 50 months,
1,010 kilos.—Angus Breed, Oxen not exceeding
three years ; Ist prize, 1,500 f., Mr. W. M'Combie,
of Tillifour (Aberdeen), 33 months, 850 kilos. ; 2d
prize, Mr. W. Heath, above mentioned, 32 months,
750 kilos. Oxen over three years : Ist prize, 1,200 E,
Mr. M'Combie, above mentioned, 53 months,
1,240 kilos. ; 2d prize, 1,000 f., to the same, 48
mouths. 1,040 kilos. _Vest Highland Breed, Oxen
not exceeding four years : Ist prize, 1,200 f., Mr.
T. Knowles, of Aberdeen, 48 months, 650 kilos. ;
2d prize, 1,000 f., to the same, 48 months, 720 kilos.
Oxen over four years : Ist prize, 1,000 f., the Duke
of Beaufort, above mentioned, 55 months, 820 kilos.;
2d prize, 800 f., Mr. E. Wemyss, of Wemyss Castle,
Scotland, 60 months, 800 kilos.—Cross Breeds, oxen
not exceeding three years : Ist prize, 900 f., Mr. J.
Dudgeon, of Almond-hill (Linlithgow), 35 months,
1,060 kilos.; 2d prize, 800 f., Mr. T. Knowles,
above mentioned, 36 months, 750 kilos. Oxen
over three years Ist prize, 800 f., Mr. 3. Martin,
of Aberdeen 59 months, 1,200 kilos. ; 2d prize,
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700 f., Mr. J. Stewart, of Aberdeen, 38 months,
940 kilos. Prize of honour : A cup of 2,500 f value,
the Duke of Beaufort, above mentioned, for a Dur-
ham ox, aged 35months, weighing 900 kilos. Sheep
--Cotswold breed : Ist prize, 1,000 f., Mrs. Saran
West, of Bletchington (Oxford), 9 months, 89 kilos;
2d prize, 800 f , Mr. J. King Tombs, of Langford
(Oxford), 12 months; 79 kilos. Southdown : Ist
prize, 1,000 f., Lord Walsingharn, of Merton Hall
(Norfolk), 11 months, 61. kilos. ; 21 prize, 800 E io
the same, 22 months, 77 kilos.—Cheviot Ist prize,
600 E, Mr. Robertson Sandbacb, already mentioned,
21 months, 76 kilos ; 2d prize, 500 f., to the same.
—Black-faced : Ist prize, 600 f., Mr. J. Stewart,
above mentioned, 48 mouths, 68 kilos. ; 2d prize,
Mr. Erskine Wemyss, above mentioned, 48 months,
68 kilos.—Cross Breed, Ist prize, 500 f., Mr. J. .
Bruce, of Eynsham (Oxford), 11 months, 80 kilos.;
2d prize, 500 E, Mr. J. King Tombs, above me-
tioned, 12 mouths, 79 kilos.—Prize of honour : Cup
of 1,500 E, Mrs. Sarah West, above mentioned, who
obtained the first prize for Cotswold Breed.