The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-18 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

We have filings of sad misfortunes by fire and
flood in different parts of the Sardinian States. At
Sestri Ponente a fire broke out about midnight on
the 12th, in a shipbuilder's yard, which, in ccnse-
quence of a strong wind, was not subdued until
4 a.m. next morning, after having c3lasumed
three vessels and a great quantity of timber. As
soon as the news of the fire was conveyed to Genoa
by telegraph, the authorities sent six engines, with
a force of firemen and soldiers, to the rescue. The
Intendant-General and the Assistant-In tendant and
the Commandant of Gensda►mes reached the scene
about 1 a.m., by which time two vessels were
already consumed, and a third in a fair way of
being so. The workmen of the neighbouring foun-
dries were turned out by their employers, and as-
sisted the military, police, and Custom-house people,
SO that atter several hours' hard work, the flames
were isolated to that part of the yard where the
already burning vessels were, and by four o'clock
in the morning it was all over.
The value of the property Jost is valued at
about 300,000 f. Most fortunately no one was in
any way wounded. The cause of this disaster has
not yet bsen ascertained, but every inquiry is being
made on the subject.

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, 11 P.

The United States' mail steam-ship North Star,
Captain Lefebre has arrived at Cowes ou her viral
to Havre and Bremen. She left New York on
sth ins.., bringing two
.days' later advices. The
North Star has 32 passengers for Southampton, and
67 for Havre and Bremen. She has 100,000 dols•
in specie fer Havre, and 50,000 dols. for London.
There is 1 ttle political ne s s.
Late advices from Yucatan received at New
Orleans state that a revolution had broken out
and nearly the whole State was in arms. The re-
volutionists were composed of the Radical party
and were everywhere smite saful. When the Nicanot
left the Governor was marching against CampeacbY
widtl,soo men.
Judge Cart's, of the United States' Supreme
Court had sent in his resignation, t ) take effect
from October the Ist.
Lieutenant James M‘Garty, who accompanied
Dr. Kane on his last Arctic expedition, died slid'
denly at Boston on the 2 1 inst.
The Cashier of the Eagle Bank at Rochester,
John B. Robertson, had been arrested on a charge
of attempting to murder his wife by administering
drugs of a slow but deadly nature.
The New York stock-market on the 4th cont intr./
in a feverish, irregular state. Most of the trans'
actions were for cash, and there appeared to be a
good deal of realising ; the time transactions were
prinsipally buyers' option. At the first board Mis'
sourie Sixes advanced 1 per cent. ; Virginia Sixe9t
1 ; Illinois Central Bonds, 1 ; Delaware and Ilud"
son, 1 ; Pennsylvania Coal, 1/ ; Hudson River
Railroad, 11 ; Michigan Central, 1 ; Michigan
Southern (Old), I ; ditto, preference, 21 ; Panama,
3 ; Galena and Chicago, ' 1 • Milwaukie and Missis-
sippi, 4 ; Cumberland declined 4 per cent. ; Erie,
; Harlem, ; Illinois Central, 5 ; Cleveland and
Pittsburg, ; Chicago and Reck Island, 2. In
railroad bonds there was quite an active business.
The scarcity of New York Central Cash Stock con-
tinues. There was a sale at 2 per cent. under the
cash price for 30 days, seller's option. It appeared
to Le very difficult to get out contracts on seller'si
option for over 30 days at any difference in prices
Speculators for a rise were evidently afraid of the
months of October and November, and were not
disposed to enter into any contracts to mature about
that time.

At the second board the market took the turn
anticipated, prices were all off and stocks were
freely offered at the closing rates. New York Ce 11"
tral declined 1 per cent. ; Missouri, 6 ; Milwaukie,
1,• and Mississippi, ; Erie, 11 ; Reading, 4
Michigan Central, 1 ; Michigan Souther!), 1i ; and
Cleveland and Pittsburg, 14. There was no foun-
dation for the recent sudden improvement in
railroad stocks, and only the most shortsighted
speculators had been deceived by it. It was el"
petted that prices would go lower than they have
touched yet, but the descent would be Ina°
gradual than the last.
Tue cotton-market was more .active without
quotable change in prices. The sales embraced
about 1,600 hales, including 60 sold in transit°
from New Orleans to Liverpool. Flour was agal°
dull and lower, especially common grades of State
and Western, wiule sales were moderate. Nei?!
Southern wheat fell off from ic. to 20. per bushel'
Corn sold to a fair extent, at 76c. for Western,
mixed. Pork sold at 25 dots. 25c. to 25 dols. 50°'
I for mess, and 21 dots. to 21 dols 25c. for prime.
Sugars were quite active, and closed at Ic. advance,
on good grocery goods. The sales comprised about
2,10011hd Cuba Muscovado, 875 tags of brown
Shuns, and 1,636 boxes brown Havannas. Coffee
was steady, with sales of 800 bags of Rio at 10.1 c•
to 111 c., and a small lot St. Domingo Fold at 114,°'
There was more freight offering for Europe, who°
rates were steady. Among the engag,meuts
Liverpool were 1,360h1id. sugar, at lus. per ton,
and grain to Glasgow at 6,1 d. in ship's bags, and a
vessel was engaged for the Cape of Good Hope t°
load with flour at 1 dol. per bar! el.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 4.
Stocks are heavy. Pennsylvania lines, 82:;
Reading Railroad, 271 ; Long Island Railroad,
91; Morris Canal, 50 ; Pennsylvania Railroad,
44i.

BUFFALO, SEPT. 4' 0
Flour dull. Sales, 500 }ids. at 5 dols. 50c. to
dols. for extra Ohio and Michigan. Wheat lower'
Sales, 4,000 bush is Chicago spring at 1 dol. ; 4,200
bushels white Ohio at 1 dol. 25c. ; nud 4,000
hushes prime white Kentucky at 1 dol. 37c, ; corn
heavy and offered at 65e. without buyers. O,At3
inactive. Whisky 220. Freights, 18e. for wheat
to New York. Lake imports for the 24 hours end-
in at noon to-day.-6,000 barrels of flour, 82,000
busht is of wheat, 15,000 bushels of corn, 6,000
bushels of oats. Canal exports-23,000 bushels of
wheat, 14,000 bushels of corn. Money very close)
checking transactions.

CHICAGO, SEPT. 4.
Flour dull. Wheat active. Corn quiet. Oa4
nothing doing. Shipments to Buff ,10-800 barrels
of flour, 92,000 bushels of wheat, 32,000 bushels
of corn. Shipments to Oswego.—No flour or wheat'
41,000 bushels of corn. Receipts-1,180 bbls. of
flour, 119,500 bushels of wheat, 36,900 bushels of
corn.

ALBANY, SEPT. 4
Flour market dull, and very little doing. Sales
not over 400 or 500 bbls. at former rates. Grail)
sales of 4,000 bushels. Red Illinois winter wheat
at 1 dol. 42ic., and 2,000 bushels of white on
private terms. Corn again lower, and offerieg
frcely. A large quantity afloat is pressing oil the
market, but buyers are generally shy. Sales foot
up about 25,000 bushels, mostly at 75e., for Western
mixed afloat. Sales of 1,000 bushels stage malt a't
1 dol. 65c. Barley in good supply, but dull. N°
sale+. Shipped last night 700,000 bushels core,
8,000 bushels wheal-.
NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 4.
Cotton sales today, 80 bales, including 40 bales
new at 15ic. to 16c. for middling. Sales of the
week, 150 bales ; receipts of the wick, 1,200 balu9'
including 380 bales new; stock, 8,000 bales. Flour
declined to 5 dols. 75e. to 5 dols. 85e.; red wheatio
1 dol. 10:.; pork buoyant—holders demand an au"
Vance ; mess, 27c. to 28c, ; lard buoyant at 17e."--
Two fires occurred monainz, involving
holders deuiand an advane?.
a lees
ofß ro7(t)l'ioeorso, dots.
a zirrn •e- stfiLsett,waansdtaivicoole.eneY:
thel;e store of
house in Charles-street.

ARRIVAL OF THE JASON.
The screw-steamer Jason, which left New "t
o n the 20, was telegraphed from Hurst Castle A
half--past 10. Her news is of course anticipated.

FORCES BEFORE DELHI.—The following is the exact,,
amount of our forces before Delhi previous to the itt,4
rival of Briadier Nicholaswith his column fr•
the Purijaub :--Cavalry, 530'; native cavalry, 452
European infantry, 2,300 ; native infantry, 1,50 v
total, 4,7 Bo.—Homeward lliaid, Sept. 16.