The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-18 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.
The
United States mail steamer Franklin arrived
off Cowes this morning at seven o'clock, and after
transferring her mails and passengers proceeded to
Havre. She had 50 passengers, and experienced
easterly winds during her voyage, which occupied
twelve days.
The New York Herald says—"By telegraphic
communications from New Orleans we have
highly favourable news from California two
weeks later than that brought by the steamer
a few days
will be learned with
great delight. We are
ago. Accounts from the gold region
are very encouraging, and the restoration of
peace at Sacramento city
affair seems also happy to find that
the city has not been burned, 23 was reported ; the
to have ended after the sacrifice of a few
lives. This 'will be welcome news, for a large por-
tion of the community have had very serious appre-
hensions of the fate of their friends, since it was re-
ported that several more outrages had commenced
upon the Pacific coast." _

The stock market was firm, with an advance in
prices. A large dry goods house in Boston had failed,
with liabilities 400,000 dolls. The advices by the
Cambria bad strengthened the market for cotton, with
a rise of one-eighth to a quarter of a cent. per pound.
Freights easier.
In a collision of the steam-ship Southerner with
the barque
Isaac Mead the latter vessel sunk, and
34 persons were drowned.
_ _

Mr. Webster was expected in New York.

A destructive fire had occurred in Buffctlo. A
Catly)lic Archbishop of Canada died at Quebec on the
4th of October.

Frederick Douglas was to be seized in New York
as a fugitive slave, but would probably escape to
Canada.

Messrs. Gassets, Balcha, and Co., of Boston, have
suspended payment.

The first ticket for Jenny Lind's concert at Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, sold for G5O dolls.

Exchange on London was quoted at 1101 to 11.0... V.
The Franklin's mails will be forwarded to London by
the 11.30 train; she spoke the steam ships Atlantic
and Asia on her ♦oyage.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The third of the series of Grand National Concerts
took place last evening, and was exceedingly well
attended ; the promenade, as usual, was quite crowded.
Mr. Gustavus Geary, who acquired considerable fame
as a concert singer last season, and who has since
then been singing with much success at Dublin,
made his debit at these concerts last evening. His
voice is a tenor of considerable power, compass, and
sweetness. He sang the bravura, "Oh ! tis a glorious
sight," from Oicron, a duet from Tancredi with
Mdlle. Angri, and " Ah to o care," from the Puritani;
the latter exquisite air was beautifully rendered. Mr.
H. C. Cooper, the violinist, w hose performances at the
Philharmonic Concerts have already acquired for him
a high reputation, also made his first appearance. He
performed Mendelsshon's violin concerto in E minor,
and never have we heard a more artistical perform-
ance; the applause at the conclusion was enthusiastic.
To this admirable performance of Mr. H. C. Cooper,
to the equally admirable performance last evening by
M. Charles Hall 6, of the first pianoforte concerto in
G minor of the same great composer, to the magni-
cent rendering by the orchestra of Cherubini's over-
ture to Finiska, to the beauties of Balfe's
MS. overture, the perfection of its instru-
mentation and the effective manner of its per-
formance, and to the magnificent performance
of Beethoven's noble overture to Egmont, the com-
mittee of management may appeal as a proof that they
last night, at least, fully redeemed the pledge of their
programme. It would be an injustice to Mr. Balfe to
close this notice without bearing testimony to the
admirable manner in which he conducted Mendels-
sohn's concertos, affording the solo players ample scope,
and at the same time keeping the band well together,
and rendering with a feeling of reverential respect the
true meaning of his author.