The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

We have been favoured with the following intelli-
gence, purporting to have been for warded by electric
telegraph from New York to Halifax, and received at
the North American and European Telegraph
Agency-office, Liverpool :
" We have just received our extraordinary telegra-
phic dispatch from New York, New Orleans, and
Washington, rid electric telegraph to Halifax, bring-
ing news and dates considerably later than those
brought by the regular files and advices per steamer.
By this means of communication our advices extend
to New Orleans, April 18, 5 r.m. ; New York, April
19, 5 P.M. ; and from Washington to the evening of
the 18th.

" The letter of our Halifax agent is as follows :
"Commercial Telegraph-office, Halifax, N.S.,
April 19, 11 o'clock P.M.
- -

"We have received, through the Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, and Halifax lines, exclusive intelligence from
all parts cf the American continent two and a-halt days
later than is embraced in the letters or papers that go to
England by this week's steamer, a brief summary of
which is herewith forwarded:—
' POLITICAL.

"In the Senate of the United States, on the 17th,
during a debate on California and slavery, a violent
altercation occurred between Benton and Foote, in the
course of which Foote drew a pistol and aimed at Ben-
ton. Foote was immediately disarmed, and a com•
mitten of investigation appointed.
"On the 18th, a resolution was passed in the Senate
referring the whole question of California and the terri-
tories to a committee of 13, to report a plan for com-
promise.
" The committee is not yet appointed.
"It is settled the Cabiaet will not be dissolved.
"COMMERCIAL

"NEW YORK, APRIL 19, EVENING.

"Cotton—The sales of the two days past amount to
2,800 bales, at very full yrices. The weather has con-
tinued cold and frosty, and every account received from
the south is`disastrous as regards the prospects of plant-
ing. The incoming crop will not, it is confidently be-
lieved, reach 2,000,000 bales, and the country will hold
over the balance of the present crop.
" A decline of /c. is anticipated on receipt of the
steamer's news from Europe of the 6th of April, which
has not yet come to hand.
" The New Orleans market was active last evening
(18th of April). Sales, 8,000 bales, at I lie. to 1 lie. for
middling; and all southern markets are higher for the
shipper than this.
" Flour—Our market for flour is very firm at quota-
tions current on Tuesday.
" Corn has advanced to 60c. for yellow.
" Provisions—Mess pork, 10 dolls. 12ic. to 10 dolls.
25c. per cwt. Other articles are without change.
" Sterling exchange, pic. to 'ie. premium, and the
tendency is upwards.
" Government securities (American) are very firm at
quotations of Tuesday last."

The stock Ali mEaltrkjetefikorNsouMndAdißvidlie Ed TS.
n -paying stocks
improved after the arrival of the last steamer from
Liverpool, and sales have been made at
those obtained for some years. The prices
supply ces beyond
that
description of stock is not large, and a
of
demands produce an advance of one importanttw
or o per
cent. The New York Five per Cent. State L
of 1866, taken a few days since at 105} per cent.,oan
has been since sold at 106! per cent., and fo
the Sixes of 1867, 120 was bid. The money market is
easy on call, and rates for paper are ameliorating •, some
loans on call were made at 5 per cent., and on Govern-
ment bills money can be occasionally borrowed at 4 per
cent. The supply seeking temporary investment is quite
large. The supply of first-class names is not very large.
The exchange market has been active for this steamer,with
moderate supply. At the close, however, there was less
firmness, and some bills were left over. The amount of coin
in the Sub-Treasury is 4} millions, and in the Sub-
Treasury of the country about 9 millions. The banks are
amply supplied also. The provision market is firm, but
not very active. Freights continue very dull at low rates;
di ad weights can be shipped to Liverpool at 10s. to 125.,
corn 3d., cotton 3s. sterling per bale. The steamer At-
lantic has 300 tons dead weight on private terms. To
Hine, I cent. for cotton, and dull; Glasgow 56 tierces
provision, at 3s. 6d. Pig iron is dull at 21 dollars cash
for Sectch, English, and Spanish. Lead is selling at 85
oath per 1001 b.

•
Cotton—The stock in the ports on April 16 was
570,000, and inland 117,800, making a total of 687,800
bales. Midland, upland, and Mobile, 11:1 cents, Or-
leans 12 cents per lb. Sales since 31st March, 12,000
bales, market active, tendency upwards; sales 16th of
April, 2,000 bales.

•Bread.Stu6lllour market is firm and low; goods
have an upNard tendency. Whcat is steady and in good
inquiry.

NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 16.—Tho Cotton market pre-
sents no important change, an the sales yesterday were
2,500 bales; fair, 121 c. The receipts are 247,000 ba!es
behind same period last year.

TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL. 30, 1850.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, April 29.
Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
WEST INDIA APPEALS BILL.

EArl GREY moved the second reading of this Bill,
The object was to form courts of appeal in the West
Indian islands in order to save the delay which occurred
is bringing appeals to this country.—Agreed to.