The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-28 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING.—The packet-
ship Albert, Captain Gallatin, has just arrived in port,
having left New York on the 7th instant.
Her news is confirmatory of that received by tele-
graph via Halifax, per last steamer, with the excep-
tion that the price of cotton WAS not lower, although
the business in that article was languid.

STEAM TO AUSTRALIA, VIA THE
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
A deputation of gentleman waited on the Secretary of
the Treasury, at two o'clock yesterday for the purpose
of sidvocating "the Cape of Good Hope" route for the
conveyance of the proposed Government mails by steam
to Australia.

Amongst those present were the following :—Sir Jame;
Duke, M.P., J. A. Bagshawe, Es,
q M.?., P. W. Flower,
Esq., Hanson Watson, Esq., E.
Gore, Esq., W. Young.
Esq., P. Home, Esq., Captain C. D. Hays, and several
other merchants and gentlemen interested in the Cape,
Mattritius, Australia, and New Zealand.
The above gentlemen, who represent the interests of
a large and influential body of the commercial com-
munity of those colonies, and more particularly the
colonists themselves, argued in favour of the Cape route
over all others, on these useful, important, and national
grounds—first, that the distance via the Cape to Ans-
trails, and New Zealand does not exceed the other routes
via Singapore or Panama, but by a comparative trifle ;
that the Cape road is always open to us, and that the
voyage could be performed in the same time, and with
less risk, taking into consideration the delays consequent
otu overland shipment of mails by the
he
That by the Cape the packets would leave tile mails
other
r routes. conveyance and re-
en route to all our African possessions, more particularly
the Cape of Good Hope, the new colony of Natal, and
the Mauritius; and that facility would not only be
thus afforded for a regular and speedy conveyance,
of mails to all those colonies, which would be by any
other route entirely overlooked, but would also offer the
same facility for passengers and goods at as cheap a
rwaotuebistsprboyve to
ss
f the greatest benefit to the colonies
and to the mother country in future.
That the same benefits that the direct line would give
ilinbge o vessels,
a commercial interest which
for emigration and commerce to the Cape, would be ex-
tended to Australia and New Zealand, and it was argued
that the Government should be urged to consider < these
benefits, in deciding on so important a matter,
although
this
tisshroouutlde
than by
any other proposed, because greater sum to convey the
m
while the mails would be carried with as much regu
larit.y and certainty by the Cape, the same packets might
be fitted fur the purpose of emigration and the convey-
ance of merchandize.
The deputation receisel an intimation that these
statements woutd tie laid before her Majesty's Govern-
ment; and that they would receive due attention.

THE SOUTHAMPTON TOWN COUNCIL AND
SlR,—Perhaps LORD GOUGH.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN
Council of Southampton consists of forty members, and
you are not aware that the Town
only eighteen were present at the meeting, so do not at-
tach blame to the whole body for the apparent slight to
the illustrious and respected veteran. Had not business
prevented many from attending, and the Council been
hastily summoned (on a Saturday), a different conclusion
would unquestionably have been arrived at.
I am, Sir, &c.,
A MEMBER 01111 E COUNCIL WHO
WAS ABSENT.
Southampton, Feb. 27.

NEW QUEEN'S. COUNSEL.—We believe that the
.following gentlemen have been called within the bar
by the Lord Chancellor :—Messrs. Prendergast,
Bliss, Greaves, Townsend, Carpenter, Rowe,
Grainger, O'Malley, E. James, Peacock, and
Macaulay.
THE -Qt.rsEN'e VISIT TO THE ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
—Bet:Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by his
Serena Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg, honoured
the French Plays with their presence last evening. The
royal suite consisted of the Countess of Mount Edge-
cumbe,, Baron Apel, Lord Byron, Colonel Buckley, and
Colonel Gordon. There were also present the Duchess
of Sutherland and Lady Constance Gower, the Marchio-
ness of Downshire and the Dowager Marchioness of
Downshire, 'the Marquis of Ailesbury, Lord and Lady
Rendlesbam, Lady Frances Hope, Sir William Clay, Sir
Ralph and Lady Howard, the lion. Mr. Willoughby, Sir
Coutts Lindsay, Sce.