The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-27 00:00:00

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MERICAN NEWS.

[A summary of the following appeared in our paper
of yesterday :—]

LIVERPOOL, Mom)mr.
By the Royal mail steam-ship Canada, Captain
Harrison, which arrived in the Mersey early thii
morning, we have advices from New York by tele-
graph via Halifax to the 16th inst.

- The Canada has brought 50,000/. in silver and
10,0001. in gold on freight.
The royal mail steam-ship Cambria, Captain
Stone, arrived at Boston on the morning of the Bth
instant.

The American steam-ship PAcific, Captain Nye,
reached New York on the 11th inst., after a fine run
of 11 days 10 houra and 40 minutes.
The royal mail steam-ship Niagara, Captain Ry-
rie, arrived at New York on the afternoon of the 16th
instant.

The West India mail steam-ship Clyde had arrived
at Chagres, after encountering a violent hurricane,
during which her foretopmast and topgallantmast
were shivered by lightning.
Our accounts from Washington are of a very im-
portant character with regard to the slavery ques-
tion, and state that the California Bill had received
the formal sanction of the Legislature. A Bill esta-
blishing a territorial Government in New Mexico had
also passed. On the 6th instant President Fillmore
addressed to the Houses of Congress a long and im-
portant Message on the question of New Mexico, ac-
companied by an official letter from Mr. Wsbster, as
Secretary of State, to the Governor of Texas, replying
to that Minister's letter on the boundary dispute of
Texas.

The Message is lengthy ; we therefore extract
the following summary of it from a New York
paper :
" Both these documents have elicited the warm appro-
bation of the whole country, with the exception of the
portions which are red hot with slavery fanaticism. The
President shows that his duty requires him to maintain
the status quo, and guard New Mexico against
the encroachments of Texas, until Congress shell
have decided the question of boundary. That
question he does not judge: it is enough fur him to
know that Texas never had possession of New Mexico,
that the United States conquered it, and that the
treaty of peace with Mexico bound the Union to protect
the people of the territory and confor on them the rights
of American cit:aans. Moreover, the United States have
claims upon the unoccupied lands in the territory which
are not consistent with its abandonment to Texas, and
on these grounds, the President in firm, yet temperate.
language announces his determination to prevent and
suppress any hostile demonstrations against New Mexico
on the part of Texas. At the same time he urges upon
Congress the duty and necessity of promptly set:ling the
boundary question and putting a peaceful end to the
contest. This recommendation came before the passage
of the Boundary Bill in the Senate, and, doubtless, helped
it forward. The letter of Mr. Wobster to Governor
Ball contains a masterly argument of the question, and
is every way worthy the reputation of its author. It is
indisputable that the new Administration has most ere-
diaibly met the wants of the crisis, and done all that
could be asked for the prevention of any Taal trouble
that may have been threatened in the south-west. Its
policy is also in perfect accordance ,vith that pursued by
the previous Executive; the tone of President Fillmora's
Meosago is a little more diplomatic, and its language
less condensed and positive than would have bean ern-,
played by General Taylor, but otherwioe there is no
difference. The Message was received in the House
with a great deal of bluster by the champions of the
South; and the ultra s'avcry party, finding itself embar-
rassed, held a caucus, at which a committee of vigilance
reported a series of resolutions of a violent character,
but, as it would appaar, no practical value."
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O❑ the 9th the Senate approved by a majority the
Bill intro luced by Mr. Pierce, giving Texas
10,000,000 1)113. as indemnity, with a line altogether
more favour:ll& than that proposed by the Compro-
mise Bill.

The fornntion of the Cabinet WAS completed, the
War Department having been accepted by Mr. Con •
rad, and the Secretaryship of the Interior by the Hon.
Mr. M'Kennan.

Some conversation had taken place in Congresg re-
lative to the formation of a steam line between New
York and Mexico.

It is reported that the President had received in-
formation of another expedition against Cuba being
projected; stringent precautions had consequently
been adopted.

The dispute relative to the Portuguese indemnity
had assumed a more favourable aspect, negotiations
having been entered into with Senhor de Figonier,
the Portuguese Minister at Washington.
Advices from Toronto of the 10th inst. report that
on that day the Canadian Parliament had been pro-
rogued by the Governor. General in person. His
Excellency delivered a long speech, assenting to the
various hills, and congratulating the Members on
their loyalty, &c. Previously a disgraceful scene
hal been witnessed in the chamber, the Members
pelting each other with Bills.
Sir George Simpson, of the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany, arrived at Lachine from a tour through the
territories of the company. Sir George brought no
intelligence from the arctic regions relative to Sir
John Franklin. Lieutenant Pullen, of the boat ex-
pedition along the north coast, had wintered at Great
Slave Lake, and would proceed i❑ the summer to re-
new his explorations. Several new railway enter-
prises were on foot, intended to facilitate trade with
the far west of Canada.

The details of the California news have come to
hand. The following is an extract :
" Affairs were generally satisfactory. San Francisco
was rapidly recovering from the late fire, and the build-
ings erected were mostly fire-proof. Business was dull
for the moment, but there was no doubt of its revival as
the season advanced. No further trouble had been ex-
perienced with the foreign miners, who refused to pay
the taxes levied on them, and the people agreed that
they were right. The collectors no longer endeavoured
to enforce payment. A good deal of complaint is
made at the delay of Congress; but the assertion that
California would set up for herself independent of the
United States, is repelled in public meetings and by
several of the journals. A good deal of excitement
had been caused by a report at Marysville and
Sacramento City of a place called Gold Lake, where
gold could be procured with ease in unheard of
abundance, but the adventurers who set out wan-
dered vainly in search. The diggings generally were
not 3ielding much, the water being high in many places.
A salt spring has been discovered about fifteen miles
west of Sonora, and near the Tuolomne River. Several
murders have been committed in various diggings, but
otherwise good order has been maintained. Coal of good
quality had been found in California and Oregon. The
population of the State was reckoned at 121,000. The
health of the country was generally good."
The screw steam-ship Sarah Sands had arrived at
Panama from San 'Francisco, with 50,0001. in gold
dust on freight.
Havannah accounts mention that on the 6th inst.
seven of the American prisoners were to be released ;
the remaining three had been sentenced to eight years
in a chain gang.

JAMAICA.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
KLNGSTON, JULY 30.
(From the Cordova Mercantile Intelligencer.)
The near approach to the lat of August has not pro-
duced any activity in the market, and business is quite
as dull at this season, which was formerly marked as
one if festivity sod rejoicing, as i: has been since the
commencement of the year.
The sales during the past week were confined to very
few articles; the particulars will be found below,
We may mention that strenuous efforts are being made
here to get the owners of the American line of steamers
at present in communication with this island to supply
the deficiency of intercourse with St. Jago de Cuba, &c.,
created by the altered routes of the Royal Mail Com-
pany's steamers. Wpresentations to that effect, we are
aware, aro in course of preparati_m, and will perhaps be
forwarded to New York by the Cherokee.
Bread cor,thAies dull at cur last quotations.
Mackerel—There an immense stock on hand, and
but lithe de mend. Holeers ask 245., but the tilde
speak of only 18s. to 20s. per barrel.
Herrings are unsaleable, and even at 14s. per barrel
cannot be moved.

Alewives—ln addition to 400 barrels previously re-
ported, 500 barrels more have arrived from St. John's,
New Brunswick; they are held for 183., but the trade
offer only 163.

Codfisb still sells at 15s. per cask and 18s. per box,
but the trade, in expectation of new receipts, buy very
sparingly at these rates.
Pork-100 barrels mees have changed hands at 765.,
and a few parcels soft mess have been moved at 745.
The article continues in very moderate supply.
Lumber—The market is very well supplied with white
pine; sales of which have been made at 100 s. per thou-
sand feet. There is still a very good demand.
Beef—American " family" is getting scarce. Last
sales were at 425. to 44.. per half-barrel.
Rum has been sold at ls. 6d. per gallon, proof 21, for
export, and some sales are reported at a lower figure.
Sugar has slightly advanced; rates fur the better sorts
ruling at 6i. to Is. per 100:b. higher than last reported.
Exchanges on New York—Merchants' bills aro worth
3 per cent., 60 days' sight.
Gold—American commands 2 per cent. premium.
Columbian doub!oons may be quoted at the same rate.
Imports, from the 21st to the 29. h of July:—
Flour, 518 barrels; meal, 260 barrels; codfish, BC2
tierces, 173 hove—equal to 1,358 quintals; mackerel,
685 barrels; alewives, 208 barrels; herrings, 125 bar-
rels; W. P. lumber, 208,400 feet; staves, R 0., 900;
cedar shingles, 91,218; wood hc,ope, 1,000; corn, 587 bags.

A DESPERATE JUMP.—On Thursday, as the mid.
day train from Ely to Lynn was proceeding between Little-
port and Hi'gay, a man, who was being conveyed to Swaff-
of a Policeman, threw himself
the custody
(an
i eoupsetnoyne)
while the train was in full
speed. The driver stopped the train, when the man was
fhraomm B
the ride's
carriage.ell i n
foun,l to be quite stunned by the fall, and his ankles both
dislocated.--Lynn Advertiser.

_ GROUSE AT BALA.—Ti'e grou.ing season has come
in under less auspicious
prom se than has been known for
Many years, and i- is feared this beautiful species of game
will soon become extinct. ' Two or three nights' frost in the
month of May is supposed to be the immediate cause of this
great fall off in the number of birds this year by the destrue-
tiQn of the eggs when h.tching.— North Wa cs Chz ()nick.

HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE

Tsui DAY —Morning 27 min. after 4 I Evening 43 min. after 4
Nfcrling 0 min. after 5 I Evening 18 min. atter 5