The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-14 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 14

By the steam-ship Canada, Captain Harrison, from
Boston, we have advices from New York to the Ist
inst. and telegraphic accounts vitt Halifax to the 2d.
Commercial exchange continues active, and ster-
ling has been sold- at former rates. We quote on
London, 10 to 10i ;•Paris, 5 211 to 5 15 for time
and sight; Amsterdam, 40i to 404 ; Hamburgb, 354
to 36 ; Bremen, 794 to 80.
(BY TELEGRAPH.)
HALIFAX, OCT. 3.

Cambria's advices were received here this after-
noon, too late, however, to have any effect on the
market.

No political or foreign intelligence of moment since
the Canada sailed.
_

Stock market firm, and much speculation. Go-
vernment Sixes sold at 1091 to-day. Ohio State
Stocks advanced one per cent. Illinois also one per
cent.

Cotton and flour unchanged. Flour firm, with
mare buyers. Cotton business reduced through very
limited stock.

Congress adjourned on the 29th ult.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
W YORK, SEPT. 30.
The reported failure of a large Californian house is
premature, as the house alluded to is going.on and
have paid all liabilities. The report grew out of the
non-payment of a disputed or unadjusted account.
The sales of Saturday, the 28th, were-1,350 bales.
To-day the transactions reported on change were-
-2,000 bales, and subsequently further sales were
made; the amount we could not ascertain, the market
closing firmly at the quotation. Inferior Atlantic
Cotton, none on sale. Gulf cotton, none on sale.
Ordinary and good ordinary cotton 12ic. to 13ic.:
middling to good middling Gulf cotton 13e. to 13ic. ;
Atlantic cotton, 13ic. to 14ic. ; Gulf cotton, 14c. to
141 c. ; middling fair to fair Atlantic cotton, 14ic. to
141 c. ; Gulf cotton, 141 c. to 15c.; fully fair to good
fair Atlantic cottons, 15c. ; Gulf cotton, 151 e.
Flour, with increased receipts, and a moderate de-
mand only for export. The market opens this week
with some heaviness, and at rather lower rates ; corn -
mon and straight state Brands may be quoted at
4 dolls. 50c. to 4 dolls. 62ic.; Ohio and Michigan,
mixed and straight, from 4 dolls. 56ic. to 4 dolls.
62ic.; pure Genessee, 4 dolls. 88c. to 5 dolls.
Canadian scarce, at 4 dolls. 70c. to 4 dolls. Vic. in
bond. Southern is more plentiful, and sells at 5 dolls.
to 5 dolls. 12-ic.
Grain-Wheat is in fair demand for milling;
Genessee may be quoted according to quality, at 110 c.
to 117 c. ; Ohio, 1050. to 106 c. 2,000 barrels of
Canadian in Bond brought 102 c. Indian corn is in
light'supply with a good demand. Western mixed
sells at 65c. to 66c. ; and round yellow, 66c. to 67c.
Iron-The market for Scotch pig was steady,
with sales of No. 1, at 19 dolls. 25c. to 19 dolls. 50c.
cash, per ton, and at 20 dolls. 25e. to 20 dolls. 50c.
Freights-2'lo Liverpool-Cotton, 3-16 ; flour, 1
doll. 6c. to 1 doll. Bc. To Havre-Cotton, 3 dolls.
Bc. ; ashes, 4 dolls. to 6 dolls. To London flour and
naval stores, 1 doll. 60.; heavy goods, 17 dolls. 6c. to
20 dolls.; grain, sd.
To California, 60c. to 75c. per foot, and 1 doll. 25c.
per clippers.
NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 28.-The pales of cotton

to-day have been 2,040 bales of good middling at
1311; fair, 13id. Sales of the week, 5,000 bales.
Coffee has advanced. Rio sells at 12c. to 13c.

SHIPPING. - Excelsior, Western World, Isaac
Webb, the Atlas, the Star of the West, and the James
H. Sheppard from Liverpool ; the London, from Lon-
don and Portsmouth; the Columbian, from New-
castle ; the Peter Hattrick, from Antwerp ; and the
Amazon, from Waterford, have arrived at New York.
The Aerial, the Governor, and the Nicholson, from
Limerick ; the Briton, from Newport ; the Robert
M'Williarn, from Aberdeen ; the Saxon, from Liver-
pool; the Quebec, from Hull; and the Tottenham,
from Cork, have arrived at Quebec. The F. W.
Brume and the Scotia, from Liverpool ; and the Sarah
H. Snow, from Cardiff, have arrived at Baltimore.
The Townehend and the Adelaide Metcalf, from
Liverpool, have arrived at Boston. The City of Ha-
milton, from London; the Home, from Glasgow; and
the St. Andrew's, from Liverpool, have arrived at
Montreal. The Ellen and William and the Eliza-
beth, from 'Liverpool ; and the Graziata, from Bor-
deaux, have arrived at New Orleans.