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 via Halifax to the 2d.
Commercial exchange continues active, and ster-
ling has been sold at former rates. We quote on
London, 10 to 1012- ; Paris, 5 21; to 5 15 for time
and sight; Amsterdam, 40k to 404 ; Hamburgh, 354
to 36 ; Bremen, in to 80.
(BY TELEGRAPH.)
EIALIFAX, 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
:he Canada sailed.

Stock market firm, and much speculation. Go-
vernment Sixes sold of 109 i to-day. Ohio State
Stocks advanced one per cent. Illinois also one per
cent.

Cotton and flour unchanged. Flour firm, with
more buyers. Cottoa business reduced through very
limited stock.
Congress adjourned on the 29th ult.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW 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 tba
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 121 c. to 134 c.:
middling to good middling Gulf cotton 13c. to Inc. ;
Atlantic cotton; 131 c. to 14:lic. ; Gulf cotton, 14c. to
; middling fair to fain Atlantic cotton, 142 c. to
14ic. ; Gulf cotton, 141 c. to 15c.; fully fair to good
fair Atlantic cottons, 15e.; Gulf cotton, 15ic.
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. 62c. ; Ohio and Michigan,
mixed and straight, from .4 dolls. 56-Ic. to 4 dolls.
624 c.; pure Genessee, 4 dolls. 88c. to 5 dolls.
Canadian scarce, at 4 dolls. 70c. to 4 dolls. 871 c. in
bond. Southern is more plentiful, and sells at 5 dolls.
to 5 dolls. 124 c.
Grain-Wheat is in fair demand for milling ;
Genessee may be quoted according to quality, at 110 c.
to 117 c. ; Ohio, 105 c. 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. 25c. to 20 dolls. 50c.
Freights-To 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. 6c.; heavy goods, 17 dolls. 6c. to
20 dolls.; grain, sd.
To California, 60c. to 75c. per foot, and 1 doll. 25c.
per clippers.
Nnw ORLEANS, SEPT. 28.-The sales of cotton
to-day have been 2,040 bales of good middling at
13id. ; fair, 134 d. 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'William, 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.
Fhe Townahend 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.