The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-16 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY Moßmso.
The North American mail steam*. r Europa arrived
in the 11.1ersey at 12 o'clock last nip,,,ht, with advices
from Boston to the 4'h, and front Halifax to the
611 inst.

The Atlantic arrived at her wharf.' on Sunday, the
Ist inst., after a run of 11 days.
The steam-ship America arrived at New York on
the 30th ult.

The steam-ship Hibernia arrived at Halifax on
the forenoon of the 4th of September.
Tne steam-ship Asia was passed September 7, at
4 r.si., 370 miles from Halifax.
Jenny Lind and suite arrived at New York on
Sunday, the lit inst., at 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
and was welcomed by a large multitude of people.
Two boys were seriously injured in the rush to catch
a glimpse of her.
The execution of Professor Webster took place at
Boston on the, 30th ult. The unfortunate man died
easily.
Tne Great Western was at Mobilo on the 21st
nit , with specie to the amount of 842,000 dolls.,
12,000 dolls. of which were for New Orleans, and the
remainder for England.
Wo have received intelligence from Mexico to the
13th ule. The health of the city was restored.
There was much misery at Vera Cruz in conse-
quence of the high price of provisions.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The stock market has been inactive, but without
change of importance. For Government stocks the
inquiry is moderate, and the quotations scarcely con-
firmed. The market closes dull for exchanges.
Sterling is 10 to IC.i with slack demand and fair
supply. The bulk of the business was done at 10i-to
10f. Francs were scarce at 5 223- to 5 21i. The
supply of francs was rather better. The money market
is more easy at previous rates. The supply of good
paper is moderate.
Cotton—The market was unsettled on receipt of
the Atlantic's advices. Sales yesterday only reached
300 or 400 bales. Prices are unaltered.
Ashes—The sales are 100 barrels at 6 dolls. for
pearl, and 6 dolls. 12c. to 6 dolls. 19 c. for pots. 100
barrels of Montreal pots, 6 dolls. 872 c., sold.
Breadstuffs—A better. demand for flour at late
prices. A good demand for wheat at former prices.
Indian corn dull, and not much offering. Corn
meal nominal.

Iron—Fifty tons of Coltness sold at 19 dolls. 25c,
cash.

In freights there is a fair business doing. En-
gagements-7,000 or 8,000 barrels of flour at Is. 91. ;
1,000 bales of cotton, at lid. ; 1,000 boxes of cheese.,
at 17s. 9d.; some heavy goods at 15s.
NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 29.
Tne sales of cotton for the lea two days were
1,500 bales ; to-day 240 bales, at late prices.

SHIPPING.
The Martha, J. Ward ;.the Chance, Andrew Foster;
the Yeoman, West Point, and Enterprize, from Li-
verpool, have arrived at New York.
The barque Jane King, of Ardrossan, from Quebec
fir Cuba, was totally lost on the Burgher Islands,
Newfoundland, on the 21st of August; crew and part
of cargo saved.

The brig Breeze, from Saguenay, for London,
was wrecked on the Magdalene Isles, Gulf of St,
Lawrecce.

The brig Velocity, from Ardrossan, for Boston,
which went ashore at Truro on August 19, was got
Of on the 25th, apparently without injury.
The schooner Dahlia, of Plymouth, England,
from New York, with a large cargo of flour, put into
Bull's Cove, leaking badly, was condemned, and will
be soh?.

The British schooner Adrona went on shore at Key
West during a heavy gale, and sunk.
Tne Invincible, from Bristol, has arrived at Rich.:
mond, Virginia.
The Samuel, from Liverpool, has arrived at New-
foundland.

The Amelia Hill, Albion, and Cambria, from Glas.
gow ; Mice Gilt and John Thomas Carr, Liver,
pool ; and Alexander, from Bristol, have arrived a
Montreal.

The Palestine, from Newport, and Alexander, from
Bristol, have arrived at City Point, Virginia.
Tha, Montezuma, Hebe, Orbit, Jane, and Dotus,
from Liverpool; Silurian, Livorni, Mary Kendall,
and South-east, from Newport ; Catherine, from Bel-
fast; Welchman, from Gloucester; Ant, from Glas-
gow ; Emma, from Plymouth ; Charles and Standard,
from Cardiff; Jessie, from Limerick ; Empire, from
New Ross ; Sylvanius, from West Point ; and
Countess of Durham, from Londonderry, have arrived
at Quebec.

Tne Soldan from London, has arrived at Boston.
The Elizabeth Denison and St. Nicholas, from
Havre ; Adam Curr, from G'asgow ; Serrus, from
Rotterdam.;
,Melrose and Ariel, from Bremen ; and
Nieolai Jcan, from Newcastle—all at New York.
The N azionale, from Cardiff, has arrived at Charles-
town ; the Britannia, at Toronto.