The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-05 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY, OCT. 4.

The Ocean Steam Navigation Company's ship
Wa4iington, Captain G. W. Floyd, arrived off Cowes
at 3 o'clock this afternoon, bringing the United States
mail 4. After transshipping the mails for England
and France into a small steamer she proceeded on her
voyage to Bremen. _ _

The Washington has performed her voyage in 13i-
days. She brings 62 passengers, of whom 22 landed
at Southampton. The freight list comprises a small
quantity of merchandise, specie value 35,000 dulls.
for Havre, and 25,000 dolls. for Bremen. She reports
pleasant weather during the passage, with a very
heavy rolling sea from the northward.
On Sunday, September 22, at 5 A.M., in lat. 41.71,
long. 65.15, the Washington passed the United States
mail steamer Pacific, bound westward. On the 24th
she exchanged signals at 6 A.M., in lat. 43.48, long.
57,6 W., with an English steamer. supposed to be
the Niagara. O❑ the 26th ult. the Washington passed
astern of the wreck Mary Jane (barque), of Sunder-
land, with all three masts gone short off, decks ripped
up, waterlogged, and abandoned, apparently not long
in that condition. This wreck was in lat. 46 45,
long. 47 4.
The Washington brings letters and papers of three
days later date than those received by the Hibernia
at Liverpool. The intelligence is not of great im-
portance.
The New York Herald gives the following
telegraphic summary of the latest news from Wash-
ington :
" Tne Senate passed the Oregon Land Bill yester-
day, and then took up the General Appropriation Bill,
to which several amendments, or rather additions,
were made. One of the amendments appropriates
the SUM of 10,000 dollars to be expended under the
direction of the Secretary of State for the expenses of
the Turkish Ambassador during his sojourn in the
United States. The proposition was made by Senator
Hunter, of Virginia, and we are very much pleased to
see that it was responded to by a vote of 35 tol9. We
can afford to spend that sum in entertaining such a
distinguished visitor. Considering the ignorance
which exists in the old world concerning the United
States, the mission of Amin Bey to our country
ought to be considered in the light of a very flattering
compliment, and we have no doubt that he and the
Sultan will properly appreciate the kind reception
which he has met with in 'Washington--a reception
which we are proud of. The conduct of the Sultan
towards the unfortunate Hungarians who took !re-
fuge in his dominions after they were betrayed
by Georgey and overwhelmed by the Russian
forces has endeared him to this country. Our people
took upon that Sovereign as a friend and an ally, and
desire that the friendly relations between them and
him shall be more intimate, and of a more friendly
character than ever. Between the United States and
the so-called Christian Powers, with the exception,
perhaps, of France, there is not a single link of sym-
pathy, except what arises through commerce ; but
with Turkey the matter is entirely different. The
Sultan is a man after the American heart, and his im-
pulses are the same as ours. Let us by all means,
therefore, promote intimacy with him.
" The sum of 500,000 dolls. was also appropriated
by the Senate for the erection of a public building in
San Francisco, to be used as a custom-house, court-
house, &c. The Senate adjourned without taking ac-
tion on the General Appropriation Bill.
"Tne House was engaged with the Naval Appro-
priation Bill, which was debated at considerable
length. We are sorry to see so much opposition to
the mail contract system, and hope that it will not be
renewed. The experiment has been repeatedly tried,
and it has been conclusively demonstrated that the
Government cannot compete with our enterprising
merchants in the construction of ocean steam-ships."

The President has re-appointed Mr. J. R. Croskey
as Consul for the United States for the port and dis-
trict of Southampton.
By the subjoined paragraph, extracted from the
Herald, it will be seen that additional lines of mail
steam-ships are contemplated by the Americans :
" A citiz• n of Philadelphia has made a proposition
to Congress for the establishment of a line of steamers
to run between that city and Antwerp, in BPlgium,
touching at Portsmouth, England, and Havre, France,
provided the Government will advance two-thirds of
the amount necessary for their construction, and to
hold a lien upon the ships for the amount for twenty
years. The ships are to be not less than 2,000 tons
burden, and so constructed as to be convertible into
naval vessels, the Government paying 75,000 dollars
per year to each ship for mail service. He also pro•
poses to establish a line of steam•ships between San
Francisco and Shanghai and Hong-Kong, in China,
upon the same terms. The latter are to be fully
equipped for war service, and to be under the com-
mand cf naval officers. He requires 200,000 dollars
per year for each ship for mail service."
The Jenny Lind furor continued unabated.
A screw-propeller (the Merlin) was about to ply
between New York and St. Thomas's, touching at
Bermuda.

The Richmond (Virginia) papers mention 38 bars
of solid gold, weighing 8,885 (bins., and worth nearly
1 doll. per dwt., which have just been brought to that
city. These bars were produced in the " Booker
Gold Mine," in Buckingham, now owned by Me6sr3.
W. M. Moseley and Co , and were the result of only
sixty days' work. There are two other mines in
Buckingham in successful operation.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 20.
Ashes—The market was steady, with a good demand
for pots, and sales of 150 barrels at 6 dolls. 12ic. for
pots, and 6 dolls. for pearls.
Breadstuffs —Flour—The market for some descrip-
tions of flour was easier, and the inquiry less active.
The demand for the home trade and for the East was

limited, while the receipts were large. The sales em-
braced 8,400 barrels, including old sour Canadian at
3 dolls. 75c.; No. 2 superfine, at 3 dolls. 87ic. to 4 dolls.;
fresh ground State at 4 dulls. 50'. to 4 dolls. 58-ic.; new
common to straight State at 4 dolls. 62ic. to 4 dolls.
681-c.; new western, at 4 dolls. 62ic. to 4 dolls. 750.,
and pure Genessee, at 5 dolls. to 5 dolls. 6c. Southern
flour was inactive, but steady, with sales of 900 barrels,
at 5 dolls. to 5 dolls. 18ic. for new. Rye flour was
steady, with a good demand, and sales of 600 barrels, at
3 dolls. 121 c. to 3 dolls. 25c. There was less firmness
in the market for meal. We note sales of 200 barrels of
Jersey in lots, at 3 dolls. 11*. to 3 dolls. 12ko. The
supply of wheat was limited, and holders were firm. in-
cluded in the transaction were 7,000 bushels of hand-
some Canadian, to arrive, at 1 doll. Bc.; 2,800 bushels of
ditto, on the spot, but of an interior quality, at 1 doll.
100.; and 2,600 bushels of heated Genessee, at 1 doll. 10c.
Rye was in good demand, and steady, with sales of 6,000
bushels, at 72e. to 73c., afloat and delivered. Barley
was scarce, end much wanted; prime four-rowed would
bring 80c. to 81c., if here to-day—for future delivery it
was offered much lower. Oats continued scarce and
wanted, at 40e. to 43c. for Jersey, and 42c. to 44ic. for
State and Canandian. There was loss corn offering, and
prices have improved. The demand was brisk for the
east, and for export. The transactions amount to 14,000
bushels, pert from store and to arrive, at 64c. to 64ac. for
mixed, and 65c. for round yellow.
Coffee—With a good demand sales were made of
300 bags Laguayra at 1 I ic. to 11;.2c., and 100 bags
Java, at 122 e.
Cotton—The business to-day amounts to about 1,200
bales; about one half taken by the homo trade.
Fish—A cargo of new mackerel just arrived. About
1,000 barrels were sold to-day, at 11 dolls. for No.
and 9 dolls, for No. 2's.

Freights-To Liverpool, 8,000 to 10,000 bushels of
wheat were engaged, at Sic. For cotton, 3-16 d. was
offered, and 7-32 d. asked. Some 6,000 or 8000 barrels
flour were engaged, at Is. 10d. to ls. lOid. Dead
weights ruled from 17s. 6J. to 20s. A lot of 700 bar-
rels flour was taken at 2s. Oil was taken for Glasgow
at 225. 6d. There was no change to London or Havre.
Leather-The stock continues very light, while the
demand is fair. The quotations for all descriptions
are as as follows:-15-1c. to 16c. for light and medium
weights hemlock sole; 14c. to 15c. for ditto heavy ditto;
13c. to 14c. for good damaged; 10c. to 1 le. for poor
ditto; 22c to 25c. for oak slaughter, light weights; 20c.
to 22c. for medium and heavy ditto; and 17c. to 20c.
for Spanish onk.
Oils-Linseed was in good demand, with sales of
5,000 gallons English and best American, at 75c. in
casks, and 77c. in barrels. Whale was quiet, without
change in price.
Provisions--Pork-For this article the market was
more firm, while the transactions were limited; mess
was held firmly, at 10 dolls. 50c., with buyers at 10
dolls. 44e.; and prime at 8 dolls. 37ic., with buyers at
8 dolls. 31-Ic. Beef was in good retail request, at
7 dolls. 25c. to 9 dolls. 50c. for mess, and 4 dolls. 75c.
to 5 dolls. 75c. fur prime. Cut meats were quiet, but
firm. There was an active inquiry for lard to go out
of the market, and sales of 800 barrels have been made
at ;ie. for prime. Butter was very firm, with a good
demand fur prime State, at 15c. to 16c. Cheese was
more buoyant, at sc. to 6ic. as in quality.
Sugars-were pretty active, with sales of 200 hogs-
hs ads Cuba, at 6ic, to 7c., and 200 ditto New Orleans, at
7c. to 7,-te.
Tobacco-The demand from the south was lees *ratite,
while all descriptions of leaf were very firm; manu-
factured has been in good request for consumption, and
with a poor assortment prices still tend upward; sae
have been made within the last two days of 400 hogs.
heads domestics leaf, principally Elentutky, at Tic. to
B±c. to 9Ac., including KO hogsheads Maryland, at tee.
to 51e., which is an improvement. The stock of
foreign Rai light, while the demand was fair ; the
sales have been chit fly from second hands, and at pri-
vate bargains.
The Stock market remains firm, but rather quiet, al-
though the general tendency is towards improvement.
The amount of c2pital seeking investment is unusually
small for this period of the year, a fact which may be
accounted for in some measure by the diversion of sur-
plus rceans in Californian speculations, which have
tembted many to embark every dollar they could spare,
in the hope of realising those enormous profits which
have attended some of the Fhip mentt to that quarter.
The steadiness of quotations, both in the dividend-pay-
ing railroads and iu those which are yet unproductive,
indicate a more confident feeling; and it is quite evident
that on inoteate of the investing demand would create

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, a very buoyant tone in the market, and advance prices
materially.
MARKETS (BY TELEGRAPH).
BUFFALO, SEPT. 19, 1 P.M.—The receipts since our
last have been—flour, 4 000 barrel-; wheat, 34 000
bushels; corn, 24,000 bushels. Flour is in moderate
demand; the market is heavy, with a slight downward
tendency. Small sales hate been made at 4 dolls. to 4
dolls. 6c. for Ohio, and 4 dolls. 6 to 4 dolls. 12c. for
Michigan. A moderate inquiry. for wheat; the market
is, however, steady. Ohio tali been done at 85c. to 87c.
Corn is steady at yesterday'S rates; the sales have been
6,000 bushels et 521 c. for mixed western. Prison
whisky is nominal at 2*. No change in freights.
ALBANY, SEPT. 19.—Receipts since yesterda, :
Flour, 4,000 barrels; wheat, 2 suo bushels; corn, 4,500
bushels; barley, 17.0'0 bushels. The flour market has
been rather heavy, but we notice no material change in
prices. Wheat is firm, with a good milling inquiry.
Sales have been made t f 2,500 bushels, at 116 c. for Ge-
nesee. Corn is rash r, with a better inquiry; 10,000
bushels have changed hands, at 61c. to 62c. fir mixed
western. Oats are improving; the sales tell up 10,000
bushels, at 40c., to arrive is, a week or ten days. 100
barrels of prison whisky sold at 27c. The transactions
in barley have been 8,000 bushels, at 71e. to 72e. for
two rowed, and 78c. for four rowed.
BALTIMORE, SEPT. 19.—For Howard-street flour the
inquiry is pretty active, with free sales at 4 dolls. 75c.
The market for grain is without much alteration. In
provisions there is an improving tendency, including mess
pork at 10 dolls. 75c. There has been a good demand
for Rio coffee the past week, and we have to report
sales of 7 000 hags at 10-Ic. to 11-c. The stock is re-
duced to 7,'!00 bags; the tendency in prices is decidedly
upward.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 19.—There is no inquiry for
Cotton today, but the market is very firm, and about
400 bales of New Orleans sold mostly at 14ic., cash.
Flour is drooping and dull, but the sleek is high. 500
barrels of standard brands sold at 4 dolls. 82ic , 1,000
barrels of good brands were sold at .5 dolls., and 500
barrels (a fancy article for the South American market)
sold at a price not public. Holders are anxious to tell
at 5 dolls., which price is nominally asked. For home
use there is very little doing, and prices remain un-
altered.

Rye flour and corn meal are quiet at 3 dolls., with a
very light stock. Of wheat there is very little offering
or selling, and 1,500 bushels of southern sold at 101 c.
to 115 c. fur reds and 107 c. to 108 e. for white. Corn, no
change, and 2,040 bushels of southern yellow sold at
65c. Oats continuo steady, with sales at 37c. to 38c. fur
southern, and 41c. to 42c. for Pennsylvania.
Bark—About 50 hhds. of Quercitron sold at 40 dolls.
for first No. 1.

Ginseng—None arriving or selling.
Beeswax—A small demand, at 24c.

Feathers—Good were sold freely at 33c. to 34c.
In groceries there is nothing new to notice, and
holders are very firm, and light stocks and moderate
transactions. Wool is quiet this week, and the trans-
actions are only about 65,0001 b. domestic at steady rates.
Provisions, not much doing.. , Pork is held firmly at
former quoted rates. Bacon—the only transactions is a
sale of 100 casks; shoulders at 4-ac.; sides aro held at
6c.; and hams are worth Bc. to 10c. per lb. Lard—sales
are racking at 7c. per lb.
Seeds—No alteration in, the market. Linseed is
scarce and wanted at 4} dolls., and Timothy is plenty at
2 dolls. to 2:1 dolls. per bushel. Whisky, no sales and
the market bare.

NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 17.—Cotton is quiet. with
sales of 500 bales at 13 cents. fcr middling. Coffee is
firm, with an upward tendency; sales of 1,700 bags of
Rio at litre. to 12c. Sugar and molasses are firm. Pro-
visions tend upwards. Breadstuffs are quiet. Whisky
sells at 24c. Weather is pleasant and thw city healthy.
SEPT. 18.—The Canada's news did not affect our cot-
ton•market; it was published yesterday. 1.000 bales
were sold at full prices—good middling at 13&c. Flour
has declined 25e. All other markets are inactive.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, OCT. 4.

Arrived at 2.30 P.m., the steamer Washington,
Captain Floyd, from New York in 13i days, with
mails and passengers bound to Bremen. The Malmes-
bury steamer, belonging to the Southampton and Isle
of Wight Steam-packet Company, was in attendance,
and immediately proceeded alongside, embarked the
mails and twenty-two passengers, and conveyed them
forthwith to Southampton. The Washington con-
tinued her voyage to Bremen at 3.45. The Wash-
ington brought eight mail-bags and seven packages
of specie.
Lord Godolphin has taken Sir John S. Hippisley's
house for a month from Monday next; his Lordship
is fitting his schooner in Mr. Joseph White's yard to
cruize about these waters during the autumn.
On Thursday evening the Danish barque Vesta,
Sabroe, from St. Croix, bound to Flensburg, with
sugar and rum, arrived at this port in a very leaky
state, having been struck by a sea, 29th September,
about eighty miles to the westward of Scilly ; she
was brought into Cowes Harbour this morning, and
will forthwith land her cargo to enable her to effect
the needful repairs.

WREgli OF TBE SUPERB.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY NIGHT.—The Jersey
packet has arrived here, and brings intelligence of
the close of the inquest in the case of the Superb.
The jury met on Thursday, when several addi•
tionul witnesses were examined, their testimony
being confirmatory of the evidence previously ad-
duced. Fleming, the mate of the wrecked steamer,
wished to address the jury, but was refused an audi-
ence. The Attorney-General summed up with great
care and impartiality, and the jury having deliberated,
returned the following verdict :
_

" That Lane Gossett and his wife were drowned in
consequence of the wreck of the Superb, on the 24th
ultimo.

" That the wreck of the Superb was the result of
culpable imprudence on the part of Captain Priaulx
in taking the Superb in a dangerous place, without
knowledge of its ordinary course.
" That John Fleming, the mate, is guilty of impru-
dence, in attempting to take the said vesEet on that
course."

THE REPRESENTATION OF
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.

ELECTION OF MR. WIGRAM.

CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 4.—The Vice- Chancellor having
appointed this day (Friday) for the election of "a
burgess" to represent the University in Parliament
in the room of the late Mr. Law, a Convocation took
place in the Senate-house for that purpose. The at-
tendance was but thin, there being only about .50
members-of the Senate present, with a few spectators
in the galleries. There were but few ladies present.
Among the members of the Senate we noticed the
Masters of Jesus, Catharine-hall, and Trinity ; Pro-
testors Challis and Clark, Doctors Woodham, Paget,
Broadley, and Drosier ; Rev. W. Carus, M.A. Tri-
nity College; Rev. J. E. Dalton, Queen's College;
Rev. F. W. Harper, St. John's College; Rev. Harvey
Goodwin, Corpus Christi College ; Rev. Charles Clay-
ton, Caius College ; Rev. \V. B. Hopkins, St. Catha-
rine's•hall ; Rev. Mr. Dodd, Magdalene ollege ; Mr.
Stokes, M.A., Caius College ; Bumpstead, M.A.,
King's College, &c. 31r. Wigram was present, and
during the proceedings entered into conversation with
his• supporters and other members of the Senate. A
Congregation being called, the senior proctor (Mr.
Middleton, King's College) proceeded to read the
writ and the Sheriff's precept enjoining the election
of "a fit and discreet burgess" to represent the in-
terests of the University. The Act against bribery
and corruption having been read, the oaths were ad-
ministered to the Vice-Chancellor, as returning-
officer, by the senior proctor, the Master of Catharine-
hall acting as witness. A number of members of the
Senate including most of the above-named, then
handed in their cards, whereon was inscribed the
name of Mr. Wigram, his more influential sup-
porters voting first, and there being no opposition, a
scrutiny was taken, and Mr. Wigram was declared
by the senior proctor to be duly elected. The neces-
sary official documents announcing the return of Mr.
Wigram having been filled in by the Rey. the
Registrary and duly executed, the proceedings ter-
minated.

SINGLETON FONTENOT, R.N. BY JAMES HANNAY,
Esq.—We have no hesitation (says the Morning Resold) in
pronouncing the present tale a decided hit ; it is a good sea
novel, and something more, combining all the dashing
vivacity and pleasant variety of Cooper and Marryat, with
the shrewdness and judgment of one equally fitted to catch
the phosphoric effulgence that floats upon the surface, and to '
fathom the depths of the great sea of human life, and bring
up the treasures it contains for our information and
amusement. Thestyle is smart, pointed, and epigrammatic ;
the incidents striking; there is an amusing jumble of politics
and philosophy with fun and frolic ; at one time tickling our
ribs with the broad humour of the midshipman's berth, at
another spitting the vices and defects of our naval system
and its representatives and agents afloat upon the sharp
point of his steel pen. The love passages between the hero
and Miss Welwyn equal anything which Sir Bulwer Lytton
I ever wrote, in depth of passion and gracefulness, and beauty
of imagery.

BANKRUPTCY IN BATAVIA. The laws of bank-
ruptcy in Batavia are somewhat stringent. A letter from
Java to a merchant in Boston gives this outline.—" To be
bankrupt here is a somewhat different affair from what it is
in the United States. Immediately on becoming bankrupt
the names of the parties are placarded about the town, and in
the Exchange, as if prima facie infamous. The books are
then examined by the public ‘fficer for that purpose. If the
estate does not pay sixty per cent., and the bankrupt can be
proved to have dune business after he knew the fact, he is
put into prison as a criminal fiSr a number of years, and de-
clared " aloost," which signifies infamous or without cha-
racter. After this the "aloost" person is indeed excommu-
nicated. His word is not to be taken ; he is not, allowed to
be a witness, even on oath ; and if a man trusts him he does
it at his own risk—he has no legal remedy against him. On
the other hand, it a man takes his books to the public officer
and declares he has given all he has, and it does not appear
that he has been doing business knowing he was a bankrupt,
and after a strict investigation there are no suspicious cir-
cumstances, his creditors must sign his papers. Thus the
creditor is protected without oppressing the debtor, the rogue
is distinguished from the honest ; and a person is obliged, by
a terrible penalty, to know the state of his affairs, and, when
once embarrassed, to refrain from speculating to retrieve him-
self.' This law came into operation in May, 1848, end it was
not long before it caught something in the shape of an Eng-
lish concern, who pay about one quarter of 1 per cent., and
wilco partners are 119 W expiating their offence in prison."