The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-04 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 3.
By the royal mail steam-ship Europe, Captain
Lott, which arrived in the Mersey at nine o'clock
A.M., we have adviccs from New York to the 23(1 ult.
The Etimpa brings a large number of passengers, and
100,0001. in specie on freight.
The Asia, Captain Judkins, hence, reached New
York at eleven o'clock A.M. on the 23(1 ult.

There had been numerous arrivals at Now York,
by which we have advices from California to the 15th
of September. The Crescent City arrived at New
York on the 18th ult, with a large number of passen-
gers, and 1,222,500 dollars in golddust ; the steamer
Tennessee was at Panums, with 1,000,0(10 dollars in
golddust ; the steam-ship Philadelphia arrived at New
York on the 19A1 ult., with about 1,000,000 dollars
in golddust on freight and in the hands of passengers ;
and on the 221 the Ohio arrived at the same port,
bringing a large amount of specie belonging to pas-
sengers ; on the 221 the Pacific reached New Orleans,
with 800,000 dollars in golddust.
From our Californian advices we learn that a
financial crisis had been experienced in consequence
of the failure of one of the most ex'ensive banking
and trading houses, which was followed by a suspen-
sion o❑ the part of two other houses and one private
banker. This created a run upon all the other bank-

ing-houses, but which, excepting in one instance, was
successfully met, tending greatly to a renewal of con-
tio,nce. An expedition up the Klamath and Umpqua
rivers had resulted in the discovery of rich gold
From the wines our accounts are conflicting,

mines,

although of an encouraging character. In San Fran-
cisco improvements are very rapidly made; handsome
four-story brick houses having in many instances
sprung up in the district recently destroyed by fire,
and the streets were under process of draining, &c.
Price of golddust 16 dolls. to 16 dolls. 25c. Ex-
change on London, 30 days, 4 dolls. 88c. per pound.
The fugitive slave excitement continued in the
States. The Pennyalvania Abolition Convention had
held a meeting, at which Frederick Douglass and
other coloured persons were expected to speak, but,
hearing that persons claiming them as fugitive slaves
were in pursuit, they had to decamp. The papers are
filled with details of suits at law for the recovery of
fugitive slaves. Dispatches had been received at
Washington from the Commander of the American
Arctic Expedition ; the dispatches are dated off Port
Leopold, August 22. On the 19th they fell in with
;he vessels under the charge of Captain Penny, and
of the 21st with the Felix, Sir J. Ross.
:From Kingston, Jamaica, we have advices to the 13th
ult. Six deaths from cholera had occurred at Port
Royal and one at Kingston. In reference to Mexican
affairs, the Tribune says, that before the close of the
extra session of Congress a great reduction would be
made in the tariff, and that prohibitions on various
articles would be abolished. By the advices from
Port-au-Prince we learn that there was every proba-
bility of a war of extermination between the Hay-
tians and Dominicans.
It was reported at Panama that a revolution, headed
by General Flores, was about to be attempted against
the republic of Grenada.
We learn from Cincinnati that on the 21st ult. an
officer from Glasgow, Scotland, arrested a person who
some short time since absconded from one of the Glas-
gow banks ; 1,400 dollars were recovered, and he was
discharged from custody.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, OCT. 23.

Money-market.—The exchange-market closed heavily
at 101, 10, and 10 for first-class bills. Some leading
drawers ask 104 per cent., but good bills can be had at
101. Some second-class bills were sold at 9f to 94.
Francs are 5-171 to 5-15 for 60 days. There was a con-
siderable supply of bills over.
Cotton—The market has been dull for the past three
days; it is well supplied with Uplands, which are
rather easier to buy, but of Gulf cotton the stock is
very small, and prices are fully maintained. The re-
ceipts to latest dates at all the shipping ports
are 115,667 bales, against 113,627 to same
date last year ; an increase this season of
2,040 hales. The total foreign export this year is
64,049 bales more than last; say 61,542 bales increase
to Great Britain, 189 increase to France, 2,870 increase
to the north of Europe. and 552 decrease to other fo-
reign ports. The shipments from southern to northern
ports are 18.889 bales less this season than last; and
there is a decrease in stock of 36,521 bales. The sales
since our last are 2,400 bales. We quote inferior At-
lantic ports, none; Gulf ports, none; low to good ordi-
nary, Atlantic ports, 13c. to 131 c.; Gulf ports 13c. to
13ie; low to good middling 13-,1,c.; Atlantic ports, 14c.
to 14fic.; Gulf ports, middling fair to fair Atlantic ports,
14,4 c. to 144 c.; Gulf ports, 14,ic. to 15ic.; fully fair to
good fair, Atlantic ports, 15e.; Gulf ports, 15fc.; good
and fine, Atlantic ports, none; Gulf ports, none, Total
imports since the Ist instant, 14,653 bales. Export

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coin the tat o Octobei to the 22d, 1850, cotton, 8,952

1849, 9,188 bales. Expert from United States since the
Ist of 8-I,tomber, 1850, 118,269 bales; same time 1849,
54,220 ba!es.
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Flour— With motional, receipts, prices have ranged
tor the last two wm ks at 3 dolls. 75e. to 4 dolls. 25c.. for
No. 2; and for common and atraigt State, 4 dolls. 62ie.
to 4 (toile. 75e.; but closing at 4 dolls. 56c. and 4 dolls.
75c. Pure Gcoesse, 5 dolls to 5 dolls. 124% Sour is
scarce., and ht Id rt 3 dolls. 871 c. to 4 dolls. Canadian
i. he avy, ins oid, from store. telling at 4 dolls. 62e.; and
the new, held a' 4 dell. 693 to 4 d 75it. in bond.
Southern brands are quiet at 4 dolls. 87:1::. to 5 dolls.
f,r Baltimore, Geor:etown, Alexandria, l'otersburgh,
Bv3. Bye hour sells at 3 dolls. 121 c to 3 dolls, 184 e
(I,rn-meal. 3 dolls. 12ie to 3 dolls. 25c., for Jersey and
Brandywine.
Grata—The increa*.d receipt of wheat has occ,isioned
a small decline, and sales have been made to some extent
during the last week, principally for export, at 99 delis.
to 101 dolls. for red and mixed; 106 dolls. to 108 dolls.

for white Canadian in bond; 100 dolls. to 102 dolls. for
red and mixed Ohio; 106 dolls. to 110 dulls. for white
%lichigati; 113 dolls. to 115 dollp,. for white Genessee.
Rye—Sales for distilling at Ioc. Barley of good,quality
is scarce, and held at 70c. to 84c. Oats are in fair de-
mand at 40c. to .12k for northern. Indian corn is quiet,
but firm, at 65e. t. 66c. for western mixed; and 66e. for
northern round yellow.
l'onaceo—Kentucky, &0., continues buoyant and ad-
vancing, the further reports of early frost inducing the
withdrawal of many holders from the market.
Manufacture continues in active demand, though the
operations are restricted by the exiguity of the stock.
The finer quaiities have further advanced, and the range
is now from 24c. to 30. i. for fives and eights; and of
common unalities there is none to be had below 20c.
Iron--The market remains as before noted, firm, at
steady prices; 100 tons English bare brought 36 dolls.
six mouths from ships, and a small invoice of Swedish
steel iron, 81 dulls , six months.
Freights—ln freights there is rather more doing. but
the rates are easy. Engagements, 10,000 barrels of flour,
at Is.; 1,000 boxes of cheese, 7s. 61. Grain can be
shipped at 3!ld. to 4d. Cotton is ic.; ashes, 5 dolls, to
6 doll:. To Hamburgb, 300 bales of cotton were shipped,
at ic.; and heavy wood at 22s 6d. To Rotterdam, 200
three of rice, at 255.

NEW ORLEANS, OCT. 22.
Cotton is firm; the sales yesterday were 5,000 bales;
at 131 to 131 fur middling, and 14e for fair.

ORGAN PERFORMANCE.

A performance of organ music was given on Friday
evenillg last, at the establishment of Messrs. Gray
and Davison, in the New-road, by Mr. W. T. Best,
the organist to the Liverpool Philharmonic Society,
which was attended by a numerous and fashionable
assembly. Mr. Best, though still young in years, is
a musical professor of extensive celebrity in Lanca-
shire and the north of England, where his achieve-
ments as an organist have not only excited the admi-
ration of the multitude of musical amateurs who abound
is that cart of the kingdom, but extended his fame
throughout the entire length and breadth of the land.
The instrument upon which he played on Friday is
one of the first of its class, and has been built by
Messrs. Gray and Davison, for the Centenary Chapel
of Boston, in Lincolnshire. It embraces three manuals,
from CC 8 feet to F in alt—the pedal organ, two oc-
'aves and a fourth, in compass from CCC 16 feet to
F ; the whole of the stops in this, as well as in the
manuals, except the keraulophon and clarionet flute,
go throughout. The swell is to tenor C. There are
two bellows, one for the manals, the other fur the
pedal organ ; and four composition pedals fOrchanging
the stops; also the new and effective :::forzando pedal.
The sides, as well as the front of the Case,,contain
speaking-pipes ; and the dimensions of the'instrument
are, twenty-six faet high, twenty-three feet wide, and
eighteen feet deep. There are forty-pine stops,
and two thousand four hundred and ninety pipes.
Upon this gigantic musical machine Mr. Best,
single-handed and unaided by any assistant, performed
some of the most difficult productions of Bach,
Hoepner, Krebs, Hesse, Alberchtsberger, Minsk,
Julius Andre, Handel, Mendelssohn, and Eberlin,
introducing in the "Adagio," by Hoepner, the corno di
bassetto stop ; in the " Tema," by Hesse, the keraulo-
phon ; in Mendelssohn's Sonata, the contra fa-
zotto : in the "Allegretto Pastorale," the contra
fagotto and flageolet; and posaune and graud
pedal posaune, in Hesse 's Variations on " God save
the Queen." The entire performance was a diffi-
cult one. irom beginning to end, yet it was eccom-
wished in a most nilsterly style ; and while it proved
Mr. Best tone a p.rfect master of his divine art, it
afforded no :els delight and enjoyment to his enrap-
ture i Ifstetien,, whtmc continued bursts of applause
seemed to Imow no bounds.

Satira should not be like a saw, but a swore]: it
tbould cut, not mangle.—Eliza Cook's Journal.
FIRE AT BERINIONDsEIr.—Iti,t, night (Sunday) a
fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Cecil Beck, a
surgeon, c irrving on business at No. 12. Courthorp-terrace,
Bermondsey hew-road. The flames originated in the back
'surgery, owing to the breakage of a bottle filled with spirits
of wine. The flames were eventually extinguished, but not
before the whole of Mr. Beck's valuable stock in trade was.
destroyed, and the premises seriously burned. Fortunately
no one was in the upper part of the buildin when the fire
commenced; if there had been, owing to the density of the
smoke, great difficulty would have been experienced in
making an escape. Mr. Beck was insured in the rhcenix
Fire-office.