The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-07 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The! steam-ship Atlantic, which sailed from New
York on the 27th ult., and has brought advice& to that
date, arrived at half-past one o'clock, in ten days
eight hours and a half, the quickest run ever made.
She brings 100 passengers.
We are advised that the Compromise or Slavery
Bill was certain to pass Congress before the Ist of
August.

General Paez arrived at Philadelphia on the 26th
of July from Sc. Thomas.

Pearson was hung at Boston on the 26th of July
for the murder of his wife and two children. He
confessed that he committed the crime.

The British steamer Tay arrived at Mobile on the
20th, with 'Vera Cruz dates to the 20th of July. The
cholera was still raging in Mexico. The Indians
continued troublesome near Brownsville.

The Hon. D. P. King, Member of Congress, died
at Washington, on the 25th of July, of dysentery.
General Lopez arrived at Washington on the 25th
of July.
The commercial intelligence represents business as
being in a satisfactory condition. Money was plen-
tiful, and trading prospects good. The quotations for
securities are unchanged.
The market for breadstuffs is quiet and without
change in prices. Western Canal Flour, 5 dolls. 12ic.
to 5 dolls. 25c. ; Genne3see Prime Wheat, 1 dull.
46c. to 1 doll. 48c. per 60 lbs. ; Indian Corn, round
yellow, 64c. to 66c. per bushel; ditto Flat Yellow,
62c.; Indian Meal, 2 dolls. 87ic. to 3 dolls. per
barrel.

The Cotton market was 'brick, with a good average
amount of business doing. Prices have advanced
slightly.
Freights unaltered. Provisions dull.
Exchange on London, 1104 to 110} ; Paris, 5 21.

SMALL DEBTS COURT, GUILD-
HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
• (Before A. RYLAND, Esq.)
CAUTION TO TALLY3IEN—ICCALLA V. NAT.
The plaintiff is a tallyman, residing in Fountain-
terrace, St. George's•road, Borough, and sought to re-
cover the sum of Bs. 6d. fur goods sold.
The plaintiff's agent proved the delivery of the goods.
The defendant's wife, who appeared to the summons,
said when the man applied to her she refused for some
time to have the goods, and said that if she took them
great words would be caused between her sad her hus-
band, but sbe was at last induced to take them on a pro-
mise that her husband should not know it, and that she
should not be pressed.
The Learned JUDGE said that it was a very wicked
mode of carrying on business without the knowledge of
their husbands, and every endeavour ought to be made
to suppress such a mischievous system. He considered
that in such cases they wore not entitled to recover, and
he should nonsuit the plaintiff.
In several other similar cases plaintiff was also non-
suited.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS.)
The Court sat this morning at the Sessions-house,
Clet kenwell•green, and resumed the trial of prisoners.
Mary Ellis pleaded guilty to stealing. a washing-tub,
and was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment, with hard
labour, in the House of Correction.
Patrick hay was found guilty of attempting to pick
the pocket of some person unknown, and of assaulting
the same person, on the 17th of July, in Queen street,
Drury Jane, and was sentenced by the Court to six
months' imprisonment in the Westminster House of
Correction, with hard labour.
Several prisoners were convicted of pot stealing.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)
COMMENCEMENT
uirT
thaEis mPASoSrEniNGngEhoTe nAFFrC.
From a veryearly hour dof Ring's-cross was the scene of much excitement
and bustle occasioned by the public openin of the Great
omnibuses
Northern Railway. Cabs and g
crowded with
travellers coninaenced arriving at
Maiden-lane, King's-cross, shortly alter five o'clock, and
on the opening of the gates there was a complete rush
to the ticket office. The first public train was appointed
to start at six o'clock A.M. and consisted of first, second,
arid Parliamentary class for Barnet and the other sta-
tions on the line. The appearance of the train of car-
riages was exceedingly novel. Precisely at the hour ap-
pointed a large and splendid engine came panting up to
the train of carriages, and on being attached the train
left the station for Peterborough, a distance of seventy-
six miles. •An immense crowd of. people had assembled
to witness the departure of the train. The greaternum-
ber, not satisfied with witnessing the first train leave
the Station, Waited to witness the second.

LONDON AND isTORTII4VESTERN RAILWAY.—This
company are carrying out some extensive experiments in
the way of a reduction b f fares, with the view of testing the
productiveness of the local traffic. Hitherto the price of day
tickets, for certain distances, has been two-thirds less than
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