The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-13 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

The British and North American Royal Mail
steam-ship America has just arrived in the Mersey.
This fine vessel lef: Boston on the lat inst., four days
after the departure of the Atlantic from New York.
Her files extend down to the Ist of May from Bos-
ton and to the 30th of April from New York and
Philadelphia. The America made the usual call at
Halifax, to land and receive passengers to and from
the British provinces. The number of passengers is
considerable.

Much anxiety was being felt for the arrival of the
Royal Mail steam-ship Cambria, which was overdue
some days when the America left. This fine vessel
left Liverpool on the 13th ult. for New York.
There is nothing of importance, either in the com-
mercial or political world, in our present advices.
The present state of the Money Market is repre-
sented as quiet. Cotton was unaltered.

TWO DAYS LATER FROM AMERICA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MoRNING.
We have received, by telegraph to Halifax, advices
from New York to the 2d inst., or two days later than
that contained in our files by the America.
The arrival of the Cambria is announced. Her
news, which had been telegraphed from Halifax to
New York, caused an advance of cent in cotton.
The American House of Representatives has passed
a Bill increasing the powers of the Mint, and empow-
ering the Secretary of the Treasury to make ad-
vances on gold dust.
The Senate had passed Gerrinell's resolution re-
garding the search for Sir John Franklin by 28
to 16.
The ratification of the Nicaraguan treaty was con•
sidered certain.
Money was still easy. Exchange on London 1091
110. Stocks were firm.
No change in flour or corn.

VISCOUNTESS PALMERSTON'S REUNION.-011 Satur-
day evening, previous to Viscountess Palmerston's soiree, the
Noble Viscount and Viscountess received a distinguished
circle at dinner, comprising the Duke and Duchess 01 Bed-
ford, the Earl and Countess of Besborough, Viscount and
Viscountess Sydney, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Lord
Brougham, Lord Howden, Lord and Lady Cowley, Lord and
Lady Ashley, Sir Henry Greville, &c. Her Ladyship, at a
subsequent period of the evening, had a reception, at which
the majority of the foreign ministers and a very brilliant
circle of the leading nobility and gentry assembled.

COAL MINES IN DOWN.—The Marquis of Down-
shire has commenced the opening of a coal mine in the vi-
cinity of Hillsborough. It is said, also, that his Lordship
intends to open a copper mine in his own park, where it
appears there is every symptom of a plentiful supply.—
Dublin Paper.
M. SOYER AND THE REFORM Cum.—Monsieur
Soyer has sent in his resignation to the Reform Club. This
leaves a blank not easily to be filled up in that heretofore
popular assembly.
CHRISTENING OF THE INFANT SON OF COLONEL.
GREY.—The ceremony of christening the infant son of Co-
lonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey took place on Saturday
morning, in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace, in
the presence of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Earl
and Countess Grey and Lady Alice Lambton, Colonel the
Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, Lady Mary Wood, Lady
Georgina Grey, Hon. Rev. Francis and Lady Elizabeth
Grey, Hon. Lady Grey, Lady and Miss Farquhar, Sir Walter
Farquhar, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Harvie Farquhar, Mrs.
and Miss Clive, and the members of the Royal Household in
Waiting. The ceremony of baptism was performed by the
Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley, her Majesty's dome,tic
chaplain, the infant being named Charles. The sponsors
were his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Earl Grey, and Lady
Farquhar.

CHANGE RINGING.—On Friday last was rang, by
the Society of College Youths, at St. James's Church, Ber-
mondSey, a complete peal of Kent Treble Bob Royal, con-
taining 6,000 changes, in four hours and ten minutes' by the
following performers:— William Banister, treble • W.Hindes,
2d ; George Munday, 3d ; Samuel Austin, 4111; George
Stockhan, sth ; James Hickbury, 6th ; Matthew Wood, 7th ;
Edward Lambert,Bth ; James Ewight, 9th ; Robert Haworth,
tenor. Conducted by Mr. George Munday. Weight of tenor
25 cwt. This was the largest peal in this methcd ever rang
in London.

DEATH OF THE REV. CORNELIUS HORGAN.—Died,
on the 4th of May, at the residence of his father, at Grenagh,
the Rev. Cornelius Horgan, R.C.C., aged 36 years, during
twelve of which he exercised the functions of his ministry,
first in the parish of Donoughmore, then in that of Mitchels-
town.— Cork Examiner.

ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICH, MAY 11.—Cap-
tain Benn's company, 3d battalion, whose tour of duty is to
proceed on fore gn service to Newfoundland, to relieve Cap-
tain Kennedy's company, 7th battalion, at that station since
July, 1844, and Captain Wright's company, 2d battalion,
under orders to proceed to Quebec to relieve Captain Deere's
company, sth battalion, serving in Canada since July 16,
1844, have received instructions at head. quarters here to hold
themselves in readiness to embark in the Resistance, 42,
fitted as a troop-ship at Sheerness, and now reported ready
for service. About 100 non- commissoned officers and gun-
ners and drivers have also been placed under orders to embark
at the same time for a passage in the Resistance, to fib up the
other companies whose period of service in Canada is not yet
completed.
AMERICAN MUTTON.—A vessel, which has arrived
from New York, has brought forty-two casks of mutton as a
portion of her cargo, consigned, of American produce. This
is the second importation of this description of flesh-meat
which has taken place from the United States of America,
and is a novel description of importation from that quarter
of the globe. The meat being fresh, or only slightly salted,
is admitted free of duty.

" Bob. where is the State of Matrimony ?" "Ti is
~! . Loanded by Lugging and
ahci au(; b,,bics Oii al:: u:her. It:,
chief products are population, broomsticks, and staying out of
night 3."

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, T O O'CLOCK.

The sales of' Cotton at Lherpeoi uo Sattrirrey were
estimated at 6,000 hales, os which 1,500 Am iican end
500 Surat were taken on speculattoe,-1 he market for
Railway Shares improved considerably, and closed with
pi ices looking up.
The Corn market is firmer to-day, and best Wheats
are ls. per quarter dearer.
The letters by tee splendid new steamer Atlantic were
delis ere d on Saturday i.f eriroon, aid the most important
portion ot their contents Is undoubtedly that which refers
to the condition of the Cotton crop. The efforts of our
manufacturers to pre tint themselves against imposition,
and the natural distrust excited by a renewal, year after
year, of the reports about a deficiency, have given great
offence to the industrious writers on the other side of
the Atlantic, who esteem it a special duty to get the
highest possible price tot• their s.aples out of John Lull.
honestly if tee) can, but still to get it. Nuw looking at the
false cry of " viola" raisei as certainly as the year coulee
round, we are neither surprised nor displeased at the
settled determination in the manufacturing districts to
disbelieve all reports about the cotton crop that are not
supported by the strongest facts; nor should it he for-
gotten that in this, as in other cases, there are ever two
opposing parties, the Bulls and the Bear,,, and the uc-
tivi4y of the former ought to give erase satisfaction to
BrotherJunathan. Having looked for some time past with
extreme mistrust upon the statements from America 01
a shorter crop than was obtained last year, we are the
more impartial now in expressing our belief that tie
yield will not be so ample as was at first probable, and
no circumstance can show more clearly the imperative
necessity of our looking to the colonies in part for the
supply of this most essential staple. The result of an
entire failure ot the cotton crop in the United States, as
has been truly remarked, would be worse to England
than a deficient grain harvest. The latest observations
upon the cotton trade, as given from New York, are the
following:—
" It must be borne in mind by manufacturers and holders
of cotton in this country, that there never has beer),
throughout any previous season, so many inducements
to bring out the crop; and the probability is, that nearly
the entire product of last year has already been received
and accounted for at the parts. During the remainder
of the etaeon, a few thousand bales per week will be
straggling into the shipping ports; and it would not
astonish us if the aggregate receipts for the year were
even less than the lowest estimate. It has been, through-
out, an extraordinary season, and we must be preparr d
for extraordinary results. We are looking with a great
dial of interest for later intslligerce from Liverpool for
a confirmation of our predictions reaitive to the cotes•
plexion of that market, the movements of speculators,
and the future course of prices. lialders of mans here
are perfectly cool, and as calm as a summer's morning.
Tr ey have not the slightest apprehension as to the result
knowing. that the Manchester manufacturers will have
to submit to any terms dictated fi om this side of the
Atlantic. We have been pretty well posted up for some
time past relative to the movements of the " great
regulators" in the Liverpool marker, by parties who
have, from their position on the other ride, been be-
hind the scene, and who have availed themselves of
their iutorrnatiou to warn, through several well written
circulars, their Southern friends against the plans
perfected by the combination, to break down prices,
and get all the cotton they wanted cheap. These cir-
culars have had an extensive circulation through the
South, and have no doubt done a great deal of good."
There are accounts of the 2d instant this morning
from New York by the America, one of Cunard's
steamers. The cotton market had risen, owing to the;
advices taken out by the Cambria, and the rate of Ex-
change on London had touched 110. '1 he letters will
not be &live: ed until late iu the day, and perhaps not
befire to-morrow.

Dlauritith, papers of February 20 state that the

colony was be►:rtiting by the carious reforms effected,
and that there was an anxious desire to carry them
turther.
A statement of the average price of wheat in Belgium
during the fortnight, to the 4th inst., gives the account at
15 francs 8 centimes.
e observe nothing in the accounts from Prussia that
would enable us to judge of the correctness or oilf rwise
of the rumour whicn has prevailed here that a new loan
of three or four millions sterling is in conternpiatron.
The Government of Berlin, as is well under stood,

received authority some time since from the Legisla,ure
to inet ease the v. ar budget, and whether a loan is con-
templated to anticipate this, it is difficult to determine.
The state of the Prussian finaneel has been hitherto
favourable, and possibly ary moderate amount required
could be ranted in Germany.
The Ef.tglish Funds are firmer, and there is more
disposition to speculate for a rise, although the
money business has been limited, compared to what

was done last week. Fur some days past the inves

meats in small amounts have b€en numerous. Conscls
have Leen at 96 to a nor Transfer, and 96i. to fur Ac-
count. The New Three-and-a. Quarter per Ct-lits. have
been marked 97 to and the Three per Cents. 95 to 4..
Bank 'Stock is steady, at. 206 i. Exchequer• bills have
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realised 68s. to 715., and India i3onds 89s:to 90s. prem.
Much more animation has prevailed in the Foreign
Market, and prices are generally enhanced. Spanish
Five per Cents. have been quoted 17i 4, and the Three
per Cents. 37i 4. Portuguese Four per Cents. have
been 331 to 4. Mexican Bonds have touched 29 and
29*. Much curiosity is expressed to learn whether the
scat-went wade by a New York paper is correct, viz,
that the steamer Atlantic had remittances on board for
the bondholders, being part of the indemnity money.
Peruvian Stock has risen to 704 and 72.
Equador Bonds have been 34; Danish Scrip has risen to
74 premium, and Russian to 24 premium. S,,anish Three
per Cents. have been 374 to 4. and Portuguese Four per
Cents. 334 to 1. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents.
have realised 56, and Belgian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. 87.

Hails Shares arc decidedly buoyant, and in mos
cases higher.

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