The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-04 00:00:00

but being without provisions w“e compelled to
return.

The gaol at Hagerstown, IVII., has been entirely
destroyel by fire. The prisoners were all saved.
The steam-,hip Teune,see, Capain Patterson,
'which arrived at New York on the 15th ult., from
Aspinwall and San Jua,n, via-Key West, brought
the folowing intelligence
" Colonel Lokridge advanced to Castillo on the
28th of March, with 800 men, ou board the steamers
Scott and Rescue. He found the enemy had for-
tified Nelson's-hill, 250 yards in rear of the castle,
with strong breastworks, ditches, several large guns,
and 500 men. He retreat,d without making an
attack, and destrny€d all the fordfications below
Castillo, abandoning all hope of opening the river.
He disbanded the two regiments of recruits and
formed ano her from those who were willing to go
to Walker via Panama.

" On the 2d inst. the boiler of the Scott exploded
near Serapiqui, killing and wounding about 50
of the officers and men the sick and wounded were
immediately sent to Punta Arenas in the Rescue.
" Colonel Lockridge was up the river with a
portion of his force and a large supply of pro-
visions."

The Tennesse left in the liarbqur of San Juan,
April 9, her Britannic Majesty's war steamers
Orion Cossack, Archer, Pioneer, and Intrepid._

"NEW ORLEANS APRIL 16.
"Cotton generally unchanged. Siiles to-day
2,800 bales. Sugar closed buoyant, at 10c. to
10ic. Flour -declining tendency ' • sales at $6.
White corn, 73c; Provisions steady. Freights
stagnant. Sterling exchange 9f per cent.
" PHILADELPHIA APRIL 17.

Stocks stdady.
.vptipsylviija Fives, 53_ • Read-
ing ; Railway, 501 Long Isiand Railroad, 13 ;
Morris Canal, 15k.
CIEtARLESTON, Ann, 15.

" Sales of cotton to-day, 2,000 bales, at advan-
prices. The market has nearly recovered what
-A lost in the beginning- of the week.
" CHARLESTON, ABRIL 16.

"Our cotton market hai recovered the decline,
and good middling closed to-day at 144 c. Sales
to-day 800 bales. Sales of the week 6,500 bales."

ARRIVAL OF THE CIR.CASSIAN.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
The North Atlantic Steam Navigation Com-
pany's screw steamer Circassian, Daptain Powell,
arrived this morning in the Mersey from Portland,
Slit; sailed bona that port on the 17th ult., Halifax
on the morning of the 21st, and St. John's, New-
foundland, oil U e evening of the 24 h ; and has
made the passage from Newfound'and to Holyhead
in 7 days 21 hours, and hasbroutht passenget s, in-
cluding his Excellency the ex-Governor Darling,
family, and suite, but no specie. The Circa,,siari
encountered south-easterly and easterly winds
during the entire voyave.
The submarine te'cgraph between New York and.
Newfoundland is out of order, otherwise we should
have had eight days' later news from the former
pott.
The Khersouese, screw steamer, from hence,
belonging to the same company, arrived at New-
foundland in nine days, from Liverpool, notwith-
standing considerable detention off the port by the
fog.
The Arabian steamer, was to leave Portland for
Liverpool, April 25.
The ships Favourite and D. R. De Woolf, froni
Liverpool • Mac Lae, from Glasgow ; White Star;
from London ; and Elizabeth, from Cardiff, had
arrived from Halifax.

No ice reported on the coast of Newfoundland.
The seal fishery is spoken of as having been exceed.-
incly prosperous, The versels returruno, are quite
filled.

The navigation to Toronto, Canada West, had
bee n fully opened.
Commercial affairswi•h,ut any rnat ,rial variation

THE PENINSULAR, MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY EVENING.

The steamer So Capt tin Cook, has arrived
with the Peninsular mail 4, and dates from Gibral-
tar, to' the 25th of April ; Cadiz, 26th ; Lisbon,
29 h ; Oporto and Vtgo, 30th.
She brings 39 passengers, eight packages of specie,
value 1,8691., one package containing 285 doub-
loons, 823 half-che,ts of oranges, 174 boxes of date.,
10 casks of wine, 225 bags of coffee, and 211 packa-
ges of general merchandise.
The European and American company's steam-
ship Golden Fleece, for the Brazils, arrived at Lis-
bon on the afternoon of the 28th, in 3day4 20 hours
from Southampton.
The Sultan left her Majesty's ship Exmouth and
the Colossus at Lisbon on the 29th, still under or-
ders for England. They had been detained by
heavy contrary` gales. Upon their departure the
Princess Royal will be the only ship of war in the
Tagus. On the 30th, going into Vigo, the Sultan
' passed and exchanged signals with the Peninsular
and Oriental steamer Tagus, all Well. She exchanged
signals on the 29th of April, 10 miles south •of the
Burlings, with the steamer Milan, and two miles
south of the Barlings with the Dan Pedro ; on the
Ist of May, 80 miles north of Cape Fini,terre, with
the steam-ship Persian ; and on the 31, 10 miles
south of Portland, with the ship Rosaria and
barque Grays.
Lisbon exchanges on London had fallen from
523/4 to 52 for thiee months; Paris 533 to 535;
Amsterdam, 41i ; liamburg, 41 • Genoa, 531 ;
all in demand. There had been a further rise in
,tocks and bank shares, but it had partially sub-
sided, and the market closed quieter before the
packer left.

At the sitting of the Lisbon Chamber of Depu-
ties on the 28th the first three articles of the pro-
ject of law authorising' the Government to carry
out the railw.ty contract made with Mr. Peto were
voted by a large majority. The reint.inder of the
project was expected to be voted on the 29th, and
h
there seemed every chance of the contract being
carried out.

IMPERIAL • PAAI4A.MENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'cldpk.
The swearing in of the new members was continued
to day will' the adj,urnment of the house.

LAW INTELLIGEME.--(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyci.)
THE ROYAL BRITISH BANE.

To-day was appointed for the further ixamination of
directors. At the hour appointed, Mr. Linklater ad-
dressed his Honour, and said that it bad been his intew
tion to examine Mr. Valliant, but under circumstances
he should not do so at present, as his (Mr. V 's) evi-
dence was comparatively unimportant, as be bad only
"been a director for a short time—his examination would
be taken hereafter, $o as to be placed on the records of
ihe ponrt ; but he (Mr. Linklater) did not consider to
•
occupy the time of the Court. He would examine Mr.
Kehnedy, Mr. M'Leod, and Mr. Oven, when an Op-
portunity offered. An impression had been entertained
that these examinations bad been without object, or
attended with benefit, but enough bad h'een already dis-
closed to ensure a conviction of one or more parties, but
the prosecution must rest with the Government. The
examinations would be, therefore, oily saying the saws
thing over and over again, without any greater enlight-
erment, but in the course of a week he would have the
information on the record, so that on his Honour's re'.
port, the Government would be in a position to judge.
The meeting seas then adjourned.

The King of .ganover went on the 25th ult. with P,
numerous suite to Brunstyick to take part in the cele-
bration of the anniversary of the duke, who was born
on the 25th April, 1806.

Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray are.aloont to made a pqr
through the provinces.
THE POISONINGS IN HONG KONG.-4. letter frau
Munich, in the 4ug4urgh Gazette says : --4 f Professor
Liebig has analysed the bread sent from Ilong Song,
and has found it to contain a quarter gri.mine of
arsenic for every 50 grammes cf bread, of more than
sufficient to cause death. The arsenic wee spread over
the whole surface of the bread, which proved that the
poison had been mixed with the dough."
THE LATE EXPLOSION AT LIINDHILL.--S4tUrcial
Evening.—The operations continue to progress in the
most satisfactory manner, though less rapidly than coup
be desired, from the want of men. Large numhers Nape
volunteered their assistance, but the viewers felt that in
so dangerous a work it would be exceedingly imprudent
to employ any but the most experienced and careful
miners, apd they have only as yet been able to obtain
she services of about 80 miners of this character. At
noon today another body was recovered, reaping the
total cumber exhumed 22". It was found in the dip level,
a little t the north of the shaft. It was in an eveeed
ingly decomposed state, but was very satisfactorily idt°P;
tified, by a number of peculiarities in the dress, 48 that
of a you.n,t man named George Townsend, who live 4_
West Milton. The miners are engaged in clearing en
the large falls on the north Side, and it i$ not expe,Pro'r
nit any large number of bodies will be recorereatho
several days. The bodies recovered yesterday we7°,l,.eh
afternoon interred ; those of Bmjamin and
Beev.)rB at Gawber, near Barnsley ; and those of Bah
nett Bailey and George, his son at Parfield. TB; :et
the whole area over whiol) the ire raged 0.3 pot
been explored, from the extended examinations a
eun.
during the last few days, not the slightest deu i' All
°t
tertained that the whole of the fire is e*tingel-b°cLii, at
apxiety on that most important point is now hall'
au end,