The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-30 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, Captain C. H. E.
Judkins, arrived here on Saturday night, from New
York, after a voyage of ten days nine hours (without
any deduction) from port to port. This is beyond
doubt the quickest voyage ever made, being about
two hours less than her own previous unrivalled
trip of Angust last. The Asia left New York on the
18th inst., has brought the usual mails, about sixty
passengers, and specie on freight to the amount of
250,000 dolls.
The political news by this arrival is not uninter-
esting. In Congress Mr. Cass bas introduced a reso-
lution in the Senate, calling for the correspondence
between the Government and the Austrian Minister,
relative to the diplomotic agent sent by the United
States to Hungary during the revolutionary conflict
iu that country. Mr. Benton has introduced a Bill
for the construction of a railroad to the Pacific. No
action has been taken on the above Bills. The Presi-
dent has communicated the official information to the
House of the acceptance of the ten million indemnity
by Texas.
It was before intimated that great offence bad been
taken in South Carolina by the additional force of
regular troops which had been lately introduced
there, and a " difficulty " seemed likely to arise out
of it.

In reply to the inquiry of the Governor demanding
the reason for sending troops to the garrison of that
state, the President states that being commander-in-
chief of the navies and armies of the United States,
he cannot be held accountable for the manner in
which he performs his duties. This was considered a
haughty reply, and retaliatory steps were talked of,
of which some evidence appears by a telegraphic dis-
patch, which had reached New York, that the Senate
of South Carolina had passed a Bill for a convention,
and appropriated the sum of 300,000 dollars to be
applied to military purposes ; this step had, however,
excited more surprise than alarm amongst the friends
of the Union.

The State Convention now in session in Georgia,
with reference to the slavery question and the position
of the south, have under consideration the report of a
committee in favour of the preservation of the union,
and of adopting the measures of the last Congress as
the basis of a permanent adjustment of the sectional
controversy.
The holders of claims against Texas, it is said, will
soon be able to realise a dividend. The United States
Government will soon issue stock to pay the 10,000,000
dolls. indemnity, whilst Texas pays the bondholders
5,000,000 dolls. pro rata.
A number of lives were lost on the Mississippi,
near New Orleans, on the 13th inst., by the explo-
sion of the boiler of a steam-boat. She was on a
pleasure excursion with a party of over 100 persons
on board, including several ladies and many of the
most respectable citizens of New Orleans. Among
the sufferers are several members of the New Orleans

press.
The ship South Carolina, from Liverpool Oct 20,
arrived in the lower harbour of Boston on the 12th
inst., with signals of distress. She had $0 cases of
small-pox on board, from which the passengers had
suffered severely.
George Thompson is lecturing to large audiences
in Boston on the subject of British India ; having
given up any direct reference to the " peculiar insti-
tutions" of America, he is heard with attention by
large audiences.
A spirited meeting has been held in New York by
the friends of cheap postage. Resolutions were
adopted urging an immediate and general action in
Congress in favour of the Bill reported at the last
sesaiun, providing for a uniform rate of two cents,
prepaid, on letters, and one cent on newspapers.
A destructive conflagration took place at Halifax
on the 11th inst., consuming about 100 dwelling-
houses and the North Barracks.
Our advices from Hayti to November 24 inform
us that preparations were still on foot for an attack
on St. Domingo, and that the army was recruited by
constant impressments. The inhabitants of St. Do-
mingo were under no alarm from the contemplated
invasion. Coffee was scarce, and little to be bought
at any price.
A severe tempest occurred at Porto Rico on the
25th of November and lasted for five days. It was
accompanied with a deluge of rain, which inundated
the whole north side of the island, and interrupted
all communication. Great damage was feared for
the coffee and sugar cane in the low lands, and the
rice crop, which was just ripening, has suffered
severely. Considerable injury was done to the ship.
ping in the harbour.
There is nothing of importance from Canada.