The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-10 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING.
The fine packet-ship Queen of the West, Captain
Woodhouse, arrived here to-day from New York, with
intelligence to the 21st ult., five days in advance of the
last packet.
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The treaty for the annexation of Texas was still before
the Senate ; but that body, feeling the inconvenience of
discussing it with closed doors, it had been resolved to
admit the press in order to report the hroce•dings.
General Cass, one of the candidates for the Presidency,
and recently Ambassador at the Court of the Tuileries,
had, in a published letter, declared in favour of the an-

vexation. The President had addressed a message to
the Senate, in which he declares that he had sent a ma-
ritime force to the Gulf of Mexico, and provided a land
force on the frontiers of Mexico, in case that Republic
should have declared war against the United States on
account of the annexation project. This message had
been violently assailed by the opponents of Mr. Tyler,
who is declared to have acted most illegally in doing all
this in the dark, without acquainting Congress with his
movements, and his impeachment is loudly called for.
Bishop Hughes, of New York, had addressed a long
letter to the Morning Courier relative to the Philadelphia
riot, pointing out the political causes in which they ori-
ginated, and showing that the violent sectarian animosity
of which they were the result, had been encouraged by
certain parties for political purposes. The writer is the
Catholic Bishop of New York.
The various electioneering manoeuvring to get certain
favourite candidates adopted by the Baltimore Conven-
tion, which were about meeting in that city, increased
the nearer the time approached. The annexation ques-
tion seems to have thrown both parties into an anoma-
lous position. As regards Mr. Tyler, who introduced
it, no party seems inclined to take him by the hand,
although it is clear that an eye to his re-election was
the guiding feeling in that movement. In all probability
Mr. Van Buren will be the democratic candidate—whe-
ther he will be the next President is another question.
It is stated by parties who profess to look only at the
result, irrespective of party bias, that Mr. Clay's chances
of success have been strengthened by that apple of dis-
cord—the annexation.

The Provincial Parliament of Canada is summoned for
the 26th of June. The neighbourhood of Montreal had
been the scene of two slight shocks of earthquakes.
The Cotton market at New York was in a depressed
state ; the Stocksmarket, which had been very lethargic,
was improving, and business upon the whole is repre-
sented as being in a sound, if not thriving condition.
LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS.

NEW YORK MAY 21.—Little business is doing in foreign
exchanges, which are dull at 1081- to 109 on London, and
5 27i on Paris.
The foreign advices received yesterday do not appear to
have had any effect upon our markets. Cotton is inactive at
former prices.
The weather continues unfavourable for out-door opera-
tions, consequently the transactions in Flour are limited—
prices, however, are firm. Genessee 4 dolls. 75c. ; Ohio and
Michigan, 4 dolls. 62ic. to 4 dolls. 75c. ; Brandywine and
Georgetown, 5 dolls. ; Baltimore, Howard-street, Richmond
County, Alexandria and Fredericksburg, 4 dolls. 87ic. to
5 dolls. ; Rye Flour, 3 dolls. 12ic. ; Corn Meal, 2 dolls. 621 e.
to 2 dolls. 75c.

The market is well supplied with Southern Corn-1,900
bushels sold at 48c. measure, and 2,500 bushels at 49c. ; 150
bbls. Pot Ashes were taken at 4 dolls. 31,1 c. ; 50 bbls. Pearls,
4 dolls. 75c.

(From the New York Herald, May 21.)
Stocks advanced to-day very much. The sales were rather
limited, but prices show a very great improvement. Norwich
and Worcester advanced 10 per cent. ; Stonington, 4 do ;
Long Island, 1 do ' • Canton, 5 do ; Ohio 6's, 4 do ; Illinois, 4 ;
Farmer's Trust, 1; Mohawk, 14 ; Pennsylvania, s's, 4 ;
Indiana, 4, since last sale. Kentucky 6's closed firm at
Saturday's prices. This rapid rise is almost unprecedented.
It is undoubtedly caused by the course adopted by the banks
in extending their discounts. There is very little else doing
in Wall-street, but Stock operations and speculators are in
fine spirits. '