The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-28 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA IN NINE
DAYS FROM HALIFAX.
LIVERPOOL, TVESDAY EVENING.
We have received this evening by the royal mail steamer
Cambria, Captain Judkinm, New York papa. 3 to the 15th,
Boston 16th, and Halifax the 18th instant. The Cambria
has made an excellent voyage of eleven days from New York
and nine from Halifax. She met there the Hibernia, which
reached that port in thirteen days. The Great Britain had
the misfortune to run short of coal after a very stormy pas-
sage of seventeen days from Liverpool to New York, and was
obliged from want of coal to put into Holmes Hole, Nan-
tucket, where she was supplied by a schooner which hap-
pened, to be laying there. It was erroneously supposed,
from her firing guns of distress, that she had gone on shore,
but this was not correct, and she arrived, as before stated, at
New York on the morning of the 17th. The number of pas-
sengers (about 100) by the Cambria was increased by two on
the voyage—the lady of one of the passengers being safely
delivered of twins on Sunday last.
The intelligence in these papers is not important. All talk
about a war with Mexico had ceased—indeed that devoted
country is in such an unsettled state, that domestic rebellion
cannot be kept down, much less a war be undertaken against
Texas or the United States.
The trials of the anti-renters in Delaware county had ter-
minated. Two of the men engaged in the shooting of the
Sheriff Steele were sentenced to be executed on the 29th of
November, and seventeen others to various terms of impri-

sonment.
The Mormon troubles had subsided, but not until an effec-
tual demonstration had been made by the local authorities,
who were prepared to put them down by force, by; the strong
arm of the law. Lynch law, according to the papers, had
been put into requisitjon in the case of some Mormons near
St. Louisville.
Some of the New York papers are occupied with specula-
tions on the expected modifications of the tariff by the ensu-
ing Congress, and it seems to be generally conceded that Mr.
Polk is in favour of returning to the Compromise Act, or an
ad valorem duty of 20 per cent. on all articles introduced.
The American Post-office had advertised for tenders for
carrying the mails to Liverpool, Cowes, Havre, Lisbon, and
other places, by steam. Only Americans are eligible.
CANADA.—A serious fire broke out at Montreal on the 4th

inst. It originated in a building in Queen-street, occupied as

a coffee manufactory and coppersmith's shop, where it could
have been confined had there been decision and power to
demolish a few small wooden buildings in the vicinity. The

Ere spread rapidly from building to building, over nearly the

entire block, from Queen-street, on the north, to Prince-street,
on the south, from Wellington-street oast to Gabriel-street
west; one house at.the corner of Queen and Gabriel streets,
and part of a building at the corner of Queen and Wel-

lington streets, were saved in a damaged condition ; the part
of the one at the corner of Wellington and Queen streets,
was cut in two, and the burning end severed from the other,
The fire crossed Prince-street, consumed the next block
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through to Nazareth-street, and crossed Nazareth-street,
burning one or more buildings on the south side of that
street; two or three were blown up to arrest the fire. The
buildings consumed were many of them of a rather ordinary
kind, occupied by families in the humb:er walks of life; the
distress and privation, therefore, caused by this fire are great.

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The following is the latest commercial news:--

Nan, YORK, OCT. 15.
In money matters all is easy. The banks have a moderate and
steady business demand for discounts. Fancy stocks are stationary.
because, much of the capital usually afloat and applicable
to
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has been absorbed in the first- rate bonds
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lhthe fire insurance companies have been
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obliged to part with in order to pay the losses thrown on them by
the great fire in July.
All apprehension, and Indeed all rumours, of war with Mexico
are now at an end, and as the stated time for the assembling of
Congress is now approaching, there will probably be no new Execu.
tive dcmonstrations in Texas or elsewhere.
There has been a slight Improvement h the quotations for some
of the State securities. Indiana bodds have advanced several per
cent. within the past two months, without any visible cause. The
market value of the stocks of the delinquent states generally
does not vary much, as speculations in them have nearly
ceased. There are great fluctuations in the market prices of our
good dividend•paying railroad stocks, although the operations are
limited, and they are not controlled particularly by brokers. There
are so many new schemes proposed, and the mania to engage in
new lines has taken such hold upon ceraln classes, that the stock
of the old companies is sacrificed to make investments in new,
having wider margins for an improvement. We have no change to
report in the condition of our state treasuries. The public works
of this state have been unusually productive; the receipts exceed
those of any previous season. It is estimated that the revenue of
the New York state' canals for 1845 will not fall far short of
3,000,000 dollars.
The revenue of the year from customs will fall very con-
siderably short of that of last year, while the expenditures will
be swelled by several additional millions on account of the mill.
tary and naval display in Texas and in the Bay of Mexico.
What influence this may have on the projected assault in the
next Congress upon the tariff we leave to conjecture. It is, how.
ever, certain, we apprehend, an attempt under the auspices of the
President will be made to modify very essentially existing
duties. A recommendation to abolish the minimum principle in
ad valorem duties, and generally in favour of reducing all duties
to a mere revenue standard, will, it seems to be understood, be
made in the President's Message on the opening of Congress. The
Secretary of the Treasury's report will fortify this recommendation
by statistics prepared ad hoc. Whether Louisiana which needs
protection for its sugar, and Pennsylvania which needs protection
for its coal and iron, and Virginia and New York which needs pro.
tection, the first for coal and salt, the latter for salt, and all the
various manufacturing interests of the country, which needs more
ors
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interest
protection—will
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trade—remains to be seen. We think not.

Exchange on England has undergone a slight decline, bills being
dull of sale at 91. On France, the current rates are sf. 25c,

Cotton—The market is quiet, as both buyers and sellers are hourly
expecting the arrival of the Great Britain, with later advices from
Europe.

Flour—The demand has been moderate today. Holders,
however, are firm at 4 doll. 81 cents. to 4 doll. 94 cents. for
Genesee, and 4 doll. 78 cents.. to 4 doll. 81 cents, for Michigan
and Ohio. 1,000 barrels of Michigan sold at 4 doll. 78 cents.
New Southern flour is sold at 4 doll. 87 cents. to 5 doll. Rye
flour, 3 doll. 50 cents. Sales of corn meal have been made at
2 doll. 81 cents. The receipts of flour, via the North River,
during the last two days amount to 24,583 barres.
1,600 bushels rye sold at 70 cents.; 3,000 bushels of bailey at
59 cents.; 1,500 do. and •,,000 bushels of wheat, on private terms.
North River oats sell freely at 40 to 41 cents.; 3,000 bushels
southern white corn brought 61 cents, weight.
Ashes—Pots are in fair demand, and sales are made at 3 doll.
94 cents. to 4 doll. Pearls are in moderate request at 4 doll.
12i cents. per 100 pounds.
Tallow sells freely at 1 to 74 cents.

A JOKE SPOILED.—An unfortunate misprint in
the report of the proceedings at the Manchester Athenamm soiree
has completely spoiled an excellent joke of Sam Lover's, lie is re-
presented as saying that he was nearly in the same predicament as
Mr. Dickens (who was unable to attend en account of the delicate
state of his wife's health), as he had been detained at Beddicombe.
Now Mr. Lover had been making a professional tour in Devonshire,
and what he said was, that he had been detained at Babhicombe.
The five-pound notes of the Dudley and West
Bromwich Bank have the words " Five Pounds" printed upon each
of them no fewer than one thousand nine hundred and live times, and
the whole is clear and distinct, and may be read with the naked eye,