The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-13 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING.
At a late hour last night we received New York
papers to the 23d ult., brought by the Queen of the
West, Captain Woodhouse, in a passage of twenty
days, to whom we tender our thanks for the prompt
landing of our papers. It will be recollected that,
during Captain AVoodhouse's last visit to this port
an attempt was made upon 'his life by one of his
crew, and the wound was so dangerous that he was
for a long time confined to his hotel; he is now,
however, recovered, and visits Liverpool again per-
fectly restored.
The news by this arrival, which extends over seven
days, possesses but little interest.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, JAN. 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.
$5OO Ohio 6'5,1850
1,000 Illinois spc 36
5,000 Penn s's opg. 72
I,OOJ Kentucky lOO%
75 shares Phoenix Bank
21 shares Bank of Commerce
43 shares Firemens' Insurance Company 95
50 shares Aub and Roch R R
50 Mor Canal b3o 27
185 shares Canton
50 shares Farmers' Loan
25 shares Stonington
150 shares Reading It R
400 shares Long Island
150 shares Nor and Wor
SECOND BOARD.
100 shares Nor and Wor
25 Mohawk
200 Long Island
2,500 Penn Fives opening
10,300 Ohio Sixths 60
THE MARKET, JAN. 21.
The sales of cotton are but 400 bales. The market is
nothing better for the news, as the very latest dates speak of
rather an unfavourable turn.
Ashes steady at 4 dolls. and 4,19 to 25 dolls; 150 bbls.
whiskey sold at 23 cts., which is a redaction in conformity to
drudge.
Flour is steady. The sales of common Genesee are at
4 dolls. 75c. in small parcels, and 4 dolls. 72c. in large ;
Michigan and Ohio are worth as much as Genesee; Southern
all dull at steady prices.
A cargo of Southern corn brought 47 cts. 56 lbs.
Prime Pork is better; 200 brls. sold at 7,75 dolls., and there
are further buyers at that rate. Mess can be had at 9,75 dolls.
Beef steady.
Sterling 934 to 10, though some hold at 1014, and it is diffi-
cult to find real prime bills at 10. Francs 5,22% to 2334.
P.S. Evening—Sales of cotton for the day 700 bales.

A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock this
afternoon, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, the
summonses for which were issucd yesterday. Most
of the Ministers attended.

MONEY and CO VIMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The transactions in Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
very large, at previous rates. Sales, 10,000 bales, including
3,500 on speculation, and comprising 1,000 Surat at 214 d. to
31/0.000 Bahia at 5%d. to 6d., 200 Maraham at 4%d. to
5%d., 700 Pernam at 514 d., 600 Egyptian at 51/.2d. to Bd., and
the rest American at 314 d. to 7d. for Orleans.—Rather more
was done in Shares, and prices were steadier. Birmingham
and Gloucester, 135%; Bristol and Gloucester, 58 ; Caledo-
nian, 7 61; Chester and Birkenhead, 39%; Chester and
Holyhead, 81% •, Edinburgh and Glasgow, 64%; Glasgow
and Dumfries, 1% ; Glasgow and Greenock, 15 16; Grand
Junction, 219 222 ; Grand Junction, Half, 11014 111%;
Lancaster mut Carlisle, 29 ; Ditto and Preston, 52%; Liver-
pool and Maffchester, 213%; London and Birmingham Quar-
ters, 2914' ; Ditto and Brighton, 5514; Ditto and York,
6% %; Direct Northern, 24; Manchester and Birmingham
Quarters, 111% 1 ; Midland Counties (400, 836 ; North
British, 13%; Preston and Wyre, 22 ; Scottish Central,
334 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 1041/% • South-Eastern, ex
New, 4014; Trent Valley, 16% 16; Ulster, 44; Boulogne
and Ameins, 5 ; Northern of France, 53/4 %.
Accounts of Oct. 26, from Van Dieman's Land, and Sept.
4, from New Zealand, have come to hand this mornin.
There is nothing of particular interest from Van Dieman"s
Land, except that the colonY is represented, both on official
and private authority, to be doing rather better.
In New Zealand, Captain Fitzroy was still engaged in the
adjustment of the flag-staff dispute, though the chief, pre-
tending to have superior jurisdiction over his countrymen,
John Heclire, as he is called, was expected to make some
compensation. The port of Russell had been declared free
to ships of all nations, and, to meet the complaints of the na-
tives, all duties are remitted. This will be questionable
policy in the opinion of many, but it is difficult, unless upon
mature consideration, to give an opinion here.
In our remarks upon the duties imposed on one or two im-
portant articles of daily consumption, such as butter and
cheese, the decrease in the consumption was printed as being
50s. to 755. per cent. instead of 50 to 75 per cent. Upon this
interesting subject we have now a few additional items fur-
nished us by the same brokers, Keeling and Hunt. They state
that the quantity of butter destroyed by tar, and sold as
grease, within the last twenty years, may be calculated
from 100 to 150 tons per annum, which, at a reduced duty,
might have been consumed as butter, leaving a loss to the
importers from twenty to forty per cent., and to the revenue
of the difference between the 20s. per cwt. evaded duty
as butter and the 2s. per Cwt. duty as grease;