The Sun. — 1853-08-08 (London, England)

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JULY 27.  Northern Light brought 400,000 doh., and reports 1,645,799 dots., having been shipped from San Francisco in the steam-ship Oregon. Two more destructive conflagrations have visited the enterprising towns of Shasta and Rough and Ready, one of which destroyed property in the former city to the amount of 237,000 dols., and in the latter only 15 houses of all descriptions were left standing. A horrible murder had been committed in Sacramento by a man named Strible, upon his brother's wife, and an attempt also to kill his brother, and to end his own existence at the same time. He succeeded in cleaving his brother's head and cutting his own throat, but both at last accounts were still alive, though in a very critical condition. During the six months ending June 27, as we gather from the shipping list, the number of passengers that arrived in San Francisco by sea, was 23,741 ; of whom 19,779 were males, 3,396 nit ehefeslt s hplaeo4mi 3s3miou a2nu6gtg—sigtosl nithnh. females, and 566 children. During the same time, ogewocinfhgoinpaienuraseaddition of only 9,415 to passengers has be co m become quite t arrive rar by eu s ai tCalifornia, and large quantities of the article have been seized by the officers of the customs whoo have been on the look-out for the smugglers f time past. Amongst other contrivances forr some carrying it ashore they had adopted that of sewing it in belts similar to that worn as money belts • others have it stitched in the linings of their clothes,' in their shoes, and in all imaginable places. A lot of it was found in the bottom of a pork barrel. The San Francisco Herald says, that a plan was laid on the night of the 24th of June, during the prevalence of a strong south wind, to fire the city. A coil of tarred rope was attached to the Mineral Point House, between 9th and 7th streets, and one end lighted. The reflection of the blaze was happily discovered by the bar keeper, and the danger averted in time. The police are in vigilant search for a suspicious person, who had been seen about the premises a short time before the incident occurred. The mines are represented as being still worked with the usual success, and the miners are in a healthy and prosperous condition. The Nevada Journal describes a lump of quartz and gold exhibited at the banking-house of H. Davis, weighing 52 pounds avoirdupois, the estimated value of which was 6,000 dols. The lump has since been melted, and 351bs. soz. of gold, worth 17 dots. per oz., taken from it, giving a value of 7,021 dols. This great prize was taken from Hopkins' Creek, six feet below the surface. The Oregon papers contain rumours of the discovery of rich and extensive gold mines on the Santiam river, some fifty miles from Salem, which are reported to pay from 10 dollars to 50 dollars per day to the men. By telegraph from Charleston we learn that the steam-ship Isabel had arrived at that . port from Havana and Key West. Her news is quite uninteresting. By an arrival at New Orleans we have advices from the city of Mexico to the 16th instant. The press were discussing the question of a Spanish protectorate, and it is said that the government are favourable to such a measure. Count Raousset de Boulbon, of Sonora notoriety, had arrived at Mexico, and was permitted an interview with the President. Robberies were becoming alarmingly frequent. Much damage had been done to the indigo and corn crops of Southern Mexico by clouds of locusts.  Business at New York was improving. The money market was very easy. The Government Stocks were in steady demand at full prices, but fancies were weak. Exchange on London, 109 a to 1091. Paris, 5.121 to 5.15.