The Sun. — 1857-09-18 (London, England)

AMERICA.  SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, 11 P.  The United States' mail steam-ship North Star, Captain Lefebre has arrived at Cowes ou her viral to Havre and Bremen. She left New York on sth ins.., bringing two .days' later advices. The North Star has 32 passengers for Southampton, and 67 for Havre and Bremen. She has 100,000 dols• in specie fer Havre, and 50,000 dols. for London. There is 1 ttle political ne s s. Late advices from Yucatan received at New Orleans state that a revolution had broken out and nearly the whole State was in arms. The revolutionists were composed of the Radical party and were everywhere smite saful. When the Nicanot left the Governor was marching against CampeacbY widtl,soo men. Judge Cart's, of the United States' Supreme Court had sent in his resignation, t ) take effect from October the Ist. Lieutenant James M‘Garty, who accompanied Dr. Kane on his last Arctic expedition, died slid' denly at Boston on the 2 1 inst. The Cashier of the Eagle Bank at Rochester, John B. Robertson, had been arrested on a charge of attempting to murder his wife by administering drugs of a slow but deadly nature. The New York stock-market on the 4th cont intr./ in a feverish, irregular state. Most of the trans' actions were for cash, and there appeared to be a good deal of realising ; the time transactions were prinsipally buyers' option. At the first board Mis' sourie Sixes advanced 1 per cent. ; Virginia Sixe9t 1 ; Illinois Central Bonds, 1 ; Delaware and Ilud" son, 1 ; Pennsylvania Coal, 1/ ; Hudson River Railroad, 11 ; Michigan Central, 1 ; Michigan Southern (Old), I ; ditto, preference, 21 ; Panama, 3 ; Galena and Chicago, ' 1 • Milwaukie and Mississippi, 4 ; Cumberland declined 4 per cent. ; Erie, ; Harlem, ; Illinois Central, 5 ; Cleveland and Pittsburg, ; Chicago and Reck Island, 2. In railroad bonds there was quite an active business. The scarcity of New York Central Cash Stock continues. There was a sale at 2 per cent. under the cash price for 30 days, seller's option. It appeared to Le very difficult to get out contracts on seller'si option for over 30 days at any difference in prices Speculators for a rise were evidently afraid of the months of October and November, and were not disposed to enter into any contracts to mature about that time.  At the second board the market took the turn anticipated, prices were all off and stocks were freely offered at the closing rates. New York Ce 11" tral declined 1 per cent. ; Missouri, 6 ; Milwaukie, 1,• and Mississippi, ; Erie, 11 ; Reading, 4 Michigan Central, 1 ; Michigan Souther!), 1i ; and Cleveland and Pittsburg, 14. There was no foundation for the recent sudden improvement in railroad stocks, and only the most shortsighted speculators had been deceived by it. It was el" petted that prices would go lower than they have touched yet, but the descent would be Ina° gradual than the last. Tue cotton-market was more .active without quotable change in prices. The sales embraced about 1,600 hales, including 60 sold in transit° from New Orleans to Liverpool. Flour was agal° dull and lower, especially common grades of State and Western, wiule sales were moderate. Nei?! Southern wheat fell off from ic. to 20. per bushel' Corn sold to a fair extent, at 76c. for Western, mixed. Pork sold at 25 dots. 25c. to 25 dols. 50°' I for mess, and 21 dots. to 21 dols 25c. for prime. Sugars were quite active, and closed at Ic. advance, on good grocery goods. The sales comprised about 2,10011hd Cuba Muscovado, 875 tags of brown Shuns, and 1,636 boxes brown Havannas. Coffee was steady, with sales of 800 bags of Rio at 10.1 c• to 111 c., and a small lot St. Domingo Fold at 114,°' There was more freight offering for Europe, who° rates were steady. Among the engag,meuts Liverpool were 1,360h1id. sugar, at lus. per ton, and grain to Glasgow at 6,1 d. in ship's bags, and a vessel was engaged for the Cape of Good Hope t° load with flour at 1 dol. per bar! el.