The Sun. — 1857-05-30 (London, England)

AMERICA.  SOUTHAMPTON; FRIDAY EVENING. The North Star steamer, Captain Lefevre, has arrived frOm New York with two days later news. She. left New York at noon on the 16th, and arrived in Cowes Roads at 2.45 p.m. this day, but the tender, with her despatches, arc., did not arrive here till 8.30. She brings no mails, the mail ,teamer Hermann having left the same day. The North Star has 312 passengers, of whom 112 are for Southampton, 109 for Havre, and 91 f3r. Bremen ; she also brings $3,400 for Havre, and $l,OOO for Bremen ; she experienced six days' heavy gales, easterly the first part of the voyage. The North Star proceeded on to Havre and Bremen. The steamer Queen of the South, from Southampton, arrived from New York on the morning of the 16th.  The mail steamer Asia, from Liverpool, arrived out on the morning of the 15th. The North Star, Hermann, and Leopold all left New York for Southampton on the 16th. A letter from Aspinwall, of the 4th, received in New Orleans on the 13th, stated that the United States' frigate Wabash, from New York, had not reached that port, but was hourly expected. The letter adds that there bad been uo other arrivals of United States' vessels either at Panama or Aspinwall, and that the squadron in the Isthmus waters remained the same, as regards the number of ships, as at the date of previous advices. The difficulties pending between the United States and New Granada it was believed would be settled without auy unpleasant occurrences.  A despatch from Washington of the 15th says that the New Orleans mail of the 9th had been received  Commercial business was very active at Galveston on the. 7th. Reports of the upper part of Texas were encouraging. Hailstones of the size of eggs fell on the Brazos River, and the cotton crops was extensively damaged by the storm. Snow fell to the depth of 10 inches in Hopkins County on the 11th. of April. Trinity River was rising, and ,would soon be navigable. Advices from the city of Mexico to the 29th of April had been received., The Filibuster expedition in Sonora was creating excitement, and 4,000 troops had been sent against it. ', It was reported that General Crabbe, the leader of the invasion, had captured several points. The National Hotel in Washington claims another victim in the person of Mr. John M. B. Petriken, a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Lycoming county, who died on the 15th of disease contracted at the hotel, where he was sojourniug at the time the epidemic prevailed.  Lake Erie was open at last, and business beginning in good earnest. The Buffalo steamers would soon commence their regular trips ' • between 30 and 40 vessels had already cleared for the upper lakes.  A fearful riot occurred at Louisville on the 14th inst. The four negroes accused of murdering the -Joyce family SIMMS' months since were acquitted. One of them turned States' evidenc, bvt his testimony was• not legal or corroborated. There was considerable excitement about the court-house during the trial. About dark a mob broke into the cannon-house and got a cannon, which they placed in front of the gaol. Several shots.were tired by the mob and from the gaol. The gaoler, fearing the escape of the prisoners, formally surrendered two of them, who were hung by the mob ; the third cut his throat with a razor, , but the negro_ who turned States' evidence was unmolested. The remaining negro implicated in the Joyce murder was hung by the mob next night, making three banged and one suicide. The principal feature of the stock-market at New York on the 15th was the activity and fluctuations in Illinois Central. The market bad generally advanced within a few days from 134 until the 15th, when it opened with a sale of 500 shares at 140. The stock was afterwards offered more freely, and• sold down to 138 k. Toledo continues active, with 3 considerable business • stock offering, it fell off per cent., closing at 68. Southern was rather firm in the morning at 68 to 684, but was dull at the second board ; late in the afternoon 681 was bid. Erie very dull, closing at 41k, and Central also dull at 86. Reading heavy, and sold at 791. The Philadelphia movements seemed to have subsided. In California'stocks there had been a rapid improvement since the arrival of the George Law with more favourable reports in regard to the state of public sentiment in respect to the unconstitutional debt. Sales were made at 57, an advance of 8 per cent. on the lowest price touched. Illinois Central Bonds were in demand, and advanced to par. Freights continued thin and nominal. In the cotton-market small sales were reported at *c. decline. The foreign news ch?ckecl the downward tendency of breadstuffs and holders were firm. Corn was held higher. Coffee was quite inactive ; sales, 300 bags Rio at 10c. to 11ic., and 100 ditto La Guayra at 12k to 12i. Hides were drooping, and large sales at a considerable decline  were reported. Tire sugar-market was excited-and unsettled, and although the sales on the 15th were at lc. advance over the highest prices obtained this season or in many years, many stocks were held for a still further advance. The sales were 1,500 hhds. fair to good grocery sugars at 101 c. to 10ic. Very little prime in market. Sixty hhds. Porto Rico in bond at 91c., and some muscovado at 9/c. ; 1,000 boxes Havanna!), Nos. 10 and 10i, were taken by refiners at 101 c.