The Sun. — 1854-06-20 (London, England)

ATOI WIT/ I -*I,  AMERICA.  LORD ELGIN'S MISSION TO AMERICA. IMPORTANT TREATY.  The steam-ship America, which arrived at Liverpool . yesterday, has placed us in possession of important in. formation relating to Lord Elgin's mission to the United• States. The following particulars may be relied upon : Lord Elgin, on the departure of the America for Liverpool, was about to leave Washington, afterinsving completed a very important treaty with the Government of the United States. The chief features of this treaty are, that the citizens of the United States are to enjoy the same privileges in retard to fishing as are possessed. by the colonists on all the coasts of the British North American provinces-----• that is, they will obtain the right of fishing within three miles of all bays, inlets, coves, &c. They will be allowed to erect and carry on fishing establishments on British North American territory. The naval force hitherto kept up by Great Britain to protect the provincial fishermen will be removed. In exchange for these great privileges there is to Le complete reciprocity and free trade between the United States and the pro! winces in all articles the produce of each, with the exception of sugar and tobacco, coming from the United States, which are to pay the Sarno duties as are levied upon these al titles when arriving from British colonies or other parts of the world. Manufactured articles, although manufactured from products of either country, arc not to be admitted under the terms of tho treaty. As Canada—especially Western Canada— is daily becoming a more wheat producing country, the operation of the treaty cannot fail to be at once of great importance to the province, and its already immense lumbering trade will also receive a fresh impetus from the treaty. An effort was made by Lord Elgin to obtain American registers for vessels built at Quebec, St. John's, and the other ship building ports of the province ; but the American Government declined to entertain that proposal. Lord Elgin would, after visiting New York, leave that city on the 7th i t•P to accept an invitation 118 which he had received from the Mayor and municipality of Portland, after which he proceeds on the following day over the Grand Junction Railway to Montreal, where (also at Quebec) great preparations are making to receive his excellency on his return after a seven' months' absence.  The steam-ship America, by which the preceding in• telligence was received, brings advices from New York to the 6th, Boston to the 7tb, and Halifax to the ath inst. Sha passed the Royal Mail steam-ship Niagra off Boston at B'ls p.m. on the 7th. The America brought 130 passengers and 590,000 dollars in specie, a portion of which is for French merchants. The steam-ship Daniel Webster arrived at New Orleans on the sth inst., with advices from California to the 15th ult.—two weeks' later news than previously received. She reports 1,500,000 dollars being en route for New York, per the Star of the West steamer. The steamer El Dorado, arrived at New Orleans same day from Aspinwall, reports the George Law, with the mails and passengers from California, with 1,000,000 dollars in specie, as having left Aspinwall on the 31st ult. for New York. The health of the Isthmus was reported excellent. The revolution in Nicaragua is reported to have resulted in the complete success of the insurgents. The excitement with reference to the recent Greytown troubles had completely died away. A great riot took place at Brooklyn on the 4th inst., between a number of American Protestants and Irish Roman Catholics, in the course of which several shots were exchanged and a number of persons were wounded, but none had proved fatal at the last accounts. Further disturbances are apprehended, and the military have. been ordered to hold them elves in readiness. At Cutchogne, Long Island, an awful tragedy had taken place. Three persons were murdered—James Wickham, Esq., and his wife and servant negro boy— by a discharged domestic named Dane. The details are most horrible, the butchery of the unfortunate victims having been effected with a hatchet. The murderer, after a day's search, was captured in a wood he had, previous to his arrest, attempted to commit suicide,  • but failed. Money in the market was more stringent, owing to heavy payments falling due and a few failures. Sterling exchange was firm at 1094 to 1091. Stocks rather agitated and drooping. In the cotton market there was a slight alteration ; prices had given way a little---1 cent. within a week. Trade was dull. _ _  The flour mark et quite firm. Prices ranged from 81 to 12 dollars. Wheat has advanced from five to eight cents.