The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-29 00:00:00

UOR SA 1. fre , K 'i- Ms E, a Som.] FRIDAY next, The CoN.sIGN ex Albert Ga hat o e.—Appiy iv I C E he above are W S. & FRIDAY ADDRESS HOUSES DtS, rarlUu.a, • .teNo to X6o,ooo.—See H. P. Priest's Cheshire and Lancashire Property Circular. Can be had gratis and free by post. Cheshire offices, for the Sale and Letting of Land and Houses, Market-cross Chambers (one door from Market-square) Market-street, Birken head. Q.aits r - -H its 1) A y On account ^ ie2t Ta ts:D AT. it.,._ -....., at . ....ck, at Golding and Nash's saleroom. Corn ..change, Brunswick-street , About 550 Barrels FLOUR, •Lars apply to J. & al. HARNETT, Brokers. ____—_ whom It may concern Half-vast One o'c For fur T partiCU] On account of whom-it may concern. Tais Div, the 29th inst., at Half-past One o'clock, at Golding acd Nash's saleroom, Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, About 10,500 Bushels WHEAT, 4 ora New York, lying in Waterloo Dock.—For further J. & ➢f. HARNETT, Brokers. ex Plata!, particulars apply to On account of whom 'may concern. THIS DAY, the 29th inst., at Half-past One o'clock, at Golding and Nash's Saleroom, Corn Exchange. Brunswick-street, About 9000 Bushels WHEAT, nel Dunning, from New York; landed on Wellington Dock For further particulars apply t 3 Mr. J. Hubback, Mer & M. HARNETT, Brokers. ex Saran Quay- chant, or to THIS DAY, th and Naah't 29th inst., at Halt-past One o'clock, at Golding m, Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, tially sour New Orleans FLOUR, •ehouse, Stone-street, A No. I. Apply to JOHN TOMLINSON & SON, Brokers 270 Barrels part lying In the Mersey War Taxs DA and Nash's S , at Half-past One' o'clock, at Golding Corn Exchange. Brunswick-street, lushels Turkish BARLEY. mberland, from ConstantizioPle.—Apply recently to Whitton, Lennox and Co., Merchants, or to JOHN TOMLINSON & SON, Brokers 1 ex Nor stant. at Twelve o'clock, at the Broken' Office. 700 Bales Fine JUTE )r.—Ap ITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. ock, at the —Apply to iies;:ihomas and John Brocklebank, Mer- T. & B. LIITLEDALE & CO., Brokers. ,htant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Tale DAY, ex Merlin, and E Tais D ex Harold chants, or to Tats DAY, Excbanae-buildings, 1000 Mats Mauritius SUGAR, just landed ex Ocean , Princes Dock.—Apply to Messrs. Taylor, Potter and Co., AlercbP ts, or to T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Broken Tina DAY, the 29th instant. at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. 17, Oldhall.street, 40 Tons Bombay HEMP, lose; just landed ex Jura, and Crescent City, from Bonabay.—For parti culars apply to GLADSTONE & SERJEANTSON, Brokers. THIS DAY, the 21 nst,nt, at Twelve o'clock, at No. 3, Oldhall-street, Bales GAMBIER, Bales Heated DITTO, Bales Damaged DITTO, ROBERT CHRISTIE, JuN., Broker ex Nelson.—Apply to NEXT WEEK THURSDAY ---, the 4th September, at Twelve u'c Brokers' Office, Exchange-buildings,' 125 Tons MOTHER- O Y - PEARL SHEL LS,j A Quantity of SAND, lately landed ex Jetfirard, Albert Dock.—Appl L y to T. & H. LITTLEDAE & CO., Brokers lock, et the liOn THURSDAY, FRIDAY Member, at Twelve o'clock, at the Office, Ez , ie Plantati hange-buildings. n Ceylon COFFEE, .—Apply to LEDALE & CO., Br•kers. triangle) 44 Bales COTTON ; are respectfully w Orleans Loused at their risk and PEARCE & CO., Brunswiek.street. 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Copies of ti NORTIIERN D Y TIMES can be sent through the post by affixing a penny postage 'tamp on the envelope, or three copies can be sent in one cover for the same cost. The NORTHERN TIMES is registered for transmission to foreign countries RJ. NODDER, . HATTER, 81, CHURCH-STREET, Begs respectfully to inform the Nobility and Gentry of Liver pool that his NEW STYLES for the Season are NOW READY or Inspection. C'e Ibrthetu 6E5 IUGUST 29, 1866 THE DAY'S NEWS In the absence of more exciting topics, the question of Poor Law management has become the subject of general talk. The centralising itish Government is, by no means, ie people of England; and in f such a system popular wit nothing has been. more manifested than' in the Union Workhous f England present moment, the enquiry institued re specting the conduct of the officers of the Marylebone Workhouse for their inhumanity and tyranny towards the he4less inmates, and the dictatorial mandates of the Poor Law Commie regulating the management of the St. sinners pancras Workhouse, are matters too notorious to Nearer ho me, the guardians )erby Union, rather notorious fOi require further notice o f the Wes their indecor ntangled in a controversy respecting the, trustworthy conduct of their masxer,- and the medical officer of the establishment. Our "'Per of .Yesterday contained a report of the appointment of a committee to enquire into certain allegations made , by Mr. Gough, against Mr. Lister, the maaieat attendant. Both. these gentle. men appear to be greatly aggrieved, and fully deter mined to inflict si gnal Punishment upon the other. W e ll, the Committee was appointed, it met yesterday, and Mr. Charles Batten occupied the et4.ir. Whoever has heard this worthy gentleman hold forth on the platform at Toxteth Hall, on the one, hay the management. of TUE eve of a contested election, and eyed his peculiar costume on such occasions, would suppose he was a real disciple of Moses of old, the meekest man on earth. It appears, however, that Mr. Batten is a gentleman of quite a different character, and that he can, to suit the purpose he has in view, act in such a way as must satisfy the most scrupulous, that if a party or an object is to be served, he can descend to a line of conduct, which, in a public gentleinan, iS .somewhat of a questionable character. A committee is appointed to hear Mr. Gough's charge against Mr. Lister. and the answer which that gentleman can put forward. But, we hear that the chairman wishes to exclude all rebutting evidence which Mr. Lister can produce ; and, like Lord Norbury of old, seems disposed to exclaim, as regardS the medical officer, " Hang the dog, he is_ not fit to live." It is but fair to say, that we have heard that the chairman refused to put :certain questions touching the conduct of the master and matron toward sick children, their administration of medicine without any medical authority, and that the clerk, Mr. Cleaver, actually refused, although requested by a member of the committee, to enter the question or questions on the minutes. Now, such conduct seems, without any explanation, perfectly unjustifiable. It is more. like " Star Chamber" practice, and totally irreconcilable with an Englishman's idea of fair play. This is truly an age of progress. Everything which can abridge the severity and duration of human labour is readily adopted— it is with pleasure that we observe, that an effort is being made to form an early closing association; some- thing of the kind has existed here for some years but now it is proposed to follow the steps of the London Society, which has already effected so much good. Concurring, as we do, in any move ment which has for its object the intellectual, moral, and physical improvement of our fellow species, we heartily bid the cause God speed, and only regret that the imperative nature of our engagements as journalists do not permit us to join with the friends of the movement, by setting an example to our fellow townsmen of an early closing of our estab- lishment. It rests with those who seek the boon requested to conduct the agitation to a successful issue. Let moderation regulate their demands, let all their appeals be addressed to reason, and according to common sense, and sure, we are, a discerning public will not long resist the request of a really useful, and overlooked class of society. We may return to this subject, as it is one of no minor importance. Ndtwithstanding the great prestige and popu larity of the Emperor Napoleon, he continues to rule the press with the iron grasp of an imperial tyrant. Just now, the Sieede, the Presse, and the Estafette, are under the ban of the police authori ties, for giving expression to popular opinions. Such jealousy—rather unreasonable tyranny—is, to our mind, an evidence that all is not right, when there is such a dread of publicity, and when those who are entrusted with the government of the country cannot afford to allow their conduct and actions, as public men, to be the subject of comment in the columns of public journals. The Tribunal of Cor- rectional Police has fined M. Combes, a writer in Journal du Notariat, 500 f. for having, in an article in the number of 26th July last, libelled the judges of the inferior tribunals by representing that they were jealous of the influence of notaries and others, and employed undue means to dimi nish it ; and M. Escaraxages, director of the jour nal, was fined the like sum for having published the article. From Madrid, we learn that the Spanish govern ment, imitating the example of France, are about to publish certain regulations for the guidance of the press. The Clamor Publico and the Parlanzento state that the condition to which the press has been reduced prevents them from making any comment on the decree for the dissolution of the National Guard ; the Diario expresses approbation of the -measure: From Barcelona, we hear 'that 187 persons condemned by Court Martial had been embarked for Cuba and other colonies. The Captain-General of Catalonia had decreed, the dissolution of all associations of masters, and workmen and masters, in the province. A Madrid letter from a ministerial source,_ says : " The ministers continue to be perfectly united amongst themselves, and the Queen places every confidence in them. One of the greatest of their embarrassments is the rage with which the peOple demand places; applicants literally throng the ministries, and each one of them modestly repre sentS himself to be capable of filling any place whatever." Further news from the United States will be found in another column. It is not of any striking moment. Speculation as to the presiden tial election is rife, but nothing like certainty as to the final result could be hazarded. The appro priation bill had passed the Rouse of Represen. tatives. This measure allows of a large amount of money to be laid out in extending and strengthening the National defences. We regret to observe that attempts are again being Made to curtail the efficiency of the Collins line of steamers, plying 'between this port and New York. We hope, however, that the opponents of these splendid. steam-ships will suffer as they have hitherto done, a signal defeat, and that the mail service will be continued as it now is. The visit of Mr. Lowe to the United States has afforded matter of comment to the New York journals, one of them alluding to the rrentleman says :—" Mr. Lowe's history •usually belongs to those ght hon. b Is more of romance than who attain high offices in England; and nearly resembles, in the arduousness of its early struggles and sole dependence on unaided merit, that of most of the great statesmen of this country." The Southern States had been' visited by a gale of terrific fury, which not only de stroyed property to an immense amount, but was the cause of no less than 137 .deaths. It was more like one of those hurried tornadoes which visits our Indian possessions than a storm in the South part of North America. According to our latest advices from Mexico that unfortunate country is still disturbed by political broils and contentions. Rival parties seek to assume, the supreme control. Meantime America ',Goys_ on quietly, and would not feel aisiiiclined_ to take advantage of any internal broils ls conduct on more occasion s than to iricrease the' extent of her territory in that .1 quarter. • At the ve ßy 7 a tii d v a i t c e s sh fr n o n m Africa, k snf earthquake ari rved at were Marseilles, feit we in Algeria on the 21st. The shocks were slight at Algiers, but stronger at Constantine and at Bona, "and very violent at Philippeville, where as many as twenty two were felt. The steeple of the church has been partly thrown down, and several houses injured, but no lives have been lost. The _hospitals and the barracks have, been evacuated; and the inhabitants of the town• gone into .tents in the Melds. It is said that several' French villages in the neighbourhood of Philippeville have been destroyed. e n ssalt. ; quiet and "Apply at *a - lton's Livery Stables :assorted Stock always on hand. .—A large an LAST (Pig) IRON ILLIAM F. SIM & CO., Sweeting-street PRIEST, BIRKENHEAD. HOUSES! LAND! LAN D!!—ON SALE, in large or y situated, and ranging in price from about MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL meet the payments of the next account. The directors of the Bank of England, however, have not felt it necessary to interfere with the rate of interest. The bill brokers are transacting a profitable business, but their operations for the present are not extensive, although a fair amount of trade paper is under discount. The next three weeks or month will be an anxious period, as the ultilnate yield of the crops_ may then be fairly ascertained, and some notion be formed of the prospects of the close of the year. The influx of specie from the gold producing countries continues to exercise a favourable influence ; but, as the principal part is withdrawn for Continental purposes, the full benefit is not experienced. A hope, however, is expressed in some quarters, that these demands will shortly cease, in which case there must speedily be an alteration for the better. Money continues abundant in the Stock Ex change, and rates for continuation are, if anything, lower than yesterday. The tone of markets gene rally is good, but the English Funds exhibit no tendency to advance. Although the weather is upon the whole satisfactory, still it does not inspire operators with great encouragement, and this un certainty, coupled with the continued unfavourable accounts from the Paris Bourse, tends to depress the buoyancy of the markets. Transactions are also of a limited amount. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING The American mail steamship Atlantic, with New York advioes of the 16th inst, arrived here this morning. Her accounts from the Cotton districts have not exercised any influence upon our own market here. Business throughout the day was somewhat tatne, the sales have been limited, and prices of all descriptions remain without any change. The sales reported are estimated 7,000 bales, of which speculators took 1000 American, and exporters 500. The imports of the week are about 42,000 bales. According to Steward's Cotton Circular, issued for the sailing of the Atlantic, the crop prospects were good, and according to esti mates of the best informed parties, a yield of 300,000 bales was anticipated, Whilst on this subject, we just mention that we observe that our Manchester friends are again turning their attention to the cultivation of Cotton on the West Coast of Africa, from the statements put forward by Mr. Thomas Clegg, a gentleman who has taken a deep interest in the subject, and made a series of experiments with the view of testing that natural ability of that portion of the globe to produce cotton. Mr. Clegg says :—" If means of packing, and good cotton first be furnished, and agencies established to purchase immediately, with cash, all the cotton that is offered for sale, I feel confident that an immense and yearly increas ing quantity of good serviceable cotton will be produced on the West Coast of Africa, and that both the labour, industry, and skill will be found equal to the money supplied." This is undoubtedly a matter of much importance to the country at large, and it shows us that, if we only adopted the means within our power, we can, in a short time, place ourselves beyond the imperative necessity of - depending upon the - United - States for the raw material of our extensive cotton manufactures. India and Australia, too, are capable, after a little time, and the proper, culture of the cotton plant, of sending us supplies upon a gigantic scale. Let us hope that the day is not distant when the mills of Lancashire will be fed with raw cotton, the production of our numerous and fruitful colonies. The transactions in the Liverpool Share Market have been of a limited character Business opened with an inactive feeling, and, subsequently, mani fested an easier tone, and closed with a declining tendency. The last nominal quotations were as follows :—Aberdeen, 13! 13a. Chester and Birk enhead, 158 161 Caledonian, 271 271. Chester and Holyhead, 17 171. Eastern Counties, 9a n r . Eaht Lancashire, 20a 208. Great Northern, 24 xd 241. Do. A, 101 10-1. 1 , Great Western, 64t- xd 65. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 98 94 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 18- 181. Lon don and North Western Stock, 105 xd 105 i. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34 34-i. Midland Stock, 811 xd 82 North British, 9-1 98. - North Staffordshire, 44 44d. South Eastern and Dover, 221 22 7-16. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 20 9-16 xd 20 11-16. York and North Midland, 29 xd 291. Leeds Capital Stock, 17i 18. Buffalo and Lake Huron, ad par. Dutch Rhenish, 2 28p. Great Western of Canada, 25 3-16 25 5-16. Ditto New Shares, 2a 2 11-16 p. Great Luxembourg, 91 9 d. According to our " wind and weather" rain still seems to fall in various parts of the country, and thereby retarding harvest operations. However, we continue to receive reports from nearly all parts of the country, stating that the extent of damage done is but very trifling, and that nothing has yet taken place which can shake the opinion of a liberal and abundant harvest. The Manchester Corn Market yesterday smypathised with that held in Liverpool on Tuesday. This was to be expected, seeing that all the foreign supplies sent to that city came from Liverpool. We have no desire to speculate as to the probable course which the market for breadstuffs will, assume. At present we think, taking-every thing into consideration, the chances are that prices will not assume a high range once the_present harvest is fully gathered in. As to the rumours about potatoe rot, the best answer to such alarmists is, that as yet none of such are brought to table, and we must, therefore, infer that the general crop is sound, and there is an absence of any taint in this most valuable of exculents. Whilst on this subject, we may here quote the opinion of our cotemporary, the Banffshire Journal : Not for may years has the country been so thoroughly cleared out of grain as at the present time. Consequently the weather and prospects .of the crops are viewed with singular interest—by many with anxiety. The past week haVing been cold and rather unpropitious in the northern districts of Scotland, where a good deal has yet to be done in the way of maturing the crops, some apprehensions are again rising as to lateness in several districts, and farmers who have any remnants of grain are not at all inclined at the present time to dispose of it. In the district markets scarcely a parcel has been offered during the week. Barley in particular is exceedingly scarce, several distillers having great difficulty in getting supplies to enable them to manu facture spirits in quantities sufficient to meet their orders. The new crop will be prepared for use as soon as it is all ready for harvest, and it may even now be pretty fairly conjectured that, considering the extent to which barley is supplanted by wheat, and the early suppliea which must be taken from the crop, that it won't be over plentiful in the coming season, any more than in the one now nearly passed. It is difficult at the present time to fix a price for barley, money being paid by needy buyers according to the circumstances in which they are placed as to their means Consols are quoted at 954 1 to 3 for money. and 951-, to for the 10th September. The Three per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 95 to the New Three per Cents. at 951 to 96k ; Ex chequer Bills at 1 ls. to 14s. 'preen. ; and Ex chequer Bonds at 1008 to Z. The closing prices is 951 to Z for Consols for Account. The chief feature in the London Share Market to-day was the Settlement. As regards prices the only feature of importance was an unfavourable reaction from the rise which was attained late yesterday afternoon in . Great Western stock. This stock, which closed yesterdoy at 66 to .4„ has been marked to-day 66 and 651 for money. Berwick shares were more enquired for, and most other descriptions steady. The following were the closing prices :--Caledonian, 543 54. Eastern Counties, 91 9i. East Lancashire, 82 84. Great Northern, 974 94 Ditto A. 87. Great Western, 65Z. 658. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 974 981. London and North Western, 1078 m. Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 341 341 Midland Stock, 83a 848. North British, 37 38. South Eastern and Dover, 752 754. York, New castle, and Berwick, 84 85. York and North Midland, 59 60. Several railway meetings were held to-day. The South Eastern company adopted the report issued, and - agreed to a dividend of 3/. 3s. 4d. per cent. per annum. The Newry and Enniskillen Company met and agreed that a junction should be formed with the Warrenpoint Company, provided the latter were disposed to contribute their proper share toWards doing so. The half-yearly meeting of the Worcester and Hereford Company have also held a meeting, and agreed to a dividend. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING I hear that it is not yet definitely settled whether 1r not the Emperor will visit Toulon, and other eaports, or remain at Biarritz during the whole of the Empress's stay. Some sensation was created a few days back by the seizure of the Presse, the Sieck, and other papers, for publishing an address of congratulation to them selves, from some students, for their support of the liberal cause in Italy. It was reported that the papers in question would be prosecuted, and I believe that a prosecution was actually commenced, but I hear to-day that the only object of the government is, if possible, to discover the names of the students who signed the address. The government, I am told, has received to day a telegraphic despatch announcing the arrival of General Serrano, the Spanish Ambassador at Biarritz, and saying that he will probably present his credentials to the Emperor at that place. A Marseilles despatch announces a sad fact — earthquakes in Algeria. Slight shocks, it appears, were felt on the evening of the 21st, at Algiers, stronger at Constantine and Bona, and some - de scribed as " truly terrible" at Philippeville. In the last mentioned place there were not, it appears, fewer than twenty-two shocks. The church steeple was partly thrown down, a great many houses were damaged, the hospitals had to be evacuated, and the greater part of the population left the town and encamped in the country. In the vicinity of the town several French villages are stated to have been destroyed. The Bourse has been a little better to-day. Constantinople accounts to the 20th have come to hand. M. de Boutenieff, the new Russian Ambassador, arrived there the day before, and, in consequence, Mehemed Kepresli was about to leave for Moscow to represent the Sultan at the coronation of the Czar. The actual surrender of Kars by the Russians took place on the 4th. The Russians had blown up the fortifications of Toultcha, and it was said that in doing so had destroyed the town. They had not, however, evacuated Bayazed. It is denied, too, that they have completely quitted the Isle of Serpents. A Vienna despatch tells us that the Emperor of Austria has offered a " pardon" to the Austrians who served in the English German Legion with out permission, and that four hundred of them have accepted of it. of getting it. Trade at Manchester is rather dull; this is owing enterely to the unsettled state of the wea ther. The business gOing forward is limited, but holders of both Goods and Yarns continue to maintain late rates. . . A London firm, extensively engaged as Ship Brokers, publish the following remarks respecting the Freight Market : There is no material alteration in the freight market since the date of our last report. There is some improvement in the demand for screw steamers, especially for short pips, the partial failure of the wheat crop in Spain having caused large shipments of grain from hence, and for this service steamers have been in demand. There is also enquiry for this description of tonnage to St. Petersburg, and fir con veyance of troops to the Brazils, &c. The Emigration Commissioners continue chartering two vessels a week, the last engagements being with Liverpool ships, at 131 4s for Sydney, and 14/ 4s Portland Bay. The Australian tracle. is brisk, but the large number of vessels on the berth checks a rise in freights, Good 'British . ' ships - are in demand at about 3/ to 3/ 5s per register ten. The , vessels entered out and cleared for Australia last week comprise the following : Entered out. Cleared.: ,! Ship!. Tonnage, 3 1,155 1 374 Ships. Tonnage. Adelaide .. • Hobart Town Moreton Bay Port Phillip Sydney 1 393 •-• •••• 1 7 95 .... 1 1,018 2 2,449 Total. 2 1,178 7 5,026 J %Guano freights from the Chineas continue as last re ported. In the East India trade there is a languid demand. BUs from Calcutta; 63s to 655, Bombay to United King dom; 80s to Continent; 80s to 84s from Akyab to United Kingdom, or Continent; 100 s, :Moulmein (teak) ; 80s, Mauritius, &c., are the nominal rates. Outwards the rates are firm for coals, but without advance. From the Tvne to Aden, £35 is quoted ; Sues, 460 ; Ceylon; £24 ; Bombay, • £2O ' • Calcutta, £25 ; BinFapore, £2O, Bm. During the last week the New Australian Company have made contracts for coaling their vessels at Sydney, King George's Sound, and Ceylon, and the contractors are now chartering vessels to load at Cardiff or Newport, at 35s to Sydney, 32s 6d King George's Island, and 21s Ceylon. The arrangements for Aden, Suez, Malta, and Alexandria arp not yet completed. In the Mediterranean trade there is no iMprovement. The rates from the Danube continue firm at 13s for small vessels ; but from the Blank Sea and Azoff there is less doing, and 55s to 57s 6d from the former, with 105 extra from the latter, are extreme rates. From Alexandria the only quotations are for small vessels, under 200 tons, for which 6s 6d, beans, may be obtained ; Messina, 25 9d to 3s per case lemons; Sicily, 17s sulphur ; Leghorn, 29s timber ; 'Marseilles, 16s, &c. West India timber freights are still firm, the rates current being 85s from Minatitlan, 65s Belize, &c. From Archangel the rates advance with the season, and 5s 3d oats, Os 9d tar, 1058 deals to east coast, is freely offered. There is also good enquiry for small vessels from St. Petersburg town, at 6s 3d... heat, gax or hemp in pro portions ; outward cargoes of -lead from Newcastle being also offered. The market for American Securities has been steady during the past—week. The demand foc i first class railway securities has been moderaie, and sales have been more easily effected wherever I holders were disposed to' make some concession. This is what might be expected, as many of the best class of bonds can be had- fully as cheap as they could be bought in New York, and in some cases rather cheaper. . The Money Market is rather unsettled, which is owing to a combination of causes, viz., the demand occasioned by the progress of the harvest, the supply necessary to meet the loan instalment payable to-day, and the advances necessary to • NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. THE COURT The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Princess Royal, arrived at Buckingham Palace at ten minutes to three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon from Osborne, attended by Lady Churchill, Major General Buckley, and Captain Da Plat. Herr Idajeatfgave - audience at Buckingham Palace in the afternoon to the Earl of Clarendon, Count, Chreptowitch, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of Russia, to deliver his credentials. Monsieur Gonzales, the Spanish Miuister, , to take leave ; and Senhor I de Francisco Martin, to deliver his credentials es Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Guatemala; HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family arrived in Edinburgh last evening, about 6.40. Carriages were waiting at St. Margaret's station to convey the royal party to Holyrood Palace, and the way was lined by the sth Dragoon Guards, the 34th Regiment, and a brigade of Artillery, nearly all the men of the different corps wearing Crimean medals. The royal party remained at Holyrood until this morning, when they, intended to survey the improvemeuts being made on the " Queen's Drive," and decide as to further works to be executed. Her Majesty, the . Prince, and ItOyal Family will leave Holyrood at 9 a.m. to-morrow morning for Balmoral, which will be reached by railway to Banchory, and thence by post carriage for thirty or forty miles up the 'valley of the Dee. OXTON AND CLAUGHTON FLORAL SHOW.—The usual exhibition of fruits and lowers of this society was held yesterday in the Birkenhead-park. The weather being so unpropitious there was but a few specimens sent to the ground, and the company was extremely limited. ARGYLE Rooms, BIRKENHEAD.—Miss Fanny Harding, Mr. Artis, and the Young Garrick, gave their entertain ment at these rooms, on Wednesday night, and a full 'and fashionable audience were much delighted with the rich treat provided. We see, by advertisement, a second enter tainment will be given (by desire) this evening (Friday.) THE LATE COLLISION ON . TUB MERSEY. —Yesterday, the enquiry into the cause of the late collision between the Excelsor and Mail, Dublin steamboat, was resumed before J. S. Mansfield, Esq., and Captain Schoenberg, at St. George's Hall. This investigation is held by the dimetion of the Board of Trade, to whom a report will be furnished when the examination is completed, Yesterday several witnesses were examined, and the enquiry ,as further adjourned. AUSTRALIAN SHIPS.—The splendid ship Acadia, for Melbourne (of the Mersey line), will sail on Thursday next, the 4th September. She will have upwards of 2,000 tons of cargo, and 250 passengers on board, and as she is in capital trim, and will take steam to Tuskar, if requisite, there will be a fair trial between her and the Marco Polo, sailing on the sth. The James Cheston, for Sidney, of the same line, sails on Sunday next. Letters for the Acadia must be posted by ten, a.m., on the 4th, as she sails at noon on that I day. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain 0. Eldridge, which sailed from New York on the 16th instant, has arrived, bringing the usual semi-weekly mails, 38 passengers, and about 190,000 dollars specie on freights. The steamship Broussein, from Hamburgh, had arrived at New York, after a short voyage of less than fourteen days. There was an active demand for money at New York, and loans on call were less easily obtained, while the offering at most of the banks were much beyond their income, so that the demand at the note brokers was increasing at 8 to 10 per cent., chiefly 9 to 10 per cent. for prime paper. The Stock Market was less buoyant, but the demand was not only active, but in some instances strong. Foreign Exchange was heavy, at 109 to 1094 for commercial bills, on London, and 1091 to 109 for bankers' paper. A better feeling had pervaded the Cotton Market, but prices remained stationary. Alluding to the harvest in this country, one of the leading New York papers publishes the follow ing in its city article of the 16th inst. : There is much anxiety felt here among grain and flour dealers, in regard to the probable de man d for bread s t u ffs from France. Last year, when it was known that purchases were naakine• here on French account, our market rapidly improved until trade was deranged, and persons in the lute_ rior who were placing great reliance upon the upward movement, met with severe losses. We should regret any similar course of prices this year, for it could only lead to a worse disappointment, with a still more disastrous result. But there can be no question but France will want largely of our breadstuff's. Iler own crop is again deficient, while he supply from the Black Sea cannot be made available to any great extent, and Spain can furnish but little. Already there are clearances hence for Lisbon, the old crop being exhausted, and the ne'y unpromising. This French demand however, should be looked at calmly ; it is no reason why prices should advance. Our harvest is so large that but for some such outlet, wheat and flour must have gone down below a remunerating price. As it is, we lok for yet lower rates, but the export trade will prevent the bottom of the market from falling out. We still think the early sales will be the best. With regard to the Dry Goods trade, we are in formed that the demand for most descriptions of imported manufactures had been less active than was reported by the Arabia, but prices had con tinued unaltered. In the papers before us there is a variety of interesting intelligence, of which we collate the following summary : It was reported in official circles at Washington that Secretary Dobbin is to supersede Mr. Mason as minister at Paris, and Colonel Orr to be Secre tary of the Navy. If this purpose be adhered to, the change may not happen till after the adjourn ment of Congress. The most interesting portion of the transactions in Congress was that rela tive to Kansas. The discussion on Mr. Pen nington's amendment to the Judicary, Legis lation, and Executive Appropriation Bill was brief, spirited, and effective. Its purpose is to compel the President to abandon the prosecu tictil' of the State men in Kansas for treason. Mr. Campbell stated significantly that he knew confi dentially that the prosecutions were not to be pressed. Many republicans insisted on further particulars. The other side of the House speedily exposed their own knowledge with Campbell's intimation. Orr and others proceeded to admit that it had been doubtful whether their prosecu tions for treason ought to be pressed. The New York Times adds :—" The truth is, the administra tion has backed down, and has decided in cabinet to order a discontinuance of the Kansas prosecu tions. The story that the Kansas judges have been removed is certainly erroneous." In the Senate a joint resolution had been passed, accept ng a portrait of John Hampden, presented by Mr. John M`Gregor, Secretary of the Board of Trade. They had also passed a bill, settling the salary of a member of Congress at 3,000 dols. per annum. The -.following despatch, dated New Orleans, Aug. 14, gives an account of a terrible storm which swept over the Southern States, causing dreadful inundations, great loss of property, sweeping away buildings, injuring several ships of large burden, and sacrificing no less than 137 lives. A terrible storm occurred in this vicinity on Sunday, which lamed all day, as 131 mo all day on Monday. Its effects however were most disastrous at Last Island, a great summer retreat, and which our accounts represent to have been entirely inundated. Every building on the island is said to have been swept away, and no less than one hundred and thirty seven lives are reported to have been lost. The steamer Star, Captain Smith, which left here on the 9th (Saturday), with a large number of passengers, encountered the storm before reaching Last Island, and became perfectly unmana geable: she soon after became a complete wreck. The scene among the passengers was terrific, there being no less than 250 persons clinging to the wrecked fragments of the vessel, each anxiously waiting the arrival of some vessel to take them off. Whether any of this company have been lost is not yet known, though hopes are entertained that all were saved, as a steamer is understood to have gone to their relief. Caillon Island has also been submerged, but the accounts from thence are very meagre. It is reported, however, that an immense amount of property, and many lives have been lost. The ships Bowditch and Ellerslie, as also the brig Creole, which were lying near the mouth of the river, have all been seriously damaged by the storm. On the lake and river we also hear of numerous steamboats, flatboats, and other craft being injured. Nearly all the wharves at the watering places have been inundated, and the buildings thereon, bath houses, &c, swept away. Alto gether, the loss of property must be very heavy, but it is impossible, now, to calculate tha amount. The crops, it is feared, have also suffered.severeiy. It is stated, upon satisfactory evidence, that the ultimate object of Walker's expedidition to Nica ragua is not so much to conquer that country as to obtain a foothold for a renewed invasion of Cuba. The projects of invading Cuba are only suspended, not laid aside—the Walker expedition is designed to prepare the way for its renewal, and it is said .that, if Buchanan is elected, his administration is pledged to aid actively and vigorously in its accomplishment. The plan is to avoid the ap pearance of direct invasion from the United States —as this would subject us to complaints and probable hostility from England and France as well as Spain. But Walker's rule is to be recognized and consolidated in Nicaragua. When this is effected, Nicaragua will be made the head-quarters of the Cuban invaders. They will then have ground where they, can organize their forces outside the jurisdiction of the United States : and our government will thus be able en tirely to evade the responsibility of the move ment. But if England or France should their interfere—it " will then be for the American Government to consider," in the words of the Ostend Manifesto, " whether the possession of Cuba is a national necessity :" —and whether their " preponderance" and " supremacy" in the affairs of Central Ainericd do not require them to resist such interference, by force of arms. The New York papers publish a curious 'docu ment from Nicaraaua. It is a circular addressed by seven of Walker's soldiers, now prisoners in Costa Rica, to their countrymen in the United State, denouncing Walker in the severest terms, ' and warning Americans not to enlist under his standard. They have resorted to this means of making their appeal, because, as they allege, no Statements from Nicaragua are allowed to reach the United States, except such as meet the approval of Walker himself. Their charges against the General 'are certainly somewhat formidable. They review his whole history—going back to the date of his „first invasion of Lower California, and endeavour ing to convict him, at every stage of his pro gress, of utter incapacity and dishonesty. They give a novel and very curious account of the reasons of his coming to Nicaragua,--:-.saying that it all arose from the schemes of one Byrum Cole, an American, who, o n hi s 'return from California, found himself in Nicaragua without the means of getting home, and who originated the scheme of getting Walker to join one of the political parties of that country, as much for a frolic as anything else. They assert that Walkers' position is becom ing desperate—that multitudes of the Americans who have been induced to join him have perished from disease—that he is in no condition to fulfil any of his engagements, or to keep any of his promises—and that those who may join him now will be sure to be disappointed and ruined. The circumstances under which the letter is written expose it to the suspicion of having been prompted or largely influenced by the ,Costa Rican authori ties, whose prisoners the signers of it now are. It is, at all events, thoroughly in the Costa Ric? interest, though we suspect its statements COntani more truth than Gen. Walker would care to ha/e exposed. The intelligence from Nicaragua is interesting. Rivas is said to be fortifying himself at Canend fP gua, where he has already gathered three thousand_ trroops. He is alleged to have the sympathy of the whole country, with the exception of the Ani er r cans, who adhere to Walker. Costa Rica is P r y,: paring for another invasion, and, it is supposeu_ will receive material assistance from Hon dura . 9 , I and Guatemala. Against such a combination,ll energetically carried out, it cannot be hoped tba,l: even Walker will be able successfully to co nten g o He has, nevertheless, an effective force of ll ° , t Americans, who are represented to be in excel'e t , spirits. The foregoing intelligence is deri ved frau d the Panama Star and Herald, and it is co nfirin% by the Daniel Webster, of whose arrival at e`ii Orleans we have a brief telegraphic notice. Wret the Daniel Webster left San Juan there w as a flee of seven British ships in port, mounting 180 g°° PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. of NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 1856.—A postscript to my advices Tuesday last gave you the business in the Cotton Market 01 that day, which closed at unchanged prices under the Cal' ad3 : news. Since then the market has been more active, ao although in one or two instances lower prices are said to VI been accepted, we nevertheless closed last evening steadilYt about the figures given in my last. The sales on Wednesds: went 1,000 bales, on Thursday 1,200 bales, and on Fl i t (yesterday) 1,400 bales were reported , nea rl y all j°_, spinning. I annex the figures that will b u y cotton - Middling Uplands, 111 d ; middling Mobile, 1 1 1 d ; mid dlig n New Orleans, 114 d Flour rules firm for good brands, with moderate receipts. The same remarks will apply to wheat. Corn is held fir° 63c to 64c for yellow Southern. fal l The Money Markets remain firm and active at the 9 rates previously quoted—say 7 per cent. on call, and 8 t per cent. for paper of first - class. Sterling contin ues 4'14 and rather lower, the best bills selling at 9 : 1 per cent. In Stocks there is a better feeling, and quotations gell,e. rally are one to two per cent. higher t h a n on Wednesdn F r eights are Id for Liverpool, and id to Havre, Antsfer,,Cof and Bremen. The next steamer hence is the Age' e' Wednesday, 20th. From the South we have accounts of a terrible st°t4l:; lasting three days uninterruptedly, and. sweeping mostlY°ft portions of Alabama, Louisiana, and the Mississippi c°l‘ :; The destruction of property was fearful, and over °- 90 hundred lives are said to have been lost. A steame r t i te r also wrecked. and several sailing vessels injured. Wh e h ' ee e or no, it has damaged the cotton region, we have ne t % o f informed, though it is scarcely possible that all portie ti ;,i ) it have escaped. The storm first commenced on the and lasted until the 12th. NEW YORK MARKETS, AUG. 16. AstiEs—The receipts of both kinds continue lig ht, sl t ic a good demand; Pot ashes have advan c e d to 6 dole. ' Pearls are steady at 7 dole 75c. t of Cortot4.—We take the following from the circulsftlo Messrs. J. Steward and Co., prepared for the sailing °I,OO Atlantic :—The operations in our staple for the mon th 1 1 0 ° , been unusually light. Until the week just past, price s vo ot been firmly maintained at fully half a cent beyond thellenero' exporters, with a very small enquiry from our own The majority of holders have been indifferent about ° ,,, f ics ° believieng that buyers must soon come to them, and tha t r o lca would then advance. Such has not been the case. I b m , e e a this week have amounted to as much as the three Pr e 7ajliss, ones, and at rates fully - 1 4 c. lower on all styles below 1111 4 f ° : fair. This is, in a measure, owing.to an increased cr" l° ,.ces" money, and to a discovery that we have probably fifty P e ; i t ot' more stock in the city than we have generally es tiniatc` l l The Canada's advices, to 2 nd instant , were received esqbe° Tuesday morning, and the letter mail on Thursday t aiog' accounts, fully confirmatory of those immediately p rec ,,,itll and advising sales of 69 , 600 bales at hardening rates, -ea better market at Manchester, and a very favourable o°,lof the prospects of the next harvest , have not strengthen' vies market. The sales for the month have a v e ra g ed 45° bsl,' daily, except the past week, which we estimate at I,2°° trade' daily, nearly all of which has been taken by the 101'1,,e,01, We regard the market as closing steady at our reneweu had tions, with an increased supply on sale. Lo w rive r e v prevented the delivery of the residue of the crop in bale' O r l e ans section, which we estimate at 7 5 , 000 to 100,0000,1 i In other districts the country is represented as bare a s i t I 'S° is. The growing crop is certainly flittering for a bcayla,,bo and as a greater breadth of gronnd has be en pla"tegirefi before, we see no cause to apprehend a crop under th o shown by the present one, although in this we have '1'"157,, the cotton grown in 1854, and detained by low water ' which is generally estimated at 300,000 bales . Pic`j o progressing in Texas and Louisiana, and partially i°ol districts, but owing to want of navigation, the sout h : ports will be late in receiving lots available for shippiolv LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION Opei f t l Uplands. Florida. Mobile. so l Ordinary to good 92 to 101 92 to 10i gi to 10/ t o Ill ~ Low middling 102 to 112 11 to 11 to 11l ' Middling av list 111 ; a I d Middling even lot 111 112 —12 i 2i 1 Good middling 12 to 12} 12 to 1 121 to 12i Middling fair 12} to 122 121 to 14 12g to 13 d i Fair to good fair 13 to 13 1 none none ;It) t ° , BREADSTUFFs.—There has been an advance °I vireg t v, cents, since the sailing of the Arabia, on State an d i t of o r flour, common qualities being in good supply are du G aro l d The. receipts are moderate, and there is not all ac 01° ico lion of stock to speak of. Canada sorts are dullg to 0 1 4 market is without material change. No new feature in the demand for or value of wheat. Inferior quali, t 9 plenty are difficult of sale, while prime samples 19e'%°r0i8 are wanted, and bring rather better prices. Indian CopePiti good demand, and the market for the better qualities ;: o ls i d Illorz.—The market for Scotch pig is steady, r i it ,"o3l 3 " lots at 31 dole 50 cents to 32 dols 6 months. „,-r', l3 : continue depressed and prices favour the buyer. I ",: ie so fil h iet English sheet singles and that of doubles and tre'"aos" The rates are 31-c to 4c for singles, 4ie to 41c f ur .0 and 44c to 411 for trebles. a off' PROVISIONS,—The pork market continues dull, a n jet? 25 cents lower, but other kinds are unchanged. '111 ,,, e d is materially restricted by the high prices preva i, "" f ite o ? being in large supply the demand is limited, and P' o lc P declined. Lard has improved lc per lb, and butter sell readily at late rates. Its / ' 0 41 SALT : We have no alteration to notice in the in sr,od buyers of salt in this market being the only mereriole appear to be afraid to let the market price of the sr deal in known. Ot!;t 4/ TOBACCO : The accounts received from the West s e • A unfavourable for the growing crop, hs. tended °off/ additional firmness to the market. We note sale 5 0 250 hhds Kentucky leaf at from 8c to 13c ; 27 h h i goi county, private terms; 250 cks seed leaf at le t e j oi bales Havana, part for export, at 22c to 55c. joq FREIGHTS are dull, but rates are, in almost ev er t f It' unchanged. To Liverpool : Cotton, square balee, P e o tee flour, per brl, is 3d to is 4id ,• rosin per brl, is to o, 11 heavy bushel, sad to 7p. To London : Cheese P er flour per brl, 2s 6d to 2s 7id ; rosin and tur pentin e ; to I ? I lbs. 2s 7P to 2s 9d ; furs an d s ki ns , & c ., p e r tonot 6 pe r heavy goods, oil, &c., 25s to 30s; beef, 6s. Oil es``. 21s to 255 . ; grain, 7d. [The preceding American intelligence apPef ireci Second Edition at noon yesterday.l INDIA AND CHINA The steamer Bombay arrived at Tvieg ,n C AI 1~ nesday, at a p.m. The mails were to lca o foli a i, dria, August 21, with C a l cutta dates o f u li orq Bombay 20, Hongk ong 10 , and Shang ll9i i , i i ) 1f Fifty inches of ra i n h a d f allen at 80ni";. 0 ,,A Darieling 36 i nc h es o f ra i n f e ll i n 90 h i ts tior, Horsley, assistant collector in the Ma";„" e tP o i o dency, has been mur d ere d. Th e h e ir to t'coil of Burmah has been assassinated. Lord, Ofil i was indisposed. Exchange at Bornbn' to Market quiet ; trade brisk. Freights don and Liverpool. At Calcutta, exell s ",eri l j Money market improved ; import trade A ' no . ffe tive. Freights £3 lOs fo r sugar t o Leo 0° i b indigo crops , throughout Bengal 1 1 , 4 0 :::, 0 0.„p i r ( injury. Anarchy rei gns th roug h ou t ul',' o o6 l " Ben Avon, with a va l ua bl e cargo from Log' Shanghai, was totally wrecked near 1 015 Mote change at H ong Kong and Canton 49 'tlielo t i i , Shanghai 7s 3d. The exp o rt s of tea O r o ttoiv ending June 19th were six millions of ) 3 4 0 excess, of the previous year. The " I.- uew season's teas have been shipped. ,r LIST OP PASSENGERS PER ATIANTIC , .—Mr• - 14 r, f Mr. John Randall, Mr, and Mrs. Y. T. Latta , ' Ilry f E. Kearney, Mr. and Mrs, Allen and 50 0, , i5 t0,10,', Manahan, Air. H. F. Spalding, Mr. C. L. Sb 3 rn r ro J e a el'f Andrew Dalton, Mr. William Cruvy, Mr. 'r b i nib e o Mr. E. L. Thornton, Mr. J. E. Jones, Mr. R. 0 0 ,1, Mr. Wm. Picler, Mr. P. 0. Riley, Mr. D B. Jecoma, Mr. NV . Webster, Mr. G. W. Je an s, Baran, Mr. M. Bruga s , M r. Ch ar l es Niaat'Ver t i," Walmsley, Mr. T. Nash, M r . Ul m, M r . Jame s olo* Antonio Bettram, Mr. Wm. Sellick, Mr. S. Leggett, Mr. W m . Redfern, Mrs. A. 0? `" Dalton, and Col. Lindsay.