Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-27 00:00:00

'.lrothnizr:iat saLes. T FES DAT, 0p account of w'loni it may concern. This Day (Tutidav instanz, at Cue o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 1;01(111a:1-street, Above MOO bags Madras SUGAR, landed ex Medium, from Point de Gallo, and now lying in thc Albert Dock warehoLges, 2 and 3. Apply to . • „ N. WATEKROUSE & SONS, Brokers. on account of whom it may conecna. This Day . •(Tnesda7 , ) tho 2ith ii. - !stralt, 'at One o'cmck, at thO (;tie, 3fM, Exchan_qc-street Ea.sty About 2 041 Bag:: Cleaned RICE. landed from the teamer Africar, hence to Constantinonle, ace., put back fro:, ; about 131)U 'Bags lying at the Wrecked sheds, nortit-e.ai , !:. side Prince's and the remainder a: No. 2, north or.zi Stanl , ,y 1 . )"el. Apply to PilitelVAl„ CAMPBELL, & Benker, - ; to the Livelpool Underwriters' As,oeiation. On Thursday, the 21th inA - .ant. at the SIALe-room, About 300 Bags RICE,, all faults, new landing ex John' Wood, frOin , iligapore. Apply to 3fesers Leech,-ITarrisan; and Forkood,,Merehants., , br.to' • 0 , S. R;CKMAN, Broker. i • ‘Jt. rt Sate. NOTTINGHAM ALE. ' • This celebrated ALF., is brewed expressly for Families, and may be had in casks 'of 9,.18, and 36 gallons. Apply to JOHN SHELTON, Sole Agent. ; Stoics : 68, Hanover-strgel, corner of Wood-street. 78f19 OttNetki Olt • • • FOR SALE; BY PRIVATE TREATY; • • •• • ; The well-known Chepstow‘built Brig ELINOIt CHAPMAN,. . • .....,,,...4‘ , . - coppered and copper-fastened ; 293 tone. For farther particulars apply to • • ; CHARLES CALMS. 2. New Napping ; CAPTAIN FRANCES, Coburg Dock. TO-MORROW. To-morrow (Wedneiday,) the 28th instant, at the Broker's• Sale-room, .qisley-buildings, . •i • ~ 9500 ItundleiiliATTANS,' ex John Wood, from Slog:it:ore. Apply to M.ssrs. Leech, Harrisou, and Forwoad, Meratauts ;orto i -. 1 •' . S. RICKMAN, Brokier. To-6:(Oni'd - A - EN‘ ,.. dnesdity,) tlio 26Th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Salo-rOoni, Temple-court, • I 762 Boxes St. Michael's 02,ANGES, I ex 'Zenith. 74•5m11l •• • Do: Do: • i • • ; •:•;783.Boitcis et. Michael's ORANGES; t'.. Arrow. ' 86 5ma11... ! • Da, 1)q. ''' 738 Bh!te,iSt.'7 , llchlwl's OIA:S%GIiS, ) ICx Redat 15 Small • Do.: • : Do. " ' • • aa • , . 1 Boxer; fit..3lichael.;s ORANGES, ) s ex 'Excelsior. • . ' 52 NMall • ' 1)0.., 107 Boxes St. 'Michael's ORANGES, ex Queen. . 73 Half-chests Lisbon ORANGES, ex Arno. 135 Half-clicsts Poll ORANGES, ex.Cintra. 454 Boxe§ Pal'erino ORANGES,I • , ex. Bceots. 40 Do. Bitter Do. 230 Boxes Palermo 011ANOV,S, cx Corinthian (s.; 10 Cases Dp. DD. 200Box•es Messina ORANGES, ex 'Robert Cottle. 5S Half-clicst4 Port ORANGES,) ex • M . inh() i s , • 1600 String's Do. ONIONS, i 50, lags,',NlElsina NUTS. 1108 ,i, , 'Trench WALNUTS, ' .. 3: Apply to .IA.MES ',A.DAM, SON, and CO., Brokers. —• " • :;'t •V*,.....ci • THURSDAY. ............. . . . .. an Thurs lay next, the :19th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16; Exchange-buildings' • 1,375 Bags Bengal LINSEED, just landed per John O'Cia.unt.—Apply to Messrs. Fielden, Brothers and Co., Merchants ; or to .t. IT. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. Ou account of,y4torn it may concern. On Thursday eat, the 29th instant, at one o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 30e, Exchange-street East, About!' 70 -- go $0 tons IRON, :•arious siz;.'s, !saved' frnm the wreek - Of 'the Wave. And at the came time, about 8 tons HOOP IRON, landed from the sterner - African, hence to Constantinople, Rte., put back from sea :- lying at the Sheds for Wrecked Goods, north-east side. Prince's rock. Apply to PERCIVAL, CAMPBELL, and CO., • •Bro'cers to the Liverpool Underwriters' Association.- . t , ,ON SALE, SAL AthIONIAC, ;~ . SALTS.,OF TARTAR., • ' CARBONATE AWNfONIA, ' :13)( ! 1(: CthA" VeAy AL p T ac t ized for 14300 rt. • itrtily. to GEORGE WILLIAMS, 32, Dale-streat. , or on board, to FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE TREATY, rik The Fine British-built Barque • CONRAD, A 1. eooPered and ecipPz?r-fastened, 328 tons Now, lying. , ia the West • India dtcport London. For further particulars apply to Suart and Simp son, 9, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, Landon; or to d 24 CHARLES CALMS, 2, New Wapping, Liverpool. FOR SALE, in Sandon Dock, The fine - well-built Barqte MARIANNE. Length, 109 feet 5-10ths ; breadth, 28 feet 6-10th: ; !••• ,1%.1 depth, 17 feet. 399 tons 0.x., 338 14-100ths tons --- N.N.M. This vessel is built of the best Baltic Pine timber, is lavishly fastened withwood knees, and is thorougily sound. She has lately undergone considerable repairs abroad, when her timbers were found first-rate; has sister-kelsons and bilge logs, which render her a strong, useful vessel; has a quantity f stores on board, and can be sent to sea at a trifling expense. She would make a first-rate deal vessel, or coal hulk, het last cargo being upwards of 500 tons coals. Apply to the - tier, board ; or ,to 9.4 • 'on CALEB D. WATSON & CO., Ship Brokers, • 14, Water-street. 49f11 0 .• -t, k\r,_ ~ENARA ; ~.-,111,14,5 423 tons register, about 450 tons o.m. : built at — t,Richibucto, in 1859, and classed A seven *ears. Length; 127 feet; breadth, 27 feet 7-10th.s ; depth, 18 feet 2-10ths. Has house on deck, and forecastle ; yellow metal fastening ; is well finished and a fine model, and sails fast; carries a large cargo, and is a useful vessel for any trade.---For further par ticulars apply to JOIN JARDINE & SON, Cd 26 , 5, Trafford-ehatnbers. FOR SALE; The fine new Barque GLEN,— - Vtsfitts 1111 Altair:lU. - - • Unless previously Sold by Private Bargaix. On Tt&''sday, the 10th January next, at the Office of the Clyde 34 , editerranean Packet Company (Limited,) Madeira _.b• . 'ngs, Glasgow, The Screw-steamer Sr. ELMO, • 1. 181 tons nett, 266 tons gross resister. 'IC 3 Farther partieulars,and orders for insp ec ti on ; 4, I: may be had on application, at the Company's - Office, to THOMAS' id EI K LE. CURRY, IKELLOCK, and CO., „ • DRONERS FOR THE SALE AND PURCHASE • ~ OF SHIPS AND STEAMERS, SHIP VALUERS , ,o, AND APPOINTED BROKERS To THZ HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY. Walmer-buildings, Waier=dr - _ . _ ROBERT A. MUNN and CO., ADMIRALTY BROKERS ',l l ,Zi BROKERS FOR TES SALE OF SHIPS AND STEAMERS, SHIP VALUERS, &c., 3, York-buildings, Dale-street. COMMERCIAL CIRCULARS, CATALOGUES, &c. CIRIFFIN & M'GHIE, 1,31 (summers to CMARLIS WILLIER,) GENERAL PRINTERS, Me in a position to execute, on the shortest notice, and with correctness, COMMERCIAL CIRCULARS, CATALOGUES, etc. PittNTING OPPIcEs, 15, SOUTH JOHN-STREET. scarcely any demand .. In the railway and sharemar kets generally no transactions of any importance ; but as regarCis . English stocks a further advance of t to I per cent., which was well maintained to the tlose.—Times. Funds firm ,with an occasional improvement of about 1-16 per cent. ; final quotations same as yesterday. The influence of the holiday season was felt in the curtail ment of business. Demand for money only moderate. No operations in gold at the Bank.--liaily News. The Stoek Exchange will be closed to-day, and arrangements have been made, as far as possible, for a suspension of business in the city generally. : 'i The Hera W's city article anticipates that investments will be prosecuted with vigour at the turn of the year, and, if European advises are encouraging, that a fresh rise will take place. . • MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. Yv LIVERPOOL, Monday Evening. This day has been otierved as a strict holiday inost on 'Change, as well as in of the Public Offices. No Cotton, Share or proauee Markets have been held, and business was entirely at a stand. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. , Monday Evening. , To-day has been Observed as a holiday in the cily, and no business was transacted. _______ • METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—asc. 26 Market very scantily supplied with each kind of fat stock. Some sheep sold readily at full prices, other wise traderuled very dull, at next to nominal quotations. Beet 3s Sd to 4e 10c1 Veal 46 2d to 58 2d Mutton 3s 4cl to 5s 4d Pork 36 6d to 5s Od Lamb Os Od to Os Od IPsm q , TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts foreign ...... .. 200 Calves ktows , 9O „ foretgn 33 ' . 0 , foreign ..... Pigs S heep • 0000' foreign ''f The following appeared in. a portion 'of our hn-I pre4sion,of yesterday:— s I , ;t . THE l‘lO.ll.EY_ MARKET. English funds. i o ac tife n /hiftendeney, however, wasf ather toWarti4 nhproveide4itg 4U `the discOunt market UV; -sr ,pIE DAY'S . NEWS. There is nothing new to-day respecting the ap __ proaching Congress, now definitely fixed td Meet on the 19th of January—if we except the removal of all doubt that Russia will be represented there, the official journal of St.. Petersburg. having now for- . mally announced that Prince Gortschakoff has been appointed the: Russian Plenipotentiary. Among the rumours at . Paris, respecting the CongresS, it 'lnv he` ietnarked' that although they are not of, much importance, they generally agree in representing a better Understanding to exist between the French and. English governments than was the-case a fortnight since. The famous pamphlet, " The Pope and the Congress," continues to be the principal topic of discussion . in the political circles of Paris ; and it adMitted on all hands that, proceeding as it does from head quarters, it is regarded as affording very satisfactory evidence of a desire on the'Part of the. Emperor to pursue such a policy regarding Italy as may have the effect of maintaining a good understanding with England. The remark of the Paris C'onstitutionnel, with reference to this, that "it is necessary the two great nations Of the West should remain united in the interests of civilisation and of the European equilibrium," is very significant at the present moment ; for the French press, as we all know, is not per mitted to be very independent in its political speculations. The Wakefield Election Commission concluded its labours on Saturday. The closing evidence was mostly confirmatory of that which had, been taken before, and did not possess much interest. It was proved by one of the firm of Overend, Gurney, and Co., of London, that Mr. Leatham had received from them £2,500 for the purposes Of the election ; and there is little doubt, from the correlative evidence, that all this money was expended by the Liberals in. bribery. They did the thipg- " liberally," paying cash down for their votes, in sums of fifty, thirty, and twenty poUnds; 'according to circumstances. Nor would there 'appear to be any secrecy about it. I knew, of course," said one of the witnesses, " that bribery was going on in the town as every body else did. - It was as commonly talked of . as the price of wheat or the state of the weather." And yet did the Liberals all the while profess a firm adherence to purity of election, and a most virtuous horror of bribery and corruption. There can be no doubt that Wakefield deserves to be diSfranchised. Whether or not the Commis , • sioners will recommend this, in their report, remains to be seen. ' y t , T tAc We have the painful record to-day of another dreadful shipwreck,—on this occasion in the English Channel. The Blervie Castle had left the Thames for Australia with a portion of her passengers, intending to call at Plymouth for: the remainder; but before she reached the latter port, a terrific gale sprung up in the Channel, with heavy snow, in which she was lost —all on board, it is feared, some fifty souls or more—perishing with her. As yet, however, there is no one to tell the story of this fa'tal wreck. Large portions of her cargo have come ashore. She is known to have encountered the fearful gale, and she h as no t, accor di ng to appointment, called at Plymouth. There would seem to be no doubt, indeed, of her wreck ; and as little of the loss of all on board. The Times, , remarking on the -release' of the prisoners - of 'the Princess Royal to-day, which we alluded to in our impression of yesterd a y, only too truly says, that " the whole affair was one grand blunder froth beginning to end ; and now, that it has been put to rights, as far as may be, it is best forgotten, save in so far as it may ,prolte a profitable warninc , for the future.". -- It is, - ; • 0 7 -,5,•:.•t• , _ • a'blunder, hom'rever, into which our naval 'b'cim manderi will •bg 9. 61-44 1 4011 7 , ( ft they per . • is& t in pursuing a system J,of. - ,flisciplineathat is utterly unsuited to the altered circumstances of society, and the altered condition of the navy itself. As is well observed, " the delusion of hoping to maintain order in ships-of war by means of cat-o'-nine-tails and terrorism must be dismissed from their thoughts as a thing of the past." And so must every other delusion that is founded on the old and exploded:system of naval brutality. The Christmas holidays have, for the time being, driven our merchants and 'men of business from the marts of commerce. The usually busy 'Change has been 'all but deserted, or only pre sented to view: those whose personal partialities and .general desire. for information abstracted them for a brief space from attending to those rites of hospitality which custofn has associated indissolubly with the observance of Christmas. Besides the hospitalities, however, which'in due observance reflects honour on the community, and diffuses 'the amenities of friendship and affection through all ranks, we are much gratified to find that our affluent citizens do not in their own enjoyments forget the claims of the needy, ih6 helpless, and the poor. In our columns to-day we. gladly'recount some of the pleasing eireum kanceiconneeted with the distribution of Chrikinas cheer at some of our leadinf;'charitable and other institutions. . From these it will be . perceived that all classes vied with each other in their en deavours to contribute to the 'happiness of the masses. Another, and not less pleasing feature of these' Christmas treats will be found in •the evident good will and friendly feeling which were displayed as actuating all, classes—donors; 'superintendents; or recipients of the seasonable bounty. By the arrival of the Europa to-day we 'are put in possession of the details Of events, political and social, which are in course of occurrence among our brethren of the United States: From these it appears that little progress has as yet been made in organising the House of Represen tatives, without which process being completed it is contrary to rule for the President to deliver his manifesto of legislative policy, .or annual Message to Congress, as the document is called. The delay in obtaining this, is beginning to occasion a good deal of discussion and to excite some impatience. The Kew Fork Herald advocates the propriety of the. President immediately delivering his mes sage to the Senate, which body, the Herald says, is fully organised and ready for business, only waiting the announcement of the message to pro ceed. On the other hand, it is said, that until there is . an .organisation of the House it is im possible to tell what line of policy it will sanction, and that consequently the President cannot definitely fix the leading views Which it is necessary for him to pursue —or, at all events, to liadow forth in his official Programme.. II • IF imperial assurances, solemnly asseverated and oft repeated, are in any wise to be relied upon, we may now banish all apprehensions of a hostile invasion from the Emperor of the French. It must be admitted, that not only during the past year, in which the idea has had possession of the public mind of England, that such an in vasion was really contemplated, Vat through out the whole of his reign, Louts NAPOLEON'S acts towards this country have, upon the whole, been such as to discourage, rather than otherwise, any notion of his being hostile to it. And so his Majesty has just reminded "Mr. COBDEN, who is taken for granted to be the Enylishnzan in the dialogue with the Frenchman on this subject, which has recently appeared in the Paris correspondence of the Times. "The Emperor," it is declared, " has given to no foreign power more than to England guarantees of his desire to live in good harmony. Hardly had he ascended to power when he despatched, in spite . of the Assethbly, the French fleet to make common cause with yours in the East. Subsequently he united him self with you in the Crimean war, and when the insurrection which broke out in. India employed all your army in Asia, did he profit by the ab sence of your force to pick a quarrel with you ? On the contrary," he offered to the English troops a passage through France. , : He subscribed, as well as . the Imperial Guard, for your wounded, while (be it said en passant and without meaning reproach) our wounded in Italy seemed to find you indifferent. Finally, how many measures for the last ten years have been proposed by divers Governments which might' have shocked England ? He has rejected them all, and made no merit whatever in your eyes of the rejection. How can so many proofs of a cordiality so con stant be all at once forgotten ? And how does it come to pass that mistrust and error are substi tuted for the legitimate effect which it should have produced? Why should a line of conduct so honest be answered by passionate and mistaken alarm? I look about in vain, and I cannot under stand the cause of this sudden terror in England." All this, it must be confessed, is irresistible—as far as it goes. But then there is the increase of naval and military armaments. These, however, the Emperor has explained, or it has been explained for him—have not only no reference whatever to any contemplated hostilities against England, but they were simply necessary to place the naval and military resources of France on a permanent footing- of strength and—efficiency. " Consult the estimates of the navy and army," is the imperial answer, " and you shall find in i them no excessive expenditure on the part of the, rant Government." And if this be, so, then on, head also there has been needless alarm. ' • " But," the Englishman replies, `.' the . people— the army,--now, frankly speaking, * do not they „Isgth detest us ? And will not public, opinion force your sovereign some • d' ay to declare war answer to this is a against us ? " N ow the - i/dy reason a bl e •one,. ie. onilkw'' ; I , .4 - 4 it were as .COMMERCIAL The departure of the India and China mails via Mar seilles, is postponed till to-morrow (Tuesday) evening. The Times city article says : Mercantile letters from Paris state that the pamphlet on the Pope and the Con gress has Created a great sensation in all financial Clicles, but that the effect has been favourable. Much anxiety was felt to learn the view taken of it on this side, but the.general supposition was, that it would prove satis factory, and impart confidence to the transactions at the opening of the New Year. The Beard of Trade tables for the month Of November exhibit- , the same features as have prevailed throughout the ;entire ;year. The shipments show an increase. of £881,565, or 9 per cent. more than in November-of last year. The total exports for the 11 months of the present year arc 12 per cent. rnore than 1858, or £119,613,185 altogether. In cottons, the increase on the mouth is £398,000.. '..che linen and woollen tradeduring Novem ber were liliewiSe active, and a tendency to a revival of confidence-on the Continent seems to be indicated by-an increase in the exports of machiney ; and of cotton and woollen yarns. . • The Hudion's Bay Seal Skin Cloaks and Jackets, One Guinea each, at the New Shawl and Mantle Ware house, 40, "Bela-4treet:—Shellard arid Hodgsh, Pro prietors. TO CORRESPONDE>ITS. Short letters are invited on matters of public interest. They should be legibly written on oae side of tke paper only. Under nu circumstances can we insert communications not accompanied by the author's real name and. address, which are itviiked; not necessarily for publication, but as' guran tees of good faith. rbttlottljt . ol (07intts TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1859. NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. reliable in practice, as it is rational in principle. "Material, interests on one side, and liberal ideas on the other, tend . incessantly to draw the two countries closer to each other." And this in spite of a remnant of rancour and rivalry which still sub,ists ; though more, perhaps, in a latent than in an aggressive state. We do believe that it is quite possible very greatly to subdue, if not wholly to overcome that feeling in both countries; and probably in no way could it be so readily and effectually done, as by really drawing the people into closer intercourse with each other. There are • many circumstances— not 'the least of which is there being different languages -- which tend to keep the French and English too much apart. Did they know and understand each other better, there is no doubt that a better, feeling would soon be found to subsist. , Let us, then, endeavour to set an example, in this direction. Let Englishmen avail themselves of every opportunity for paying attention, to, their French, neighbours; and striv ing to cultivate with them a good understanding. Nothing," we are aware, will contribute More 'to further such an ,object as- this, than commercial intercourse; and 'one of the best strokes of policy which the British .Government could,t at such a moment as this, display, would be to reduce the dutieS on French wines, and thereby giie en- couragement to a mere extended trade between the two countries than has yet existed. It is said that the French are jealons of the commer cial greatness and prosperity of England. But such a prejudice as this is quite opposed to every sound view of Freneh'inteiests.. It is not that the French attach so much importance to trade as we do, — if they did, and pursued an , honest rivalry with us, they would have a much more correct idea of our national character and policy. Justly does the Saturday _Review observe, that " when. France understands herself better, she will understand England better... At; *Sent, she reads . EhgliSh policy by the help of ..her own aggressive and conquering vocabulary, and consequently mis tranSlates, every page of it. More accUrafely informed, 'she will see how completely industrial interests take precederice' of every other consi deration in the view of English statesmen:" There is anothe r error, too, which our contem pordiff)Ointiout iaaniel;*; of itif•POsfiii that the commercial profits: of any one nation are lost to the rest of the world. "So long," it is well remarked, " as this error lasts, the feeling inspired by the prosperity of England will simply be a wish to transfer it to, Frans!, and t consequently, a desire to substitute ,F.rance for England in the various fastnesses which are seen to be somehow connected with the success of British enterprise. An English war would, accordingly, be popular, because there is a loose and ignorant opinion abroad that France would be the richer, as well as the greater, by. the spoliation of the richest community on earth." And no doubt it is such an opinion as this, that continually feeds that flame .of national hostility to England, which has not yet died out amongst the French people, Let it be our part, then, as Englishmen, to combat such an opinion, in every friendly manner that may be found practicable, in our intercourse with the French. We can well afford to do this. It were an honourable part for us to act, this of instructing our neighbours as to their duty and their interest ; while our reward would be great indeed, should such instruction lead to that better understand ing between the two people, on which not only the interests of peace and good-will, but those of their mutual prosperity and happiness, so ma terially depend. _ THE LATEST NEWS. LBY BRITIM AND MIER MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] FRANCE. • THE EMPEROR AND THE POPE. PARIS, Dec. 26. The Constitutionnel of to-day,in an article signed by its principal editor, says the Times is per fectly correct in considering the pamphlet, "Le Pape et le Congres," as a political expression of the good understanding and conciliation between France and England. The Constitutionnel congra tulates itself on this result, as it is necessary that the two great nations of the west remain united in the interest of civilisation and of the Euro pean equilibrium. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Monday. 12 10 p.m.—The markets open dull,. but with out any material change ; prices, Rentes 70 35. 3 25 p.m.—The final quotation of Relates is 70 10, being a decline of 30 centimes since Saturday. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. • PLYMOUTH, Dec. 24, The Cape of Good Hope mail steamer Athens, Captain Strutt, arrived here this morning from the Cape or Good Hope. Her dates are Cape of Good Hope, Nov. 24; St. Helena, 28; and As cension Pim 2. She brings passengers, mails £2►Q'lB, in specie, wine, elephant tusks, wool, °Ar : ich feathers, copper ore, &c. Amongst the passengers by the Athens were Colonel and Mrs. Maclean, from St. Helena ; CommandeK Chapman, R.N., from the Spitfire on promotion; Lieutenants Wogan . and Strong, R.N., Mr. M'Dermott, paymaster, R.N. ; and and Lieutenants Draage , and Itooke; Royal Artillery. • t ••I • • The Athens reports lies Majesty's Ship Viper at St. Helena, where she had brought a slaver she had apiured, - Nitachhad had some 5 , (10 or. 600 T i, slaves on board, but some 60 or 70 had the on the voyage. The Reynard gun-boat had arrived at A.,een sion, where Commodore Wise was waiting in the Vesuvius to be relieved by the Arrogant. When off Cape de Verd the Athens saw in Porto Praya a vessel supposed to be her Majesty's ship Meander. The Athens had on' the whole made a favoura ble passage, but had experienced some gales. There is not much Cape news by this mail. Everything in the colony was going on quietly and steadily. In consequence of the loss and ob struction caused by the late drought, money was scarce. A body of ,‘ navvies" had arrived for the railway, the -construction of which was being pushed on with vigour. , Nothing beyond the usual routine had occurred in the proceedings of government during the month. Seven hundred pounds had been subscribed towards the erection of a statue in honour of Sir George Grey. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 19. The'Colombo, with the mails from Calcutta and China, arrived at Suez on the 17th inst." The Delta and Valetta not yet in sight. CHINA. BERLIN, Dec. 24. Accounts from China to the 17th October, re ceived at St. Petersburg, announce that the Rus sian embassy at Pekin enjoys the most perfeCt liberty and the greatest security. All the alarm ing reports whichliave been in circulation on the subject are entirely false. RIFLES FOR VOLUNTiu4IR CORPS.- A circular from the war department states that the Government has determined to issue to rifle volunteercorps, after:the Ist of January, an ad ditional supply of long Enfield Rifles, to the extent of 50 per cent. of the effective strength of of the corps. This supply will raise the aggregate issue to 100 per cent on the effective strength of the force. The long rifles will be gradually ex changed Dar short Enfields. MAIL NEWS. The French mail has not arrived. The following appeared in a part of erar impression of yesterday FRANCE. The famous pamphlet is still the exclusize topic of the day at Paris; The Univers compares it to "the kiss of Judas." The Paris correspondent of the Deily News would not be surprised to see a' repudiation of the pamphlet in the Monitemr. It may please the Emperor to let the public know his private opinions, without being bound to act on them as-a sovereign. Hopes are entertained of Mr. Albert Smith's recovery. The death of Wright, comedian of the Adelphi, is announced. The Tina's, in noticing that the prisoners from the Princess Royal are to be released to-morrow, says, it is a pity that this course was not taken on Saturday, in order to give them Christmas Day. LATEST FROM AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA. The British and North American Royal Mail Steam-ship Europa, Captain Leitch—whose arrival at Queenstown, and an outline of whose news received by telegraph we published yester day—arrived in the Mersey this morning. Be sides the usual mails and a valuable cargo, the Europa brought also 76 passengers, but no specie. By this. arrival we have papers from New York to the 13th, and from Boston to the 14th instant. Up to the latest date the house of representatives had not been organised, and consequently the President's Message had not been delivered.• This condition of affairs was creating consider-: able uneasiness and anxiety.. "We approve," says the New York Herald; of the 13th, " the idea thrown out from Washington that the Pre sident, in.default of an organisation. of the House within a day or two, will send in his annual message to the Senate. Why not. The Senate is organised and ready for business. Let them advise the President of: that fact, and let, him , respond by sending in his message. Why should: the Senate, and the country, and the world, be kept waiting on account of an unorganised House of Representatives ?- Why should the dinner : be kept waiting for these absentees until everything is cold ? The steamship.Allantiearrived at New , York last evening from: . Aspinwall, with the. semi monthly Pacific mails, a full complement of passengers, and nearly two millions in treasure. Among the passengers. were Lieut.-Gen. Scott and staff. The California news presents no feature of particular interest. Business, at San Francisco was quiet, .and the markets, without important change. In the famous ease of Catherine Forrest against Edwin Forrest, the referee decides that Mrs. Forrest should be allowed $4,000 per year from November, 1850, and that Mr, Forrest should place the mortgage upon the Fonthill property in the hands of the U. S. Trust Co, as surety for the payment of the allowance. This suit has been before the courts for the better portion of Dine years, the . suit having been commenced in 1850. Several decisions. have been given in favour of Mrs. Forrest, but the litigation has been protracted by every. legal means . which could be devised to evade the settlement. It is said in the New York. Herald that, at first, the plaintiff, Mrs. Forrest, could •have been settled with for an annuity of $1,500 ; but this, being rejected, the final award of the referee, Mr. A. C. Bradley, fixes that she shall have at the,rate of $4,000 a-year, commencing' at the opening . of the proceedings. She will thus have to receive be tween $32,000 and $36,000, besides the full costs of the suit, estimated at nearly a hundred thousand dollars. . MEXICO. The latest reports from the west C o ast of Mexico, give accounts of the British blockade of Mazatlan and the position of the United States ship St. Marys at Sonora: By way of San Francisco, we have an interesting report relative to the presence of Captain Porter, of the United States Navy, at Guaymas, and his demand, before • reported ; . on.:the Mexican authori t i es , for • the release , of, Captain. Stone. Captain. Way : 3.4 A present; at schooner' Storm . . Cloud, who was _ Gru - o.Ymag, s6t.C's" that.'tlit br6a.6ide`lif tit4St Marys was brought to hear ou, the town, and sday, December 27, 185 • Stone's release requested in due form. On e day was given to the officials for reflection, when if they refused, it was highly probable that cap tain Porter would firs on the place. . The Ari?ae n correspondent of the St. Louis Republican say? : Advices from. Sonora state, that Captain Ewell has met with complete success in his inter view with , Governor Pesquiera, the latter agree' ing to allow Captain Stone to continue his- survd without interruption. He also states that Pee" quiera has resigned in favour of the Snare government, and refers the whole matter to the latter for confirmation. Captain. Porter ne,l e : brated the event by a ball o n b oar d the Di' Marys, in the harbour of Guaymas, and there was a general rejoicing among the Americans at the result." - - - TH E PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ANTICIPATED. - (From the New York Herald.) The President's Message is in type, but on!, proof-sheets have thus far been s t ruc k off. It vo' occupy one page of the Herald. It is not as long as his first message, but a little longer than the second. It will undoubtedly be the most imPor tacit document document that ever emanated fret the White House. It will refer at considerabl e length to the present political excitement in th,e, country, growing out of the affair at Harper s : _Ferry, and other causes. It' will also show that our foreign affairs, with the exception, perhaP o ' of the dispute in reference to the San Juan matter' were never in better condition than at present. t The President will repeat his recommendatiten for the purchase. of Cuba, and it is believed that he is already in possession of inf orma ti on whie u renders it pretty certain that the Spanish Govern ment may yet consent to enter into negeeiatiorL 9 l looking to the sale of the island lo us. Although the message is completed, yet th e failure to organise may make a change necessarf . In regard to the affairs of. Mexico, partieularlYl the President may receive info rma ti on t o c omPe` him to alter that part of it very materially. That country remains stillin a distracted and unsettled condition ; and should the treaty, which is dailY expected, arrive before the message is sent t ° Congress, the entire aspect of affairs may h e , changed. The President will reiterate many °' the recommendations of 'last year. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, Doc. 13. Monetary affairs continue to present the same feature' of ease and abundance that have been previously re' ported. The indications of higher rates that were 02 . parent at the early part of last week are fast disappear'. in ; . The banks have slightly inc r e ase d th e i r a mount of specie, and now hold little Less than five millions., The opening_ of the new year may call into use mach 0 ' the present idle capital, but until some new enterpris e are started, the supply seems fully adequate for all p" r " poses, at easy rates. AsuEs.—The sales were limited, at 51c. for pot s l while pearls were quiet, at 51e. BREADSTIIFI'S.—FIour was heavy, and common grad e 4 of State and Western were easier, while extra brand; were firm and in fair request. The chief sales wo ° confined to the local and 'Western trade, with some sr culative inquiry. The sales footed up about 10,000 brti —Canadian flour was in good demand, with sales 300 to 400 brls., at $5 50c. to $5 . 75c. for common t° good brands. Corn meal was inactive; with small sales of Jersey, at $3 80c. to $3 85c. Buckwheat flour Wa g selling at $2 122 c. to $2 37-' T c. Wheat was dull, an d „„ sales light. The transactions were confined to 11,0" bushels of Milwaukee club, at $1 20c. Corn was is fair demand, and held with more firmness. The sal e !, embraced about-10,000 bushels, at 88c. to 86e. for Tir, yellow Jersey, 87c. for Southern, and 95c.. to 951 e. for yellow Southern and round yellow, Rye was steadYt while sales of 1,900 bushels were• made, at 89c. to 9 0 ei Barley was steady, and in fair request, with sale 5,000 bushels, at 73c. to 71c.. for Canada Ba s : and 75c. to 77e. for State. Oats were firmer, and td good demand, and sales were pretty freely made at 46e' to 47c. for State, Western, and Canadian. COFFEE.—The market was steady, but sales wer e limited. COTTON.—The sales embraced about 3,6(X) bales, i ll ; eliding 2,000 in transit, closing steady at Idle. for let of middling uplands in store. FREIGHTS.—Rates were firm-for English ports, ILI with a fair amount offering. TO Liverpool about Loy bales of cotton were engaged; at 7732 d. to id., ‘,„ i i cheese at 305 ., 600 tierces beef at 3s. 9d., and 0 ,„ cheese by steamer at 505., and 20 tons sponge at 2 v` i : To London 300 bbls. rosin were take n a t 35. Pet 280 lbs. ; 500 tierces beef at 55., 3d. ;. 104 do. pork a d 3s. 9d. ; 450 bbls. flour at 2*. 9d., and , vy tons d en t weight at , 305., and 10 tone lead and maple wood r', p. t. To Glasgow. 450 bbls. fl our a t 2 s , 9d. To Aa t r , werp 4,000 hides were engaged at Is. 21 The tbr,, masted schooner Queen of the South, wa s chartered f o e Trieste and back for a round' sum. Ttro vessels 'O r taken up, one to load at Savannah . and th e other a Apalachicola, for Liverpool, at full rates. T E e c le . gr i: a i p ..l T v r i ' l Li e ) of House Repres - THE LATEST. (By ert W..ksiir...NGrou, EI tives, up to the present tisne,.has not succeeded in eleetl7 a Speaker, and the President's m.essage will net, be u"' livered until the ensuing,week. NEW YORK, DEC. 15.—The Money Market is vrit"f„,„t material change. The Stock Market is qu i e t, a nd cfric t , have slightly declined. Breadstuff generally are V l ' oc , but steady at former rates. In, the provision tree re change of moment has occurred, and Beef and Poll as quoted per mail. da/ NI:W ORLEANS, DEC. 14.—Thesales of Cottoa have been. about 8.500 bales. The market is,fillm 101 e. to 11c. for middling. fil ° ‘ Liar OF PASSEKOBRA, PR& R. M. S. ...antoriwn. Beam : Mr. J. W. Linzee, Mr. M. Bachman L vt r fo . f or d H. Turner, Mr. J. P. Anderson, Mr. J. ]). oaA 4 - .ld, Mr. W. Wallace, Mr. G.. Edmiston, Mr. CraPl.s. Lieut. J. W. Lawler and Ensign G. T. Gavin, If: I. Regiment.; Mr. M. Daly, Mr. H. Spencer, .5. 1 " Frazer, Mr. J. B. Laing, 'Mr. P. 0. Robin, Whitehill, Mr- T. Charleton, Mr. J. Ross, Mr. • Wilson, Miss Phillip, Mr. Johnson, wife, and 00 ° .; i., A , C. I. Fox, Mr. T. E. Rhodes, Mr. B. Pieters, Mr.. rr Churton, Miss M., A. Stratton, Mr. Leon ” - p o i, Mrs. Louisa. Day, Mr. H. Itatcheldor, kiss Alice, gr• Mr. R. Ontutus, Mt. C. Rogers, Mr. H. Machali t l, J. R. Carrar, Mr. G. Harris, Mr. R. E. Sraitl4l - 4 Wilson, lir. Davidson, Mr. 1). Evans, . r John Davidson, Mr. J. Wilkinson, Mr.. J. Grant, X i , gr. )(Pherson, Mr. T. Higgins, Mr. P. H. Er ligL e y W. J. Lyle, Mr. J. A. Cabal, Mr. W. Lynutigrliohlb J. Bailin, Mr. T. E. Quayle, Mr. L. Holm, Mr: '.,;alet Mr. Rieber, Mr. F. Hedrick, Captain J ,' gr. and Mr. J. M. Walker, consul passengers, AO Greenhill, Mr. A. Penn, Mr. B. Whitworth. Halifax : Mr. W. Cunard and lady, three childre n :af t er , two maids ; Mr. C. Murcluck and lady, Mr. C 116. 0e Captain Hardy, lady, two infants, and nurse, la' . well and lady, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. J. B. Duffsg. . • The mercantile letters from Paris state tha t pamphlet on the Pope and the Congress has c,r,_e ll _dtec t great sensation in all financial circles, but that tau , to re has been favourable. Much anxiety was felt tats the the view taken of it on ,this side, but the genert, position was that it would prove satisfactory, aucif e l l eo confidence to the transactions at the opening of - til t year. FOUTIFICATION OF THE MUMBLES.—TiIe work of the defence of the Mumbles corn roadstead at Swansea Ba y h as been undert • o f Government, and the first steps for the erectioax bat efficient. defensive work have just been taken . t holl° tery of heavy guns is to be erected on the Lig!' en erai: Island, which is completely inaccessible lo otr oil to th e water at half-flood surrounding it w i th ' current.. The cost of this work will be from p , x 8 T ,OOO. • , co _ HE MAGIST RACY AT H A nwrcu:—The C °11 , 9 „,,e Pf r .l party of. : Harwich feel .some indignation at sc e ceedings which.• have recently been:taken 'tt o f blt Chancellor with regard to the appoilltral l earer,.ou magistrates for the town. The Iron. • a l id Iv ' is one ofjthQ,4l4W members for the boro-, . ss i o n. bo g names have just -hew added to t h e comun individuals thusorgevated are described ai! n d at' ,00 block maker .. retired master - of a barge., l,,tei nl4BhairMrigeiiitr,a! Bdore - the to the ben.oll, there ,were falread} four,• ' for A population of 5,000,