Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-21 00:00:00

AKUSEMENTS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, &c. THIS DAY.'! swim. AMPHITHEATRE-1:g lestrian Performance-7 p.m. GIORGE'S HALL—The Brousil Family-2.A and 8 p.m. QUEEN'S HALL, BOLD-ITRIOST..-.EOICO-8 p.m. Extratzes CimiurtNrsalETE, Dale-street--7 p.m. tioTAL COL3SIMUM—G erteral Entertainment-6.30 p.m. r For advertisements see sew page. luvierrial yi3alrs.—ebts n. At tw3lve r'c'eck, at the Brokers' Office, Exchange-street West, a qua .tity Pa'm Oil Scrapings.—MAcoaxaoa Lame, Jos. At elevan o'clook, at the Com rtercial Saleroom. Temple-court, a large quantity of 0-anges, Lemons, Walnuts, Chesnuts, Nuts, Grapes, Onions, Apples, &c.—Geo. BADEracn & SON. At twelve o'cloc -, at the brAers' office, 1, Oldhall-street, about 5 tons B.a-ck Ebony.—N. WATERT:MUSE & SONS. At twe've o'clock, at the broker's office, Tempest-hey, 55 tons Frolic. —Joan EoWLISSON. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' saleroom, 18, Chapel-street, 158 bris Rosin.—Da Isl. C. 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News Agents must, to prevent disappointment, give Qarly orders. 0/FICE, 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET. (Elle ilorititru tint.:s NONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. The only news of importance is that relating to the Message of the President of the United States. The Message states that the relations between the United States and foreign governments are gene rally satisfactory, and expresses the President pleased with the termination of diplomatic difficul ties with England by the appointment of a British Minister to that country. The President reviews at some length the controversy between the Unitel States and Great Britain relative to Central Ame rica, and explains the reason why the Dallas- Clarendon Treaty, concluded on the 19th of October, 1856, failed to accomplish its purposes, which are already substantially known to the public, and must meet the approval of every one who desires the permanent adjustment of the dispute. The President thinks that the difficulty would have been long since settled, had the Treaty been abrogated when the misunderstanding as to its meaning first arose; but he hopes that friendly overtures recently made by the British Government—probably alluding to the mission of Sir Gore Ousoley—may lead to a reason able adjustment of the question at issue. The President regrets that the relations of the United States with Spain are still unsatisfactory, and that the claims of American citizens against the Spanish Government are still unsettled. He announces his intention to send another Minister to Madrid, and his determination to settle speedily all disputes—amicably if possible. Mention is made of the treaty of friendship and commerce recently concluded at Constantinople, between the United States and Persia, and an appropriation is asked from Congress to cover the expense of sending a representative to Teheran. The difficulties with New Granada are announced to b e in a fair train of settlement, in a manner just and honourable to both parties. In view of the obvious importance to America of the neutrality of tae Isthmus routes, and their protection front invasion, the President reeommends Congress to pass an Asst authorising the Executive to employ the United States naval and military forces, if necessary, to secure their neutrality. The President declares it to be the duty and interest of America to be on friendly terms with the Central American Republics, and denounces in terms of well merited severity those lawless filibuster expeditions fitted out in that country, by which those republics are made to distrust and dislike them, and the national character is seriously damaged. The refusal of the government of Paraguay to ratify the treaty with America, and the insults offered to the U. S. flag by order of the president of Paraguay are men tioned, together with a recommendation to Con gress to grant the necessary power to enforce redress if it should be refused to amicable nagociation. The most interesting portion of the Message, however, i i that in which the President expresses his views on the Kansas question, with reference, particularly to the recent action of theL)compton Convention, and the controversy to which that action has given rise. The Message presents a calm and minute detail of events in Kansas since his election to the chief magistracy of the Republic, and gives his unquali fied admission of the right guaranteed to the bona fide settlers et Kansas by their organic law, " to regulate their domestic institutions in their own way." He shows that the election of delegates to a Constitutional Convention for Kansas, was held under a law passed four months before the election was to take place, by the Territorial Legislature, but in which no provision was made for the submission of the Constitution to a popular vote ; that the legality of the Territo rial Legislature has been frequently recognised by Congress ; that if a majority of the citizens of Kansas does not choose to vote at the election for delegates ordered by that Legislature, their neglect does not affect the legality of the action, or of the acts of the Convention ; and that in the Constitu tution framed by the Convention, provision has been - meths to refer the question of slavery or no slavery to the people in a fair and explicit manner, which is all that the Convention were bound to submit by the terms of the Kansas Nebraska Act. The President, however, hoped that the Kansas Convention would have followed the example of the Minnesota Convention, by submitting their work to the people, and it was in this hope that he instructed Governor Walker in favour of a submission of the Constitution to the people. The President, however, thinks 'that, as the only serious question before the people of Kansas or the country was that of slavery ; and as the Convention have given the people an opportu nity to express their opinion on this question by their vote, in the manner required by s the orgah:c law, it is.in the interest of Kansas, and the entire Union, that the occasion now offered to settle the Kansas difficulty should not be let pass; that there is everything to apprehend and nothing to hope from rejecting the offered settle? went now presented, and that the peace and quiet of the whole country are superior considerations o the temporary triumph of a political party, the more so as if a majority of the people disapprove of any part of the Constitution "no human power can prevent them from charging it within a brief period." We entirely share the President's opi nion that Kansas has" for some years occupied too much public attention," and that "it is high time this should be directed to far more important objects." The next subject alluded to in the Message is the rebellious attitude assumed by Brigham Young in Utah. The ac t s o f the Mormon chief, end th e course pursue d by the United States Government, are succinctly but forcibly detailed. The es tablishment of a Territorial government in Arizona is recommended to Congress ; anal a grant of land and money to parties who may engage to construct a military road connecting the Atlantic and Pacific States, is warmly recommended, as of great importance, and strictly within the power of Congress. The President enumerates the various items of the public revenue and expenditure, and the amount of the public debt. He also recom ' mends the adoption of the advice of the Secretary of the Navy, to build ten small war-steamers of light draught of water for the coast defences ; ex presses his approval of the report of the Secretary of the Interior, particularly of that part refer ries, to the administration of the public lands, advises a change in the pslicy pursued towards the Indians, and co:lauds:B his most able Message by an earnest disapproval of the practice of rushing important business through Congress at the last moment, and thus forcing the President either to sign bills he has not road, or by refusing to do so, arrest the wheels of government. The President declares his resolution not to sign any bill which he has not examined, and urges Congress to allow the President two days previous to the adjournment of each session, within which no new bill shall be presented to him. The other news of the day is not of much interest to the general readers. A rather serious casualty occurred on Saturday morning —the death of three persons, father, mother, and daughter, by fire or suffocation. The house in which they slept took fire and their escape was cut oft. They could not be rescued on account of what appears to be -the ineifieient arrangements connected with the parish engine and fire escape. As time proceeds the meshes of the diplomatic net which is to be thrown over the national move ment of the Roumans, close in. Perhaps not the least important symptom, is the sudden change in the Austrian organs with regard to the F.'uez Canal. A. short time ago, M. de Lesseps was the man of the day at Vienna. What has made the Austrian ministers and j 3urnalists,who in their hearts believe that the canal would be the greatest blessing that could be conferred on the commerce of Austria, suddenly discover grounds for reserve ? If Austria gives up the project it must bo because she hopes to get compensation in some other quarter. Where? Evidently only on the Lower Danube. The Constantinople mail brings the text of a third circular of the Turkish Minister on the question of the Principalities. This document states that the Sultan wishes to close the Divans, and assigns the reason. As the circular cannot have been drawn up later than the early part of this month, it is quite possible that the decree closing the Divans has actually been issued at a later date, as was asserted in some telegraphs. The news by post from Bucharest itself reaches to the Bth inst: The Divan had been directly asked by the European commission whether it declared itself incompetent to discuss points of interior administration, before the general fate of the country was settled. The necessity of replying to this question had given rise to a severe contest between the moderate and the advanced parties, which ended in a small majority in favour of the former. The radicals demanded the transformation of the Divan into a constituent assembly and to take no more heed of what the European powers might do. Lord Strat ford de Redeliffe, whose arrival at Trieste is announced by telegraph, sold his furniture and his carriages and horses before he left Constantinople. Thursday's sitting of the Belgian Chambers was again devoted to formal affairs. The returns of all the -members have passed unquestioned through the scrutiny. The Danes seem to want their Government to pay everything they owe. Not conteut with the late grants for the alleviation of the crisis by their national representation, they have now applied to the King to have the reserve fund of the State applied to the same purpose. The similar demands made at Stockholm have at last called forth opposition, and the journal Svenska Tidningen is just now reading to the merchants a very useful lesson of political economy. The ministerial crisis in Spain has passed over, as we expected, without substantial result. Narvaez, as well as O'Donnell, will support the Government, without taking part in it. The expected arrival of the New American Ambassador, of whom it is believedahat he will offer to purchase Cuba, greatly pre-occupies the public mind at Madrid. THE first " Message" of President BUCHANAN to the Congress of the United States, will be found in our columns this morning. At this par ticular juncture, it is a document not only of interest, but of some importance. The chief point is that relating to Kansas, and, as might be ex pected, his Excellency advocates the consti tutional character of the Lecompton Convention, and argues that all its acts are both legal and valid. In his.address, he gives his adhesion to the Pro-Slavery party in the South. It remains to be seen how the Northern section of the Union, will regard lithe President's sentiments upon_ this question of vital importance to the people of the United States. Hitherto, the subject has been the theme of bitter and acri monious discussion, and already symptoms of dissent have manifested themselves in Conzress, inasmuch, as Mr. DOUGLAS . had taken the earliest opportunity of giving notice, that on an early day he would express his views, and give reasons why he believed that the people of Kansas had not been left as the organic act declared— perfectly free to form their own institutions in their own way." Evidently there is a storm brewing, and we may fully anticipate that the Pro and Anti-Slavery parties will have a struggle, and, it may be, cause much trouble to the Administration. From what has already taken place in the Senate, we may fully expect that the two sections of the Union will not abate an iota in the maintenance of their respective principles. It is the pride and glory of England that she has set her face against slavery in every form ; and it must be a matter of (Lep regret to know that the executive of the United States should by any official form of expression give countenance to the extension of slavery in new territories in the American Union. It is to be hoped that after the subject has been well ventilated, that the congregated wisdom of the Union will favour the adoption of a course which has for its object the discounten ancing of slavery and all traffic in human flesh, Long have we earnestly wished for the erasure of that foul-stained blot, which is a disgrace to the people of the United States, foi., according to principles which have ever characterised us journalists, we think that slavery is incompatab with Christianity, and, if so, must be antagonistic to the prosperity, happiness, aid civilisation of a free country. The next point of moment in the Message interesting to this country, is the allusion to our relations with the United States. From the Message we learn that the negotiations respecting Central America, are proceeding in a friendly spirit, but, at the same time, with slowness. This is most satisfactory, seeing that this matter has been made the cause of much dispute, and on more than one ace lsion gave rise among alarmists for the ground-work of hostilities be tween the two countries. America, no doubt, feels that her best advantage is to act towards this country in a spirit of peace and amity. In connection with this important subject, we find that the WALKER. Expedition is condemned in strong and emphatic terms, and the President feels himself called upon to ask Congress for aid to prevent such evasions of the law in future. As regards Utah, the President, as might be expected, condemns the rebellious conduct of BRIGHAM YOUNG, and asks Congress to send four additional regiments, to suppress the rebellious designs of the Mormon settlers. We have before expressed our reproba tion of the principles, practices, and designs of the Mormons, and recent events have verified the correctness of the views we then propounded. If the United States authorities wish to main tain pure law and order, the Mormons must be put down, and all their infamous practices discopntenanced. Rebellion and blasphemy, strong and marked, stalks abroad throughout the territory, and we think nothing will redound more to the honour of the President and his Administration than the complete annihilation of a system which is alike derogatory to Christianity and humanity. We also observe that the President remarks that the United States' authorities in the Chinese waters are instructed to co-operate with Great Britain in securing those " just concessions which the nations of the earth have a right to expect, and which China cannot be expected to withhold." So far, this is very satisfactory, and, we hope, will be carried out to the fullest extent. The other parts of the Message are also satis factory; and we have only to congratulate the peo ple of the United States that, with the exception of Kansas and Utah, everything betokens a fair and prosperous career before this enterprising and energetic people. THE last advices from China inform us tha the British forces were about to ccmmence operations against Canton. Lord ELGIN, no doubt elated with the success of our arms in India, has become desirous of conducting another naval, and it may be military, enterprise against the poer Chinese. Now, we have ever set our face against the bombardment of Canton, on account of the Lorcha Arrow Affair. Nothwithstanding all that has been said and written upon the subject, and the virulent speeches delivered on th,3 hustings at the last General Election, we are still of opinion that Commissioner YEW is not as much in fault in the matter as our headstrong and pugnacious Commissioner at Hong Kong. has never yet been satisfactorily established that the Arrow was, de facto, a British craft, and that at the time - the arrests were made, she showed the British ensign. If she was not de facto a British vessel, it matters not respecting the British flag, for in that case she was sailing under false colours, and the commander committing the offence of false pretences. Patting aside all argument upon this disputed point, we come to notice the mode of operation which is now about to be adopted by the British Authorities in China, with Lord ELGIN at their head. It will be in the recollection of our readers that when the appointment of this distinguished nobleman on a special mission to China was announced, Ministers intimated that his Lordship went to the celestial empire to negotiate a peace, and failing that, to proceed to extremities. S 3 far this was acceptable to the people of the United Kingdom. They were not so enamoured with war and all its concomitant horrors as to desire to see the powers of Great Britain directed against a weak and comparatively defenceless people, and particularly as no small section of the most wealthy and intelligent portion of the people regarded the quarrel in anything but a favourable light. Such men as COBDEN, BRIGHT, and GIBSON lost, pro tern, their seats in the House of Commons for questioning the warlike policy of Lord PALMERSTON and his colleagues. But every day shows more clearly the infatuation of the people at the last general election For every day more forcibly shows the desire of large and intelligent constituencies to obtain the parlia mentary -services of such gentlemen as those already named. But what is the special Ambassador to China about to do ? Does he seek an interview with the Governor of Canton, for the purpose of setting forth the complaints which his Royal Mistress, the Queen of England, prefers against his Excellency, Commissioner YELI, and to lay down such terms as will henceforth prevent any unfriendly feeling between the two countries ? We regret to say that he does not. Instead of proceeding at once to execute his mission, he starts off to Calcutta, holds a Council of War with that most accomplished, energetic, and zealous potentate, the Governor-General of India, and having caught some of the war spirit THE NORTHERN TIMES.----LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1857. and feelings of the English in India, he makes off for Hong Kong, and having consulted Sir JonN Bownrsclhe, it appears, has made up his naiad to sieze and hold Canton until reparation has been made for the excesses of YER and his subordinate officials. Such seizure is nothing but an act of aggression, invasion, and robbery. If Lord ELGIN was sent out to negotiate terms of peace, this act of war is unpardonable, notwith standing all the flimsy and fallacious reasoning of certain Metropolitan journals, who make the advocacy of war upon weak and defenceless powers their guiding star to public approbation. For once the Times is forced to admit that the course to be pursued by the British in China is not such as will command the general approval of the people of this country. We ask, in the name of justice, what leigtiwate reason can be advanced why diplomacy should be delayed until the sword has done its work ? Is it not carrying a diplomatic point by means of intimidation, antagonistic to the Law of Nations ? Would Lord ELGIN dare to execute such a mission to St. Petersburg, Paris, or Washington, in a similar manner ? Certainly not. The course then recommended is the more reprehensible, because it is sacrificing life and property belonging to a weak and barbarous power. Civilised Europe and America must regard the attempt to Beige and hold Canton with disgust and reprobation. To put to death thousands of helpless beings, and batter down their dwell ings, for the purpose of succeeding in diplomacy , may be deemed very clever by Lard PALME RSTON and his colleagues, but the good and enlightened of every country and every clime must feel shocked at a policy, not only uncalled for, but murderous in its results. The argument, by which this course is defended, seems to us without point, inasmuch as no justification of such an opressive step is pat forth, and to extend commerce by means of robbery—for after all that is the legitimate term for warlike capture—is immoral, and to effect the capture murder must ensue, which is irreligious. What right would the Chinese have to make their way in junks and seize Calcutta ? But, it is only the old argument, 0 Might constitutes right," that the advocates of the capture of Canton, can put forth, and they who reason from moral principles on the subject of agression, must treat the above quotation with contempt. Tits Porac !.—On Saturday the head constable received an official letter from Sir George Grey, stating that the Annual Report was satisfactory, and that the state of the force in the Borough was warmly approved of by the authorities. Tun WEATHER.—On Saturday night there was a strong breeze, which increased in the forenoon yesterday to a regular storm, accompanied with occasional thick and heavy rain showers. Towards five o'clock, the gale died off, and the remainder of the evening was calm. THE C , LLEGIATE INtTITUTION Patrzes.—We had an opportunity on Saturday of seeing the hooks selected as prizes for distribution to the pupils of tba Collegiatelnsti tution, on Wednesday next. They have, as usual, bee❑ selected from the stock of Mes'rs. Webb and Hunt, of Castle-street, vrh ) have bound and finished them in that style of solid, tastefnl -elegance, for which they have so long enjoyed a peculiar speciality. HEATH-STREET SCHOOLS,—The annual public exami nation of there schools took place on Friday evening The large se:lool_room, tastefully dee )rated with wreaths, banners, &c., was crowded on the occasion. The answer ing and demeanour of the children throughout evinc►d the zealous care of Miss Lloyd and her assistants. In these primary schools vocal music seems very happily introduced, some of the airs being rendered particularly fine. At the close of the proceedings the children partook of refreshments, &e., provided for them in the school-room. CLOSE OF ALLSOP'S ROYAL WAX-WORK EXHIBITON, LIME-STREET, Livattroon.—Mr. Allsop returns his sincere thanks for the liberal support he has received in Liverpool, and hereby informs the public that the final close of his Crystal Palace Exhibition will take place after the Christmas Holidays. Mr. A. respectfully announces to his friends and the public generally, that he is going to travel with his wax-work figures; therefore, after the close of his exhibitior, which will take place in the middle of January, 18:58, the whole of the splendid Statuary in the Sculpture Galleries, 'all the Plate Looking-Glasses, Glass Chandeliers ; also, timber in galleries, &c., &c., with all sach things that Mr. A. cannot travel with, wilt be offered for Sale. PROPOSED AMALGAMATION OP THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE AND Ease , LANCASHIRE RAILWAY COMPA wiss.—On Thursday, at a special meeting of the Prestos Town Connell, Mr. Alderman Catterall moved—" That a special .committee of seven members of the council be appointed to watch the Lancashire and Yorkshire Amalga taation Bill, and to take such steps as they may deem advisable for protecting the interests of the borough, and limiting the amount to be charged by the amalgamation companies for tolls sad carriage; three to be competent to act." The motion was agreed to, and the following gen tlemen were appointed the e mmittee :—The mayor, Ald. Catterall and Parker, and councillors J. Geodair, Naylor' Swainsue, and Livesey. ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.—Yesterday morning the body of a man, name at present unknown, was found in the river, near the Traffird Dock. He appeared to be about 4i years of age, and was dressed in a black frock coat, velvet collar, baragon trowsers and vest, and blue shirt.—At eleven o'clock the same morning, the body of another man was found in the Pottery-hole, Egerton Dock. He appeared about 40 years of age, was dressed in a blue coat, baragon vest, and laced baots. There was no marks of violence on the ab)ve bodies. They lie at present at the dead house.—On Friday a man, named James M'Kenna, who lived in Temple lane, was at work on board the ship City of Washington, when a sack of flour fell out of the slings, and, falling on his back in the hold, hurt him fatally. He died in the Northern Hospital yesterday morning IMPOiTA T IMPROVENIZNTS IN TUE COMPASS.-Mr. Gray, of this town, having recently exhibited to the Me-- cantite Marine Association, a drawing of a magnetic apparatus for the purpose of enabling commanders of iron ships to adjust their compasses at sea, however great may be the amount of deviation, he was requested to attend at noon, on Friday last, at the rooms of the association, in order 4 .0 illustrate his views in relation to this most impor tant bran'li of naval science. In the course of the lecture, Mr. Gray observed that the desiderata for the perfect adjustment of the compass on board iron ships, were : First, to have a facility, in a ready application of adjustable and accreehble magnets, for the keeping of a register in various parts of the earth, of the deviations arising from magnetic disturbance in the various parallels of latitude in both northern and southern hemispheres. Secondly, an easy mole, by rack and pinion, of elevating and depressing a vertical magnet, to counteract the oscillation of the com pass card from the rolling of tLe ship. This action, often attributed to the malconstruction of the instrument, arose (Mr. Gray explained,) from the alteration in the horiz tality of the ship, and in some vessels the amount of devia tion, from this cause, was a matter for serious consiieration, particularly when steering north or south. Independently of the deflector of the needle from its true posirlon, a momentum was frequently given to it, greater and more irregular than that created by the l'ss of equilibrium in the ship. Teirtily, the great imperative necessity for the application of soft iron for the adjustment of the quadran tal pi jots. In the drawing which the lecturer exhibited, large eannon balls were applied for this purpose, a plan which had received the approbation of the Astronomer Royal, and which had been adoptei by the Admiralty in Her Majesty's iron steam-frigate Trident; and subse. quently also in the- Russian Imperial navy. It bad also nceiverl the patronage of the Cunard cempany,--a company t always ready to adopt improvements in navigation, and of many other establiattmenli interested in naval operations. Mr. Gray concluded by describing his Floating Compass, whereby the evils associated with vibration were effectually corrected. FJR EIGN INTELLIGENC FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING, The Pays says, on the 25th of October, Admiral Seymour hid caused his squadron to tike up new positions in the Chinese waters. The English fleet consists of 20 vessels, including, 11 gunboats. A complete blockwle is establighed. The same communication adds that a great amount of revo lutionary material exists amongst the Chinese in the city of Canton. In fact, the town was expected to be attacked by bands hostile to the Celestial authority: TURKEY AND THE PRINCIPALITIES. The following is a circular addressed by the Turkish Government to its representatives at the European Courts, early in the month of December : The direction which the Divans, ad hoc, of the two Principalities have given to their task, raised a question, the solution of which required a preliminary understanding amongst all the Powers that signed the treaty of Paris— namely, whether the task of the Divans, ad hoc, was to be regarded as accomplished, and whether they should be dissolved as soon as they should have tendered to the European Commission the result of their deliberations on the political part of the subject, or whether it would be expedient, on the contrary, to induce them to complete the labours which the Congress had indicated to them ? Our information confirms us more and more in the opinion that it you'd have been very difficult to induce the Divans to express any ulterior wishes respecting the administrative laws, before they had solved the points touching the political org.tnieation. In such a cane it would have been reederecfnecessary:— . 1. To permit their continuance until the Congress should have formed a decision on these points. 2. To require afterwards of the said Assemblies the completion of their unfinished labours. 3. Ta meet again in conference, and proceed to the conclusion of the final act for settling the definitive orga nisation of the two provinces. In addition to the material difficulties which this mode of arrangement would have been sure to occasion, there would have resulted from it certain dangers, the gravity of which c)all not escape the wino foresight of the cabinets. In fact, during the interval employed by the Congress on the questions connected with their political condition, the existence of the Divans as a constituted body would have besn, in our view of the case, a powerful motive for prolonging and. increasing the agitation that has prevailed in those countries ; there would even have been reason to fear the occurrence of serious disorders, thereby aggra vating the state of things which was already so compli • cated: The very grave symptoms lately exliinited at Jassy, when the authorities were compelled to guard wi.h troops the spot where the Moldavian Divan hold its sittings, with a view to protect them from an attack on the part of the mob, the excitement still displayed by most of the members of both aseemblies, the intrigues of the parties into which they are divided, the anxisiy into which this state of things plunges all the inhabitants, have served to enhance our apprehension. To all these con siderations ano:her is added, not less important, namely, the embarrassment which the Divans would have given rise to at the Conferences, a►ailing themselves each respectively of its character of a constitnLed assembly. It is - therefore with the greate_t pleasure that we find the opinions of the different governments accor I respecting the necessity of dissolving the Divans the instant the European Comm:ssion shall hare made its final report. I consequently invite you, sir, to furnish explanations to the g )vernment to which you have the honour of being accredited in conformity with the foregoing remarks, and to transmit to us without delay the answer you shall have received. (Signed) AALT. P.S. You must clearly give it to be understood that we have no wish or intention to effect the dissolution of the Divan, before the completion of their isbours, as stipuiated in the treaty of March 30th, The sole object of our desire is, that they should not continua sitting when the Conference shall have met to legislate upon their expressed wishes—that is to say, that the alternative should not be admitted of allowing them to exist until the points concerning the political organisation shall have been solved by the Congress, in order to ask of them afterwards the completion of their work. In fine, we mean thst with the sending in of its final report by the European Commission, the Divans ought to cease, as the aforesaid treaty, moreover, intends, whether they have completed the task imposed on them, or whether they have persisted in their demand to wait for the solution of the first part of their labours, in order to undertake at a later period the discussion of the second part. (Signed) AIL!. The local news of Constantinople is of but trifling interest. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had been paying some farewell visits previously to his departure. On the 61, his lordship dined with Reschid Pacha, and on the following day with Aali Pacha. Mr. Spence, the American representative, has had an audience of the Sultan to take leave. He proceeds to Italy prior to his return to the United States. His successor at Constantinople has not yet arrived. The two Christian Armenians who have been raised to the dignity of pacisa are M. Tinghir, head of the office of correspondence in the department of foreign affairs, and M. Vartan, first interpreter of the Admiralty. The first takes the name of Yever Pacha, and the other Yussut Pacha. These nominations were very favourably received at Constantinople, as the new dignitaries had done excellent service to Turkey. A letter from Tiflis announces that the Prince of Souenneti, who murdered Prince Galgarine, was shot at Koutais on the 17th ult. in pursuance of the sentence of the court-martial. AUSTRIA. TRIES TE, FRIDAY. Lord Stratford De Radcliffe has arrived here. According to accounts ftom Constantinople of the 12th, de Lesseps was about to apply for a firman for cutting the canal through the Isthmus of Suez, and was to be supported by the ministers of the foreign powers. A body of 20,000 Russians is marching on the Caueascus, to reinforce the army of Geueral Bariatiuski. RUSSIA. With a view to improve the communications with Persia, and also of taking up a more imposing ' attitude towards her, the Emperor has just given his approbation to a proposal made by the Stadt holder of the Caucasus, that a town and a port shall be erected on the north-western bank of the Caspian Sea in connection with Petrowski, a third rate fortress already existing there. There seems to be a fair prospect of the town, &c, soon coming into existence, for great attractions are offered to settlers there in the shape of ten years' freedom from all taxes, &c , and foreigners of all countries and ranks are admissible to settle there. By the erec tion of a town on this spot Russia will come into close propinquity with the wild tribes of the Turcomans that inhabit the eastern coast of the Caspian ; hitherto the nearest point was Astrachan on the western coast, which, in spite of Russia having monopolised the whole maritime traffic of the Caspian, doubtless offers less facilities for communication than a neighbouring spot on land will. The town and port, which are to bear the same name as the fortress, are to be placed under the rule of the. commander of the troops on the- Caspian Sea, at present Prince Orbeliani. It may, therefore, be looked on as a matter of certainty that within a very few years Russia will be mistress of the entire littoral of the Caspian, as she is already of iis waters. PRUSSIA. The Prussian Correspondence says : The Ministers of the Interior and Finance have addressed a circular to all the governors of the districts of the king dom, having for object to prevent the title of " Serene Highness" being given to persons who have no right to it. " Serious abuses have." says the circular,'" taken place on this subject, and tend to remove the limits which separate the high from the inferior nobility." The circular points out the laws and ordinances which regulate such matters, and enjoins attention to them. The title of " Serene Highness " in Prussia, it says, only belongs to twenty-fou r families, the others having only a right to the d;gnity of Prince. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. The royal mail steamer Africa arrived here ho t evening with four days' later news, sixty-five passengers, and 1,601,509 dollars in specie 03 freight. The Africa sailed from New York at her regular time on the 9th inst., but, owing to a foe,; she wan compelled to anchor at the " Narrows, from w'aielt point she took her departure on the 10th, at 8 a.m. Congress met for the despatch of business ° T:t the 7th inst. After some discussion, Mr. Orr Wa s elected Speaker of the House of Representativ es, and the House adjourned until the following day' when the President's Message was read. After wards a short discussion took place in the Senat e ; Mr. Douglas submitted a merlon for printing the Olt number of copies of the message and documents, an ' i 15.000 copies for the use of the Senate. He remarles,i that he concurred heartily and cordially in the views of the President, therein expressed, with the exception of that portion relative to Kansas, and the action of the Lecompt on Convention. At an early day he would express his 'lel and give reasons why he believed that the people 9 Kansas had not been left, as the organic act declare , " perfectly free to form and regulate their institutions ltt their own way." Mr. Stuart concurred in Mr. Thuglas . : views respecting the Lecompton movement. At a filter' day he would speak on the subject, and insist to the el' tent of his abilities that the people of Kansas should .be treated like all others, and have the fullest opportuni t / to regulate such institution as they wish to live nad, e ; Mr. Davis concurred in the views of the P res id e nt on the Kansa, question, and would await th e p rom i se d recisX of Mr. Douglass Mere he expressed his own views. Bigler gave notice that he should defend the position a s ' sumed by the President to the best of his ability, and that he would respond to Mr. Douglas. Mr. Dou g la s accept° Mr Gwin's substitute. Mr. Hale spoke in opposition to the Constitution formal by the Lecompton Convention arguing that it would perpetuate slavery in Kansas, 11° matter whether the people accepted or rejected the slave r / clause. Mr. Seward would be glad to hear the supporters of the President explain hs position, for it seemed to him that tho message was very lame and impotent 13 its arguments on Kansas, and that something rao? would be required to satisfy the public mind than 13 contained in the document itself, He trusted that th e debase upon this point would not be delayed long, f°, e before we were aware of it there might be civil war 3 Kansas. After reviewir.g other parts of the mess4 ..; .l ,`' he said he hoped that it would be understood th a t ontlt'" affairs Congress was substantially unanimou , that world might be pssueed that the government of the teetteu States world not suffer its fame to be tarnished, its pow er insulted, and the lives of its citizens dest ro y e d by, as enemy, entrenched although it be in the Rocky M o unta . nie d and under the forms of the Constit u tion o f th e 11 111 . te „ States. Mr. Mason was free to declare that a ll i n formati% for the last six months, relative to Kan s a s aff a i rs , had c° l ",'" , from questionable source. If he un d ers t oo d t h e P r esident " position, and he thought he did, the President's position was impregnable Mr. Trumbull denied that the legisla ture of Kansas had authority to initiate the Cenveatte a : It was, according to a speech once delivered in the Sena te by Mr. Buchanan himself, an act of usurpation. c ov i press had repeatedly refused to autho r i se th e people °., Kansas to form a State Constit u ti on . M uc h had bee n said about popular sove•eignty, but thi s now mere l y amounts, according to the great exposito r of the pat'-'' ot to giving the free white people of Kansas the right determine the condition of a few negroes, while they g r° precluded from regulating their own institutions in their own way. Mr. Brown said there seemed to be a g e ! t anxiety to enter into discussi on , and especially to find faul ty They They had heard the message imperfectly read by the Clerl.e and, therefore, could not properly und ers t an d it. ll ° asked Senators to pause and sleep on the documents before indulging in a debate which would go to the country ev er d the telegraphic wires, penetrating even to Kansas, alt giving tone to public opinion, on the pr em i s es not l et perfectly understood. He asked Senators to reflect before takieg their positions and uttering sentiments, under circumstances to which he had referred. On his mottos the Senate then adjourned. The general news is not of the least importanaa' COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 9, The Money Market is irregular, those who symP&the e with England manifesting a more b uo y an t feeling, will; those who are connected with th e C ont i nen t ar e anxioul waiting for further European adyi cea . C a pital is offered freely for undoubted securities, and money ig ra ° l plenty than first class borrow ers . F ore i gn Exchange I t selling slowly, the only demand b e i ng for the high es a grade, and those who are least anxious to sell being rate the best, while some will remit nothing but sPe ele ; Toward the close to day there was a manifest improverae. in the rate for such burs as were sa l ea bl e . q uo . tl; first class GO day bills o n L on d on 108,1 to 1091. w ith some sales at 1091; ditto at s i g ht 1101 t o 1114 ; Pa 5,30 to 5,15 fur GO days. The Stock Market opened more buoyancy, and prices during the morning had o n upward tendency. COTTON. In this market there has been a limited enquiry spinners, some of whom are resuming work to a hutot ot extent. The sales have been in small lots. P r ices area for yet fully established ; Ile may b e quo t e d as the figure., c , Middling Uplands ; Good Middli ng to Middling Fair. There is little Gulf cotton h ere , and quantities of Midd ll l , l3 o of all growth, are exce e di ng ly scarce , not on l y i n this,,w for all the Southern markets. Ther e is rea lly no demau e .„ 4 export, the few sales made are of parcels of :red at Pr i , which tempt a buyer into a ventur e to Li ver pool, ife / t i. or a Continent market. Th e sa l es f or th e wee k are es mated at 1,500 bales. The clearanc e s d ur i ng same t';!, have been—to Liverpool, 1,067 bales ; Hamburg, 50; to 1 . 117 bales. COTTON IN TRANBITU.—A parcel of Middling Orl e t ete with freight at id per lb, was sold prior to receipt of • D America's news, at 111 c per lb. The r e h as b ee n 0411 d done since. The supply of transit c o tt on i s no t large, P , as a general thing, it has been withdrawn from offer. the Soterneee Minims have been tolerably active; th e business done has been for England, France, auditor, Continent, a larger proportion than o f lat e f or the woe By telegraph we learn that d ur i ng th e wee k endiag t he 4th iust., the sales were smaller, particularly afte r . e America's news was reported clos i n g at p r i ces eh001.°,74 decline of c per lb. At Mobile, the red uct i o n subtotito to on receipt of the America's news was also rle, and J. gee interior markets of G eorg i a , Al a b ama , an d Bouth Car ° the decline varied from 5C to lc per lb. By telegraph the following has been received „ (1 000 Nsw ORLEAN3, Dec. 4 h Receipts for the week, 60 000 bales ; same week last year 50,000. Decrease in re all at this port as compared with last year, 150 000, An d tasei the Southern ports, 321.000. Sales to day, 5,500; 01 „ t ef irregular at a decline of ac to lc per lb since the reset the America'. news. Sales for the wesk, 31 OCO. 1411 , 0 00. to Great Britain for the week 20,000, and to Hero Stock on hand 220 000. Exchange on London, 104 per cent. Freight to Liverpool id per lb. D o n ut Baltic's news received. Sales to d a y 4,000 bales, - -- ie see before its receipt. P r ices i n f avour o f b uyers : full sz" Middling leis per lb ell ° ‘ MOBILE, Dec. 4th : Receipts fo r th e week, 23,0-ene b POO' Same week last year, 36,000. S a l es f or th e week,," it eirl Middling, 10;c to leis per lb. E x p or t to Etzest ;ovg°, for the week, 6 300. St oc k o n h an d, 70 , 000. Esc" , n London, 100 per cent. F re i g h t to Li verpo ol, ~ to Id per lb. ete*t Caw.: It is difficult at all time s t o d e t erm i ne the! e oll of a Cotton crop six months b e f ore th e b u lk o f it sal t o oi s the shipping pone. This yea r t h e diffi cu l t i es are ins 00 1;9 by the recent financial panic. Planters were 500 el g W in doubt as to the propriety o f sen di ng t h e ir l hag market. This, together w ith th e l a t e p i c ki ng swea t' the operated against a fair c mparison of receipts I f re fore ports this year with the last, o r o f 1855.6 , an d tu gh las t the present deficit of 331,000 bales, as compared ig e f or year., or of 318,000 bales, as c om p are 1 w ith ill ! previous, is no argument upon the question of er°r te seob It is admitted that the planting season for the& biter crop was unpropitious, and the crop its e lf three Wee k , eroP than an average, but the preparations for a l er 7l2 ocle e were universal, and a greater area of l an d wagy a cuation for cotton than ever before attemptea• h the 'The weather for the growth of f the plant throlig ever set summer was neitherparticularly favourable nor the r tem ber but a fair average season. In the early part of SeP ro did too much rain fell in some sections, and the boll vi ° e eeP' some slight damage in others ; about the middle, 0 - 1 11 , t o tembsr the weather became propitious; throng".t l os whole of October, and for two weeks in November/ jecing of the most favourable character for maturing an d P. /ore the cotton. W e h a d a s fi g w ht frost in some 1 4_ . `_ d n ot, northern cott on states early in November, bu t it bet however, un til t h e 19,h and 20th November that th e Z growth of the plant was stopped by a killing frosd' t. w _ ' also Last year it will be remembered that the sea so o rd i n ary late at the c ommencemen t, the planting only to an n rea s:4o l3l f extent, the weather during the summer not r ,nod to favourable, a storm in August, which was asserts an d have been very injurious, slight frosts as ear ls T y 6th 24th September, again on 28th September , efg ,nt," cot tatt October; by middle of October the further growtil" hs it ( bar the 11 tOt‘l Tot; at s ta r k Ex I T o ta 7 E n x t li euNt kith 1, r ent ,teezeak.4 el Porta, 131'REli i kid tile ee,t. EtEA ;..°t flow alas, a In dian PRO vi Lower to PRE I ( .44311ei s ‘C lIr at 1) 4 OR, a ' Ferri "Atiolball Mos Ld s'ingf,r C m ki` l ',' • ss t roy , 'a hILLow