The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-16 00:00:00

~ tv 1' ,~ r Apply ? , ox M., 81 ON antin. ... Office, a YOUNG 1? AN, as CLERIC. ary ex,•eAe uy a Young Mac, a SITUA TION in an Office or a Warehouse. The most satisfactory references can be given ae to character, &c.—Address B. 95, Northern Times office. M T AN D WANTED, for a Month, a TUTOR, who can instruct two Boys, I 3 years of age, in the usual Branches of Educatioi, for two or three hours each day, at heir own house, or that of the Instruc tor.—Apply Post-office, Box 43. WANTF.D to Rent, for Six or Eight Weeks. a FURNISHED HOUSE. with four or five bedrooms, and two Pitting rooms. Near the shire preferred.—Apply, by letter p.p., to 8., Northern Thant office, stating si ualon and terms. to be Ed, TO WHO r•ESALE DRUGGISTS and OTHERS.—TO be LET, for a Term of Years, the MILLS, WAREHOUSE, OFFICES, &c.. In Wood-street, lately occupied by Messrs. Edney & Raines, as wholesale druggists, including the Engine and Machinery, now re lay for work. The Premises, which are very commodious, will be Let together or separately, and immediate possession can be elven.—For further particulars apply to Mr. George S. Sanderson, 13, James-street, Liverpool. Ort Salt. -assorted Stock always on hand KENTLEDG E.—A large and welt Also, BALLAST (Yir) IRON WILLIAM F. SIM & CO.. Sweeting-street ADDRESS MR. PRIEST, BIRKENHEAD. HOUSED HOUSES I! LAND LAND ! ! —ON SALE, in large or small lots, variously situated, and ranging in price from about £lOO to es,),fteo.—See H. P. Priest's Cheshire and Lancashire Property Circular. Can he had paths 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. NEXT WEEK MONDAY On MONDAT next, the 18th ,t, at the Brukers' Office, Tithebarn-street, 21 Bales Repacked COTTON, ex Emerald, from New York; 94 BAs Savanilla COTTON, ex Southampton and Stephen Crowell, from dew York.—Aprly to LI VESEY & THORPE, Brokers. 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H OSIERY MMER WEAR, MAIIUFACTVRED WITH SCRUPULOUS REGARD QUALITY AND FORM DRAWERS, UNDER VESTS, &c., SILK, COTTON, GAUZE, AND MERINO P. L. MACTAGGART E4e kortijern SATURDAY JUG UST 16, 1856 THE DAY'S NEWS to th© island The arrival of the Persia, from New York occurred yesterday, after the quickest passage on record—eight days and some hours. She brings five days later news than the Canada, with 172 passengers, and 1,034,634 dollars in specie. The news she brings is of a varied character, but more interesting than important, the election of General Walker to the Presidency of Nicaragua by "an overwhelming majority," being the most striking item The London and North Western Railway Com pany have held their usual half-yearly general meeting. The Chairman announced that the dispute with the Northern Company was at an end, and the meeting declared a dividend at the rate of five per cent. per annum. The news by the Overland Mail is given in another column. It is without any very decided feature. A statement is circulating after a Prussian journftl, affirming that a Russian array has not been heard of which had been sent out on a Persian aampalgn during the siege of Sebastopol. General Chemieff, its commander-in-chief, was sent, it is affirmed, to the frontiers of Persia, where he appears to have advanced too far into the hostile territory. Cut off from all communication with his own countrymen, and threatened on his flank by innumerable hordes of Circassians and Kurds, . he found himself obliged to make a retreat across boundless wastes of the inhospitable sand steppes, and as nothing has hitherto been heard of him, great fears are entertained for the safety of the general acid his whole army. The story, which looks like a " hum," must be taken for what it is worth An interesting ease of breach of promise, and an atrocity of a rape, which could hardly have occurred among savages, form the staple of our day's assize reports. The Times in its second edition of yesterday, gives an intersting account of the Marianne orga nisation. It seems to have immeshed nearly the whole labouring and rural population, and there are instances where every inhabitant of a parish or commune, including the authorities, have gon through the tests,tatten the oaths, and sworn to stand upon mutual defence, whatever the cause of attack, As every member is sworn to kill the Emperor on am his confederates, we may surmise the fragility of that splendid edifice on which the an order f Imperial Court is resting. The belauded Louis Napoleon is but the, mark at which millions of men or their chosen deputies are to fire at—if their very in peace the numbers fail of themsel ves to sap pedestal on which he stands. Well, indeed, as the public gossip of Paris already presumes to Announce, may " one small head" sink under con tingencies so fearful, added to complications so weighty. The new County Court Act is now come into force, and removes the chance of those collisions between different jurisdictions, which arose under the " protection" orders of the higher Courts.which are now made valid in every case. The Pacha of Erzeroum, Governor of Turkish Armenia, has been ordered to go and receive Kars from the hands of the Russian authorities, I and to instal in their place a provisional Governor. Russians have also relinquished the pretensions ossession of any part of the Serpent The mercantile community of Bucharest had held a demonstration in favour of the union with Moldavia. Sir Archibald Alison has again been holding out on the war—this time at Seaham. He reminds us of the philosopher who, having the exiled Han nibal for an auditor, gave a lecture on the art of war. According to the Scotch Seer, if Sebastopol had been taken quickly the war might have lasted twenty years. THE Russians were still in possession of the Isle of Serpents according to our last advices from Constantinople, notwithstanding the assurances put forward by the foreign telegraphs to the con trary., France and Turkey have no ships to send to the mouth of the Danube to aid the British It is true that there may be only eight r ten Russians on the Island in question, but there are hundreds of thousands of Muscovites steamers on the main land, and close to the spot illegally occupied. The vessels sunk in the harbour of Sebastopol have been raised, are being repaired, and may put to sea on a sudden. Kars may have been evacuated by the CZAR'S troops, but the deception, quibbling, and insolence respecting Bolgard, have still to be met in a becoming spirit. To be without a strong naval force in the Black Sea under such circumstances is most awkward. Yet there is no immediate danger. It will take a generation or two to build a second Cronstadt at the mouth of the Turkish river, and some months ere the fleet of Sebastopol can be made ready to re-enact the massacre of Sinope. We may, therefore, find time to muster a flotilla in the Euxine which will be equal to the work before it, even if the Russian steamers, which recently sailed from the 03altic, should reach the Black Sea before it is generally anticipated. Whether the Emperor NAPOLEON is prepared to continue his alliance with England must be very soon made known, and once the popular doubts in France and England have been solved on this most vital point, the diplomacy of the war, the peace, and its violation, will be at once unmasked. Great Britain will see her way, and every heart and hand will be ready for the work. Honest enthusiasm is never wholly out of place. It is easily laid aside when it is not required, and we may be pardoned for giving expression to the real patriotic feelings of the country at a moment when great danger is hanging over the nation's head. It is a national habit to view trifles with disdain, but it was a trifle which led to the war in the East. We did not rush head foremost into the waste of blood and treasure which ensued• We " drifted " into it as gently as possible. No one would believe the Russians meant to do any thing to outrage humanity, or to subvert the rights of any country by the extension of their conquests. Some people laughed at the idea of our sending a fleet to the Bosphorous or an army to Turkey, or that an open declaration of war would be forced on us. But our habitual dubiousness deceived those who scoffed at probabilities, and gave the Russians credit for clear foresight, honest intentions, and great mode ration ; and being warned by the past, it behoves us to be on the alert, and ready to meet our wily enemy at a moment's notice Diplomatic intrigue was never more rife, and whether it looks for spoils on our public stock and produce markets, or the attainment of political ends by forcing us into a false position in finance, by compelling us to keep up large armaments, the designs of the diplomatic world must be unshrouded, and the difficulties we have to meet, or the repose we are to be allowed to enjoy, made clearly manifest to the whole community. As a commercial people, we need tranquility. We have no season of profit but that of unbroken peace. The bare mention of war robs us in our markets, jeopardises the value of our reserves of necessaries, and shakes confidence in our real and immovable property. And that Great Britain should be dragged through such an ordeal, after the noble sacrifices of blood, money' and opinion she has just made in the cause of humanity and good order, by a perfidious despot and tyrannical autocracy, is a little more than her people have been led to expect. Let us, then, not wait to be completely engulfed in the whirlpool before us. Let us throw off our usual apathy, and look the impending difficulties full in the face. Our national stocks must not be suffered to fall by encouraging a morbid timidity. Our Money market must not be paralised by a present dread of distant adversities. Our traders and merchants must not suffer themselves to be cou• founded by little fears, the offspring of crotchets, and loins of the trickish alarmists. Great Britain must meet the trials of the age in which the glory of her career shines brightest, as becomes an enlightened and valorous people. If Russia will prove a traitor—if she will not respect her obligations—if she is bent on forcing us into positions from which we cannot escape without suffering some social injury—if she is bent on entangling us in a petty or general war, and if she should succeed in turning all the courts of Europe against us—a simple change of policy, the mere act of raising " the right man to the right place" will foil her designs, and restore that peace to the world which it never will enjoy whilst she is treated with the respect shown to civilised Powers. There may be no truth in the rumours respecting the inability of the French and Turkish authorities at Constantinople not being able to succour their Allies in the Black Sea, but the Russians are trespassers on the Isle of Serpents, and until they have withdrawn from its unlawful occupation, an accident may give rise to a collision, and we ought to show that we are alive to the danger of such an event, and that we are prepared, as far as the popular spirit is con cerned, to meet whatever time and treachery may ' bring upon our country. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, SAT URDAY. THE ROYAL VISIT TO PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH, Thursday.—Her Majesty the Queen landed in the dockyard yesterday morning, shortly after nine o'clock, accompanied by Prince Albert and the royal children and suite, and having ins :ected the works and ships in pro gress proceeded in a carriage to Keyham Steamyard ; and hating visited the several docks and workshops, she then passed through Devonport to Mount Wise and inspected the troops in garrison. The royal party re embarked about one o'clock from Mount Wise, and at 4.20 left in the train, proceeded to Catwater Harbnur and the Laird, and from thence by carriage to Saltram, the mansion of the Earl of Morley. After visiting the house and grounds the royal party returned by carriage, by way of Plymouth and Stone house, to the Royal William Victualling Tard; here they remained a short time, and re embarked on board the Victoria and Albert. iPLYMOUTH, Friday.—The queen, royal family, and suite landed at the Royal William Victualling Yard at nine o'clock, and shortly after left by special train, on the South Devon Railway, and will proceed by the Great Western line, 1 via Salisbury, on their return, ETARY AND COMMERCIAL. T L'`F BPPOT, FOIDA.7 EVE,7T7,:r4 There has been no important cli,oge in the Cotton Market, and prices to-day are about the same as on Friday last. The total sales of the week are 37,150 bales, of which 7,260 have been taken for export, and 3,140 for speculation. The Liverpool Share Market opened with an improved tone, but became easier during the day, closing steady at the following quotations : Aberdeen, 141 14k. Chester and Birkenhead, 151 16. Caledonian, 287, 281. Chester and Holy head, 17 17f. Eastern Counties. 9 1346 9i. East L a ncashire, 201 xd 21*. Great Northern, 244 2 , 4 Ditto A, 101 10k. Great Western, 65 65*. Lan cashire and Yorkshire Stock, 98-1 981 Liverpool, Crosby. and Southport, 181 1873. L on don and North Western, 1071 108 . Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 341 35 . Ditto Pref ., 12* 121. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref 11-16 13-16 p. Mid land Stock, 841 841 North British, 9 3-16 xn 9 5.16. North Staffordshire, 4i xd 41d. South Eastern, and Dover, 22* 22 11-16. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 211 211.. York and North Midland, 30 304. Leeds Capital Stock, 18 18.1 Buffalo and Lake Huron, :7 ; Ip. Dutch Rhenish, 2 7-16 2 9-1 6 P. Great Western of Canada, 25a 25.1. Ditto New Shares, 21 3p. Great Luxembourg, 9* 97,-d. The twentieth annual meeting of the proprietors of the North and South Wales Bank was held to day, when a highly satisfactory report was presented. The nett profits of the institution fot the year ending the 30th of June, was stated at 15 8101. 18s 4d, out of which dividends had been paid at the rate of six per cent. per annum, amounting to 10,341/. Ils Bd, leaving a balance of 5,4691. 6s 8d to be added to the reserve fund, which now amounts to 15,126/. 12s 7d. The report of the directors. which will be found in another column, was unanimously adopted. Mr. J. F. Eaton's circular contains the follow ing in reference to the Tallow Market :—A fair business doing at 53s to 53s 61 for P.Y.C., and 53s to 54s per cwt. for South and North Ameri can. The London market is very steady, closing firmly last night at 53s 3d per cwt on the spot, and 51s 3d October, December. The half-weekly delivery is only 567 casks, against 1,323 in 1855, and the present stock 11,338 casks against 42,202 casks last year. There has been no material alteration in the Funds to-day, and though opening with some animation, the promise was not supported during the day, owing partly to the final adjustment of the Railway Share and Foreign Stock account. Consols for account closed: at 951 to 951, and for money,9sl to 951. In the Foreign Stock Market the only transac tions of importance have been in Turkish stocks Prices present but little change. The complete list of the morning's sales is subjoined—viz : Brazilian Old Fve per Cents, 1012 ; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents, 65 (exch 12f1) ; Granada Deferred Bonds, 71 ; Portuguese Three per Cents, 1853, 461 ; Peruvian Four and a Half per Cent Dollar Bonds, 61i; Turkish Six per Cents, 1031; Ditto for Account 29th August, 1031; Ditto Small Bonds, 1033 ; Ditto Guaranteed Four per Cents, 104, 1031, 1031 On the Paris Bourse yesterday the mark et recovered the fall of the previous day, which was chiefly occasioned by the favourable bank returns (of which the chief items are given below), and the reported firmness of the English Funds at an advance. It was stated on the Bourse that the Bank of France intend to reduce the rate of discount. Purchases of Rentes continue upon a large scale. The 3 per cent Rentes left off at an improvement of 20c for the account and 10c for the money, and the 41 per cents 90c for money and 35e for the account. Railway Shares fluctuative. Bank of France Stock rose 50f, and Credit Mobilier, 71f The following were the quotations for Foreign Exchanges :—Amsterdam, short, 11 16 to 11 17. Do., three months, 11 19 to 11 191. Rotterdam, do., 11 19 to 11 198. Antwerp, do., 25 45 to 25 50. Brussels, do., 25 45 to 25 50. Hamburg, do., 13 8 to 13 81. Paris, short, 25 25 to 25 30. Do., three months, 25 57i to 25 62k, Marseilles, do., 25 60 to 25 65 Frankfort, do , 1191 to 120. Vienna, do., 10 18 to 10 21. Trieste, do., 10 20 to 10 23. Petersburg, do., 371 to 37:. Madrid, do., 49: to 491. The Railway Share Market has been quiet. with a tendency however to improve. The following are the quotations of the principal lines : Caledonian, 561 571 .Edinburgh and Glasgow, 60 62. Eastern Counties, 9-4 108 East Lancashire, 83i 844. Great Northern, 971 98. Do. A., 821 831. Great Western, 65 651. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 981 99. London and North Western, 1071 107 k. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 54/ 54 Midland Stock, 84/ 841. North British, 37 38. South Eastern and Dover, 741 75. York, New castle, and Berwick, E 5 86. York and North Mid- land, 61 62. The directors of the General Screw Steam Shipping Company announce that the whole 'of their fleet of steamers is now for sale. Such ships as may remain unsold are to be disposed of by public auction in October next. The Midland Railway Company are offering four per cent. per annum interest for loans on deben tures for five or seven years. The North of Europe Steam Navigation Com pany, held their half yearly meeting yesterday. Sir S. M. Peto in the chair. A dividend of eight per cent. per annum was voted, and a call for 2/. lOs per share declared. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending August 8, 1856. .• ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Debit. Credit. Notes issued . . £26,307,590 Government Debt Other securities 3,459,900 Gold Coin and 11,832,690 £26,307,590 I Total .. .. £26,307,590 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Debit. Proprietors' ca pital...... Rest ...... Public deposits Other 7 1 Seven day, and other bills.. Credit. Government 5e £14,553,000 curities £12,010 , 078 3,456,786 Other securities 14,478,928 4,285,108 Notes 6,195,000 10,153,804 Gold and silver coin 662,355 897,663 533,346,361 Total... £33,346,361 The foregoing Rank Returns show the following results when compared with those of the preced ing week:—Notes issued, increase, 36,4751; bullion in both departments, decrease, 137,9251; rest, in crease, 92,0051; public deposits, increase, 60 7,6921; other deposits, decrease, 427,6091; seven days' and other bills, decrease, 26,2021; on the credit side, government securities have decreased, 492,967/. other securities, increase, 292.9281. Notes unem ployed, increase, 400,3451. Actual circulation, 20,112,5901; decrease, 363,8501. LOG OF THE PERSIA Date. I ;Winds. ICourses.)Ms. Lit. I Lon, Aug. 61 N.W. I I 71 S.W. IN. 82 E.! 289141 7i6" 41 1 I I si 3.E. 1 66 293143 361 39 9 3.W 61 308145 31155 21' 10 N.N W. 55 333148 38 48 :s5 11 N.R. 63 348'51 13'40 30 12 North. 88 331 51 18,31 42, 131N.N.W.15. 88 E. 3441 1 51 1522 27 141 N.W 88 342151 61.3 22 LONDON GAZETTE LATEST INTELLIGENCE THE BANK OF ENGLAND RLTURNS LONDON, FRIDAY NIGHT. The Bank of England Returns show stock of bullion for the week ending August 9, to be 12,494,945/., an increase of 62,0751. on preceding return. DR. BUCKLAND The death of the Dean of Westminster is announced. THE TREATY, PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The reply of Russia to the representatisve of Austria, on the fulfilment of the treaty, is said to be satisfactory to that power. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. So Marshal Pelissier is made Duke de Malakoff after all. It was the wish of the Emperor to have made him Duke de Sebastopol, but the fear of giving offence to Russia prevented him. Will the title he has received be very agreeable to that susceptable Power ? The fine old soldier is, in addition to his title, to have a pension of £4,000 a year (100,000 f.), this certainly seems to indicate that it is not intended to make him Governor- General of Algeria, as was at one time thought. The Procureur General of the Imperial Court of Paris, M. Rouland, has been nominated Minister of Public Instruction and Worship in the room of the late M. Fortoul. This gentleman is a mere lawyer, and is totally unknown to the public, except as Attorney General of Paris. The choice of him has occasioned much surprise, and it certainly does seem strange to take a lawyer for such a department, when there are some very distinguished men professionally connected with it. But the Emperor has the power to do as he pleases, and he exercises it. A great number of civil and military officials (1,081), undergoing punishment, have been pardoned, on account of the Emperor's fete to-morrow. An Imperial decree regulates the honours to be paid to the Emperor, Empress, Imperial Prince, and the rest of the Imperial family, on visiting the fleet. For himself, wife, and child, the Emperor modestly orders that the moment he appears in the roadstead the ships are to be dressed, and three salvoes are to be fired ; the yards are to be manned, and as he passes each ship the men are to cry seven times "Vive I'Empereur." If he goes on board a ship he is to be received with extraordinary pomp, and seven other cries of "Vive l'Empereur," and until he leaves all the guns are to thunder, &c, &c. On reading what he has ordered, so extravagant is it, that people are half disposed to think that the reports that have been current lately as to his being toque (cracked) are not altogether unfounded. The famous Institute held its annual meeting to day. The proceedings arc exclusively of a literary character. Some prizes are awarded to the authors of grammars and dictionaries of African dialects, published in English. A St. Petersburg despatch says that orders have been given to Russian diplomatists in Europe freely to grant passports for Russia, also that some modifications have been made in the Custom's tariffs on the importation of foreign goods. P.S.—lt was reported on the Bourse to-day that a reduction in the rate of discount of the Bank of France will probably be announced this evening or tomorrow. Up to this moment none has AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA EXTRAORDINARY PASSAGE The British and North American Royal Mail Steam- ship Company's steam-ship Persia, under the command of Captain Judkins, arrived in the Mersey at an early hour yesterday evening, after having accomplished the most extraordinary passage across , the Atlantic ever made. In fact, this noble vessel has brought Liverpool and New York, within eight days twenty-three hours and a-half of each other. She left New York on the 6th inst., at 10 45 a.m., and arrived at 5.15 p.m., yesterday (the 15th). In another column, we publish an abstract of the log, from which it will be seen that the shortest distance run in twenty—four hours, was her first day, when she made 289 miles, and the greatest speed was on the Bth, when she made 348 miles in twenty four hours. By her we have received our files of papers from New York to the 6th, which are five days later than those received by the Canadian on Thursday. The Persia has brought 172 passengers, and 1,034,634 dollars in specie. The steamship Atlantic, from Liverpool, and the Cunard steamer Emeu, from Havre, both arrived out at New York on the same day. The screw steamer Gla4gow was passed by the Persia going into New York. The commercial accounts represent the New York Stock market as dull, chiefly, however, owing to the paucity of business men remaining in the city. Prices for most descriptions of stocks were so low that renewed speculation was anticipated from outside operators. The market for Foreign Exchange was less active, and the bulk of the business for the Persia was done among bankers, at from 1001 to 110'4. There had not been much chAnge in the Money Market, although the de mand had somewhat increased. The abundant supply prevented any advance in the rates of interest, which remained at from 6to 7 per cent on call. The last return of the New York City hanks showed an increase in specie of 417,405 dollars ; in loans of 874,974 dollars ; in circulation of 259,753 dollars, and in deposits of 1,482,272 dollars. The demand for breadstuffs was good at full prices, both for home use and shipment. Pork had an improving tendency. Cotton continued duN and heavy. _ _ _ Great interest continued to be manifested in the progress of the Presidential elections, but the result was quite problematical, as at the date of the last advices. In the Senate the bill authorising the Postmaster- General to contract with Mr. Vanderbilt to carry the mail between New York and Southampton, had been reported back with an amendment making it the duty of the contractor to extend the trips to Bremen and Havre, or alternately to those ports, without additional com pensation. The House of Representatives had passed the bill appropriating 1,900.000 dols for repairing and otherwise patting in order the fortifications on the seaboard and northern frontier. This is the first appropriation of a general character for fortifications that has been passed for several years. The house had also passed the bill providing for the appointment of a commission to run a boundary line between Washington Territory and the British possessions, under the Oregon Treaty, there being conflicting claims, owing to the undetermination of the main channel sou'herly from the Gulf of Georgia to the Straits of Fuca. The same bill had also passed the Senate. Advices from Leavenworth to the 30th ult. state that General Lane and company had not then entered the Territory of Kansas, and General Smith had threatened that if they attempted to enter he should proclaim mar tial law. The territorial authorities were commencing to levy taxes. Trouble was apprehended, as both parties refused to pay. On the sth inst. the President sent a Message to the Senate, stating in reply to a resolution that no order was issued from the War Department to any officer commanding in Kansas, to disperse any un— armed meeting of the people of the Territory, or prevent them by military power from assembling. From the correspondence transmitted, it appears that the Secre tary is not satisfied, that the circumstances were such as to justify Col. Sumner in employing military force to disperse the assembly at Topeka, and has called upon him to communicate on that point, it not yet fully ap pearing the case was one upon which by his instructions he was authorised to act. A Washington correspondent writes that "the State Department has information that the trade in coolies in American and British vessels continues with unabated vigour in Cuba. An English captain is under contract for delivering this description of labourers on planta tions, where they are treated no better than slaves. The emigration of these Chinese does not diminish the trade in Africans, who are brought in large numbers to Cuba. In the Straits of Belle Isle, on the Ist inst., during a • • violent hurricane, thirty-two vessels were wrecked, and nearly all on board perished. Indeed, the entire coast of Labrador was visited by a storm of unexampled fury, and the fishing vessels of New England, it was believed, had been severe sufferers. We have a week's later news from Central America. General Walker received an overwhelming majority for President, and was inaugurated on the 12th ult., with imposing ceremonies. Don Firmin Ferrer, the pro visional President, delivered an address, resigning the reins of office, and administered the official oath to General Walker, in the presence of an immense and enthusiastic assemblage. General Walker delivered an inaugural address, in which the programme of his administration of the foreign and domestic concerns of the republic was briefly yet pointedly laid down. The country was tolerably quiet. Rivas held possession of Leon, and a party of Chamorristas were in the vicinity of Chontales. As soon as the rainy season is over, it is expected the allied forces of the northern Central American States will commence hostile operations, and General Walker is sadly in need of the sinews of war to repel the invaders. Our advices from Mexico state that immense placers of pure gold have been discovered in the southern portion of the State of Guerrero. Some of the papers think that the Spanish difficulty is far from beirg per manently settled. Differenees in the Comonfort cabinet are deplored. The city of Mexico was to be lighted with gas. The French M inister having refused to preside at a meeting held to devise means for the relief of sub. his suffering countrymen at home as hissed and booted, , and having only scribed 100 francs to th e fund, w and had a regular charivari from the French residents for his pitiful conduct. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. COTTON. The c otton m arket in this city during the past week has been exceedingly dull, and the daily sales limited to a few hundred bales, to supply the pressing wants of our domestic consumers. Exporters and speculators are doing literally nothing, yet holders are firm and do not press their stock, and my last quotations must be continued. The sales from 28th ult, to last evening a mount to to L 3,000 b l ales. The export during the same time has been—iverpoo, 2,830 ; Glasgow, 35 ; Havre, 68 ; Bremen, 255 ; Oporto, 20. Total, 3,208 • bales. By telegraph the following h as been received ; New Orleans , August 2.—Cotton du ll. Sales to day 100 wee k 2,700. Middli n g , 11- te per lb bales, and for the nominal. Mobile, August I.—Reeeipts for the week, 300 bales Same week last year, 3,600. Sales for the week, 1,100 ; stock unsold, 5,000. Middling 10ic per lb. Freight to , Liverpool, ?id. CROP. -There are gr eat com laints of drought on some p of the higher lands and poorer soils, but, up'm the whole, the prospect is fair, and with ordinary favourable weather during this and do following mo ith, it is pretty generally admitted a large crop may be calculates upon. The second bale of new cotton arrived at New Orleans on the 27th ultimo. The following is a statement of the movement in c o tt on since the Ist September last, as compared with the previous three years : Receipts at the Ports.. • • • Exports to Great Britain • • ‘• France.......... dt other For. Ports Total Exports . ............ Stock on hand 3 ' 470,000 2,750,00 ) '2,851,000 3,20 !,000 1,921,000 1,480.000 1,. 36,000 1,715.000 478,000 497 000 337,000 422,000 519,000 276,000 331, , 00 351 000 ,2,917,000 2,1,;3,000 2,204.030 2 483,0P0 63,000 149,1100 186,000' 123 000 Of which during the past week, included in the ahoy Receipts at th ea e Portsitain— , . Expor ts to Grt Br ai France.. other For. Ports Total Rxnorts 4,600 13,000 12. , 00 , 4 00, 11,000 25,000 16,0001 18,00, 1 000, 16 000 4,000 3,000 4, 00 I 4,000 15,000, 29,000 36 000 I 22,000 RECETPTS.—lncrease at the ports over last year,72o 000 b a l es ; over 1853, 268,000. Exports : Increase to Great Britain, 440,000; compared with 18.53, 205,000. Increase. to Fiance, 71,000 ; compared with 1853, 56,000. Increase to other foreign ports, 243,000 ; compared with 1853, 168.000 bales. FHBIGEITS.—To Liverpool very dull, at I,d per lb., and to Havre, cent. EXCHANGES.—Remain as last quoted, via : on London, 109 to 109: 2 , per cent, and on Paris, 5.171 to .5.1 5 . W ILL IAM P. WRIGHT. COTTON STATEMENT, -------- Total Exports to Exports to Stock and on Great Foreign Shipboard. Britain. Ports. I Receipts i 1855.6 1554-5 3,470,320 1,9 1 9, 133 2,750,014 1,479,713 2,916,917 1 2,162,566 60,559 170,959 720,306 I 439,470 754,351 BREADSTUFFS. Flour : We have had a quiet steady market during the past week, holders, on receipt of the successive European advices, endeavouring to obtain a small advance which, however, has not been generally submitted to by buyers. The receipts have been more modera' small parcels of new Southern, Genesee, and Ohio have arrived, of good quality, and which at present eommaml fancy p!'ecs. Western canal and State, common, 5 dots 50c to .5 dull 7.5 c per 41 ; good shipping, 6 dole 10c to 6 dole 50e. O. io, Indiana, &c., 6 dole 75c to 7 dole 50c. Canada, 6 &Os :(1G to 8 dole. Southern, 7 dols 25c to 8 dols. Fancies and l! tzh extras, 7 dole 60c to 9 dole 50c and 10 dols 75e. Wheat : The supplies are more moderate, and with a good export demand prices have advanced 611 per bushel, and in some instances more, Some new samples of Genesee, Ohio, and other western descriptions are offering for delivc:y in taco or three weeks ; the quality and condition of all is very c eod. Southern white, 170 c to 187 c per 601bs. Genesee and wester fl, 165 c to 185 c. Canadian, 165 c to 185 c. Western red and mixed, 145 c to 170 c. Southern red, 160.; to 175 , . Indian Corn : Some of the Western mixed has aitivcd in better order, and been sold tor shipment at an advance of 4to 6 cents per bushel. Yellow, 68 to 70 cents per 56 White, 72 to 78 cents. Western mixed, 65 to 67 cents. Exports of breadstuffs from the Uui ed Scates to Great Britain and Ireland since Ist September, 1855 : Bris. Bush. Flour ...I 555,458. Wheat.... 6 759, 389 Indian Corn.... 6,776 Last year 156,403. „ ~.. 26 ,549. 6,5:51 Of which during the past two wee,. s Flour.. —114,448. Wheat.... 65 1 ,422. Indian Corn Last year 20,880 „ 50 - ,684. „ WOTHERFPOoN, KINCL , PoRD, & CO MONEY AND STOCKS. The past fortnight has been characterised by extraordinary dulness in the Stock market. The transactions have becu unusually limited, and the fluctuations in prices unimportant, but, with a few exceptions, the quotations herewith are lower than those given in our last report. The apparent causes of this extreme dulness are the absence of many from the city, as usual at this season of the year. ThAT is very licle demand for Stocks, either for domestic or foreign account, the orders received by the recent mails from Europe having becu, in most cases, limited under present prices. The supply is also limited. There is rather more activity in the demand for money ; hut there is still a full supply, and rates of interest continue to range at 6 to 7 per cent for call loans, and 7 to 8 per cent on first class paper. CAMMANN & CO. ASHES have come forward less freely the last week or two, and the recent advance in price is maintained, COAL : Foreign continues scarce, and Liverpool is much wanted. COPPER : New sheathing is steady at 29 cents, and yellow metal 24c 6 mos. Ingot remains dull. Hors : The advices per Atlantic, both far the Englis Continental crop, is more favourable, the vermin having nearly disappeared, and with dry and warns weather a fair yield was anticipated ; the English duty participated at from £lBO,OOO to 195,000. These accounts have imparted a dull heavy feeling to this market, and pliers are again rather easier, though some holders are still firm. IRON : There was some enquiry for Scotch pig (luring the past week, and several lots were sold at 32 doll, six months. but the market generally is quite dull; the stock is estimated at 8,000 tons, in store, while less than 1,000 tons are on the way hither. Bars are without demand, and for English, 00 reliable quotations can he given. Rails, 65 dole, cash. English sheet remains dull at 31 cents for singles; sales 16 tons, and Doubles and trebles, 44.-1, six months. Stock of the latter large. The Philadelphia North Ame) ? win, of Saturday, sap :--•' Trade in American still rather dull ; there is no new feature in the market, and sales are mostly confined to smell lots, from store. Manufactured is selling in lots as wanted at steady rates." LEAD: Pig is still quite dull, and prices are without quotable improvement; we have only to note sales of 68 tong English at 6 dole 261 e, cash ; and 50 do refined German , supposed 6 dols 311-e, time and interest. MOLASSES : The market is very quiet, but we can notice no depreciation in prices ; indeed, they are higher now than they have been in many years before. NAVAL STORES : Turpentine is in request for export, but the supply is almost nothing, and any considerable orders could not be executed at any price, though there appears to 1)3 but little disposition to pay much higher rates. Spirits Turpentine is in better supply, but the market continues vet), firms and higher rates have again been paid ; stock, 6000 barrel , - Rosin is in improved demand, with fair sales at 1 dol 55e afloat ; supply large. Tar has been quiet ; we notice Paine parcels in the exports published in our paper to day. Pitch 2 dols to 2 dols 25e per 1)-1, in lots, are wanted. The sales are 1,000 brie North County Turpentine, am-)o,e' , 3 dols 374 c per 2801bs; 800 spirits turpentine, 3840 to 3 9 e for whole parcels, part in shipping order, and 39c to 40 6 cash, for lots as wanted; 7,000 common rosin afloat, 1 dui 522 e to dol 65c per 310 Ibs; 150 Opaque, 2 dots to 5 dols 62ie per brl, and 300 lbs; and 400 white, 3 dole to 5 dols 50c per 2801bs. PROVISIONS : A better demand has prevailed for pork, in part on speculation, and with a light stock and moderato receipts, prices have advanced 25c on mess, and 374 r °, 12 prime, sales 3,300 brls, the market closing fi r m a t 17 (I°ls 75c to 17 dole Vic for prime mess, 20 dols 12ic fbe mess, 18 dols to 18 dols 124 e for prime, and 17 dole to 17 dole 25c for rumps. The beef market continues heavy and inactive; the receipts are small, but the stock is ample ; sales 600 brls, closing at 7 dol e t o 7 dols 37 1 1 0 for „no trf prime 8 dole 25c to 9 dole 50c f or d o mess; 8 dais 7 5 c t° 11 dols for repacked western mess; 11 dots 75e to 12 do's 60° for Vermont mess; and 11 dols to 12 dols 50c for extra west ern. In beef hams and prime mess beef there is nothing' doing, and prices are quite nominal. Cut meats aro dull, and the market is depressed ; sales 200 packages at 9ic to 98e fo r hams, and Blc to Bic for sh ou ld ers. Lard is the turn dearer,- say a c, with a moderate business at the improvement; sales; 1,200 brls and tree, the market closing at 9c for grease, an d 12ac to 121 d for fair to prime. Good qualities of butter con' tinue in good demand, while poor is hard to move ; we qio t t Ohio at 15c to 19c ; ordinary to good State, 17c to 22 c ; ana choice daries, 25c to 28c. Cheese is selling to a fair extent at 6c to 9c, as in quality. appeared SUDDEN DEATH OF AN UNFORTUNATE Crlla.—Yesterday, about two o'clock, an unfortunate girl, named Maria Lawler, who was an inmate of a house in Spitalfields, dropped dead in that street. She had not previously complained. An inoLuest will be held on the body this day. INSPECTOR FIELD AT ALLSOP'S WAX-WORK EXHIBITION. —Every one who had seen Palmer, declare that his like ness at this establishment is the best that is extant, and a day or two since, Mr. Field, the celebrated London officer, on visiting the exhibition, was at once struck with the exact likeness of that notorious person, and declared it to be the most perfect he had ever beheld.—Adv. CAUTION TO QUADRUPED OWNERS. —The proprietors of a variety of dogs, pigs, asses, and other " vermin" (!) to a large extent, were summoned before the magistrates yesterday, for allowing these animals to perambulate the public streets, much to the danger and annoyance of her Majesty's " other loyal subjects !" Fines were inflicted in all cases. (People ought to keep their asses and dogs at home, particularly the latter, in this weather, if they don't they will have to pay for their neglect.) VIOLENT ASSAULT BY A FORElGNER.—Yesterday a foreigner, named James De Court, was brought before Mr. Mansfield, on a charge of having committed a violent assault on a young woman, named Mary M'Coy, in Greenland street. The prisoner was playing a hurdy-gurdy, when the complainant began to tease or annoy him, and, on this, he toook up a stone, and struck her a terrible blow on the head, which inflicted a dangerous wound. He was remanded to this day, in order to get an Italian interpreter to tell him the charge prefered. Tax ERICSSON sailed from New York for Liverpool on her appointed day, with seventeen passengers, of whom the following is a list :—John Neville, Mobile, Mr. and Mrs. John Hayden, Rochester ; Isaac Levy, New Orleans ; Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Cunningham and child, San Francisco ; Mrs. Williams and child, New York; Mr. Buck, Canada ; M. Madey, Mrs. Margaret Young and child, James H. Morton, Brooklyn; Mr. Keysey, Philadelphia; Peter Marini, Isadore Marini, Cincinnati.—Total, 17. CURIOUS MISTAKE ABOUT A BODY.—Yesterday, the coro ner held an inquest on the body of a fine young man, name unknown, that was picked up in the river. Subsequently the body was claimed as that of a young gentleman, named Henry Augustus Hutstien, from Bristol, who was drowned whilst bathing at Southport. His friends came and identi fied the body, which was interred at Edge-hill on Sunday. On Monday last, however, it was discovered that a mistake had been made as to the identity of the body, for that of the gentleman named was found on the shore near the place where he was drowned. Who the other was is still a mystery. Tau GREAT ORANGE CASE.—This case, which created such a panic amongst the orange vendors, the details of which have appeared from time to time in our police reports, was positively brought to a close yesterday. Mr. McGowan appeared on behalf of the health committee (before Mr. Mansfield) at the police court, and Mr. Aspinalt, attorney, for Messrs. Adams and Co. Both the learned gentlemen made very long speeches, at the termination of which; in parliamentary language, each felt perfectly satisfied with the "explanation" of the other, and so (satisfactorily) terminated this case to the apparent satisfaction of a couple of dozen officers of health and a couple of dozen of orange vendors. THE WEATHER, although::not changed for the worse, has undergone considerable alteration for the last 48 hours. On Thursday there were several heavy showers, with inter vals of flue hot sunshine between them; and on Thursday night and yesterday morning, there was a sharp gale of wind, which continued, although moderated, throughout yesterday. This was most welcome to the farmer, as it neutralised the effect which the late rains might have had on the crops. We learn from surrounding districts, that the harvest is pro gressing rapidly and satisfactorily, and that there is (through Providence) every sign of an abundant yield in all sorts of corn, and hardly any complaint in reference to the potato, From Ireland very cheering accounts in reference to the latter are daily received. GRATITUDE.—A fine sailor-like looking boy, named Wil liam Hughes, between 13 and 14 years of age, camp before Mr. Mansfield yesterday, and rendered him thanks for a favour done him some twelve months ago. It appeared the lad was destitute at the time stated, and that Mr. Mansfield, with his characteristic good-nature and benevolence, procured him a ship, gave him clothes, &c., and now the lad r eturned, with a full and grateful heart, to thank his benefactor. The lad had, however, in the interim, been wrecked ; but it seemed he had since procured anot her ship, and, to al a l appearance, he has been well taken care of. It must to b,e n . source of real gratification to the worthy magistrate, .11 d d his bounty so well bestowed, an d so thoroughly appreciate by the recipient, who appears worthy of it. rday at the CAUTION TO EMIGRANT RUNNERS.— ...es.e , police court, Lieut. Prior, one of the emigration using antis " runners' badge," wh ilst engaged in escorti. .—: Police Officer 637 pr oved the case, hi defendant is a lice nsed runner, and under was this The e und . er the act, he . is obliged not only to carry his badge whilst engaged with passengers, but he is also com d pelled to have it exhibited. Some of the men are too prou .to do this, and in all cases where they can, they avoid showing it. On the occasion in qneation, the defendant was conveying 14 passengers to a ship, and had not his badge at tha all. he was taking Ile alleged that th o par ti es slept at his house,and t ng them toe to the vessel n ext day, and that did not require the badge to be worn. Mr. Mansfield said there was no exceptions in the aot, and he must therefore inflict the penalty. Fined £1 and costs.—James Bell was also proceeded against under the same section, and being convicted, a like penalty was imposed on him. Remarks. 10 . .4 p 5 ee aft . . A se t t l2 7 2s at a f .m ull . stopped to land pilot. At 12.45 pilot left. At 3 p.m. passed screw eteamer Glasgow. Light breezes, and clear. Light breezesand cloudy At 7 30 p.m. passed American steamer A raeo. Light breezes and cloudy Light breezes and foggy. Lightbreezes and cloudy Fresh breezes and cloudy. Fresh breezes and I cloudy. Fresh breezes and heavy beam sea. At 1e.26 p m. abreast of Cape Clear. Arrived at the Bar at 5.15 p.m. BANKRUPTS.—.WILLIAM PIIDDICOMBE, Bridge-street, Southward, ironmonger. MYER HENRY MEYER, Magdalen-row, Great Prescott-street, Goodmans-fields, wine and spirit merchant. Jose RICHARDSON, Whitby, Yorkshire, stationer. ROBERT KING, Knaresborough , Yorkshire, woollen and linen draper. RO B ERT NEWMAN, Taunton, Somersetehire, chemist and druggist. LovEßnms 11411 T Howford Boss, Fenchurch-street, dealer in foreign fancy goods, Export from Ist to 31st July 1856. trcs 524 brls 1,471 3,90 a 15,930 2, 797 6,5 41 6,515 Lard .• • . (equal to).....kegs RICE continues in very small demand, but holders are fir ° and prices without change. SALT : The receipts of Liverpool, since our last, h ave been large, reachi ng 14 , 6 10 sacks fine and /4,368 do. gound, b", as the whole were sold and reported previously, the market 11 1 not been aff ec t e d b y this large supply. There continues a VA' demand, induced by the preseot low rates. SUGAR : The market has become quite dui; but holder ; maintain their high pretensions, and full prices continue to be reatzed—the demand is now entire],y flout the trade n° refiners. Sales 2 ,150 hhds. Cifoa (part before our last) "• 8c to 81c; 175 P or t o Rico., Zi-c at 9c ; an d 60 N ew O r leans: 8c to 9 4c, 4 mos. Refined continues in good request an d scarce, the refiners have all sold ahe a d, pr i ces are st il l appreciari; ing. The pment scarcity of refined is attribued, not so rnue,, to the inc reased demand, as to the suspension of operations b..; our refine rs generally, in December, January, and Febrtlarl last. Total Import, from January 1 to July 31-- 1856 Hhcis BxB Bgg S , From Foreign Ports 172,184 67,566 1697 0 " Coastwise do 16,125 611 -, • Total. 188,259 68,177 169, 111 i 6 - Same time, 1855 2 12,228 105,4 5 0 65,1 0 1 Stock in Philadelphia : Aug. 1, 1836, Aug. 1. ' 55 hhd 100 535 .3,945 3,3 5 ! • 2,848 34u 163 18 Texas New Orleans Cuba.... Porto Rico ... , English Island r. • • ..hhds 7,446 5,51 . ... bxs 573 5 37u . bags 3,000 ],4 06 Stock in Bosto n : Aug. 1, 1836 1855 185 4 3 ...... bxs 6,088 11 897 11. 94 , 3 779 1,8' ) , .....Ithds 6,203 1,372 4 I °'; bags , 11, 89 " FREIGHTS : Rates to Great Britain have slightly ir,oprove d " owing to a temporary scarcity of available rootn—hut i n o ther d rections we have no change to rtote, and the general hu-in e6. is quite dull; the condition of the shipping interest tbrou'h°l! the e iunt r y i s unsatisfactory, and the result is, very fow'keel for neNi vessels ar e b e i ng l a id ; t h e tonnage now on the stee l ' ' is, we understand, mostly for account of builders, who W I c - instructed the vessels mainly to employ their worktoef; trusting to the return of bett er ti mes for their sale. engagements to Liverpool for the three days include 18,000 t° 20,000 brls flour, at s3d to 18 6d ; 100,000 bu.liels co r d and wheat, commencing at 5d to Sid aud cl tt osing at 6.id to 1 , in bulk and ship's hags. 1,000 bales coon, 4-.1 to 3-3?•do 36 hhds tobacco, 27s 6d; 2 ,500 brls rosin, Is 9d to 2s; 1° tens fu.stic, 15 ; 150 logw oo d , 20; 5,000 lbs bees' wax, 3.1 6 a per lb, and 25s per ton, EXCHANGE : The market for the Persia opened flatly, b „ at the close prices of sterling were firmer, on account of sor n , purchases made by b ankers. The demand from irnporto2„, continues very limit e d, w e quote bills on London 9} to l u per cent prem. Brazil . Cuba, Browns • Cuba, Whites... Cubs, Muscovado Manila ......... MARKETs By TELEGRARY. NEW ORLEA,NS, Saturday August 2 .—Qutton unchanged and market dull, consequence of severe storm. Sales, to-dal ° only 100 b a l es , S a l es f or t h e wee k, 27 ,000. Stock in po rt, 13,000. Receipts ahead of last year's, 428,600. Sales °, coffee f or t h e week, 1, 600 b ags a t 101 c to 11c for prime gi7 Stock i n p ort , 35,000 bags. Baggi ng qu i et at 21c. Ot " articles unchanged. SE IPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED AT NEW YORK— New York, Helicon, Pia rti ; gon, Mary E. Balch, E. W. Farley, Harvey Birch, Roscitl o ' t Cl a ra Wheeler, Progres s , H arvest Queen, Atlantic (!„ Garrick, Manhattan, Robert Kelley, Cultivator, Nelson, and Arctic—all from Liverpool. ARRIVED AT BOS TON — Rockaway, Western Empire, 9° Arabia (s)—all from Liverpool.