The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-14 00:00:00

Apply to ANNUAL SUBSCI AILY TIMES is NING EDITION , ery 4/ ►ether t tur An Evening B TIMES is now Published containing the Markets Day, up to r going EARLY DELIVERY )scriber within foul TITERN TIMES ivprnn.ll at Rook- ferry, Tr: •an-nt nbe, Egremo Clan g h ton, does not receive Eight o'c b ock will 1r by ad/Iressing a no to him at th of complaint may b and remo our messengers con each morning, it w ate its subscribers would have which the papers some houses is very great at disappointment to other subsc FIRST EXHIBITION of the FRENCH SCHOOL of the FINE ARTS in Liverpool, including AD'LLE ROSA BONHETIR'S GREAT PICTURE Of "THE HORSE FAIR,' Is NOW OPEN at the 1 rerpool Academy Rooms, Old Post place, C men's Season Ticket! Ladies' Ditti , gues. 6d. Gentle ld.—Open from Tei B. FRODSHAM, Secretary ~~"C Lnrtlirrn(4sllvs with the copies given id more legi London Times is, by men in offi( of the Ministerial Estim to the public, we a come b( mate course The London fortuitous position, 11011 pla before reach of a what i ment's ad early and exclus the several Ministelia worth many thousands a year to but not satisfied with this, our avaricious porary would exclude the reporters of provincia papers front both Houses of Parliament ! and leave us depending on them for that intelligent( which they do not think worth record. ing in their columns It is hoped, however, that Parliame n t w ill not sanctio n any such proposal ; and that all Governmental intelligence which is intended to be made public will be given to the representatives of •every pro vincial paper when asked for, and that the galleries of both Houses of Parliament will remain open to the reporters of Morning Newspapers, without reference to the locality in which they are printed and published. Provincial communities are aF. much interested in the statistics of the Board 01 Trade, and in the despatches which relate to Oa( great political incidents of the day, as the people o: London and Middlesex. And unless these thing given to Metropolitan papers for servic€ cannot deny tho Liverpool Dail, 3ndered, they of other large emporiums c that information which bel Caledonian Lancashire, 18 184 Ditto A Share hut. h )uld be thr I and I Shares )rospect of a pacific s 1, wh e Parliament could dra )m the course I by the Ministry, was highly ) place any limitation whatever on the wine -4, supplies required for the active service depart ments of the Navy. For example-7 6,000 men will be needed, should hostilities be continued, and voting that number for a limited period, with .2,000,000/ for wages, and 1 for their ictualling, was employing discret I have renchment in th yards ist oppose b the displa' Russia, and nerical strength in our Na enemy has most cause to dread sh really go to war in earnest. Had the id brought f safe to have inferred tha of the restoration of the rther resort t Cabinet did not feel justif efficiency of our fleets, ouch if only to remove any possible excuse being raised hereafter, should the Navy not discharge its duty Drruption means called lisposal o favours arc MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LATES r INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING. has been a very large business done in the Liverpool Cotton Market to-day, and prices have advanced 3-10ths of a ld. per pound. The total sales reach 25,000 bales, of which 17,000 have been taken by the trade, and 8,000. for spe culation and export. The Liverpool Share Market opened with rather more animation this morning, from a little weak SECOND EDITION. THE CRIMEA. DESTRUCTION OF THE LAST or THE DOCKS speculative buying, which had the effect of improv inz a few stocks, but the full advance was not there being a desire to realise purchases, and at the were flatter : seer and Birkenhead, 28.1. Chester and Eastern Counties, 91 f 10k. Great Northern, 223 23. Great Western, 551 561. e Stock, 811 811. Liver )rt, 15 151. London and 1001 1001. Manchester, 5. Ditto Preference, eat Pref., 7-16 9-16 p. ;eneraily Ch North British, 7i 7-8 The news from the Crimea up to the 31st ult., received at Marseilles yesterday, is of more than usual interest. The last of the famous docks of Sebastopol had been destroyed Fort St. Nicholas had been undermined, pre South Eastern and weastle, and Bev ind North Midland, 251 251 [, 14 13-16 15 1-16. Dutch tto New Shares, 2 1-16 2 3-16 p. of Canada, 26 261. Ditto New paratory to its destruction Great Luxembourg, 9 81 d The latest a.dvices from Canada contain some interesting statistical information upon the trade Montreal. During the last year there was a ise in dutiable imports of 1,575,8851. corn -1854, but there was an increase of free "91. The falling off The only articles in n augmentation was exhibited were gin, 1118.299, Among the troops there had been a movement, and 3000 infantry, and two batteries of artillery, had been sent to reinforce Kertch. • substitute for brandy, raw sugar, inconse- Five English regiments wore preparing to return to England. Intelligence from Kinburn, dated the 24th ult , announces that the thaw had set in, and the breaking up of the ice was expected shortly to take place. Reinforcements had arrived at Kinburn, and everything was quiet in the neighbourhood. tuence of a local refinery - machinery, and beer. Articles of necessity, as well as luxury, participated in the diminution, silks having decreased 53,8741., 22,154/, spirits 16,0001., tea 80,000 lbs., hard ware 175,4391., metals *72,8961., and woollens 272,1581. This falling off in the revenue was not produced by the reduction in the tariff, .nor the Reciprocity Treaty with the United . - otes, but resulted from the limitation of trade, , TaLL;quent upon in the wrong the inabilit of the people gonc , to be come pu rchasers.y The applications for shares in . l) k 3 Alliance (Franco and England) Bank continue 'xcecdingly numerous, and the undertaking hum been very favourably received on the Stock Exc;tange, where transactions for the " coming out" are reported at premium. The council will consist of gentle men of the highest respectability resident in Lon don and Paris, and it is fully expected that large dividends will be returned to those who subscribe their capital. News from Varna (Jan. 30) announces that a fire had broken out there, which had been got under by the French troops. THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING The transactions on the Bourse today closed at the:following prices :—Four and a Half per Cents., 97f 25c. ; Three per Cents., 73f. 75c. PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY The Peninsular and Oriental Steam ship Com pany's steamer Madrid, has arrived with the Peninsular mails, 26 passengers, and £3083 in specie. Her dates are from Gibraltar to the sth, Cadiz to the 6th, Lisbon the 9th, and Vigo and Oporto the 10th inst. By the arrival of the Overland Mail we have later intelligence from India. The commercial advices from Bombay report a very dull market for goods, and an increasingly stringent t. The Calcutta advices are a shade ory, as far as relates to the business vigour FRANCE. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING 4ORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1866. A. telegraphic despatch from Strasburg an nounces that Baron Brunnow, one of the Russian Plenipotentaries, passed through that city this morning at eleven o'clock, and that he will arrive here this evening at ten, by the Strasburg railway. A Berlin despatch says that Count Orloff, the other Russian negociator, is to arrive in that city to-morrow morning, en route for Paris. From Vienna we learn that Count Buol, the Austrian negociator, was to set out to-day, and he will arrive on Friday. Lord Clarendon and Count Cavour will also arrive on that day. --., • Although peace is looked on as a Alt accompli in most circles in the city, I can mention a fact which will cause the prudent still to doubt. This fact is that the Emperor the other day displayed great annoyance on hearing the prefect of one of the departments dwell in glowing terms on the reduction which peace will, amongst other things, effect in the price of wheat. The good man had expected to find the Emperor ready to catch eagerly at anything which should appear an additional inducement for making peace, and he was quite abashed on seeing that hehad said what was not agreeable. Another little fact worthy of consideration is that yesterday the Emperor received Prince Czartoryski and General Count Zamoyski, chiefs of the Polish emigration. It is a rare honour for Polish exiles to be admitted to the French Court, and the honour is the more remarkable as the latter is commander of the regiment of Polish Cossacks, in the service of the Sultan, and he is on the eve of leaving for Constantinople. I can further inform you, on good authority, that not only have the military preparations of the French govern ment not ceased, but that within the last few days they have been carried on with increased - A. decree in the Moniteur fixes the number of young men to be supplied by each deparment of the empire, to make up the levy of 140,000 of the class of 1855. This levy is the same as was made last year, and it certainly, taken per se, is not of a nature to indicate much confidence in the conclu sion of peace ; but it would, nevertheless, not be right to regard it per se, as a proof of the continu ance of the war. It is remarked that the Moniteur only announces, this morning, the departure, for the Crimea, of General Martimprey, chief of the staff, though (as I told you) it took place some (lays back. Reports that the Empress had had another miscarriage have been current for the last few days, but they are unfounded. in . some of the Western and Southern depart ments numerous arrests have ,lately been made, and others are being made almost daily. It has been considered necessary besides to adopt mili tary and other precautions. The government, it seems, has discovered, or has reason to suspect, the existence of a formidable Republican conspiracy. It is said that several of the exiled republican chiefs, and amongst them Barbes, have lately returned secretly to France : but if a report that is current that the government has for political reasons imperatively called on two Bishops to resign their sees be true, it would appear that the conspiracy referred to is got up by a different party. The semi-offisial Patrie this evening reproduces very ostentatiously copious extracts from a pamph let by a Spaniard on the Central American question, in which " great and glorious France" is earnestly called on to interfere between the United States and England, and to protect the independence of the Central States CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday, the coroner held an inquest on the body of a man, named James Mitchell, who was accidentally drowned, by falling into the Brunswick dock, at nine o'clock on Tuesday night. Verdict, accidental death. - THE "LIVERPOOL STANDARD" NEWSPAPER.--YeSter day, at three o'clock, Mr. Branch offerei for sale, by public auction, the copyright and materials of the above news paper. There were a considerable number of persons con nected with the press present, but very few others attended The auctioneer first put up the copyright for public com petition, but there being no offer, he put up the whole plant for sale. To his repeated solicitations for an " offer " there was no response, and the sale was consequently withdrawn. SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL.—WEEXLY REPORT, FEB. 13, 1856.—1 n patients :—Discharged : cured, 15 ; relieved, 0; at own request, 2 ; irregular, 0. Dead, 1 ; entered, 11; under treatment, 62. Out patients : cured, 50 ; entered, 37 ; under treatment, 40. Treasurer, James Houghton, Esq. Visitors, Rev. J. Robberds, and S. Martin, Msq. Honorary chaplain, Rev. D. T. Barry, B.A. Physicians arid surgeons for the week, Dr. Cameron, and Dr. Petrie. House surgeons, Mr. Charles Royston, and Mr. E. C. Garland. LIST OP PASSENGERS PER BALTIC.—Mr. and Mrs. Sturgis, Mrs. Boit and -child, Miss Codman, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marshall, Mr, and Mrs. Samnel Westcott and son, Mr. and Mrs. R. IL Leese and son, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Tay'or, Mrs. Williams, Mr. E. G. W. Butler, jun., Capt. Tunstall, Ist W. I. Regt., Messrs. E. H. Scofield, Albert Gardner, Jacob Stein, Wm. Stephens, Charles Vogt, G. A. Hardorff, Edward Pearce, jun., J. W. Turnbull, Daniel Ottolengue, Isaac Rosenbaun, Edward P. Taft, Eugene Laurent, John Edmiston, Nath an H. Clark, E. S Rand, Lewis Wormser, F. N. Goddard, Charles Aubery, M. Goldstein, George L. Trask, W. W. Gilbert, Ernest Hahn, Henry Smoot, J. M. Garibe, C. Vicentini, Alexander Marshall, Robert Shaw, J. B. Greenwood, J. S. Gil- J. B. Zaccaria, J. H. M‘Kim, bert, Richard J. Usher, Marcel Carrere, Mr. and Mrs. John Earp and two children, Mr. and Mrs. James Gardner, Mrs. Ann Conley, M rs . Maria Day, Miss Sarah M ars h a ll , Mr. and Mrs. August Cartaran, Messrs. J. A. Garrett, A. 'l'. Small, J. R. Smith, Thomas Mathews, Philip Zimmer, Jacob Patcheck, William Cameron, Henry Pozzi, Victor Rembinger, Nicholas Radowich, Louis Bouchard, Herman Anderson, Joseph Gossens, Peron Eugene, Joseph Masson, Henry Jenkins Carl liadewich, James Enright, Gomez Lima, Jean de la Camp, Lorenzo Virgin, Robert Shaw, A. Marshal Newspapers or thos trade, access tc le public We ask this as a measure of justice, and not as a bribe. We ask it for those whose share of taxation is as great, whose stake in commerce is greater, and whose interest in all that affects the well-being of the Empire must, therefore, be still greater, than that of London. Those who doubt enterprise; nee d • only look to the extent of our trade and and that the Daily Press of the North should only its information from the Governmenty depa rtmentreeeiv.e second hand, throug h the London journals, is not - only an injustice , of the to th e papers, but to the public m anu facturing T inspector of meters districts through which they circulate .: who b are shareholders in the not much in the Navy Estimates, it iscotruunhete,rviehwicahs theylaw from voting in council on t we had not long anticipated. The personally o n h a a l llr th in e te . re d sted, 'e would be a considerable incr ease in several of fellow-councillo rs , and to n er e current fiscal year, and that a few thou ould be added to the Navy muster-roll the eble division.auth c a o s n a a n We have this from an unquestion land we give the victors of the -nntinued. The simple facts they day, such auth ority,) and disgraceful expos ure of this most disreputable total amount required for , Will confer upon them. If our lal service is 20,081,8471. townsmen still bestiruet themselves in the matter, the triumph of the gas v war are to be continued monopolists yesterday, will be but of short duration. ' 3 ftee were thought _____ THE GAS QUESTION.—We have only space to direct the attention of our readers to the determination at which arrived yesterday on the long-mooted our town-council stion. It will be seen that after the protracted ttings of committees of inquiry, with the abundant gas q abour of examining witnesses and obtaining scientific evidence, all the public are to get by the agitation is an ! Though the member f the council gas company , re debarred question in which 'e understand that %ware Cher to canvass them for whip up" members for sand ii should the war be el 1v be antiei. WEST PERM' TINION.—The usual weekly meeting of this board of guardians was held yesterday at the Board room, Mile-lane, Everton. The Rev, William Badnall occupied the chair. The other guardians present were— Messrs. Edwards, Abrahams, Roberts, Shaw, Siddeley, Morris, Pitts, Mountfield, Harrison, Batten Mullenq, Lunt, and J. Birch. The master of the hospit'al reported that there were 119 patients in that institution, and for the corresponing • week of last year 81. Cheques to the mount of £221 were voted for the relief of the out-door within the several districts of the union. The master •e reported that there were this week 725 and for the corresponding week last ltion ensued relative to the rs from the hospital, after which some the slightest public A. long conversa of pat nterest Was board adjourned betray are, this branch of tilt, that as our preparatiot as though no negociati of, that the whole amo pated by contracts, and ex, and other ways, whether vre have r_ Mr. WILLuIs, who is now the Hum E of Parliament, and as such may be safely recognised, said that " the navy es in enlistments neale or not var ought estimates for a twelvemonth " not to be brought forward until the result ... " peace negotiations about to take place should bt " known. He did not wish to deprive the Govern. " matt of the means of preparing to carry on the paupers " war with vigour ; on the contrar y , he hoped they year 73 " would not relax their preparations in conse. routine dl " quence of the negotiations, but he was 'afraid i disposed Commar Temple-col RAISINS ales French 6 French L ALN.t dS, in lac ETCH.ER & FIRTH, Brokers, 4, Temple-court ES, ) LIIOND - S, J LMONDS Brokers at 13ushb To-MORROW, Partieu About 1200 Q nawanda, from Ph se. Chan TO-MORROW, t 11 , , at Messrs J ohan g About 600 Barrels Damaged Bahia ex Currituck, from Baltimore Messrs. Baring. Brothers Co FLOUR For particulars 0., Merchants, or to - - M. HARNET T, Brokers en bait. FRENCH SOFT SHELL ALMONDS, AND FRENCH PLUMS, In Tin Cases and Bottles, suitable for Export. THOMAS PARRY, Broker IFTION TO THE NORTHFT' TWO TEAS PER ANNUM hree o' Mai:, NewB of the —Any )AY ~ ex_ past Two , Brunswick-street, )sv INDIAN CORN .rters Y rticula n Brown's ware reaso more s wart from the policy pursued by the Housc 3 Estimates themselves present some remarkable voted The policy of was very activ February t in imported goods, but money was very tight, both in the Bazaar and amongst the Euro pean houses; and it was anticipated that the Bank of Bengal would again raise the rate charged for accommodation. The funds remain very firm. Prices opened at a ether advance of A-th to ith per cent., and closed nt. higher than yesterday, the closing s being 927,-92i. The public continue to in - - est, and some speculative operations for a rise are also induced by the hope of peace. The market is chiefly restrained by the continued dearness of for this I mone3 In the Stock Exchange the rates are maintained at 5 to 6 per cent. on Government In Lombard-street to-day the demand e. The payments of the shares of the - Lew joint-stock undertakings, to-day announced, mded to increase the stringency. At Paris the late rise in the French Funds is well maintained. The markets for oil and seed continue in a very depressed state. Of Linseed oil there were sellers to day at 331. 10s. per ton. The admiralty will receive tenders on the irlth March!for monthly con veyance each day by steam-vessels of her Majesty's nd and Australia. The lcet to day was firm. purchasers, however, were res he arrangements for the settlement The last prices were quoted •- as follows : Caledonian, 56 561. Eastern Counties 10. East Lan cashire, 72 73. Great Northern, 90+ 901 Do. A, 74 75. Great Western, 56 561. Lancashire and Yorkshire; 131 a 81Z-, London and North Western, 1001 1001. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 2-11 25k. Midland Stock, 691 69k. North British, 29 30. South Eastern and Dover, 631 631. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 75 76. York and North Midland, 511 511-. TRADE REPORT.-WEDNERDAY -0- LIVERPOOL COTTON : There has been a very animated market for cotton to-day. The demand has been general and extensive. The supply is moderate, and prices are fully 3.16 d per lb higher than on Friday, The sales—including 200 Per nambuco, 6kl to 74d ; 1200 Bahia, 6d to 60 ; 300 Maranham, 6 to 6 : 1 ,-d ; 1000 Egyptian, 6d to 81-d ; 2300 Surat, 4d to 40—are reported 25,000 bales, of which 8000 are on speculation and for export.—M4NCHESTER : Excited markets ; d per lb advance obtainable on yesterday's prices, and in some cases id per lb over Saturday. PIG IRON : The market has been heavy, and some sales of warrants are reported to have been made at 675, but the market closed at 67s 6d for warrants, cash. --- SUGAR : The market continues very dept sales effected are at rather easier rates, comp Dominica and Demerara at 36s to 37s 3d, 3Z 35s 3d, and 2900 bags old Pernams, for ex 20s to 20s 3d per cwt in bond. MOLASSES : There are no transactions to Thum : 200 pipes Havana have been soli wet gallon. and the 'g 120 hhds igs dates at ;, chiefly at , ce. it la 10d per COFFEE : 50 bags washed Rio sold at .52s per cwt. TEA : The market is steady. but not much business pass ng ; common congou, 91 to 91-,d per lb. RICE: There was no disposition shown to purchase the Bengal offered by auction this morning. SALTP,TRE: 200 bags are reported at 31s to 35s per cwt for about 7 to 2 per cent. refraction. By auction 120 bags, all faults, sold at 24s to 29s 6d. GAMBIER : 100 bales heated sold at 15s 6(1. ARGOLs ; A few casks at 46s 6d per cwt. RATTANS : 2060 bundles Singapore at is ltd to 2s 10d per 100. RRD SANDRUS WOOD: 15 tOllB at £7 5 to £8 per ton. Lobuaori. SUGAR : The public sales to-day consisted of Pernambuco, a which did not alter yesterday' s quotat i ons, which showed decline of 6d to ls. COFFEE remains steady. TEA: The trade continues to buy medium and good spar ingly; prices are unaltered. SALTPETRE sold in public sale to day at a decline of Is on last week's prices. CASSIA LIGNEA sold at rather lower prices. COTTON : The market is very active at rather higher prices ; 2,830 bales sold. INDIGO : The quarterly sales commenced to-day, the total quantity amounting to 9,000 chests. 860 chests passed auc tion to day, of which 670 sold. There was a full attendance of buyers, both for home consumption and exportation, Fine Bengal showed an advance of 6d; middling, shippers', and good consumers', 9,1 to is; ordinary, 6d to 9d; Oudes, 6d ; Kurpalis, 91 to is; Madras, 3d to 6d; compared with the October sales CORN The receipts of foreign wheat and flour have been liberal this week, and although business to day in Mark lane was quiet, holders were firm at Monday's quotations. Some enquiry was experienced for wheat for Franc e . Barley in moderate supply, and unaltered in value. Th e sale of Oats was not ,brisk, at the same time this arti c l e could not be purchased cheaper. TALLOW : The tallow market continues firm, with an upward tendency. Quotations are as follows :—Town tallow, 53i; Petersburgh Y.C. on the spot, 5 8s 6d; o March. ,58s 6d ; March to April, 64s 6d. Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that the __and for fine hops continues good. at full prices. COALS : Walls End Harton, 15s 6d ; Walls End Brad dyll's Hetton, 16s 6d ; Walls End Yearn, 18s; Walls End Russell's Hatton, 163 9d; Walls End Tees, 18s; 59 fresh ships at market. YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. SALFORD CATTLE : The first quality maintained former rates • inferior, lower; beet beef, 6d to 64d; middling, 6id ih. GL y A vy s as ar s th lo e CORN : Weather mild, but damp. On market 3 a 2 f a ti l) ir er re 2 ta s i o l , i s b a s le . for wheat at full prices. Barley, beau , peas, a n d oats, quite neglected. Oatmeal moves off s. Last year the total 17.506. tor the navy was he sum is 12,148,641 Parlia be pe risk is proportionably great. The only portion of stimates which appear to be is the item of 6,971,5371 and prisoners of war, being an increase of 20,560/ over that of last year. The number of prisoners taken shows no remarkable augmentation, while those we may vet hare to provide for could scarcely service, icy; and mea s onstrous. Then surely cannot be employment for the amount of tonnage such a sum represent A. large amount of steam tonnage has been employed npared travagant, and can 11 we have heard pt idle for country may rest assured that the hopes of ace entertained by the Government are very aht, and though the House of Commons may be xious to limit the expenditure as far as possible, at we are, nevertheless, saddled with the gross iount of the Estimates, and must, therefore, are ourselves to meet it, as will be seen when CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER makes his nancial statement THE COURT af T te h rn e oo Ck n u , ee a n t B h e u l c d k ian g C h o a u m r t p a t a l t a h c r e e o ' B c l a o r c o k h o done Tuesday . child, the Swedish and Norwegian Minister, accom panied by Count Charles Bjornstjerna, Chamberlain of his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, had an audience of her Majesty. The Earl of Clarendon, K.G., the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, presented his Excellency and the Count de Bjornstjerna, who were conducted by her Majesty's Muter of the Ceremonies. The Hon. John Duncan Bligh, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Hanover, was presented to the Queen at an audience, by the Earl of Clarendon, on. returning to his post. The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of her Majesty. Prince Albert :ode on horseback, attended by his Equerry in Waiting. Her Majesty and the Prince, attended by Major-General Bouverie and Captain Du Plat, visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester-house, in the afternoon: The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Olympic Theatre with their presence in the evening. ncluded or n ciplained also of the in, ace in the number when there were only 153 e employed, and four k.nd " on refe: year before the war," he s f admiral then w lid nc her peace ourable mem- which had since the list, were in the aid he found vas an that ti lust be e pub AMERICA. The United State mail steamer Baltic, Captain Comstock, arrived in the Mersey yesterday afternoon, from New York, with 83 passengers, and 35,142 dole. specie. By her we have received our files of papers to the 2nd inst., which are four days later than those brought by the America. The steamer Arabia from Liverpool had arrived out at Boston, and furnished the news of Russia having accepted the Austrian propositions for peace. The latest advices from Washington report that the further attempts to elect a Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives had proved futile. On the let the greatest excitement is reported to have prevailed in relation to the contest. An apparently cordial coalition had been formed between the South Americans and the Nebraska men, which gave Aiken one vote higher than Banks. It was said that this could be increased two votes on the following day, and same feared Aiken would be elected under the plurality rule. Mr. Aiken is an accomplished and popular gentleman, but as he was born in Ireland, it is somewhat doubtful whether the Know-Nothings wilt sustain him. In the Senate the Central American question had again been discussed, and the Hon. W. H. Seward delivered a speech occupying six columns of the New York papers, and which breathed the most hostile tone towards England. This speech reviews the claims of Great Britain to portions of Central and South America—holds them to be without foundation, and believes, that, under any circumstances, they were all solemnly and for ever relinquished and aban doned by the treaty of 1850. He maintains that the American positions taken in this matter are just, and having arrived at the pith of the whole question, finally points out the course which it becomes Americans to pursue in the present emergency. The Senator's counsel is, not to sub mit the question to arbitration, for that, he says, would imply a doubt of the rightfulness of the position taken by the United States, but " to give notice to Great Britain that America will interfere to prevent her exercise of dominion in South America, if it shall not be discontinued in one year; and also that authority be now given to the President to execute the delayed purpose." In noticing the bellicose oratien of Mr. Seward, the New York Times says: Mr. Seward does not think that Great B will choose a resort to war, but after the last positive declaration made by her statesmen, and with such an alternative offered to her as he advises, we do not see how she could possibly avoid it. Mr. Seward, in support of his idea that England will avoid a war, says, '' Her government, t ardly less than our own, is a popular one, and this controversy grows out of a caprice of her own administration." But, at the same time, it must be remembered that her government being in a certain degree popular, is one of the reasons why the peeplo will sustain its acts, and if such a notice as that recommended by the Senator were given, it would altogether preclude Great Britain from retreating with honour from the stand she has already taken. Notwithstanding the decidedly belligerent tone of the speeches of Messrs. Seward and Cass, we are not apprehensive of any serious difficulty with Great Britain on the Central American question. Neither country is inclined towards war; England cannot afford it, and the South, which, at present, is the do• minant power in our own Government, has no desire for hos tilities with any foreign power which will not be likely to end in an e xtension of slave territory. The two co u n t r i es h ave but to remain quiet a short time longer, and Colonel Walker, hllibtister, will probably solve the difficulty by consolidating the Central American governments, and excluding England and all other intruders from that distracted territory, which needs nothing so much as a capable ruler. Still the subject is fraught with serious consideration, and the speech of Mr. Seward will excite an unwonted degree of interest in the public mind ; but, as the President has stated in his Message, negociations have not been suspended, and there is yet room for hope that there will be an amicable adjustment of the matter. The speech of Mr. Seward, from the high position he has long held as a statesman, and the powerfttl influence he has exerted on the political destiny of the country, will not be likely to lessen the probabilities of a peaceable settle ment of the difficulty. or some other The steamer George Law had arrived at New York with 881,000 dollars in gold dust from California, but no later ad vices than those received by the Star of the West. The news from the Isthmus and the South Pacific is not important. The Chilian Congress, in extra session, was occupied with measures for divers local improvements. A violent storm, unusual at this season of the year, had done considerable damage to the shipping in the port of Val paraiso. Political affairs in Bolivia si ere still cloudy, and the government were endeavouring to conciliate its opponents. From Peru we learn that a quarrel had occurred between the Executive and the Assembly, but peace was soon re-established. By telegraph from New Orleans we have important new s from Mexico. liar° y Tamirez, who had conspired to over throw the government of Comonfort and establish an empire had been detected in his schemes and placed under arrest, lie, however, effected his escape, and at last accounts WES a. the head of a large force, besieging Puebla, with every prost pect of success. The pacific tenor of the European advices, taken out by the Arabia, had produced pretty much the same effect upon the American Money and Stock Markets, as the announce ment did in England, and much the same view as to the ultimate result was entertained. Many of the American securities advanced in Wall-street from two to three per cent. The Money Market, which, previous to the news, was sufficiently accommodating to borrowers for the amount of business offering outside the bank, was easy, at sevea per cent. on call, and eight or ten per cent, for discounts. The sums offering on temporary loan were on the increase. The Cotton Market had advanced from a to 9of a cent. per lb., and the sales for the three days reached 10,000 bales. Flour bad declined from 25 to 274 cents, per barrel. Exchange on London had slightly advanced, the quotations being 108 to 1081. REVIEW OF THE NEW YORK MARKET, For Ti,ree Days Preceding. NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 1856.—The market closed very firm at the date of our last respects per Atlantic on the 19th ult, since which we have your mail advices, per Baltic, to 12th ultimo, and yesterday morning the synopsis of the Arabia's important intelligence, by telegraph from Halifax, of a large advance in ronsols, indicating the probability of peace from the negotiations in progress, and a week's business of 58,700 bales, at an advance of id in the better grades, which had been unduly depressed, and Ad on all others, but closing with less spirit. Here, the effect has been to strengthen the confidence in higher prices abroad, which has recently had more advocates, and to induce holders to demand lc. higher rates, on the supposition that the Southern markers will receive a large impulse on the news. The business of the fortnight has usually teen small—say about 700 bales daily— and without spirit, up to Wednesday and Thursday last, when 1 500 bales were sold at ie. advance. The impediments of navigation have interfered with our manufacturing demand confining sales nearly entirely to exporters. Sales, in transilu, front Southern ports to Liverpool, have also been very light, from the high cost of recent shipments. The sales here yesterday were 2,000. bales, at -lc. to ac. advance. The tendency at present is to under-estimate the crop. The receipts, from various causes, have recently been light. Snow and rain storms have so prevailed that the coun try roads are perfect morasses. The first has fallen so gener ally that it insures us free navigation in the spring months, and will bring to market the crop heretofore detained by the want of navigation. We anticipate moderate receipts during this month. Wo are assured by parties returning from the South, that the rains have not beat out the remaining Cotton, but it will probably lower the quality of what still remains in the fields. The estimates do not extend over 3,700,000 bales, nor under 3,300,000 ; but some of the advocates have changed positions. We see no cause for reducing our estimate of at least 3,500,000 bales. J. T. STEWART & CO. ASHES : The arrivals continue very light, and the sales are necessarily small, at 6 dols 75c for Pot, an d 7 d o l s 75 c for COAL : The late large stocks of Liverpool have become much reduced, and the market, though still depressed, is steadier than before. CorPER : New sheathing is scarce, and very firm at 33c , Yellow Metal is steady at 26c six months. FLOUR AND MEAL, with a light supply on sale, the market for State and Western flour opened film on Wednesday, and, with an increased demand, the buoyancy was supported until Friday, when prices receded 25 to 371 cents, under the in fluence of the adverse accounts per Arabia. The news caused considerable excitement at the Corn Exchange, and all parties seemed inclined to pause until the receipt of the letters, and more perfect data with regard to the political intelligence. The arrivals continue very light, in consequence of the obstruction of transportation by snow on the Erie Railroad, and the deliveries from store have been on a more extensive scale. Sales, 28,000 brie., the market closing irregular and so un settled that it is difficult to quote accurately. Canada dour has been affected similarly to other descriptions, prices having declined 12i cents on the low grades. Sales 1,500 bras., at 8 dols, 26c to 10 dols., as in quality. Southern flour, pre vious to the news, was firm, with a moderate demand. GRAIN : The buoyancy previously noticed in the wheat market continues, the very light stock counteracting the effect of the unfavourable accounts per Arabia. The demand has been quite moderate, however, both for home use and export. The market at the close was very much unsettled, and our quotations should, therefore, be considered nominal. The corn market is 2c to 3c lower, and shippers have withdrawn from the market since the arrival of the steamer, while the home trade buys very sparingly. IRON : Scotch pig is offered, to arrive, at 30 dols 50c to 32 dols, but small lots from yard command 33 dols 50c to 34 dols. Bars remain quiet. LEAn : Pig remains very quiet, and we have only to note the sale of a small lot Spanish, from vessel, at 6 dols 624 e, equal to cash. MOLASSES : An invoice of new crop Cuba Muscovado just arrived, the only foreign here, is held at 42c. NAVAL STORES : Turpentine continues to be firmly held at 3 dols 50c per 280 lbs, for prime quality, though we know of no further [transactions since those reported i❑ our last, at 3 dola 37Ac. Tar is in pretty large stock, and though in good request, prices have not further advanced. OILS : We notice more activity in whale lately, and the market is firmer. PROVISIONS : The market for pork opened a shade firmer, but subsequently reacted, and closed about the same as at the date of our last. The demand has been more active, mainly speculative, with but little inquiry for export, The stock officially announced yesterday, reaches 40,660 pkg kinds, against 32,676 at the corresponding date 35,668 Ist. February last year. Beef continues dull prices are a turn easier last month RICE : The market is very unsettled, with a downward tendency in all descriptions. SALT Tne market remains very quiet, and the' receipts continue small. SUGAR : There is a moderate but steady demand fcr home use, and, as the stock is very small, full prices continue to be realized. TIN : The stock of all kinds of Pig is quite mod while of Banca it is small, and the market is firm ; br advanced rates now current have checked sales. FREIGHTS continue quiet in consequence of the obstructio of navigation and moderate offerings, but the market is withor important change. The guano engagements stated in our la, as being 25,000 tons from Chincas Islands to St. Thomas't for orders to ports in the United States, at 24 dole, has bean increased to about 60,000 tons ; and 22 dols per ton is now the highest rate offered for the United States. The enga, include 6,000 brie flour at 2s Gd ; 14,000 bushels cor more is now asked ; 600 pkgs lard, 27a Gd ; 0 75 brls as] 700 pkgs bacon, 27s Gd to 30e; 500 tee beef, 4s to 4s 40 do 5s ; 1,200 bales of cotton, 3-16 d to 7-32(1, in, Sea Island at d, and by the Baltic, sailing to-day, 172 Sea Island cotton at 9-I W. EXCHANGE: The transactions for the steamer hay( been large. Sterling bills were not abundant, which had effect to raise bankers' prices to 82. per cent, The busini Continental was moderate. Bills on London 8 to 8-2- per cent. premium. OVERLAND MAIL. 0 gements :s, ZOs; In anticipation of the Overland Mail we have rece our files of papers from India to the following date Calcutta, January Bth ; Bombay, January 16th. BOMBAY. We extract the following from the Summary of the. Bombay Times of January 16th :—On the last day of the; year a notification was issued by the Governor General intimating that, as the Santhal insurrection was at an end, the troops engaged in its suppression would return to cantonments. Throughout the length and breadth of India profound peace reigns supreme.— Arrangements for: the annexation of Onde, such as we described in our last r appear to be advancing quietly and auspiciously. From Burmah the only intelligence is an account of a terrible conflagration which deviated Rangoon on the 10th of December. The origin of the fire is ;not known—it broke out near the jail, and in a few hours destroyed sonic 18 brick warehouses, 180 timber houses, and about 300 bamboo dwelling places, The loss, estimated at 150,000/. will fall one the European houses, to whom the native merchants are largely indebted. The Queen steamer left Bombay for Aden three days since for a cruise in the lower part o f the , Red Sea, with a view of settling some disturbances near' Jeddah. The Neemuch brigade:has of late been ordered to be strengthened, with a view of preventing strife in 03eley pore, or summarily suppressing it should it happen to arise. The arrangement has been made in terms of the reference of the Rajpoot princes themselves, and it is from a portion of them declining to abide by their own submission, or attending to the award of government, that annoyance is apprehended. The malcontents appear to have secured the services of stipendiary agitators, who seem for some weeks to have been working a portion of the press, and disseminating all sorts of slanders and mis statements against Colonel George Lawrence, w!te sets under his brother Sir Henry, as political agent for Mey - Nl r a in which Oodeypore is included. The Rajpootana Mato? which have of late, by the admirable management of the representatives of the British Government, been kept in. tranquillity, used to be amongst the most turbulent in India, and would speedily become so again were the chiefs left at pleasure to indulge their pugnacious pro ) pensities in the game of war. Sanction has been given for the construction of one first class screw steamer in Bombay, at a cost of some hundred or one hundred and fifty thousand pounds. It is pretended that the new ship is not to be put in commission, but to be kept in readiness in case of war ; in what quarter misunder- - standings are apprehended such as to send a hostile fleet into our seas, does not appear. When the Americans, the' only power with whom the thing is possible, contemplate the destruction of Bombay, such a force will be sent en' purpose as to sweep the Indian navy before it, were it tvvicq as strong as it is. The frigate, even out of commissiont will cost £30,000 a year, double the sum allowed for education in the whole Western Presidency , These things occur in a presidency whose revenues fall short of four millions, its expenditure exceeding nine. We have had repeatedly occasion to advert to the almost unparalleled indolence and inefficiency of our bishop, a man of acknow ledged talents, of considerable power as a preacher, and of whom, on his nomination, the highest h o p es were enter tained. Arriving in Bombay in 1851, he is now making his first tour through his diocese, a large p ort i on of which his predecessor used to inspect annually. During his tour, he seems to have given offence, and occasioned annoyance almost every where, recommending, when at Kattiwar, the re-baptising of the children of Presbyterians, the ordnance not being considered by him complete, unless performed by Episcopal hands. A Captain Gibbon, of the Madras army, having been dismissed the service, for having' introduced of his sister-in-law a Courtezan into a ball room and lied on the occasion, the Commander,in-Chief states that the court acquitted him in one point against the evidence—on another it recommended him to mere'', on the ground of his having " fallen into error in an ' unguarded moment," the whole proceeding showing that he was an inveterate and habitual transgressor. The, recommendation was wisely di sregar d e d , an d the name 0 1 one most unworthy member of an honourable service, dis' appears from the Army List. The Governor-general bee just declined accepting a public entertainment from the Bengal Club, on the score of bad health. He retires frern India, as formerly indicated, on the Ist of March. Hi successor, Lord Canning, is understood, at the present date' to be on his way from Suez to Bombay, he is expected here ten days hence, and will spend a week at the Western Presidency. Lord Elphinstone is to return to Bombay to-morrow, from his six weeks tour in Guzerat and Kattiawar, and he will take up his residence at Parell. Sir William Gomm, Commander-in-Chief of India, is on his way down to Bombay th roug h Sinde. 11! will be succeeded by General Anson about the first of neat month, and will not until then quit the limits of his com mand. There is a greater demand for money in the market, ' and the banks have raised their rates of interest. Governs ' ment and other securities have further declined. The impor t market is still very dull, although sales have been extensive at reduced prices. Freights have fallen. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY MARKST.-2ND TO 15TH JANUARY. We have no change to report during the past fortn'ght, fartbilt than that money is In greater demand, and that the banks ha ve, raised their rates of interest o n e per cent. A further decline h 3 8 taken place in government a , d other securities. In the impoil market:WereWetie ;I;y, 4 ;he7e . is no change. In demands from the interior have not at all bee n f ree; and alt h o ug the sales have been large, prices realised were most unremuntratiV e, sales being forced by parties who have long been firm holders. T he prices of every description of grey goods have materially lower d ! most of the staples being but little soug h t after. Bleached go o are equally neglected, and coloured goo d s generally can only P' disposed of at reduced prices. Yarns also are not in demand. EXPORTS.—In cotton, only an Inferior quality is pro curabl' Accounts from the interior of the corning crop are most favourabl e : and the new supplies are expected in the course of a few week' Linseed has declined in price. - - FREIGHTS.—Rates of freight to Great Britain rule much about tb: same as at our last, £3 2s. 6d. p er ton f or cotton and other meas ur e ment goods; but oil seeds, of which there is a large quantity off e rer lug. £3 12s. 6d. to £3 Iss p e r t on . F or China Rs. 15 per CandY*s EXCHANGE 011 England, for the m a il, opene d at 2s 15-1 6 d to 2 led, and gradually rose to the following quotations :-2s 2ad to 9s 9-16 , 1 for China and first class credit, and 2s 21d to 2s 2id for doc,7, ments, and at these rates a fair a m oun t o f b us i ness was done . i ,"„ Caleatta we quote Rs 101 at s i g ht, and Rs 99 at 60 days' faro Madras, Rs 100 at sight, and Rs 91a at 30 days sight; an China, Rs 216 at 60 days' sight CALCUTTA Respecting Oude, nothing positive has yPt oozed oil but an impression univ ersa ll y prevails that the last gra‘,lls.. act of Lord Dalhou s i e ' s I n di an career will be the secluZig tration of Oude. The King will, perhaps, retain crown, but the dominion of his people will pass: 0739 from him and his heirs for ever. The excitement occasioned among the American ni e c r il coon 4 chants by the re-publi cat i on i n India of the order in cot prohibiting the expo r t a ti on of saltpetre, except in Br i t s o bottoms, has ceased, and the Americans are disposed o , admit the n ecess i ty, and even the legality, of the 'magi' The loss sustained by them, however, is not very great. COMMERCIAL REPORT. 31 4 CALCUTTA , January B.—The Peninsula r an d Oriental ConlP ~str steamship Bengal, with London dates t o t h e 26th November ' arrived here on the 2nd inst. „ We have not had su ffi cient time give n t o our market to le vel vie the effects of the advices and ord ers received by the mail. and awe, have therefore had very little doing in an y ar ti cle as ye t. however, has continued in brisk demand, and sugar is entirevarea glected, although the valu e h as considerably declined, tine Be being hardly saleable at Rs. 8.8 to 9.0 per maund. . in por s During the prese n t week we had a better animation in our 1 market, dealers having come forward more freely, and the de`""o9 for grey goods has partially improved, but there has not bee n material change in prices. The tightness of the money market is far from having t a :t e a l , The difficulty o f o b taining u ie accommodation in the Bazaar is )` i s great, nor canttny improvement take place in the Bazaar , the extreme rates of interest and discount charged by : he ba''u g 9 07 perience a red uc ti on . G overnment Securities remain witho ut alter& ion. e d, the, EX CIIANGE.—The rates on Europe have conti nue d unalte e r ts following being now the ruling quotations :— First class aO, six months' sight, 2s. 21d. to 2 s . 2di ; bank bills, do., 2 e. d post 24. 2}d .; d ocument bills' do., 2s. 22d. t o 2s. 233 d. : t re asury t re asury a n tiler bills, 2s id. to 2s. lid. On China, we h ave nor hear d o f any actions, but the rate nominally is 214 per 100 dollars. 01 FazionTs.—During the pres en t week, large engament, of ed. $u ba• e taken place both far Lo n d on and Liverpool at £4 17 0 _ ev ion a moderate amount of tonnage of other articles cogged at 17 . „ rates. The demand for the shipment of rice to the EuroPer en ttO_T tinent has abated. For China there is but little of rice " an d I available, and no more than 65 cents , a bag for the forineL n rese l o ll dots per bale for the latter would be given by shippers. l c r i as 9 the availabletonnage is quite large to meet the demand, a n of sorts of produce keep high in prices, there is not much cha nc e advance in the rates o Irgnioo.—The palate sales are progressing satisfactor il y private contrast Mille lass keen done.