The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-12 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE HERMANN.

By the United States' mail steamship Hermann•, Captain
Higgins, which arrived at Southampton on Sunday, we have
intelligence- to the 29th ult. The mail steamship•l3altic, from
Liverpool for New York, arrived out on the morning of the
21th ult. The Washington, from Southampton, reached, New
York on the-21st ult.

Congress was still without a Speaker. The last ballot
was. Banks, 91 • Richardson, 67 ; Puller, 29 ; Campbell,- 5 ;
Pennington, Shorter, and Porter one each. Theminnber
necessary to a choice was 98.
In the House of Representatives Mr. Boyce offered a•resolu-
tion to the effect that as relations with Great Britain were-cf
the most threatening charadter, indicating the eve of most
startling events, it was the imperative duty of the House-, at
such a juncture of peril, to organise itself by the election of a•.
Speaker. Mr. Stephens, in reply, said, that if the country
was on the eve- of war he knew nothing about it. The.mo.
Lion was tabled.

The New Verlt Tribune publishes the followine, from,
their Washington correspondent, dated Jan. 217:—T1he•
Government has received no official information as to the
recent bloody outrage in Kansas, announced by telegraph;.
Senators today formally confessed as to the policy of advising
the President to send-military to Kansas to preserve peaceand
protect the territory against Missouri invasions. Southern 4
senators predict that civil war is inevitable in a short time.
On the 23rd ult. the same correspondent says :—Mr. Bu-
chanan writes that he will relinquish his mission on the 12th:
of February, whether- a successor be nominated or not. He
will appoint Mr. Campbell, the consul at London, to the post
of Charg6 d'Affaires. There being no Secretary of Legation
at the present junetare; this proceeding
.may temporarily em—
barrass our relations, as-the intelligence of Mr. Crarnpton?s,
recall will occupy Lord'Palmerston at the same time.
CALIFORNIA.—The- steam-ship Daniel Webster, from San,
Juan de Nicaragua, arrived at New Orleans on the 25th
with two weeks' later news from California—viz., to the sth:
of January. The United- States' mail-steamer Golden Gate;.
left San Francisco on the sth nit. with 500 passengers and,
$1,300,000 in treasure: The steam-ship Star of the West
had sailed from San Juan for- New York with 350 passengese,
and $600,000 in specie:. The California news is generally
unimportant. A severe shock of earthquake was experienced?
at San Francisco on the 2nd- inst. The trial of Corey for the-
murder of General Richardson was in progress. Attachments--
had been issued against Lucien. Hermann, an extensive money-
agent at San Franciscg.for nearly $150,000. The Sacramento
Valley Railroad had been ,opened a distance of 22 miles. The
news from the mines is of an encouraging nature, and new--
rich diggings have been discovered on the American river:_
The San Francisco markets were dull, the demand from the:-
interior being light. In flour and grain the transactions were
to a limited extent.

In Northern California.: LiuLiam depredations still con-
;inued.

From Nicaragua we learn that everything was prosperous-1
and orderly. General Walker was receiving accessions bye,
every steamer, and it is• said that his effective force o;•1'
Americans numbered between 800 and 900.

Gregon dates are to th"o-20th of December. Nothing badi,
been heard of Colonel Kinney's party, which had left to-
attack Fort Walla Walla, which was in possession of tha.
Indians.

Intelligence from Honduras. to the 22nd of December-
reports an unusual dulness in- trade. The prices of mahogany
were low, wages depreciated, and:a large amount of mortality
had existed among the Whites. The Belize correspondent of.
the New York Herelds::saya.:,--"England was riveting her
rule more firmly on the colony. It has' now been ordered that:
an vessels shell be registered,. and. that no foroignoy shall owaL
a ship hoisting the Etitish flag., unless he take the oath of
allegiance to that government and become naturalisel
Many persons had already done so. A vessel of the West
India squadron was in, port, and. her commander had caused,
some alarm by beating to- acme in the night and firing
some broadsides for practice, Shipping business was mere
active."
commmalAL IN"ITILLIGENCE.

In the New York:. Money-market money was in gq
demand, and the turn,of the market was in favour of the
lender. Foreign exchange was irregular, but the tendency:of
the market was toward. finer rates. The quotations for bills
on London for good signatures was 108 to 1081, but most. of
the business had beendOneat Ng,- to In breadstufrs State
and Western flour was heavy, and was quoted at 6.1b0
-
lower. Southern flour was d&i for the extreme grades .but
medium was in fair. demand. Canadian and rye flour was
steady. Wheat was . inactive and oats dull. The cotton
market continued depressed, and quotations for somedescrip-
tions were reduced: ie.. Hops continued dull and heavy: at 6
to 10. The provision market was heavy.
Freights are dull and lower. To Liverpool, f10ur,.2a.-111,. to
2s. 9d.; grain, 84d and sid. in ships' bags.;,.to-Lon-
don, 4s. and 12d. -' -:to Antwerp, 4s. 3d. and 13d.;. to Havre,
anal
nominally 75c. a 20a.; to Rotterdam, 4s. 6d. and 181;: to
Hamburg ls. imsliippers' bags; to Bremen, 23c.