The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-29 00:00:00

THE FROST.

At gothenbutgi en tile 20th, there were eleven
degrees of frost, arid the' river became covered
with ice; but the Baltic (gel; from link, broke a
passage through. Two days a:Eta wardS the East
Anglian (s.) became fast in the ice,

THE PEACE WITH CHINA.
QUEENSTOWN, I)ec. 28.

At three o'clock this, afternoon the battery at
Spike Island and her Majesty's ships at Queens-
town fired salutes of 21 guns, and the ships were
dressed with flags, English and French being
hoisted together at the main, in honour of peace
with China.

MAIL NETS.
•
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 29.
The City of Washington arrived at 12.30 a.m.
LONDONDERRY, Dec. 28.

The Montreal Ocean Steamship Company's
steamer Nova Scotian arrived in Lough Foyle at
four o'clock this morning, and coiled for Portland
at four o'clock this afternoon.

• THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MATE'
.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 28.

The Celt, with the above mails, arrived here
this morning. She left the Cape owthe 21st ult.,
St. Helena on the 30th, and Ascension on the
4th instant.

British Kaffraria was proclaimed a separate
colony, on the 30th October. The territory
between the rivers Kciskamma and Great Kei
constitutes this new dependency.

A league had been formed in the eastern pro-
vince to procure a separation from the west.
Meetings in favour of this movement had taken
place in all the principal towns of the east, and
large sums had been subscribed with the same
objcct.
Souvenirs from Prince Alfred had arrived
and been distributed.
The Brisk had captured a slaver with 763
slaves. on board.

The slaver Lyras, taken on October 13th, had
been condemned.

The Hornet had arrived at the Cape.
The Lassie, a vessel belonging to Cape Town,
had been discovered to have gone slaving.

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Immigration prospects were fav'ourable, as
there was plenty of work at outlying places.
Proceedings had been taken for the naturaliia-
tion of Odam, Kok, and Origuas as British
subjects under feudal tenure.
Letters had been received from Zanzebar, and
also from Mr. Moffatt.

Commercial and monetary affairs at the Cape
had improved.

AMERICA.

LONDONDERRY, Dee. 28.

Tho Montreal Company's steamer Canadian,
with dates from Portland to the 15th instant,
touched at Moville shortly after eleven this morn-
ing, and landed all her mails, consisting of 113
bags. She encountered fiery heavy easterly gales,
and loit one man during the passage. The North
Briton had arrived out.

A number of Southern members of Congress
assembled in Washington, on the 13th ; all those
present signed a declaration to their constituents,
recommending a speedy and absolute separation
of each slave-holding State from the Union.
They state the argument is exhausted: all hope
of relief from the Union, through the agency of_
committees, congressional legislation, or constitu-
tional amendment, is extinguished; and we trust.
the South will not be deceived by appearances, or
the pretence of new guarantees. The Republi-
cans are resolute in purpose to grant nothing

that will or ought to satisfy the South.. In our-
judgment, the honour, the safety; and indepen—
dence of the Southern people can be found only•
in a Southern Confederacy..
The publication of this manifesto produced a,
depressing effect upon the Conservatives, who say-
they are satisfied that the Southern members ara:
opposed to any compromise.
There was an exciting debate in the Washing-
ton Cabinet on Major Andrews' demand for rein—
forcements at Fort Maultrie, which was refused.
Secretary Gass spoke warmly in favour of the,
demand, and the result was so displeasing to him,
that he resigned. His resignation has created
great impression. General Scott has expressed:
the opinion that additional forces should be sent,
to South Carolina for the protection of the public.
property. The President, however, is opposed to,
such an increase, being confident that it would be
imprudent to augment the present reinforcements.
It was rumoured that Senator Douglas wenld
shortly declare in the Senate that it was the diaty
of the President to resist secession by form.
The Peruvian Congress has granted extinordi:--
nary powers to the President for a war in
Castilla was to raise 30,000 men.
The North Star, from Aspinwall, had arrived,.
at New York, bringing $1,000,000 in treasure.

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KANSAS, December 14.—A special despatch-.
from Mound City, of the Bth inst., says that all is
quiet. No arrests had been made, and Mont• •
gomery and the other leaders are not to be found.
General Harney wished to declare martial law,
but the Governor found no consent, preferring
that the United States Marshal should make the
arrests, and the prisoners be tried by martial law.