The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-16 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. AMERICA.
The British and North American Royal Mail
Company's steamer America, arrived in the Mersey
yesterday at 1.30 p.m., and landed her passengers,
&c., at 2.30 p.m. Yesterday we published her
news telegraphed from Queenstown. We have
now received our files of papers.

We learn that after the secession of the extreme
Southern States from the Charleston Convention,
the minority adopted the Douglas platform amidst
immense excitement amongst the delegates and
politicians generally. It is stated, however, that
the New York delegates deny that they are for
Douglas. The New York Herald, remarking
upon these proceedings, says—" The old demo-
cratic party has breathed its last, and to-day we
enter upon a new era in national politics. The
Convention at Charleston has split, and whether
it be on men or on measures the practical result
is the same. The late proceedings at Charleston
prove that the democratic organisation has
worn itself out, and that party divisions in the
country have to be ranged hereafter on other
issues than those on which the political battles
of the past have be 4. fought. The democratic
party has fulfilled its allotted time. Like its
great predecessor, it has run its cycle, and buried
the entire generation of men who founded and
led it. A complete generation has grown up
since, and the new men who .re now on the field,
find new circumstances around them, and new
necessities to meet. This is tantamount, we
suppose, to setting at defiance the democratic
delegations altogether. Things are now consi-
dered to look very favourably for the success of
Mr. Seward as a candidate for the presidency.
The New Yorks papers teem with accounts of
the fight for the championship. :The New York
Herald calls it " The settled overthrow of the
British lion,'' and goes 011 to -say:—" It must be
distressing to the solid islanders, that the British
lion has been whipped. Worse
,than all, he has
tried to sneak out of it in the most ignominious
manner: The Britons, whose loVe of fair play is
universal, stopped the fight in order to save their
money. The American eagle has a right to
scream like half-a-dozen locOmOtives. The poor
old lion, the bully who.has been roaming up and
doivn the earth for SG many years, roaring at
everybody, may go away in some secluded corner,
and suck his bruised paws, while all continental
Europe laughs at'him, and is glad that the United
States 'wits done it."

COTTON.

NEW Ybasc,"Taeaday, May 1; 1860.

The unfavourable news from Europc, botil as regards.
the stringency of the London' money market,: the.,-,
advance in the Bank rate of interest to, b per..cent. per
annum, and the decline in the.hiverpoolcotton market
on grades below middling to the extent of id per.ll3; •
has failed to produce any adverseinfluence. on -pricea in,
this country. The; low sandy grades are qnite--aa -
nnaaietible as before, -.while the better " qualities are, if
aria-thing, dearer, , and much sought for in. all the
Southern ,mirkeis ; and we hear of prices fully 141 f
cent per lb. above the quotations being -paid for strict
middling and good middling itualitiei,_for--ei.port to the-1
Continent of Europe and for our own spinners.
In this market during the past week the busineas has
been of a- retail character, chiefly to supply the wants:•
of our own consumers. Prices are without .variation,
except on tbe strict and good middling grades, which;
may be quoted ,te. higher. The sales for the week have
only been to the extent of 3,000 bales. The exports for
the week have been—to Liverpool, 2,294 bales ; Havre,
140; Bremen, 652.; Hamburg, '175 ; ' Amsterdam,' 25.
Total, 3,286 bales.
Transit Cotton is in moderate supply, and only 1,500
bales have been
„sold during the pia week. Prices are
too irregular to quote. The bulk of the stock has been
forwarded to "its destination on owners' account. Strict
middling even running New Orleans, with freight at
id. per lb., would.bring 11Qc. per lb. if to be had. The
low grades are depressed and unsaleable.
The Southern Markets, as late as mail dates, are
given in detail. By telegraph we have a. week's later
advices, In New Orleans 37,000 bales, and in Mobile
18,000 bales were sold at full rates, and for the better
grades extravagant prices were obtained. Factors find
much difficulty in either selling or obtaining advances
on the low qualities remaining on hand. Freights were
low, and are likely to continue so during the remainder
of this season.
By telegraph the following has been received :
NEw ORLEANS, April 28.7-7 Receipts for the week,
11,700 bales (net); same week last year, 12,073. Sales
for the week 37,000. Middling, 11Ic per lb. Exports
for the week—to Great Britain, 31,000 bales ;to Havre,
4,000 bales. Freight to Liverpool, id. per lb. P.M.
--The Yanderbilt's news caused less firmuess---.-Sales
to-day, 2,500 bees. 30th.—Sales to-day, 5,500, the
market closing quiet but steady,. Freight to Liverpool,
5-16 d.
MOBILE, April 28.—Receipts for the week, 5,200
bales; same week last year, 6,500. Sales for the week,
18,000 bales. Middling, 101 c. per lb. Stock on hand,
109,000 bales. Freight to Liverpool, 11-32 d. to -14 d.
per lb. P.M.—Market unchanged. Sales to-day, 1,000
bales,
Receipts-are again below the corresponding week of
last year, but these are not now regarded as of any con-
sequence; they must continue on a limited scale during
the remainder of the season.
Exports are =Aerate this week—to Great Britain
75,000 bales. Her total so far amounts to 2,257,000
bales, and it is coasidered probable that we may export
300,000 bales more before September, To France we
have already sent 530,000 bales, and may send 50,000
more. There is a deficit of 70,000 bales to other
foreign ports, which will not be made up from this
country, aril crust lead to additional demand in the
Liverpool market export.
Crop.—The drought haa been followed by rain, and
succeeded by cold weather; iu Tennessee frosty are
reported to have done some injury to the plant, Efforts
are making to put a large crop in the ground at all
I points. Nuch will depend on the character of the
I weather. An idea a another large crop is being put

fGrt)i.
The following is a -statement of the movement in cotton
since th• Ist September last es compared with the previous
four years :

1360. 1859. 1853. 1557. 1856.
Rec. a, Forts _4,211,000 3,465,000 2,711,000 2.759,000 3,192,000
Ex. to G. B. . 2,237,000 1,542,000 1,283,000 1,179,000 1,472,000
othe'rni:ncll n 9,000000 34567/00000 3161,2°. 335,34°) 442140009
TqtqlExports...3,lB6,ooo 2,368,000 1,860,0001,880,000 2,319,00 u
Stock o 4 4444.• 648,000 559,000 630,000 360,000 500,00)
Of which, during the past week, included in the above :
Rec. at Ports ... 41,000 45,000 56,000 25,000 53,000
Ex to G. B.
„ France
„ other F. F ll,OOO 15,000 14000 1-1,000 26 000
Total Exports , 03,000 199,000 66,,000 50,000 101,006
SUMMARY—Ricurrs ..Increase at the ports compared
with last year, 746,000 bales. Earoars.---Increase to Great
Britain, 715,000 bales ; increase to France, 173,000 ; decrease to
other Foreigp ports; 70,060. Total increase in exports, 819,000.
Freights to LiyerpoOl for cotton, 3-16 d to 7-32 d, and
to Havre, c,
Exchange on London, 109 f, to 1091 per cent., and on
Paris, 5.12! to 5.131.
LIST OF PASSENGERS.
From Boston—For Queenstown : Mr. Joseph Fallon,
Mrs. Fallon, Mr. J. Mauderson. For Liverpool : Mrs.
C. Pfaff, Mr. S. Manshall, lady, two children and ser-
vant, Mr. Geo. Amour, lady and child, Mr. Katz and
lady, Mrs. K. Boott and servant, Mr. 4. Flagg and lady,
Mrs. Jas. Brown, Miss B. Hobbs, Rev. D. March and
lady, Mrs. J. F. Lapise, Miss Lapise, Messrs. J. F.
Lapise, A. Brett, Mr. J. de Frimmery, lady, two children
and servant, Mr. Wm. Austin, Miss E. Austin, Mr. J.
W. Hall and lady, Messrs. E. M. Needles, A. Pfaff, J.
F. Hunnewell, Butler, J. Cooledge, R. Inch, Captain
G. W. Knight, Mrs. N. Fairbanks, Miss
B. E. B.
Fairbanks, Mr. W. F. Nichol and lady, Mr. S. Prt
and lady, Messrs. George F. 'Hoar, eorge M. Brooks,
Newman, Walker, Mrs. Hy. Winton, Mrs.
J. Forbes,
John Kahn,
Messrs. J. C. Booth, J. Mayers, L. Henry,
J. M. Harper, T. Hall, F. J. Clayton. From Halifax
—Rev. Prof. King and lady, Mrs. Freer, two children,
infant, and nurse, Miss Darleney, Rev. W. Lyall, Mr.
S. O'Connor and lady, Messrs. Daniel Whistoa, J. Dee,
Isaac Levy, Sergeant A. Wilson, Corporal J. M‘Kay,
and Bombardier S. Vincent, of the Royal Artillery.