The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-29 00:00:00

WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS,

In reply to Lord JOHN MANNERS,
Lord PALMERSTON said that the Whitsuntide Holidays
would extend from Friday to Friday.
The orders of the day having been postponed,
FALL OF BARS,
Mr. WHITESIDE rose to move a resolution to the effect
That whilst the House of Commons felt it its duty t 0
express its admiration of the gallantry of the Turkish
soldiers, and of the deportment of the British officers at
the siege of Kars, it felt it to be equally its duty to express,.
its conviction that the capitulation of the fortress
Kars, and the surrender of the army which defended it,
thereby endangering the safety of the Asiatic provinces
of Turkey, were in-a great measure owing to the want of
foresight and energy on the part of her Majesty's Governd
ment.” He alluded to the position in which he was Place
as impugning the conduct of public men, but urged that
the war having ended, the reserve of the House of Com-
mons should be removed, and the conduct of those vvlsv,
had advised the Crown to enter upon a bloody, and what
might have been a protracted war, should be free,/
canvassed. Proceeding to refer to the papers relating
to the fall of Kars, which he characterised as the key of
Asiatic Turkey, he contended that from motives of 11°''''
Sara'
as well as in fulfilment of a pledge, the fortress of
should not have been allowed to be reduced to that state
which rendered capitulation unavoidable. He censured
the conduct of Lord Stratford for his silence when eon);
municated with by General Williams, but he though_
that the Government was more to be censured for retain
ing' Lord Stratford as ambassador, after the culpability,
of his conduct became known to them. The charge °I
intractability, was, he held, sufficient ground to revue"
an official ; and for a precedent for adopting such a
course, he referred to the removal of Mr. Kennedy by
Mr. Gladstone during the time that he held the position
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He then alluded to
and commented upon the defence of Lord Stratford,
arguing that the way in which it had been
prepared showed that, from the beginning, he was
aware that he was neglecting his duty. General Williams
complained that his despatches were unanswered, till they
reached the number of 61, and the defence was, that
Lord Stratford did not wish to give rise to false hopes,
and he therefore proposed replying in full, when the whole
affair was over. This was, he (Mr. Whiteside) consi-
dered, a lame excuse for a neglect of duty. He called
upon the House, for the guidance of future
campaigns, and for the acknowledgment of the
services of the gallant General Williams, to support him
in the motion which he now introduced to their considera-
tion. The speech of the hon. and learned member, which
lasted four and a half hours, was received throughout,
with loud cheers.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, while paying a tribute t',) the
gallantry of the Turkish troops and of their com-
mander, General Williams, vindicated the Government'
from the charge of neglecting the relief of Kara:
It was said money should have been sent, but,
would it have been as a gift or loan ? A gift would have
been objected to, and a loan would have been opposed,
With regard to the conduct of Lord Stratford, he urged
that he was no friend of the present Government, that
he received honours from the government of Lord Derby,
and that Lord Stratford had been sufficiently censured by
Lord Clarendon for his neglect to reply to General,
Williams' despatches. It was admitted on all hands, that
had Selim Pacha done his dut
fallen; and he asked, whether it was just, under the
r
circumstances, to attach any blame to her Majesty
Government? 51, Kars would never have

Lord J. MANNERS replied to some of the arguclepts
advanced by the Attorney-General, and defended the
resolution moved by Mr. Whiteside.
The JUDGE ADVOCATE defended the Government, con-
tending that every exertion had been employed for the
defence of Kars.

On the motion of Mr. J. G. Phillimore, the debate Was
then adjourned till to-morrow (this day).
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned shortly after twelve o'clock.

THE CRIMEAN MILITARY ENurray.—The Board of
General Officers appointed to enquire into the allegations
contained in the report of Sir John M'Neill and Colonel
Tulloch, re-assembled yesterday morning at Chelsea hos-
pital. The entire day was occupied in hearing the Earl °
Lucau's address in reply, and the board again adjourned.

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AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA

'EFEAT OF GENERAL WALKER

liteantic British and North American royal mail
5r Asia, Captain Lott, arrived in the Mersey
Da,-4°clock last night, from New York, with 139
seagers, and 4,
iv 530 dollars in specie.
By her We
-qtee have received our prate correspon-
' tehnu files of papers to the 16th instant,
gatid
are three days later than those previously to
Th
re ache steamer Washington (from Southampton)
e New York on the 13th, and from our
titevate `i
correspondence, we learn that the Cunard
on4itier Cambria (from Liverpool), reached Boston
were', mon, .nrig of the 16th, and that her mails
p,rti expected to reach New York at five o'clock,
lest" the same day. From the same source, we
both 11 that the ships Silas Wright and Driver,
. ft_
till6rni_ern Liverpool, arrived off New York on the
aotug of the 16th.
58, the Asia was leaving, accounts reached
stea,.°N, by way of Havanna, reporting that the
def..a steamer thee due from California had news of the
with t °f General Walker's army with Costa Rica,
thj„„aje rs heavy loss of men. In other respects
rl"Lklical news now to hand is not important.
very. °lnmercial matters there had not been any
rsaricTPortant change. In the New York stock
the s•
tto et there was rather more business doing, but
naang... •n
e prices had been quite unimportant .
Ira -3' continued in active demand, but supplyth
as full
equal to the requirements of the time, and
?tatt;'es of discount were about the same as previ-
&t<nrePorted. The demand for Foreign Exchange
Long become more active, the quotations on
reeioll had advanced, and the quotations for
Thetan_
ue by the Asia ranged from 1094- to 109-2-.
the "ton market continued buoyant, and, upon
Was;trength of the European advices by the
13,q -„digton, a further advance in price of
for elln(1 had been established. The markets
deer, readstuffs were depressed, and Flour had
the tied On cents per barrel, but Grain, owing to
rhiu steal' stocks, remained about the same in
Of th l'reights were dull, and in consequence
aec e increase of tonnage, lower rates were
ePtea
Fro,
Washington we learn that a bill had been
Blitlao-,,,uced into the Senate by Mr. Rusk, which
ae •"sed the Secretary of the Navy to enter into
„or ()tit
the raot With Messrs. Vanderbilt and Livingston
BtSfiN,,ceaveyance of mails between Southampton
~tate;W xork, or such other ports of the United
'cettn.,•„ as the public service may require, in
I'li(Cf,s suitable tor defensive purposes, and
aha "ie Government may at any time employ on
Lesßtheth, of a reasonable sum of money. The
with --°' time to which the contract may extend
compeer renewal is not to exceed six years, and the
'l„eret.LBation for carrying the mails is not to be
he c„""an that paid by the English Government to
is In "rtirard Line.
yetwe-e4erence to the position of the relations
Iva-e,s4 the government of England and America,
Private letter written on the 15th says.:—
.ankov-7, accounts assure the government of a decided
°-` Opinion in England towards the United States,
'tusk Partially by the Ministry. The government has
kat
11- anticipate, in a week or ten days, an answer to
e2a despatch requesting the recall of Mr. Cramp-
", suppose it will contain concessions, though not
ter 100
to the demands made. This reply was prepared
l• 'Ea'rd Palmerston's supervision, and will be forwarded
ptoa'44'4 for Lord Clarendon's sinature, if the Peace Con-
'honld not have.adjournegd. These overtures may
the 4ee hesitation and division here, but it is doubtful if
tlket.lhahlistration will abandon the position they have
0,,
of scam recent communication of the secretary
llNt,te to the house of representatives, we learn
1'14414 t°tal number of passengers arrived in the
lap ned States, for the year 1855, was upwards of
Over 160,000 of these arrived in New
4aaltp„. Germany furnished 66,000, Ireland 49,000,
11„ttrsh-Aligland 39,000, in round numbers. The total
''Oth-nsf of passengers arris ed in America since the
A APril, 1813, is 3,401,000.
`4e 'arrOW escape from death had been made at
Irpi celintry residence of Capt. Ezra Nye, near
dlrellegtt°l3' N.J., as we learn from the Newark
slinirh-3er• The family had just returned for t
first' and fires were kindled in the furnace for
~;(I,!erteB,l` ti4ra, c, but an obstruction in the chimney.
t•uieh the noxious gases to the apartmentN in
two daughters had retired. Mrs. ye,
aad Ca`elY, rose unusually early in the morning,i
beea attempting to arouse the young ladies, s
theartl,eao alarmed at their silence, that she ordered
laten"?r to be forced open, and found both in an
seat ftble condition. Medical aid was immediately
qer and meanwhile Capt. Nye, accustomed to
noVeics, Promptly applied restoratives, by
Zlett "the patients were brought back to consci-
',,heenitti and are now nearly, if not quite, restored
orri •
unroof ado had visited Philadelphia, which had
Drop; 150 houses, and destroyed a vast amount
ksPron, rtY•
e r,- Boston we learn that a destructive fire
hmehara-811,41ed property to the amount of 200,000
LI111(1';,, 'A broke out in the Gerrish Market
N;"l.3'lllt°,' at the junction of Portland and Sud-
S seetti, which was entirely destroyed. It
°coll as 0
large brick structure, six stories high,
e,,42•1i1ed oh the lower floor as a domestic
',,'stitt' second only to Faneuil Hall market in
13'4 R. The upper stories were occupied
publicv,,eirs• Sanborn, Carter, and Bazin, book
,"eo erB, Who employed about sixty hands, and
ttesse;ve lost 40,000- dols. in stereotype plates,
14211, fi; PaPer, ; Messrs. Barnard and Dining-
rWe, hr;iliture, manufacturers ; Messrs. A. and M.
lattraituc'ea.no Jorte makers ; A. H. Allen, cabinet
ltreYee Mrs. Bolles sewing machines ; Messrs.
Gr'ac7°,re & Co., painters, and others. George
-rlsn's loss, the princlpal owner of the
halt tSgt i
A I\r 8 about 150,000 dollars. Insurance one-
13sklerneitaittte dates from Havanna to the Bth instant.
Gen
'ansha.we of the British squadron, had
eaeral receiv scl with royal honours by the Captain
lhetti • Health of the city good. Sugar market
\\re :d.. Molasses cheaper.
'ol)join full details of the
ti,,kot,tCIVINIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
4ilro STOCKS.—During the past week our Stock
144;qeee of remained quiet. For two days after our
o kat 'ne 7th inst. there was a general depression. bu.
!cot reco
vered, and now most of the quotations in
f Stock list show an advance compared to
tfSB:°R 488 t Week with some activity in one or two of
ikih-s 418°in some of the State Stocks. The large figures
1)44, 61dtati°11 (as seen in our subjoined statement), and
balk Ilat increase of the discount lines of our
telt ,tt %withstanding a decrease of specie, have
.attracted
the:lrttiolieecilltion, and caused the momentary depression above
thoiti7(ll,3,rr_at_iornT..ll.e downward tendency of the market was of
for Money, although in active demand, is
ar ay b vt,EL ed , and the large payments to be made in
lr the sub-treasury on the Ist day of June next allay
;7144:10as fears concerning the metallic reserves of our
14 At the close of the day there is a decline on a
till f the • tt,tNe railroad shares, with more activity. The
eioroat Of European demand for investment contributes, in
aAt eceasure, to the present want of animation in this
4he 01, 'ecuri ies. DE COPPErr & CO.
Th tive demand existing in this market
itibuiler,use lastefoacur weeks, continues unabated, all classes
he 114,,,Participating ; the sales have again been large,
itel'eoh,:ner advance in price of fully fc per lb. Spinners
tkrated more extensively than for some time past,and
pilaellihinit freely of Strict Middling, Good Middling, and
grades.ou °g air up .
.Continental buyers have also been
bar.,"e sp;t‘,Osehister ualitie.s. For Liverpool the cotton
salthalt held so much higher relatively than transit
has existed. The
ONI;.°I. the Weenitcy a hr 3
.11th at the
, I estimiate.aet 110,00. 0 bales, closing very
LIN e Dote annexed quotations, with much indifference
wet have of sellers to realise. The clearances in. sabalme
666 been—to Liverpool, 4,394 ; Havre, 1,0661,
Ant-
by • Bremen, 568 ; Hamburg, 4,000. Toltba , 7,094
'efereunn_thern markets are all higher, as wil e f d
444 k Istr to the reorts from each. By telegraph for
tot4Drices t' We are informed that the movement continues
Iu ldhvance in spite of dull accounts f. L
bjx.,lng arleston and Savanna the foreign export
11°rthetlrilearlY ceased, the markets being monopolised
41e PUrChaSerS.
131m:* oAraPh the following has been received :-
1,0„,,; kit,eaas, April 12th: Receipts for the week, 42,000
Ib, bar'e week last year, 28,000. Sales for the week,
ue,.i:i rid to-day, 3,500. Middling, 10 to 113,1 c per
Zasle"olle, A
__o.Liverpool, 7-16 d.
"ales ,week 12th: Receipts for the week, 8,000 bales ;
ts,,, and tasti Year, 13,000. Sales for the week, 15,000
pool Fce Lo to_ yea
1,000. Middling, 10e to 10te. Ex-
11J-16Cndon, 10 to 10f per cent. Freight to Liver-
° fouowin
g Ls a statement of the movement in cotton

since the Ist of September last, as compared with the
previous three years