The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-25 00:00:00

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J. Figuerias, Mr. Wilson, H. C. Sheldon, Mr. LiedEn, A
W. Atwater, W. Macdougal, Mr. Pauchette and lady, G.
N. Cutter, R. Haight, H. Getz, Mr. Steers, J. Barbour,
lady and child, James Glen, 11. Dunn, A. Erving and lady,
Mr. Kershaw. Mr. Ridgway, A. K. Carter, Mr. Hort', Mr.
O'Rielly, Mr. Charlesworth, M. Charrinaud, W. B.
Symmons and lady, Wm. Topling, S. B. Berridge, lady
and child, Miss Jordan, Wm. Peel Reilly, H. Trimmer,
Misses Heck, R. Espie, M. Lappa, G. Jordan, W. Whit-
taker, Cordosa Dorizano, Wilson, A. Moore, and Mr Le
Grand Smith.

)ni the New York, formal of Commerce.)
?AMSIIIP PACIFIC.—The U.S.N. steamship Pacific
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on the 23d ult., with forty-six pass
—gen hundred and eighty-four tons of carg
enant Hartstein telegraphed, on Sunday to the S

o. Lieu-

he Navy, forpermiQsion to go' to sea with th
steam brig Arctic, in search of the steamer Pacific, and
for the purpose also of conveying relief to other vessels
presumed to be locked in the ice in the vicinity of
Newfoundland. Up to a late hour last evening no reply
had been received from Washington.

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New York

rtered the steamship Alabama (of th
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ior a similar purpose, an
d tour o'clock yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. Th(
_owing is a copy of the instructions to Captain Briggs
f the Collins line, who want in the Alabama:—
Y. Y. & LIVERPOOL U. S. M. S. S. CO.,
Wall-street, Nev York, Feb. 10th, 1856. f

CAPT. GEO. BRIGG

DEAR SlR:—Believing the non-arrival of the " Pacific"
is caused by the ice, we have chartered the steamship
Alabama, Capt. Schenck, to proceed to sea for the pur-
pose of rendering assistance to the Pacific, if possible.
An agreement with the owners of said steamer, is that
Captain Schenck shall cruise with the Alabama, as you
may direct. You will, therefore, proceed to sea with her
below, and youas
per may
memorandum think proper.b
at the earliest moment practicable, and cruise as long as
put on board clothes, both of which haya
lde putth e onunderwriters board
provisions
have
you will supply to
any vessels that may be in need Ofht
tunity offers for you to do so.--.1
amhea when an oppor-
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Memorandum of provisions put on board ti COLLINS.
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marked " Collins steamers stores."-300 barastlabama,
read, 25
do
muttonflour, 10 do beef, 30 do pork, 2300 lbs
fresh
beef and

(Erom the New York Courier.)
We have heard nothing of the steamship Pacific, now in
her twentieth day from Liverpool. There seems to be
only one conjecture as to the cause of her detention, and
that is the ice. We hear no serious apprehensions ex•
pressed for her safety. It is not generally known that
all the Collins steamers are now divided into water
tight compartments. A knowledge of this fact will go
very far towards removing any anxiety which may arise
from the prolonged detention of the Pacific. In addition to
the measures for relief already reported, we have to state
that the board of underwriters received yesterday a
telegraphic despatch from Washington, authorising Com-
modore Bigelow, of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, to send out
the propeller Arctic to the assistance of the Pacific.
The Arctic requiring but little preparation, put to sea
last night under the command of Lieutenant Hart stein.
She will traverse the more northern routes of the European
steamers.

Local, SHIPPING DuEs.—The bill introduced by Mr.
Lowe for the repeal of the local dues and tolls upon ship-
ping, will be brought before the House to-day. The contest
between the government and the shipping interest of our
great maritime towns will, undoubtedly, be a very severe
one. Liverpool and Manchester, as in most other questions of a local cbarac!er, will be opposed to each other, and this
has already been signified by both corporations having con-
vened public meetings to discuss the question. The borough
or. LiverP°ol is undoubtedly in a position to feel the effects
oltshteerpropwed measure to a far greater extent than Man-
aavned there are parties in the latter place who would
move he;
earth parties
fiafe theytuv thTo nit,
the sale of Clotataodnworlder
is
not increasetb the
way to view a
the measure vc".
amount of proPerty
of
tillcehextends itself over a vast
thoitwev
United Kingdom. No man
who is called upon to pay t appropiiated. Nearly 2,1300'2.7r0itts wishes to. see them mis-
bankers, and traders of Liverpool the leaci..;;g- i&rchants,
the bill. The charge brought against have
petitioned against
subversive of the rights of public) thedmeasure is that it is
if so, the question is a national for It private property ; '
puted that corporations have for It cannot be dis-
epen.turies
the right to levy certain dues upon shi Pussessed
various ports, harbours, &c of the tinitenk wdhich enter may in some instances have been misapplied: gbonta ; these
scarcely warrant the Qoverument in wholly abrogislititnhialo."4
rights merely to concentrate a power in the handsgotf the
Board of Trade. The subject is one of great magnitude,
and one embracing a multitude of interests,. which should
only be ar proached with a due sense of its vast importance._
Banker's Circular.

NORTHERN TIMES.—LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2.5, isse