The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-12 00:00:00

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AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA,

The steamship Niagara, from Boston, arrived in
the Mersey yesterday morning. She brings 107 pas•
sengers, and 371,332 dollars in specie. Her dates
are down to the 29th ult., being four days later
than the intelligence previously received.
The steamers Ericsson (New York), and Indian
(Quebec) had both arrived out.
There is little or no political news by this arrival.
The Kansas excited increased attention, and un-
successful attempts had been made in Congress to
take up the Senate Bill for the admission of that
State into the Union. An amendment, however, to
the effect that no part of the military force of the
federal government shall be employed in Kansas in
enforcing the existing laws there, and otherwise
carrying out the doctrines of the free State party
with regard to the territory, was adopted by a vote
of 88 against 40. The Presidential election has
caused some warm discussion. At a numerously
attended State Convention of Radical Democrats,
representing, as one of the speakers remarked, the
"pure essence of the Democracy of New York,"
met at Syracuse. The leading Radical D:,mocrats
of 1848 have gone over to Fremont This move-
ment will have an important influence upon the
Presidential election, and will undoubtedly seri-
ously damage the prospects of Mr. Buchanan in
the Empire State. At the Whig State Central
Committee, which had met at Albany, resolu-
tions, expressing their individual preference
for Mr. Fillmore for the Presidency, in favour
of a State convention, to meet at Albany on
the 14th of August, to elect delegates to the
National Convention to be held at Baltimore on
t.he 17th September, were adopted. The New
Y°rk Republican State Committee met at Saratoga
Springs on Friday, and agreed upon Wednesday,
September 17, as the day, and Syracuse as the place,
fer holding the Convention for the nomination of
State officers and the selection of a. Presidential
electoral ticket. The Massachusets Know Nothings
had met in Convention at Boston to nominate
candidates for State officers. The preliminary
proceedings were anything but harmonious. Upon
taking a vote for the choice of a temporary chair-
'llan, Mr. Fletcher, a Fremont man, received a
majority of one hundred and six out of a total vote
of five hundred and ninety. This result astonished
the Fillmoreite Know Nothings, and was hailed
with every demonstration of dissatisfaction. The
Fremont section of the Massachusets Know-
Nothings has nominated the present State officers
for re.election. _ .

On the 28 ult., the telegraphic communication
between New York, Boston, Halifax, Buffalo, and
Pittsburgh, were interrupted by a heavy storm. A
terrific accident occurred on board the steamer
Empires State, on the night of the 26th, on her trip
from Fall River to New York. When off Point
Judith her steam pipes or flues exploded, killing
seven and wounding fifteen of her passengers and
!rely. At the time of the accident most of the pas
sengers were retiring for the night, and the noise
of the explosion and consequent escape of steam
caused the greatest alarm and excitement among
those on board. As soon as possible the steamer
Put back to Fall River, where everything possible
was done to alleviate the sufferings of the wounded.
The uninjured passengers were transferred to the
.steamer. State of Maine, and reached New York on
the following evening.
The weekly return of health in New York show
an increase of 100 deaths over the total for the
previous week.

The President and several members of Congress
had visited the new steamship Vanderbilt, but,
according to the American papers, they were
treated rather cavalierly by Commodore Vander-
bilt. The anticipated feast was not forthcoming,
for was there a single bottle of champagne cracked
to enliven the occasion. The independent conduct
thate gallant Commodore; so very different from
of those who usually visit Washington, may,
from its rarity, have the effect of securing for him
the desired contract to carry the European mails.
Our commercial advices possess little novelty.
The European news received on the 28th by the
tudian came to hand too late for its effect on the
market to be telt. Before the news 300 to 400
bales of cotton were sold at unchanged prices.
After its receipt no sales were reported. Flour
was heavy, and common to medium brands were
about 5c per barrel lower. Handsome new Mary-
land
sold at 1 dol 81c, and choice Canada at 1 dol
82c. The sales embrace lower grades of Cana-
Western and Southern. Corn was ih good
demand, with free sales, but at rather easier
prices, which ranged from 56e from the slip, for
stilling cargoes, to 58e from store, and sound
"estern mixed at 60c to 61c. No Southern yellow
Iliras on the market. Prime Southern white was
Id at 80e. Pork sold in a moderate way, at 20
opts 372 e for mess. Sugars sold to the extent of
F. to 1,000 hhds, at steady and. full prices
'eights were slack for Liverpool, and rather
easier for shippers, while to London and the
Continent they were unchanged.
The
Legislature of New Brunswick recently, by
a vote of 38 to 2, repealed the Prohibitory Liquor
law, and revived the license system.