The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-30 00:00:00

MERICA.

')F THE NIAGARA

North American Royal Mail
,ptnin Leitch, arrived in the
lck yesterday morning, from
bringing 901,670 dollars in
rs, and advices from New
on to the 18th, and Halifax
ve. •

.n, from Liverpool, arrived
e 13th, and the Arabia, also
rrived out. The steam ship
oton, arrived out at New York
17th inst. The'British steam
Attie, from Havre on the 31st
aw York on the 15th.

the steamer Daniel Webster at
the George Law at New York,
from California to the 20th of
rge Law brought nearly two mil-
in gold dust. The news frotn
is most exciting and important.
►n' a state of revolution ; the vigilance
)I'lBsl has been revived; and the peo-
e risen en masse to 'expel from their midst
amblers, vagabonds, thieves, and murderers
which the city has been •long infested. The
immediate cause of this popular commotion was
,the murder of James King, editor of the Bulletin,
by James P. Casey, editor of the Sundry
On the 14th of May, Casey met King in the
c streets, and deliberately shot him An

ainiele that had appeared in the Bulletin, ac
,easing Casey. amongst other things, of having
been an innate of Sing Sing prison, was
the alleged cause of the murder. Mr. King
'lingered for about six days and died. In the
.meantime the indignation of the people was
thoroughly roused The excitement was un
paralleled, and on the 21st of May, the day the,
steamer sailed, continued unabated. The citizens
organised themselves into military companies, and
on the 19th of May proceeded to the gaol for the
purpose of seizing Casey The sheriff and other
officers dared make no resistance to such an im.
posing force; whi(:'n numbered some two thoUsand
rifles besides fie:4 artillery. Casey and Cora, the
murderer of idle late United States Marshal
Richardson., were consequently given up, and
the two wretched beings were carried to
the rooms of the -Executive Committee, whence,
it Was generally believed, they would only
go out to execution. The whole proceedings of
the people are described as being solemn and
orderly In the extreme. An Executive Committee
has been in session night and day trying the
;prisoners, and it is said that, after they have been
disposed of, all the gamblers in San Francisco
Twill be driven from the city. We must await the
:arrival of another steamer to learn whether this
great popular movement will be for good or for evil.
'The press-of San Francisco, with the exception of
the Herald, believe that a thorough renovation will
be effected.

From Nicaragua we learn that General Walker
had removed his head quarters to Leon. It was
rumoured that a revolution had broken .out in
Costa Rica, during Mora's absence with the arm
in its invasion of Nicaragua.

The advices from Kansas, show that the rebellion
in that district is gradually extending itself.
Despatches from a reliable source, reached New
York on the 13th, state that two free state towns
(Ossawatomie and Palmyra) have been sacked by a
pro•slavery mob, the most gross and unwarrantable
•excesses have been committed. Great numbers of
-Missourians were, crossing into the territory,
;and committing depredations in every direction,
-without any effort on the part of Governor
'Shannon to stay them—one party having come
under his observation f without any comment.
Colonel Sumner had. succeeded in preventing the
expected battle at last advices. but could not dis
perse the belligerents. The investigating committee
continued their labours, the testimony taken by
them being of the most important character, and
proving conclusively the illegality of a great
majority of the votes cast at the election of the
territorial legislature. A telegraphic despatch,
published in the Boston Advertiser, of the 17th,
gives a melancholy account of the state of affairs
in Kausas, and reports that there is fighting in all
the inhabitable parts of the territory. It also
reports that a very large body of men in Missouri
..are preparing for, a descent upOn Kanzas, deter-
mired to drive out the free-state men at all hazards.
'They expect little or -no resistance, but if Colonel
Sumner interferes they will drive him from the
territory.

The proceedings in Congress had been chiefly of
.:a character to possess only local interest. In the
Senate Mr. 'Crittenden moved to take up his reso-
lutions requesting the President to appoint General
Scott to the command of the United States troops
_in Kansas. A discussion' ensued, a number of
senators maintaining that the presence of General
Scott in Kansas :would have a tranquilising and
beneficial effect on the whole country Othei s
argued that:such a request would be an improper
interference by the senate with the executive func-
tions, and that the difficulties in Kansas would
soon cease if the people there would obey the laws
and the people of the North would cease agitation,
'The subject was finally passed over. On a subse-
quent day,' Mr. Clayton offered another plan for
the pacification of Kansas. He proposes to
abolish the existing Territorial Legislature
and elect a new one, the voters to be bona fide
inhabitants of ale territory three months, and of
their respective districts one month previous to the
day of electirJn. The laws of the territory relative
to the discussion of the slavery question and the
maintenance of the Fugitive Slave law are also to
be aboli shed. The people are authorised to form a
State rpvernment when the population shall have
reackied the number of 03,420. This is the third
Proposition presented in the Senate for the settle-
Iraent of the Kansas troubles. Mr Trumbull wants
to annex the territory to Nebraska; Mr Critten
den believes General Scott can restore tranquillity
among the squatter sovereigns; while Mr. Clayton
is in favour of taking a fresh start altogether
The committee of the Cincinnati Convention
appointed to wait upon Mr. Buchanan and inform
him of his nomination as a candidate for the PI e•
sidency, had visited that gentleman at Wheatland,
and performed the duty assigned to them. Mr
Buchanan stated that he should reply to the
announcement of the committee in writing.
The New York Herald has later advises from
Mexico via Havana. The struggle in the Assembly
against the government of Cotnonfort, had termi-
nated in favour of the latter. General Alvarez had
resigned his seat, and retired from the city in
disgust at the conduct of some of the executive
-officials, who were anxious to use his influence
for selfish personal interest, instead of the general
welfare. The Spanish Minister, Miguel de los
Santos Alvarez, had reached the city of Mexico,
but had not been recognised, and would not be it
is said, while the Spanish fleet maintained its
threatening attitude in the harbour of Vera Cruz.
There was, however, much excitement and fear that
Comonfort would be compelled to receive the
Minister. 'Changes had taken place in the Chiefs of
the War and Treasury departments. As the Fnglish
steamer left Vera Cruz, several Spanish vessels of
war were entering from the offing. No improve-
ment in exchange.

The St. John New Brunswick papers announce,
that the elections in New Brunswick have been
held and partial returns have been received. The
St John Morning Freeman of the 16th, says :—So
far, there are returned three members who approve
of the act of the governor and two who condemn
it, and one Mr. Perley who we believe will support
the present government, and the teetotallers are
weaker by'two—their majority being thus reduced
by four.

Commercial affiirs in New York were in a some
what unsettled condition, in consequence of the
uncertainty that prevailed in reference to the pro-
bable issue of the dismissal of the British Minister
from Washington. and considerable anxiety began
to be manifested to learn the effect produced in
this country by the receipt of the news. Although
few, -if any, persons dreamt of
between the two • conntries, yet there was
a general hesitation to engage in any new opera-
tions mitil the result was actually known. The
New York Cotton Market had shown a gradually
hardening tendency. In breadstuffs there was
tint much doing, and prices were pretty nearly
The Money Mallet was remarkably
easy, ana when the uncertainty attaching to the
Crampton business was removed, it was expected
there would be a very large business in Stocks, at

a war

stationary