The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-09 00:00:00

Total by N. Y. tables to January 1, 1855. ...$291,200,000
San Francisco tables... 5298,243,00
Add difference

Total to January 1, 1855
Product of 1855....

Total since discovery

$298,243,000
58,313,281

$356,556,281

SEPARATE PRODUCT OF 1855.

Receipts at N. Y., by manifest, to Dact. 24.. $37,375,710
Ten per cent. in hands of passengers
To arrive this week or by New Year $2,000,000
Ten per cent. with passengers .... 200,000 2,200,000

Total to Atlantic States
To England direct:-
26 Panama steamers average, $250,000 each 6,500,000
Minted at San Francisco, and re-
distributed to the interior of
California
In Mint at close of year

Product of 1855
Against Product of 1854

In the Southern States considerable attention
was directed to the Sugar crop of Louisiana.
Early last spring it was stated, and on what must
be conceded as the very best authority, that a large
portion of the ratoons had perished, owing to the
extraordinary and protracted drought of the fall
and winter of 1851 5 ; and that, for the same
reason, the planted cane did not grow well. It
was then confidently asserted that the crop, this
year, under no circumstances, could be equal to
that of last. As the season progressed, the weather
became very favourable, and the cane which sur-
vived the drought, grew very luxuriantly; and
during the months of June and July, the general
impression prevailed that the crop would be
better than was anticipated, should this Fall
be favourable and late. During the last
-week or two, the advices have been
unfavourable; planters commenced grinding
or rolling the cane about the middle of October,
but discovered that it did not yield over one-third
or one.half the usual quantity of juice, in conse-
quence of the fact that it had not matured, and
then it became quite evident that the maturing
was three weeks to a month later than usual. This
has placed the entire crop in a most hazardous
position ; because in case a frost should have come
before the 10th of December, and which generally
does, then the growth would be stopped effectually,
or, in other words, the cane would be killed, ren•
dering the yield of sugar not only small but very
inferior. Letters have been received stating that
a killing frost visited the sugar plantations
on the night of the 26th of November. We
have seen a large number of letters from well
informed parties in New Orleans, and they all
agree that the crop will be materially less than
that of last year; some put down the deficiency
at 90,000 hhds. ; others at 60,000 and 65,000 ; but,
by comparing both of them, the obvious conclusion
to be deduced from them is, that the crop of sugar
in Louisiana, the present year, will be about
280,000 hhds. This would be considerably less
than the crop has been since 1851. Below, we give
the crop for a series of years, so that our readers
may be enabled to make the comparison :

Crop /ma Crop Hhds.
of ' of of of
'Crop I Hug. Crop 'Crop
Hhds.

•
1854 346,6331 13491247,923 1844 200,000 1839115* 163440000
1853 449,3241 18481220,(00; 1843100,000 1838 70,000] 1833 75,000
1852 321,934 1817 240.0001 18421140,000 1837 65,0,)01 1832 70,000
1851 236,547 1844 140,001 1841! 91,000 1830 70,000 1829 48,009
1850 211,203 18451186,050 18401 07,000 18351 30,0001 1828 88,000

The return of the imports of Dry Goods into
New York for the week ending December 22,
showed an increase of about 400,000 dollars on
the same week of last year, being 1,304,070 dollars

against 919,711 dollars. The aggregate of the

week is : 1854. 1855.
Dry Goods ..,$606,,533 $1,507,829
General Merchandise... 919,711 1,704,070

Total .51,526,234 $2,811,899
Previously this year 169,272,901 139,245,613

Total $170,799,14) $142,067,592

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The President's Message to Congress had not
been delivered in consequence of ,the House of
Representatives not having elected a speaker.
As to when the public would be in the possession
of the document vas- very uncertain, but it was
most anxiously looked for. The Message is under-
stood to have been in type for some time, and it is
said that very grave exception is taken to the
course of the British Minister, Mr. Crampton, in
attempting to recruit the armies of his Govern-

went in the United States and the tardiness of the
Cabinet of London to disavow or apologize for
this conduct, which is treated by the Executive
as an unjustifiable abuse of American neutrality
laws. Beyond this point there is nothing likely to
appear in the Message which, by possibility, can
be construed into an unfriendly attitude.
By telegraph from Berlin, it is announced that at
a meeting of the committee of the Bank of Prussia,
held yesterday, they have resolved to raise the
rate of interest from 4 to 5 per cent on commer-
cial account balances, and from 51 to 6 per cent on
deposits of shares and other public securities.
According to the returns of the National Bank
of Belgium for the year ending the 31st of Dec.,
1855, it appears that the amount of bullion in their
coffers has increased three millions of franks
during the month of December, and four and
a-half millions compared with the previous year.
In other respects, the situation of the bank is most
satisfactory, and the chief director congratulates
his coadjutors on having so successfully overcome
the financial difficulties of the year.
Accounts from Madrid mention that the protest
of the Catalonian deputies against the re-establish-
ment of the tariffs, was presented to the Cortes on
the 4th iust., and a stormy debate was expected
to be raised by the Democrats on this important
question.
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- From Rome accounts state that the pontifical
Minister of Finance will have some difficulty in
making up the deficit of 888,826 scudi,which occurs
in the estimated expenditure for 1856. The total
for the year is put down at 2,275,598 scudi.
It appears, from the recent meeting of the
Ecuador Bondholders, that the last dividend, due
in January, is not to be paid until next May, in
consequence of the delay which must take place
in the transmission of the money. The government
of Ecuador seem desirous of carrying out their
agreement with the bondholders, and the latter
consider that, under the circumstances, it would
be advisable to procure the quotation of the Bonds
in the official list of the Stock Exchange, and also
that Mr. Mocato's terms relative to the Consoli-
dated Bonds, should be agreed to. The resolutions
adopted embodied these two suggestions.
The English Funds experienced a rally of =Z-
per cent. at the opening this morning. At a later
hour, however, sales of stock on government
account, being understood to continue, a relapse
took place, and prices finally closed at 861 86k.
Money, to-day, was in good demand, but without
pressure- In .the Stock Exchange, the current
rate was five per cent. on Government Securities.
At Paris, to-day, the Three-per-Cents closed 4 to
per cent lower than yesterday. The amount
of specie brought in by the Baltic, from New York,
is stated at 60,0001. This supply is not expected
to remain here. The Tagus has taken 60,4461. in
specie, for Lisbon and Cadiz. The Foreign Ex-
changes, this afternoon, were generally better,
especially as regards Paris. Paper on that
city was much offered. The following are
the latest quotations of Foreign Exchanges :
Amsterdam, short, 11 161 to 11 171. Do., three

months, 11 191 to 11 191. Rotterdam, do ,11 101
to 11 19k. Antwerp, do., 25 45 to 25 50. Brussels,
do., 25 45 to 25 50. Hamburg, do., 13 91-4 to 13
91. Paris, short, 25 30 to 25 35. Do., three
months, 25 721 to 25 77i. Marseilles, do., 25 721
to 25 771. Frankfort,'do., 119 to 120. Vienna,
do., 11 16 to 11 20. Trieste, do., 11 19 to 11 24.
Petersburg, do., nil. Madrid, do., 401 to 49.
In the Railway Share Market to day, one of the
chief features was a fresh fall in Eastern Counties.
which descended to 81. Subjoined are the last
quotations : Caledonian, 534 531. Eastern
Counties, 8 3-16 8 5-16. East Lancashire, 692 701.
Great Northern, 872 88. Ditto A, 721 731. Great
Western, 51 52. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 76
76k. Leeds Northern, 12 121. London and
North Western, 931 94. Manchester, Sheffield,
and. Lincolnshire, 23/ 231. Midland Stock, 63 63k.
North British, 281 291. South Eastern and Dover,
561 561. York, Newcastle and Berwick, 661 671.
York and North Midland, 441- 45.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—YESTERDAY.—Before
Mr. Commissioner Perry.—ln re John Plumbe.—The
bankrupt, plumber aid glazier, of Southport, applied this
day for his certificate. His onour granted an immediate
certificate of the second class. In re John Jones.—The
bankrupt, draper of Chester, passed his adjourned last
examination, and the 4,h February was fixed for the
certificate meeting.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—Rm v. MR.
OWEN'S LECTURE. —T he fifth of the series of lectures in
connection with the Young Men's Christian Association was
delivered in the Hope-hall, Hope-strew, last night, by the
Rev. J. B. Owen, M.A., of London. The subject was,
" The Talkers of Society." The chair was taken by John
Cropper, Esq, There was a very full au litory. Shortly
before eight o'clock the proceedings commenced, when the
chairman, in a few words, introduced the lecturer and the
subject of his discourse. The lecturer then proceeded with
his subject, which he treated in a highly interesting and
effective manner, confining himself simply to an illustration
by a series of well drawn character-sketches of the different
frivolous, worthless, or objectionable forms in which
the too-voluble " talkers of society" indulge. Among the
principal characters, the lecturer, humorously as well as
forcibly illustrated, were the hyperbolist, the egotist, the
monopolist, the stock-phraser, the pot-valiant, and many
others. The audience were interested, as well as instructed,
and testified their approval by frequent applause.
GARSTON BOARD OP HEALTIi.—The monthly meeting of
this board was held yesterday evening at Garston, J. A.
Tinne, Esq., in the chair. The following members were
present, Messrs. John Bevan, Charles Chaloner, William
Pritt, John F. Goodman, and John G. Morris. The
minutes of the last meeting having been read and con-
firmed, a question arose in reference to a contemplated
railway from Garston to Liverpool, which, it was stated,
would interfere with Bailey's Lane in this way—the lane
would be sunk at one place seven feet six inches, and
raised in another to eight feet. The question was referred
to the works' committee. It was announced that the
intended amalgamation act had been lodged, but had been
again withdrawn by the promoters. The surveyor was
called on to report on the state of certain streets in the
district, which were stated to be in a bad state. The
proceedings of the finance committee were then confirmed ;
and after the transaction of the u,ual routine business,
the meeting separated. _ _ _

CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday the deputy-coroner,
Mr. Statham, held the following inquests :—On the body
of Ellen M'Laughlin, aged seven years, the daughter of a
labourer res'ding in St. Martin's street. The child died
suddenly from convulsions, which arose from natural
causes. Verdict accordingly.—On the body of a woman
named Margaret Evans, aged 41, who resided in a court
off Hornby-street, who died suddenly of natural causes.
Verdict accordingly.—On the body of :John Nelson, aged
33, a sailor, who boarded at No. 72, Park-lane. He died
from disease of the lungs, from natural causes. Verdict
accordingly.—On4he body of Owen Donley, aged 55, who
resided in a court off Chisenhale-street. The deceased
was a printer. He was crossing one of the docks, when
his foot slipped on the rails, and some waggons coming up,
passed over his limbs, and produced injuries of which he
died. There was no blame attached to any one. Verdict
—Accidental death.

THE BARQUE CHEROKEE.—The following appears in a
Waterford paper :—A barque named the Cherokee, of
265 tons, of and for Liverpool, from Benin, Africa, with
palm oil, ran into this harbour, during a heavy S.E. gale
on Monday night, and dr Ipped anchor between Dunmore
and Creden-head, where she continued to ride for some
time with a heavy sea running, and wind and tide up. The
strain eventually proved too much, and she burst her
anchor chain, drifted above Creden-head,
let go her second
anchor, and after a short time snapped her second chain.
The Pilot cutter Seagull put three additional pilots on
board the barque who brought her to Ballyhack, and ran
her without damage into the mud, where she now lies. It
appears the Cherokee last week put into Bantry-bay, tin.
navigable, in consequence
of great mortality amongst the
crew, nine of them having died seven lying sick in their
berths, and only the master, one man, and a boy remaining
fit for duty. Some men were shipped, and the steam tug
Rattler, 184 _oils, Barnes, having proceeded from Liver-
pool for the purpose, took her in tow for her destination,
but when off this harbour, the wind and sea being very
violent, they were forced to part company, and both ran
for Waterford, the steamer arriving about two hours
before the vessel. The Rattler came up to this city, and
having coaled, proceeded to Passage. The estimated
value of the cargo of the Cherokee is £15,000. A claim of
£lOOO has been made by the Harbour Commissioners for
the services rendered by the pilots, who will, of course, be
deservingly rewarded by the board. The Cherokee is
now in the possession of James Delahunty, Esq., the
Receiver of Droits of Admiralty.

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SECOND EDITION.

THE CRIMEA.

DESPATCH FROM GENERAL CODIIINGTON

The Gazette of last night contains a despatch
received by Lord Panmure, from Genera 1 Cod-
rington, Commander-in-Chief of Her Maiesty's
forces serving in the Crimea. The following' are
extracts :

SEBASTO POL, DEC. 25nr.

My Lord,—Notwithstanding the recent severe
weather (the thermometer, a few nights ago,
having fallen nearly to zero), the general state of
the health of the army has continued good. The
roads are in fair working order, and, though the
efficiency of the locomotive engines was impared
by the frost, the damage has been made good.
The final operations on the docks have been
somewhat delayed on one side, by the influx of
water, and by the freezing of pumps.
The fire from the ports on the northern side of
the harijour continues, and it is, at times, bevy,
but the casualties, I am happy to say, are few.
There has been no movement of importance orr
the part of the enemy in our neighbourhood of
late. A detachment of French troops surprised,
a Cossack post, near Teilion, a few days ago,
killing several men, and taking the rest prisoners.
The general drill of the army makes goodi.
progress.