The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-28 00:00:00

NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1858.

eturn shows that the price of wheat
n all France has, declined within the last month

official I'

M. Massino Azeglios has been nominated Sar-
dinian Ambassador for the Conferences, and Count
Buol is to act for Austria. The Italian , papers
say, that in consequence of the prospects of peace,
recruiting foi the Italian Legibn has been sus-

pended

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.

The British and North American Royal Mail
steamer Canada, Capt.. Lang, arrived in the Mersey
last night from Boston and Halifax, bringing 77
passengers, and dates from New York to the 15th,
Boston to the 16th, and Halifax to the 16th inst.

The steamerAtlantie, from Liverpool, arrived out
at New York on Suniay the 13th. The steamer
*Errieson, froth Southatipton, had ano arrived out
at New York.

There had been 'very little change in the aspect
of affairs. There had been a scarcity of money, and
the rates of interest still ruled high. The last
return of the New York City Banks showed a much
More favourable result in regard to specie than
was anticipated. The " street" generally looked. for
500,000 dols. to 700,000 dols. decrease, while the
result showed a gain of about 90,000 dols. The
movement outward in specie had been lest active
than during the previous week, and about one-
half the 5Q5,000 dols paid by the State of Illinois
on its' debt in gold was received.. There werb also
other receipts froni the West during the last days
of the Week. The loans still show an expansion,
bat not to any important extent. The deposits,
show nominally a falling off of 5,600,000 dole., but
a portion of this is due to the decrease in the
clearing-house transactions, and much of the re-
mainder to the distribution of money by the pay-
ment of interest and dividends.
The comparison with last week is—

an
an. t;

Loans and Dis• Specie. Citalatioit. Deposits.
Dols. Dca. Dols. Dols.
..ph 86s3b() 11.667.909 7,903,656 83;534,893
..96,145,401 11,777 711 7,612 507 77,931,498

Increase.
Decrease
- The Cotton market had not been very active, but
prices showed no material change. Breadstuffs
were heavy, and prices had declined 50e per bushel
for wheat. Exchange on London was quoted at
1071 to 1081, but without much doing.
The proceedings in Congress had been unim-
portant. The house of representatives had not-yet
elected a speaker.
The Washington advices again report that the
American government had demanded the recal of
Mr. Crampton, the British minister, and yet we
find that on the 11th he was present at the Presi-
dent's dinner party. The New York Herald says—
It is reported that the administration has sent out to
the London Cabinet a positive demand for the recall of
Mr. Crampton, the British Anlbassador at Washington,
and declares its purpose, in the event of a non-coiiipliance
with its exactions, promptly to withdraw the:exequaturs
of Mr. Crampton, Mr. Barclay, Mr. Mathew, and Mr.
ltowcroft, implicated in the violation of our neutrality
laws, by enlistments for the British army in the Crimea.
In reference to Central American affairs, a Wash-
ington correspondent writes:—
It is reported here, with an air of truth, that England,
rather than engage in a war with the United States, on the
Central American question, will recede from her assumed
protectorate over the Bay Islands and the Mosquito King-
dom. It was incorrectly reported here that tte last dis-
patches sent to England were through Mr. Crampton. If
any have been sent recently, they went through the regular
channel.
The .Washington advices of the 15th state that
it is not true that a treaty of alliance offensive
and defensive has been concluded between the
United States and Russia. It is that the report
probably sprung from the fact that Russia has sub-
mitted to the American government a draft of a
treaty of amity and commerce,
The New York papers are filled with the parti-
culars of a tremendous snow storm,' which had
caused much damage to property and shipping.
The Albion says :—" New York is abandoned to
sleighing, and the mercury in the thermonrters
round about us has dipped down five or six degrees
below zero. Of the derangement of travellers and
mailbags, every one has some story to tell ; but we
did not expect to hear that the stoppage had par-
tially extended to ocean traffic. But it hes been.
The steamers Star of the West and Empire City
had arrived at NeW York with over two million
of dollars from California, and dates to the 20th
nit. The news from California is unimportant.
'lnc intelligence of the most importance is that
from Oregon and Washington. In both territories
some hard fighting with the Indians has taken
place, accompanied with considerable loss of life.
The details of the actions are painfully interesting.
It will also be seen that Gen. Wool is placed in
a very unfortunate position, having no power
to raise volunteer troops. There is nothing par-
ticularly important from the Sandwich Islands.
The arrival of the frigate Potomac at San Juan
had given rise to considerable speculation as to the
designs of the United States government in that
quarter. Throughout Nicaragua everything was
quiet. There were reports that Ramon Rivas had
organized a band for the purpose of attacking the
Transit Company's steamer on the lake and taking
possession of it. Prompt measures had been taken
to frustrate the scheme. To this circumstance,
perhaps, may be attributed the reports recently
published of a revolt against the constituted
authorities. The reported lauding of Capt. Zermon
and a party of filibusters at Cape. San. Lucas is
corroborated

282,018

294,159 5,603,395

From Central America we have files of papers.
General Walker's army consisted of about four
hundred men, who were under good discipline, and
in excellent spirits. Some deaths had already
occurred amongst his troops, and Colonel Gillman,
Captain Davidson, and a couple of other officers,
were much regretted. An order from the war
department promoted several deserving soldiers to
higher commissions, in consequence of the decease
of these gentlemen. The entire force had attended
at church, and the general had graced a military
ball with his presence.. In Granada house rent
was going up, in consequence- of the daily return
of native families. Colonel Wheeler, the United
States minister, had been complimented by an
address from the Americans resident in that city.
An American hotel was much wanted, and would
be well patronised. Major Schlesinger, of Cuban
celebrity, gives a succinct account of his experience
previous to his embarking and after he was on
board of the steamship Northern Light, on the
occasion of her famous run out of this port for
Nicaragua. Owing to the activity of the United
States officials, the Major—like the late Louis
Philippe, when in a difficulty—had to sacrifice his
whiskers and moustache, but, according to his own
acocount, did not take cold, and felt in good health
and spirits at San Juan. Colonel Kinney was en-
couraging the cultivation of yams, and hoped that
cotton would be raised successively in his colony.
The Chontales and other gold mines of Nicaragua
were attracting much attention. Walker's chief of
commissariat had advertised for contracts for army
supplies. These reports, direct from Nicaragua,
of church services, halls, incjease of house-
property value, army contracts and promotions,
gold mines, and yam and cotton cultivation, flatly
contradict our late Washington advices on the
prospects of Central America. A large fleet of
United States and British men-of-war were
expected at San Juan.

Our Vera Cruz dates confirm the accounts
already received as to the melancholy condition of
Mexico. Disorganization, robberies, murders,
and popular discontent prevailed all over the re-
public. The Comonfort cabinet gave tolerable satis-
faction, but it was thought that the President
would not hold the reins of power long. The true
liberal party was at work in favour of General
Almonte and his system of government. General
Yanez, Corn onfort's war minister, was on his way
form Sonora to the capital. Yanez, as welti as the
majority of his official colleagues, is a-moderate
liberal. The measure of Alvarez for doing away
with the clergy and army exemptions, was causing
much dissatisfaction wherever its enforcement was
attempted. When the military were employed in
posting the proclamation referring to it in Puebla,
they were attacked by the people, and many killed
on either side. General Comonfort had ordered
two thousand five • hundred men to march on
Puebla and " subdue " it. It was thought that

Vera Cruz would soon pronounce in favour of
Robles: General Uraga had refused a post in the

new ministry,

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

MONEY AND STocKs.—Notwithstanding the heavy dis-
bursements for interest, &c., during the last two weeks, and
the important addition to the floating capital resulting
therefrom, the large receipts of gold from California, and
the total suspension of specie payments to Europe, the
demand for money, although less pressing than at the close
of the year, continues Wive. There is a considerable drain
of specie to the interior, and the activity of the import
trade absorbs *slave amount of coin in the payment of
duties- The year opened with considerable buoy-
ancy in the stock market, based upon the rather pacific

tone of the President's Message and the expectation of an
immediate relief from the pressure in money matters, which,
during the previous week, had thrown a large amount of
cash stock upon the market and produced a general down-
ward tendency in prices. The upward movement, however,
was soon checked by the continued scarcity of money, and,
with a few exceptions, the annexed list of prices shows but
slight changes from those given in our last report, 24th
ult. Our present quotations are in many instances ex-
dividend. The letter re is prefixed to the price of each of
the securities to which this remark applies. 13usiness in
State stocks is limited. Virginia sixes have declined 1, and
Alissouris 8 per cent. Sales of New York fives, 1874, have
been made to some extent at 102. The States of Illinois paid,oe
inst, 500,000 doh on account of principil, and 2 per
Cent interest on the Illinois Internal Improvetnent Stock of
1347. There is a moderate demand for a few descriptions
of city and county bonds, at slightly improved prices. For
railroad securities the market is without animation. The
transactions for the last few days have been comparatively
snail, and although there is less disposition to force salts
on time, in anticipation of a decline, prices have rather a
eownward tendency at the close, the accounts per Atlantic
teing eonstrued unfavourably. CAMMANN & Co.