The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-16 00:00:00

DR. BUCKLAND

The death of the Dean of Westminster is
announced.

THE TREATY,

PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
The reply of Russia to the representatisve of
Austria, on the fulfilment of the treaty, is said to
be satisfactory to that power.

FRANCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.
So Marshal Pelissier is made Duke de Malakoff
after all. It was the wish of the Emperor to have
made him Duke de Sebastopol, but the fear of
giving offence to Russia prevented him. Will the
title he has received be very agreeable to that
susceptable Power ? The fine old soldier is, in
addition to his title, to have a pension of £4,000
a year (100,000 f.), this certainly seems to indicate
that it is not intended to make him Governor-
General of Algeria, as was at one time thought.
The Procureur General of the Imperial Court of
Paris, M. Rouland, has been nominated Minister
of Public Instruction and Worship in the room of
the late M. Fortoul. This gentleman is a mere
lawyer, and is totally unknown to the public,
except as Attorney General of Paris. The choice
of him has occasioned much surprise, and it
certainly does seem strange to take a lawyer for
such a department, when there are some very
distinguished men professionally connected with
it. But the Emperor has the power to do as he
pleases, and he exercises it.
A great number of civil and military officials
(1,081), undergoing punishment, have been
pardoned, on account of the Emperor's fete
to-morrow.
An Imperial decree regulates the honours to be
paid to the Emperor, Empress, Imperial Prince,
and the rest of the Imperial family, on visiting the
fleet. For himself, wife, and child, the Emperor
modestly orders that the moment he appears in
the roadstead the ships are to be dressed, and three
salvoes are to be fired ; the yards are to be
manned, and as he passes each ship the men are
to cry seven times "Vive I'Empereur." If he
goes on board a ship he is to be received with
extraordinary pomp, and seven other cries of "Vive
l'Empereur," and until he leaves all the guns are
to thunder, &c, &c. On reading what he has ordered,
so extravagant is it, that people are half disposed to
think that the reports that have been current lately
as to his being toque (cracked) are not altogether
unfounded.

The famous Institute held its annual meeting to-
day. The proceedings arc exclusively of a literary
character. Some prizes are awarded to the authors
of grammars and dictionaries of African dialects,
published in English.
A St. Petersburg despatch says that orders have
been given to Russian diplomatists in Europe
freely to grant passports for Russia, also that
some modifications have been made in the
Custom's tariffs on the importation of foreign

goods.
P.S.—lt was reported on the Bourse to-day that
a reduction in the rate of discount of the Bank of
France will probably be announced this evening
or tomorrow. Up to this moment none has

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA

EXTRAORDINARY PASSAGE

The British and North American Royal Mail Steam-
ship Company's steam-ship Persia, under the command
of Captain Judkins, arrived in the Mersey at an early
hour yesterday evening, after having accomplished the

most extraordinary passage across, the Atlantic ever
made. In fact, this noble vessel has brought Liverpool
and New York, within eight days twenty-three hours
and a-half of each other. She left New York on

the 6th inst., at 10 45 a.m., and arrived at 5.15 p.m.,
yesterday (the 15th). In another column, we publish an
abstract of the log, from which it will be seen that the
shortest distance run in twenty—four hours, was her first
day, when she made 289 miles, and the greatest speed

was on the Bth, when she made 348 miles in twenty-
four hours.

By her we have received our files of papers from New
York to the 6th, which are five days later than those
received by the Canadian on Thursday.
The Persia has brought 172 passengers, and 1,034,634
dollars in specie.
The steamship Atlantic, from Liverpool, and the
Cunard steamer Emeu, from Havre, both arrived out at
New York on the same day. The screw steamer
Gla4gow was passed by the Persia going into New York.
The commercial accounts represent the New York
Stock market as dull, chiefly, however, owing to the
paucity of business men remaining in the city. Prices
for most descriptions of stocks were so low that renewed
speculation was anticipated from outside operators. The
market for Foreign Exchange was less active, and the
bulk of the business for the Persia was done among
bankers, at from 1001 to 110'4. There had not been
much chAnge in the Money Market, although the de
mand had somewhat increased. The abundant supply
prevented any advance in the rates of interest, which
remained at from 6to 7 per cent on call. The last
return of the New York City hanks showed an increase
in specie of 417,405 dollars ; in loans of 874,974 dollars ;
in circulation of 259,753 dollars, and in deposits of
1,482,272 dollars. The demand for breadstuffs was
good at full prices, both for home use and shipment.
Pork had an improving tendency. Cotton continued duN
and heavy. _ _ _

Great interest continued to be manifested in the
progress of the Presidential elections, but the result was
quite problematical, as at the date of the last advices.
In the Senate the bill authorising the Postmaster-
General to contract with Mr. Vanderbilt to carry the
mail between New York and Southampton, had been
reported back with an amendment making it the duty of
the contractor to extend the trips to Bremen and Havre,
or alternately to those ports, without additional com-
pensation.
The House of Representatives had passed the bill
appropriating 1,900.000 dols for repairing and otherwise
patting in order the fortifications on the seaboard and
northern frontier. This is the first appropriation of a
general character for fortifications that has been passed
for several years. The house had also passed the bill
providing for the appointment of a commission to run a
boundary line between Washington Territory and the
British possessions, under the Oregon Treaty, there
being conflicting claims, owing to the undetermination
of the main channel sou'herly from the Gulf of Georgia
to the Straits of Fuca. The same bill had also passed
the Senate.
Advices from Leavenworth to the 30th ult. state that
General Lane and company had not then entered the
Territory of Kansas, and General Smith had threatened
that if they attempted to enter he should proclaim mar-
tial law. The territorial authorities were commencing
to levy taxes. Trouble was apprehended, as both parties
refused to pay. On the sth inst. the President sent a
Message to the Senate, stating in reply to a resolution
that no order was issued from the War Department to
any officer commanding in Kansas, to disperse any un—
armed meeting of the people of the Territory, or prevent
them by military power from assembling. From the
correspondence transmitted, it appears that the Secre-
tary is not satisfied, that the circumstances were such as
to justify Col. Sumner in employing military force to
disperse the assembly at Topeka, and has called upon
him to communicate on that point, it not yet fully ap-
pearing the case was one upon which by his instructions
he was authorised to act.
A Washington correspondent writes that "the State
Department has information that the trade in coolies in
American and British vessels continues with unabated
vigour in Cuba. An English captain is under contract
for delivering this description of labourers on planta-
tions, where they are treated no better than slaves. The
emigration of these Chinese does not diminish the trade
in Africans, who are brought in large numbers to
Cuba.
In the Straits of Belle Isle, on the Ist inst., during a
• •

violent hurricane, thirty-two vessels were wrecked, and
nearly all on board perished. Indeed, the entire coast
of Labrador was visited by a storm of unexampled fury,
and the fishing vessels of New England, it was believed,
had been severe sufferers.
We have a week's later news from Central America.
General Walker received an overwhelming majority for
President, and was inaugurated on the 12th ult., with
imposing ceremonies. Don Firmin Ferrer, the pro-
visional President, delivered an address, resigning the
reins of office, and administered the official oath to
General Walker, in the presence of an immense and
enthusiastic assemblage. General Walker delivered an
inaugural address, in which the programme of his
administration of the foreign and domestic concerns of
the republic was briefly yet pointedly laid down. The
country was tolerably quiet. Rivas held possession of
Leon, and a party of Chamorristas were in the vicinity
of Chontales. As soon as the rainy season is over, it is
expected the allied forces of the northern Central
American States will commence hostile operations, and
General Walker is sadly in need of the sinews of war to
repel the invaders.
Our advices from Mexico state that immense placers
of pure gold have been discovered in the southern
portion of the State of Guerrero. Some of the papers
think that the Spanish difficulty is far from beirg per-
manently settled. Differenees in the Comonfort cabinet
are deplored. The city of Mexico was to be lighted with
gas. The French Minister having refused to preside
at a meeting held to devise means for the relief of
sub.
his
suffering countrymen at home
as hissed and booted,
, and having only
scribed 100 francs to the fund, w
and had a regular charivari from the French residents
for his pitiful conduct.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
COTTON.
The cotton market in this city during the past week has
been exceedingly dull, and the daily sales limited to a few
hundred bales, to supply the pressing wants of our domestic
consumers. Exporters and speculators are doing literally
nothing, yet holders are firm and do not press their stock, and
my last quotations must be continued. The sales from
28th ult, to last evening amount to
to L 3,000 blales. The export
during the same time has been—iverpoo, 2,830 ; Glasgow,
35 ; Havre, 68 ; Bremen, 255 ; Oporto, 20. Total, 3,208
•

bales.
By telegraph the following has been received ;
New Orleans, August 2.—Cotton dull. Sales to day 100
week 2,700. Middling, 11-te per lb
bales, and for the

nominal.
Mobile, August I.—Reeeipts for the week, 300 bales
Same week last year, 3,600. Sales for the week, 1,100 ;
stock unsold, 5,000. Middling 10ic per lb. Freight to
,
Liverpool, ?id.
CROP.-There are great com laints of drought on some
p
of the higher lands and poorer soils, but, up'm the whole,
the prospect is fair, and with ordinary favourable weather
during this and do following mo ith, it is pretty generally
admitted a large crop may be calculates upon. The
second bale of new cotton arrived at New Orleans on the
27th ultimo.
The following is a statement of the movement in cotton
since the Ist September last, as compared with the previous

three years :

Receipts at the Ports.. • • •
Exports to Great Britain • •
‘• France..........
dt other For. Ports
Total Exports . ............
Stock on hand

3'470,000 2,750,00 ) '2,851,000 3,20 !,000
1,921,000 1,480.000 1,. 36,000 1,715.000
478,000 497 000 337,000 422,000
519,000 276,000 331,,00 351 000
,2,917,000 2,1,;3,000 2,204.030 2 483,0P0
63,000 149,1100 186,000' 123 000

Of which during the past week, included in the ahoy

Receipts at thea e Portsitain— , .
Exports to Grt Br
ai France..
other For. Ports
Total Rxnorts

4,600 13,000 12., 00 , 4 00,
11,000 25,000 16,0001 18,00,
1 000, 16 000

4,000 3,000 4, 00 I 4,000
15,000, 29,000 36 000 I 22,000

RECETPTS.—lncrease at the ports over last year,72o 000
bales ; over 1853, 268,000. Exports : Increase to Great
Britain, 440,000; compared with 18.53, 205,000. Increase.
to Fiance, 71,000 ; compared with 1853, 56,000. Increase
to other foreign ports, 243,000 ; compared with 1853,
168.000 bales.
FHBIGEITS.—To Liverpool very dull, at I,d per lb., and to
Havre, cent.

EXCHANGES.—Remain as last quoted, via : on London,
109 to 109:2, per cent, and on Paris,
5.171 to .5.15.
WILLIAM P. WRIGHT.

COTTON STATEMENT,

--------Total
Exports to Exports to Stock and on
Great Foreign Shipboard.
Britain. Ports. I

Receipts

i 1855.6
1554-5

3,470,320 1,919,133
2,750,014 1,479,713

2,916,917 1
2,162,566

60,559
170,959

720,306 I 439,470

754,351

BREADSTUFFS.

Flour : We have had a quiet steady market during
the past week, holders, on receipt of the successive
European advices, endeavouring to obtain a small advance
which, however, has not been generally submitted to

by buyers. The receipts have been more modera'
small parcels of new Southern, Genesee, and Ohio have arrived,
of good quality, and which at present eommaml fancy p!'ecs.
Western canal and State, common, 5 dots 50c to .5 dull 7.5 c

per 41 ; good shipping, 6 dole 10c to 6 dole 50e. O. io,
Indiana, &c., 6 dole 75c to 7 dole 50c. Canada, 6 &Os :(1G
to 8 dole. Southern, 7 dols 25c to 8 dols. Fancies and l! tzh
extras, 7 dole 60c to 9 dole 50c and 10 dols 75e.
Wheat : The supplies are more moderate, and with a good
export demand prices have advanced 611 per bushel, and in
some instances more, Some new samples of Genesee, Ohio,
and other western descriptions are offering for delivc:y in taco
or three weeks ; the quality and condition of all is very ceod.
Southern white, 170 c to 187 c per 601bs. Genesee and wester fl,
165 c to 185 c. Canadian, 165 c to 185 c. Western red
and mixed, 145 c to 170 c. Southern red, 160.; to 175,.
Indian Corn : Some of the Western mixed has aitivcd
in better order, and been sold tor shipment at an advance of
4to 6 cents per bushel. Yellow, 68 to 70 cents per 56
White, 72 to 78 cents. Western mixed, 65 to 67 cents.
Exports of breadstuffs from the Uui ed Scates to Great
Britain and Ireland since Ist September, 1855 :

Bris. Bush.
Flour ...I 555,458. Wheat.... 6 759, 389 Indian Corn.... 6,776
Last year 156,403. „ ~.. 26 ,549. 6,5:51
Of which during the past two wee,. s
Flour.. —114,448. Wheat.... 651,422. Indian Corn
Last year 20,880

„ 50-,684. „
WOTHERFPOoN, KINCL,PoRD, & CO

MONEY AND STOCKS.

The past fortnight has been characterised by extraordinary
dulness in the Stock market. The transactions have becu
unusually limited, and the fluctuations in prices unimportant,
but, with a few exceptions, the quotations herewith are lower
than those given in our last report. The apparent causes of
this extreme dulness are the absence of many from the city,
as usual at this season of the year. ThAT is very licle
demand for Stocks, either for domestic or foreign account, the
orders received by the recent mails from Europe having becu,
in most cases, limited under present prices. The supply is
also limited.

There is rather more activity in the demand for money ; hut
there is still a full supply, and rates of interest continue to
range at 6 to 7 per cent for call loans, and 7 to 8 per cent on
first class paper. CAMMANN & CO.
ASHES have come forward less freely the last week or two,
and the recent advance in price is maintained,

COAL : Foreign continues scarce, and Liverpool is much
wanted.

COPPER : New sheathing is steady at 29 cents, and yellow
metal 24c 6 mos. Ingot remains dull.
Hors : The advices per Atlantic, both far the Englis

Continental crop, is more favourable, the vermin having
nearly disappeared, and with dry and warns weather a fair
yield was anticipated ; the English duty participated at from
£lBO,OOO to 195,000. These accounts have imparted a dull
heavy feeling to this market, and pliers are again rather
easier, though some holders are still firm.

IRON : There was some enquiry for Scotch pig (luring the
past week, and several lots were sold at 32 doll, six months.
but the market generally is quite dull; the stock is estimated
at 8,000 tons, in store, while less than 1,000 tons are on the
way hither. Bars are without demand, and for English, 00
reliable quotations can he given. Rails, 65 dole, cash.
English sheet remains dull at 31 cents for singles; sales 16
tons, and Doubles and trebles, 44.-1, six months. Stock of
the latter large. The Philadelphia North Ame) ?win, of
Saturday, sap :--•' Trade in American still rather dull ; there
is no new feature in the market, and sales are mostly confined
to smell lots, from store. Manufactured is selling in lots as
wanted at steady rates."

LEAD: Pig is still quite dull, and prices are without
quotable improvement; we have only to note sales of 68 tong
English at 6 dole 261 e, cash ; and 50 do refined German,
supposed 6 dols 311-e, time and interest.
MOLASSES : The market is very quiet, but we can notice no
depreciation in prices ; indeed, they are higher now than they
have been in many years before.
NAVAL STORES : Turpentine is in request for export, but
the supply is almost nothing, and any considerable orders could
not be executed at any price, though there appears to 1)3 but
little disposition to pay much higher rates. Spirits Turpentine
is in better supply, but the market continues vet), firms
and higher rates have again been paid ; stock, 6000 barrel,-
Rosin is in improved demand, with fair sales at 1 dol 55e
afloat ; supply large. Tar has been quiet ; we notice Paine
parcels in the exports published in our paper to day. Pitch
2 dols to 2 dols 25e per 1)-1, in lots, are wanted. The
sales are 1,000 brie North County Turpentine, am-)o,e', 3
dols 374 c per 2801bs; 800 spirits turpentine, 3840 to 39e
for whole parcels, part in shipping order, and 39c to 406
cash, for lots as wanted; 7,000 common rosin afloat, 1 dui
522 e to dol 65c per 310 Ibs; 150 Opaque, 2 dots to 5
dols 62ie per brl, and 300 lbs; and 400 white, 3 dole to
5 dols 50c per 2801bs.
PROVISIONS : A better demand has prevailed for pork, in
part on speculation, and with a light stock and moderato
receipts, prices have advanced 25c on mess, and 374 r °,12
prime, sales 3,300 brls, the market closing firm at 17 (I°ls
75c to 17 dole Vic for prime mess, 20 dols 12ic fbe
mess, 18 dols to 18 dols 124 e for prime, and 17 dole to
17 dole 25c for rumps. The beef market continues heavy
and inactive; the receipts are small, but the stock is ample ;
sales 600 brls, closing at 7 dole to 7 dols 37110 for „no trf
prime 8 dole 25c to 9 dole 50c for do mess; 8 dais 75c t°
11 dols for repacked western mess; 11 dots 75e to 12 do's 60°
for Vermont mess; and 11 dols to 12 dols 50c for extra west-
ern. In beef hams and prime mess beef there is nothing'
doing, and prices are quite nominal. Cut meats aro dull, and
the market is depressed ; sales 200 packages at 9ic to 98e for
hams, and Blc to Bic for shoulders. Lard is the turn dearer,-
say ac, with a moderate business at the improvement; sales;
1,200 brls and tree, the market closing at 9c for grease, and
12ac to 121 d for fair to prime. Good qualities of butter con'
tinue in good demand, while poor is hard to move ; we qiott
Ohio at 15c to 19c ; ordinary to good State, 17c to 22c ; ana
choice daries, 25c to 28c. Cheese is selling to a fair extent at
6c to 9c, as in quality.