Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-15 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE /NIAGARA,

The steamer Niagara, which sailed !Irani Boston on thy?
215 Instant, arrived here yesterday afternnon, with 63
rillangers and 803,452 dollars in specie.
UThe Felton from Southampton, and the Kangaron
1.14 Liverpool, had arrived at New York.
elle news to hand is four days later, and contains
Mee
a items of interest. Governor Walker had bad
te'llQll.4r intervlew with the President, on Kansas mat-
-41 'without any special results. Tho Governor says
h~-- popular prejudice against the constitution is so
1,1,,t1
Kansas that no one will hearken to anything
);`` in, its favour, and recommends that Congress should
bill providing for a State government in Kansas
1711sr to the Minnesota Territorial bill, which provide d
.44 the constitution shall be submitted to the people.
art William Gore Oaslty would remain only a month
„t
'lvo longer in Washington previous to his departure
t Guatemala. In a few days he would call en General
Q ais to consult with him on such subjects as he may be
'led to act upon in Central America.
4 Washington correspondent intimates the probability
;
M.
Felix Belly going to Central America, and not
441ington at all. The Count de Sartiges is entirely
lerant of the nature of his mission, his government not
tllLing communicated with him on the subject. General
Zgaltr will go to Costa Rica and Nicaragua instead of the
dentine Republic.
bother correspondent states that the French and Eng-
Ministers have protested against the expedition of
'relleral Walker, and say that leis escape from the United
:latex was owing to the weakness and inefficiency of the
istuatment.
toThe Message of the President was finished. It is said
ba a long and elaborate document, discusses at length
Ile leading issues of the day, and sustains the action of
°Zulus Convention.
't Delegate Convention of the Free State party at
'44 3as had been called to meet at Lawrence on the 2nd,
1.
;deliberate on the course to be pursued with regard to
Hew constitution, and on the political position of the
Territory,
petted
South Carolina Legislature had ballotted for a
petlited States Senator in place of the late A. P. Butler.
e vote stood :—John S. Preston, 18 ; Jas. S. Clements,
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`3; Mr. Pickens, 39 ; Mr. Hammond, 61. The Legisla-
I
,4te adjourned without effecting a choice.
b T.Tuckerman, formerly treasurer of the Eastern
ailroad, had been arrested at New Haven, for mail
tm
44hery. His depredations are said to have been very
/Itensive, and the evidence of his guilt conclusive.
6?Ile report of the Committee to whom was in-
-"ted the investigation of the causes which led
to the appalling disaster that betel the steam-ship
central America, has been published. The report
thee
's a flood of light on this melancholy affair, and
lutes clearly and succinctly what, in the opinion of the
toswillnittee, caused this sad disaster. Negligence—unac-
letliltable negligence—and want of proper organization of
igee crew, together with the independence of the several
Partments of each other, and lack of a proper head over
~,
it., *were at the bottom of a calamity which resulted in the
°BB of the steamer .nd the sacrifice of so many lives.
There
appears to have been no material defect in the vessel
„: Machinery—the leakage twine; ascribed to other causes.
4310 dock pumps were rot in working order, and those
tknected with the donkey engine were in a questionable
Veld itio n

We have later news from California, Central America,
Sandwich Islands, &c., &t. A card had been published in
the San Francisco papers stating that travel would be
„
`23lllDed on the Nicaragua route, and that upon the
arrival of the mail of the 20th of October the sailing day
would
be announced. The failure of Messrs. Sather and
Church show
an indebtedness of nearly half a million, and
bad created much excitement. According to a statement
Pltt forth by the firm their ass3ts are equivalent to the
amount of indebtedness. The difficulty with Palmer,
& Co. had bean sEttled, they surrendering property
tklued at 250,000 dollars to the state. The news from the
Plains relative to the late massacres is very important,
ak'l'd strongly implicates the M)rmons. Brigham Young
had declared the independence of Utah, and stated that
ineeforth Utah owed no allegiance or obedience to any
lo
aWs but those of their own enactment. A project was
Ca foot in California to create a new Territory out of the
treat basin between the Goose Creek mountains on the
east the Sierra Ncvada on the west, and between the
Oregon sad Utah line on the north, and the Colorado river
011 the south.
The advices from Central America are important, under
the present circumstance?. War had Leon officially
6'e'a'ed between liicaragua and Costa Rica, and President
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sttinez, of the former republic, was preparing to place
"zself at the head of the army. Ills proclamation
announces the determination to maintain the right of the
to the territory claimed by and now in possession
°I Costa Rica. Col. Canty had possession of the river
1,k‘11(1. lake steamers. No important operations have yet
been undertaken by either party. In the other Central
Therican republics there was no news of importance.
survey of the Honduras interoceanie railroad was
advancing favourably.
Tho Sauth Pocific mail steamer had arrived at Panama
ith 127,740 dollars in specie, and later advices.
n Chile the new Cabinet was popular, and political
44,gitation had in a great measure subsided, lion. Mr.
• United States Minister, was cordially received by
the President. The government estimates for 1858 were
~,t° be submitted to Congress in extraordinary session.
4.11 e account of the directors of the Southern Railroad has
been presented, and was satisfactory. Clpital was being
41'vested in trade more liberally ; but food was very high,
htticularly in the south. Gold and silver coins
~.Itere very scarce, and it was said that Government
(3111 d seek to borrow seven millions of dollars abroad.
Trade was dull in Yelper iso. In Peru the revolution
had not Ended, nor had it made much progress. Ariqui pa
o
LtY was still besieged by Castilla, and we have reports of
lelrero kiting there. Tne guano trade was much impaired,
Owing to the revolutionary efforts in Bolivia. Doctor
T
I;4'llclaey, the revolutionary leader in the last named
ePnblic, was pressing President Cordova sorely, and had
%1 favoured with a pronunciainiento from the citizens of
'acre. Cordova was in retreat. The Indians were com-
kitting many outrages amidst the general confusion.
The National Convention of Peru has passed a law
Petblating the divisions and standard o the coinae for
tlattt republic. The standard fur bothf g gold and silver
0•1 us is to be 900 fine, and the several pieces as follows :
The col, 20 dole gold piece, to weigh 569 grains ; half col,
dole gold piece, to weigh 284rgrains ; the doubloon,? 5
gelslle gold piece, 1421 grains ; the escudo, 2 dols gala
tee, 56 9-10 grains; the half escudo, I del gold piece,
43.100 grains ; the grains to be 4,608 to the mark of
tid- The silver coinage will be—The peso puerto, 1 dol,
"'ighing 475 grains ; medio peso, 50 cents, weighing 237!
r.4ins ; the peseta, 20 cents, weighing 95 grains; the
Item, 10 cents, weighing 472 grains ; the medio dinero, 5
cents, weighing 23i grains. A copper coin, of the
i
-11trinlie value of one cent, will be made without alloy.
The news from the west coast of Mexico is important.
4° operations of the united force of the Generals Alvarez,
Lather and son, had been successful, and the revolutionary
utterly
under Generals Vicario and Juan Antonio were
-tterly routed at Chelapa after most severe fighting, which
endured for about four days. The elder Alvarez had,
previously driven Vicario from the city of Chilpanzingo
Ith a small force of artillery. When Chelapa was taken
Alvarez ordered it to be sacked after the most approved
:Ilion of vengeful soldiers. He was well obeyed, for the
solt frightful excesses were committed by his men.
elther age nor sex was spared. General Antonio died
tr
tet his defeat, and Yicafio WO at Ygnata in prosecution