Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-28 00:00:00

specie on freight.
The Asia, 37'::ports the arrivP'
;he Anterica at
ioston, on the 16th, aftr-
-s- tt hidt boisterous pas-
encour`
.sefeci Ong 'Westerly gales
Sdagureing the havingtire
the Canadian steamer
Indian, also rdi*
scriN:qa Portland on the 15th, after
a run'of `()
The As;_a id'rlin • days' 1 f
gs ourAtt. news, most o
which is interesting. Congtess continued its
and had passed the bill admitting the
bregon Territory as a State of the Federal linion
on the 16th, notwithstanding a vigorous 'opposi-
tion in the Roitse of Representatives on the part
of the Republican party. On the same night, the
advocates of the measure, resident in Washington,
held a demonstration, musical balids paraded
the -Streets, and -speeches were delived.
At this ebulition of political feeling,
the
President and Vice-President oz the United
States lent t'lleir countenaft'ot., and both
these exalted personages spoke rather freely on the
subject of annexing New territory to the
stars and stripes. Mr.. Buchanan was
nothing loth to designate --tvery one opposed
.to such a policy nothing less than a pol-
troon. A political coward 'who cared but little
for the advancement of his -*country, or its great-
ness in fdture years. The :*annexation of Cuba is
arresting attention among the citizens of the
United Stites, and if unvleliance can be placed
upon tlin pretensions 'o'F the American people,
Englatid and France ma Wiest satisfied that neither
one or other shall ever 'be permitted to occupy the
fortress‘ R
and castle of avannah. The transmis-
sion f the United States mails to and from England
had not been settled, lit the Postmaster-General
waitid be authorised Is contract with the lowest
responsible bidder, ata sum not exceedinr, $12,600
foiqhe round trip. Public opinion ht the Northern
commercial cities is in favour of the Liverpool
and Philadelphia'line of steamers. Everything
considered they have so far perforated the service
satisfactorily, and 'would, with a little farther
experience, treatsupon the heel of the
Cunardships Tor punctuality and celerity.
Congress would --;seem to have resolved that the
pruning knife Ofteform should be called into oper-
ation in the national expenditure: this is not to
be wondered at,!seeing the manz. shameful jobs of
extravagance vibich are being -daily perpetrated
by lobby loungers and their friends at Washing`
ton ; upon this subject the 'Secretary of 'the
Treasury has 'dTawn up a communication., organ-
ising and reducing the collection districts of -the
United States, from about 139 to 75. Various
posts of entry and delivery are-to be discontinued,
and the annual collection of the revenue reduced
well on to $.560,000. The 'Senate proposes-toTo
still further, and swell the total reductionsto no
less a sum than $762,492. The Senate's committee
on naval affairs had made a report, which setffotth,
among other things, that the United States has
not only fewer guns afloat in proportion 'to her
commercial'tonnage than she had a quartensof-a-
century ago; but that her navy, in ships and guns,
is weaker sin comparison With that Of 'Great
Britain than it was on the close of the warinlBl2.'
The document shows that, 'in 1857, the entire
American --navy afloat comprised twenty-nine'
vessels, carrying 628 guns, and there
were seattered over all the globe
while at the same fime Great 'Britain
1-nd hovering around the American Coagt,thirty-
four vessels, carrying 794 guns.
There is later news from California, but it is'
quite uninteresting. The Indians continued -their
devastations. An escort df 'U.S. Dragoons 'had,
been attabked by the Me,h-wts, near the Colorado
River, but had been driven Off with the loss of ten
men. The Mohwas, the Pintos, with other tiibes,
had combined to prevent 'the establishment df
military posts in their country, though they ex-
press their willingness to allow the whites to pass

Through.
Late accounts from Valparaiso had reached 'New
York,- Which state that the political storm 'hath
somewhat quieted. The state of siege continued
at Santiago, Valparaiso, and .Anioncagua—it was:
for 90 days. The Mercuriowas still under suspen- ,
sion, an infliction imposed by the President 'him-
self, and would continue forthe 90 days. No 'less
than '52 'mechanics had arrived. at Valparaiso from ;
California, seeking employment. Business was
said to be depressed, and money difficult to obtain.
Little was being done to rebuild the burned
trict of the city, in consequence of the scarcity of
money, arid the dread of political outbreaks.
From Mexico and Cuba there is still later news.
General Miramon, on the 2nd instant, was in-
stalled into the Presidency 'cif Mexico, Zuloga
having,,resigned. The first act of the new chief
was to annul the decrees of his predecessor, Gen.
Robles, -atid thereby liberated :all the prisoners
indicted.in the Pronunciamento of the 22nd of
December, and to dismiss all the officers engaged
in that affaiy. General Miramon would, it was
said, place,himself at the head 6f 5,000 men, and
march towards Vera Crnz, but this was somewhat
doubtful, seeing that Degollado was said to be
advancing. upon the capital, with 4,000 troops,
that • Col: Jeaquim Miramon had been defeated at
Zacateecas, and that the Northern Liberals were
hastening th6r march southward. Under such
circumstances, the presence of the new dictator
would be required, to avert the impending dangers
which threatened the capital. From Vera Cruz,
we have an intimation that there was a movement
pointing to submission to the Conservative inter-
est, as the only means of reconciling the several fac-
tions. Senior Auarez and his cabinet,itwas reported,
were about to leave the place, resuming their
weary pilgrimage acrost,,the boundaries of the
republic. From Yucatan, we learn that the gene-
ral amnesty had been found ineffectual to put
down the excesses of the natives, and :a general
crusade for theipextermination had been ordered.
Arms had been4upplied to the white population,
with orders to :use them unsparingly for the
destruction of- the Indians. A decree 'had also
been issued, autheuising the introduction of bread-
stuffs, for four months, free of tonnage and other
duties.

-The last news - :received at New York from
Venezuela, mentiouthat the National Convention
was devising honours and rewards for General
Castro, -whose nomination for the Presidency had
I?eenoonfirmed. Era" outbreaks had taken place
in the hills, but they were partially suppressed.
. .
Tpeschit
.n,-Pre mo
-President, Mon_ as, was busy in organising
fresh conspiracies agat the new order of things.
A mov ICnt with, the view of making a descent
upon the eastern provinces had been set on foot.
Hopes were, however, entertained that, by a timely
discovery, it Nvould be defeated.
The New York journals.contain news of the fall
of Solouque, the Enp,,
!raltic-ef Hayti, and his short
letter of abdication.
ascribe li
Ycllo not seem to pity
the ex-Monarch, and stleverse of fortune
to an overweening ambition 4,..i
the ceremonies, outward show a desire to ape
shove, and bombast
Cof the court of the Tuleries, the than the good
of his sable subjects.
-There is not much of interest in-thee miscellaneous
news by this arriv:a. The editor of
.Observer, a Mr. Morse, had made a novel
York
proposal
across -for constructing a line of telegraph -
Atlantic, by means .of floating-tubes attachedcss the
to
anohors at the bottom ,of the ocean, aad on those
cr
tubes erectinr, poles, to be used as Mops for the.
telegraphic wire, and 'large buoys, at long inter-
vals .to be made the foundation or frame, from
which pillars, arising above the -tops of,the waves,
wiltioupport their telegraphic etation houses, The
project is.a daring and novel one; whether It will
be practicabit) is another thing.
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COMMERCIAL.
NEw YORK, Feb. 16.-11foney is still held in good
supply by private bankers, but the banks arc getting
pretty well drained. The rates vary from sto 7 per
cent. on call. The Asia, to-day, carries out over
$900,000, and a further shipment will go forward by the
New York (s.), for Southampton, on Saturday. Few
porgmercial bills have been offered for sale; on the pre-
op9aslon Km hills havo been sold 109 i to