Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
By the arrival of the Royal Mail Steamer Asia,
we are in receipt of New York advices to the sth,
being four day's later than that received 1 y the
City of Washington, which arrived here on Friday
The Asia brings about fifty passengers, and $407,189
specie on freight.
From Washington, we learn ' that warlike
reports were in constant circulation as having been
received from Paraguay, confirming the reported
intention of President Lopez to stand upon his
AguitY, and resist the unjust demands of the
American Government. Not much reliance, how-
ever, is to be placed upon its authenticity, although
the occasion is one upon which he would naturally-
indulge in a little bluster, and may also avail him-
self of it, for the purpose of exciting the fears or
sympathies of his neighbouring States. " Still it
With confidence,' says a correspondent, "be
supposed that Judge Bowlin, with his accredited
diplomatic tact, will be able to effect the required
object of his mission without recourse to violence."
Various contradictory reports were in circulation
relative to the Nicaraguan Filibusters. Among
-these reports is one, that the President has received
a telegraph despatch stating that they had landed
at Omoa, and that a revolution was doubtless
effected at Leon before the Ist of January. But
there is the best authority for saying that the
President has received no such despatch.
The Committee on Commerce in the House of
Representatives have, by_ one majority, agreed to
report a bill repealing the fishing bounties. An
effort will be made to pass it under the operation
of the previous question.
The Governor of the State ,of New York had
delivered his annual message. Several items of
interest to European readers are embraced in it,
81t1 as the following :
We have no deposits of coal within our limits. It
-'euld, therefore, be our object to open channels and
avennes of inter-communication with our, neighbour-
ing State of Pennsylvania, for the easy and rapid
transit through our canals and over our railroads,
of that necessary article of domestic fuel, the use of
Which, also, enters so largely into all our induitrial
Occupations. As far as the great agricultural interest is
Le°,
.11terned, I am not aware that it seeks or needs any-
plug from the state. Our agricultural population is
happy, contented, and intelligent. Should, however, that
IMportant•-interest require any legislation or aid, its
wishes should be listened to with the greatest attention.
?he total number of emigrants that arrived at the
port of New 'York during the year, from January Ist
to December 31st, was 78,589, being only about forty'
per cent.' of the arrivals for 1857, and twenty-five per
cent, of the arrivals for 1854, and less than during
any year since 1847. This has caused a large dimi-
nution in the fund under the control of the commissioners,
which is created by a per capita commutation of two
dollers for each alien passenger ; while, under the law
giving the emigrant a claim on the fund for five years
after arrival, the commission is liable for the support of
over 860,000 persons arrived since January Ist, 1854,
or for such portion thereof as may, from inability to
support themselves, becomd chargeable in any part of the
state.

A New Orleans despatch dated the Ist inst
says that :

A sloop arrived there from Ruatan reports that the
schooner Susan lauded her passengers at Puerto Cabello,
Honduras, and that they forthwith prepared to cross the
country to Leon, Nicaragua. The arms had been abstracted
from the arsenal at Leon, and are now in possession of
the Democrats at Chinandega and Subtiaha, who are
'awaiting the advent of the Americans in order to declare
against Martinez. Chaves, a relative of General Valle,
Was at Ociclocal, on the confines of Nicaragua. All Hon-
duras was ready, as were a large number of Democrats in
Nicaragua, to unite with the Americans. Col. Natzmer
had been sent forward by Col. Anderson, in order to
complete the political arrangements with the Leonese.
The correspondent of the Associated Press sends
the following, dated Belize, Honduras, Dec.' 20 :
The schooner Susan was wrecked on the Glovers, a
Coral reef, sixty miles from Belize, on the morning of the
16th. The passengers were saved, but the vessel is a
t4tal loss• Captain Maury endeavoured to charter
another vessel to carry his passengers on. Governor
Seymour tendered the British steamer Basilisk to convey
Au the
passengers to any Southern port of the United States.
Graerican captain circulated prejudicial reports but
the yernor chose to regard them as shipwrecked citizens
of a friendly
passengers will return to Mobile. y
A ater despatch says:—
The British war steamer Basilisk arrived in Mobile
Bay this morning,. from Belize, Honduras, with one hun-
dred shipwrecked passengers of the schooner Susan, who
Were taken aboard on the :26th, by order of the Governor
of Belize, and treated gentlemanly by the British officers.
The passengers have since arrived at Mobile. On land-
ing, a procession was formed, and the Nicaraguan flag
hoisted. Captain Maury was called out, and made a
speech to the crowd. There is much excitement.
A secret convention of ministers was held in
Washington, on the 3rd instant. It was rumoured
that a startling and formidable protection move-
ment was inaugurated.
Great excitement prevailed in Troy, N.Y., con-
sequent upon the discovery of two dead bodies,
one of them partially dissected, in a building in
-Congress-street. A crowd of several hundred
persons assembled; and threatened to tear down
the buildin.g. Finally coffins were procured, and
the bodies taken away. The room in which they
were found was completely gutted.
By the arrival of the Overland Mail at St. Louis,
we have four days' later news from California. A
rich quartz vein had been discovered in the sub-
urbs of; San Francisco. The news from Frazer
River was more favourable. The last steamer
from Victoria brought down two hundred thou- and
dollars in gold. General Harney designed open-
ing =military roads between the various military
posts in Washington territory. The news from
Salt Lake says that the U.S. Marshal had been
prevented from serving a process on Brigham
Young by the guards of that worthy, and that
it was, expected Judge Sinclair would call upon
the military to enforce the orders of his Court.
Four hundred troops had left Camp Scott to guard
government animals, wintering in the yalies.
Business at San Francisco was dull. The passen-
gers report meeting Mr. Pardee, the' expressman,
300 miles beyond El Paso, eleven days out. He
would probably make the trip in seventeen days.
Ben McCullock was at El Paso en route to Guay-
mas, Sonora. The Comanches were lurking
around the mail stations in a threatening man-
ner, and had already shot at some of the mail
company's men, while hauling water. The
Apaches were friendly. About four hundred of
them were encamped at Apache Pass.

COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5

The market for Foreign Exchange was better supplied
to-day, and the rates for Sterling Bills declined a little.
Bank and bankers' names rule at 109-1 to 109 q, and prime
commercial signatures at 1091 to 104 On Paris, 5f
Mc to 5f 134 e ; Hamburgh, 3q-, to 36a- ' • Amsterdam,
414- to 411 • Bremen, 79 to 792 The Stock Market
shows a dulness in business and prices, and with some few
,
stocks a large decline. State Stocks were in 1 ight
demand.

COTTON

NEW Youn MARKET.—Subsequently to our last report,
this market subsided into a very quiet state, under the
dull news from Liverpool —large receipts and accumulat-
ing stocks at all ports. Sellers found it necessary to
concede slightly to encourage operations, while many
withdrew their Cotton from the market, as the demand
was very light, being confined to the immediate wants of
the home trade. Middling Upland was quoted 111 c.
The business of the past two weeks has been interrupted
by the holidays of the season, and buyers have not wished
to renew transactions before the opening of the new year.
Since receipt of the America's news, however, the enquiry
has improved, and holders again demand 12c for middling
Uplands. Yesterday, the sales reached 1,000 bales, and
the week's sales amounted to 7,000, -of which 2,500
in transitu, on the basis of 11.1 c for middling Gulfs, with
-44 freight, and for middling Atlantic, with 7-16 d
freight.
SOUTHERN MARKETS : Our mail advices from the
South report a moderately active business there during
the week. Factors still obtained full prices, notwith-
standing continued heavy receipts at the ports, and dull
accounts from Liverpool—middling being worth 111 c,
to 111 c. at New Orleans, and 111 c. at Mobile. -By
telegraph, a week later from these points, we learn
that the receipts at New Orleans -bad run up to 79,000
bales, consequent upon a furtuer of the Missis-
ippi and its tributaries, the lir;:or lit: or water then
being 4 feet 4 inches below liiglt-17110T mark/ and

still rising. The week's deliveries at Mobile
amounted to 37,090 bales. Such immense receipts
coming simultaneously with unfavourable advice&
from Europe, very reasonably checked operations,
and the week's sales at both points only reach
57,000 bales. Factors, however, have shown re-
arkable firmness ; and though occasional cheap pur-
chases have been made during the week, prices cannot be
quoted any lower. New Orleans middling being still
worth 111 to 114 c., and Mobile 111 c. The quieter feel-
ing has also extended to the Atlantic markets, but-without
producing any change in prices. Thus, although the
week's sales at all
.points amount to little more than half
of the receipts, prices have been firmly supported every-
where. Freights have shown an easier tendency during
the week, while Sterling Exchange is generally un-
changed.
RECEIPTS.—The receipts this week amount to 152,000
bales, being scarcely so heavy as was anticipated last
week, in view of the large deliveries at New Orleans and
Mobile advised by telegraph, but nearly equal to the
largest week in any previous year. The total receipts
now amount to 1,772,060 bales, showing an excess of
721,000 over last year, and 298,000 over 1856-7. Taking
the ultimate extent of the crop at 3,600,000 bales, we
have thus already received 49 per cent. of the whole—
a much larger proportion than has been received
to same time in any former year. By telegraph
we learn that the week's receipts •at New Orleans
exceed any previous one, owing to the tributaries
being now navigable. The Mississipi is still rising,
and there is every prospect of large receipts for some _
time, limited only by the capacity of the transport ser-
vice. Everything points to an early completion of the
marketing of the crop. The excess over former years
will probably continue to increase until the bulk of the
crop has been received, after which it ii reasonable to
look for a rapid decrease. Our statistics of river receipts
show a large increase from each river and district over
last year, except from the Yazoo River, and from that
quarter only 13,000 bales have thus far been• reeeived
against 25,000 to same time last year, which is mainly to
be accounted for by the damage caused by the overflow
of last summer.

EXPOILTS.-The exports this week amount to 103,000
bales, of which 58,000 to Great Britain ; 21,000 to
France, and 24,000 to other foreign ports; while the
American spinners have taken 23,000 bales. The total
to Great. Britain is now 535,000 bales against 334,000
last year; to France, 250,000 against 111,000 last year,
and to other foreign ports 131,000 against •84,000
last year ; and the home trade have thus far taken
254,000 against 41,000 to same date last year, The stock
continues to accumulate, and this week amounts to
700,000 bales against 532,000 last year, and 695,000 in
1856-7. The number of vessels now loading at the south
is- 73 to Great Britain against 46 last year ; 17 to
France against 34, and 66 to other foreign ports against
30. Freights have had .rather a declining tendency
during the week, and close dull at the rates shown in the
above table of prices.

PROSPECTS : vhb course of receipts justifies the opinion
we lately expressed; that by February (probably the first
week in that month), the excess in receipts over the cor-
responding period last year, will amount to from 900,000 to
950,000 bales, and an excess of 1,000,000 bales by tha
middle of the month is not impossible. That is to say,
that against 1,500,000 bales, received to that date last
year, we may have received 2,500,000 this year. A
knowledge of this fact is a severe test of the strength.of
the market, and will continue to be so till a decided
falling off in the receipts commences.

NEILL BROS. AND CO

BREADSTUFFS.—The flour market was very quiet to-
day, but prices have not undergone any change of
moment. Holders generally are disposed to realise, but
refuse to make any concession while buyers refuse to pur-
chase to any extent, unless at a decline. The demand is

confined almost exclusively to the supplying of the
immediate and pressing wants of the trade ; the bulk of
the business being for the city trade. The receipts are
light, but the stock in store is unusually large. , The
wheat market remains very dull, but prices, though firmly
maintained, have not undergone any change of moment.
Indian corn is firm, but the transactions are only_ to a
moderate extent.

Puovnuorrs.—There is a fair demand for P2rk, and
the market is a shade firmer, though transactions
are not to a very large extent. In Beef there is
only a moderate business doing, and the market is steady
and unchanged. Prime Mess Beef and Beef Hams
are quiet and nominal at our quotations. Bacon is in
better demand and steady. Cut meats are dull and
nominal, at 61c to 61c for shoulders, and 91c to 91c for
hams ; sales 735 brls hams at 91c. Dressed hogs are
firm, and held at 6-Ic to 8c for the whole range. Lard
rules very firm, at 111 c to llic. Butter is in good re-
quest, and steady, at 12c to 20c for Ohio; 16c to 18c for
common, and 21c to 25c for choice State dairy. Cheeie
is firm at 8c for Ohio, and Bic to 91c for State.

FREIGHTS continue quiet. Engagements to Liverpool?
100 brls. pork at 2s 6d, and 30 casks rice on private
terms. To London, 50 tres_ beef at ss, 3d; 500 bags
eloVer seed at 25s ; 100 brls navy beef at 4s 3d ; and 100
tres ditto at 5s 9d. To Rotterdam, 400 brls resin at 3s 6d
The charters include a schooner of 150 tons, with stone,
from Stonington to Key West, at $4 per ton, and by
W. F. Schmidt, broker, three ships from Mobile and New
Orleans, with cotton, for the Baltic and North Sea, on
private terms ; two briqs, one of 200 tons and the other
250 tons, to the north side of Cuba and back at 40c for
sugar, $3. for molasses, on deck, and other cargo in
proportion..

LIST OF PAssErroEßs.=—Capt. and Mrs. Turner, Miss
M. E. Conklin, J. Roberts, U. H. Burns, Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Grinnell, child, and nurse, Lord and Lady Bury
and two servants, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Kennard and two
servants, Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, R. Lamb, J. Adams F.
W. Chevy, H. Rogers, H. Wilkins; -R.- S. Butterfield,
Col.. H. Fuller; N. Carter, Neilson, Cogill, Wilgoss,
Brandt, George F. Harris, R. Sands, H. F. Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. Train, two children, and servant, Mr. and Mrs.
M. Maham, F. Smith, Burton, Tipton Walker, Charles
Lampe, John Fitzgibboon, E. Antonissen, and F. Dean.

LOMBARDY.
VIENNA, Friday, Jan. 14

Advices have been received from Padua to the
12th inst. On the occasion of the burial of Pro-
fessor Zambra, a seditious disturbance took place
among the students of the university, which was,
however, immediately suppressed. The lectures
at the university were at once stopped. The
inhabitants remained quiet.

SE RVIA

BELGRADE, Friday, Jan. 14

. •
Kabouli Effendi has communicated to the
Skuptschina the Porte's approval of the election
of Prince Milosch, which communication was fol-
lowed by rejoicings among the people.

NAPLES.
NAPLES, Friday, Jan. 14
The following edict has been issued :

Any person or persons taken in the act of au attempt
(attentat) against the internal safety of the State, will be
tried immediately by a council of war. Persons accused
of conspiring against the safety of the State will be tried
before the ordinary courts.

AUSTRIA

VIENNA, Thursday, Jan. 13

A great rise took place to-day in pulilic securities.
Five per Cent. Metalliques, 80, being 1a per cent.
higher than yesterday, and exchange on London
improved 2 per cent., viz., 103.50..

SPAIN

MADRID, Friday, Jan. 14

The Queen has granted certain lands, portion of
the royal patrimony, for the site of the terminus,
of the Northern Railway of Spain.

TURKEY AND, SERVIA

CONSTANTINOPLA Wednesday, Jan 5,
The Servian.deputation has arrived here, for the
purpose of representing tothe Porte the wishes of
the nation.
The Prince Milosch has written to the effect that
he will not accept any dignity from the Skupts-
china which has not been ratified by the Porte.

The telegraph to Crete is finished.
The news is confirmed that the agent of the
English loan contractors has protested in vain
against the new loan of 15 million francs contracted
for by the Porte.

MARSEILLES, Thursday, Jan. 13
Advices have been received from Constantinople
tO the sth instant.
Ali Pacha and Fund Pacha have become recon-
ciled, and all repons of ministerial changes have
ceased.

The example of Servia has given rise to agita-
tion in the Empire.
A lie w loan of fifteen millions has been contracted
for by the Porte on ruinous conditions. The dele-
gate of the contractori for the great English loan
remonstrated against it, but in vain.
The Persian Clirernment has ratified an agree.