Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-10 00:00:00

THE NORTAERN 17.1:51E5, TUESDAY, MAY 10 1859

rupture between Gov. Cuir;inin and the Federal
Judiciary likewise exisied. The trouble between
Gen. Johnston and the 'overnor grows out of the
refusal of the forni"_r to withdraw the United States
troops from Pl7ovo during sitting of the Supreme
Court, ti air presence having been suggested by the
presi!!„lng Judge, for the protection of witnesses.
The Court found it impossible to do any business,
the Grand Jury refusing to find bills, and using
every means to screen persons accused of murder
and other crimes. The Governor had issued a pro-
clamation siding with the Mormons, which was
severely reprehended by the Judge. Owing to the
excited state of feeling at Provo a detachment of one
thousand troops had been ordered to its vicinity, and
a collision between them and the Mormons was
considered inevitable. _ _ _ _ _ _

The steamer St. Nicholas, which exploded on the
Mississippi, was bound from St. Louis to New
Orleans, and is, together with her cargo, a total loss.
The number of killed is not yet ascertained, but a
list is published of thirty-eight who are either
known to have perished or are missing. The names
of sixteen are also given who were more or less
injured by the explosion.
. The arrest of Mr. Mejan, French Consul at New
Orleans, on a charge of harbouring a free negro
sailor who deserted from his ship, has drawn out a
vigorous protest from the British, Spanish, Prussian
and Belgian Consuls at the port. The act is regar-
ded as an infringement of the privileges and rights
of Consuls.
Our New Granada news is dated at Bogota the
13th of March, and at Panama and Aspinwall the
17th April. The Legislature was in session, but doing
little business. An eminent diplomat had been
appointed Minister to Chili and Peru. A revolu-
tionary outbreak had occurred in the- State of
Santander. Financial difficulties had sprung up,
with England.
The news from the Smith Pacific States is impor-
tant. In Chili the Government troops had been
signally defeated by the insurgents of Coquimbo,
after a severe battle, attended_ with much loss of
life on both sides. Government had revoked the
exequatur of the United States Consul, Mr.
Trivett, at Valparaiso, owing to an official diffi-
culty arising out of his sheltering and prevent-
ing the arrest of some insurgents in his house.
A number of leading party men had been arrested,
and others exiled to Europe and Magellan.
Trade had improved in Valparaiso. On the
22nd of March an earthquake visited the city of
Quito, in Ecuador, and destroyed the larger portion
of it, killing nearly three thousand persons and
destroying property to the amount of three millions
of dollars. Guayaquil was still blockaded by the
Peruvian war vessels, and the admiral threatened
to bombard it soon. Bolivian troops had fought and
beaten the insurgents. Ex-President Cordova had
appeared on the frontiers with a large force.
Our adviecs from Tahiti state that there had been
a conflict of authority between the government of
Queen Pomare and the French Governor, which
resulted in a violent tumult of the natives. On the
3rd of February the Queen and some of her chiefs
were taken into custody and imprisoned by the
French officers. Peace was restored between the
high treaty parties on the sth of February, when
the Queen dismissed some of her ministers who were
hostile to the French, and acknowledged the full
power of the Napoleon protectorate.
We have received some additional intelligence
relative to the progress of the revolution in
Venezuela. The latest accounts from Porto Cabello
are to the 2nd instant. The city was in arms,
and business was almost entirely suspended. In the
interior the rebellion was wide spread. General
Garvaez has been routed by Pinto, and Gen. Zamora
had plundered San Felipe of $lOO,OOO worth
of property. Our Tinidad files inform us that Gen.
Sotillo, the most prominent man in the present
revolution in Venezuela, set out from that island,
where he had been as a political exile, on his mission
of invasion and war, having obtained by some means
a lot of firearms formerly used by the militia there.
A few filibusters accompanied him, and he left in the
brig T. F. Knox for Cedros, and from thence pro-
ceeded to Venezuela.

COMMERCIAI

NEW Yon April 27,

The easy tone and quiet confidence in the Money Market
are further strengthened to-day by the very considerable
remittance of Gold from California. To the sum on the
manifest of the mail steamer, $1,723,000, we have to add
about $200,000 in drafts on the New York Sub-Treasury,
of which $143,000 were presented to-day. The bank return
of yesterday is regarded with much favour on the Street.
The Foreign news by the City of Washington is variously
construed. The disbelievers in ultimate war regard the
latest indications, through the London and Paris Funds,
as pointing to the successful intervention of England and
Prussia in favour of a Peace Congress. The majority of
the street speculators talk of au inevitable collision
between France and Austria. Both parties have
reason suppose that, if war should come, the
staples of grain and Provisions, upon which our
Western Railways have a material dependence, will be
favourably influenced. The Exchange market to-day is
unsettled by the advanced pretensions of some of the leading
bankers, noticed yesterday. The business for the Europa
is consequently moderate, and at the range of 1091 to 1101 r
per cent. on London, Some Southern bank bills sold at the
inside figure. Francs are f 5 121 to f. 5 111 per cent.

weeks. For the remainder of the season the falling off will
be more gradual, as we have 17 weeks in which to lose
' 175,000 bales to bring the total within 3,700,000 bales.
This is still our favourite estimate. For the last week, by
telegraph, the receipts at New Orleans are 20,000 bales
against 23,000 last year, and at Mobile, 7,000 against
8,000 last year.
ExpouTs : The week's exports have been large-110,000
bales—of whioh 88,000 to Great Britain against 53,000 last
year ; 8,000 to France against 12,000, and 14,000 to other
foreign ports against 14,000. American spinners have
taken 17,000 against 18,000 last year, raising their total to
622,000 against 246,000. While the increase in receipts
amounts to 761,000 bales, the increase in exports, and sales
for consumption, amounts to 845,000 bales, made uR, as
follows :
Increase to Great Britain
„ France ...
„ , Other Foreign Ports
, American spinners 376,000
The stock in the ports is at last reduced below the level
of last year. There now remain only, therefore, for distri-
bution, as follows :
stock in port
...... , 630,000 agst 664,000 last year.
Future receipts, to make crop 3,700,00. 284,000 „ 459,000 „

914,000 „ 1,123,000 „
WEATHER, &c.—During the past few days, most of our
letters from the south have advised more favourable weather
for field work, and planters have been very busy ploughing
and getting the seed in. Upon the uplands, some progress
has been made, but ground lying low has generally continued
unmanageable from excess of moisture. In the river
bottoms indeed, it is still to a great extent flooded, and our
telegram from New Orleans reports the Mississippi at that
point, higher than ever before. All reports coincide as to
the backwardness of the spring—some estimating it as two
to three some as three to four weeks later than usual, and
at latest dates by telegraph, the weather was cold and
ungenial. Our Mobile despatch says, " weather dry,
thermometer near freezing point." We are disposed to
attach more importance to the backwardness of the season
than we otherwise should, because upon referring back
for a series of sixteen years, we can only find one
instance, that of 1855-56, when a late spring was
followed by a good crop —while there have been eight
instances in which it was followed by decidedly short crops.
This is owing to the fact that cotton requires a certain.
number of days of summer heat to mature. If twenty of
these are cut off at the beginning of. the season, they may
possibly be added at the end, and a full crop thus be made ;
but in case of only an average season towards the close, the
loss of twenty days in the spring must seriously affect the
ultimate yield. Under these circumstances, it is pleasant to
know that the weather is now more favourable for field
work, and it is to be hoped that the cotton fields will
speedily be in a condition to benefit by the first spell of

genial warmth that occurs. NEILL BROS. R; Co.
BREADSTUFF'S. —The market for State and Western flour
has been much depressed since last Friday. The European
advices, however, are rather more favourable, but prices are
yet too low to induce a demand for shipment hence. Canada
flour continues in limited request, and prices are nominally
unchanged. We quote :—State extra brands, $5 80c to $5
20c ; Ohio, good and choice extra brands, $6 40c to $7 50c ;
Michigan and Indiana, extra brands, $5 85c to $7 50c ;
Genessee, extra brands, $6 75c to $8 ; Missouri, $7 to $9 ;
Canada, $6 40c to $7 40c. Southern flour in plentiful
supply, and the receipts are more than adequate for the
wants of the trade, which are very moderate. The market
closed steadily at previous prices. The sales or wheat
durinc, the past three days were 33,000 bushels, including
9,400 winter red Western at $1 40c to $1 45c; 300
Chicago spring, 93c; and 600 white Kentucky, $1 78c to
$1 80c. Corn has ruled quiet, but there has sprung
up a moderately active demand for Southern, and the
market closed with a fair request, and holders were firm at
prices 1 to 2 cents higher that last Friday's quotations.

BY TELEGRAPH

MOBILE April 25.—Cotton market unsettled ; sales to-
day 600 bales ; middling, 12c. Nothing has been done since
the receipt of the news by the City of Washington.
MOBILE, April 26. - Cotton : Sales to-day 800 bales, at
12c to 12k-c for middling ; sales of the last three days
1,400 bales; receipts of same time, 3,900 bales. Freight on
cotton to Liverpool, d.
NEW ORLEANS, April 25. —There is an improved demand
for cotton ; sales to-day 6,500 bales ; middling, Inc.

SECOND EDITION.

NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, TUESDAY, 9 A.M.

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CAMPAIGN IN PIEDMONT.

The Times has some general speculations on the
military movements, and comes to the conclusion
that the Austrians can scarcely retire without fight-
ing a battle, and equally impossible that the French
can remain much longer without striking a blow.