Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-29 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THt UROPA.

The Cunard steamer Europa arrived here last
night with 102 passengers, and about $530,000 in
in specie. She sailed from New York on the 16th
inst., and brings one day's later news. The City of
Washington had arrived at New York on the morning
of the 16th inst.

From Washington we learn that the Cabinet had
a protracted session on the 15th inst., and had under
consideration the exhibit submitted by the Post-
office department. It is very elaborate, and covers
a vast deal of ground, presenting the actual condi-
tion of the department in all its ramifications.
There will be a deficiency on the 30th of June of
four million three hundred thousand dollars. After
discussing matters, and going through with a minute
examination of the figures, the Cabinet were unani-
mous in opinion that an extra session of Congress
would be necessary. There are other matters, how-
ever, that will have to be considered, and the whole
subject was postponed. The E'residcnt favours 'the
middle of August, and it is highly probable that will
be the time fixed.

The understanding in Washington that the British
frigate ClVacoa will land Lord Lyons at Annapolis,
and there await Lord Napier's convenience to return
in that vessel to Europe.

- The Secretary of fhe Treasury has notified the
successful bidders for the late loan, that they need
not make any further deposits, unless they choose,
government not at present requiring money. It is
thought in-financial circles that no call for instal-
ments will be made before midsummer. ,

A complaint has been lodged at the State De-
partment against the British Consul at Galveston.
In November, the American ship Thomas Watson,
of New York, cleared with a cargo of cotton for
Liverpool. The Consul refused to certify. to the
clean bill of health given by the Collector of that
port, in consequence of which the vessel was
'detained twenty-five. days, and narrowly escaped
shipwreck. The allegation is, that the Consul was
actuated by a feeling of petty malice and revenge,
owing to the attachment of the British schooner
Commerce, by the owners of the Watson, for damage
done in port during a norther by the former, which
was consigned to the British Consul. The owner
of the Watson has preferred a claim of ten thousand
dollars against the British Government.
The Grand Jury found a true bill to-day against
Mr. Sickles for murder. They had a long discussion
in the jury room as to what ought to be done with
Mr. Butterworth. What course they will pursue is
not known. Two of them are known to be 'in
favour of indicting him as particeps

The Secretary of State recently submitted to the
Attorney-General the question, whether the Chinese
coolie trade, as carried on by American ships, comes
within the laws for the suppression of the slave
trade ? The Attorney-General decides that it does
come within said laws.

It is understood that Sim Johnson, connected with
the Union 'newspapers will be appointed Consul at
London, in place of Mr. Campbell, and that Mr.
Eames, late Minister to Venezuela, takes charge of
Union.

Hon. C. %V. Jones has declined the Bogota mission

The statement in one of the New York papers
about Mr. M'Lane, Minister to Mexico, being favour-
able to Miramon, and having been appointed by
influences opposed to the liberal government, is not
correct. "The administration would be pleased to see
the success of the constitutional party, and will be
gratified if that party prove itself strong enough to
establish a firm government in Mexico. Additional
news has arrived at Washington confirming the
statement of Miramon having sustained a repulse.

The labourers on the New York and Erie Railroad
at the freight depot at Piermont refuse to work
until the company pay them two months back pay
at the rate of one dollar per day for each 'man.
They also say if the company will not comply with
their demands, that they will, on the company's
paying them all their back pay—two-and-a-half
months at ninety cents per day—not interfere with
any set of men the company may think proper to
put in.their places. During the strike in December,
1857, the men were promised, if they would go to
work Again, they should receive, from and after
March, 1858, one dollar per day, which promise The
company has not fulfilled, but, on the contrary,
threatened to make a still further reduction in the
per diem of the men. Thus matters stand at
present

An arrival at New York places us in possession of
three weeks later from the Paraguay expedition.
The United States war steamers Fulton, Water
Witch, Harriet Lane, and= two brigs Dolphin and
Perry, 'had called in at Rosario as they were pro-
ceeding up the river to Paraguay. The remainder
of the ,expedition was still at Monte Video. The
Governor of Santa Fe was greatly surprised at the
appearance of the fleet before Rosario, and sent a
message to the commander to learn his business
there. Commodore Shrubrick very laconically
answered, "to coal." The acute Governor took the
hint, and wisely concluded that Uncle Sam's dollars
and friendship were more agreeable than opposition.
The fleet entered, the steamers coaled, and sailed
again between the 12th and 15th for their destination
The rumours at Buenos Ayres were that President
Lopez would not see the American minister. The
inhabitants of that city were at first very favourable
to the expedition against Paraguay ; but this feeling
seems to have changed. The French and English
there were neutral. Though the refusal of Lopez
to see the U.S. Minister would precipitate hostilities,
and that rumour was current, those who seemed to
profess to know better believed that Lopez would
resort to some cunning policy to prevent hostilities.
The neighbouring governors were all much inter-
ested in the preparations for hostilities on both
sides,