Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

UNITED STATES,

The advises from New York are to the 3rd
telegraphed to Quebec.
The new Administration at Nicaragua explains
through its Minister at Washington that the popu-
lar feeling is excited against the United States,
and asks time to appeaseeit, promising satisfaction
if possible. It is suggested that a special Com-
missioner be sent down to negotiate in connection
with Commodore Mervine.
It is reported that Gen. Harney is to command
the Utah expedition, but no military operations
are expected.
The New York Tribune of the Ist inst. says:—
The agitation for a reform in the treatment of
merchant seamen, which began in Liverpool, seems
to hate received the earnest attention of the lead-
ing mercantile communities of this country. In
Boston and Philadelphia, as well as in this city, the
merchants have resolved to do what they can to-
wards abating the evils complained of. It was evi-
dent that a large share of the abuses in question
grew out of the entire irresponsibility of sailors,
and their employers rightly argued that by making
them provident and self-reliant, a large amount of
good would result. With this object in view,
they have resolved that from tc-day henceforth
they will pay no .mere advances to seamen. In
lieu of this they will give a bonus of 10 per cent,
to all who stay by the ship to the end of the
voyage, as well as furnish them with good clothing
at cost price. Yesterday the merchants of this
city held a large and influential meeting, when -
they reitera`ed their resolution, and also declared
that it was desirable to increase largely the num-
ber of native American seamen—an object
which could only be attained by rendering the
service comfortable and respectable, so that young
men of character and enterprise might find motives
to choose the seafaring life. They also declared
that the brutal and violent treatment of many
officers towards their. men was a great bar to the
prosperity of the service, causing decent and
capable people to .chun it altogether. As they
said, such conduct in future should disqualify an
officer for - all further. service. Ship-owners, too,
are admonished to carefully scrutinize the claims
and characters of those aspiring to command, in
order that the crews of ships sailing under their
orders may always he treated with kindness and
consideration. Sailors, after shipping, are hence-
forth to live on shipboard until the sailing of the
vessel, if they desire it. It would appear from
these resolutions, and the character of the gentle-
men who have determined to abide by them, that
the good work of improving the merchant marine
will not stop here,- but go steadily onward to a
crowning and complete success. That this may be
the case is our earnest hope ; and we trust that in
future years the seamen of New York will remem-
ber the First of July, 1357, as the anniversary of
a memorable improvement in their condition.
A despatch from Cincinnati, dated July 2nd, is
to the following effect :—The Cincinnati train, on
the Cincinnati and Marietta Railroad, while
crossing tressel work west of Marietta, yesterday,
one car was thrown from the track to the distance
of nearly 60 feet. There were 30 persons in the
car, of whom 4 werekilled and 20 wounded.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Nzw YORK, July 3rd, 1857.

• Flour quiet without change. Sales 4,000
bbls., at
6 dols 25c to 6 dole 45c. Super State 6 dols 70c to
6 dale 90c for extra. Canadian, steady, at 6 dols 85c to
6 dols 89c for extra. Wheat quiet, and quotations nom-
inally the same. Rye quiet, at 1 dol 15c to 1 dol 18c.
Corn steady ; sales 13,000 bushels. Mixed Western,
84e to 853 for s mud. Pork dull ; small sales, at 22 dole
50c for mess, 19 dole to 19 dole 102 for prime. Lard,
14 &A to 141 dole ; stock not very active, but closed
very strong. Money firm ; sterling exchange, 100 to
109_1 ; quiet and dull.

CANADA.

summer to my knowled2e. The boat has b'en running
for three seasme. The origin of the two previoas fires
was sparks from wood -used to light the fire ; but that was
all perfectly secured and no similar accident could have
again czcurred.

QuEnttc, July 4th, 18;7.

TalßElt : White Pine, for 65 to 70 feet average, has been,
and continues in good ders,and,many vessels being delayed in
consequence of its scarcity. Good rafts of these aye, ages
find ready buyers at from 8d to 93 per foot, and a sale at
f'ild for 73 feat average was lately made, the raft being a
very fine one. Smaller timber is, however, more abundant,
but much of it is poor and knotty. In Red Pine there
is little or nothing dcing. Oak eels high in shipping
order, but the demand is by no means equal to what it was
early in the season In Elm very little is doing. Tamarac
has slightly improved, and many small parcels have been
lately taken out of the market. Staves—b,th standard
and puncheon—are very scarce, and althougla a very large
parcel is now in the hands of the Supervisor, we expect
they will continue good demand the greater part of the
month. Deals are much asked for, especially floated, of
which the shipments have been large. Freights continue
dull, and we hear of 29s having been paid for the Clyde ;
1:..)8s to Liverpool, and for Deals to London,
FOR-SIMI, BELL CO.

NEWFO UNDLAND.

ARRIVAL OF THE KHERSONESE

The serew-steamer Khersonese arrived yesterday
morning from Newfoundland. She left Sc. John's
on the 4th inst., and has made the passage in about
nine and a half days. She brings a fuel cargo, and
about a hundred passengers.

THE INDIAN WAR

THE MUTINY OF THE BENGAL ARMY.

FURTHER PARTICULARd.

The letters and papers by Overland mail have arrived.
The story they tell is, that the army which was to
have arrived before Delhi about the 26th May, was only
occupying the surrounding heights, after a serious engage-
ment on the Bth of June ; that there were still daily defec-
tions of wh• de regiments, besides incessant desertions all
over the Bengal presidency ; that even at Lucknow, under
the able command of Sir H. Lawrence, the cry was "To
Delhi "; that the telegraphic communication between Del-
hi and Calcutta had been cut off; and that the losses by
mutiny and all causes were computed at 28,060.
The number of our countrymen massacred at Delhi was
still unknown. It was hoped that the list of those pre-
served would continue to increase. The poor women and
children who escaped with little bat their lives from the
fire and bayonets, would have to endure terrible hardships.
There was every reason to fear that on the 13th May, two
days after the outbreak at Delhi, upwards of fifty Euro-
peans, of both sexes and all ages, were discovered in their
hiding places and massacred.
As to the insurgent soldiers at Delhi, they had, it was
said, elec'ed to the supreme and second posts of command
two native officers of the 3rd Light Cavalry. Under this,
or other leadership, they had advanced from the c.ty and
attacked a portion of the force collecting to crush them
On the 30,1 May a detachment of the European force at
Meerir,, the Carabiniere, 60. h Rifles, and artillery, under
the command of Brigadier Wilson, took up an advanced
position at a village some fifteen miles from the capital.
That same afternoon the enemy appeared in force with
five guns, on the further side of the stream, and a smart
engagement followed. The brigadier took his artillery and
dragoons across the river by a ford, whilst the rifles p ssed
the bridge. They attacked the enemy at once in front and
flank. The mutineers were doubled up and driven back,
with the loss of all their guns—part into a burning village
which they themselves had firel, and where they perished
miserably—part into the open plain, where they were cut
up by the sabres of the dr rms. Undaunted by this
severe check, they returned to the attack on the following
thy, and were again repulsed.
On the Ist June, the brigadier, whose loss on the first
day had been about forty killed and wounded (that on the
second is as yet unknown), was reinforced; and no further
attacks had been made.

The mutineers were no doubt busily occupied in pre-
paring to receive the army a!vancing against them from
Umballah; for although there were rumours of desertions
from Delhi they had probably not been numerous. When
the accounts were despatched by the last mail Ganoral
Anson was expected , to leave Umballah about the 131 of
May. It now apperre that his advanced guard only reached
Kernaul on the 21st, the main body still remaining some
days at Umballah. The cause of this delay was the absence
of heavy artillery at that station and the consequent neces-
sity of waiting till a siege train could be brought from the
arsenals, which were as far off as Phillour, on the further
side of the Sutlej. When the guns arrived, or were nearing
his camp, the general advanced, and had reached Kernaul,
when he was attacked by cholera, and died at that station
on the 27th. Meanwhile Brigadier Halifax, with the
advance, had arrived within fifty-six miles of Dello), from
which place he moved forward on the evening of the 29th.
On the 30th Sir H Bernard, the new commander-in-
chief, and the main body, were to march from Kernaul ;
and by the neon of the 9th June it was thought that the
whole farce, strengthened by the greater portion of the
Meerut division, which was to join between Paneeput and
Delhi would appear before the revolted capital.
The force is not quite so large as it was expected to be,
for it was found necessary to disarm, at Umballah, two of
the native Corps, the sth and 6th, which ware to form part
of it ; but all the European troops were there —the 9th
Lancers and Carabinters, 75 thand 60. h regiments lst and 21
Fusiliers, three troops Horse Artillery, a field battery, and
a siege train. Besides the force above-mentioned, there
had arrived a portion of the Punjaub Guide Corps, horse
and foot, brought down from the Affghan.frontier. There
were also the trusty Goorkhas.
The defences of the mutineers agsinst this formidable
force consisted, it was said, of a high wall and a ditch, and
the guns of two siege trains. How they were off for am-
munition was unknown. _ _ _