The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-07 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN.

The Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Company's
steamer North American, arrived yesterday in the
Mersey, from Portland, and by her we have
received our usual files of p ipers from New York
to the 23rd, and Portland to the 24th ult.

The steam ship Atlantic, from Liverpool, arrived
out at New York on the 23rd January.
The New York Stock market, owing to the
severity of the weather, was very thinly attended,
and only a very small amount of business was
done. There was a moderate demand for money,
which was easily met at a rate .of interest about
one half nee cent. below the quotations last reported.
There ha 1 been no change in the rate of Exchange on
London, but there had been very few transactions.
There was a good demand for Cotton, and holders
were more firm. There had been no important
change in the Flour market, and owing to a limited
supply there had not been much business done.
Provisions were dull. Freights moderately active.
The political news possesses no point of interest.
The New York joarnals were discussing the
merits of the newly-appfinted British Minister to
Washington. The Times of that city writes—
It will be seen that if our cotemporaries thought it a
subject of congratulation that a person of such high family
connections as the lion. Mr. Villiers was to be sent as an
Ambassador from the British Government., there is much
greater cause to be abundawly satisfies with such an
appointment as that of Lord Napier. However, rank and
family connections go for no more than they are worth in
practical affairs, and the new Minister will be treated with
no more consi letation than if he were the " son of a spin-
ning jenny," or a shoemaker. It is the man and not his
Scotch " forbears" with whom our Government will have
to deal ; it is the Power he represents, and not his illus.
trious kinsmen, that will insure him a respectful reception
in Washington.
Nothing of importance had transpired in Con-
gress. In the Senate, on the 22nd ult , considera-
tion of the Submarine Telegraph Bill was resumed.
Mr. Pugh, of Ohio, advocated an amendment that
no money shall be paid under authority of the act,
until that portion of the British possessions
commanding the western terminus-of the line shall
have been subjected to the principal of neutraliza-
tion, as adopted in the Central American Treaty of
1850. He was opposed to placing the termini under
the control of the British Government, thus giving
them an undue advantage in ease of war, and
regarded the project as one for the benefit of
speculators. Mr. Benjamin, of Louisiana, opposed
the proposition of Mr. Pugh, and contended that
the matter was not regarded by the British
Government in the light in which that gentleman
viewed it. Great Britain has declared that she
will not take advantage of her position in the
matter, but will repay the testimonial of good
feeling recently manifested in the restoration of
the barque Resolute. The bill was variously
debated by other senators. and finally passed by a
vote of 29 against 18.

The latest news from Kansas is of a decidedly
pro-slavery character. A despatch from St. Louis,
dated January 20, says that " preparations are
making by the members of the so called territo-
rial legislature to carry the next elections, None
but true pro slavery men are allowed to sit as
delegates in the convention. Governor Geary
has no . influence over the body, and little or
none over the legislature. It is determined not
to quarrel with Geary if he can be got to conti-
nue in a position not fatal to the slava party."
Again, another despatch, dated St Louis, Jan.
22, informs us that " the territorial convention at
Lecompton, Kansas, adjourned on the I4th inst ,
after passing resolutions embodying the views of
the principles of the party hereafter to be called
the National Democratic Party." " Both branches
of the Kansas Legislature repudiate that portion
of Governor Geary's message relating to the repeal
of obnoxious enactments." From these two
despatches we may gather the true condition of
affairs in Kansas—and they indicate that the
struggle in relation to the future destiny of that
territory is far from being settled. Those who
have indulged in sanguine expectations of the
easy establishment of freedom in consequence of
the withdrawal of the Border Ruffians, are doomed
to be disappointed- There has been no change of
purpose, but only a change of tactics. They have
ceased their efforts to drive out the Free State
settlers by open violence, for they found that this
policy did not pay. Their atrocities recoiled upon
the perpetrators, and the indignant North, speak-
ing through the polls, forbade the continuance of
such proceedings.
A very severe snow storm had visited New York,
Boston, .Albany, and Philadelphia, and all the
leading portions of the Northern States. Such
was its intensity that business was almost stopped,
the railroads were blocked up, and many of the
river sOarners could not ply between the chief
p irts.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YOBK, JAN, 23.
AsnEs firm ; pots 7 dols 50c to 7 dols 62ic,
COTTON : Firm.

FLOUR a littlo easier • common to straight State 6 dole 44c
to 6 dots 55c ; Upper Lae, 6 clots 60c to 6 dols 80c ; common
to good Ohio, extra, 6 dots 96c to 7 dols ; extra Genessee, 7
dole 50c to 8 dots 50c ; Southern firm ; mixed to good, 7 dots
to 7 dots 30e; fancy and extra, 7 dots 35c to 8 dots 10c
Canadian firm ; superfine, 6 dots 60c to 6 dots 80c; extra;
7 dots to 7 dols 75e. •
WHEAT bettor; St. Louis red, 1 dot 83L-c; Illinois red,
1 dol 50c.

CORN unsettled ; mixed, 72 dols to 74 dols in store ; white
and yellow, nominal.

PORK better ; mess 20 dole 872 c to 21 dole for new ; 19 dole
87c to 20 dole for old ; prime, 17 dole 87c to 18 dole;
Western prime mess, 19 dole.
BEEP bettor ; country mess, 10 dole 50c to 13 dole ; prime,
9 dole 50c to 10 dole 25c; repacked Chicago, 15 dole to 15 dole
50c ; prime mess, 20 dole to 20 dole 6c.
IRON firm ; Scotch pig, 30 dole, 6 months.
FREIGHTS : To Liverpool firmer ; cotton, 1.1 ; flour, 2e
6d ; grain, 7d to lad.