Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-17 00:00:00

AMERICA,

ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.

The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic,
Captain Eldridge, arrived here yesterday afternoon,
with three days' later news, 61 passengers, and
1,700,000 dollars in specie.
The news to hand is not of any great im-
portance-
From Washington we learn that no further
discussions had taken place between the President
and Governor Walker on the subject of Kansas.
ur n'e, however, are given to understand that the
People of Kansas are thoroughly aroused on the
tsubject of the Leaompton constitution. Meetings
came been held in which that instrument has been
repudiated in strong terms, and several pro-slavery
Journals have, it is reported, come out strong in
opposition to it.
It is stated by the Mobile papers, in commenting
upon the chances of General Walker's effecting a
safe landing in Nzcaraugua, that a heavy storm
eccurred in the Gulf, which was probably
encountered by the steamer Fashion, on board of
Which the filibusters were embarked. If this
should be the case it is not probable that the
Fashion, heavily laden •and crowded with men as
eks was, escaped damage. We have carefully
*zarnined our files and the reports of ships arriving
at the Gulf ports since the 14th ultimo, the day
Of the Fashion's final departure, and do not find
any report of disasters at sea or bad weather in the
region through which the steamer probably sailed.
A meeting of the importers and jobbers of drugs,
fie., in New York city, was held at 106, Wall-street,
on the 3rd inst., for the purpose of taking into
consideration the propriety of reducing their
credit system from six to four months. After a
'cog discussion, during which the question was
Pretty thoroughly canvassed, a resolution was
adopted simply recommending that all engaged in
the business adopt the four, instead of the six
:tenths' credit system, as beet calculated to pre-
'Vent losses and inconveniences In the trade.

Respecting the fugitive slave case in Indiana--
We have a despatch dated Indianapolis, Dec. 4th,
Which says :
About sight days since the agents of Dr. Vallandigham,
of Frankfort, Ky., captured a fugitive slave at Naples.
When en route to Kentucky. The negro was taken under
k Writ of habeas corpus before Judge Wallace, who libera-
ted him. He was immediately re-arrested and taken before
'United States Commissioner Rea, who, after hearing the
ease, decided that the negro should go back to slavery.
Ile was again re-arrested on a writ issued by Judge
'Wallace, before whom some questions of State sovereign-
ity are now being discussed. It is claimed by the negroe's
.eollneil that he is free under the 'Fugitive Slave law and
Dreg Scott decision, as well as the Stare constitution.
leanwhile, Dr. Vallandigham has been arrested on the
!davit of the negro for gidnap7ing, and his case is now
IA progress before Mayor Wallace.
We extract the following paragraph from a New
Tork journal of the last date :
In our paper to-day will be found several interesting
Qoctunents explanatory of the causes of the severe financial
Ilistarbances from which the leading nations of the world
are new suffering. Amongst them is a letter from a retired
Statesman < f Virginia, tracing the origin of these dis-
turbances to the enormous amount of capital, foreign as
Well as domestic, invested in real estate out West. His
Ilaws carry with then a good deal of force, and although
toe writer may, perhaps, lay too muck stress on some
of the points which he relies upon to make out his
theory, there is no doubt that to the cause which he
assigns a large portion of the mischiefalla due. Had
thete not beea something, however, essentially rotten in
the financial systems of Europe, it would be impossible
star an influence like this to have c lased such a profound
and general disturbance. .As Sir Robert Peel's Bank
Act of 1844 has been made the subject of a good deal of
discussion in the newspapers, and will, no doubt, be made
It prominent topic of debate in Congress, we think it
Itsefill to publish, in extenso, the text of that measure. A
reliable statement of the pablic debts of the leading
actions of the world in 1857 will also be found a valuable
element amongst the data likely to be issued in the
legislative discussions which our present fiscal conditions
lutist call forth.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
Naw Yome, Dec. 5.
11"RTART AFFAIRS : There is hss buoyancy of feeling
in the market to day, owing chiefly to an apprehension of
Unfavourable foreign advices, and to a want of confidence
in the stability of financial affairs here, except at the
expense of a general liquidation of obligations. Foreign
Exchange sells very slowly, most of the large
remitters preferring gold, and as much specie has been
engaged by the Atlantic on Saturday, and the Africa
on Wednesday, as can be insured here to good
advautage. No drain of gold is feared, the accumulation
being too large for any possible shipments to affect the
'Market during the current year. The question of a
resumption of specie payments by the B inks is again
agitate d, and we should not be surprised if it were speedily
'settled in the affirmative. In fat there is no practical
'suspension, and gold will bring no premium. The govern-
tient has no surplus funds on hand, and must soon be in
the market to borrow for its necessities. Foreign Ex-
changes continues irregular; the few bills in demand are
bringing very full prices, but. the business is very light ;
'6O days on London, 108 i to 1091; do at eight, 110,i' to
111 y ; Paris, 5,30 to 5,171, mostly at 5,221 for leading
lankerS; Antwerp, 5,25 tip 5,20 ; Amsterdam, 401 to 411 ;
-Frankfort, 41 to 411; Hamburg, 36 t, to 371; Bremen,
771 to 78:7; Prussian thalers, 711 to 721. The stock
toarket is heavy, and the prices of tac leading fancy stocks
have again decline I.
Coroer : Is heavy at the decline last noticed, with sales
or 200 bates at 111, for middling upland.
BREADSTUFFS : The ma. ket for State and Western fisur
has recovered in part from the panic of yesterday, and the
love grades are fully 10 cents higher, with a good demand ;
the better qualilies are heavy and show no material
change. Southern flour is heavy and dull, but prices
Ire nominally unchanged. Canadian fl _or is
firmer, in sympathy with Western grades. Wheat is
heavy and dull, with sites of 1,:550 bushels prime
white Michigan at 1 dol 40c; 3,300 white Southern
Indiana at 1 dot 20e; 2,650 white Kentucky at 1 dol 41c
to e del SOc for good choice; and 600 damaged red
aoutbern at 90 cents. Corn is also firmer, but wi h a
limited demand ; the sales are 18,000 bushels, at 82 cents
Tor mixed Western in store; 85 for prime old yellow
Southern, 79 for old and new yellow Southern mixed, and
'67 (0771 for new yellow and white Jersey and Southern.
hors : Prices are steady at 5 to 7 cents for Eastern, and
'6 to 9 cents for Western.
hoer: Scotch pig is quiet and nominally nachanged.
Messrs. Greenough and Burdett sold by auction to-day,
2,000 tons Erie pattern R.R. iron at 34 dole 50 cents to
35 dols.
NAVAL STORES: The market is dull ; .sellers do not feel
Dleased at the supposition of lower rates, while buyers
generally keep aloof, particularly exporters. Common
toldn is dull at 1 dol 30c to I dol 35c per 310 lbs delivered.
Pine rosin is quiet and very heavy. Tar is altogether
bomi oat.
Ot : Crude Sperm and Whale Oils are quiet and nomi-
tally unchanged. Linseed Oil is dull, only moderate jobbing
talcs being made at to
530 54c in casks anti brls. The New
tedford Standard says :—" Six hundred barrels of sperm
oil have been stid in this market at 97c, with &x months'
interest added. This is the lowest point yet reached.
Whale is dull at 60c to 65c.
PaovessoNs : Pork is lower and quite unsettled. Dressed
"logs are quoted at 6c to 6ic. Beef is very heavy and dull,
stith sales at 9 dols to 10 dols for country mess, 5 dole 75c
to 6 dole 75c for country prime, 11 dots 50c to 13 dole 50c
Los repacked Western. Prime Mess Beef is steady. Beef
"lams are dull with small sales of choice at 16 dole 75c.
liaeOn is firm and in good demand. Cie. Meats are steady.
4eardje firmer, with sales at 10c to 103 c, and Mac to Hie
for eneiee. Batter and Cheese are dull at our quotations.
FBEIGEITS : To Liverpool, 5,000 bushels wheat were
taken at 5d in ship's bags ; 1,000 boxes cheese at 22s 63 ;
425 bales cotton at 5 dols 32 cents ; 108 tons mahogany at
20s ; and by the Kangaroo 1,000 boxes cheese 40s ; 150
`..00, bacon 35s ; and 700 tea beef at P.N.T. To London,
'MOO bushels wheat, in bulk, at 61d ; 500 boxes cheese
!Os ; 80 tons nuts 25 ; To Glasgow, 35 brls naptha at
58. To Rotterdam, 1,000 brls rosin at 3,3 d ; and 200
"a logwood 32s 6d. Abig of 300 tons was chartered
to load at Brandywine for St. Crcix at 1 del 45c ; a barque
vas laid on for Cienfuegos at 10 dols for hoops, and 30c for
?hooks : a brig to load at Wilmington for Porto Rico and
,osek at 50c for sugar and 3 dots; a brig hence to Porto
4tico and back 35c for sugar and 3 dols ; a barque same
:°Yage supposed same terms ; a vessel to load at Galveston
for the Continent at it: for cotton seed.

Tut DOUBLE MURDER AT CROYDON.—The inquest on the
'Jaime of the double murder and suicide, at Croydon, was
resumed on Tuesday. The only new fact established was,
t Mrs. Smither had died of prussic acid. The jury
iic‘trued a verdict of " Wilful Murder " against W. H.
tether, and also specified that he committed eaicielo while
111 a State of mental derangement,