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AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 20..
The : Royal mail steamship Europa, Captain
Leitch, has arrived with advices from New York
by telegraph, via Halifax, to the 9th inst.
She• has brought on freight $5,000, 3001. in
silver, and $l,OOO worth 'of diamonds.
Yesterday evening she 'passed the Royal mail
steamship Africa off. Cork-.
• The Asia arrived at New York on the 6th.
The Circassian arrived at Halifax -on the 6th,
after a rapid passage.
The Canadian arrived at Portland on the 7th.
The screw steamer 'Clyde sailed from New York
for easgow on the 7th.
The Washington correspon,dent of the New York
Courier and Enquirer states tha• the q ues.ion of the
reinforcement of the United Stites' squadron in
the East,was still under consideration by the Cabi-
net, anl it was believed that a very.imposing fleet
will soon be gathered there. It was probable that,
in addition to several large steamers and sailing
vessels, all' the sloops-of-war available from their
light draught for that service had already been or-
dered Lo the coast of China. It wAs likely that
Commodore Perry -world be appointed to the
general command.
In another communication the correspondent of
the same journal says It is understood that
the Government:has-settled-upon- a line of -trilicye
to be pursued in regard to China affars, and that
in very recent conferences between the Secretary
of State and the British Minister the latter has
expressed his entire satisfaction with the course
which is to be pursued. The American merchants,
Mr. Forbes, Mr. Appleton, and others interested
in the China trade, have also, after receiving expla-
nations from the Government, become convinced
that it is neither politic nor necessary that we
should co-operate with the Western Powers in their
proposed crusade against China' and their joint
efforts to extinguish or limit Russian ascendancy
in that quarter ; but that the Government will se-
'cure every important or desirable end by taking
measures for the protection of the persons and pro-
perty of our citizens, and for the enforcement of
the privileges which are secured to us by the
existing treaty, acting independently of any
alliance with Powers engaged in hostilities
against China. The Government will aug-
ment the naval force in the China-Seas, and send as
an Envoy to China some man of high political stand-
ing and character, who will be instructed to revert
to the aid of the naval force, in case of hostile pro-
ceedings against our citizens. The Envoy will also
be instructed to procure some modifications of the
treaty and an improvement of our commercial re:
latious with China. It will be observed that the.
United States is at peace with the Chinese empire;
and that we have no motive for waging war against
'it, either single-handed or in alliance with England
and France."
The accounts from Nicaraguh received by the
Arago at Southampton do not appear to be reliable,
those by the present mail tending to show that
Walker was in great danger. The New York Tri-
bune gives credence to the following statement :
"On Saturday we had an interview with a gen-
tleman who came as a passenger in the steamer
Texas, and'from whom we obtained the latest, in-
telligence from the seat' of war in Nicaragua. Our
informant is an intelligent native of Nicaragua,
who owns a large hacienda near Rivas. He was
among the first to espouse Walker's cause, to which
he remained true until he discovered that Walker,
instead of being a Liberator, was but a petty chief
at the head of a banditti. On the 18th of March,
our informant left Virgin Bay in the steamer San
Carlos, and crossed the lake to Fort San Carlos,
at the head of the San Juan, River, which point
was held by a strong force of Costa Ricans. At
Fort San Carlos he was joined by a Costa Rican
priest and ' a soldier, and there embarked in a
canoe for Greytown. To pass Castillo they
were compelled to carry their canoe by the road
around the rapids, to avoid the danger of crossing
the rapids. ' Castillo they passed without difficulty,
they being known to the Costa-Rican forces • and
they floated to a point above Sarapiqui, which is
held by the- FillibusVrs under Lockridge, about
dusk. 'Here tney filled the canoe nearly full of
water, to give it the appearance of a log of wood,
and throwing themselves in the river ou the side
of the canoe opposite the fort, were enabled to float
by undiscovered. They reacoed Greytown in time
to take passage in the Texas for Aspinwall, where
the priest and soldier left for Costa Rica. Our in-
formant had been in' General Canaa's camp,
,at
Virgin Bay and St. George, several days previous
to his departure on the 18th. At that time it was
not known where Walker and his men were. A
few days previously, finding themselves in a starv-
ing condition, being cut off from obtaining supplies
by the scouting parties of the Costa Ricans' Walker
had evacuated Rivas, with the intention of forcing
his way, if,, possible, to Rosario—a point about
seven miles from Sau Juan del Sur, where he hoped
at least to find food for his men. This movement
was observed by the Costa Rican scouts, whO fell
back upon the main body of the allied forces. , The
allies at once marched to intercept :Walker, who,
hearing that they were advancine., made an ineffec-
tual attempt to reach Rivas. In the meantime a
guerilla party of Costa Ricans-10 of whom are con-
stantly moving along the transit road to fire upon
the small parties of Walker's men who are sent out
to obtain supplies, and -to intercept the recruits
from California—having discoveted that Walker
had left Rivas, entered the town, and, either by ac-
cident or design, the. remaining part of the city
was set on fire. The opinion of the allies at Virgin
Bay when our informant left was that the Fillibus-
tere were making a desperate struggle to reach the
coast to provide for the safety of Walker, by send-
ing him out of the country. A correspondence had
taken place between Walker and Geu. Canas, Which
fact has been tortured into a foundation for the
statement that Canas was ready to acknowledge
Walker's rule. The facts of this correspondence oar
inforMant states to be that Walker had opened a
correspondence with Gen. Canes, in which the Fil-
libusters proposed to surrender, provided-they would
be permitted to leave the country. General Canas
stated that_ he would accept their surrender, and
give passports to the whole force, with the excep-
tion of Walker himself, whom he intended to deli-
ver up to the authorities of Costa Rica. This offer
Walker's adherents -refused to accept, and their
efforts to reach the coast are undoubtedly with the
view of providing for the safety of their leader,
Should he reach San Juan del Sur, he would prob-
ably leave the country in the little schooner which
Captain FayssouX abandoned, unless Gee. Bosquet
should arrive with the force of 1,000 Costa rticans,
which our Panama correspondent a ated was ex-
pected to reach that port on the 21st of March.
The officers of the AmeriCan vessel of war at San
Juan del Sur interested themselves in favour of
Walker and his men with Gen. Canes, who replied
that he would pay the expenses of the whole force
to the United States, except Walker himself,
who must be delivered up. Tbe reported
battle and victory on thel6th our informant states
to be entirely without foundation in truth."-
The .Rome Sentinel states that on the 2d the
ferry-boat between Cape Vincent and Kingston
(Canada) was partially capsized by arush of passen-
gers to the bow, and out of 15 or'2o only two per-
sons escaped. The rest were drowned.
The Baltimore Repunlican gives an account of an
extraordinary and fatal duel which occurred at
Winston (Maryland). The parties were fastened,
down by their trousers to a two inch oak plank,
and fought with bowie-knives. " They fought,"
says the itepublican, "until Drain was mortally
wounded. Young Pendleton was cut nearly in
pieces and now lies in a critical position. Part of
Pendleton's knife is still in Drain's head. There is
no hope of his recovery. The doctors think they
will both die. Drain was 22, and Pendleton 19,"
'On the 6th snow fell at Buffalo, Cincinnati,
Louisville, and Nashville.

The Washington Union publishes the following
correspondence between Lord Napier and Mr. Cass,
the Secretary of State, respecting the loss of the
British-American barque Tasso, at New Jersey, in
Dec. last, when the crew of the American lifeboat
there displayed great courage and humanity :
" LORD NAPIER TO bIR. CASS.
" Her Britannic Majesty's Legation,
Washington, March 14.
" Sir,—l have the honour to place in your hands a
copy of a despatch addressed to me by the Earl of Cla-
rendon, in which his lordship expresses his high sense of
the humane and devoted conduct manifested by the crew
of an American lifeboat in the rescue of the British bark
Tasso, of St. John's, Newfoundland. On this occasion
it is to be deeply lamented that two of the boatmen
perished, as well as four seamen belonging to the ship.
" Mr. Fowler, acting British Vice• Consul at Now
York, bas been authorised to convey to the widow of
John Jones, one of the American sufferers, a pecuniary
donation of 501., as a mark of the sympathy of her Ma-
je9ty'9 Government, and a subscription bavirg been set
afoot, which has resulted in the collection of a sum of
money sufficient to purchase a small house and farm, it
is hoped the widow may find, in a mere material point
of view, some compensation for the loss of that support
which she derived from the labour of her deceased
husband.
"Mr. Fowler is ergived in making inquiriee respect.

ing the ralatives of John Parker, wbo al•o lost his We,
and in reference to the rest of the boatmen, who shared
the same danger and evinced the same intrepid apitit in
the performance of their duty, with a view to tendering
them a becoming aCknorledgmeut on the part of her
Majesty's Government.

"I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedien
humble servant.

" The Hon, Lewis Cage, &c."

" NAPIER,

TgE EARL OF CLARENDON TO LORD NAPrER

"Foreign-office, February 16. •
" My Lord,—Her Majety's Government have re
ceived from Mr. 'Fowler, the gentleman who is tempo-
rarily performing the duties of the Pritish consulate at
New York, a report of the circumstances under which
the greater part of the crew of the BritiAa vessel TORSO,
ittf-St. John's, Newfoundland, which was wrecked at
Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey; on the 20th December last,
were rescued from a position of the most imminent danger
by the boat Men of an adjacent life-boat station, who, in
the midst of a furious tempest, immediately put off to
their assistance. Her Majesty's Government deeply re-
gret to learn-that by the upwtting of the lifeboat while
alongside the wreck two of the American boatmen and °
four of the crew of the Tasso lost their lives',
...... .

"I have to low/nt "yonr lordship to express to the
Secretary of State of the United States, in the warmest

terms, the thanks of her Majesty? Government for the
timely and Valuable assistsnce thus rendered to the Br,
tish crew, and their admiration of the courage and devo-
tion displAyeft by the Amerjca4.boatmen.„_:, '
" Her Majesty's Government are informed that one of
the boatmen who unfortunately perished, named John
Jones, hit a large family ; and they have instructed Mr.
Fowler to make a pecuniary donation to his widow, as a
mark of the syMpathy of the British .Government, and of
their approbation of her husband's conduct. The other
boatman who wasdrowned; John Parker, is understood to
have left no family ; but her Majesty's Government have
written for further particulars respecting Vie crew who
manned the boat, in order to be able to determine what
mark of acknowledgment it would be proper to offer to
them fcr their services.

"I SD, &c.,

" CLARENDON."

" MR. CASS TO LORD NAPIER.
" Department of State, Washington,
"March 20.
"My Lord,—l have had the honour to receive your
ordship's note of the 14th inst., transmitting the copy
of a despatch of the 16th ult., addressed to you by the
Earl of Clarendon, expressive of the high sense enter-
tained by her Britannic Majesty's Government of the
conduct of the crew of an American life-boat on the occa-
sion of the rescue of the British bark Twist), of St. John's,
Newfoundland, at Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, in Dec.
►ast, and stating that Mr. Fowler, the acting British
Vice-Consul at New York, has been authorised to convey
to the widow of John Jones, one of the two American
boatmen who lost their lives on the ec..iasion referral to,
a donation of 50/., as a mark of the sympathy of her
Majesty's Government, and that a sum of money had
been collected sufficient to purchase a small house and
farm for her. You also state that Mr. Fowler is en-
gaged in making inquiries respecting the relatives of
John Parker, the other boatman who lost his life,
and the rest of the boatmen who shared the same
danger in the performance of their duty, with a view of
tendering to them a becoming acknowledgment on the
part of her Majesty's Government.
" It is always a source of gratification to this Govern-
ment when citizens of the United States are instrumental
in rescuing individuals, especially citizens or subjects of
foreign countries, from the perils of the sea, and the ma-
nifestation of sympathy and gratitude on the part of her
Majesty's Government in this instance is justly appre-
ciated by the President.
"I have the honour to be, my Lord, with high con
sideration, your obedient servant,
"Lord Napier, &c." if LEWIS CAse.
Advices from Havannah to the 3d inst. state that
General Concha had issued a decree revoking the
certificates of protectio❑ ordered to be issued to
slaves, as being insufficient i❑ curtailing the traffic.
Two New York vessels had been sold as slavers.
There was a sufficient number of vessels in the port
to carry away the whole of the sugar crop. The
stock of sugar at Havannah and Matanzas was
210,000 boxes, and the market remained firm at last
quotations. Two Dutch ships, with 700 coolies on
board, had arrived at Havannah. There bad been
copious rains throughout the island.
On the evening of the 6th the New. York Stock
Market was heavy, notwithstanding the increased
facilities for loans through the banks. The rates
for money at the note brokers were 9 per cent. for
prime endorsed-paper, 10 to 12 per cent. for well-
known single names. The bank statement for the
week showed an increased movement in Laos and
deposits. Foreign exchange was firm at 108 i to
1081 for good to prime bills on London, most
drawers asking 109 ; 5 23/ to 5 214 for Paris.
The advices by the Asia respecting cotton created
disappointment among speculators, but the market
was firm, although less active. Mr. W. P Wright,
in his circular, 'says :
"Our domestic consumers have operated most libe-
rally during the .week ending yesterday, and very ex-
treme prices have been paid ter suitable parcels. Ex-
porters have also participated, and the total sales I esti-
mate at 8,000 bales!. The export for the week has been
to Liverpool, 3,395; Bremen, 675 ; Hamburg, 1.022 ;
Riga, 421 ; Aritwerp, 428 ; total, 5,611 bales. Cotton
ie transits has been M fair demand at the quotations of
last week. The quantity on.sale is very much reduced
and holders are very firm in demanding outside rates.
The southern markets continue to advance, with a fair
amount of business in each. The quantity of cotton for
sale in Savannah and Charleston is so much reduced
that the business may be considered as closed. In Mo-
bile and New Orleans the season is drawing rapidly to
an end, and the buyers are. preparing to leave at an
early day. The accounts from the South received during
the past week fully confirm the conclusion that the crop
wilt result in less than 3,000,000 hales, and this e-ti-
.mate is now fully established here and in the South. We
have been visited with a few dare cold weather, and it
has extended some distance in the South, but whether it
has been sufficiently severe to make replanting necessary
we have yet to, learn. On the 17th of March a frost oc-
curred in Texas, which checked vegetation. The public
mind is very sensitive just now on the subject oi the
coming crop. Receipts. at the ports continue to fall off
rapidly, and are during the week under review less than
half as compared with the corresponding week of last
year. By telegraph we learn that a further reduction
will be shown next week. The total deficit is now
289,000 bales, and next week it will probably exceed
330,000 bales."
Flour was firm and in moderate demand for the
home trade. Holders did not press sales. Good
wheat was not abundant, and was held firmly.
Pork was quiet ; beef firm.
Fi eights generally were dull.
On the evening of the 7th stocks were lower
at New York. Sterling exchange advanced to 1081-
to 1081 ; bankers closed at 109. Money closed
tight, and at the second board there was almost a
panic in some stocks. Ashes and tobacco firm ;
flour and lead firmer; wheat firm ; pork lower ;
iron steady ; tallow heavy ; freights to Liverpool
heavy ; cotton, 5-321 ; flour, is. 9d. ; grain, 47,d.
to 54d.

. (LATEST EY TELEGRAPH, VIA HALIFAX.)
NEW YORK, APRIL 9, EVENING.
The ship New Hampshire, from Glasgow, was
wrecked at sea. Cotton unchanged. Breadstuffs
generally dull. Money to day was a-.,.tiVe, but with
equal supply. Sterling exchange, 109.
NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 8.
The news from Europe per Canadian is received.
Cotton remains firm ; sales today, 4,000 ; prices
unchanged. We have accounts from various points
of damage by frost.

MR. LAYARb'S FAREWELL ADDRESS.

Mr. Layard, in his farewell address to his late consti-
tuents at Aylesbury, having referred to the severance of
a political connect.on of nearly five years, says :—" It
naturally grieves me to find that A majority of the elec-
tors have pronounced me no longer worthy to represent
them. I should grieve still more had I reason to think
that their confidence bad been withdrawn on account of
any neglect on my part of their interests, or of any vote
of mine in the House of Commons. I may assume with-
out presumption that the result of the recent election is
to be attributed to other and far different causes, and
that it affords no index of the true feelings of a majority
of the constituency. Together with many other men,
known as the ablest, the mcst independent, and the
most truly Liberal representatives of the people, I have
been deprived of my seat in Parliament. It behoves the
Liberals of Aylesbury, as it behoves many other Liberal
constituencies, to reflect calmly, now that the excite-
ment consequent upon the dissolution is passed, and to
inquire whether too much has not been sacrificed to a
Minister who has been invariably opposed to every mea-
sure of true reform, however moderate, and has ever
failed to justify the confidence of those nations which
have trusted in him for the support and
.defence of their
liberties. Responding to the appeal made to tbem by Lord
Palmerston, the constituencies of England have removed
from the roll of the House of Commons, many
his-
toric names which will be as landmarks in the annals of
means that the
our country. To effect this result every of those
influence of Government could command have been
brought to bear. It is no dishonour to suffer with Cob-
den, Bright, Gibson, Clay, Cardwell, Otway, and a host
of others, who have ever been found on the side of the
people, and have been intimately associated with almost
every recent measure for enlarging their libertiee or con-
tributing to their welfare. I cannot believe that this
state of things will long continue, and I feel convinced
that, when the country has recovered from the delusion
into which it has been betrayed, the very exclusion of
these men will lead to important results, and will mlinly
contribute to the success of the cause of progress and
reform."