The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-18

| HALIFAX, N s., March II, 1862.
The royal mail steamship Niagara, Captain Stone,
rived at her wharf in this city five this morning
bringing sixty passengers whom forty bound to
Boston
She brings Liverpool and London dates to the 9th
instant
The Niagara will be due a Boston about six o'clock on
Thursday afternoon The mails will reach New York on
Friday afternoon.
The royal mail steamship Europa from Boston, on the
18th ultimo arrived at Liverpool the afternoon of the
Goth OF 2 o'clock-a little over eleven days
The steam propeller City of Manchester from Phila-
dephia arrived at Liverpool the evening of the ID
inst
The Collins steamer Pacific, Fl ON New York on the
2lst umo arrived at Liverpool the ID inst at 80
P. P.M.-eleven days and eight hours.
The general by this arrival presents feature
exciting moment, but its full details will DO read with
considerable interest
Affairs In England.
The anticorn law league agitation had been revived
with great spirit Large meetings for the purpose had
been held at Manchester and Leeds and at the former
subscriptions to the amount of nearly 100000 had been
raised
THE NEW MINISTER'S, ETC.
The reelection of the ministers whose seats had
become vacant In the Houce of Commons going for
ward Sir John Pakington the Colonial Secretary Lord
John Manners Commissioner Woods and Forests; and
Lord Henry Lennox Of the ords of the Treasury,
have been returned The speeches of all these gentlemen
were cautious the subject of free trade throwing the
consideration OF the subject overheard for the present
and looking forward to the results of the next general
election for sanction interfere with the policy
late Sir Robert Peel
The Lord Chancellor Sir f. Sugden had taken his
scat in the House Of Lords as Baron st. Lconards.
RECEPTION OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER
The American Minister and his lady had grand recc
tion the 4th An unusually large number Of istin
guished persons present among whom the
Duke of wellington His Highness the Prince Of Nassau
Baron Iiadden etc.
sERI OUs RIOT AT BRISTOL.
very serious riot had taken place at Bristol in
quence of the factory hands at the Great Western Cotton
Works refusing to go through a contracted doorway
which had been made by the managers in order to
prevent the female operatives (of whom there
raj hundred employed in the factory from carrying of
the cotton taste for the purpose of destroying it, Fire
gines sent which poured immense stream
the mob who becoming cxasperated returned the attack
with shower Of stones and other missiles and after
wards demolished all the windows of the factory Seve-
sal persons were severely injured Tho magistrates sub
frequently investigated the and fined the manager
five pounds for his illegal conduct on the occasion.
PROSPERITY OF MARITIME COMMERCE..
The shipping returns OF the Board Of Trade for the
month ending the 9Th of February have just been issued
and exhibit triumphant vindication Of the wisdom OF
the repeal OF the Navigation laws Since that event the
employment of British vessels has steadily augmented,
while the returns previous the repeal showed greater
increase in foreign than in British tonnage The latter
both outward and inward has increased in the aggregate
during the month 81 o44 tons compared with the
responding month Of last year while the foreign has de-
creased 1O,726 tons i.
TELEGRAPH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND BELGIUM.
Messrs Carmichael and Brett have contracted with tho
Belgian government for the building of submarine tec
graph between England and Belgium They to have
monopoly for ten years. and the government priority
over all other messages
OFFICERS DfSMI5SED--FAILURES.
The High Constable of Liverpool and two three fhis
subordnatcs had been dismissed for misdemeanors
nectcd with q riot
Among the failures Of the week. at Liverpool that
of William Sharp, extensive merchant and shipowner