The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-06

The Asia arrived at this port yesterday afternoon
from Liverpool, with European news dated on the
2lst Of January, two days later than that brought
by the City of Baltimore, and published in the
HERALD on Sunday morning. Consols closed in
London on the Goth ultimo at 945 95 for money,
and 95 . est for account.
The bullion in the Bank of England had declined
by 81 ,l55 in week The Liverpool cotton
market opened on the Goth of January with fair
demand, but the advance of one-eighth of penny,
reported by the City of Baltimore, was not fully
sustained prices being easier. The -four and bread
stuffs markets were very dull Sugars were in
limited demand, but firm, in London, and coffee
easier.
Napoleon's manifesto on free trade, which we
give in ertenso to-day, was still the great exciting
topic in the political as well as the commercial
world. The Paris papers, as well as a large ma
jority of the provincial press of France hailed the
measure great national boon, whilst the British
Journalists augured the most happy results to the
world at large from the imperial movement The
war against the Papd temperatures was carried on
with great spirit, but his Holiness had not evinced
any desire to relinquish his claims easily. Count
Cavour had formed new Cabinet in Sardinia.
Fred. Douglass had lectured in Liverpool on the
"irrepressible conflict" and our educational and
financial position and foreign policy engaged
large share of attention in the English news
papers.
We notice the arrival and reception of the "Be.
nicis Boy in Liverpool
A letter from Mr.. James Redpath, of Massachu-
sets, refusing most positively to obey the sum-
mons to appear before the Senate Harpers Ferry
Investigating Committee, or to pay it any manner
Of respect, and giving his reasons therefor is given
in our paper this morning. A despatch from Bos-
tom informs US that Redpath has since left for parts
unknown
The Coroner's jury in the case of Mrs. Tilley,
one Of the victims by the recent accident on the
Hudson River Railroad, on Saturday returned
verdict in which they censure the brakeman
Robert Hartley, "for not obeying the orders of the
conductor and not carrying out the rules of the
road"
Our special despatch from Washington this
morning states that the election of Mr.. Pennington
a. Speaker of the House has made him prominent
for the Presidency-his friends urging in his favor
his conservative views on all national questions.
The movement is said to be dangerous to the pros
poets of William II. Seward.
Elsewhere this morning we print full report of
the proceedings at the great Union meeting held
in Philadelphia on Saturday evening last. The
large hall In which the meeting was held was
crowded to overlooking, and large number of
persons were unable to obtain admission. Great
enthusiasm prevailed among those present, and the
meeting was complete success.
The trial Of Stephens, at Charlestown. Va, for
his connection with the Old John Brown insurrec-
tion, was concluded on Saturday. After argument
By counsel, the case was submitted to the jury,
who, after IN absence of fifteen minutes, returned
verdict Of guilty.
Private sdvices from California received at
Washingson by the overland mail state that Milton
q. Latham has been elected TO the United States
Senate from that State.
The jury in the case Of John ODonnell, tried in
the Hudson County Court for killing James Lehert,
after being out six hours and half, came in with
verdict of justifabe homicide, at hslfpsst eleven