The Northern Daily Times. — 1857-02-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

AMERICA.  ARRIVAL OF THE ARAGO,  (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)  SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The United States mail steamship, Arago, arrived this morning from New York, and proceeded on to Havre. She brings the American mail, 50 passengers, 250,000 dollars in specie, 6,200 bushels of wheat, 1,500 barrels of flour, &e.  The advioes by this arrival are to and inclusive of the 7th instant. The Baltic arrived out on the evening of the sth. The Africa on the evening of the 6th. The Alps, from Havre. The screw steamer I(3.w:faro°, which had been blocked up in Philadelphia harbour for nearly three weeks by the ice, had at length been released, and she took her departure from that city for Liverpool on the sth instant. Some accounts say that she had not cleared the Delaware, but would do so first tide. There is no political news of the least interest by this arrival.  The New York Herald says, that Messrs. Cobb of Georgia, Floyd of Virginia, Pickens of South Carolina, Brown of Tennessee, Bright of Indiana, Clifford of Maine, Black of Pennsylvania, and Jones of Old Keystone, will most probably be some of the parties whom President Buchanan will have in his Cabinet.  The Canadian Government have appointed Justice Draper to proceed to England, to plead the claims of Canada to the Hudson Bay territory before the House of Commons.  News has arrived from the West, that the rivers are rising, and that the ice is giving way. Congress have passed bills, admitting Oregon and Minnesota into the confederacy as sovereign States. Nothing was said in the debates on the bills on the slavery question. A. bill has been reported for the relief of the inhabitants of Kansas. This bill abrogates the laws passed by the proslavery legislature. The Dallas Clarendon Central American Treaty has been debated. The Atlantic Telegraph Bill is likely to pass ultimately. A bill has been ieported for the removal of quarantine.  The Indians in Florida are about to be vigorously attacked.  The net amount in the Treasury, subject to draft, is nearly 22,000,000 dols. The Louisiana legislature have instructed the members of Congress from that State to oppose the repeal of the duty on sugar. The murder of Dr. Bendell was the all-absorbing topic. Extensive evidence had been givelit, but as yet no clue had been discovered of the assassins. Great distress and suffering exist among the shipping at Norfolk, and the other parts of the States. The captains say they never before saw such times.  A produce house in Baltimore, engaged in heavy speculations in provisions, failed on the 3rd inst. The liabilities of the house were not stated.  The Dallas-Clarendon treaty has been rejected in the Senate by a large vote The ship Zingari caught fire in the Brooklyn docks, and was scuttled.  The national theatre at Washington was burned down on the afternoon of the 6th inst., and only the bare walls remained. News from various parts of the States inform us that the ice was rapidly disappearing, and the rivers gradually rising. Congress had been engaged largely on private bills.  Saveral shipping disasters are reported. News had been received in New York that was considered unfavourable to Walker.  From New Mexico we learn that the legislature was organised on the 3rd of December. Fernando Pino was re-elected President of the Council, and Rolez Speaker of the House. The crops were abundant. Indian depredations continue. The Gazette alluding to the subject, says that government is ignorant of the territory, or intends to mislead the government. Dates from Havanna are received to the 30th nit. General Concha is to be retained in office as Captain General of the island. Free trade in Chinese emigrants has been decreed,  News from St. Domingo has been received to the effect that Gen. Legovia, the Spanish Consul, has been maltreated by the natives, and the flag and arms of the consulate torn down. The 5,000 stand of arms sent some time since from Havauah were landed in Hayti and not in St. Domingo. Intelligence from Mexico confirms the report of the invasion of Tampico by Garza, and the forcible seizure of the house of the British Consul of 240,000 doll. belonging to foreign merchants. Late advises from the Philipine Islands announce that £15,000 had been destroyed by a hurricane.