The New York Herald Newspaper, March 5, 1848, Page 2

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Actshed at 8 [ee Intelligence by Electricity, By the aid of the electric telegraph, we were yesterday favored with an unusual amount of highly interesting and important intelligence— torcign and domestic. The ful d comprehensive report of the news rec y the Britannia, will command the attention of our readers. Our despatches from Weshington inform us that the vote upon the treaty was not taken by the Senate yesterday, and the probability is, that it will not be, before Tuesday next. The opin- lons respecting the final action of the Senate nt measure, have undergone a first occupied the at- It seems now to be the upon this import variety of cha: 's since it tention of that body. prevailing impreseion that the treaty will be confirmed, but, as we have before intimated, in modified form. ed by Senate n Congress were not mark- particular event of interest. The was oceupied by the ordinary routine of ie be while in the House, the bill to upply encies in the appropriations, was made the instrument on which to hinge speeches upon pea » finance, politics, religion, and buncombe. The Demoeratic State Convention of Penn- sylvania assembled et Harrieburg yesterday. We present a full report of its proceedings Delegates favorable to the nomination of Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency, were chosen, by an overwhelming mejority, to represent the State in the Baltimore convention. The other caudidates wer- Dallas, Coss and Van Buren The proceedings throughout were distinguished by unwonted excitement. The legislative summary, market reports, and an unusually varied and interesting epitome ot the other events of yesterday, will be found in our columns thi 8 morning. any The Engitan News—The Mexican News. The news from England received by the Bri- tannia yesterday, at Boston, and by telegraph from Boston to New York, will be found in our columns to-day ; also, some importantnews from co, relative to the position of things in that This news—that from England and that from Mexicowill help to illustrate each other. The English news, in » business point of view, is favorable to the revival of commercial affairs. According to the circular of the Barings, there is a general revival in the prices of all staple arti » with perhaps the exception of breadstuffs Cotton seems to be a little better, arising, it is said, more {rom the apprehensions of a diminu- tion of the crop than trom any increased con- sumption in the manufacturing districts. The diminiehed prices of breadstufis may spring from two causes—the great crops of the present year, and the absence of all attempts to inflate prices by the ery of panic. The inteliigence from Ireland is distressing. No doubt starvation and famine, in that country, e justas great as they were last year, when there was such a noise made about it. Ireland is truly in a lamentable condition—almost on the eve of a revolution—a revolt, blood, murder, and everything monstrous. The British government have procured a rescript from the Pope, which has been read in ell the Catholic churches of Ireland, is calculated to put down This isa very singular fact hich in the present d Henry the Second, King of England, in the year 1154, (see Maturin’s new novel, ‘Eva,”) obtained from Pope Adrian the | Fourth, a bull authorising him to conquer Ire- land; and now the British government ere adopt- g the same old method of interterence, to pro- | care some kied of » government for that devo- ted country. Itis strange to see the Protestant country of England asking Rome for help to go- vera ir Another point of interest in the news, is the probe success of the bill enfranchising the Jews by the British Parliament. It has been read o second time inthe House of Commons It will pass there, and will, no doubt, pass the Lords. The Jewish capitalists of London have too much influence in the money market for the bankrupt lords and peers of England to pre- vent any opposition calculated to defeat the hes of the Hebrews. ich is the amount of the English news which give this morning. Our paper to-morrow w ntain additional details ie news from Mexico, received also yester. exciting and interesting. For the first time we have disclosed to ue, by the Mexican epondent of a New Orleans paper, the va- | 8 financial movements and intrigues which | have bee on in Mexico, by the agents of the gree cepitelists, calculated to influ- ence or mal out of our relations with vofortunate ¢ antry, The Rothschilds, | through their agents, seem to be as powerful in Mexico, in all financial and diplomatic matters, as they appear tobe in the Britieh Parliament, or on the London ‘change. The remarkable fact ie de ped, Mr. Belmont, of Wall street, the highly accomplished and talented correspon- dent and egeat of the Rothechilds in this cou. t c the President and & friendship of t rament of We hited States Tvioes, in the way of bankere English lan. | any CORRESPONDENCE containing | brokers, or financiers, to assist them in the pri sent erisis with Mexico. We now feel easy. If this intelligence be correct—and we have no reason to doubt it—it shows that the rumors re- cently circulated, stating that the Rothschilds would be interested in the government loan, are not founded on nothing. In fact, this news gives realization to the idea we have already put forth, that the Rothschilds and other great capitalists of | London are casting their eyes towards the mighty movements of this republic, and are be- ing to think better of the United States, as an organised nation, possessing great military, naval, and financial ability. These eminent financiers appear to be leaving the London and other markets of Europe in a state of repose for the present; and ail their genius, energy, and en- terprise appear to be directed towards the United States and Mexico, and the position of those two republics negotiating with each other. More money can be made in these negotiations than corn or cotton, In this aepect, the news from England and Mexico illustrate, explain, and elucidate each other. A new state of things 1s approaching, and the predictions we have made on these points will yet be realized. We hope, however, that the Opera won’t burst after the Fancy Bali. Mission to Romk —The only opposition to the mission to Rome, we have yet heard of in Congress, 1s Mr. Levin, the native representa- tive from Pennsylvania. This gentleman made a splendid speech the other day in Gongress, which really contains a good many good things, expressed with remark- able paogeacy. Mr. Levin seems to have caught a bit of the mantle of the late John Quincy Adams, ora spark of John Randolph, and he makes the most of it that any ordinary mor- tal could do. It 1s amusing and interesting to read his speech; but it does not convince us that a mission should not be established to Rome. As to the Pope, we think Mr. Levin’s opinions re- garding him entirely erroneous. His present Holiness is probably the most liberal and en- lightened pontiff thathas occupied the chair of St. Peter for the last thousand years. All the frightful things about the Pope, the Jesuits, and other things Catholic, are only fit for amusing children—not for men of the present age of in- telligence. Mr. Levin begins his role well. Such speeches will give some relief to the awful stupidity of the House of Representatives—and so will the Faney Ball, if the Opera should burst up after- wards. m Gxnerat Scott comine Home.—We have the best reasons for believing that General Scott will soon be in the United States. The conduct of the administration towards him will yet re- ceive a terrible overhauling. In the correspondence between him and Gen. Worth, the opinion is beginning to prevail that the latter was the most in fault, and that the court of inquiry on General Scott, founded on such correspondence, was very harsh. On the arrival of the order sent from Washington to Mexico, General Scott will most likely return to the United States. This will be the signal fora terrible war in some quarters. Gen. Scott has many friends in the whig party throughout the Union, and he will yet be a most prominent man before the whig national convention. A demon- stration has already been made for him in Pitts- burgh, Pa., and several more in other towns of the same State, such as Snowden, St. Clair, Elizabeth, Jefferson, Versailles, Peebles, &c. Fun is brewing among the politicians—and also among the fashionables, more especially if the Opera should burst up after the Fancy Ball. Tas New Yorx Express anp SourHern Doc- TRiINES.—We congratulate the South on the libe- rality exhibited by the New York Express to- wards a free dissemination of the doctrines of the South. This journal yesterday commenced the publi- cation of a capital speech delivered by Senator Yulee, of Flerida—a speech which gives a fair view of the political doctrines supported by the South, and presented to the North for their con- currence. The Express hitherto has been very hostile to Southern principles, and full of the ultra and illiberal notions of the abolitionists of the North. Whether this change in its policy has been caused by truth or tin, we shall not in- quire. It is somewhat of a considerable acces- sion to the cause of national harmony and union between the ifferent sections of the country, and we say, “go ahead.” We now feel safe, especially if the opera don’t burst up after the fancy ball. Crisis or THE Monet Artists.—These exhibi- tions during the past week, have been worse and worse—more nakednees and less drapery. There are five or six places now open every night, one of ther being for colored artists, or the exhibi- tion of naked negroes, in Laurens street. The Grand Jury have invoked the Corporation to put aperiod to this outbreak on decency—the Corpo- ration, the Mayor and the authorities, remain in- active, under the belief that they have no power The police have received over $200 to let them alone—and of course do eo. A new element of moral power is beginning, however, to show itself, and that is among the rowdies. A terrible riot took place at the exhi- bition in Canal street, on Friday evening, and the whole of the interior of that establishment wae demolished; the model art driven off the stage, andinto the street, without a rag on their backs. Itis threatened that similar riots and rows will take place at some of the others. Only think of the extent ot the indecency now indulg- ed in—women almost naked, advertised to dance the polka, minuets, &c. &c.! We understand that the audiences at some of the highest priced exhibitions, are composed of highly respectable | gray headed old scoundrels, about town, who | are very rich, and who merely indulge in ima- gination, what they were in their youth. It is really astonishing how these exhibitions are crowded ; all the regular theatres are nearly deserted. Satan wes never so rejoiced—particu- larly if the Opera should burst up after the Fancy Ball. Newspaper CircuLation.—Two or three jour- nals make some remarks on the statement we published, giving the aggregate circulation of the daily press of this city. The Globe is angry and conceals, the Sun makes sad misrepresentations, and the Express, singularly enough, is rather fair, and probably represents its circulation within the mark. We shall return to this subject in a few days, with additional information, correct our former table, and give an interesting history of the pro- | gress of the New York press for the last twenty- five years. | Masquerape at Tue Park Tugatre.—Why don’t they attempt to get up a splendid masque- rade bali at the Park theatre? The fine is only five hundred dollars. Let them put the tickets | at three or five dollars, throw open the theatre, | appoint a committee of respectable people to menage it, and they might easily get up a splen- didone. A similar affair was recéntly got upin Albany—the fine paid next day —and every thing passed off very well. So will the Opera, if it don’t burst up after the Fancy Ball. From Honpuras —' brig Marian Gage, Captain lead, arrived yesterday, with advices from Belize to the 6th ult. Our files of the Ob- server reac h the 29th of January. They are ce- ehpied with reports of public meetings, having local affairs, and of no interest elevence only t we We “TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVAL STEAMSHIP BRITANNIA, AT BOSTON. Opening 0 of th the British Parliament, Improvement nt in the Cotton Market. DECLINE IN THE GRAIN MARKETS, Anticipated Trouble between Bng- land and Austria. Improvement in Financial Affairs, The Transatlantic Post Office Arrangements One Failure Only. THE POPE AND THE IRISH CLERGY. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, &e., &e, &e, The steamship Britannia, Capt. Lott, arrived at Boston at eight o’clock yesterday morning. She sailed from Liverpool on the 12th of Feb- ruary, and therefore brings two weeks later intelligence from all parts of Europe. She arrived at Halifax on the 2d inst, at 11 30 A. M.; left on the same day at 345 P. M., and arrived at Boston atS A.M. She experi- enced heavy weather. The news received by this steamer is of con- siderable interest to the merchants. Cotton is up, and corn down. Annexed isthe decline in corn:— ‘Tue Pators or Bueapsturre 1x Liverroo.. Jan. 28. Feb. 12 American Wheat. . 798 89 66a 86 Indian Corn..... 30 0 a 330 2800326 Indian Meal. . 1400146 12608130 American Fleur. . +27 6.8290 2708276 The British Parliament had reassembled, and the first debate of importance arose upon a motion for a select committee to inquire into the condi- tion and prospect of the West India colonies. The appointment of a committee was acceded to, but upon the express understanding that no change would be made in the policy of govern- ment, other than that already announced. The Jewish disabilities bill, for enabling them to sit in Parliament, has been read a second time. The sugar duties bill, for the gradual assimila- tion of import duties upon colonial and {fo- reign articles, is to be maintained. We have before stated, explicitly, that the after the Ist March; and that any exception that must be in such cases, as on a memorial being presented to the treasury, it must appear to the authorities that sufficient grounds exist for relief. The refusal of the’American Postmaster Gene- ral to accept the terms offered by Great Britain for a better system of international postage, has caused the utmost dissatisfaction in England. The proposals of reciprocity made by the latter country are universally regarded as being as li- beral as they possibly could be, and it will be harsh and reprehensible in the extreme, if the interested public on both sides of the Atlantic are made to suffer through the unreasona- bleness of the American official. This is the English view. On this subject the following correspondence has been published. It was read in Parliament on the 3d ult :— Mr. Bancroft states :— The American reciprocity, in the widest sense, is held by the American government, as the only thoroughly appropriate basis for intercourse between two great nations. The prohibition of the indirect trade has but restrained enterprise. It hasdone no good to either country. To abrogate it would at once set free dormant. commercial wealth, without injuring any one. Should Her Majesty’s government entertain similar views, the undersigned is prepared, on the part of the American government, to propose that the British may trade from any port in the world to any port in the United States, and duties, treated like American ships, if, reciprocally, American ships may, in like manner, trade from any port in the world to any port under the dominion of Her Britannic Mojesty. Lord PaLmerston, in reply, states— This question had already engaged the serious atten- tion of her Majesty’s ministers, and we observe with pleasure that the sentiments which we entertain with regard to it, are shared by the government of a coun- try with which we are so closely united by the ties of an extensive commerce, and ofa common origin; we de not, however, think that we should bejustified in advising the crown to enter into engagements which would be at vari- ance with some of the most important principles of the ex- isting navigation laws, without the previous sanction of Parliament; but it is our intention to propose to Parlia. ment, without unnecessary delay, measures which would enable us to place our commercial intercourse in regard tothe matters to which your note refers, on the most liberal and comprehensive basis with respect to all countries which shall be willing to act in s correspond- ing spirit towards us. The venerable Archbishop of Canterbury, pri- mate of all England, died on the morning of the llth ult., in the 82d year of his age. The enquiry into the state of the national de- fences has ended in the determination of go- vernment to double the artillery force and em- body 150,000 militia. The country at large is opposed to the measure. The Pope’s rescript has been received in Ire- land, demanding from the bishops whether the alleged charges of altar denunciations and poli- tical intermeddling by the priesthood be true.— It administers a stern rebuke. It was ad- dressed to some, if not all, the Catholic prelates of Ireland, requiring an explicit ex- explanation of the charges alleged against cer- tain members of the Irish Catholic body, of hav- ing incited outrage by denunciation from the altar. This letter admonishes the clergy— That the church of God should be the house of prayer, not secular concerns, or the meeting place of politicians; and the ecclesiastics should recollect that they are ministers of peace— dispensers of the mysteries of God— men who should not involve themselves in worldly mat- ters—in a word, men who should abhor biood and ven- geance. The clergy are required to satisfy the solicitude of @ sacred congregation respecting the reports which have reached His Holiness, and are desired to sedulously apply themseves to watch over the spiritual interests of the people, and in nowise to mix themselves up with worldly affairs. he people of the Two Sicilies have at length triumphed over the king. A form of constitu- tion has been agreed to, founding a liberal le- gislative representation. The Roman Cathoiic religion alone will be tolerated. Lord Palmerston has signified to the Austrian court that any further armed intervention with the Papal States will be considered by Great Bri- tain as a declaration of war. France 18 in a somewhat more tranquil condi- tion than heretofore; but angry discussions con- tinue to take place in the Chamber of Deputies Reform banquets have been deneunced as ille. gal, and are to be prohibited for the future. The health of the king has improved. The news trom France is of little interest, The King’s health*is good. Le Courrier Francais says it has been arranged that Ab-del Kader, ac- companied by four members of his family, shall come to Paris, on @ visit tothe King, The exe | Erair will then quit the oapital, and fix bis resis | dence in car of the eouthern towne of Fran duties will be charged onal! grain which arrives | | and be received and protected,and in respect to charges | | kinds noticed in our Inst. | havo boen less inquired forthe last few days, but we do | worth 1#s Od; yellow Havana 208 to 28s; white about # | by the others. | 1st of January. | vent, exclusive of large amounts which the bank The seme journal says that Ab-del Kader lias not renqunced the terms on which he made his sub- mission, but has consented to postpone, for the present, his demand te be sent to the East. The news from Switzerland does not possess much interest. The Diet is firmly resolved to} maintain the rights of the country, asa free anc | independent State. } The vecounts from Ireland are truly distress- ing; deaths from starvation are stated to have taken place throughout the land. Political strife runs high between the three national partiesthere The subdivided party from the young Ireland are vehement in their incitements for an immediate appeal to arms against England, but reprobated | The overland mail brings intelligence rather | more satisfactory than that received by the pre- vious mail. Trade was still depressed in India; but no additional failures of English houses had taken place. The dates from Calcutta to the 21st December, and from Bombay to the The political intelligenee is of less interest than usual. The direc- tors of the Union Bank of Calcutta, report- ed at a public meeting, that about half a million sterling had been advanced to firms now insol- would be compelled to pay on the return of dis- honored bills from London. The directors ex- press a belief that the bank is solvent, and after paying all losses will yet possess a working capi- tal. All exchange transactions have been stop- ped, and the establishment is being reduced; but the directors, at present, do not contemplate a winding up. _Mrs. Maury’s new work, ‘An English Woman in America,” has just appeared. It is chiefly devoted to the humane measure of having sur- geons appointed to attend emigrant vessels, and will, doubtless, be most favorably received in the States. Official announcement has been made in Eng- land, changing the days of sailing of the English steamers. The gailing days from America, of the above steamers, from Bos‘onand New York, will be changed from Saturday to Wednesday, commencing on Wednesday the 5th of April, in- stead of Saturday the 8th. No alteration will take place in the sailing days from Liverpool, which will continue to be Saturday. The week- ly sailings will commence from Liverpool on the 8th of April, and from America on the 4th of May. The steamer Hibernia—68 hours from New York—arrived at Halifax on the 29th, at8A. M., and left for Liverpool at 11 30 A. M. ‘Whe Circular of the Barings. Lonpon, Friday, Feb. 11,1849 —Our lart advices were dated 28th ult. During the past fortnight, a more gene- ral and decided improvement has taken place in most articles of produce, and markets have exhibited consi- derable activity. Parliament re-assembled on the 3d instant, ard the annual financial statement will be made by Lord John Russell on the 18th instant. In the meantime, the government have decided on making no change in the sugar duties, but propose to allow the admission of molasses into distilleric From the manu- facturing districts, the accounts are more encouraging, though hitherto the improvement has been to a very Hmited extent. Money continues very abundant, and is not worth over3 per cent per annum at call; the mi- nimum bank rate remains at 4 per cent. By the over- land mail, which arrived on the Ist instant, we have dates from Bombay to the Ist of January, and from Caloutta to Deo. 21st. No further failures had occurred at the latter Presidency, where they had received our letters of the 7th. Now the tendenoy of both freights and exchange is downwards; but not much doing in shipments. Ashes quite nominal. Brandies remain firm at our late quotations. In Cochineal « large business has been doing, and though it was hardly so firm yesterday, present rates are rather above those current on the Qsth. The sales consist of 450 bags, chiefly Honduras Silver grain, 4s 7d to 6s 4a; Mexican silver 4s 6d and 408d; and a few black grain at 58 3dand 584d. Cocoa is quiet, Brazil brings 35s to 36s; white Ferdinand ranges from 42s to 49s, asin quolity. Coffee improves steadily, with e brisk demand from the home trade, and prices have advanced 4s to 5s for standard qualities.— Native Ceylon, too, is fally 1s dearer, being now worth 34s. For export kinds, also, there is more inquiry. There are buyers of Padang at 276; Company's Java at 42s, while Costa” Rica has been taken st 328 to 38s., and Brazil from 281 a 29s for good ordinary. The post tion of the artiole on the Continent is healthy. Present stocks are moderate, and aggregate supplies the coming ar are not likely to be in excess, Copper—The price of sheathing has declined, and is now 103d | per Ib for 16 om. and upwards ; yellow metal is reduced proportionately, and is offered at 83d per Ib. Corn— ‘This trade has proved a notable exception, having been very dull since we last wrote, and prices of all descriptions of wheat might be quoted about 2s lower Flour is also one shilling cheaper to sell, while the prices of harley and oats are barely supported, Frem Ireland, prices of Indisn cern come again # good deal lower, and out quotations will be found reduced accordingly. U.S red wheat 33s a 49s per imperial quarter; do white 45s to 48 per imperial quarter ; do flour 25s to 26s per bbl for | superfine best brands ; do 22s to 248 per bbl for inferior | and sour; do Indian corn 25s to 23s for 430 Ibs; do bar- | ley 20s to 228 for imperial quarter; do oate 18s to 198 per | do; do Indian corn meal 13s to 13 6d per bbl. Cotton— | ‘The decreasing stock and email supply on the way have | caused @ brisk demand for American cotton at Liver- | pool, and priees have advanced about 34d per Ib from the | lowest period. There has been speculative demand, too, with us from the same cause, and prices of Surat | have been pushed up to a similar extent, with now very | little offering. Drugs are generally steady. Camphor | has improved, and is now worth 57s 6 for China, Opi- um rather firmer at 11s 6d to 12s for Turkey. Hemp— | Three hundred bales fine Manilla have been cold at £37 | 2 £37 108, but prices are likely to recede,as there are tell- | sof current quality, to arrive, at £30. St. Petersburgh | clean is offered at £35 108 on the spot. The quality of | this year’s break is generally indifferent. The demand | for hides does not improve, but we continue our late | quotations, amd holders are not disposed to accept leas. | Indigo—The quarterly sales which commenced 8th inst. | are going off with great briskness, and prices show = marked improvement compared with October. We | quete Bengal from 4d to 04 a 1b, and Madras from 2d to 3d, Kiorpah $4 to 5d dearer. Of 10,133 chests offered, 4001 chests have passed, and 3453 have been actually | sold. Iron has been in more general demand. A large business has been done, especially in rails, and prices have somewhat improved. We quote common bars at £758, and rails £7 15, free on board, in Wales, while Scotch pig on the Clyde is fully worth 508; Swedish re- mains firm at £11 5s. In lend there have been no transac- tions of moment. British is not worth over £18 per ton | Lingoed cakes have declined,owing to the unprecedented- ly open season, and prices now range from £8 15s to £10 | 10s, the last for the thin oblong New York in barrels Olle are very firm. We quote sperm at £83 to £34 Southern, of which we have a emali arrival, £32 10 to £28; palo seal, £3) 108, Cod, £25 to £25108, Lin- seed is firm at 24s 64 for present delivery, and 25s from now till December, with a large export demand. Rice— ‘The common qualities of East Indis are fully supported; but while Bengal is 1s cheaper, we quote from 8s 6d to 1 and 148; 50 tierces Carolina, from New York, sold yesterday at 22s 6d for fine quality; but the casks were new, and objectionable from their greenness Saltpetre without enquiry at the moment, and nominally quoted 98s to Sis, Several arrivals have taken place, which are rather pressed for sale, but we look for a renewal of de- mand shortly. Seeds—Red clover Is selling from 36s to 42s per owt, daty paid, for good mid. American, and we cannot reckon any advence this season, in view of the | supplies likely to reach us from the Continent. Raw silk goes off irregularly at about former prices. China faysaams ere scarce, and may be quoted 64 dearer Spelter offering at £19 5s, with a stock of about 1,800 tons. Spices— Pimento is rathor dearer, 374d to 444; the cinnamon sales on the Ziet ult., went off heavily, only 670 bales selling, of 1388 offered; of firsts, a fow sold from 28 61 to 869d, seconds 2534 to 8s 1d, thirds In 91 to 2s, chiefly from 1s 64 to 1s 7d; pepper, mace, nutmegs, 4 cloves, steady in the moe of public sales. Sugars—Since it beoame known that no change was to take place in duties, the market has become fiat, and we have lost nearly all the advance for home ure Foreign descriptions, too: not quote any change in value Mantile flosting is © Wis; Aresll Ye te 976, for brown ond White, No new t | themselves freely, and green teas generally have shown | resulted favorably, 16,000 packages having found buye! | 2500 bbls rough have been sold, ex-storo, at 886d per | rior and grease, 30 a 35. | don, 10 916; pigs, per cwt, 15 a 25, ut St. Petersburgh there ia ecarcely so much disposition shown to purchase white Havava at 26s, boli R.O. Tal- et has rapidly advanced—the home supply is — st Potereburg y. 0. on the spot, at 538 6d, but there | gellers for delivery the last three months, at 46s per owt. Tea—The market is firmer, as the trade have supplied 8 tendency to improvement, while prices of blacks have been maintuined Public sales of 26,515 packages have Tin is dull—Banos nominally 875; Straits 76s to 788. Owing to the failure of the buyers to comply with their conditions of purchase, the Netherlands Trading Com- pany are left with 58000 slabs Banca on sale. Tobacco remains firm, without any new feature. Turpentine— cwt, at which there are still buyers. American spirits sell st 40s per cwt, real tare. Rosin heavy. Inferior lots are offering at 383d per owt. Whalebone—Northwest fins are worth £140 to £145; South Sea, £160 to £155 per ton, but the demandis notactive. American stooks remain without business and without variation in prices. Penneylvania’s 63 to 65 per ct, with some de- mand. A parcel of Ohio is offered at 95. Markets. Livenroo: Morey Manxet, Feb, 11.—Although it is ‘understood that the extent of ihe orders received from America is not considerable, it is gratifying to observe that, besides the article of cotton, other staples, employ- ed extensively in manufacturing pursuits, have come inte brisker demand, The partial indications of im- provement which were manifested towards the close of the last month, have, within the past fortnight, been remarkably confirmed; and as there is little reason to fear the occurrence of any circumstance, mercantile or monetary, calculated to check the amending tendency, it may fairly be concluded that trade has taken an ear- nest step towards the recovery of its long lost strength, and the re-establishment of ease and confidence. The money market etili continues to improve. Messrs. J. Evans, Sons & Co., connected largely with the éron trade, have suspended payment. With this exception no failure of importance has occurred in Great Britain. Their liabilities are estimated at £200,000. The Eng- lish funds are quiet. On Thursday, they lost some of their firmness, but the variations wore insignificant Consols yesterday were at 89'¢ for present transfer, and at 890% for account ; Bank Stock 200 a 202; Ex- chequrr Bills of June are quoted 28, and of March 19 a 91 premium; the new 8) per cents range from 90}, a 4 Last night’s accounts from London represent the dis- count market as being more than usually free, with the most sanguine expectations of steady amendment. Livsrroot Corton Manxer, Feb. 12.—New Orleans ord. to mid. 4d. a 4X4. per Ib.; fair to good fair, 5d. & 6%¢d.; good to fine Upland and Mobile, ord. to mid. 4% 1. a 6d.; fair to good fair, 544d. a 544¢d.; good to fine, 6344; Ala. and Tenn. ord. to mid, 44d. a 43gd.; fair to good fair, 54; Bowed Geergia ord. to mid., 4X4. 5d; fair to good fair, 54d.a63¢d ; good to fine, 6344; Sea Island ord. togood fine, 7d a 8d; dostained, 3444. a 7d. ‘A sensible impression has bren produced on this market since the departure of the last steamer, opera- tions having enlarged, with a decided improvement in prices; these, however, have been caused more by con- tinued accounts from America of diminished receipts into the ports,and the moderate shipments to this coun- try, than any marked revivel in the Manchester market. It will be observed that the greatest improvement is to be found in the low and middling qualities. Thesales for the week ending 4th inst. amounted to 34,630 bales, of which 3000 were taken on speculation; and for the week ending day evening, the business done was 31,740 bales. of . Of this week’s 12,750 Orleans yo which speculators have taken 2700 bal business, 7850 are upland at 44 a 5}4d.; at 4a 6; 2146 Alabama and Mobile at 43¢ a 6, and 870 Sea Island at 6% @ 18, The imports since the Ist of Jan. ‘are 85,000 bales, against 113,000 for the same period last season. The supply from the United States is 56,000, be- ing a decrease of 45,000. The stock in port is only 280,000 bales, which shows s reduction upon American qualities of 143,000, compared with the stock held at the corres- ponding period last year. Livenroon Conn Manxet, February 12, 200n,—Best western canal flour 27s a 27s 6d per bbl; Richmond and Alexandria 27, 74 6d; Philadelphia and Baltimore 268 New Orleans and Ohio 26s a 26s 6d; Canadian 274.8 27864; United States and Canada sour 22s a 23564; Indian corn 288 a 32«6d per quarter; Mel 12s 6d a 138 per bbl; Wheat—United States and Canadian, white and mixed, 7s 6da 8s 6d por 70 lbs; red 64 6d 878 3d; Oates 286 a 3s per 45 Ibs; Oat meal 218 a 23s por 240 1bs; Bar- ley 383d a 483d per 60 Ibs; Rye 35a 359d per 60 1b Peas 3880408 per 604 Its. This market has stea- dily declined since our last advices, the above being the highest prices at present obtaina- ble. This depression has in a great measure been caused by the large supply of home produce, which has com: into the country markets, as well asthe increased imports. Operations in four and wheat have been very moderate, and chiefly in a retail way, and Egyptian beans, which are selling at 28s. per quarter, have materially affected the demand for Indian corn. It will be borne in mind, that the resumption of duty takes place upon the Ist of March, ranging from 4s. a 108. per quarter on wheat, Is. 61 # 48. on oxts, 2a, a 58 on barley, rye, peas and bes bbl on meal, and 2s 4%d per bbl on flour. On the 81st March it is expected the auties will be about 6s. per quarter on wheat, and 3s 734d pr bbl on flour. Livenroot Provision Manxer, Feb. 12.—Beef—Prime mess, per tierce, 874 to 908; ordipary, 67s to 75s; old, 638 to 826. Mees, per bbl, 4¢8 to 56s: ordinary, 368 to 408; prime, 30s to 328. Pork—-Prime mess, new, per bbl, not quoted. Old, 488 to 60s; mens, 488 to 558; prime, 358 to 40s, Bacon—Dried and rmoked, old, per cwt, 158 to 308; long middles, 275 to 40s, short rib in; new, 458 to 548. Butter—United States fine not quoted; Canada, 58sto 67s, Hams—Smoked ordinary in canvass, per ewt, 208 to 50s; in casks, 208 33, Lard—Finelexf and keg, 67 # 59; do in bbls, 55 a 48; ordinary to middling, 58 @ 54; info- Tongues—Ox in pickle per Cheese - Fine, per owt, 46 @ 49; Rice—Caroline dressed, first quality, 195 6d a 21s6d. Se- cond, do, 17 a 19. Liverroot Manxers, Feb, 12.—Metals—U. 8, Lead in bond £15 108 £17 por ton, British bar iron £7 16 ; Welsh pigs £4 10; Scotch do, £3 26, 6d. Turpentine 7s. 9d. 8 88. per owt.; spirite 37 a 40. Rosin, amber and yellow, 2s. 6d. a 7s, Pitch 2s. 6d. 03s; Tallow 45a 53 Olis—-Sperm £86 9 68 per tun ; whale £27 a 23 10; Lin- seed cake £8.08 10. Hops per owt 30050, Hides wet salted, to Hemlock tanned 1s, a 7s, 8d, and 7s, 9d. per. Ib. Hemp, dew rotted, per ton, £25828 10. Hackled £28 a 30. Tobacco from Virginia, faded, per pound, to manufactured, 2% @ 94. Ashes, U.S. Pot 268 @ 27; Pearl 304 @ 31; Montreal Pot 28s 61 a 29 ; Pearl 335 8 345 Bark—Quercitron N. York aud Phils. per owt. lisa 13. Shipping Intelligence. Boston, Mar4—Arr steamship B: fr Feb . Passed steamslip Haber fax miles Easto tof 4, om the Tat hy sed the Camb “Oa the 18th, ae 50 i, Ton! i ‘30, passed a lowe steamer standing Eastward. [ler Steamer Barrannra Axrwenr, Feb §—Atr Adele, Loones, N York; John Hol- laud, Henderson, NOrleaus, Sta, Meincke, from Cronatadt, ox p. Feb 5—The Marae for, ‘ANYurk’ pat back to Penar Caw Dec 14—Arr Pontiac, I’ Bow ‘Art Bache Mesvers, Betty, New Yorks4, Swan Sterling, do. Chvpe, Feb 8—Warren, Lawton, N York; Roi Beck, N Orleans; Kady Falkland, Sinith, Bava ty. Fiteomb, vinrph jeans; 2d,’ Brooksly, Me York sid 7th, N Orleans; 24, Albert, Boston; dist, Hudson, Doane, N aoik, dan sear Hope, Pierce, Ni York: 19th, Sea Eagle, Williams, Norfolk 13th, ‘Thos Diekason, York; :7chs Kentacky, ¢ Dosunna, for N Orleans, (pat i into iad | crew of the Mary Ann. Sid loch, bark lwanowna, Barton, | a eiuie Brazil; 26th," N York. } Dee 19=Sid ‘owland,” Burmah, Sears, Boston. Nore oud sailed fur Dv York for Antwerp. Fusing, no dite—Arr : pissin, aac, Orleans; Adele, Loomes, N York. GorteNsuRG, Jan 20—Hebe, N York. GortEnntnG pert Clarises Perktos; Dunham, from New for Barbados mAL TAR Jan 26-—Asr Jorge Loring. (Sp) Malaga, and rt NYork; Niagara, Jarvis, from Smyrna, acd Boson, Sth: Home, Carvin, from Sumecra; Feb 1, Khinbure, from" Baltimore;” 12th, Francis Bun, from Pelermo for Bos ton: Condordia, trom Marseilles for do; Waverly, from do for NOrleans, Sid Jan 7, Cathrine, NOsleuns; 19th, Huma, (from bas te N sem from New | | Rogers, NOrleans. did, Crawford, a0) Mobile: $4, We Yank: Feb 1, George Washington, Sher, career magten, Bao Par Henry, De!) NOrteane, Jan 31, Anulo Americ: hert Peel, wdwicw, Marmion, Cropper, from NX orl! Colambw mah "Philsdetph. S10 8h, Johw Pal pool, Blishens, N¥onk: wyihan, Gorm, eh, B Sys: | | Daw middling, 38 a 45 ; ordinary, 30 a 37.— | Nok i ay Bi, Vater, festure in the coutinental ports, except, perbaps, that | Cl A ‘a, Siadioror. : oan fee sad nes Jan 2i—3id, Ailen Vr oMamenie econ jan 21—Are xyes NYork. Cld 10th, ew York. ansen Messina. man Genoa. Henry, Uslimer, New pool, to load for Port~ [rn Seience, id, Me 01 Oporto, a tt—Sid ‘eleanor, New York Nrahinazor, Feb 4—Arr Talina, Murrey, New Orleans for yo ‘sMouTH, Feb 4—Put back, Prince Albe: }» Lon- don for Ni ork; 3d, arr Glasshyra, London a ‘is! oka avaon, Der 12—Sid Colehis. Sne }, Boston; lth, Nonan- ball d doz 1th, American Williams, 19—sid Florio. York. Havre aud New York; 4th, jsabe! be ta Jan 29—Arr Vehico, New Oxleavs. Tonway, no date—Adrinn, Scott, Havre for New Orleans. Gipnavtan, Jan 90-The Mary Arn, Williams, pot und from New York for “e sprung alesk off Cap. about the 26th, acd was abandoned: orwe except "four, raved by the Kentucky, and lauded at Cadiz. Liverroot—The Sisters, hence for New York, which put into Waterford on tie t4sh has returned for repairs. THE TREATY IN THE SENATE, Wo Vote To-Day. Its probable Ratification, with Modifications. VOTE TO BE TAKEN ON TUESDAY. General Worth and the Presidency. Wasuinaton, Mareh 4, 1848. The Senate went into executive session a lit- tle after 12. An attempt was made to take the vote on the treaty to-night, but failed. Several senators intend to speak on it. It is impossible to say what day the vote wiil now be taken; it may be on Monday, and itis probable that the adrainistration senators will on that day propose, as they did to-day, an evening session. ‘There 1 now little doubt of the success of the treaty. The President is making tremendous efforts to procure its confirmation by the Senate, and go far he has been very successful. Several senators are mentioned who will forego their opposition to the treaty. Mr. Webster is expect- ed to introduce the Wilmot proviso on Monday, and endeavor to obtain its insertion, of course for the purpose of defeating the treaty. A letter was received last night by a member of Congress, purporting to be from Gen. Worth, stating that the General is demoeratic in all the party issues—bank, tariff, distribution of public lands, internal improvements, the war, &c, &c. On the Wilmot proviso, he says his sentiments are the same as Gen. Taylor’s. N. Wasuineton, March 4—1 o’clock, P. M. The Senate is in executive session on the treaty. We learn, on direct authority, that it will be ratified,although somewhat modified. The gene- ral groundwork of that treaty will be retained, and the modifications made will be altogether for the7subsidiary features of the documents, in- cluding the tenth article, which it is supposed can be readily compromised with the Mexican government. The decision will be partly reached to-day; but on Tuesday, at the farthest, the case will be concluded. The friends of the treaty have gained great strength within the last two days; the whigs, who had generally resolved to oppose the treaty, have come in since Tuesday. Mr. Webster, who spoke in opposition to the compact on Mon- day, is now said to be almost persuaded to go for peace, as wecan get it. Several of his consti- tuents are here, and they have warned himnot to resist the unanimous wish of Massachusetts, by resisting the treaty; they have admonished him not to stultify himself. Col. Benton, who onthe same day took the same grounds of opposition to the treaty with Mr. Webster, though he ap- pears to be inexorable, will, it is said,‘ vote for the treaty, if his vote is necessary to carry it. The truth is,the out of door pressure is irre- sistible When the treaty was reported fromthe Com- mittee on Foreign Relations, four out of five of the committee were against it, and it was proposed that Mr. Sevier should take it back to the President at once. Since then, day by day, the bantling has been gaining favor, and will possibly, to-day, very likely on Monday, or cer- tainly on or before Tuesday, be pronounced le- gitimate. Peace, then, is certain, and we speak as one having authority w. PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION, AT HARRISBURG, PA, Great OBxcitement. Buchanan the Choice of Pennsylvania, ke, ht. hte HarrissurG, March 4, 1848. The democratic State convention commenced its session to-day with a display of excitement rarely witnessed in an assembly of that nature. The convention was called to order by R. H. Kerr, of Alleghany. E. A. Penniman and A. Gilmore were appoint- ed Secretaries. The morning was occupied in receiving the credentials of delegates and their substitutes, all of which gave satisfaction except one. Mr. Lowrny, of Crawford, asked for the ap- pointment of Solomon G. Krick, instead of Mr. McFarland, his colleague, who waa absent. Mr. Lamperron, Senatorial delegate trom Ve- nango and Crawford counties, opposed the no- mination, because Mr. Krick was not a friend to Mr. Buchanan; and he nominated J. Porter Branley in his stead. This movement aroused the elements of dis- cord; and the whole of the morning session was consumed in fiery discussion and alterca- tion between the friends of Mr. Dallas aud Mr. Buchanan. The convention finally recognized Mr. Low- rey’s right to nominate a substitute, because he was a citizen of the county, and Mr. Lamberton was not; and Mr. Krick was admitted to a seat in the convention. The convention adjourned to halt past two o’clock, having previously appointed a commit- tee to nominate permanent officers. As soon as the convention assembled in the afternoon, the committee submitted the follow- ing nomination of officers, which was agreed to: Mr. Charles Trailers, of Schuylkill, was ap- pointed President, and Mr. Frazier, of Lancas- ter, and ahost of others, appointed Vice Presi- dents. The President, on taking his seat, delivered a | very neat address. On motion of Mr. Stambaugh, of Lancaster, it was agreed that the convention should at once go into a ballot for a candidate for the presiden- cy, to be regarded as the choice of Pennsylvania, and that the members should pledge themselves to support such nominee at the Baltimore con- venuon. After some demurring, this was agreed \o, and the vote was taken viva voce, which resulted as follows: James Biohanaa: « George M. Dallas Lewis Cass.. Martin Van Buren James Buchanan was hereupon declared to be the choice of Peansylvania, as the Presidential candidate. Mr. Penniman, of Philadelphia, then moved that the delegates from each congressional dis- trict, select one person to represent each district 84 votes BA 10 | in the Baltimore convention, and one to repre- sont the disitict upon the electoral ticket, Mi Kenn, of Allewhany, moved as a pubal: