The New York Herald Newspaper, February 16, 1851, Page 1

. STEAMSHIP ATLANTIC, WHOLE NO. 6091. FUL NEWS. SAFETY OF THE Steamship ATLANTIC AT CORK, IRELAND. eee ARRIVAL ov THE @STEAMSHIP AFRICA. JOY TWO. WEEKS LATER FROM ALL PARTS OF EUROPE. The Passengers of the Atlantic Arrived in the Africa. The End of the French Ministerial Crisis, NEW SPANISH CABINET. OUTLINE OF THE QUEEN’S SPEECH FOR THE OPENING OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. SLIGHT DECLINE IN COTTON. Arrival of the Steamships Baltic, Niagara, and City of Glasgow at Liverpool, &c., &e., &e. Fs The British steamship Africa, Captain Ryrie, arrived at nine o’clock last night, with the poyful entelligence of the safety of the steamship Atlantic. But for the conduct of Captain Ryrie, this grati- fying news would have been spread before the public, last evening, an hour earlier than it was. He unneceszarily detained the news collectors that Jength of time, for some cause best known to himeelf. The Africa left Liverpool at 11 o'clock A. M. on the let inst. The Atlantic encountered a fearful storm, damaged part of her machinery, put back to Cork, end has proved herself to be a first-class sailing vessel. The following is list of the Africa's passengers, including those of the Atlantic :— PASSENGERS BY THE AFRICA. le Mr and Miss Adlor, Be Keankia’ Bee Tris Mz Re Mr Gh Mr Ww ns B Case aad Jady, Mr W A Wheelock and Indy. Me G D Bruee and vt Koss and servt. ; ieee Indy aad ehilde Mrs Russel & ohild, Mrs Boudet, Mr 3: Mt Mr Alexander. Mr HP Walker, Mr Bobliomann, Annexed is an account of the accident to the Atlantic, from Lieut. Shufeldt, the gentlemanly first officer of the Au— ACCOUNT or THE PASSAGH AND SAFETY or THE Rt. M. Sreamen Arrica, Feb. 13, 1951. TO THE EDITOR OF THE N. ¥. HERALD. la order to prevent garbled statements of the recent accident to the Atlantic from ob taining publicity, [ take the liberty of send- ing you, a correet narrative of facts, compiled from her log, and for which i can personally vouch. The A lantic left Liverpool on the 28th Decem- der, in fine steaming condition, and without any apprehension onthe part of her officers in re- gard to the voyage blowing a strong gale at the time of departure, from W. S. W., | #0 much so as to render it impossible to land her | pilot. On the 29h Dec., at 930 P. M., she passed | Cape Clear, and fairly commenced her homeward | pareage by plunging at once into a heavy head sea, and stemming strong westerly gales, which con- diaued without intermission for the time following upto the day of the accident. On the Cth of Jan. A It was | at noon, she was in lat. 46 12, | AU W., i | blowing strong gales from W.N.W.. At 630 P.M, the engines were stopped, es it was | nt of the strap to the starboard en- cdirst eupposed by the engineera on ¢ breaking of the cecentric gine—and, on examin ym, it wae deter mined to | qo ahead egain, working that engine by ha but another revolution of the wheels pre that he accident was of a much more serious nature= he main shaft was fo broken com y throvgh, (in a diagonal diveetion,) the bear ing of the starboard at block, and the ad ditional turn after the first etoppage caused, ow vart of the shaft to lap over the other—thrs | and rendering th jracturing both pillar blo engines perfectly wsricee e chip was aton thove to wnder storm canvass, the wheels luehed? and all hands employed during the ni an? for the following day, in sending wp her equare yarda ond ettippirg her wheels of the floats-a task at omer dif he decks covered eamplished without accrdeat. Oa the 7th ands.a | cult and dangerous ia a gale of wind, and with ice, bat fortuaately ac. laying-to, with the hope of an abatement of the gale and a change of wind, as the captain end all hands were extremely anxious to reach some port on our own coast. On the Sth, the wind hauled to the northwest, and became quite moderate. Immediately made eail, and shaped a course for Halifax, 897 miles distant, and New York 1,400. This weather con- tinued until meridian of the 10th, when an obser- | vation placed the ship 180 miles south and 70 miles west of her position at the time of the acci- dent. A gale now sprung up again from the southwest, and it became necessary to heave the ship to; for even with moderate weather it was evident to all that she could do nothing by the wind under canvas. At 8A. M., of the Ilth,a large ship passed, bound to the eastward ; but she either did notsee or took no notice of our signal of distres: Atl0 P.M, after taking an accurate azcount ort stores on board, and considering the apparent im- possibility of reaching home with the ship in her disabled condition, the captain determined, with the assent of his officers and passengers, to bear up for the coast of Europe--which was accord- ingly done. From this time to the twenty-second day nothing of importance occurred. We had following gales and high seas, and the ship made an average distance of 150 milea per day, andin that interval ran 1,400 miles. At3 P.M. of the 22d she anchored in Cork harbor, which fact alone, when considering the immense size of the ship, her small spars, light canvass, and heavy ma- chinery, is sufficient to prove her a splendid sea- boat, and must add, i no small degree, to the reputation already acquired by her commander for prudeuce and seamanship. In regard to the con- duct of her passengers under such trying circum- stances, too much could scarcely be said. Suflice it that they bore the misfortune with becoming fortitude and cheerfulness, and testified, on leaving, her at Cork, as much sympathy as those who have a mere permanent interest in the good old Atlantic. The Ailantic had om board 550 tons of freight, and a considerable quantity of specie, which the Cam- bria wes chartered to bring over, and probably sail- ed from Cork on the 4th inst , direct for New York Before the Atrica left, arrangements were making to tow the Atlantic to Liverpool, for the purpose of being repaired. This will possibly require three months. The Africa brings her mails and passengers. R. W. SHUFELDT, Chief Officer. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS (From the London Illustrated News, Feb. 1.] This magnificent steamship, which left Liverpool for New York on the 28th December, wae compelled, in conrequence of the breaking of the main shaft, and the prevalence of southwesterly winds, to put round for the port from which she started, and ultimately put into Queenstown, The Atlantic, it appears, teok her departure from Liverpool with the ordinary maiis, a considerabie car- 60, and twenty-eight passengers. After passing Cape Clear, the steamer encountered ® continuance of se- vere weather, with the wind blowing herd from the weet, which, it is unnecessary to say, was directly against the course in which her port of destination vies. Though the wind, at intervals, rose to the vio- lence of burrica: the Atlantic steadily pursued her way until Monday, the ¢th January, when the wind came on jerately from the northwest ; and in @ few hours after, the main shaft of the engine sud- deply snapped, and the engines were consequently dirabled.- At this th the vessel war about midway between Ci Clear and New York ; and, after the ne- cccsary precautions had been taken to secure the ma- ehinery from any further injury, it was determin- ed to steer for Halifax; but it was found that, from the quarter from which the wind was blowlug, it would ‘be im poseible to make that port, and the ship's course ‘The vessel then proceeded towards the above island, which course she pursusd until the 12th. when the wind egain came round to "he south » and it was found useless to persevere. ‘The efficient commander of the Atlantic, Captain Wert, then determined to steer fora European port, and, with to disabled as to be totally useless: with avessel only slightly adapted for sailing pur- pores, he succeeded in navigating the Atlantic, from a distance of over fifteen huudred miles, in safety into the pert of Queenstown, The Atlantic was desoried off the harbor at an early hour on Wodnesdsy morning, the 22d ult ; and, asthe appeared to be partially diz abled, two of the river steamers went out to offer their acrlstance; but the offer was declined, aad the vease, entered the harbor a few ho Bhe then ley in the man ofwer roads, « @ south of her Mojeaty’s rerew stes: La Hogue, where she re mained until orders were received from the parties in- terested, in Liverpool and Glasgow A meeting of the pass s was held on board ti tteomer, at which resolutions were passed in testimony of the unwearied care of Captain Weet and the other officers, 1 bringing the ship safely into port. The Cork papers attach importance to this accident» from its likelihood of proving advantageous to the port, by showing the amount of skill and enterprise now existing in Cork. About eleven o'clock on Wed Deaday night, a despatch sent up to the establish, ment of Messrs. Lechy and Beale, informing them that the Atlantic bad co into Queenstown with her ma chinery ditabled; and, at en catly hour next morning | Mr. Lecky went om board to ascertain the amount o; injury done The principal repair requisite was the construction of in shaft, Captain West then ar- | ranged for time to consult his correspond pool end Glasgow. It was sug would be an exceilent posit! The injury which the Atlantic hae eustained, in ad- dition to the breaking of the ehaft, ir confined to the | ore of her boweprit and jibboom, together with much damoge to the paddie-wheela and boxes, those at the starboard sideerpecially belag almost completely de- stroyed We regret to state, also, that one of the firemen bad his leg fractured by @ portion of the broken | machinery The passengers Lave requested the Insertion of the | feilowing: | Orr Coax, Jan 22. 1861 At a mertlog of the patseugers. beld on board ti United @ « meil steamer Atiantic, Mr. Jam Wodewerth ened. i. Pot Serars. Dewja of New York, being called to the 1 t of Maryland, appointed Secretary of New York; Reeve, of Pena syivapia: and Lavrencs, of Mav, omitte rats reaclations expr ot the meetirg in view of the ciroumstantes whieh have compeliod the vessel to return | Resolved, That we feel is dns to Captain West to h d t ohim for dia unwe cer to bis duty, under citonmatance prent Silty (a# having been deprived In a wable aod eMolart service ot | Shnteldt, by temporary illaess) ia | setely into port. as well ae for the comrtesy with which he labored Ppineas And comfort of those under | Lit lkewivadns to the proprie- tiorony to ths erent strength the conten ded tor x day errapted wreturly gals of vroat velit ay to the a@mirable condust of tho | tT satis. when tudteniy deprived of her ve power by ths breaning of thamain ebate. has. ing then made 1890 miles om ner wastora voyage Rerolerd. Thatit wae the unenlmour roquert of the pase that the ship should seek an port, | moun | could that ar it was found alters tr beted aa che wae wil not contend ben prevailed Rerolved, T¥at tt t¢ ales die to Me, Rowars, the chief fod bie intelligent corps of « dear testimony to th | sembly. | vig. the dotation and the repe ¢ SUNDAY MORNING, with which they discharged their arduous duties, as well previous to the aocident, asin their subsequent efforts to repair the machinery. JAS 8 WADSWORTH, President, J. HUDSON POTTENGER, See. At an early bour Messrs, Brown, Shipley & Co. issued @ notice, that the passengers would be paid back their money on applying at the office. Bubsequently the came frm had the following lette™ posted Iu the Exchange Underwriters’ Rooms to inform the passengers by the United Btates Mail eteamer Atlantic, that we have chartered r Cambria to procesd to Cork rliest moment, and there take en board the cargo of the above steamer, and proceed with the same to New York. The Cambria will sail from Cork on Tuesday, the 4th preximo. The Cambria will leave Liverpool on Mondey next. The following are the names of the passengers 08 board the Atlantic, when she lef¢ Liverpool, on the 28th of December .— THE ATLANTIC’S PASSENGERS. John J Loring, Boston. David Ranke: 3.8. Wadeworth, N. York. H. : Benjamin, Jr, + R. . Alexander, Ireland. J. H. Pot! ir. ‘ H. J. Butterfield, N. York. E.H. Griffin, Valparaiso, C.C Hatch & lady, Geo. B. Reese, Phils. A, Lawrence, Jr., Boston. Geo. McK inate, Pictou W.E. Case & lady, N York. 0. a W. A. Wheelook & lady, “ H. Sbiieman, St Petersb’h. G. A. Curtis, Boston. DH. Klaener, Galveston. J. UH, Easter, Baltimore. G. Goldstein, England. J.L. Lowrey, N. York. Thos. Little, Ireland Geo. D. Sutton, e There had been no change in American State stocks. Prices were as follow: Advices from Haraburg aunounce that, on the 29th ult., @ corps of 2,000 Austrian troops had ea- tered the city. The new government of Holetein was to enter upon its functions on the Ist proximo. The King of Denmark bas directed an immediate exchange of all prisoners of war made during the last campajgn in Holstein. é The steamship Baltic arrived at Liverpool on Sunday, the 19th ult. The campaign in France hag resulted in the de- feat of the Burgraves. The President has sus- tained his position—which is saying more th can be said of hisenemies. The ultra-legitimists make no eecret of their dissatisfaction with the conduct of M. Thiers and M. Berryer. The people have been tranquil; the funds have remained the same. The Dresden conferences have got into a fix: In the first commission for the choice of a federal head for the Confederation, three votes out of the ten are opposed to the plans brought before it. The second commussion is occupied in examining what ithasdone. Already is the Erfurt Union jusi ied by events. The German princes cannot, or will not, restore the uvion which united all Germany into one great political body. The City of Glasgow arrived on Thursday, at 7 A.M., after a passege of thirteen days and six hours. The Niegara arrived on Monday afternoon. Corron.—Sales dull, but prices eame as on the 18th. Corx.—Demend light; prices firm. Pxovisions firm. AsnEs—In moderate request. Ros in good demand Money easy. Foreign securities rather better. State of trade good. Outlin the Queo jpecoh for the Open- ing of the Bittieh Parliament. me Loxvox, friday Evening, Jan. 31. Tam enabled te send you the substance of the roy- al speech. Her Majerty will anuounce that she reevives the most friendly assurances trom foreign powers; and is gratified to know toat peace has been restored in thore Stetesin the north of Buri 60 lately either e din war, or preparing for the comm: noement ot hostilities, The Queen will then congratulate the memb« both houses on the tranquillity which only at home, but ia all cur foieign poss: colonies, ‘The people are contended and manufacturers are active —employ t and commerce protperour, while the reve ceee of expenditur Her Majesty regrets thatin some cot ities, agri- culture is rather depreseed, but she truste it will be only temporary. iment last met, the Queen regret that considerable excitement has been nato: he of passing & declaratory it if teat privctples ot ition of hich ts the boast thorough roduotion of that country. usual gare af ch will be more than a" em for astudied a of irritating topics. There ia no allusion whatever to financial matters, beyond the customary promises of docu ta, &e , being laid before the legislature: and the reference to the Papal aggression is of the mildest hind, as it her Majesty was derirous to pass over, as mg as lightly a Cg gy eable qaer- idance | tion. course ado * you may rely on it, wise and politic. In the first place, the law is not vio. inated. and anes post fec'o law would not do now. Aa | ect declaring what the Inw is ean offend no one, and will operate in fat carry irlumphantly tr: sick of no popery agitation. The intention respecting Brazil will be agrecable news to the free traders of Liverpool. The law reform measures will be universally accept- 4 it will suffice, tor the coun- able Ministers have a plan for relievii it will not be matured until the C on gl sees what kind of financial make. Lord John Ruarell's cabinet is safe joulture; but er of ths Ix. ent he can The French Republic. The ministerial crisis in France is over. Another new cabinet, however, had been formed. A mereage from the President of the republic informed the As sembly that the following ministry bad been appointed: M. Brennier... 00.) ° Foreign Afalrs. General Rendon... wi Adm. de Vaillsint, M Giraud,..... M. Bebneider ‘ M. de Germiny,... . M Magne. . M de Royer None of the The vey sition ministry tll prejudices should disappe A reconciliation could be efiected. The settlement of the mini al question has created no sense The Paris papers of Thursday morni ng. the contain very littie news of interert. There was a mest. ing on Tueecay evening of legitimist representatives in the Rue ivoll, Two qasstions were discussed, of the electoral law of th tof May. The dot Oo met with almost unani- mous epposition, As to the law of the dst of May, the proporition for repral wasrrjected by a majority of Fix votes The Siicle fayn [f the rumors which have circulated during the sitting in the Assembly be credited, the dotation bill 1s to be presented thie week isto prenent It, butas the three millions might ap peer somewhat heavy. only hal/ that sum. it was eaid, in to be presented hopet thas to overcome the dircontent of the mort adverre, and the Miaistry dows not doubt of its uccess ia this first eampaizn in the era ofafiaire, Already megotia'ions are going on as- tively om this subject im the rasious fractions o: the sight be Gasette de France staton that Prince Demilot hasreevived permission from tha Emperor of Ramis to come and reside in Paris Paria Bounse, Jan, 20.—Closing prices: fh per Conte. 961 : ditto Three per Cen Bank of Frenee, 2 242i. b0e ntas Fire GFE. e,; Spain. A telegraphic detpatsh announces the definite momi- nation of the Spanish Ministry M. Bravo Marillo Fi M. Firmin Artets Pertran de Lis cident of Coumoil terior, Foreign Affaire w Such an act ministers can | It ie M. de Germiny who | FEBRUARY 16, 1851. Schloswig-Holstein, Advices from Hamburg. of the 20th instant, state that ® corps of 2,000 Austrians entered Hamburg ea that da: ‘The new government for Holatein was to enter upon its fupotions on the firet of February. The cabinet ia composed of Merors. blohme, Heintze, Malmros, and P rehn. The Kolner Zeitung states that Hendeburg is likely to become @ federal fortress ‘The German papere announce that the negotiations respecting the formation of a provisional for Holstein have been brought to ocussful issue. It has, however, at length been arranged that Frederichsort is to be given up to the Danish troops, which will also penny ¢ positions north of Hengebur while the HM ff which lies betweon d trees will, for the present, receive no garrison whatever. Bicil! d Brezilian a; from Sohwerin, that in epite of the lute protesta of the government, a force of 4.000 Austrians will be quartered upon the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg. According to the Danish papers, the King of Den- hes directed an immediate exchai sovers of war made ducing the last campai stein It is reported, also, that the officers of the Holstein army, who were, previous to the outbreak of the war, in the Danish a broke their oaths of allegiance zee will be bavished for ever from Desish tain Jesee. an officer who stood — martiel and red 100 thale ice, and whe consequeath; against hia, dominions. a6 travel- money. was rel from arrest om condition of leaving the kingdom. It was for some time believed in Holstein that he had been xecuted. The Gram Trade of Europe, (From the London Mercantile Gazette. Jwa. 31} The weather having been wet throughout the week, the supplies of grain brought torward by the farm: have, tor the most pert, come to hand in very rough condition, and the somewhat improved tone by which the wheat trade was characterized towards the close ot the past week, has again bern. succeeded by great dullness in every department of business. This has, no doubt, been partly caused by the indifferent order in which the upplies of wheat have come for- ward, as bu: ; it might, ho expected that the dema: beem proportionately in seem 16 have been the wheat having been leading pr this does not case, the inquiry for foreign tly as lenguii all the ets hela rince an at any previous period. The reaso: state of things is unquestionibly the const: large importations of flour from abroad, and the r fe Pd it h the same has been off our olicy of admitting juty as the raw ma- 4 theevils of the system become from day to 7 felt » the milling trate this couatry, Independent of the regular pply of flour from France, rather large arrivals el. Place at Liverpsol, trom America; aud we observe, by the latest advices from New York, that the freight from thence to Li ol only 64. per barrel sourdle character of hitherto heard few complaints arance of the autumn-sown ud there can be no doubt that the admirable meanorrinwhich the drainage of the lend is now carried on renders the plant much less susceptible of ng dhe wet than formerly; we tvar, however, that later in the season the slug and otber inseets, destrus- tive to the young wheat. will be feund more num +rous than usual, owing to the almost;total absence of frost Buriness at Marklave has been languid throughout the veek. and viry little change has occurred in quo- tations of avyarticle. The arrivals ot wheat constwire ipto the pert of London have bren small, and the quantity exhibited by land carriage samples trom the home counties scanty intheextreme (On Mondty the ehow from Kesex was, perhaps, less than ou any pre- vious Monday chuce harvest ; and from Kau? Suitotk, ete. there was also a smalier display of samples than usval, still factors were unabie to establish any im provement on former sates, ‘Tbe bert dry parcels were placed. without difficulty, at the currency ot that day ee'noight ; but part of the Kent wheat being in soft eondition, tematord unsold. The inquiry has not ed. On Wednesday the transactions were quite untiportant, end this morning thers leva inclination to buy than earlier in the polnt of price, however, no change tonk place. so} wheat from abroad have been liberal ing exceeded 29,000 quarters, embraciog several Li Odessa The inquiry t bas been of a retail nature, « a1@ no symptoms at present of @ more acti 7 demand, importers will probably have tolaad the great- ef part of the supply. This they seem generally pre. pared to do.and few have shown any disporition to pre rales from op board ship; needy bu have con: quently had to pay previous rates, an |, notwithstai ing the abundance of the rupply, th hi tolerably well supported. For tloating cargoes of Poli Odersa wheat. off the coast, or on paseage, full terms so been insiated on — my 358. to 36s. per quarter, ivsurance ‘be arrivals of flour from re, by o 4 cheaper then Letore but doubtful parcels of the latter mighi acme cases, ba hased t» day at term: ted. There was * vilyon hand. Oo Weduesday little busiaens in this grain, nor were the operations of noe this morving, aud prices under weut Hring no Foreign barley has come aving exceeded the a to purchase en last woek. Malt attention, and ite well maintained The arri- ave been large for the time of year, and the principal dealers having asted on the reserve, fac- tors who were wus to sell trom on board have been obliged to make some concession, The reduction has, however, not ded 6d. per quarter, and has been conGued to soft Scotch, the Irith wauting in condition, and black French feed. Beans and peas hive moved off very rlowly. at rates barely equal to thove current Inst werk For Iniiam corn, siloat, eubanerd terms have been ached London Money Market. Jan. SL Os8 OCU Ok marke(s on the continent have berm ge uiet mud stew ly during the week, bat the Bourse a: I The political erisis there has p after oll, and the firet unter bet | binet end the Ar price of the Ker marked at 91 B60 proving. the quotetl | premium. The The Five per Gea ‘The price ot gold at a be come measur it in the B: maintaius Jivess of tone. as the: at work tending to im- prove prices, The pri cf these is the state of the mon The | much that the di not wil money on 4 The foreign the second thie week @ of this country Ger wit clreumstaners, the app | Englieh stock market fv, at the present moment comidered goo it must b | Whtlst te al tendency of prices is upwards, the matket is sufficiently sensitive to immediatety foel what might occar in foreign politics Present | Btock, 266 to see Honda, 68 to 72 prem., South | Bea Old Annuities. 064 In the foreign market, | business har been much more active on several ooca- tions thie week, than for some time past, aod great firmeres bas prevailed throughout, #ith a rise in the | value efseverai stocks. The formation of a new Spa pirh cabinet bar caused » rise tp the price of Spanish bonds, and continued purebares (2 Russian «rite of 1 er cent Mexican are alco much better, likewise uteh § Chilian he vanced 1 per cent.. aad Peru- Vian are Higher, The quota’ions are as fellows: —Mel gian Four and a Hal? per © 09 to 2; Brazition Five | te B9 to Ol; Buenos Ayres, 44 to 0; Chiltan Six eats, 104 to 6; Danish Five per Gents. 101 Tinker O'Crocn.—Consols for money. to O85 do, for aecount, 9635 to 96% ma do. Shares vary The Markets. Feb. 1 has been Anere acted dnring th it at previ prices «The demand is checked. owing to the high © talea of the f gt aeoounting to the quotetions hauge in bh B Querettron— 00 hbds. Philadetphia sold at te, 64., holders are f © eat for the fort obie ily of ¢ i sod at “east adrift | Ritehie, in addition to the public printing. con. to o tale extemé at fall as — 80 bege Bahia sold at Me perc The business passing hae been ona very mod: rate oaie, ith a downward tendency Corn. —The dull and tasuimate position of the corn ‘ SSS PRICE TWO CENTS. market, noticed in our report of the 18th ins! nued for aiew daysafter the ealling of the whon a rather improved feeling manif + centinued until we bad an active demand for the bet- ter quality wheat all kinds of flour-for the former 1d per bushel advance was obtained, and for the latter full prices were paid Indlan cet took of this improved feelin, mand was experience We cannot, hi vity at the close of this 4 the attendance was pretty good, but there holders, however, di conti- way, and prices remai our quota’ imports for the fortnight trom foreign ports oo}, are 23,234 quarters wheat, 44.945 bbls. tacks flour. and 8402 quai exports during thi whe: 140 bbii Todian corn. Corrow — Our last report of the cotton market was written for the Canada. on the 18th instant, and durtag the greater part of the following week the market con- tinued very dull. with irregularity in prices; it clo: however, with # steadier feeling uotable di cline on (he week previous could be made, the sal reaching 23,621 }d with rather an increased demand, which cen- tinued on Monday. and sales were made at 3yd. ad- vance; but the telegraph from Manchester on Tues- day reporting a quiet tone ta busin: here, the mar- position, and uying very ited above was lost, and we cles at Sd. per pound below last Friday's prices. The Baltic and Ningara have arrived siace our last, with dates to the 1éth January, but they bring no’ new feature as regards the cotton crop. Below we give particulars of each day's sales during the past w Buturday, Junuary, about 6000 bales,” Monday, “ 6,000 bales f Tueeday “ “ 3000 Wednesday, 29 “ 3.900 « Thursday, 80 « “ 2500 © Friday. 31 id ie *Iael for export. 000 uding 1000 on speculation, and 500 {Of which £00 were for export. ‘The import of the fortnight of all qualities amounts to 42978 bales: the rales of the fortnight are 50,170 baler, of which 36.450 are A werican, speculators taking 93,640 and exporters 1,620 bales, aud ths estimated stock in Liverpoot to.day is 451320 bales. against 492,270 at same time, 1850. The total import into Liverpool this car is $9.426, ageinet 169,624 bulew ame time, 1850. ‘aben by the trade from this pot in four weeks of 1851, 89,70 bales,ngainst 130,836 during same time, 1850. Drewo 30 tona Cubs fustic sold at £9 10s.; 400 tons Campeachy logwood, at £5 17s, 6d, to £6 28 6d; in St. Domingo ond Jamaica, 500 tons have changed ds, at £5 126, 64. to £5 178. 64 ; 5 tons amall Nise- qua wood, at £8; 20 tons Limawood at £13 15s. to £14; and 260 tons barwood, at £3 68. to $3 10s per ton, Gincen ~-No tales to report. Goano meete a good inquiry, Hewr.— Tn Baltic the sales are 100 tons, principally St. Petersburgh, clean. at £30 15e.to £3158. About 6 ECO Dales jute beve changed bands, at £11 108. to £18 78, 6d. per ton Hives.-The market is firm, without chaage ia rices. lane Wa dant ie report a further adv to 2s. per ewt bich 10 tons Holders aze firm at the advance noted. Linsero Carr, £23 ba. to £28 108, in August next, at £29 8 KO Lupe, at £56 10s, to £57. 100 tuns cod uns whale at £36 per tun. A few tuns American lard oil sold at Upwards of 60 . per Ib. . for very low to good broken , and 1s 3d, per ewt. for good white Common American ix scarce and in demand; +1 brought 38. 44. per owt. e demand during tbe fortnight has been 268 for Madras; 21s to Bengal, and 20s, per cwt. for Hast In- In nitrate of soda, 000 tons sold at 136, 64. to 138, 9d. per owt 81 44 tierces Americe ed clover se: 4 7 bales old German whit Ws; 50 to 478. Od; aud 1,820 bags and 600 408 per quarter. ties to be purchased pretty freely at the nt deriine; the ws of the fortnight comprise 150 B. P. good bags Bei 7000 boge Madras; fo- 100 bags brown Pernambuco at 193 Sd io and 64 bhes Porto Rico at 59s, to 42s. per ewt. w—The improvement noticed im our last has continued, sales having bern made at 384 for Petera- burh ¥. © .and 07s, a 28s. for North Ameriban, accord- ing to quality. ‘Tan.—No trawrnctions to report. Tra —The tecling noticed in our last rey tubsided the eales unde being in favor of the buyer; we alter the quotations 4d. to ld rib lo Tenacco The market continues very quiet; hol- ders being firm, we bave no alterrtion to notice in the quotations, Tunrenviny.— For the fortnight there has been @ fair Luripess passing at 52, for spirits; in rough, the sales are about 5,000 barrels. at 7s. per. owt. Inow — There is no alteration to note sinoe our last; the market is retaer quiet, but prices are without change. Pic Inow continues flat, and prices are rather in favor of the buyer Tix Poares are without alteration, end continue orm Mice Tix has been advanced ba per ton. Corren keeps stendy; on yellow metal @ decline of ad. per Ib. has been ceelared Pic Leaw continues firm at our quotations Mascrveten.— The busivess io Manchester daring the pest fortnight har not bern of fo active a mature as boticed in our Inst; but @ fair smount of business has Lern Cone. and prices keep pretty steady Money Mawxare —Coneols on the fortnight are with- out ebrnge, Exchequer bills Ss. higher. port has Our Washington Correspondence. Wasiine ton, Feb. 18, 181. The Case of Puther Ritchie—Rivers and Harbors Confusion among the Politucrans. The proposition to pay Father Ritehie fifty per cert. lees then the prices of 1819, for the Congress printing, which would give to him, a pretty fair profit on the immense mass of printing of the pre- sent Congreer, was going on so very swimmingly thie morning, thet it was thought the old man was out of the woods. But the motion of Mr. Burt, to re commit, wae the ruin of these bright anticipa- tions. The question was re-committed, with in- structions to report the actuel costs and losses to Fether Kivehie, of the work executed, and to be executed, for the two houses, under hia destructive contract a ow, the result of this inquisitorial decisionjputs necient editor in extreme jeopardy. fhe i will alinost be as lonely as that of the encient mariner, becalard at sea. The committe are to inquire into the actual costs. This, we evppore, includes the examination of vouchers, item by item; of the purchases of paper, ink, and materiale, of the cast of composition, preeework, &c.; of the ten thousand items of the printing in question. Brought to this test, the bo- nus Will be w clear grateity, it any is allowed; and is allowed, Father Ruchie is ‘a gone chicken. Other things hove operated to break down Father That alled the Union, since the incoming of a whig administretion, has been a losing concern. The free soil defection in the democraue ranks in the North, has made a hole im the subseription Niet; end the Southern uliras and the Southern prees have made ead havoc of the Uarm's sup- porters in the South. printed at a daily loss which the receipts from the peper will not justify rom the beginning of the first central party or- gan in Washington, Cengress has been the reliance of these organs. They have never been able to support themselves, and they probably never will be; they have al #ays required, and will probably alwaye require, a liberal aliow: of pap from the treasury, in one shape or another, to live. All the money they have made has been drawa from the pocke's of Unele 4am. The Union, then—the daily Untun, publiehed in Washington—left to its own resonrers, isa dead loss, Itisa loss, even with the $7 50 percolormn for Congressional reports And if the printing contract has been an eqaally ve can ensily believe that Mr. Ritchie, eoncf Gen Taylor, has lest every cent of the 000 made during the administration of Mr. Polk it will be dreadfol if they reduce Father Ritehie to the corte. In eddition to what he has lost, he might have to refund a emall sum, to the treasury bring up Wendell end Van Benthayeem for their joeg 8 ecme $17,000, more or less. It ia a hard € that of Father Ritchie ; but he may congratu- late himwelf if he ge fl with an indemnity eqaal to the ensts cf his work The Kiver and Harbor bill, to-day, was taken up in the 1 by a perfectly overwhelming majority Mr. MeLone, a Baltimore democrat, chiitman of the commic'ee reporting the bill, in atrempting to recorcile internal improvernenta with democratic lee, raised quite a flattering im the ranks. fect, any man who, at this day, attempts to whatie democratic doetrin, or whig doe trine, is waeting his time. There isno such tl bere ere no euch partirs. Never was there # cheos, aed such a complete digdecation aad mix op of all the olt_ party elements, alike defies Hing» riuch c] analysis and conjecture. We doubt not the Union ia | Bat the example of allowing a profit in his case, will | It is a state mence on the 24th of March | The ugy m.of the Rev, Henry B. Smith as Proressor of Ecclesingtical His- tory. On Wednesday evening the Rev. Mr, Smith Was inaugurated to the professorshipjof Eeclesias- tical History in the Union Theological Senznary, | at the Mercer street church, in the presence of the board of directors and a large concourse of citizens. The proceedings were commenced with | prayer by the Rev. Mr. McClellan, ef Williams- burgh, and Doctor Adams. After prayers, Doctor | Adams came forward, and said that for a period of eight years Doctor Cox has lectured the stu- dents in the historical department of the semi. nary, which entitled him not only to the gratitude of the students ond their friends, but to all whe were anxious for the prosperity and success of the institution. Some time since, a meeting of the board of directors was held, and, at that meeting, the Rev. Henry B. Smith waa elected Professor of Ecelesiastical History in the seminary; but owing to the engagements of Mr. Smith in another place, his inauguration was postponed until this nignt. The reverend speaker then said the statutes oft seminary make it necessary that every member should make a declaration, in presence of the board © his professorship. The declaration was repeated by Doctor Adams, and was in substance as fol- lowr:—That he, the professor elect, believed in the Presbyterian form of goverament, and would not teach anything subversive of that system as long as he remained in the semiaary—to which Mr. Smith answered in the affirmative. Doctor Cox then rose, and said it devolved om him to deliver the customary charge; but, before he entered into the subject of a few briefremarks he intended to make, he would tender to Mr Smith, on behalf of himself aud all present, a cordial wel- come. He then said the purport’ of the charge woutd be to poiat out the duties imposed, and to see that they were faithfully performed. No maa, said he, is fit for the trust but the man who is ready to make en outery to God in favor of truih. I need not remind you, my friends, that those re- lations which devolve upon him by thi: inaugura- tion, are, in their own nature, far above all secular inaugurations; and here let me observe that the consequences tor good are incalculable ;_ but what I have to say on this subject will be by way of suggestion, for if I were to follow the impulse of my own feelings, | would detain you for three hours at least ; but you need not be alarmed, my dear |friends—1 will be very brief. Dr. C. thea pointed out the absolute necessity for a professor to be master of topics, of general rules, and the eources of his'or} at the works of modern his- toriuns and annalists, and last, though not least, the holy scriptures should be studied. Every scholar, said he, knows the difference betweem abstractions and specuiations on the one hand, and the Baconian philosophy on the other. We de- eire, said he, eg be studied in connection with chronology. ‘he latter science, when con— nected with the bible and theology, gives a won- derful advantage to the profese»r and the student. If any learned man is to vaderstand chronol y, it is the pesineact of history. Again, the diflerent claesifications of history, and the teaching of t ‘ory of the church, in connection with the history of the world is of the greatest impor- tance. If the teacher do not understand each, and not only understand them, but be master of them, he never.can impait knowledge to others. But, said he, it is not tobe hoped or expected that @ professor, however able, however indefatigable he may be, can do everything himself; much would depend on the application and industry of the stu- dents themselves. He knew, himself, by his ex- perience in other places, that there were, uafortu- nately, great mumbers of idie and indolent students, and he also knew how difficult it was to a them from those vicious habits. The first care 4 teacher, therefore, should be to impress upon tho:e committed to bis care the necessity of appli- cation end study. The Kev. Mr. Surru came forward, and, after some remarks, in which he modestly alluded to the jeculiarity of his own situation, said there were ertain requisites necessary fer a professer to pos ¢+8, who undertook to teach theological history. This erose from the numberless corruptions that, from time to time, crept into the church. There were other disadvantages, also, under which the teecher labored. The various theories, both poli- tical and religious, that were introduced into our own institutions added much to the complication of church history. After making some remarks on the nature of church history, he said that it was a eciemce divided into difierent departments, The first department coatained all that related to the history of the doctriaes and policy of the church. Teachers ought to pre- sent the fecta, in the first instance, of both the ex- ternal and internal history of ali that’ relates the church, with their ¢ a, church itself, as on society at large. arcel necessary to say here that the history of the cha has all the dignity, and falls under the same de- nomination, with all other histories, because, like them, it is made up of a series of evexts connected with the humen race, and it is their connection with the human race that gives historieal events Their importance and diguity; aad here let ms add that history is above theory or specu ation, because it is a body of facts, and however nople philosophy may be, history is the test of it. The historian ia to reproduce events so that we can see themagaim re-acted. He that thus reads and teaches history, | will see the theory of a divine kingdom, and this, | suid he, leads us to the next department of church history, which shows the revelation that God hy made to man for the redemption of man, and throvgh this department of church history we know and see the kingdom of God unfolded to ua. Here the speaker quoted at some length from the writings of the Key Doctor Edwarda Mr. Smith thea con- | tasted the system pure Christianity with all | other systems that have been devised for the re- | ligious and moral government of the world, and | pomted out its superiority over all. He then’ eaid that this deportnent should also be treated scienti- fieally, and when so treated, it would coasist of all the facts concerning the church of God in their proper order; and, for the sake of distinctaess, it mtg ht-be well to say that church history consists of a ies of facts which should be presented in their order of succession, By this means we bave the great events according as they happened from the commencement of the history of the humen race. The speaker then went on to show that one of the ends of church ory Was to libe- rate mankind, and to secure to them political and religious freedom: for by it only could human rights be adjusted ; by it we havea real view of infidel speculation, and this same view should lead us to sce that Christianity is more in accordance with the welfare of the human race than all the schemes fidels are copab'e of forming. He then went on to describe the great advantages to be derived from the study of church history. im the firet place, suid he, it is viluable for ite owa take. It is of an elevated character, because it reveals to us what our race is to come to then briefly sketched the history of the ehurch from the reign of Constantine to the Keformation, in doing which he pointed out the numberleae in- povations and corruptions introduced into the Shristian system by the successive Roman Pontitls. Church history, said he, is peculiarly interesti fo ourselves, from the variety of sects of epinions amongst us has a tendency to sharpen the intellects, and to erable us to detect ) the misreprerentanions and sophistries of polemics whore constant theme is ap eal to popular preja- dices to eustain dectrines that cannot be supported by erguments or reason. Mr. Smith very pointedly ; condemned the controversies that were occasion= ally carried on between the Reformed or Protea. t churchee, eepecially ata tine whee theyfwere menaced by the thunders and encroachments of the chureh cf Rome. That church has invited us @ Acontest—in short, she has thrown down the jauntiet—she has asserted that our end was at and. The policy, said he, of that epostate church was the mos: subtle, and its end and aspirations were the most dangerous, because it aspired to the | domination of the whole world. To promote those erdsit has instituted the society of Jesuits, the in- quisition and all the other verions orders of monks end nuns He then br efly adverted to his own duties, and the rules by whichhe would be govern- ed in hie intercourse with the students; and lastly, he eketched the daties and requirements of a min ister of the Ameriean churehes. Afer which, he | in eee a blesting on the audience, and they sepa+ rated | . | Domestic Miser y ; _Abeut 2000 foreigners have witbin the past afc months given notice in the United States Court, im | Bonton, of their intention to take out naturalization oe and it ie believed that ra many more, at leasty eve given similar notices im other courts of the county. The chetera broke out rooently on beard the steam- host Arkantar, onthe Tallapoosee river. There were fifty of whom died. Every 4 Ofs ratives at the mills at Valley Palle R. Le hare stopped work until the rate of Mp hh The next term of the State Normal School will com rc next, There are thirta- Cme vacancies from this city.