The New York Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1854, Page 1

« , | | | WHOLE NO. 6386. MORNING EDITION—FRIDA } ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA AT BOSTON. ne on |AFFAIRS MORD WARLIEE. Movements of Count Orloff. teresting Letter from Zondon AMERICAN DIPLOMACY IN ENGLAND, &., &e., &. Boston, Feb. 16, 1854. The Ounard steamship Amorioa, with Liverpool dates Of the Bist ult., arrived at Bostou at about 9 o’olock yes- terday morving, She brings tho United States troops taken Crom the steamer San Francizco vy the ship Antarstic, nd several letter bags, but rot the regular mail. The America sailed (rom Liverpool early om the moraiag Of the lst, The Amerios encovntered head winds, but had a com Gortable passage. Troops and offisers ali well. Captain ‘Watkins and others left the steamer near George:’ I:]4nd, faa boat. Her lying to causvd « report that she was eshors. The Boston merchants have tendered Osptain Wat- ins a banquet, The Awerioa brings one hunired and sixty-eij ht troops @nd Lieuts. Winder and Chandler. On the 31st saw in the Mersey a steamer, tupposed the Andes, for Yoston, putting back. Also, in the Mersey, a ‘Meamer, supposed the Baitic. Off Cape Clear sawa steam: or, supposed the Asia. ‘The Canada arrived out on the morning of the 27th. ‘The steamship Nashviile had arrived out, The cotton market was firm, ani the sales of two days ‘were gstimated at about 11,000 bales, Breadstufla were quiet and prices unchanged. ‘The sews frem St. Petersburg was still indecisive, ‘There was a report, which required confirmation, that a @reat battle had been fought at Kalefat om the 26th of Januery, the Turks victorious. Gousols cloeed at 903, to 90%. The Canadian screw steamer Charity, of the Portland and Liverpool line, had put beck to Clyde, after having been as far as lon, 15 west, her decks having been swept Dy a heavy asa, No lives wera lost. The Sarah Sands the other steamer of the Portland line) will take the Gharity’s pascengers, and will probably sail about the 30th’ ‘The ship Harriet Augusta, twenty one days out, bound @o City Point, Virginia, had put back to Queenstown, Ueaky. There ts no political news of special importance, if we @xoept the report, which we had by the Africs, and Gs generally credited, that a great batile ha‘ been ought at Kalefat, the Russisus having been repulsed with great loss. The despatches received ever the wires are conflicting, and cv‘ails are entirely waat fing. The battle was fonght on the 25th or 23th of January. Whether the battic, ag reported, had acta- ally taken place or not, certain it was thit a: the eat dates from the Danube, General Gortschakoi! was all feady to nttack Kelefat, and news was hourly expected Of a terrific struggle, We have reports of several small @ncounters between the Turks aud Russian forces along ‘the banks of the Danube; but notaing of importance had Tesulted therefrom, The Turks, however, generally had ‘She bear uf it. . Count Orloff was at Vienna, whore the Austrian Cabiact thad been summoned to meet him. The exact terms of ‘dis misswn were pot known. Fs 2m Vienna he was to pro ved to Berlin, Matters in the meantime remained un- Austria bas renewed her demands for the extradition of Goreigners ia the service of Turkey. The rumor taat Persia had re established frisndly rela- tons with Turkey is fully confirmed. The Britieh Parliament was to meet on the 31st Jan ‘The dooaments on the Eastern question would be moved for oa the first day of the ression. ‘The French Minister of Finence had published his faan- Cia] statement for 1853. It is of a very favorable charac- er, and the funds rose on its announcement. j There ieno doub; that the reply of the French and Fsg- Mab governments to the last Raisian note, io of a acm @nd decided character. An authentic private letter from Bucharest, o’ the 13th _ (all, gtates that the advance guard of Osten Lacken’s orps arrived at Bucharest oa the 4th, aud the main body om the Lith. The soldiers were ia a miserable condition, having been forced to march Yor fifty miles over the worst Toads, under a peliiog rain. The mortality among them aad been easrmous, Every regiment had more or less guftered. ‘The rear guard was not expected till the 20th. Tae position of the troops was rendered worse by orders to @ontians their route to Kale/at, after s reat 2f oaly three eg Gortechakoff having received his final instractions rom St. Petersburg, had sent (or eard his eavy artillery, ‘and was preparing to leave Bucharest for Lesser Walle- @bia. The campaign had not assumed a favorable ap: pearance, aad it was believed tnat Gortschakofl would not Save undertaken the proposed oyarations if he hai not geosivei imperative orders to do so from the highest authority. Numerous wagon loads of wounded troops had arrived at Krajora. . Fresh insurrections had takea pleo@ among the \Valla- ohbise population, notwithstanciog the Rassian generals jhad shot ee reral peasants taxea with arms, fighting for the Take. Detaila of China news are received to Deo, 12, The rebels were within abvut sixty miles of ekin, the capital, @bich is stated to be well garsisoned, with stores of rice guficiest for three years’ conrumption. Trads was still earried on under the provisional regulations of the Con- gals of Great Britain and America The exports of silks and teas from all the parts of Chins are now oom-iderably greater thsn at the same period last The Latest Despatches. Vinwwa, Saturday. An official despatch has been received from Constanti sople, dated the 19th of January. I; makes no mention o any coliision between the combiaed and Ru wian fleets, Sr, PerasncaaH, Jan. 20, 1854, Letters received. of this cate are of a warlike tenor. Ex- Grome measures are resolved upon by the Emperor, if the from the Westera powers should not by sa Krasova, Jan. 26, 1854 Gkirmishing takos place daily at Rabovs, foladi, and —_ Bvcuanner, Jan. 24, 1954. Forty five thousand Russians are concentrated around Galefat, A great battle is expected there shortly, Oa the 17th the Tarks got possession of Zarna, aud Gaanit- aia (1), a4 a100 of the village of Sistova. Berarape, Ji ‘There ars rumors of a oollicion in the Black Sea. Great political excitement exists fo S-tyia i. bye ed the arly expreted at St. Petersburg. i hiatagge A asroron, Jaa 11, 1854 ‘The ontire Russian (vet is ia the harbor, but two di- eisions are praparing to eail on the 12th. This is offistal. Onsova, Jaa. 20, 1864 An engagement took plice on the Lath, between ody of Yorks and the left wirg of Aurep’s comm a, near Islas. The Turks sucoveded in maietatning the Walischisn bank, apd they had begun to throw ap redoubte between ‘sles and Tarnow, 27, 1855. Cossrantivorse, Jam. 19, 1854, Nothing is kaown here of the rumored conilict oi! Ba- coum, The Russians are known to have sulfered a severe Joss at Ma‘ouin, on the 18tb, and had » steamer disabled. itis known that the whole Russian fleet returned to So Sastopol on ths 11th, but left ia the direction of Batoum on the following day. Despatches revived by the Turkish government from (toe Ambassador of the Sublime Porte in Persis, announce that he bas succeeded in cofeating the intrigues of the Rassian Envoy, and in inducing the Shah to renew his @ilinnce with Turkey, The Persian Minister at Uonstan. ‘TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE, | WO NOTE YBT FROM THE CZAR. | tinople had received instructions from his goveroment which scpport this statement, and which he has com. | municated to Reschid Pacha. Barun, Jan, 26, 1854, In conssquenee of the arrival of Gem. Count Orloff last | night from Sc, Petersburz, the ministers assem Died to-day. ‘The <{senssion turned om the eventualities of the Russo- Turkish affairs, and the position of Prussia in that respect. Markets. LONDON MABKETS. Loxpoy Jen, 30 —Tne reports in the newspapers state of sugar were weil sustained. Buyers of fee are mor peeering, om Bie hen book pol at 4. Tea was firm. Rice meets with a slow sale, ard is rather cheaper. In tallow there is little doit revions rates barely sustained. Breadstuffs.—Holders of ign demand full rates, but sales are restricted, LIVBRPOOL MARKETS. Livespoot, Jan. 28.—Cottoa—The sales to-day amounted to 5 000 bilen. JAN 80 —Sales to day, 6,000 bales; salen Saturdey and to-day, to speculators ald exporters, 1,600 bales. Prices are wholiy unchanged since ‘ast week. Breadet«fla.—Mr. Tomiinson’s cireular quotes bread- stuffs rather quiet, and prices generally unchanged. Giascow, Jan 80.—Wheat and floar are held at fall prices, FIVE DAYS LATER. ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA AT HALIFAX. HIGHLY IMPORTANT. A GENERAL EUROPEAN WAR CONSIDERED CERTAIN. INTENSE EXCITEMENT--EUROPE IN A BLAZE, Bussian Ministers Abeut Leaving Lon- don and Paris. Reported Withdrawal of the British and French Ministers from Russia. The Queen’s Speech on the Opening of Parliament Extensive Military Preparations Righty Thousand French and fen Thousand English Troops for Turkey. Immense increase of the English Army and Naval Forces. RUMORS OF FURTHER FIGHTING ON THE DANUBE, THE TURKS STILL SUCCESSFUL. Revolutionary Symptoms in Spain and Italy, STATE OF THE MARKETS, &e., &e., &. ¥Y HOUER’s PRINTING TELEGRAPI LINS, OFFICK NO 21 WALL ST. Hauirax, Feb, 16, 1854. The Cunard steamship Osnada, Capt Stere, from Liver- pool at ncon on Saturday, the 4th inst., arrived here at half past five o’clook this evening. The Canada cailed at 8 P. M., and will be cue at Boston esrly on Satardsy morning. The Arabia arrived at Halifax from Boston at 113, P.M. The Collins steamship Baltic, frm New York on the Zist ult., arrived at Liverpool at two o’clook A, M. on Thursday, the 24 inst. ‘The political news from Europe is omizous of a general war. The steamship Nashville, from New York on the 16th of January, arrived off Cowes on the morning of the 2d inst., having experienced heavy weather, and lost part of her paddle boxes, The s.rew steamship Glasgow, from New York, arrived in the Clyde on the 2d of February. The screw steamer Andes, which sailed from Liverpool on the 18th ult. for New York, had put back, The Britieh Parliament meton the Sist ult. and the Queer delivered her speech. Her Majesty mentions the Burkiah difficulty tm matesete tewnrn, and annqvatylatan the nation in tne,Frenoh ailiance, Her Majesty recom: menda an increase of the army and navy, in view of the fact that there is imminent danger of a general war. An unfavorable reply bad beee given in writing to the Czar’s recent inquiry respec:ing the movementa of the French and English fleets, and the departaze.o! the Ras- sian Ambassadors from London and Paris was hourly ex- pected. Indesd the Russian Minister is reported to have alreadg withdrawn himself from Paris, and the Rustian Minister was to leave Londcn on the bth inst It was currently reported that orders had already been sent to St Petersburg for the withdrawal cf the French and British Ambassadors from tha: city. ‘There is good reason to believe that France has decided to send eighty thowand and England ten thousand trowps to the assistanceof Turkey. The B.itish government is to pay one half of the total expenses of the two nations. The latest news frou Viecns by mail, reporta Count Orloff disaatisfed with his reception; and it is further said that the Amperor of Austria will regard the Russians crowing the Danube as a declaration of war; bat this re- port is most unlikely, England is sending « detachment of small steamrs to take soundings of the entrance to the Baltés for the (loots, ACopstantinople letter says the allied fleets had re- turned and anchored in Beicos Bay, causing much aston ishment. It is elsewhere mentioned that this was merely & portion of the fi to escort stores to Varna. Commodore Quessada has been appointed naval com mar dant at Havana. The latest report from Vieana is to the effert that Aus- tria and Prussia will co-operate with France and Eng- land. The funds continue quiet, and do not appear to be ma- terially depresved The cotton market at Liverpool was somewhat depress- ed, but prices were bat little altered since the sailing of the Africa. The sales of the week were 43,000 bales, Breadstofis had slightly reseded, especially floar and corp, which bad declined about one shilling. Provisions ,énerally were qufét, at about previous prices. The War. THE ANSWER OF THE 0748 TO ENGLAND AND FRANCE —EXPBCTED WITHDBEWAL OF MINISTERS, BTC. The answer from England and France to the Russian inquiries respecting the entry of the fleets was delivered on the Ist of February to the Ministers in London and Paris. The terme ot the reply did not transpire, but as it could pot bave differed from the communication al- ready addreened verbally by Sir Hamilton Ssymour for Britain, and M. Castelbage for France, to the Cabiset at St. Petersburg, it was considered that the Czar’s instrac- tions left his Ministers no alternative but to leave Paris ‘and London, although this might not be for some days. O. ders are understood to have been sent to the British and French Amsaeeadors at St. Petersburg to demand their passporte. RUSSIA DESIRES TO PASS TROOPS THROUGH HUNGARY. Count Orlofl’s mission to Vienna in said to be to ask permis ion for ® Ruesian force to pare through Hangary. It is further reported that if Ovloff fails the Czar will himosell visit Berlin and V! is, to ase his inflaence with the:e.cocrte., Nosymptome are apparent that he will yield, TURKIGH GUCCRSERS ON THE DANUBE. On the Danube, although abstaining from grea! 076 rations, the Tarke give the Russians no rest. Fighting bad coourred at Giurgevo, near Citenitzs, near Kalsroech, Silietris, Torkuray, Matechio, Palaoke, Kahoéia, Islas, Tornow, &., &e. No change bad occurred in affairs at Kelefat at the latest authentic dates. NO FURTHER FIGHTING IN ASTA—CONTRMPLATED AT- TACK OF THE TU¥KS ON ALEX ANDRIANOPLE. From Asia we have nothing of importance, except that Gen, Guion was to cross the frontier to attack Alexaen dria ople, Col, Dein, who had been sent by the French govern ment to report on the condtion @ the Tarkish army va the Danube, pron uncer it At to keep the Russians io cheok for s long time, \Ithough defotent in cavalry, Two French officers are ent to repo: t om the Turkish Asiatic force. THE COMBINED FLEETS—RBUMORED ENG AGEMENT, ETc. A rumor was very current of » maval exgagement de- tween the Alles and the Russians in the Blaak Sea, with the destruction of the Russians; but it has mot been oon- firmed. A part of the allied fleet had returned to Constanti- nople, to escort Turkish supplies 1o Varma. A portion of the Turkish fleet had gone to Egypt toship 12,000 well trained troops, ireluding one regiment of heavy artillery, (much wanted,) and one regiment of riflemen. MOVEMBNTS OP RUSSIAN TROOPS—OFFICER CASH- IBRED, BTQ. The Russian regiments of guard are ordered to the Bal- tic provinoes by the lst of March, ‘The Russian Vice Commander of Sebastopol has been cashicred for not preventing the English frigate Retribu- tion from entering that port, ‘Tho Eoglsh engineer, Bell, is released. THE VERY LATEST NEWS. SPECIALLY TRLEGRAPHED, HIGHLY IMPORTANT—FAILURE OF ORLOFF'S MISSION RUSSIA ISOLATED. A despatch from Vieona states that Count Baol has drawn out # declaration of peutrality, with » strong lean- fag towards the views of the Westerm Powers, and has Given this to Count Orldff aus final answer. Oriofl’s mis. sion has therefore failed. ‘The Crar’s proposals were to form a defensive league with all the German powers, and if the Western Powers attacked any one thereof, Russia would make common cause with them, find would not concluce any peace without consulting their interests. The German Powers through Austria definitely refuse. Rusia is therefore isolated. ‘The Western Powers are immediately to demand the evacuation of the Prinsipalities, and will compel it forth. with. The Ruesian Minister in London has paid a final formal visit to the Foreign Department, Panis, Famay Evasinc.—Che funda, after much fluctua: tion to day, closed with a rise, Affairs in Great Britain, THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT—GRBAT BXOITEMENT —VIOTORIA OHSERED—ALBERT BIS8SD, BTC. Parliament was opened on the Slat alt, The crowd Was much greater than usual on the route to the House, and the Queen was greatly cheered, but Prince Albert ‘was occasionally hissed. The Turkish Minister amd several Taris im the crowd were cordially cheered, The Houre wes unusually fall of splendid costumes, but nomembers of the American delegation were preient, the Mas- tor of the Ceremonies having sent notice that all the diplo, ‘matic corps must appear in full costume, The following is THE QU&EN'S SPEECH. My Lords and Gentlemen :— Tam always happy to meot you in Parliamont, and on the present occasion it is with peculiar satitaction taat LT ecur to )our assistance ani Po ens 5 The hopss which I expressed at the olons of the last sea: sicn, that » spesdy aettlement would be effected of ihe dif ferences €xisting between Russia aad the Uttoman Porte bave not been realize}, and I rej to say that a state of warfare bas ensued I have con\ 4 to act in cordial oo- operation with the Emperor of the French, and my endea- Vort, iz copjavetion #ith my alites, to preverve and to re. store pescs between the contending parties, although bithertousenccessful have been ‘“aremiMeg . Twill not fail ogcersevers ip these endeavors; but as the continuance of (he war may coeply affect the interests of this country and of Europe, J think i requistie to make further a’ u of my naval and military forces, with the view enta. support- d of more effectually contribu peace. od that ihe papers explanatory of t! - ih bave taken place upon this subject shall tiations w: be communicated to yon without Genilemen of the House of delay. Tne est mates of the year will be laid before yu, and trmst that you will flad their consistency with the exigen cies of the public rervice at this juncture. Toey have deen framed with a due regard to eeonomy. My Loves and Genilemen In the year just terminated tbe biessigg of an abuadant harvest bas not beer vouchssfed to upby the dispe, tion cf Providenee; the prize of provis ons has ben havced, and the privations of the poor increased; bat their pationce has been exemplary, and the oare of ths ord by a reduction of the taxes affecting 01 life, bas greatly tended to preserve the spirit 0° contentment. T Eave the ea{iafactio port bi f avnouncing that the com- 1 prosperouy—that trade, both been en hep the incresse—and venue of the past year been more than ad- equate to the demande of the pablic services. iu ta. or crete be frame 2 kee peelag hk NOL PRL APR the United Ki ‘to the phips of ail feierdty mations, ard I Jock forward with satisfaciion to the removal of she last legisla ive restriction of the use of foreiga shipping for the benefit of my People Commupications have been addressed by my command to the Universitics of Oxfoid and Cambric, oad to @ in will be Jaid and measures peigervoeed) for your conside:a- view of giving ¢ifect to such improvenents. The establiebments requisite for the comdact of the civic service, and srrangements bearing cn its condition, bave recently been wi riew, ad I eha)l direct a plan to de laid before you which will have for its object to improve the system of admizeion and theredy increase the efficiency of the service. Reerpt measures of legai ave Proved highly beneBcial and the success which. fine attended them encoursge you to with farther ememimente, Bills will be submitted to you for transmitting from eecle- ical to civil courts cognizance of testamentary sod matrimonial causes, and for giving insreased efficteooy to the superior cvurta of common lav, The laws relatiog to the relief of the poor have of ate undergone mach amendment, but there is one branch to which ( en ly direct attention, The law of settlement im peces the freedom of Isbor, and if this restraint cen witn fafety be relaxed, workmen may be enabled to increare ‘the fruits of their industry. and th® interest of capital and of labor be more firmly umited Meacnres will be submitted to you for the amendment of the Isw relating to the repreeentation of the Commons io Parliament. Recent experie sce has shown that it 1s necessary to take more ¢flectual precuations sgeinst the erils of bribery and corrt pt practices at elections. It will also be your duty to consider whether more complete effect may not be given to the priaciples of former acte whereby reforms were made in the representation of the people ia Parlia mert. In recommending this subject to your considera tion my desire ia to remove every cause of just compiaiat, 1o tncreare’the general confidenes in the l.sgisiature, aod give additional stability to settled institutions of the State, Irubmit to your wisdom the consideration of those important subjects, and I pray God to prosper your coan- role ana to guice your decisions, DRBATE ON PHE WAR QUESTION. A debste ensued on the mbject of the policy of the government during the progrese of the Fastern diflicalty Various bers of the government defended their course; but the debate elicited nothing, except that all now awaited s reply from St. Petersburg. The reply to the Queen's epeéch will be unanimous from both Houses. INCRBASB OF THE ARMY AND NAVY, Tae British army is to be immediately increased by 11 000 regulere, andthe navy by 13,000 The Queen's proclamation ix exjected to be ixened to enrol for the pavy, and it i# seid te be in gontempiation to appoint « special minister at war, charged with the practical detaile of the army and wavy ordnance. An order in council continues the militie im training Guring the present year. fhe French Empire. FIGNTY THOUSAND TROOPS FOR TURKRY. At ® Connell held at the Tuileries on the 30th January, the question of sexding an extraordinary Jaad force to Torkey, was fully discussed. It ix proposed to send 80,000 mee,in four bocies, under command of Gsaerale Caarovert, Macwshon, Pelissier, and Bousquet. Eogland will only weroal! force, but will psy half the expense. MISSION TO DBLGIUM AND PRUSSIA. Princes Nopoleon bad gone to the Belgian Court, it is re ported, to isprese on the king the necessity of acting firmly with the alliew against the Racsisas, as Belgium oarnot maintain reutrality without iecurring the div. plearure of Frenoe The Prince will aleo go on similar missions to Prarsia. Germany. NOTHING DEFINITE RELATIVE TO TAR WAR QUESTION. To Jenvary 49, neither Austria, Bavaria cor Saxony, bad made any communication to the Germanic Diet ree pecting neutrality, Sweden. HOSTILITY TO RUSSIA ON THE INCREASE. ‘The temper of the people shows increasing hostility to Tortia, and the Chambers are goaded with enth' | A\ extra supplies required to put the country in | vt defense, are granted, Y, FEBRUARY 17, 1864, ft THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘PRICE TWO CENTS. Prussia, THE CROWN PRINCE SIDES WITH ENGLAND AND FRANCE. Powers, Austria, COUNT OBLOF?’S MISSION—THE WAR QUESTION, ETO. Count Orloff's interview wirh the Emperor was brief, butit ts mot known how he « ‘The people sppear more in favor of & western alliance, ‘The‘comcentration of troops goes on in Romages. Spain, BEVOLUTIONARY SYMPTOMS—OPPOSITION TO THE QUEBN. Great discontent exists, everywhere cireulating, and the popular feeling at pre- sent is in favor of the King of Portugal, or anybody but '® Queen. Switzerland, POLITICAL DIF FICULTIES—MILIfARY PREPARATIONS. Some political disquietude 1s working in the canton of Zarich, and military precautions have been taken, Italy. OUTBREAK ANTICIPATED IN THE NORTG, ETO. French influense is much insréasiog in Naples. Great uneasiness exists throughout Northern Italy, aad &n outbreak is far from im probable, A Pontifical decree ex ends to Aprtl next permission to import breadstufls ‘nto the Roman States, and also gives forced ourrency 10 Roman treasury bonds, Persia. At the Jatest dates English influence still preponie rated. Commercial Intelligence, TER LONDON MONRY MARKarT. Money maintained its value, but rates were unchanged, The British funds had fluctuated considerably, Console cloned at 905 9 0034; bar nilver, 615;; dollars, 597, The French funds were very sensitive, AMERIOAN BECURITIES, Measra. Bell & Co, report « contiamed good demand dur- ing the week, and an active business done at full Prices, The attention of Continental capitalists was becoming more attracted to American securitfes during the prevent war prospects, Messrs, Baritg Brothers also report fome inquiry for first rate stocks, LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Mesers Brown, Shipley & Co. say:—In the early part of the week cotton was much depressed, ard forced sales were mado tos ocmsiderable extent at irregular prices, varing from 3/4, @ 144 1b, below the momiaa! rates of the day; but, the market having been relieved from ww apxious selers, a better tone has been estab. , burizess closikg moro steadily, bat tamaly, at the quotations current at the departure of the last famer, LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFF MARKET. The warket was dull during the tiret three days of the Hoek, and declired to tre extent of 64. a 8d on wheat, Jy, @ 28, op flour, and 1s, on corn, Since then all amtialen have revived, beiug in better request, decline on wheat curing the week, anf 1s, on flour, Gorn had nearly recovered its vain. Richsidson Brothers quote:—Fine U.8 white wheat, ex storo, 123. 94. a 138; secondary do., 124 6. a lus. 84, 1d. 21 up ex ship; Canadian, 12s. 64.; Wortern caval flour, 421, 044s, 63. Obio, Phiscelphia and Balt'more. 43s.f' extras, 42s. 64 | Indian corn, white, 50s, a 614.; ye low, 493, 9503, LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKKT. Gardiner & 00.4 and other circulars quote best quiet aud prices irregular. dealers baying oid sparingly, await: cing of pew ia the éooks, Pork unchanged, Irish onrers frm but some ko.ders of old American would in brisk demami, with shoulders ia traproved in rtook, aud 588 in Pric, but 662. to arrive ie the nearest qaotetioa, tallow erial plteration; Pat id at 634. Oa, dj price North A » Cheese—amail stonk; five brought high rates, ‘The wales f the week wore 42.670 bale: were on speculation, and 4350 for exvor?. ‘Tae salus to. Cay, (33.) were 6 000 bsles. The #tock on hand ia 641,008 bales, including 320,000 American LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MADKST. Asnms in moderate demand, at 254 6d. » 295. for pearls, Bin, 6d. for pots Chovenexed Is. a28. lower. Bex dull. Lixstap CAKK 54 a 108, lower and quiet Navar StORES —No sales of terpsatine, Rosin ia good demand at 64, 3d tor eommon, to lls. 6d for fine, Covren—Altoge her ia retail demand SUGAR A Jerse bosiness in coloatial at extreme prices; but for foreign the demand bad rather fallea eff Toa —Limiied transactions common congous at La. ale 44. Meciom qaslitiew tentivg upward and in fal request. “en Hi lev ne! neWAR A D and closing ag 2e. of which 2.370 100 tierces Carolina eold at 205, 64. a w tons OY American brongnt £1 1/6 0a ons.—Not much dotag. =-The public raley went off briskly, and tho eater portion found buy: ra'her better rates. O14 —Ulive oil in geod ¢ J, prines favorisg sellers. oi] in aleady demand, at thé recent advauce. Other n limited reque nt. Fenonts doring the week were irregolar and lower. Stee: age pacsengern were not abundant. LIVERPOOL WOOL MAVKBT. Mesrs, Haghes & Son rep. rt a steady demand dorlog the month, with prices very frm for ali useful qualities, STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER. The Manchester market c ntioued dali at last waek's prices. LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS. Meeare, Bariog Brothers repor: a gennral dalness in the markets: Sugar in moderate demeud; toa stea‘y, but iuapimate; tallow flat, at 638, for Peversburg. Bread stufl-—Buriness rather limite}; holders firm American red whest, 788. @ S2a.- white, 84s = 900, .Flour, 304. « 44a, Corn scarce Copper frm, at 144. for shest. Not much to notice in from; common bare quote: at $5 104; rails, £8, free om bosrd ip Wales Lesd—Commn pig, £24; refined, £26 Not much doing fa tin; Englieh block weile at 1308, A large: business in epalier, at £24 108. « *, HAVRE MARKEre. sslewot cotion during the woek ending the 1st of ry were 4,800 bales, Stock on hand, 66,000 bales. Arbes unchanged. Coffee slack. Rice rather better; faler of Carolina at 52. 0 3sf, Suger-in gocd demand, but prises easier, Tallow aud lard, bat little doing. Market bare. The Feb BY TELEGRAPH Haver, Feb. 3—Eveving. Corron—Sales to-day 400 bales at 4’. lower than prices of last Friday. Genesee flour 47f, (Owing to the lateness of the hour we are compriled to break off our despateh at this point. The balance, com- prising ship news, Xc., will appear in our next | THE LECTURE SEASON. Lecture of Doctor Achilli at the Tabernacle: The third lecture of the course forthe benefit of the Harlem Baptist Church was delivered last o ght a! Tabernacle by Dr. Achilli, of Rome, ia sabjsct wae— “Peace instead of War.’’ Toe audience was small, owing to the unplessen’ state of the weather, and the more unpleasant condilioa of the walking. The speaker said— Tt may perhaps excite sore rurpriee among you to bear me speak of prace while ail Europe echoos with the clash of war, Bat if I speak of peace, remember it is not be- cause I am indifferent to the ware which are paneing, be. cause all the @herished hopes o! my country are in the contest. I am waiting and lookirg trustingly towards the clouds which overhang Europe, believing when it opens Literty will be revea’ed and Italy free, If you ack me why | desire Rome to be a blic, I can only anewer, | am by birth » Earopran, Italian and a Ro mas, 1 bave suffered, been persecute’, snd boras most everything but martyrdom. Bat if J were the ovly one who had enflered in my country’s cavee it might pase. But hundreds of others have felt the pains of tyrannies!] Rome. You ask if there is any hope for Italian freedom. 1 anewer, rid us of foreigners, ‘ake away the French and Austrian ara! jacd, and we will show you we will room settle with the Pepe end our petty kirgs, I rejoice row that I am io the land of libe im the land of Washington. (Ap- r ) Lmake ..< avowal free and iadependently, that there are rome eUble characters in the Roman Chureb, beogh cba iystem and prinefple of the I ih Oburch, | make « strong dist notion bi 0 ere Catholies ‘rom inclinstioe and thoy from business amd speculation. The Ca D boasts of two hundred mil Sissi) «ca tiered over all the world, and therefore ought to able to exergire influence in bebalf of pssce. This religion teaches love, peace and charity, and should vot tir up distensl dwar We shonld not be bi icimienl towards ® {atbolic, who ts ro at heart, bat rather pity him for his weakness. Why re: gerd Catholic mesionaries with hatred? Are you mistrasttal of yourselven, and fear thees foreign mis ‘iteparies will your government? If so, then this fesr is pot in seeping with ine of your reli. gion, No. Itis notes @reiigious mi ‘thet you rejeot the Catholic missiouary—it ie because you hnow, ly im the Council of State the necessity of siding with the Western Revolutionary handbills are sn] do, this te a poltilce! trick ot fhe Popisn world, and it {6 mpon polit oppore ite approach to your shores. tyranxieal. (Applaure.) Italy im the middle ages consisted of a sect of re The Popes and clergy were republicac: wo Ewperers; but 68 soon at grew lax the Church bdegen to draw tigh Teine of power and soon reigned over all. liberty bas sunk pow I need not tell you Europe through your example. yourselves you are in vo danger from all the foreig easies whish may crowd to your shores, Im the of the Reformation war was necessary to op; vic lence to violence. But this religious cont Romish Church, but the political schemes. Do & Catholic because he is a Catholic? If 0, God from the thought. It ia the spirit of psrsecatien, which ie ise in any Chureh whatever. bandon them, and fol Christ in religious love, forbearance and truth. Oppose the Romish Church politieslie; say to the King of Naples and the Duke of Ta:cany—the two arms of ihe Pope, bis oanda, bis feet, his luogs and his boains—say to them, ‘‘Ceare, cease at once, ‘rom perseoition for religious opinions; cease this persecution and itahall sot aver be done by us”? Now, what iato be coas to stop these re igious perrecntions. They are at war among then- selves, You wish them to be st peace ap ong ther sivas, and at pesoe with you Exercise that epiri! of Oheist ox pressed in the reatiment, ‘Love your enemies and thee who hate you.” Let us take the principle of Pops Mas!- malian, woo raid to ap audience of Protectants, “CT ware addressing ® Roman Catholic audience I sbouln atvige their love of you™and forbearance towards you, ax the book polloy tox securing your conversion.’ (Apolausa.) So set it with you. You can cooquer beat with ths spirit ef love. I{must aay I oan love all’ the Romac Catholic Church—even the Pope himself Itis trae I with Ttaly was rid of him, because he haw ruled my country with » rod of iron, and I love my couatry more than any living man, (Loud applause ) My dear Araeri- can people, although I cannot mow address my fellow citizens im Italy in this way, yet I hope the time is not far dirtant when I may do so. There is snothor reason ‘why you should strive for peace, You should discard all the prejudice of Earope. Why oid you utterly ciscsrd a the worn out cos- tumes of moparchical Europe, and robe yourselves with the republicen robes of liberty, prosperity, love, and peace? Lat Karope retain ber evila, and lst Acnerios keap olear cf them, no that the Ruropean zhall ever feel it is a privilege and luxury to come here to the land of Wasbia, ton, (Applaune.) The +trife existing here bet Reman catholics and Protestants ia of the Old World. It is @ European spirit, and is unft for repablioan Amerios. It iss rpirit Of perseoution, which disgracer your country. apirit of animosity ie dangerous, It excites distrust smong yoursslves, sud wili ultimately cieate Civisions among families sndfrieads, Tais is what {a to be feared—the result of “his tility. Itisthe old spirit of Earops transferred to your shores, Avoid it, O! avoid it, my dear Amerioan teatent friends you would » monster ia your midst. Triumph throcgh & rpirit at the same tine relizious, pure, true, and celestis!, ani fm proportions you spiritually above turbulent and monarobical Earope, much the more fore bly will you impress your truths upon ber, and secure the divine’ mission for which, under God, you apprar to have been born, grown up, be come powerful and strong. spirit of religions hos Anti-Slavery Lecture, William Ltoyd Garsison delivered the tenth aati slavery Jecture im the Tabernacle last Taesday evening, bsfore moderately filled house, He prewired by saying that he wan in ili beslth, and was obliged, at the solicitation of friends, to read his lecture. He then spoke substantially b8 follows :—Of necessity, aa well ay choics, I ama Ger risonian abolitionist-s most uppopular usmo in the present state of public sentiment 1 am ready to follow where others have gone be’ore, amd aocept the synonyms regardless of fear. I am he to defend abolitionism as the scunées. philosophy, the truest patrioliam, end the dent religion extent. Let me detire my pocitions—first, 1 am a believer in tbat part of the constitution which a1 thet “‘sllmenare que!’? Hence! am an abolitionist, ard an opponent +f tyranny in every form T, who wovld ask mo to be done on tlavery ack we to devy my prefessions, 1 will not ite to premote suy objsct Convince ma toast a man ioay rightfully make encther his slave nod [ will no Jouger steno up for fudepend+nes, Ido not kaow how co Tecovcile eedom and slavery together If thi denouneer me for not following ite examole I ceate to d-nonnes its inconsistency. My cri will pot go * with the multitude to do evil’? My fensti: oirm is that Tinsisten the Averican people abolishing slavery, oF cease to piste about thetr iberty. Notwith stancing the lersons taught us by Piigim Fathers ant Revolutionary sizes,{2 woat Earcpasu nation is liber'y held in eyo contempt asin ourowa? Tae pipulation of onr + Javer now exoveds that of dur own at the time of the Revolution, and ia vein co they c'ank their cha! and enifer fovumerable wrongs Tha wasith; onterprie politien, and religion of the innd, are el! comblaed io give extent to the sisve po Nothirg in tis lend {5 20 nppopuler- ss partial liberty. The trametdons power of the governs ent in exercised to crush out the aati Glarers life that exiets al hearts The ressons ip eid Ubat tho slave foie Vp wiivny wo 6B inferlor race, that they hav+ beea parchased at s fair value, that many cf them are inher! that thelr free dom would roia the Sonth, and amoag that olavery is sanctioned by the B ble valid, how can it appear that these words are o irrec* Al men sre eqnal;’ or the {ofusction of Carist, “Call no men maser.” Go to Kvgland and prensh the Coctrine of slavery there and you will hear an anywer ia the werds of Cowper:>— vee eapnot breatae in Ragland. If their lungs breath cur air, That moment they are fovo.’? So, alo, in the words of 3rougham, who raid, “Tell me rghte—talk not of the rights of the planter fa his tlave. I deny the right—I acknowledge no’ 0 perty.’’ Take these slavenocing pleas to Sootiand, ard they will be repiled tow thousand fold in tae language of Burne— “A msn’s a man for a’ that’ So ia Jrelend, the tertimony «f O'C nell ehall pave from mouth to mcuth, who Ceclared that he was for instant “apd total abolition according to the Jaw of humanity aod he law of the living God Pars to the Contiaent, even int) papal riddea rom the Vatican’ Pope Grepoy *XV1. shall rep’ inst the item. Pro. right of every msn to 0 Austria, Itely and Tunis ar: and pat it to an cpen shaw: is atolea y slaveholier is ® man stealer, While here the laud esp have no rest The religion that receives to ite commusion the enslaver ivance of this repablic, Chures, Tae Bomish Onurch is « political power; its kiagdom is of this al grvunce that you justly Ta Eugland Popsry may ‘or & while erush the liberttes of the people; but it way also overthrow the g°vernment, at which I shail zot much regret, becawe ali the advancement of the English peep'e bas ven in spite of the government and! he pe the time {+ near when they will rid themeelves of riestly power and the avbility, both of whisb are equal. 4 Lot no one forget thet our ‘blicans, How low our I have hope for Tf you remain true to war, loa ticpel ore; suc Ist me entreat you to be the last to alter its character, You cust not oppose the reigioa of the roathate iver you is the embodiment o. ail criminality. Sach at lea the verdict of my soni on the supposition the | am a slave, Ard whoem I bat » man? [oes the immortal soul within change with the color of the skin? Iles uot oce God created us? How wonderful is maa—a being ethereal, end, though suliied, sill ¢ivine—the same in every clime, above all institutions, sacred, imzortal! I: ip plain that whstever cannot floarirh, exoopt a’ the sacr fice of this being ought not toexist. Show ce the religion that authorizes the ownership of one man over another, and you will prove it to be of infernal origin, Every men in equtvalent to every other mao. God created man ia his own imags; and this is & deathblow to all claims #upe- riority, [bare never advanced a9 ultra sentiment, or wace any extravagant demand. No men osn show that I have forgotten tLe welfsroof the master in my cares for the elave. If slaveholding ia not wrong uader all cir cumstences why bare you decreed it io be wrong in your own State’ What you ¢emasd for yourselves in virtue of your manhood | demand for the slaves at_the South Wherein this, is my fanatision app If for the javes there ie no hope of icmortallty—no Go!—no heaven—no hell—then, undeviably, 1am mat, aod can no longer discriminate between a man ard a beart. To bi y with the odious Inconsistency of giving struction, or almitting them to our i are to religione communiona ‘Bat if they are mon she rare career of immortality with o they have souls to be saved or lort, then when them all thet I claim for ourrelves I am guilty of no ex travagance, but am obedient to the In of God whieh commands us all ‘to remember those who are ia bind To the slaveholders I simply enunciated tha divioe mesenge, Yot if] }ad affirmed that they ought to moet irates | phonid baye been 00 more merct- making it piracy to nts! black# from the coast of Africa. The bosb eaten inbomap, tx “Hie that ® man snd ely te put to death” to re sad by It every American flareno! siuply say to him ‘ Go I slavery ‘be right, the fra have erred in raying tha Tae inane is net with me, but them and with Got. How has the save eystem grown to its present enormons size? By compromice. Bi itt epresned? By an uccom promiring spirit t murt be carried out in sll relations of life There fe in the North a cowardly, truckling snd no insult from the South oan wiartle ns into telf-reepect. Our commer with the So bound up in the plantation. Onr God gives right o speech can only be exercised in the plave Ststor “at the expense of ovr lives. Slavery cannot bear the elighsest ray of light or criticism. Northera m threats of the Scuthera pyess. By o: where is the split of the trusnearted aod un shackled gone? Je the name alone left to us? The North bas give all to her de: foo—she has ¢ducated the South, and the result of this ts three railiiome and @ half of slaves, iocrearing at tho rate of one bundred thousand a year. The government is actively pro slavery; there are fifieen flave States, and now the repeal cf the Missouri compromise is sought. Tals de movstates that the sin is act geograph’eal, that {tis not confined 'o the South, Le ay ho deep png should rot the star-s} anner WAYS Over ) ae Pot alas damning ‘well as three millions of slaves? If itis nota sin to admit ome more slave State into the Uuiou, why should it be a damning sin to admit ten—to extend the jatem over the whole count: With » glow of indigna- lou | protest against the by wheever gives, that if the slave Dower will seek no mire to extend tte cords acea bly what it owms mow. it @ solitary Hlavehoder will I allow to epjoy repose unless he cog- gente to relinquish his office of slat The scriptural injunction is to be obsyed, “ Re- the devil, wad he will fee from you.” My motto is, ‘No union with slavery’’—the motto of the ‘slaveholder is, ‘% arey forever—no union with sboli~ toniste, either in Church or State.” I would to God that w niet bes united people, but God only renders tais poesible by spreading liberty hout all the Isad. Oil and water cannot coalesce, and they are not more au- ‘tagonistic than slavery aud freedom. ‘It is not frescoes or the agitation for freedom, but it isthe domination of the slave power whiah is creating diaunien and discord iw these States, With two thousand million dollars worth. of propeety in ita bands—with its for es never dividsd— with ite foot planted on two-thieds of onr territory, it cannot be otherwise taan that the slave power will con- summate its Ciabolioal object, sad all who givo the right hand of fezlowship to those whose hands are re blood of the slave God will hold guilty, These are sol ‘timen; it is mot a stro, for national prosperity—that problem seems to be settled: the question is not whether y sflorta we can abolish slavery, bell our birthrigh' for with the multita’s todoevil, a mess of pottage Living or dying, defeated or victort- ous, let it be our lot te say, m0 compromise with slavery —hberty for all, and forever! Items from Washington [From the Wasnington Star, Feb. 13.] GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. It may be well that the business Cp eo faroh know that, by the sixth section of the act of ee] 1809 auch’ supplies as wre to be farniahed the Unit States at a future cay, must be contracted for by pre- Viovnly advertising for proposals, except when the exigen= clon of the publis service require the immediate delivery of the articles, when they may be obtained by par. chase, on Preser proof of the exigency. BY the aut of May 1, 1850, no contract can be made except uncer a law sutboris\ng the seme, or under an appropriation adequate to ite fulfillment; amd by the same law, mo land ean jared on account of the Usitea Stales Biawauthorizing such purcbase. The act of 1808, jes that no member of Congress shall, or indirectly, ‘‘under’ake, execute, hold or erjoy in the whole, cr in ‘part, any contract to be made with any off oer of the United States in their behalf.” DEDUCTIONS IN PAYING ASSIGNED CLAIMS, Some time ego, a creditor of the United States assign- ed his claim to auother person for a valuable considera- tion, On settling the origiual creditor’s ascount at the treasury, it was found that he was indebted for pay over- Grawn. Under these circumstanees, it was held that the clair in the hands of the assignee was subject to all the equities between the assignor and the United States; and those equities in favor of the United States must be first satisfied before the assigaer could be paid. The over- drawn pay of the assignor was, therefore, desucted from the aesigned claim 4 SBBRGEANT’S COMMUTATION ALLOWANOE FOR WHISKBY. The commutation allewancs of the whiskey ration, im adcition to the fifteen cents » dey allowed by the act of March 2, 1819, to sergeauts acting as clerks and messen- gers, was prohibited by a regulation of the Secretary of War, dated April, 1845, ard again allowed by regala- tion on the 16th of October, 18/6 It was held in s case not Jong ince prevented for adjudication at the Treasury Department, that sergeants, ks, were not entitled te this commutation (while acting as clerks and messea- gers) for the intervening time. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS’ AND SOLDIERS’ BXTRA Pay. From the ruling in a revent case at the we coucluce that a non commissioned offiser or soldier whe is employed on constant Isbor in the Subsistence an@ Quartermaster’s departments at the came me, is not allowed the extra pay (protided by the act of Marsh 2, 1819) for both ; and the ‘not less than ten days’’ com. stant aber chould be as rearly continuous as {1 conala- tent with the regular duties of the soldler, such as mus tera, &o., iv order to give » just claim to the extra com- pensation. A NON COMMISSIONED OFPIOBR’S EXTRA PAY. , A pon commustioned « fier who #erved ween the Mexican war, but at the time of his discharge had beem reduced to the racks of s private, yas paid his three mouths ex'ra pay 4 & nou-commisvioned offlcer, undér the rules acop'ed by the Poy Department, hy the authori- ty of the joint reeclution of July 49,1848, This of Unis classes of claims was transferred from t partment to the acoounting offic of Jaly 29, 1850, anc op the 18th of Ostober, 1850, the Second Comptrolier cacided the officer or soldier must be psid bir three month 6x arade he Glled at the time of vice; but the Paymaster woo made the fore pay: ment, haviog been so situated that be couli oot have known at the time of the change of rale, it was held that be was entitled to crecit the whole payment. UNFULF/LLED CONTRACTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT. Tt haw beeo desidad ia s case arising uncer m contract with the goverrinen*, thot uo claim can be paid for am j sllegec breach of con:ract on the part of the government to accept goods comracted for, when It appeared that the party olaiming was not at auy time possessed of the goods, and did pot at any tims have them ready to be Celivered ip fulfilment of the contract on his part, um- Jess, perbaps, some reimbursemsn; of expenses, when he bas inourred them in making preparation for much de- livery. An cfler to falal, wosn it is known that he had Offer be relased by Mhegoverainent “* “™Atma* ~* “= POWERS OF ATTORNEY FOR THE PAYMENT OF PENSIONS. It in held in the Treasary Department thet the amoust of pension cue a pensioner, under several acts of Com- gress, can be properly paid’ without a separate power of attorney under each act. One powor of attorney will be sufficient, {f it covers all the time for which the pension in one under all the seis—the attormey making oath, ae required by the regulations, that he has xo interest im the pension money to v¢ received. THE CURRENT CPERATIONS OF THE TREASURY DIF PARTMENT. Oa the 11t> of Febrasry, there were of war- ravts entered on the bouks of the department :— For the redemption of 208 For the custome. , 9409 SB Covered into the tres 191,298 36 Covered into thetreaecry from mis. 8,061 For the War Dspartmen’ 8,061 Fér the Navy Department... » 275,419 8T For the Interior Department, 045 [From the Washington Star, Feb 15.) ASSIGNMENT OF A SOLDIAR’S PAY. Ap enlisted soldier sasigned @ portion of his pay ir satisfaction of a debt. The arrignee applied for pay which was refared by the proper offizer of the Uni States, om the grourd that the act of May 8, 1702, section four, txpresely ceclares that ‘no assigament of pay, made sfter the firet day of June next, by @ non-commis sioned officer or private shall be valid.” THE DELEGATION OF FRIENDS. The Quaker celegation which came bere not long sines to remonstrate #ith the President relative to the proposed ungodly course of the administration with reference to the Neorasta bill, are stil! withus, They have, probably, given up the executive ass bard or hardened case, ai are pow attending to t! re ungodly, the Ssnate and House of Reprerentatives, among whom they are operat ing se though born end’ bred in the lobby. Their arga- ment is ageinst ‘‘disturning ihe Missouri compromise.’? The wage bave it that when they approached the Preal- dent after that fashion, he quietly asked them where they were on the Miravuri compromise ia 1860. Wedouvt the trath of this story, buvif true, the qaestion mus® have been a pover, As far we can perceive, taetr labore, while making no Congreseional votes against the ‘Dill, a vine to render religion @ bye word, inasmuch as they play politiclane in ite holy name, THE TREATY OR CONVENTION WITH SWITZERLAND. We bave rearon to believe that there is li'tle question Se Cisposition to coafirm this excellent ax- rangement with the only republic on the Earopean » history ir ae follows, viz.:—It was negotiated: ont to tain country, and in November, 1850, it ), wheo Switzerland made several ther amendments to it, occasioned by thore originating wih the government of the United Sater, Mr. Fillmore kept {t under acvisement, on its retui ested the White Howe It strikes us pron ptnesa in dieporing of it srose from the inaufficionay cf bia knowledge of the details of our commercial rele- tions with Switzerland. We recolle:t that {i was sald that Mr. Webster, and, subsequent, Mr. Everett, labored io vain to make hm realizo that on: commerce with the Captons is of great pational inportance. {n 1850, with = population of two ands haif millions of souls, Switeerlamd took $5,000,000 per annum worth of American products of BI) Ceneriptions, inet about $1,000,000 per ancum worth taken at that ime by Rassia, with her 62,000,000 of population, The details of this coavention are of course unknown to the public; yet suflic: ioformath @ concerning it io Washington to create very general cee: ay rpeecily become the la of the land. thet it PRNSATION. 1p otiesr cherged with ‘sree for extra compensi BXTPA Application was mace syoneible and particular @ stion— woch extra compensation ‘og been estimated for and Alleged to bave deem inciuced ia ® general tiom. b epproy Tr was deci ed the ever meritorious the ay ft or 2'd not be allow © 4th section of the act of July 21, 1852, emacte that “no setimate or ap) ponue of opty, fo aby bil making appropiiations, hail sutno- rive the payment of apy increased pay, allowance of compeoration, in any form whatever, beyond the amount preseribed by lew, in any case, anless there rhall first be a epeoific direetion for such extra paym darigaating the offieess to whom such exira payments shall be made. THR CUARTNT OPERATIONS OF THE TREASUAY DE+ PARTM On the 14th of February to rents entered on the books of For the payment of treseury conte. the ireasaty fren eastom the treasury from I the treerey from mineellaneoa © were of Treasury war.