The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-08 00:00:00

LATEST INTELL MINCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE WAR IN THE RIVER PLATE.

PARIS, April 8.

The Moniteur of this morning says :—Letters
from Rio de Janeiro, dated 11th March, contain
authentic information from Paraguay which con-
firms the forcing of the passage of Humaita by the
Brazilian fleet and the storming of the Estabeleci-
mento redoubt. The citadel of Humaita had not,
however, yet been carried, and the army of Lopez,
which had been prematurely announced to have re-
treated into Bolivia, was massed in front of the
Brazilian positions in Tayute. The occupation of
Assompcion by the Brazilian squadron appears to
be confirmed.

AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

GALLE, March 23.
The Bombay, from Sydney, Ist inst., arrived
to-day.

The Geelong arrived at Melbourne on the 11th,
and Sydney, the 14th.
The Simla arrived at Galle, 22d March.

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, April 8.

The Cunard extra steamer Tarifa, from New
York, arrived here at 9.35 a.m. to-day with 61
passengers. She landed the despatches and 67 pas-
sengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 9.50 a.m•
All well.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, April 7—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

4i per Cant.
End of month... Ittasan Loan
3 per Cent
End of month 69 271 Mexican Loan ... 19 50
Credit Mobilier
End of month... 272 50 Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier ...1470 Home Debt
End of month... Deferred — -
RAILWAYS. Account.
Orleans , ... 870
Northern ll9O
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.... 585
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman..

550
977 k
72
92}

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE
RACKET MATCH.

The single match was played yesterday at Prince's
Club, Hans-place, Sloane-street, and proved even
a more hollow affair than the double one on the
preceding day. H. Fairs (" Punch") again marked,
and the times are by a stop watch of M. F. Dent
and Co., 33, Cockspur-street, Charing-cross. A
large number of spectators were present, and at
2h. sm. 10s. p.m. C. J. P. Clay, Trinity College,
Oxford, having won the toss, elected to go in
against W. S. 0- Warner, Trinity College, Cam-
bridge, the rubber being the best of five games.
The Oxonian's band served him in good stead,
as be quickly scored five aces before Warner got
him out by a well-judged one into the right back
corner. Warner was in and out as quickly, Clay's
next band bringing him one more ace, after which
his opponent got his first score. Clay's total did
not rise beyond 7, the Cantab making the score 6
to 7 at his next attempt, and after getting his op-
ponent out won the game right off in 7 minutes
30 seconds. Second (Game.—This very much re-
sembled the first, as Warner was 4 to 1 chiefly
through his good service, when Clay made it Ox-
ford 5, Cambridge 4, by some really good returns.
On the Cantabs gaining the court he went ahead
very fast, and was soon 12 to 5. Clay got one
more ace only and then lost the game, at 15 to 6,
in.7min. 53sec. Third Game.—This was very
easily gained by Cambridge, whose representative
was 3to 1 and 4to 2. Clay made one by his next
band in, after which Warner went right away till
ho was 11 to 3. The Oxonian got oue more ace,
when his opponent won the game, in 7,niu.
at 15 to 4, as well as the match at three games
love. It will thus be seen that Cambridge has won
both the racket matches this year, although de-
feated in the athletic sports, billiard matches, and
boat race.

STATE OF TRADE.

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MANCHESTER, April 7.—A quieter market in
cotton at Liverpool to-day, with a decline of id.
per lb. at the commencement of business, had the
effect of lowering the tone here, and has produced a
marked depression. The market for shipping yarns
spinners are firm,
their quotations.
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ed ar
aqtuhieert estrongly
b ut
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They appear to have a good deal of confidence in
hare indisposed at
present to vitalityof
follow
reported at Liver-
pool. In home trade yarns we have had only a
t e
h thegh depressionprice
moderate trade to-day. Prices are from ed. to
id. per lb. below the extreme quotations of Sa-
turday, and are again at about the level of Fri-
day. A report from Liverpool at noon of rather
more doing in cotton has not had much influ-
ence. It has caused a little more inquiry, but
not much more business. In cloth there was a
fair amount of business effected last week, and espe-
cially in the re-sale lots, the prices of which were
low enough to compete very successfully with the
lowest rates at which manufacturers could afford to
offer their cloth. Between Friday and the close of
yesterday prices had advanced considerably, and
manufacturers had put up their quotations so as to
cover the advance in the values of cotton. To-day
the quieter tone of the Liverpool cotton market
(noted above) appears to have induced buyers to
withdraw from purchasing for the moment, and the
business done has been small. The still high and
well-sustained prices of yarn, however, compel
manufacturers to adhere with a good deal of perti-
nacity to the high rates for cloth now ruling. There
are still some re-sale lots of cloth in the market.
Messrs. J. Slagg and Co. report of this day's cloth-
market :—" Our market has been restless and ex-
cited during the week, and prices show a consider-
able advance on our quotations of last Tuesday.
The large number of resale lots offering have im-
ported considerable irregularity and rendered pro-
ducers' rates unobtainable. Though the high quot.

tions of to-day are generally well maintained, the
uncertain tone of the Liverpool market has tended
greatly to restrict operations."
LEEDS, 7th.—The attendance of buyers in the
cloth-halls this morning was not large, and was
chiefly confined to the representatives of local firms.
There was nothing like animation in any depart-
ment, purchases being mostly for supplying orders
on hand or to keep stocks assorted. The home
trade buyers are doing very little as yet for the fall
trade, which always has a relative bearing to the
harvest, and it is too early yet to form any correct
idea as to the probabilities of the latter. The sales
to-day have included tweeds, union meltons, white
diagonals, hair lists, fancy coatings, and
plain cloths
in fair proportions, and throughout prices were with-
out noticeable change from last week. The flax trade
is showing some improvement, and prices of the raw
material, yarns, and threads are all firm.
ROCHDALE,
Gth.—The flannel market to-day was
of an ordinary character, no large amount of goods
being sold, and prices being firm. The same re-
mark applies to both the Yorkshire goods and the
wool trade. The order for 8,000 pieces of flannel
for the Government, which was last week expected
to fall into the hands of some of the manufacturers
who had tendered for it in this district, has been
given to an Irish firm. According to reports here
it is questionable whether the order will not be
executed in Belgium, it being said that the goods
required can be procured cheaper in that country
than in either Ireland or England.

THE TEA DUTY Is REDUCED.—Horninzan,'s Pure Tea is
sold Bd. per pound Cheaper. This interesting fact will, when
fully known, even further increase the demand for these
Choice, long-approved Teas. They are not sold km, but
only in Packets, signed " klorniman," London.