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THE BIBLE: 1W THE COUNTING-HOUSE;
a Course of Lectures to Merchants. By the Rev Dr.
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FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

FRANCE,

- Ib is-reported that Louis Napoleon has written an auto-
graph letter to the Emperor of Austria, reminding him of
this promise to consider the crossing of the Danube by the
Russians as a casus belli, and to urge him to immediate
action,accordingly.

Since Napoleon 111. has been supreme head of the state,
the following line-of-battle ships have been launched from
the French dockyards :—The Ville-de-Paris, 120 guns ;
the Louis XIV., 120 ; the Fleurus, 100 • the Dunguay-
Trouin, 100 ; the Annibal, 100 ; the Austerlitz, 100 ; the
Bayard, 90 ; the Donawerth, 90 ; and the Tilsit, 90 ; in
Pill nine vessels, with 910 guns.

accepted the treaty will be concluded in a fortnight. Ne-
gotiations are proceeding simultaneously in London and
Washington. The ship Vanguard, for Liverpool, while
putting to sea had been compelled to come to anchor, in
consequence of a revolt amongst the crew. A disturbance
arose between the mate and four seamen, one of whom at-
tempted to stab the mate with a sheath knife, whereupon
he drew a pistol and shot him, the ball taking effect in the
shoulder.

An official announcement had been published by the
postmaster-general, stating that he has made an arrange-
ment with the Australian Pioneer Line of. Packets, to
convey a monthly mail to Australia. _ _

The Nebraska Bill was still under discussion in the
House of Reposentatives. In Indiana very disastrous
floods had bed experienced. At Birmingham -upwards
of two hundred families had been rendered houseless by a
fire. Thinly attended " indignation meetings" had been
held at New York, at which resolutions against Cuba had
been passed. A steamboat, named the Jacob D. Early,
had been wrecked on the voyage from New Orleans to the
Wabash River, and fifty lives lost.
The steamer Northern Light had arrived at New York
from California with 700,000 dollars in gold dust.
Advices from Cuba state that. Captain Bulloch, of the
Black Warrior, had accepted a proposal from the Cuban
authorities to pay a fine of 6,000 dols. and receive his ves-
sel back. A despatch from Mobile states that the cargo
was released with the vessel. She was to leave Havana
on the 24th.

Advices from the City of Mexico of the 16th ult., an-
nounce that Santa Anna left the capital four days pre-..
'viol's, with the intention of taking the field in person
against General Alvarez, the leader of the Acapulco revo-
lutionists. It is asserted by the Mexican journals that
Alvarez was surrounded by the government troops, desti-
tate of money and almost deserted by his friends.
From Halifax we learn that, on the 29th ult., in the
House of Assembly of Nova Scotia, an address of loyalty
was adopted on the motion of the Hon. Joseph Lowe, the
Provincial Secretary, seconded by Mr. Johnston, the leader
of the opposition. In his remarks in introducing the
motion, the former gentleman observed that Nova Scotia
was at all times a firmly attached and loyal portion of the
British Empire through all the vicissitudes of peace or war,
and that when the honour of the British flag, or the autho-
rity of the Crown were in peril, the voice of faction was
hushed and party feelings and distinctions were obliterated.
He referred to the period when the frontier was endan-
gered (at which time he led the opposition), when he at
once tendered his support to the Government of the day
in a similar manner as at present, when the opposition
have lent their support to the Government. He said that
their Sovereign should feel that her subjects, wherever
situated, were united, as one man, and that, whatever
might be their party struggles or differences of opinion,
there was but one feeling in Nova Scotia when the flag of
England was unfurled. He concluded his address, amidst
cheers, with the following :—" Whatever might be our
regret at the withdrawal of her Majesty's troops, I believe
that I am not mistaken when I assume that the militia of
Nova Scotia, about to be enrolled and embodied, would be
able to defend their own soil and protect her Majesty's
forts and arsenals, should your gallant soldiers be required
elsewhere. If they can, they ought, and we should not
detain a single regiment here that may be wanted m the
Mediterranean." •

TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
The humble Address of the Representatives of the people

of Nova Scotia.

May it please your Majesty :—We, your Majesty's
dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of Nova Scotia,
have learned, with extreme regret, that your Majesty's
Government has been compelled to fit out armaments, and
prepare for active hostilities, in order to maintain the
faith of treaties, and guard the interests of the empire
from the aggressive spirit manifested by the Emperor
of Russia.

Though far removed from what may be the theatre of
war, your MRiesty's loyal subjects in Nova Scotia will re-
gard, with grave solicitude, the operations of your
Majesty's forces by sea and land, and your Majesty may
be assured that, wherever the national flag is borne, their
sympathies will follow it ; and that, in triumph and
disaster, the efforts of its gallant defenders will ever be
marked with deep interest in this portion of the empire.
Should the land forces now in this province be required
elsewhere, your Majesty may rely upon the loyalty and
devotion of the militia of Nova Scotia, who, until the
return of peace in Europe, will defend their own country,
and protect your Majesty's forts and arsenals from
foreign aggression.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, 28TH MARCH,

The demand for Foreign. Exchange has been moderate.
We quote the extreme rates at London, 108 to 1084 ;
Paris, 5,134 to 6,15; Amsterdam, 411 to 414; Frankfort,
414 to 412; Bremen, 794 to 791; Hamburgh, 364 to 364;
Antwerp, 5,15 to 5,164.
COTTON.—(From W. P. Wright's Circular, March
28.)—The operations during the past week have been on
a more limited scale, owing in a measure to the reduced
quantity of cotton on the market for sale ; but chiefly to
the indisposition of sellers to accept the current prices in
face of the continued deficiency in receipts, and the short
crop views entertained in the south. The market yester-
day closed quietly at quotations which show a decline for
the week of 4c. per lb. The total sales have been 7,500
bales, of which 2,081 bales were for export, chiefly for
Liverpool ; 2,571 for home consumption ; 2,323 on specu-
lation ; and 625 in transitu. The exports .during the
same time have been, to Liverpool, 6,727 bales ; Amster-
dam, 247: total, 6,974 bales.
The following is a statement of the movement in cotton
since Ist of September last, as compared with the pre-
vious three years :

• 1854. 1853. 1852. 1851.
Receipts at the ports 2,061,000 2 690,000 2,253,000 1,844,000
Exports to Gt. Britain, 789,000 1,071,000 864,000 708,000
France 224,000 230,000 287,000 236,000
„ other for, ports, 173,000 194,000 166,000 158,000
Total exports
Stock on hand 625,1)00 775,000 6)2'000 628.000
From which it will be seen that the decrease in receipts
now amounts to 629,000 bales ; the decrease in exports to
Great Britain, 282,000; to France, 6,000 ; other foreign
ports, 21,000. Total decrease in exports, 309,000 bales.
PuovlsioNs.-Mess pork is dull, and can be purchased
at $15,37i, and prime at $l3. Beef is steady, and in fair
request : city mess, $12,50 to $l4 ; prime, $8,50 to $B.
The stock of lard is small, and the demand is rather light.
FREIGIITS.-To Liverpool for cotton, id. per lb. • flour,
4s. 3d. to 4s. 6d. per barrel ; grain in bulk, 13d. to 14d. per
bushel. To London.-Flour, 4s. 3d. to 4s. 6d. per barrel ;
grain in bulk, 14d. to 15d. per bushel.
IRoN.-No change in price of Scotch pig; small lots are
selling at $41.50 to $42, six months.
BREADSTUFF& -The market for flour was quiet, with a
decline in common qualities of 614 c. per bbl., up to the
close of Thursday, when the advices from Liverpool per
Pacific to the Bth instant were received. The previous
slight decline was immediately regained, and on Saturday
there was a further advance of 181 c. to 25c. per bbl. Yes-
terday the market again improved to the extent of 122 c.
per bbl., the whole advance since this day week being
not less than 371 c. to 50c. per bbl., and there is but
little flour offering at our last quotations. Fine qualities
of wheat are held for higher prices, but there is no actual
change in rates. Indian corn is a good deal sought after
for shipment to Great Britain, and prices have advanced
on the Pacific's news 4c. to sc. per bushel.
NEW ORLEANS, Mencn 25.-Receipts for the week,
37,000 bales ; stock on hand, 254,000 bales. Middling,
91c. ; market easy. Freight to Liverpool, id. Exchange
on London, 81 per cent.
MonrtE, MARCH 25.-Receipts for the week, 12,000
bales; middling, 81. Freight to Liverpool, 23-32 d. Ex-
change on Loudon, 8/ per cent.

INDIA.
(By submarine and European Telegraph.)
TRIESTE, Sumas APRIL 9.—The steamer Calcutta
arrived this morning at five o'clock in 116 hours from
Alexandria.

ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 3.—The India mail proceeds this
day to London with advices from Calcutta to the 6th of
March ; Madras, March 11; Shanghai, February 15 ; Hong
Kong, February, 26 ; Singapore, March 4; Penang, March
5 ; Bombay, March 14. Fighting is going on in the Per-
sian Gulf between the troops of the Shah and the chiefs of
Abbas Bunder. The cotton crop in Berar is expected to
be a failure. A revolt in Bassein has been suppressed,
but Pegue is again in a diiturbed state. The British
forces in Burmah are 1,900 men and 50 guns. The Indigo
market at Calcutta dull. Exchange, 2s. Ofd. The Japa-
nese have conceded to the Russians to open Japan to trade
with the rest of the world within a year. Exchange at
Shanghai, 6.7; Canton, 4.9. Freights at Alexandria
have fallen to 3s. per quarter.