The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-03-23
arrival Of the America.
Sr. JonXs, \. Brunswick, March 9th.

was brought by express to tins city, a sum-
/ mary oi which news Is given below.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 81.
! During the early part ui the ia :, iortuigh,
( the demand Tor cotton was most active aud
/ animated, and On the lith a tremendous ex.
I Citcment existed. and sales To the unusual
extent Of fully 10000 bales were made
/ The amount Of hu>iueS> dOite in the Specu.
/ htion rea( he'd abou, Is, 900 bales. Ia con-
sequence Of sales with such an extensive
/ inquiry, prices advanced accordingly. From
the 10Th TO the 2ith Of FEBRUARY, the rise in
/ American descriptions of cotton, was one
farthimg per pound. Brazil cotton, of which
| l1.WO bales sold also at an adv ance TO the
same eX'eut, whilst Stuart and Egyptian
were one eighth higher than during the
/ preceding week.-The sales from the 18th
TO the 2ith, were $1,000 bales, Of which
1920 were American, and 1920 bales
were Brazil. Daring the same period, the
/ operations Of speculation amounted to A.
! lOO bales. Export, 800. Since the l7th
the market has relapsed into an inactive
state. Prices have also given way for sales
: only To limited extent, nor more than
$4,000 bales changed hands. The decline
for the week, was abou. one eighth penny
per pound.
/ BreldstufS.- last date, the following
were the prices Of breads,uils at Liver.
pool.
American and Canadian white wheat Is
"a to Is Id. Red wheat at Is Cd to 6s Sd
| Flour, western canal, and Richmond. 26s
6d Dos Sd per Dbl. New Orleans and Rio
26S 21s. Canadian 26s Cd, ditto sour 25s
TO 26S. The state of trade in the manufac.
turing districts, on the whole, is satisfactory.
Employment il plentiful, aud actively
prevails throughout.
Their continues good demand for Amer.
lean securities.
In London, the reported payment Of the
penny interest upon half-relief Totes, was
received with considerable di>isvor. [. :.
6per cents. continue in demand on ihp con.
,nen', and orders for the stock have been
executed at LOCI.
Money continues to get more abundant.
and the rate of interest rules low. The
English funds have receded.
Consols in London on the Sd VI Feb, 93i
a93,.
The India mail has arrived with dc'es
from Bombay to the 10Th aud Calcutta to
the 9Th Jan, and Hong Kong To the Sd.
England.--Mr Labouchere has again
/ brought forward the government PROPOSE
. ton for the modification Of the navigation
laws, and Mr.. Bancroft, our minister, states
that to whatever extent in liberality the
British Parliament may be disposed 10 le-
gsla,e in this matter, he is ready TO sign a
/ convention tomorrow, based upon complete
reciprocity, and upon the opening of the
/ coas,ing trade Of the two countries to the
vessels of both, by the proposed law, il will
] hA .,,t for A artna IL In
come to Liverpool from the United States
with cotton and tobacco, and will be PER
mitted To discharge all parts NJ her cargo in
/ the Messy, take in Manchester goods or
coal or passengers and carry them TO Glas.
gov or London in transit, and clear out with
fresh cargo from her final por, on her dis
charge.
! The cholera returns have now swelled to
1895 cases, Of which 5,5i6 have recover.
ed, aud BIS continue under treatment, OF
which the result Is not stated.
The Bank Of England exhibits increasing
resources, which the lower rates at discount
among the private bankers preclude the
bank from adding to their mercantile busi-
ness.
Reports from California con'inre to ex-
cite in,ruce interest. The excitement tx
TENDS 'o Az CInN>t>.
The French government has despatched
al engineer TO California with the object OF
Surveying the discoveries.
FRAScE.-Thc National Assembly has
finally voted its own dissolution, and the
new Assembly will meet about the middle
Of May. Louis Napolean seems, to be- dai-
lyacqurin: political strength aud popularity,
and politicians who have hitherto, from ap
pr-hensions oi instability, or from other mo
tives, withheld their support, now come Tor.
ward TO declare themselves Bonapar'i>ts,
and accordingly, very great progress has
been made in re.cstabiishing public conf
dence. Bonnet Rouge, the symbol Of liber.
~, rs well as Of crime, has been put down
in all parts Of France. Monte guard and
socially inscriptions have shared The same
fate.-That Ledru Rolin, having interfere'l,
the ministry OF affairs of Rome received ia
reply, an intimation that the French gov.
eminent did not mean TO ack knowledge the
Roman govei nment, without previsusly as.
certaining that IL approves Of its acts, aud
that the French ministry was anxious that
the pope shold be placed IN a position
becoming a temporal prince and head
OF the Catholic church aud the assembly
in spite Of an ineifectua! effort OF the Red
Republicans 10 fetter the government by 3
declaration OF principles, passed uncer'
, enormously to she order Of the day. The
saloons Of Paris, long closed, are now filed
nightly by crowds Of the beau monde.
Joseph Bonaparte will proceed to spair
a. ambassador. He insists Oh remaining il
Paris till after the election, for which he Il
preparing, so as to consolid ate the power q
Of his relatives at the head Of tina republic
The continuance oftranquilty may increase
. the good disposition which now prevails
. The funds have advanced very considera
bly,. Five per cents quoted about 81 thrce'
range about 80.
v The Grand Duke OF Tuscany has ne,
!. from Vienna aud taken refuge at Port SAT
r Stonano. A provisional government ha
been declared by the excited people as par
Of Italy IN the Roman states. The republi
can feeling has reached the highest point o
Y excitement, and the executive cornmitte
has usurpcd papal authority which Is alto