The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-16
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
Further by the Niagara.

The Niagara's news was telegraphed from st.
John to New York on the morning of the 9th.
There was, however, some arrangement in the
wires before the Italian news was reached, so that
we are without any further details from the penin-
sula. The Geographic report to the New York
Herald is fuller than that we received last Tues
day: we therefore give it below.
ST. JOHN, N. B.. April 6-8h AM.
The Niagara, Capt. Ryrie, with two weeks later
intelligence from all parts of Europe, arrived at
Halifax Yesterday afternoon, at o'clock. Our ex-
press started at halfpast B. and arrived at St John
at quarter past this morning
The Niagara has Al through passengers, and will
probably arrive at her wharf in Boston about
o'clock Saturday morning.
The Europa arrived at Liverpool on the goth, in
Is days from New York. Her arrival was anxious
ly looked for, as the bearer of President Iaylor's
Inaugural Address, which was Immediately tele-
graphed TO the London press, and has since been
very favoraby commented upon by all the leading
papers.
The Hermann arrived at Southampton, from
Bremen, on Thursday, and was to have sailed for
New York on the 26h. One of the firemen,
colored man, was crushed to death by some of the
machinery on the passage from Bremen.
steamer has arrived from Southampton, for
Havre, with 500 bales Of valuable French goods,
which were placed ON board the Hermann, for the
| New York market.
The Sarah Sands made the run home in II days.
| The news by this arrival presents European poll
| tics in threatening aspect than at any Pc
| Rod during the past year, and its importance, not
less than its exciting interest, predominates over all
| other intelligence.
| in England the unsettled and alarming state of
continental politics, and the fears generally indul-
eed in with reference to the forthcoming intelli-
| gence by the overland mail from India, had the
effect Of to within three days of the sailing of the
| Niagara, creating considerable dependency in
commercial circles, and the almost entire suspen.
sion of extensive operations in every department OF
1 trade, and the cotton market was unusually dull
and depressed, and the prices receded full one
/ fourth of a penny. Nearly every principal article
of commerce partook of the general gloom but on
| Wednesday the anxiously looked for India news
| was received, and being of more favorable char
| acter than had been anticipated, reicton imme-
diately in, and at the moment of the Niagara's
| departure every department OF trade had assumed
| a far more cheerful aspect. 1919
Cotton, that sure barometer of commercial health
and confidence, rallied al once to the extent OF one
| eighth of penny, and the market for the week
| closed with a rather more active demand.
There has been no improvement in the market
| for Breadstuffs since the advices by the Canada.
In fact, prices m all the leading markets have con-
| tinued to recede; but low they now are, pur-
| chasers seem to hold of, from conviction that
| they have not reached the bottom.
There has been no diminution in the extent of
employment in the manufacturing districts; but
there has been susceptible falling Oft In the de-
| mand for manufactured goods.
There is fall in the Metal trade, and prices are
shade lower but it is believed that the late adj
vance of IL per ton on manufactured iron, and lbs
on forged pigs will be fully maintained at the CON-
ing quarter.
at Bombay, Calcutta and Canton to be good, and
business generally to be in healthy state.
| The supply of money continues abundant on call.
The bankers will not give more than two per cent,
and quite Indifferent about receiving it at that.
First class paper is gladly taken at q to 81.
| The Bank of England returns do not furnish any
feature worthy of remark. The anticipated drain
of bullion for the Continent has not yet been real
lied. Prices of American stocks fully maintained.
The ordinary and midding qualities of Cotton are
freely offered at the reduction noticed. Fair Up
lands and fair Mobiles quoted at 4sd. and fair
| Orleans AID. The sales for the week ending 10th
We're 81 $50 bales, of which 5000 were on specua-
ton, and 300 for export The business of the last
week amounted to 90 $50 bales, of which specua.
The stock in Liverpool is now about 40S, 600 bales
| of which about 259, 900 are American.
During the past two weeks the Corn markets Of
the United Kingdom have been quite as dull and
as inactive before the sailing of the last steamer
Western canal Flour is selling at the reduced price
of 23s. per Dbl. This fall produced some specula
ton in the article for few days, and an advance
of 3d. to cd. per bb; but 23s. is now the fair quo
tation for the above description well as for Phil
!, adelphia and Baltimore, though for Ohio of prime
Is. to rs. per 70 lbs Indian Corn in moderate de
mand and sold at 27s for inferior white, up to 29s
per quarter For the best yellow Corn Meal Us
Cd. to lbs. cd. per Dbl.
Cured provisions in Liverpool and London ar
| very steady. At Liverpool we have to report re
duciion of IS. to 5s per fierce on beef. There ha
: been rather more business passing The dealers
however, buy only for present wants, anticipating
still lower prices; but the arrivals having raihe
= fallen off since our last, there is less anxiety mani
VI Il L-tl neota1 TharaI c nnfa
| rate demand for pork, chiefly for ship stores. TIL
new Western prime is far from fine, the colo
y in most instances being dark and dingy; 50 to SIS
u is about the selling price for such.
We have again to report an active demand IL
j. bacon, which having been met freely by importer
y has taken off all the recent arrivals as landed
n Prices have scarcely varied, although for fin
e Eastern trihing advance has been realized. Han
ID are scarcely good to sell, the London mark'
: being lower than the Liverpool We continu
1t without shoulders. Lard is again lower, sixpenG
per cwt-the sales in the fourteen days reachn
about $50 tons, holders meeting buyers freely
10 The transactions in naval stores are limite
70 Only about 500 bbls of turpentine have been di
"A posed of since our last, and that of good quality,
~ Is. to rs. Id. per cwt. Ordinary quality is qui
e' neglected The transactions in common America
It. are by retail at about Is. per cwt. ,sE.
v, ENGLAND.
i. In Parliament, the proposal of Mr.. D'Israeli
make an inquiry into the peculiar burdens on Ian
WIFI view 10 illeiE Te1el, has DeeH uisposeo vi
~ a majority of $50 to 1879. This majority is qui
d. decisive for the present; but Mr. D'Israe proms
he bring itforward again and again, and it rema
H. to be 70 what point of depression agricutur
:, produce will fall and upon the political results
~ the great experiments nowin progress, must depeI
oo the eventual solution of this important ques'io
CHI The army and navy estimates have been carr
n. by majorities quite as large heretofore:
is. The long threatened opposition of Mr. Hume al
- Mr. Golden, has subsidized into the meekest d.
es claimer, in The House of Commons, against 4
!. present alleged excessive number of troops al
m, seamen. Only the most Insignificant minoriti
ms have supported the financial reforms.
The events in India seem to have aroused t
British feeling, so long kept in abeyance, and it
/, quite plain that the cry of ships, colonies and col
ne merce was never more popular than at this mome
IN Up to this period of the session, the state of pr
es ties in the House has not undergone any mater
lat change. There exists all sides, sincere des
m | 10 support the executive government upon all r
tional grounds. Mr.. Bouvere's bill, to 6 disclerg