The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-29
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ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
Seven Days later News.
Decline IN the Cotton Market. Grain on III,

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
Seven Days later News.
Decline IN The Cotton Nmkei.-Grain on the
Decline.
HALIFAX, Aug. 27-p. IN.
The royal mail steamer America arrived here al
O'Clock this afternoon, bringing dates from Liver
pool to the l7th, and London TO the 10th instant.
The steamer Asia arrived out at Liverpool at
midnight on Monday, the 18th instant.
The overland mail from China arrived at Lon
day Just previous TO the sailing of the America but
we have particulars OF the news brought by it.
England.
Parliament has been prorogued by the Queen.
The potato disease Is spreading to considerable
extent in England and Ireland, and il ID generally
admitted it will take large per centage off Of the
crop. The other crops generally promise well.
| Harvesting Is now general, and the weather Id
very fine for harvest operations.
Jenny Lind was giving concerts to crowds
even overlooking houses-at Liverpool, and was TO
have called for New York in the steamer Atlantic
| on the 3lst inst. Miss Charlotte Cushman is aso
| "a passenger in the same steamer.
Mr. Welbur is likewise passengcr-he 10 a
bearer OF dispatches from England and the conti-
| nent to the Government OF the United States.
| France.
The French General Assembly has adjourned,
and the attention of the French nation now prin-
cipally occupied by the progress of President Boz
napa &c on his tour throu ghou the provinces With
some few exceptions, he appears to have been very
| lavorably received by the people. Wherever he
| went, excitement and commotion produced in
| giving him welcome.
| Denmark.
Some further skrmishes have taken place be-
tween the Danes and Holstens, in which the latter
| appear to have come off victorious.
There rumors of approaching settlement
of the quarrel between the two contcnding parties
under the auspices Of Russia England, and France
Letters from Copenhagen report that the King
| of Denmark has contracted sham marriage with
u dressmaker.
BnEADsTuFFs.- Gardner g. Co.'s circular, of the
10th OF August Gays that the weather has been very
| favorable for harvest operations since our last
which has impaired dull feeling the corn trade
and considerable decline has only been prevent
ed by unautheuticated reports of short yields of
wheat. Our quotations for every article show a
slight reduction and the business done to. day was
very tritiing, with priccs tending in favor of
buyers.
CoTToN MARKET.-The cotton market in Liver.
pool has been rather dull during the week. and
lower and middllng qualities have declined
erage of I'd. per h. since the 10Th instant. The
sales during the week amount to only 5000 bali
of which spectators took 1000, and exporters
ii 900 bales Fair and other descriptions, aside
from those above mentioned, remain as quoted at
the close of last week.
PRovIsIoSs-Beef shows no change in priccs
Fine qualities of pork in demand. Hams are
dull, without special alteration in prices. Small
| sales of lard, and the market less firm.
SuGARs-lt is said that there large orders in
inc f-HBIlsH lot shipments 10 America.
Cuba and Porto Rico have eighty advanced, and
there is rather more than average business dur
ing both in Liverpool and London.
CoFFrE.-In the London and Liverpool markets
coffee can be purchased at lower rates, but still the
shippers and home dealers are not inclined to op-
crate.
MoLAssEs-A very large business is doing in
| molasses, at advancing rates, and the market is
firm.
RlcE.-There has been a large speculative dc.
mand Tor East India, at an advance of Sd. per cwt
for middling About 50 tierees Canadian have
been taken at lSs. Sd. for good qualities.
RosIS.-Comnon rosin is in good request and
Is. 3D. have been paid for 800 bbis.
| MosEv MARKET.-The market for English Sc
curities has not been 81 good this week. On Mon.
day there was heavy demand, and prices de-
clined. The fall at one period was per cent. but
some reaction subsequently took place, and the
latest prices quote reduction Of per cent. the
closing quotations of the 10Th instant. Prices OF
consols tluctuated from go 10 go during the week
closing at the sailing of The steamer America at
decline.
srocKs.-Thc papers give no report Of American
stocks
SECOND DESPATCH.
HALIFAX, Aug. 2S-p. IN.
| The official quotations for cotton are Fair Or.
leans So; fair Upland and Mobile 8, middne
4. ordinary III. The total stock at Liverpool
consisted OF 3I7 900 bales Of which 800 900 ar,
American, against stock at this period last year
of 755, 900 bales
HAvRE CorroN MARKET.-Snce the receipt o.
the Atlantlc'5 news the daily sales OF cotton have
not exceeded 300 and 400 bales, and a decline o
one franc and two francs must be sgnalized in
our rates.
ENoLAND.-The chief feature in the Engsl
news is in the Queens speech upon the proroga
ton of parliament.
Jenny Lind's last concert at Liverpool wal
crowded 10 excess. A portion of her troupe cam,
over in the America, as the Atlantic was too much
crowded To admit her entire troupe coming in her.
The French news is unintcresung. Accounts
from the Provinces state that the weather was very
unayorable for the harvest operations
From the seat of war in Denmark, we learn that
an explosion occurred in the por der laboratory Of
the Schleswig artillery, which killed and wounded
over hundred men, and caused the Danes &c
make precipitate attack on the Holsteiners who
charged ON the Danes, putting them TO flight, leav
ing great many killed and wounded. IL is be
levcd that negotiations foot at Schleswg
between the English, French, and Russian ENJOYS
to put end 10 the further cffusion Of blood
The steamer Asia arrived out on the 18th, at
O'Clock in the morning, and not the 18th, statc'
in the first despatch.
Spain.
The Cortcs has been dissolved, and new election
will take place.
Lord Howden, the English minister has beer
well received by the Queen.
Her majesty has completely recovered
The Roman States.
II is said that the note of the great powers re
comments the Pope 70 grant constitution 10 tn
States Of the Church, the model Of the one whcl
Austria has given to the Lombards.
Portugal.
We have nothing new from Portugal or othei
, parts of the continent
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