Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-03-28
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival of the Niagara.
FOURTEEN Days LATER FROM
EUROPE.

| EUROPE.
The Steamship Niagara, with Sc passen.
gers, and with London and Liverpool dates
Of the 9Th inst, arrived at Boston OIL Sulur>
day afternoon.
The Europa arrived at Liverpool on the Sd
Linsr. The Hermann arrived al Southanlp.
ton on The 18Th.
During the fortnight. the Cotton Market
has been dull. To effect sales. holders have
been Obliged TO submit; 10 decline Of 4
on all descriptions below fair. Upland has
declired l.2. No change III Mobile Or New
Orleans. Quotations wrre--falr Orleans. 3
rs; Mobile. "a ny land, 6 So. Sales
tor the fortnight. So $50 baIe>. of which spec
uIaiors took $4,000. The trade j. still p,.r-
chasing, but sInringly. Sales last week,
%, 500 Imles, of which spectators took 600.
: wholly American. At Havrs the market 10
very quiet.
The Com Market has been extremely
slack, aud prices have given way OH most
articles Indian Corn has declined Is per
quarter for white, and from Gil to Cd for yell
low. Best Western Canal, Baltimore and
Ohio Flour, has declined Is and 81 per bar
rel.
The Provision Marker has rather improved.
Beef IN good demand nj 65s for old. aud ~
10 7Os for new Hams-dull: shoulders in
better demand, al improved rates. Lard un.
changed.
Naval Stores inactive, al previous prices.
Carolinn rice freely offered at l9s Gil, in bond,
for fine. Cofee-denaud hunted. Holders
and Spectators icing dislnclIned to act until
after The great sales in Holland advertised
for the llth and l4th inst. Sugnr-Cousid-
erable bus uess in Porto Rice. at rather lower
prices. Totmcco-Sales for the month 1913
hhds, of which about one-hafwerr Kentucky
stemmed. Prices have advanced during the
month 9 10 Id per ID on Virginia and Ken
lucky steinmtd. Market is very trm.
Money Market slightly improved. Con-ols
closed on the Sth at SO IA Tor money, and
90 t-2 for account American securities ~
better demand ut improved rntre. Uni,ed
Srnres skies. 1907 pa l0S; New York sixes.
IO7 a IO8 Pennsy lvsnia lives, SO "a; Mass.
fives los LOG.
Freighrs steady, with increasing number
Of passengers.
Accounts from the manufacturing districts
nre no, satisfactory. Many OF the mills 10
Manchester and other places are working
shorr time, and some have stopped altogs tier,
bur il i, moi believed that this is more u ana
Temporary arrangement.
Tie ofirial returns for The month ending
Feb. S, 1850, show mn Increase in the vnue
of British exports over the corresponding
month Of l849 OF ES55 265 and Of f695 us
over Feb. 1913. On yarr,s, cotton, linen and
wuollpns, Their, has heen n decrease IN whrnt
a decrease Of nearly 100000 quarters IN
| -four and meal decrease OF 5uO,0OO cwts.;
and corresponding decrease ~ Indian corn
and other grain, in COMPARISON with Febru
1 "A hon
benefits of free interchange OF the COM
mo,lires and products Ct different countries.
In the house OF lords on the night Of the
9Th. The parry professions bill was passed.
In the commons, Mr.. Lahouchere stated That
The clearance Of vessels was not affected by
the recent changes in the navigation laws
No duty was chargeable on foreign ships CO.
ing 10 England Tor The purpose Of hring reg.
isiered but il they 60 10 I've broken up, they
will be liahle TO n duty OF 25 per cent.
| Benvenuto Mathew. Esq, is appointed
consul at Charleston. U. S.
II is reported that MIR. Heald, husband OF
Lola Monies. is resulting in the house o.
medical gentleman, At Westminster, s"ner.
ing from an aberration Of mind, and raving
about his wife.
| The in,por,ation OF American smelsd COP.
per. 300 tons. which arrived nj Liverpool,
was taken down 10 Swaisea, au" e''i'nA'eo
10 I've worth 100000. ,
Five hundred persons LETT Waterford on
FRIDAY and Saturday, 9Th and 9Th. TO embark
:, : ;ysrnooI. for America. American liners
a,e shortly expected TO be put OH at Water.
ford for New York.
Az several Of the March fairs in Ireland
there has been visible improven,e in the
prices Of black cattle and pork. On the 4'h
in Westmeatl there was a splendid exfiib-
ton Of pigs. upwards OF 200, some Of which
brought 50 much rs n, each. Store cattle
were unusually high, and there was sirik-
ing amendment in tho tone of the fuir.
From Francs the latest news is that :
number Of delegates from the btetroot sugar
snsnufsetories arrived in Paris 90 The 3''' y