The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival az tho Europa.

sc HALIFAX, May 81.
The royal mail steamer Europa arrived here yes
terday afternoon bringing dates from Liverpool to
the 18th, and London to the 10Th instant
The new American steamer Atlantic, Of the Col
Inns line, arrived out in thirteen days. She reached
Liverpool OH Friday, the 10Th Of May. She was,
unfortunately, detained forty eight hours, by an
accident TO her machinery. Her condcnsng pumps
gave out, and her floats broke, they proving too
frail. Previous TO the accident she had attained
very high rate of speed. Owing To the above cir
cumstance, the Atlantic will not sail on the 18th,
was contemplated. The day Of her sailing has not
been fixed
MARKETs.-The cotton market at Liverpool was
firm, but prices had not varied from those quoted
at the sailing of the Hibernia. The sales Of the
week amounted TO 90, ITO bales
Flour has advanced one shilling per barrel, and
corn meal advanced Is, 3D. TO Is. Sd. per barrel.
Iadian corn has advanced Is. I'd, per barrel.
Not much doing in provisions. Beef advanced
three TO four shillings per fierce. Pork quiet;
bacon firm at previous quotations. Taow in
good demand. But little doing in coiiee--prices
tending downwards.
Tobacco in moderate demand-smal sales.
Nothing doing in turpcntine.
Freighis were steady. Sugar in better demand,
at very full prices Rice, Carolina, advanced two
shings per cwt., and further advance is antici-
pated, as the stock on hand Is much reduced. The
best quality is now % shillings, and the second
quality % shillings.
LARD-Moderate business--prces upward.
The money market is without much uctuation in
account. American securities are steady and in
good demand
The accounts from the manufacturing districts
are cheering.
The political news is uninportant.
[The above despatch came directly through from
Halifax on the Morse line, beating all opposition.
We are much indebted TO our correspondent who
forwarded it 30 prompty.l
England.
The chief events of the week have been concen-
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looked for with great anxiety and very friendly
feeling. The Irish Transatlantic Company have
already laid on an experimental vessel. The gov
eminent contracts with the West India Mail Com
pany have been renewed for ten years. The COM
pany are to provide new and swifter steamers than
| those hitherto engaged. In Parliament, at
tempt to take off the duty on newspaper advertise
| ments failed. Mr.. Labouchere again introduced
his merchant service marine bill beyond this,
business meagre.
One of the wealthiest Lancashire manufacturers,
Mr.. Threlfall, had been arrested charge Of
forging bills To the of forty thousand pounds
Twelve thousand had been discounted when he was
taken, but the money recovered. 1t was
| thought he would leave in the Europa.
Lord John Russell is still too i'll to introduce the
Lord Lieutenancy bill.
The crops are looking extremely promising
new expedition in search OF Sir John Franklin
sailed on the Sth
The anniversary of the republic was celebrated
with great pomp. All was quiet; not single ar
rest occurred
New YoRK, May 81.
The America had not arrived out when the Eu-
ropa left. The Hermann arrived on the Sth inst.
| The Atlantic arrived in thirteen days.
Flour quoted twenty three and six to twenty four
for Philadelphia and Baltimore. At New York.
to- day. cotton held firmer; thousand bales sold
at full prices. Sales of three thousand barrels
Georgetown flour at 81 rs. Flour has advanced
twelve cents. Corn advanced; sales of forty thou
sand bushels at 90 to 65 cents. Stocks firm Cou-
| pons, 49, premium.
ST. LOUIS, May 81
The register reports the total number of deaths
| for the week ending on Monday, the Goth instant,
at sixty seven, of which twenty were children
Of five years of age and under; of the whole
Der nine deaths were from cholera and of small.
pox. From three of the cemeteries there no
reports.
| The steamer James McLane came down yester-
day from Council Bluffs, which place she left on
the l4th She reports that nearly all the emigrans
had crossed to the opposite side Of the river, and
that hundreds were daily starting for the plains.
The emigrants at st. Joseph's were fast thinning
i out The grass in the vicinity Of Knoxville was
| up several inches, and growing rapidly Provi-
| sions continued scarce and high.
PHILADELPHIA, May 81.
The engine and tender attached to the burden
| train OF cars from Baltimore through the
draw on Crum's bridge, about eighteen miles from
Philadelphia, last night, and were precpated into
schooner, which was passing through at the time.
No serious damage. The passengers and mail for
Baltimore left Philadelphia in a boat for Whining
ton, and thence by railroad.