The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.
One Week Later from Europe.

Inc royal mail steamer Cambria arrived mere On
Monday afternoon, bringing dates from London
and Liverpool to the 18th and 18th April She sailed
for New York at 6. p. m, the same evening. The
steamer Niagara had not arrived out when the
Cambria sailed
The Cambria met with an accident to her ma
chinery which detained her ten hours. She
also detained twelve hours off the harbor, ON &C
count OF a dense fog. She had TO encounter heavy
gale from the south last night. We have to-day,
fine weather and strong winds from the west. She
had ninety three passengers.
LIVERPOOL CorToN MARKET.-There had been
an advance of Id. per Id. on all descriptions of
American cotton Fair Orleans II, fair Mobile 81,
fair Upiands SD. The sales Of the week are AZ 90
bales, of which spectators took TO- 900 bales The
market closed firm.
The Havre cotton market steady, but with
out material change in prices.
Indian corn ruled trihe lower, but in fair de-
mand.
The flour market wassteady at previous rates.
Quotations as per the America. The business
Only moderate business in provisions, and prices
unc hanged except in bacon, which is one shilling
per cwt lower. Lard has declined Cd.
The coffee market dull, and prices lower.
Jamaica has receded 10 shillngs from the highest
point of January.
Sugar is in fine demand, and prices trife lower.
Last years. crop of moasses was selling at large
reduction.
SPIRlTs TURPENTINE.- of 30 tons at f32
sterling. Rosin 3s. to IS. I'd. per cwt which is a
decline. No sales of rice reported-prices un-
changed.
The money market closed on Friday at 953 TO
| 95s for Consus. The bullion in the Bank of Eng
land has slightly declined. The rate of discount is
| % per cent.
Doubloons and pillared dollars.are much wanted
at full rates.
There is a fair demand for American securities
U. S. SIS of 1868 quoted at l09 ITO; New York
5's at So and 6's at los; City SIS, "a 95s; Mary
| land 5's 90 a 81. Pennsylyania 5's 80 a S3A.
England.
The English Parliament reassembed on Monday.
The supplies for the navy and ordnance were al
lowed, after sharp debate and contest Tor re-
| for repeal of the window tax, which produces a
revenue of nearly two millions pounds, and which
it is proposed to meet punctually, by the abolish
| ment OF a squadron After long and warm de-
bate, the house divided, when the minister and the
| taxes were sustained by bare majority of three.
Owing to the strong opposition, some members
were shut out from voting. On wednesday, 1t
was proposed to raise the power Of recovery in the
South Courts from thirty to fifty pounds sterling.
| The government opposed the measure, and, in a
tolerable house, were left in the minority. On
point ofetiquete which proposed to raise the assist
ant surgeons of the navy from the cock pit to the
cabin, the ministry found themselves in minority
of eight.
On Friday, Lord John Russell brought forward
a motion ofinqury relating to all government obi
cers-an amendment was offered to extend the in
quiry to the income of the dgnitaries
which was negatived by majority of l13; after
which, the original motion was put and carried.
The London Times has adopted a tone OF much
severity against the existing government That
paper devotes considerable space to the subject of
| Sir Henry Bulwer's correspondence with Secretary
Clayton relative to the modification OF the present
tariff on iron. The opinion is advanced In several
quarters, that the restrictive policy Of the United
States if continued, will lead to still greater de-
preston in the large iron business of Great Britain
The correspondent of the Times at Athens has OBJ
| tain ed af he he
| Greek government and the English compliments,
which is far from complimentary to the latter.
| Speaking of the claims of Don Pacific, the Times
says: The worthlessness of such q subject 10 our
best security that these difficulties will be brought
to a decent termination; but the money he awarded
to Don Pacific, beyond the strict value of the fur
nture of hotel in which he lived on private chart
| ty in Athens, IL money which an English ministry
blush to receive.
| The Greek commerce, it is said, has already
suffered by the English blockade to the amount Of
two millions sterling, which, with the destruction
of the crop by frost, will cause large falling of
in the revenue, and is calculated to increase the
growing discomfort of the people.
The agitation against the removal or abolish
sickly attempts Of O'Connel to resuscitate the
peal movement, are the leading political questions
before the Irish; but they possess new feature.
The few sales that have taken place in the en-
numbered sales court have gone at prices which in
| dictate but little depression of the country
At the quays at Limerick there are twelve YES
| sells, capable Of ommodating two thousand per-
sons, taking in provisions for the United States.
The usual cry Of poverty and disease still heard
from such quarters OF the country
The weather both in England and Ireland is
mild, and generally the crops look remarkably
we'll.
By the new postal treaty between France and
England, the postage all letters from the United
Kingdom, well as those passing through Eng
| land from the United States elsewhere, TO be
duced from twenty TO six pence.
| France.
The Assembly having been engaged during the
week in discussing the Electoral law for the sup
preston Of clubs, II IL not expected the committee
upon the press will report until after the elections.
! The Minister Of Finance has presented his budget
| for 1880 He proposes 10 establish balance be-
tween receipts and expenditures in favor of the for
mer, TO reduce the taxes windows and door,
and materially relieve the agricultural interests OF
the country. He also proposes TO raise two hun
dred and fifty millions francs by tax on paper.
In alusion TO the present quiet Of Paris, and the
anticipated movements of the Red Republicans, a
well-informed paper says: ono doubt, however.
ssems 10 be entertained this time Of the efficiency
Of the troops in and about Paris, which form an
| army OF upwards OF bO,OOO.
Italy.
Letters Of the 4tb, from Rome, state that final
| arrangements have been made for the Pontif's re-
turn; he will arrive at Sericero on Sunday.
A large French feet and an American squadron
are at Naples.
A letter from Florence, giving news from Rome
erected at Belletra in honor Of the Pope's return
had been burned during the night.
| Austria.
The German Reform gives currency TO the report
that there has been an interchange Of notes OF an
unpleasant nature between the cabinets Of st.
James and Vienna, growing out Of the relation be-
tween Austria and Tuscany. The insurrection at
| Croatia is at an end.
The Hungarian refugees have not yet reached
| their destination in Asia Minor. Count Batthiany
| IL III.
The Austrian cabinet intimsted, in regard TO the
| attitude Of Prussia in the German question, that
Austria will not be the first 10 break the peace Of
Europe, but that she will not allow any other Ger
man power to attempt any thing contrary to the
treaty Of 1915.
| GENERAL NEws-Tbe English Ministry having
been defeated in Parliament on two or three minor
questions, has given rise 10 general belief that
they will be forced 10 resign. D'Israeh, the leader
Of the Opposition, having recovered his health, the
Protectionists have been re-inspired with renewed
| courage.
From the Continent the political news, on the
surface, is unusually quiet Order prevails through
| T.. n "a and a.