The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-25
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Prime $40 62k Lard unchanged. Sugar, large
supply 300 Ahds Porto Rico sold at to 81. Coffee
quiet; 1000 bags st. Domingo sold at9s TObocco
declining.
Trial OF DIR. webster.
On the trial of Dr. Webster, at Boston, to-day,
Ephraim Iittlefed; the Janitor Of the Medical Col
lege, testified to many new facts against Parkman.
| GWebster we suppose, is meaht[ Webster scase
MR. Calhoun.
Welsarn from-W ashngton to-day that MIR. Cal
houn is dangerously i'll, and that there is but little
hope of his recovery
At New York at P. N. news had been re-
ceived of the steamer. ..
SECOND DISPATCH,
Arrival of the Niagara.
BALTIMORE March %, 81 M.-The steamship
Niagara arrived at Halifax last night. The news
by her is expected here tonight.
THIRD DISPATCH.
News by the Niagara.
Decline IN Cotton, Corn and -Four! Provisions
Slighrky iaeprogcd.
BALTIMORE, Saturday, March %, II A.M-The
steamship Niagara arrived at Halifax on Thursday
evening, but the wires being down near St, Johns,
prevented the transmission Of the news early The
Niagara brings eighty-six passengers, and London
and Liverpool dates of the 9th inst
The Europa arrived at Liverpool on the Sd inst,
and the Hermann at Southampton on the Sth.
The Markets.
The Liverpool Cotton market during the fortnight
was dull and to effect sales holders were obliged to
submit to decline of one-eighth on all descriptions
below Fair Uplands No change in Mobile or Or
leans. The committees quotations are Fair Or
leans, 81 Mobile, 81 Fair Uplands, 81. Sales of
the fortnight, % 300 bales spectators taking 10000
bales. The trade still purchasing sparingly. Sales
last week, 25,600 bales, spectators taking 5000
bales, wholly American.
The Havre Cotton market very quiet.
The Liverpool Corn market was extremely dull.
Prices of most articles have given way White
Corn slightly declined. Yellow declined 3d. per
quarter. Best Western Canal, Baltimore, and Ohio
Flour declined Is. Cd. per barrel. . Provisions,
slightly improved. Beef in good demand; Old, IS
to 20 and so. New Hams dull. Shoulders in bet
ter demand. Prices improving. Lard unchanged.
Naval Stores Inactive. :. Rice freely offered at
1875 Sd. in bond Prime Coffee in limited de.
mand. Spectators and holders dsincned to oper-
ate until after the great sales in Holland advertised
for the 18th. Considerable business in Porto Rico.
Sugar, rather lower prices, 9. Tobacco advanced,
of month nearly 1000 advanced Id. per pound on
Virginia and Kentucky I'VE give this as in
dispatch, and understand it as meaning sales of
nearly 1000 hhds. during the month"; with an adj
vance of I'd. per pound on Virginia and Kentucky
The London Money market has slightly inn
proved Consols closed at 964 for money Amer
lean Securities in better demand and at improved
rates. U. S. SIS "a to s premium. =. The accounts
from the manufacturing districts are less encour-
aging. Many Manchester and other Mills are
working short time, and some have stopped alto
gether, but only temporarily.
Political News.
The political news is uninteresting France is
quiet. Greece still blockaded. | will send brief
synopsis Of the.news in another dispatch.
FOURTH DIsPATcH.
MORE OF THE NIAGARA'S NEWS.
Sir John franklin.
BALTIMORE, March 23-The Queen of England
offers $4,000 reward for the discovery, or for in
formation leading to the discovery of Sir John
Franklin, or any of his party.
The French Revenue.
The French revenue is fully adequate to the pub
lie demand, without loan or increased taxes.
The Greek Question.
France and Russia, it is said, are completely
united on the Greek question. Letters from Toulon
say that the French fleet in the Levant has sailed
for the coast of Greece. Lord Palmerston's con-
duct towards, Greece is condemned. Russia pro-
tests against it. 1t is believed the Gar will aid
Greece. The London Gazette says message has
gone from the Queen to give orders to cease hos
tlities against Greece.
Reduction In the French Army. ,
10 ha I r.. L
dred and eighty thousand men.
Lord Lieutema mt OF Ireland.
England 1.-THE ministry we supposed proposes to
abolish the Lord Lieutenancy Of Ireland, and the
Vice Regal Court, intending Irish affairs to be
managed by the Home Department.
Canadian Annexation.
This subject exctes little interestin England.
FIFTH DIsPATCH.
Further by the niagara.
New YoRK, March 23.-The Armistice is to be
prolonged between Denmark and the Duchies. 1t
is reported that Denmark has concluded private
treaty with Prussia.
: The commercial advices from India are favorable
and an import duty of 3 per cent. is about being
imposed on Cotton.
The prospects forpeace are good. The Russian
troops are about occupying Pennsylvania, to allow
the forces OF Austria to pass over the German from
tier, and also into Italy. Haynan is raising addi-
tiopal troops.
The Pope has not returned.
The news by the Niagara has depressed the Cot
ton market. 1t is now unsettled, with no sales
The sales for the week foot up 5000 bales.
Flour has slightly declined. Pork improved
Mess is quoted at $40 2j. Groceries and other
things unchanged,
BALTIMORE, March 3,-A snow storm is falling.
SOUTHWEST Pass, March "a, 5 P. NJ The
steamship Falcon arrived at o'clock.
OF Within the last thirty-fve years the Austrian
commercial marine has received an addition OF
Austrian built ships amounting to 59S vessels, Of
les, 622 tons.
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