The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-12

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ARRIVAL Or THD AROTECs ilfin,
/ Four Days Later from Eussps. s.
Fkythsr Decline IN Cotton and Breadstw6s IN
american Steamer Baltic arrived ouf, re-, Re.
Nxw YoRK, May liza. m.-The American
steamer Arctic arrived here this morning. 6hs
left Lverpoel on the s0th OF April, bringing Lon
don dates to the aSth. and fourteen passenger
| The steamer Baltic arrived at Liverpool ON thu
18th Of April, At 7 o'clock p. m. She encountered
severe weather during the entire route. issI a
| EnsIand.
| Corror MAaxsr. April 3o.-The cotton market
b. been very dull during the past four days. On
200 American on speculation. On Monday the
demand was languid; buyers werc desirous Of
learning the advices brought BY the Baltic, which
On % bs only, sa
included . few for export On Tuesday the mar
ket opened very dull, and continued 90 through
out the day, the transactions being but 1000
bales, At decline Of ID. per ID. The trans
| actions of the three days amount TO 10000 bales,
which included 500 Surat At 4d to 3D.; also,
ITO Egyptian at " 3d.; 220 Peruvian at Z; 10
Bahia u a "a; 30 Maranham NJ 81. and about 100
American. The quotations are fair Orleans q /;
fair Mobile 81 lair UplandS, 81 per h. The trade
has been much depressed.
Brsadstrfs Owing to the anxiety Of holders Of
-four TO realize before the setting in OF hot weather.
prices have given way Cd. to Is. per sack. Wheat
has also declined fully Id. per 10 lbs. Indian
ha: met with but little inquiry, though offered at .
reduction of Sd. per 4sO lbs Floating cargoes.
however, are not easier TO buy. s.7
United States flour has not been 80 much pressed
as the French. Prices of Friday are fully main
tanned. 4 a
Cd. = 81. Cd; white So. Sd 6s; Canadian red and
mixed S. sd. to So. 3d.. white 5s Sd. To 81. Id;
American Indian corn yellow. sos. 3D. sls 3D.;
l9s. to 20s.; Philadelphia and Baltimore goa. 70
20s. 3d.; New Orleans l9s. to l9s. 3d.; United
States and Canadian heated and sour l8s. TO l9s.
par barrel; Indian cornmeal las. to l5s. 80 :.
Pr0visiOns.-Bac0n meets with fair inquiry,
but purchasers pay the present high rates with re-
luctance; hams are Ia. to d. lower per cwt. lard
il in good demand at full rates; fine cheese would
market are very dull Of sale at los. TO 42s. per
cwt.
Rice il in good demand and prices rather higher
in consequence of moderate supply.
PoLIricAL.-The Protectionist meeting held in
London on Tuesday was we'll attended. Three
thousand persons were present at Drury Lane the
| stre, and supplementary gathering Of those who
Hall. The Duke Of Richmond presided at the for
mer place, and the Earl of Spencer at the latter.
The speeches made embodied the usual doctrines
Of the Protcctiohists. $3.50
Every exertion is being made TO open the great
exhibition with eclat. The Lord Chief Justice Of
the Queens Bench, however, refused TO suspend
the sttngs Of the court for the purpose Of attend
ing the fair on the first day. 81 \ -,5fti
France.
The news from France il not important. Gene
raj d Hautville has boon reprimanded by the Min
ister Of War for his conduct in regard TO the cap
ture Of the village Of 6sllonin, In Africa. The
Presse approves Of the order. 1t IL said that this
act the part Of the President will initiate
greatly against bis re- election. The Hungarian
refugees are awaiting at tho canton Of Ncufchatel
the reply OF the French government relative to
their passage through France for America. The
cost Of their transportation is to be placed at the
charge of the canton. ...5 s.a
The Netherlands government, at the request Of
Spain, has undertaken to effect mediation of tho
differences exiting since 1920 relative to in
demnity money duo for Spanish vessels.
rs Italy. aA HfaH
The Neapolitan government is said 10 subject
all travellers from the north to . quarantine OF 2l
days, on account of the plague having appeared at
Genoa. tH
Intelligence by tho latest Levant mail states that
Greece i greatly infested with robbers.
Anniversary Dinner.
BALrIMoRS, May lis p, m.-The Maryland
Historical Society had their anniversary dinner
yesterday. Hon. John p. Kennedy presided. Sir
Henry Bulwer and Farquhar Upper were present,
and made eloquent responses 70 toasts proposed.
The dinner broke up at q late hour.