Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20
New YoRK. Dec. 6. P. NJ.


The Pronaetheus 4fair.-The steamship Attain
tic, from Liverpool takes out dispatches from
Mr.. Webster to our Minister at the Court of St.
J ames, requiring him to ascertain Immediately from
Lord Palmerston whether the outrage lately COM
mitted on the steamship Prometheus, in the port
of San Juan by British vessel, was author
lied by the British Government, or whether they
will disavow it.
Mr. Webster regards this outrage as direct Vi
olation of the first article of the treaty of 1850
New YORK, Dec 12 P NJ
corroN market is firm. Sales of 500 bbIs. flour
at "A 31a 4 80 for state and good western.
Wheat steady. Sales of 5000 bushels mixed
western Corn al 623c Provisions are firm; goo
obs. Pork at / 5 Is 25 for Mess, and S13 80 IA
for prime. Sales of Lard in kegs at 81 81 cts.
other articles inactve-stock steady.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 90.
Cotton market animated under the prospect of
moderate imports, and the reduced stock in market
has caused more eagerness, and at the same time
IA large demand. Ordinary middling qualities ad
vanced ID, good and the better qualities advanc-
ed ID. good and better qualities advanced ID
Sales of the week SO, O0O-specuators took II, OOo
and exporters %, 900. Fair Orleans sgd, mid
ding sgd, fair Mobile SID, middling 3D., fair up
land 81 middng AID, Stock in Liverpool has
been reduced-394, 900 against 488, 900 last year.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. II.
Cashier Hanaway, tried for treason-being con
cerned in the Christana rots-has been acquitted.
All the other indictments for treason have been
abandoned.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 10.
CoTroN MARKET-Y esterday, sales of 5, $50
bales at easier prices without change in quota
tions-Inferior 55@58, Ordinary 6@6B, Low
Middling 6{@7, Mddng 74@78, Good Middling
1909, Ordinary Fair 1908, Fair $1,000, Good
Fair &c.
WAsuiNGToN, Dec. IS.
In the Senate, the resolution extending wei
come to Kossuth was debated at great length, by
Messrs Mallory, Badger and Seward.
The question was then taken on branch of Mr..
Berrlen'S amendment, extending a welcome to the
associates of Louis Kossuth, which was rejected
nays 26, yeas IA.
The second branch declaring that By this vel
come TO Kossuth, Congress did not intend to init
mate intention to depart from the policy of non
Intervention, was also lost.
The question then being upon Mr.. Seward s
joint resolution, as follows:
''Resotued, By the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States in Congress as
sembled, That the Congress of the United States
in the name and in behalf of the people of the Uni
ted States, give Louis Kossuth cordial welcome
to the capitol of the Union.'
1t was ordered to ID third reading yeas 33,
nays 4.
The announcement of the result was followed
with much applause in the gallery. The resolu-
ton then read third time and passed, and ad-
journment until Monday ordered, and the Sen
ate, after short executive session, adjourned at
5 o'clock
The fntelgencer of this morning has an edito
rial of four columns in length relating to Kossuth
and his new foreign policy proposed to the United
States, cautonlng the people against his views, and
concluding with the exclamation, Beware of the
Tempter.'
The Union contains nothing relative to Kossuth
The Republic has article going to show the
fallaey of Kossuths assertions as to the harmony
feeling between England and America
Ex-senator D. S. Dickinson, of New York
rs expected to visit Jackson, Miss, in short time
and has been invited to address the 9Th of Janua
ry convention
SOUTH CARoIISA.--A convention has been call
ed by the Legislature, to meet on the fourth Mon
day in April Dext-the vote in the House stood
68 to A. We have not learned for what purpose
the convention has been called.
Mr.. Perry, of Greenvflle, introduced bill intc
the Legislature, taking the choice of Electors o
President and Vice President from the Legislature
and giving it to the people, On the End instant
the bill called up in the House and re ected by
a vote of 66 to 48-the House deciding that 81
inexpedent at that time to agitate the State by
any attempt to change the present mode of elect
ing Electors for President and Vice President o
the United States.''