Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-03-31
THE LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

We yesterday announced the arrival Of the
Canada at Halifax, but, unfortunate for once,
could not give her news. We shall now CON
dense it.
She arrived at o'clock yesterday morning,
bringing Liverpool dates to the Goth instant, and
sixty-three passengers and gl5,000 in specie
She sailed for Boston at o'clock
The Cambria arrived at Liverpool at noon on
the l6th and the Baltic at 8 a. m. on the 10Th, ),
having encountered heavy easterly gales.
Hollingshead, Fetly & Co.'s Circular quotes
cotton as having declined fully Lied previous to
the arrival Of the Baltic The news by that
steamer restored confidence, and on Saturday
morning mddling Upland was quoted at 4{d.:
middling Orlrans Lied. fair Orleans sgd.
Breadstuffs were extremely depressed.
Sales of white wheat at 6s. 3d. (06s. Id;
mixed and red, 5s Sd. (D6s. Id. Corn is quiet
| Yellow, 29s. G929s. Cd. white, 81 a132s
The market is clear Of beef Fine new is much
wanted; old is dull, Bacon was in improved de-
mand
| Money was very abundant. English securities
were buoyant. Consols reached 93s and closed
at 96i American stocks were steady at former
rates. Foreign exchange was advancing.
Nothing of special interest had transpired in
England.
On Friday night Lord Derby in the House of
Lords, and D'lsracli in the Commons, announced
the intention OF the ministry to dissolve Parlia-
ment as soon as the militia bill and other neces-
sary measures had passed. The protectionists
ana ce-uaders were, consequently, actively pre-
pairing for the new campaign.
Owing to the adroit management of the Parlia-
mentary Committee Of the Catholic Defence Asso-
cation, it was anticipated that three-ffths Of the
Irish counties at the approaching elections would
be controlled by the priests
France, as usual, is reported all quiet, and less
excited than heretofore.
NJ. Carnot the opposition candidate in the
fourth conscription of Paris, has been elected
The President has issued decree authorizing
the Minister of Finance to effect a conversion of
the five per cents into new rents of Al per cents
The weekly returns of the Bank of France have
been discontinued.
Napo'eons civil list amounts to 800 000f, in
dependent of the expense of maintaining the
royal establishment.
The Spanish government is about to reinforce
the garrisons of Cuba and Porto Rico with 1000
additional troops
Gen. Caredo, the new Governor of Cuba. was
to sail from Cadiz on the 2Oth instant. The
causes Of Conchas dismissal have not been made
public.
Lord Derby's accession to the English Premier
ship has given great satisfaction -
The Austrian government has resolved to abb
stain from rcprisals on English travellers, which
had been previously threatened.
INDIA AND CHINA.-The overland Indian mail
has arrived.
The Persians had invaded Herat, and are likely
to prove successful. The war continues to pro
gress with great activity in the south of China
Seventeen American whalers were in the har-
Dor Of Hong Kong The fishing season had been
very Improbable.
Tho China emigration to California is rapidly
increasing Large numbers are starting to settle
i'll that country.
Sydney advices had been received to December
18th. Provisions were very dear, but not scarce
inc place was nearly deserted by the men, who
had all gone to the gold diggngs