The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-06

New YORK, April 8.
The steamer Baltic arrived here about 8
o'clock this morning, bringing Liverpool dates
to the oath ultimo, and 36 passengers. She
arrived at the bar at 10 o'clock this morning,
but was prevented from coming up by the rough
weather.
] The steamer Africa arrived at Liverpool on
the evening Of the 22d, and the City of Glas-
Cow at 10 O'clock on the Add ult.
/ MARKETS.
! The cotton market was dull, and lower grades
were rather easier, without quotable change
| The sales since the departure OF the Canada, up
to Tuesday night, had reached $4,000 bales, OF
which exporters ard spectators took 1000
bales The market on Wednesday was quiet,
and the sales were estimated at 900 bales. The
Africa's advices had checked the operations OF
spinlers.
| Wright Candy g. Co., quote fair Orleans at
SD. middling, 5 8 Lied; fair Upland and
Mobile, 3D.; middling Mobile, 3d.; middling
Uplands, A Sd.
| Breadstuffs continue depressed, and further
decline had taken place in flour, wheat, and
corn. Maxim quotes read wheat at 5s. I'd. 5s.
lid; white, 6s 3D. a IS. 3d.; western canal
flour, l9s Cd. 20s. 3d.. Philadelphia and
Baltimore 20 21s.; Ohio, 22a23s.; New Or
4 u
] 29s 3d.; white 81 33s.
The stock of American provisions was low,
and transactions insignificant. Sugar was in
limited request at small rates. Coffee was in
fair demand at l9s.
| Clover-seed was dull.
! Nothing doing in quercitron bark. Linseed
oil was in fair request at 26s. 3D. ass.
| Carolina rice was in steady demand at II a
l9s. in hand.
Nothing doing in tar
Trade in Manchester was less brisk, but
healthy with low stocks.
| Consuls more buyant, closing at 97t SO 38.
No money, and 9S 5-8 a SO 3-4d., on account.
American stocks were in fair demand, at
steady rates.
The packet ship New York put back to Liver
pool on the 23d, in leaky condition. She had
on board $50 passengers, who are to be trans
ferred to other vessels. The Baltic spoke on
the 9th, in lat. 5O.4S, long. 22.30, the ship
Tonawanda of Philadelphia, from Liverpool.
FRANCE.
Wholesale arrests and transportations con-
tInue to be made in France. A railway train ar
rived in Paris on the 22d, from Nievere, bring
ing 338 political prisoners from that department
They were all condemned to transportation.
M Girardin has been allowed 70 return TO
Paris to attend to some private affairs.
SICILY.
Letters from Palermo state that Messina had
! been made free port.
FURTHER BY THE BALTIC.
AUSTRIA.
The Hungarian committee left Vienna in bad
temper the cabinet having refused to make any
concessions. The Hungarian mobiles said they
would never support government whose pro-
fessed aim is TO reduce Hungary to a level with
a common Austrian province.
ENGLAND.
The American minister had an audience with
Lord Colchester at the board Of trade on the
23d ult
In the House Of Lords on the 23d, Lord Beau
mont called the attention Of the House TO the
state of affairs on the Rio Platte.
In the House OF Commons Mr.. Anderson
moved for copies Of all correspondence relating
10 affairs between Turkey and Egypt The
chancellor opposed the motion, and il was with
drawn.
On the 23d Lord John Russell, after intimating
that Lord Derby's explanation as to the disso-
luton OF Parliament was satisfactory, proposed
that the House pass the army and navy estimates
without delay.
Active preparations were making for The ap-
preaching election. Mr.. Scully, free trader, had
been returned from Cork by large majority.
The trial trip Of the steamer Great Britain
was entirely satisfactory.
FRANCE.
The bank had advanced the credit on public
securities 10 100000 000f
The President reviewed the troops on the goth,
and was received with shouts of "Vive Ia En-
pereurP
Arrival Of he Ohio.s
i NEW York, April 9Th
The steamer Ohio has arrived from Chagres
and Havana. She left the latter place on the
3lst Of March, and passed, going into Havana,
the ship Charntte Reed and barque Scotland.
i The Ohio, which has been running between
Havana and Chagres, has returned for the pur-
pose Of taking her place'on the route between
New York and Chagres.
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