Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-09
LATER FROM EUROPE.

/ Great War Preparations in The English Nary Yard
-Prospectire Marriage gf The Emperor Of France
| 4ctirity ia the French IVaUy Yurds-.4dvance in
C0ton-Statc Of Other Markets, Src.
| HALIFAX, Feb. 4th. The steamer Canada arrived
here at 81 O'Clock this morning. The Eastern lines
not being In good ORDER the news could not be trans
mItted TIL late this evening. The Atlantic and City
of Manchester arrived out on the GOTH The Canada
lefi on the morning of the 23d.
ENGLAND. Mr.. Gladstone had been elected to
Parliament.
Great apprehensions were felt in England of a
coup de main the part of Napoleon. The govern
'nent are making enquiries of the railroad companies
as to how many horses and munitions Of war they
can carry to specified points in Of emergency
large military station is be formed Birming
ham, and more regulars to be sent from home.
! Great activity prevails in the navy-Yards, and every
preparation is making for war.
| FRANCE. The Emperor has determined to marry
Senorta Montego, and the marriage advertised
! TO take place two weeks from the 22d, at Notre
Dame dowry of 100000 francs is demanded
| for the bride.
The Emperor has refused to accept the resignation
of Droughn d'L Hugs.
| Twenty line-of.batrIe ships, Is frigates and IS
smaller vessels of were building in the French
Navy Yards. Napier, the English ship builder, re-
ceived an order from the French Emperor to build
l6 frigaes but the English admiralty cancelled the
order and gave him similar orders their
count.
The per CENTS closed at 79f. 95c.; the a per
cents at LOST.
MARKETS. liverpool, JAM II. The Atlantic's
news has favorable effect the cotton market, and
prices of fair have advanced ID and of mddIing 3D.
The sales of the week have reached ST. 800 bales, of
which exporters took 6750 bales, and spectators
| 1000 bales. The sales to-day $500 bales.
The quotations Fair Orleans, Gid MiddlinS,
SD; Fair Mobile, Cd; Middtng, sgd Fair Upland,
So Middling SD. Stock 100000 bales, of which
100000 bales American.
Sales Of yellow corn al 34s Cd ; white Sos mixed
81. White wheat IS I'd IS Sd ; red IS cd Is Id
Western canal flour 27s Cd Ohio, Baltimore ard
Philadelphia, 2:s 3D.
Trade at Manchester had improved. The grain
market shade lower.
Gardner's circular quotes beef firm, at 97s Cd a
I09s. Holders Of pork ask Cd advance, but buyers
do not concede it. Bacon had advanced l lard Cos
Cd 65s; tallow dull, at Sd decline.
Rice quiet; Carolina 81 CPS. Sugar had de-
clined Cd. Moasses dull. Coffee quiet; Java lis.
Sales of 700 tons Bolivia Guano at 5e7 SIS 81
los. Rosin IS Cd for common. Sales of 5000 bbls
Turpentne at I2s Spirits quiet but firm at 55s.
LONDON Jan. 2l. The produce market was dull
Bell & Sons quote stocks unchanged. The hank had
advanced the rate of interest to per cent. Consols
closed at 995 100. Sales Of u. S. SIS, '95, at 81
ii 99 U. s. G's 90. lO8 1909 ; U. S. 6's, (bonds)
G3, 1893 Il03; u. 5. 6's, '67, SO, 108! l09! !;
New York State SIS 81 %; Pennsylvania SIS Sc !;
Maryland SIS So So; kentucky G's 81; Ohl1 6's
l06; Massachusetts SIS los.
HAvRE, Jan Is. The sales Of cotton for the week
arc 9,4CO bales, at I'D adva nee.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 3. The steamer Black War
ror has arrived at Mobile from Havana which dates
10 January Both. She brings accounts of great
confagration at Cardenas-causing loss of a half
million dollars.
Tremendous storms have occurred on the Gulf
and numbers Of vessels have put in in distress Fears
are entertained for the safety of the British mail
steamer Vera Cruz.
BosToN, Feb. 8. The Senate, to-day, confirmed
the election of Mr.. Everett as U. S. Senator
A fire, today, destroyed The drug store OF Hem
shaw & Edmunds, causing loss of $4,000. In