Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-21
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NEw YoRK, May IA. The American mail steam
er Atlantic arrived here early his morning. making
the passage in about days aud tive hours
She brings Liverpool daIes 10 the 4ih inst, being
Tour days later than previous accounts
The steamer Andes arrived out on the 3Oih ult. in
II days and % hours. The Europa also arrived out
! on the lst inst. In 10 days and 10 honrss ~
PoLITlcAL.--The political advises by this arrival
are s'ithout innch Importance. beyond what has al
ready been published.
Two Roman Catholic priests had been imprisoned
at Birmingham for debt. Their names are Ullshun
and Moore.
Affairs throughout England were quiet. II was
reported ia London that Santa Anna had applied to
the Queen Of Spain her interference IN preventing
the hibustersm threatened upon his domains by the
Americans.
ENGLAND.-'Fhe inquiry into the conduct of Stat
ford O'Brien without member Of the Board of Adj
miralty. was still progressing before the committee
of the House of Commons. Nothing of importance
had been ELECTED.
On the evening of the ID inst. the Lord Mayor of
London gave grand dinner to the judges and other
royal dIGnatarIes, and few OF the literary men,
Mr.. lngersoll, the American minister was present.
and made speech. Justice Tafourd also delivered
an Grafton, in which he took occasion TO pass very
high compliment upon Mrs. Stowe, authoress OF
Uncle Toms Cabin. MIR. Charles Dickens replied
in the name of Mrs. Stowe. Mr.. Stowe is at pres
ent The guest of the Duchess uf Sutherland.
public meeting had been called at Greenwich TO
express sympathy for kossuth, and denounce the
cent attack on hIm by the London Times and the
government.
Lund, FooIe & Co., the celebrated snuff manu-
facturers have addressed remonstrance the Cham
cellor OF the ExcheQuer, against the proposed Tednc
ton of duty foreign manufactured tobacco from
the United States OF nine shlings six pence per ID.
10 three shiDgs six pence. They say The measure.
if carried into effect, will totally ruin those engaged
in the manufacture of tobacco throughout Great
Britain.
The Spring Lane factory at Halmforh has been
destroyed by fire. The loss estimated a twelve
thousand pounds sterling.
iSETn dsiiv rad all lec
before the Manchester Corn Exchange, the
of design and the art of production.
twenty seven thousand enig grants had embarked
from Liverpool during the past month, for AHerica
and Australia, being the largest number ever before
known in month
FRANcE.-The miscarriage Of the young Empress
took place the 29ih April. She had been encicnfe
about two months-her health has revived. The
Enperer was much better III health.
NJ. De Moualembert moved, before the Commits
sIoner on the bud get, an amendment To erase from
Chapter Donius The sum of 5000 600 francs, the
proceeds IF the sales of Neuilly and Monceaux,
Orleans estates.
MARKETS. Cotton-The Liverpool Cotton market
closed dull, with a downward tendency in prices, bnt
no actual change III quotations. except in sonie in
stances OF d l-I6j. Geclifie on lower grades. The
sales Of the week amount 10 81 900 bales, of which
spectators and exporters took 5000 bales Fair ORR
cans quoted 63d.; fair UpIands and Mobile 81
Ct; niddIing Orleans So. The imports of three
days amount to 36 600 bales.
The tIavre Cotton market was quiet. Manchester
trade steady.
Breadstuffs-In view Of the thin atten dance on
change and The favorable weather, breadstufS had
taken downward turn. Flour easier, and may
be considered Sd. per bill. lower; Western Canal
22s. I'd. 22s. Cd. per bbl; Baltimore and PhiIadel
phia 23s. 3d. OHIO 23s. Sd. 23s. Cd. 24s. Wheat
was dull at 10 I'd. per bushel decline. Indian coTI.
dull-white Bis. 3D.; yellow Bis. Sd. per quarter.
Iron steady at full prices.
: he London money market easy and well supplied.
Consos closed at 1909. American stock firm aud in
active request at full prices last week.
LATEsT-LIvERPooL MARKET.-rhe private let
ters by the Atlantic report Wheat declined I'D. per
bushel and Flour declined Cd. to Is. per bushe.
Cotton dull and the tendency downward, hut no
special change in quotations.