The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-06
ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.
Halifax, June 22-P. M

Halifax, June 22-P. NJ
The steamer Niagara, with advices from Liv.
erpool to the 18th, arrived here this evening.
ComMERcIAL I>rELLIeErcx-The sales OF
cotton for the week ending the l2h, were a.
900 bales of which spectators took II, 900 and
exporters 5000 bales. The quotations are:
Fair Orleans 6ad, Middling do Cd; Fair Up
land 6ad; Middlng do 81.
The market is dull, and prices in favor Of
buyers.
Breadstuffs were in active demand
Western Canal Flour is quoted at 24s Cd, and
Ohio at 25s Cd. Corn had declined Sd.
Consols had declined to 95.
Provisions were dull, and prices forward 10
buyers.
Lard is quoted at SOC
There large business doing in Bread.
s;uffs, and there quite q frversh feeling
manifested
cd per Dbl.
White Wheat is quoted at Is 4da7s Sd, and
Red at 6s 4da6s I0d.
New Prime Mess Beef is quoted at a2s to
lO5s, with only limited demand, and tho
| over qualities had declined Mess Pork is quo.
ted at 75s 7daS7s I'd, with moderate demand
| at previous rates.
Bacon was dull at 47sa52s for Sides. Shout
| ders are quoted at 33s I'd, but this was above
| the views of buyers.
| The transactions in American Stocks were
small, and the market only poorly sup
Piled.
Bell & Son quote United States SKIES of 81
at 1875; do bonds Of 63 at ll04; United States
SKIES or Is l09al 10 Pennsylvania fives is S6a8S;
Mary land fives, bonds at 95al00 and Ky. SKIES
0Sa9o.
GENERAL lsrELLIGEscE.-The English and
French fleets have positively sailed for the OAR
| danelles. The probabilities of a war were de-
| cdrdly strong. LIoyds had raised the rates of
insurance in the Russian and Turkish ports from
| ten to thirty shillings. Mr.. Layard has brought
a motion into the British Parl ament calling it,
attention to the attitude Of Russia towards Tur-
key.
the members from Clare and Durham had
been unsea.ed for bribery.
The University of Oxford had conferred the
degree of Doctor of Laws on Mr. lngersoll,
our Minister at the Court of st. James.
An immense hostility exists in ireland against
the proposed bill for the inspection of Num-
cries.
The growing crops in England and ireland
look we'll AT Manchester, trade has fallen of
but prices are not lower
In France, the leading journals, lean to the
opinion that there will not be war between
Turkey, and Russia, nevertheless the funds
were f1uctuatng considerably, and closed at
decline Changarner denies he had offered his
services to Porte; but the Moniteur announces
that the Freach and English fleets had sailed for
the Dardanelles; but at the same time say the
difficulties will be amicably adjusted.
i Cen. Grnken had left Berlin on a special
mission t, Constantinople.
The King of Bavaria had offered to mediate
between Austria and Switzerland
1t was the general belief at Vienna that the
Turkish, Swiss and Sandman difficulties would
be amicably adjusted
A ~
! to Constantinople.
A celebrated advocate and several other c-
items Of Pesth had been arrested for cores
ponding with Kosstlth.
The Sandman Chamber of Deputies was
; considering the propriety to reduce the import
) duty on Cotton one half, it was also considering
} the bill in regard to transatlantic steamship
! company, for which purpose it was expected
! the government would contribute ID, 900 francs
yearly The free mporta,ions of Brsadstuffs
into Sicily has been permitted in Russian and
; Naples vessels.
The very latest dates from St. Petersburgh
state that the Emperor's course the Turkish
question is generally approved, whilst on tho
other hand the Turks and Greeks in Syria fully
. approve of the Sulan's course, and voluntary
subscriptions were making towards the able DO.
died men for war.
The advices received just as the Niagara sail.
eu were QeefneQ less favorable Tor the malnten.
ance Of peace. The messenger sent from st.
Petersburgh to Constaotinope had no discreet
ionary powers, but simply carried the Cars
demand on the Porte, to accept Menschikoffs
uItimatum within eight days, or abide the con.
sequences
The Porte making the most active pre-
; paraion for defence, and had 10000 choice
troops ready to attack the Russian forces, should
they attempt to cross the river Mustapha
Pa>ha offers to raise 100000 Albanans, to
march against Russia, and the pre- sent forces Of
, the Ottoman Minister l39 900 regulars, and the
fleet 900 guns, besides six steamers and %
smaller craft.
The total land forces now at the disposal Of
the Porte amounts $4,000 men,
Satisfaction has been given to the United
States Minister respecting the Imprisonment Of
Mr.. King at Athens.