Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-04-13
Arrival of the Empire Cffy.

New YORK, April 3. The steamer Empire City,
with Havana dates Of the 29ih ult.. has arrived. She
brings nothing important. She left the United States
steamer SaTanac at Havana.
The health of Mr.. King was not improved, and be
designed leaving about the 9Th instant for Mobile, in
the United States steamship Fulton. He is said to
be completely disgusted with the dscourteous con-
duct of the captain general, and would leave the is
land without seeing him.
More slaves have beea landed, and the captain
general has caused inrge number of persons TO be
arrested who implicated in The landing Of the
slaves.
General Santa Anna arrived at Havana on the 2sth
ult., in The English mail steamer, and sailed the next
day for Vera Cruz. accompanied by his family and
large number of Mexican officials.
The trials Of the political prisoners had been con.
cuded, but their sentences had moi been pronounced.
Four of them will probably be executed.
1t was rumored at Havana that Canedo would be
superseded by Gen. EIlisiandi.
.7rrpal Of tie Steamer Areiic-EUr Days La,er from
Europe.
New YoRK. April 5. The American mail steam.
er Arctic arrived at her varf at o'clock this after
noon, bringing dates from Liverpool to the 23d of
March, being four days later than those brought BY
the Niagara. MIR. Rives will return in May.
Spain has concluded a loan of five millions reals
with the Barings TO pay off her floating debt.
The Switzerland federal council are to meet on the
18th TO consi der Austrian demands. Austria has re.
vsed her passport rgors against English travellers.
Austria abandons her hgh-ieason prosecutions,
ing great enthusiasm at Milan. The comma udant at
Ancona furbds the assembIage Of more than nine
after sunset. UnexampleJ haughuness Of the Sultan
| 10 the Russian envoy caused much excitement, and
The English charge has sent steamer TO Malta for
the English squadron to hasten 10 the DardaneIles
Admiral Dundas refused to obey without orders from
England A French feet frcm Tcuion was immedi.
| ateiy despatched. French Dourse. fell aiarmingy,
and English funds were depressed, but are now re.
| ,G..~ "a &.
but is sll regarded critical. The latest despatch
ceived by the French government leads to the belief
| that there will be an amicable settlement.
ENGLAND. Being Easter week. Parliament was
not in session. The Prince of Wales's Tower of
Windsor Castle was burnt. The Duchess Of 4Suth.
erland and forty other ladies' at Stafford House
make arrangements for the reception Of Mrs. Beech
er Stowe, The address and signatures filling twenty
| six folio volumes. z
The Arabia arrived on the morning of the 2lst.
In Live!poei .he demand tsr cotton was mode.ia
/ prices slightly in favor Of buyers. Trade in the
manufacturing districts was slightly declining. The
demand for -four was active, and prices unchanged
western canal 24s. Cd; Ohio, 25s. Corn had slight
ly advanced--ytlow, 3ls., white, sos. 6. Conaols
for account closed at 9s3
! Connecticut Slzte and Congressional Election.
HARrFoaD, ApriI5 The returns from the elee
,ion held in this State yesterday, for members o.
Congress and members of the Stale Legislature, in
dictate that the DeMocrais have swept the State By
increased msjorIiies Messrs Pratt, Ingersoll, Bel
tcher, and Seymour, the Democratic candid ates fo
Congress, all elected, and both branches of th
Legislature believed 70 be strongly Democratic.
(srccND DESPATCH.
i HARTFORD, April 5-l p. m. The returns ar
stil imperfect. Pratt, Democrat is elected 10 Cor
gress from the FIST district BY. 200 psality, an
III Eve Democratic State Senators are chosen. Th
i plurality for Ingersoi in New Haven city is abo1
900; securing his election BY about Loo.