The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-16
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Navy Bay where some trouble existed the subject
the captaon tax Captain Hclles of the Cyane before
leaving Navy Bay had notified the local authorities that
be would the Of the tax Americas
passengers. The Russian fgate Diana, So guns in
the harbor Valparaiso and her consort the Aurors
daily expected there. The British ship of Am
phritc had left Panama for Valparaiso. Sixty-ave
British ships were at the Chncha islands for guans
The by the arrival also the safety Of Lieut..
Strain and his party
The statement that Mr. Holford the rich America.
merchant lately deceased had bequeathed his property
to the Prince of Wales is scontradicted.
BRAZILIAN mail steamer Lustana, at Liverpool from
Rio Janerio March 80 reports the u s. ship jefferson
Days at Rio and at Madeira, April the frigate Consti
tuition Also at Rio the Russian schooner Roguida pre-
vented from leaving port by British ships OF war
Three more Russian trading ships had captured in
the channel and brought to England, namely-the bark
Frd Boder 400 tons another bark Of the same
name unknown and the schooner Johannes. All tho
prizes were laden with salt.
owand hin II appointed Secretary to the Post Office.
The eighty sixth anniversary exhibition Of the Royal
Academy was naugurated the Goth u by the custs-
mary banquet. Sir Charles Eastlake President OF tho
Academy occupied the chair among the guests wero
the Earl Of Clarendon Lords Palnerson, John RusseH
the Chancellor Chancellor Of the Excheouer and Iar
number of other notabes. The speeches presented
nothing very noticeable.
James Montgomery, the poet died at his residence.
the Mount, Sheffield, April 80, aged 80.
Rear Admiral Hope johnson is appointed to the
mand Of the British squadron the southeast Amer
station
Mr.. Hobbs invited, at Manchester osth ult., to
pick lock manufactured by Edward Cotteri, Of Bir
plish the task He failed to open it within the time
specified, and frankly owned up.
very large collected in the churches through
cut Britain the day of humiliation for the support
OF the wives and families OF the soldiers in the East Gov
ernment IS aboat to issue recommendation how to
manage this fund.
The Preston operatives strike is at end and tho
men have returned to their work. Lack Of means to
carry on the contest brought about this result
France.
CONTINUED WAR PREPAEATIoSs-R OF TIw
MoNITEUR-FoUR RUSSIAN coNsuLs ORDERED TO
LEAVE FRANCE.
France does not in preparations for great war
ncessant activity is displayed in all the depart nens of
the army and navy
The Monter denies that tho reason for the Russian
evacuation of Little Waacha is to be looked for in de-
sire to please Austria Austria (the Moniteur mplesA
cannot be from her alliance with the Western Pow
ers by any such concession.
Says the Eoniteur:-' Russia having withdrawn it's
ereqasnr from the French Consul General at Warsaw
and from ths Consul Odessa and having ordered them
together with the Preach agents accredited at Jassy,
Bucharest and Galta to quit those places within eight
days, the government of France has adopted similar
measure with regard to the consular agents Russia in
France. The eregdtnr has therefore been withdraw
from the Russian Consul General at Marseles Vice
Consuls at Cette and Toulon. These agents and their
employees have received their passports A similar
about TO be taken with regard to the consus ar
Russia at Hayre and Bordeaux"
The Milan Gazette publishes the deerea raising tho state
OF siege throughout Lombardy and Venice.
The Grand Duke Of Tuscany is said to seek marriage
with the sister Of the new Empress of Austria.
Great activity is manifested in the department at
Naples.
Prussia.
II Is rumored that the treaty athouR
concluded has yet been ratified and
expressed lest the Russian party Berlin should be able
to uade the King to refuse his signature In Baron
Maneues speech, however at tho closing of the Cham
ber he said that the supplies Just voted had enabled
the Prussan to proceed the II had
unison with the Western Powers the King would direct
all his endeavors to restore peace and obtain security
for the future.
Sweden.
The Paris Moaieur which may be supposet to sneak
from authority that the Swedish government has
received very voraby the Anglo French declaration o
the neutrality Of and that the fullest conf
dence is therefore to be placed in the in which
Sweden will understand the duties of neutrality towards
| the two Powers.
| Greece.
a letter from Athens that King Otho fearing he
will have TO fee from his Kingdom has hired Prussian
ship, which may protect him by lis neutral dag.
Commercial IntelIleence.
| LONDON MONEY MARKET, May c-l o'clock-The nteli
gence received this week from The Continent consider
ed on the stock Exchange TO be favorab and in con-
junction with the late large arrivals gold from
and the character Of the Consos
tended very tery improve the appearances OF the
English stock market Consols which closed on st
s7S TO y, opened this morning at 87yx TO 49, being
rise OF 4 per they afterwards went to ss to y but
are now firm at S7T to SS. Reduced Three Der Cents
are s7h to u, and the Three and a Quarter per
Cents, $50 to y. Bank Stock is rather better being
HAIFpAsr TWO O'CLOCK.
The Consol market 10 steady at SIX to 49, :.
MARxEr.
| Consols for money and account S7I to q.
BROWN, SIMPLIFY co.'s CIRCULAR.
LIVERPOOL, May 2, 1854.
We have TO improvement To notice in business almost
every description Of produce being dull as can well be
imagined and If there be article more diffcult OF
sale than another, at fair market price t s cotton
The quantity sale far exceeds the demand that h
is quite impossible TO realize except very limited ex
tent at the nominsly current rates of the day
The business since the departure of the Canada ave-
daily 1000 bales with prices decidedly in favor
OF buyers, and the following quotations ~
can be given in the present heavy state of the market
Fair Orleans 61s. Fair Mobile and Uplands, 6,4 per b.
Middlirg, 5 7-l8 Mddling do. 5-16
Low middling, 5h 4; ordinary to good ordinary Az
! 5; inferior, 3sE AZ.
Money in more demand, and five per cent is now tho
minimum rate.
The demand for yarns and goods Manchester is very
/ limited, and the prospect unpromising.
The corn markei rather lower -four having given way
3D. per bbl, and corn 2s. per Or at which there is
good demand; while wheat maintains previous rates.
! The quotations are-whte wheat, lis "a. lis 10d;
red, 105 I'd. lis 3D. per 20 lb Western canal four
36s. 81. 3D.; Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Ohio 37s.
Cd; Canada 31s.; sour, 33s. 34s. per bbl Yellow In
dian corn 3ss; mixed, 37s white, 39s, per Or Ameri
rosn in fair demand at 5s per cwt Nothing doing in
turpentne