The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

AL, FROM EUROPE.


The steamship Washington, from southampton
August l6 arrived at this port yesterday afternoon
but lad already published taIee days later news
in our morning edition, which vas brought by the
En- opa to HALIFAX. We give to-day some very in.
telesting extracts from our Eur lnean fes with the
letters of cur London and Paris correspondents
Amongst the former We would call attention TO The
highly important cnroospaDd nee between Count
Neseelrode and NJ. Drouyn de L'iIuys, the ON
ments of the London Times on tue Greytow n BON
bardment and toe position OF the Pierce administers
fion, and the notice of the pardon of william Smith
O'Brien by Queen Viotora. Oar correspondents
have given complete summary Of cvcntsi in SPAN.
We rave received our files of tie Singapore D,
Monthly Circular to the 30th or June. TIE imports
Of gold ard gold dust during u fortnight ended or
shat day amounted to two hundred and eighty
eight buncaa, received from the Archipelago. The
rates reported for Australian s29 to 500 Is for
bars, and $2S to $2s so for dust Amount Of ex-
ports, as quoted above, five hundred and sixty bua-
Gals.
INTERESTING TO MARINERS.
Judge Belts delivered interesting decision yer
terday In a salvage case, which viii no doubt ope
sate an Incentive to masters of ships and seancD
to rer der assistance to vessels in Distress II il
given elsewhere.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The steam frigate San Jacinto, which recently
put ia at Boston with disabled machinery, will
leave that pert for her destiaation-the Biitc--on
Saturday next She has been thoroughly examined.
An arrival at Boston from the coast Of Africa
brings letter bags from the ships OF war Constitu
tion and Marion. The former was at Monrovis o.
the 9Th July, and the latter at Goree on the 10Th
oil WELL The coast was very unhealthy, and the
mortality has been severe, even among the aceli-
mated.
A convention Of "fusionists," as they are now
called was held at Wolfboro N. H., on Wednes
day. We have commented on this affair in the edi
torial columns
The whole Of the State loan of 81 $50 900 was
ssken'up yesterday at a range Of ll2a ll6-tae
bulk at ll3a. Double the amount advertised was
bid for.
We are glad to learn that the yellow fever has
nearly disappeared from Charleston There WAS
hut one death o. the disease on "Wednesday last.
STATE or THE MARKETS.
There was no change 10 notice Of moment III
breadsufs or provisions. Sales OF cotton were
light, without material change in prices Owing to
Abe foreign ne vs. taow fully &c. per h. better
with sales Of $4,000 lbs. Philadelphia rendered.
There was again pretty active business done
yesterday at the leading dry goods auction rooms.
Messrs. Coffin Il Hsydo,k offered catalogue of
French goods, consisting of s7s lots, included in
which were good assortments Of fine Paris goods
gloves, mantilla velvets silk piece goods-such as
MarceInes, lustrines, stripes, and gros de Rhines
high lustred, with high colored paids, poult de
sole, &c. After having sold $50 lots the sale con-
cluded to be continued to-day. The silks, although
sold below the prices Of those of the past season.
went of remarkably well, and was attended
by good house of spirited bidders.
Thirty-six inch warranted all wool Paris
plaid mernos brought 44c. Acc; Maroelines,
and high lustred lustrines brought 26c 49,; stri
ped Bay aderes and "a in. stripes sold at 32c. 47c
gros de Rhines at CSC. s0c.; Fl In. high colored
plaid poult de soie 4sc. &c.; % In. do, &c., 81
and % In. superior harlequin poult de sole, SIC.
81; % in. do. plaid pout de sole, 90c. al OF: 81
in taffeta quadrille, 51c heavy satin plaid Perkins,
81 III; % in. black watered poult dc sole, and %
In. boiled pout de soie s6c. ssc.; % in. do. s5c
&c.. "a in. boiled broche de poult de sole at Geo.
z5c.; "a in. all boiled cadrille poult de sole, 5sc.
60c; % In. do. cadre gros de Naples, 75c. 7sc.;
30 In. satin stripe Pekin cadrille, 81 Is 81 30; 80
in. Pekin sstins, 81 10 a 81 q; 80 in. all boiled
broche DANES juene, ~ 80; 80 do. extra quality
Psmpador, 81 o. 81 30; 50 do Pekin chine, 81 81;
20 do. poult de SOC, city trade II 37a; 20 In. 10.
do. gros de Rhine, $50. s9c 20 in taffetas, CSC
90c 20 In. extra rich gros grain stripe, for city
trade, 81 80 q 81 81; ~ in. all boiled damaise
plaid silk, 81 SO 81 20; 10 in. extra quality Lyons
aid poult &c sole, 42c 76c.; 20 in. do. d. CSC.
Ole; 80 in. do. do for city trade 81 20 q 81 2j.
&c In. heavy Lyons boiled plaid poult de soie
&c., 80 d. do. 81 20; 80 inch do, SIC. The prices
Of the remaining lots Of goods, chiefly Lyons palds
and satins, all boiled goods, and some extra heavy
do, p 30 and % and "a inch, varied 10 prices
q ON 81 AZ 81 81, aud ~ 05 for the richer styles
and from SEC. SIC. and TEA Sc. for the other
kinds. 4-sl
Nsssrs. WilmcTdiBgs 4 Mount held sale of l26
lots Of carr etiDgs, consisting chiefly OF ingram aud
Venetian, nerit an manufacture. The sale drew
good company, and all the lots were cold, and u
abtut The same prices as the previous sales Of the
pIsssns sesson. tat aat .wA
Messrs, Haggoriy 8 Jones held sale Of fo.eign