The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-30
ARRIVAL OF THE FRANKLIN.
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FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The Departure of the English
Fleet for the Baltic.
important from the Central Powers
Of Europe.
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKES IN CALABRIA.
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Over Two Thousand Lives Lost.
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Deaths of Talfourd, the Author Of Ion, !"
and Rubini, the Tenor.
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DECLINE In BREADSTUFFS,
&C., &C., &c.
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKES IN CALABRIA.

The United States mail steamship Franklin, Capt Wot-
ton commander arrived here At four o'clock yesterday
afternoon bringing four days later news from europe
than received by the last Liverpool steamers.
The Franklin left Havre the 18th inst and touched
of Cowes the day. to embark the London nails sent
via Southampton leaving Cowes at ten O'Clock in the
evening Shc brings . fair number Of passengers and
about 1--WE six hundred tons Of continental merchan
disc of . costly and valuable character, from Havre.
The British and North American royal mail steamship
Canada from Boston and Halifax anchored in the Nor
sey at p. M the 18th inst The United States mail
steamship Hermann. from this port route to Bremen
arrived in Cowes Roads at II p NJ of the 11th after
landing her mails and passengers proceeded her port
Of destination.
At the market at Mark lane the 18th inst there
was an increased supply of home grown wheat The
market very heavy at decline of fully 3s per quar-
ter. Foreign wheat D. lower. American barrel -four
freely offered at reduction of Is to Is per quarter
without encouraging buyers to operate extensively At
Liverpool the l4th inst, extensive business
done in four at decline Of 3d. a. per barrel the
previous week. prices 3es TO Ses Cd the top quo
tations for Baltimore. Wheat offered at reduction of
Cd per 10 lbs found few buyers Indian Is lower
The news from the manufacturing districts was the
whole favorable and the commencement of the
attended with far less disturbance than had been anti
cpated. Tho Manchester market anguid. In Bir-
be executed except upon stipulation that the buyer
shall be subject any advance in price that may be de-
clared at the next quarterly meeting of the trade
Woollen districts duh. Irish linen market active.
Money likely to get lighter in the London market
owing to the large expectation Of gold going from the
Bank Of England English funds and shares pretty
steady. The financial measures of the French govern
ment had been ATTENDED with entire and the
loan taken by public subscription likely be eagerly
in London and the loan commanded premium both in
London and Paris The Austrian loan had been taken by
local capitalists, and bore small premium at Vienna
Consols were last quoted at 81 to9l51.
The colonial markets had downward tendency; sugar
being Cd per cwt lower. Coffee dull.
Gladstone, Bond Co., Manchester; Warwick Harrison
Co., and Thos. McGregor, of London have suspended
payment.
The taow market in London was very firm, at CAS- on
the spot, Cos for May or June.
The Liverpool cotton market very tame, with a
limited demand Sales the 18TH 1000 to 900 bales,
of which 900 for speculation Sales the 14th
1900 to 1900 bales Prices fat but nominaly un-
changed.
An awful instance of sudden death occurred at the
Stafford asszes (Enelnnd) the 18th of March, when
Mr. Justice Talfourd whilst charging the Grand jury
seized with attack Of apopiexy and died before he
could be removed from the court.
The loan of the French government owing to its hav
ing been submitted to public competition, had turned
out to be most successful financial operation, and had
been received with almost unanimous appreciation.
Several earthquakes have taken place in Caabria and
have excited great alarm. The damage done i'm
mense. The number of persons killed exceeds two
thousand.
The Itaan papers announce the death of the once
greatest Of tenors, sgnor Rubin which took place
the I'd inst at Romano in the province of Bergamo He
was sixty years of age.