The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-10-29
Specially reported for the N. Q. Picayune.
LATE FROM EUROPE!
Arrival Of Two Steamers!
MARSHAL sT. ARNAUD DEAD!
THE WASHINGTON ASp NIAGARA.

we have intelligence from Liverpool
to the 18th inst, four DAVIS later thar
that brought by the Africa j: and by
the arrival Of The Niagara 1T Halifax
also to-day, we have three days yet Ia
Ter news, that is, 10 the 14lh inst, d
one week later than that brought by
the Africa.
LIVERPOOL MAnkEls.-Ihc reports
brought ~ The two steamers show that
there had been but very moderate
business doing III cotton during the
week ended Oh The | 4th inst
The markets is reported to have
closed at unchanged prices on We'd
nes{lay. tie lltl. Ey Saturday, the
1tth, d sli9ht decline was indicated in
tile lower grades. Holders, however
were not pressing on The market. 1t
was chiefly in trade and export bust
ness that the want Of activity was man
Tested.
The sales on the first three DAYS Of
the week amounted to 1900 bales !;
during the later thrce days they were
5000 bales more, the total sales for
the week being reported at $4,000
bales. OF this total 5000 bales were
taken by spectators, and exporters
took G,o0n bales.
The quotations are for Fair Orleans,
ID. per pound; for Midding Orleans
sd. per pound; Fair Upands is quo
ted at Cd. per pound aud middling
Uplantls at Gid. per pound.
EREAp4fu FFs.-For The first three
iays Of ihe week the -four malket was
reported dill. and Western Canal was
quoted At 33s. per barfal
During the latter three days. how
ever, an advance of Is. Cd per barrel
.ook place, and Ohio was quoted at
3Gs. Gl. per barrel.
In The Indian corn market. during
he first three days Of Tie week there
vas nothing doing. and a decline of
Is. per quarter was experienced. Du-
ing the latter three days there was
| moderate demand, bat with prices
till in favor Of buyers. The latest
quotations are, for both white and
elbow, SOS. per barrel.
rRovfsfoNs There was very lit
le Of Importance transacted in The pro-
islon market.
Bcef and pork, are both reported
Without change IN my respect. |
Bacon was active.
Lard was dull and declining.
MANc HESTER MAekErs.-At the |
atest dates trade at Manchester is re- |
ortel to have experienced a slight de-
line.
HAvaB MARFsra.
The llavre cotton market, accord.
'g to the reports brought by the
Washington, was active.
Tue CRINEA-DEArn or GEN. ST.
,nNAup.--One of the most unexpect-
4 items Of intelligence brought by the
Washington is The announcement of
he death of Gen st. Arnaud the
'ommandcr-in-Chief Of the Allied
'rces in the East He was known to
ave been for a long time in i'll health
ut his decease at this moment was
OF anticipated. His remains were or
AIRED to be RENTED to France, where
were made to receive
lem with great pomp and high hon
g.
Gen Canrobert has succeeded Gen
t. Arnaud in the command of the
lllcd forces in the East. This Off
VI, it wilt be remembered, was re-
,rted 10 have been wounded in the
little Of Alma.
THE INVESTMENT or SEBssToroJ.
BY the Washington we have partic-
ars O. the progress Of the Allies in
e investment Of Sebastopol. They {
rived at Balaklavar, on the south of
c city, on the Goth, and the fort ,
ere surrendered. On the following j
y the hombardment Of Sebastopol {
On the 25tl, Menschikoff advanced
It'll fifty corps (e) nearer to the north. .
he French left the north without a
ntest, and proceeded to join the !
nsllsh, who had landed at Ralak-
var