The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-08-16
lie day fixed for the propagation of Parlia.

FrGnce-The new French loan, recently vo-
ted, has all been taken.
The Emperor Napoleon left Paris on We'd
nesday, to Join the Empress in the Pyrenees,
and would return with her in few days.
Spaia.-The uneasiness in the public mind
in Spain has been much allayed, and compare
tive tranquility prevails.
Haly.-A Geographic despatch from Naples,
of the 18th, states that the Neapolitan Govern
ment refuse to permit the expectation. of grain
and biscuits for the army in the Crimea and
that an application having been made to the
Government for permission for these exporta
tons to be made, a reply, which is said to be
impertinent, was returned to the English Min
listers.
Additional troops are being sent into Italy.
Turkey.-The Bashi Bajouks, at CONSTANT
nople, have mutined, and committed excuses
of serious character. The British flag was
trampled under foot. The wife Of clerk of
the consulate was assaulted and ill-treated
Colonel Beatsons tent and those of other Off
GERS were sacked and destroyed. The COM
mander of the English ships in the Dardanelles
fired on the rioters.
formidable instruction among the Arabs
in Tripoli is reported.
the sufferings of the Arabs, owing to a failure
of the crops, and being ordered to pay addition
al taxes.
Gonsina heads the revolt, and has the COM
mand of fourteen thousand men, with whom he
intends to besiege Tripoi.
French and English steamers have been sent
to protect the interests of Europeans.
ASid.-The Russians still remained in force
near Kars, but they had not yet succeeded in
their design of investing the city.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Liverpool, July 28.-COttOn Markets.-Den-
nistoun & Co. report the sales of cotton for the
week at $4,000 bales, including 1000 to specu-
lators and $500 bales for export The market
is dull, with a declining tendency-prices de-
clined ]. Sales on Friday of 1000 bales-the
market closing dull. Orleans fair, I; middling,
Ct; uplands fair 6a middling, o.
The Manchester market is dull, and the in
quiry for goods and yarns extremely limited at
last weeks prices.
| Breadstuffs: Brown & Shipley quote the
market for breadstufs as generally unchanged,
except for corn. White has advanced 3S., and
yellow and mixed Is. Cd. The market closed
steady, as follows: white wheat, lis Sd. ca rs.
3D.; red, los. a. IL. 81. per 20 pounds. West
ern Canal -four, 40s. ca 40s. Cd; Philadelphia
and Baltimore, AIS. G3 ABS. I; Ohio, AIS. Canada,
40s. Cd. ca 4lS.; sour, 39s. (D Ais. per bbl.
White Indian corn, being scarce, has realized
AS; yellow, 38s. Cd. (1 $685.. mixed, 38S. ca
38s. Sd. per quarter. Transactions in wheat
and -four small.
| Provisions: Messrs. Richardson, Spence, &
Co., quote: The market for provisions is gener-
ally unchanged. Lard has advanced Cd, the
market closing firm.
Produce Market: The Brokers' circular
quotes Pearl ashes, $685.. pot ashes, 32s. Cd.
| (0 33s. Naval stores are quiet.
London Misunderstanding Brothers & Co.
circular quotes Iron is active. Welsh rails on
board are quoted at Ct l5s. (0 Go; do. bars
are unchanged. Scotch pig iron, 73S. Cd. Su-
gars are active, and prices higher Coffee is
firm.
Stocks: American stocks are active and pri-
ces unchanged, except railroad bonds. Consols
for money are quoted at 81.
Brown & Shipley report nothing doing in
turpentine. Rosin in good demand, the sales
being 1000 bbs. at At a. Al cents per cwt. for
common qualities
LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
| The Russians made sortie on the oath, but
were successfully repulsed by the Allies.
1t is now rumored that q secret expedition is
to be made, to attempt to force passage into
the harbor of Sebastopol, while the land force
will make general assault upon the city and
its defences.
KENTUCKY Observation-Disclosures S. More
head K. N. is elected Governor of Kentucky
by majority of from 1000 to 5000 votes.
His colleagues on the ticket for State officers,
are also elected. The Congressional delega.
ton will probably stand, six Know Nothings to
four Democrats.
| ALABAMA.-Winston Democrat, is reelected
over Shortridge, by large majority. There
are five Democrats elected to Congress to two
Know Nothings.
NORTH CARoLNA.-In North Carolina the
Governor and Legislature are not elected this
year. The Congressional election has resulted
in the choice of five Democrats to three Know
Nothings, among them Mr.. Puryear, who
voted against the Nebraska bill.
| TENNEssEE.-Jo hnson, Dem, is reelected
Governor, and the Congressional delegation is
believed to be equally divided.
The Metropolitan Railroad, which is to ex-
tend from Georgetown, D.. C. to Hagerstown,
Maryland, will be seventy-six miles in length,
and will cost $3,7l5,000. 1t crosses the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad forty-one miles from
Georgetown, which is eighty-seven miles from
Washington, by the Relay House-thus saving
forty-six miles. So says the second annual re-
port of the Company.
| PENNSYLVANIA PoLITIcs.-The following ex-
tract of letter from member of the Legis-
ature, who has represented his district in the
House of Representatives or Senate for a num-
Der of consecutive years, foreshadows the fate
of the Pierce-ocracy in that State at the coming
election:
| o., august /, 1865.
| 1.-THE reason you do not see my name among
the politicians and political movements is
simply this: hardly knOw Dhere 1 belong.
/ am Democrat, and always have been, but
cannot endorse the Presidents course on the
subject of the Kansas frauds and his removal
| of Reeder. If l am not greatly mistaken,
Pennsylvania will turn cold shoulder to him
in the coming contest"
| ST. LOUIS ELECTIoN.-An election was held
in the city and county of st. Louis on Monday
last, to fill two offces-those of County Assessor
and of Assistant Circuit Attorney. The ST.
Louis Republican gives the following as the
result of the vote in all the wards of the city
and two precincts of the county: For Circuit
| Attorney-V oullaire, (Anti Know Nothing can
didate,) 1858; Dedman, know Nothing can
didate,) 2,l4O; Kinsey, independently al !;
Yeatman, independently SO. For Assessor
Pollitz, AMT Know Nothing candidate,) 3,677 !;
| Brua. know Nothing candidate 2,172; Ladue,
| independently 100; Knox, independently III.
| Messrs Voullaire and POLITE are elected. The
vote was light, and everything passed off
| quietly.