Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-03-01
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
OF THE BALTIC.
Formation Of a New British Cabinet.
LATER FROM THE I N
REPORTED BATTLE ON THE DANUBE.

.H I'D - ."aN.. O.
REPORTED BATTLE ON THE DANUBE.
Decline in Observation-Disclosures
Unchanged-Cotto and the Brit
ish + unds Steady.
New YoRK, Feb.2l.
The Steamer Baltic, with advices from Liv-
erpool 10 Saturday, the 10Th inst, arrived at
this port this afternoon.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The sales OF cotton at Liverpool during the
week were only SO, 900 bales, Of which spec
ulators took 1000 bales, and exporters 1000
do. The MARKET is dull, with a limited de-
mand, but prices were not quotaEly lower
The qutstions are: fair Orleans SID; Mid
ding do. 5td.,i fair Upland 6id., and Mid
ding do. sd. The market closed dull.
AT Manchester aud in the manufacturing
districts generally, trade was dull, and prices
slightly lower.
The Brokers' Circular quotes BreadstufIs OF
all kinds very dull, and prices had generally
dec intj. Wheat had declined Id o I'd per
bushel; Flour Cd Is per bril-, and corn Cd q
Is per quarter, with a further downward ten
dency.
Western Canal Flour is quoted at 40s, and
Ohio aud similar brands al ass Cd. Yellow
Corn 43, and Mhite AS.
In Provisions the transactions were only
moderate, but previous prices were maintained.
Lard was steady. Tollow depressed.
Richardson, Spence y Co., report decline
of2d pei buShel in Wheat, and Flour very
dull, and prices, except in the retail way nom-
insl.
Naval Stores unsteady.
AT London American Stocks were frmer.-
Consols were steady at OH. ~
The Bullion had increased in the Bank Of
England G4i5, 900.
Sugar had advanced Is per cwt. Coffee
was unchanged. Rice was firm with q good
demand.
The Iron market is unchanged, with a mod
crate demand.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
a new British Ministry had been formed:--
Lord Palmerston is Premier; Lord Panmare,
formerly Fox Maule, Minister Of War; Esrl Of
Clarendon, Minister OF Foreign Affairs; Sidney
Herbert, ofthe Home Department; Sir George
Grey, Colonial Secretary; w. Gladstone, of
lie Exchequer; Sir James Graham, OF the Ad-
mirally; Lord Cranworth, Chancel lor; Esrl.
Granville, Presiden. of the Comet; Duke Of
Argyle, of the Privy Seal; Sir W. Molswortb,
Of the Public Works; Sir Charles Wood, Pies
ldenl Of the controls; Lord Canning, Pos.mas-
ler; the Marquis of Lanslown, without an
office. OF the old Cabinet, Aberdeea, Rus
sell and Newcastle 30 out; the other mem
berS continue in Office under the new Premier.
The Peace Conference oil Vienna, had not
yet been opened.
The Parliament had voted a further three
mill ions sterling TO carry on tie War. The
North American Fishery Bill had passed both
HOUSES. The Parliament had adjourned for
one week, and, at the request of Lord Palmer
ston, would assemble again on the 18th inst.
The Earl OF Abe rdeen had been cheated night
Of the Garter.
The Lord Mayor Of London gSve o grand
banquet. Among those presented were Lord
Cardigan aud Sir Charles Napier, and other
prominent men who have figured in the Crimes
and on the Baltic, all OF whom were received
with enthusiasm. Sir Charles Napier made q
long speech in de Tense OF himself, aud in course
of it made a savage onslaught upon the policy
OF the British Cabinet.
In the reconstruction OF the new Cabinet,
Derby, Lansdown, Russell and Clarennon
were successfully sent for by the Queen, but
all failed 10 form cabinet until Palmerston
was called in, aud he succeeded. =
CanIobert officially reports the death Of
Caproins Bouter, and Castleman, in the sortio
made by the Russians 0 n the night Of The l4tb.
The advices from the Crlmea are not .es-
peciolly interesting. No changes Of import
ance had taken place in the general aspect Of
The Russians were constantly ma
king night %sorties. MerchiIoG had gone to
the north.
Immense supplies were reaching The Brit
ish camp.
Ehe seige works were ing, but tho
army was still sickly. The nights were frosty
but the days were fine and mild.
Official dispatches from Lord Raglan, Of the
23d and Oath ull., say the weather had ma
improved, and speak cheerfuly OF the
future, and say the prospects are Frightening.
He says The work before the town had been
with renewed activity.
Fiance has %signifed her willingness to ne
gotiate a separate treaty with Prussia, proyi-
lied il covers the M Obligations as that Of
Decembe! Q.
The feeling at Conslanlinople is strongly in
favor Of peace.
Holland and Denmark seem willing to join
The Western alliance.
Eight Austrian ships had been fired into BY
The Russians at Galatz, Of which Austria had
ded an explanation.
Earl Lucan has been reca lied from the COM
mand of cavalry in the Crimea.
The Sultan intends raising a national VOL
untary loan, and exchange had advanced In
nople to al enormous rate, causing
great distress.
Ab.del Kader has been. appointed to tho
command Of The African troops in the Crimea.
The English missionaries in Poland have
been ordered 10 leave Russian territory.
1t is said The Emperor Of France will take
the command Of the army operations on the
Rhine.
Prince Napoleon las arrived at Paris.
A dispatch from Sevastopol Of the 3oth says
The French batteries had received orders TO re-
open fire, and had done SO, and it isohicially
that the operations for an assault were
completed.
Ia an assault made on the night Of the Esd
he French sustain great loss.
The Russians in Inc town were in want OF
provisions.
|: is stated that Zonaves had mutinied, and
hundred had been sent prisoners, 10 Con-
'tantinople.
An apology had been made to Omar Pashs,
md he withdre " bis resignation.
The Russian forces on the Austrian from
Ter had been ordered TO retreat TO the interior.
The Queen OF England had issued a proc