American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-05-31
BREADsTUYFs AND THE BRITISH FUNDS uN.
cHASGED.
Tie Allied Army before SsuasfopOI still
maintains its position.

Tie Allied Army before SsvastopoI still
maintains its position.
New YoRK. May 94-l-4OP. M.-The
steamer America, with adyises from Liv-
erpool and London to the 18th inst, arriy-
ed at Halifax this morning.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The de-
mand for Cotton at Liverpool continued
active. and prices had further advanced,
Id. The sales during the week amounted
TO 100000 bales. of which spectators
took $4,000 bales, and exporters only O.
600 bales.
Fair Orleans is quoted at 62d, and mid
ding do. 5 ll-6d.
The business done in breadstuffs during
the week was only moderate, but prices
had underwent no change, except for In
dian Corn, which had further advanced Is
per quarter.
The English funds continued steady,
with but little fluctuation The closing
rate for consols, for money. was e8t
Brown d Shipley, in speaking of Cotton,
say the recent advices from the United
States had favorable effect, and prices
advanced I'd, but the market closed quiet
er. The stock in port was 585, 900 bales,
of which 374 ,OO0 bales were American.
The advices from Manchester represent
trade dull.
Brown, Shipley & Co. quote Wheat &
Flour steady, and prices unchanged
Corn closed with an active demand at / S
advance. Philadelphia and Baltimore
Flour is quoted at 44a44s Cd.
Richardson, Spence d Co. quote Beef
steady, with good demand at previous
rates; the sales for the week reaching :
900 bbls. Pork was firm, and holders
asking an advance Bacon was Cd higher
Lard was in moderate demand and steady
at SOS. Tallow steady at 55a56s.
Barring Brothers quote Breadstuffs gem
orally unchanged, and the market dull
Lard, in kegs, 5Oa52s.
The money market is easier, and rates of
discount down TO 81 per cent American
stocks dull but steady.
GENERAL lNTELLfGENcE.-The news from
the seat of war by this arrival, contrary
TO the general expectation, contains moth
ing of an interesting or decisive character.
The affairs in the Crimea are reported as
unchanged, though the telegraphic news
published by the government was brief
and somewhat indefinite.
The steamer Union sailed from South
ampton on the OH.
Drouyn del Hugs, the French Minister,
had resigned, owing to his unwillingness to
carry on the war, being opposed to pro-
tracted war. Count Walewski, the French
ambassador at London, had been appointed
his successor. All the documents relat-
ing to the Vienna Conference, had been laid
before Parliament.
Redschea Pasha has been superseded as
Vizer, BY Molammed Pasha.
The Italian who attempted to assassin
ale Napoleon had been condemned to
death.
The emigrant ship "Jolln," bound from
Plymouth to Quebec. was wrecked, and a
largenumber of lives lost.
| The English press admits that the hopes
ofpeace have departed, and that no assist
ance can be expected from Austria, and but
little from the rest of Europe, ard that
consequently France and England must
fight it cut to the end. The Times has an
article expressing these sentiments, and
stating that it is impossible to peruse the
official documents Of the Vienna Conference
without coming to the conclusion that Rus
sia was never in earnest in her pretended
desire for peace.
Earl Gray, in the House of Lords, had
given notice ofa motion that an address be
sent to the Queen, deploring the failure of
the negotiations, and stating as the opinion
of Parliament, that the proposals of Russia
were never such as afforded fair prospect
for concluding piece. Miner Gibson
made a similar motion in the House OF
Commons.
The correspondence from the camp, un-
der date of April eth, explaining the diff
Guilty of the seige, states positively that the
advances of the allies are acquisition
ground, "bit by Bit and that while the
works thus advance there can be no doubt
of ultimate success, provided the Russians
in the field, shall be unable to compel the
allies to raise the seige.
Canrobert announces that when rein
forcements arrive he will enlarge the circle
Corporations.
THE LATEsT.-The latest official advices
which had transpired are to the 10th ult.;
upon which morning it is stated the Rus
slams, in large force made sortie on the
right of the allies, and were Immediately
driven back by the French; subsequently
the Russians made second stack and
were repulsed with great loss.
General Mannua had arrived at the camp
with four thousand Sardinian troops.
The English Baltic feet was working
its way up to Gothland, as the ice would
permit.
1t said France has asked permission to
establish French camp on Swedish terri
tory, and if the permission is refused Bonn
arsound will be occupied and fortified by
the allies.
Three ships had left England, on the
10th, to blockade the White Sea.
The following interesting news items is
from the London Standard
ga very extraordinary circumstance, re-
ported from source which does not admit
of doubt of its truth, comes to us by a
letter from st. Petersburg"
1t appears fine American frigate built
ship recently arrived at a port in the Bal
tic. 1t was stated she had on board eight
hundred bales of cotton, but our cores
pondent visited the ship, and found in ad-