The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-28
The Rews.


The Reyvs.
There were no signs of the Canada Off Halifax at
twelve o'clock last night. She is now in her four
teenth day out from Liverpool
By the arrival of the Cunard screw steamship
Emeu at Boston, have four days later intelligence
from Europe. Her is of very little importance.
The results of the deliberations of the Paris COME
renee still remained enveloped in secresy. The Pie
nipotentiaries continued to hold daily sittngs,
and the impression rally-judgng from the tone
Of the London and Paris money markets-appears
to be favorable to the prospects of peace. Austria
was making strenuous efforts to get Prussia admitted
to the Conferences, but this will probably only be
done at the last moment, in order to punish her for
the independent part which she has played since the
commencement of the war. Baron Usedom has, it
il said, been sent to the various German Courts ON
mission connected with this subject. Some apprehen-
Ions were entertained that Commodore Watson with
the advanced squadron Of the English feet, would
be met and overwhelmed by the whole naval force
Of Russia on his way up the Baltic. It was affirmed
but subsequently contradicted, that the Russian
Admiral had left Sweaberg and steered for the
coast of Denmark with that view. From the Cri-
there is but little of interest The White Works
=. Sebastopol were blown up on the Goth of Febru-
ary Selim Pasha is to be tried before council of
war for treachery and cowardice in not relieving
Kars.
We publish an interesting report of the banque.
given at the London Mansion House on the 18th, to
Mr. Buchanan. The speech of our Minister was
characterized by the tact and adroitness which he
knows how to display on occasions where he has to
deal with questions Of delicate and embarrassing
nature.
The glorious results Of war are beginning to ma
nifest themselves in the shape of financial crises.
At Constantinople and in Norway the pressure has
been severe, and will doubt be followed by SINH
lar commercial revulsions all over Europe.
The European news produced no effect yesterday
pm the cotton market The sales embraced about
5000 1000 bales, closing steady at previous rates.
The news caused sitter feeling in -four, without
any enhancement Of prices Buyers were unwilling
TO increase the offering terms. As the Eastern de-
mand continued, fair amount Of sales were made.
Wheat was quiet. Some inferior to good Tennessee
red sold at 81 621 81 IS. The receipts OF
corn from the South we're large, and the
market heavy, while moderate sales of ground
and white were made at Coo. 65c., and
yellow ranged from &C., roc, the latter figure for
contract delivery. Rye was steady, with sales from
store and delivered at 81 IL 81 Is. Owing to ma
turing contracts pork was more active and higher:
free sales of mess were made at SIG u SIG 49, and
for contract delivery at SIG rs; prime was firm at
SIS. Sugars were more active and the sales en-
braced about 200 bhds of Cuba and $50 hhds. Porto
Rico on terms stated in another column. The fea
ture in the freight market was the large engage
ments Of corn fer Liverpool, amounting to about
30 600 bushels, in bulk, at ID Cotton was taken al
932d. a SLED.
The steamship Illinois arrived last evening from
Aspinwall with the semimonthly mails, about one
million and a quarter in treasure, and news from
California Oregon and Washington Territories, the
Sandwich Islands, New Granada, Costa Rica, the
west coast of Mexico, and the South Pacific. From
California the intelligence is unimportant. The
Indians were continuing their depredations in the
northern section of the State. On Rogue river
about three hundred Of them had made an attack
upon the settlers and some United States soldiers,
who defended themselves as best they could; but
after fighting nearly whole day they were over
powered and an indiscriminate slaughter Of men,
women and children took place. The trial OF A. A.
Cohen-Adams Il Co.'s receiver-was going on IN
San Francisco, and some missing account books,
which the prosecution required, had been fished mp
from the bottom of the bay. letter had been re-
ceived from the defauter Meigs in which he states
that if his creditors would cease to trouble him, he
would endeavor to square his accounts. The gold
deposits in the San Francisco mint during the
months Of January and February were 2S4,556
ounces, and the coinage during the same time
amounted to 80 ,405 ,G54 which is an increase over
the coinage during the corresponding period in
1866 of ss39,025. Rumors Of new flibustering
expedition, to be directed against the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec, were afloat in San Francisco During
the fortnight an active business has been done in
staple articles, but money continues tight, which
caused some considerable running about anon 2 the
merchants on steamer day.
In Oregon and Washington Territories the In
diars had been comparatively qrct, bat fs,-rs were
entertained az fresh outbreaks. The people OF
Oregon had become very much excited against
General Wool Tor the course he had pursued, and
the Legislature had adopted memorial asking for
his immt date removal.
By way Of San Francisco we learn that the ship
Adeline, of Boston, from Valparaiso for San Bias,
Mexico, sprung q leak and put into Tres Marias
Islands 10 distress, on the 10th December. Having
lost beat in the surf she was boarded by Mexi-
can war schooner and her commander, Captain
Wood, mede prisoner. The vessel, with her crew,
were subsequently brought into San Bias. where
they lay until January 20, and was, in the mean
time robbed Of her cargo, &c. The British frgate
President looked on, but did not interfere. The
ilibusters Of the Adams and Oracle had been sent
on 10 Topic.
Our New Granada dates are: Panama and Aspin.