The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-03-26
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New YonK, March 90.

New YonK, March 20.
The steamship Persia from Liverpool,
with dates up to Saturday the 9Th inst.
arrived this morning at 81 o'clock. She
brings to tidings ofihe Pacific.
The prospects of the peace conference
are unchanged.
1t has been reported that the repre-
sentatives of the Conference were sign
ing the preliminaries of peace, but it was
really the appending of their signatures
to the preliminary formalitics.
The Emperor Napoleon had recently
made a speech in which he said that he
hoped for peace but France must be rea-
dy either for peace or war.
The Persia brings nothing to add to
the above except the general rumor that
negotiations we're proceeding steadily.
The fifth meeting was held on Thursday,
the 9th, but resulted as usual.
The U. S. Propellar Arctic is coming.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
LONDON, March 9Th. The Paris Mont
teur of yesterday contains the imperial
decree calling into active service ID 900
young soldiers of the class of 1855.
BERLIN, March 9th. Two Couriers
passed through this city, en- route for
Paris.
HAvRE. Fresh instructions to the
Russian plenipotentiary have been re-
ceived. 9
HAMBURG, March 6.-Admiral Wat
son has sailed from Kiel. He has or
dered the fleet to assemble eff the Moar
| Island to commence the blockade of
Russian ports.
LONDON, Friday, March 7, P. NJ
The funds were heavy owing to a con-
tinued pressure for money. Govern
ment securities were in active demand
throughout the day at 6 per cent. The
continental advices denote favorable ap-
~pearances of exchange at all points
The Persia brought one hundred pas
sengers. She spoke on the 9th inst, off
Cape Clear, the steamship Canada from
Boston. The ship james Baines arri-
ved at Liverpool from Melbourne with
upwards of 90, 900 ounce of gold.
The CRIMEA.-Delegates from the
two belligerent armies met on the Goth
February to concert measures to carry
out the armistice.
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Marseilles for the conveyance of 5000
infantry and a battery of artillery to the
Crimea to replace the troops who have
returned home.
THE BALTIc.-The Russians aro send
ing troops in considerable numbers to
Finland. They are also concentrating
a large force around St. Petersburg and
strengthening the barriers near CroD-
standt.
GREAT BRITAIN.--Additional insu-
rance has been effected on the Pacific at
Liverpool, at so per cent.
The Covent Garden Theatre was burn
cd on the morning of the 18th, at an early
hour, Just at the close of Il BAT mosque,
under the management of Prof ADDER
son, the Wizard. Nearly all the party
had left, aud but few persons were slight
lily injured. The destruction of the
building and property is complete.
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Boston, March 27.
The steamship Enzca, from Liverpool,
arrived last night. She brings dates up
to the 18th inst. The political news is
of little Importance.
Breadstuf's were inactive. Flour had
advanced Is; Wheat IS. 3D.; Corn Is.
Consuls are quoted at9l3 Exchanges
are favorable. Gold is flowing into Paris
from Amsterdam and other places.
The Peace Congress is in daily session
at Paris, but nothing of its doings trans
pire.
Advices from the Crimca state that
matters there remained unchanged. A
review of $4,000 British troops was
held at Balaklaya on the 5th of March.
The White works were blown up Sebas-
topol on the 26th of February.
Advices from Constantiuople up to
the 28th ult., state that an Austrian
courier had arrived there with PROPOSE
tions relative to the Danubian princi-
p%alities.
A financial crisis had occurred at Con-
stantinople. Exchange on London had
risen 1877, and on Vienna $40. The
English pound sterling was rated at l40
The Minister of Finance had appeal
ed to the merchants and invited them to
devise a remedy.
An order to suspend the hostilities
had. been forwarded to Omar Selim
Pasha.
The river Danube has been %reopened,
and Lloyd steamers have commenced
running.
Adyices from Norway announce a Sc
rious commercial crisis there. Twenty
commercial houses have suffered in Ber-
gin alone.
TRANSFORMATIONS closed at Al at
"a there, and at II at Manchester. The
market is firmer, with moderate bust
ness.
The steamship Washington had ar
rived at Cowes.
The Emea passed the steamer Ameri-
ca from Boston for Liverpool on the 10Th
inst, in lat. 46 deg so min., Ion. 35 deg.
SO min. On the Goth at SHUTDOWN, she
saw the steamer Arabia, from Boston to
Liverpool.
The Canada arrived at Liverpool at
midnight the 10th inst.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte has been
dangerously i'll, but at last adyices is
improving.
LoxDoN, March I0.-Provisions dull.
Lard deprcssed. the arrivals being large.