Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-20

Arrival Of the Steamer Persia
PEACE PROSPECTS UNCHANGED.


No Tidinss of the Missing Steamer Pacific.
New YORK, March 2o.-The Cunard steamer
Persia arrived off Sandy Hook at an early
hour this morning, with Liverpool dates of
the Sth instant
The Conference was progressing quietly,
and peace prospects were unchanged.
The Persia brings no tidings of the Pacific.
THE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, March S-Cotton is steady and
unchanged. Sales Of the week $4,000 bales,
OF which exporters took 5, 500 bales, and spec
ulators $500. The estimated sales on Friday
were 5000 bales. The Brokers' Circular
quotes prices easier, but not quotably lower.
Orleans middling 5 15-I6a6d; fair SD. Up.
lands middling SD; fair Std. Stock in port
81 600 bales, including PSI, 900 American.
Breadstufs-The Brokers' Circular quotes
-four advanced IS; Western Canal Sia32s
Philadelphia and Baltimore 34a3Ss, Ohio $685.
Wheat declined Sd; red IS 3da9s Cd, white
los 6da1ls. Corn declined Is per quarter.
Observation-Disclosures, Spence Co s Cir.
cular quotes provisions quiet and generally
unchanged; Eastern prime mess pork 84s; lard
54a56s. The Brokers' Circular quotes rice
quiet and unchanged.
Naval stores are quiet, and without import
ant change Common rosin As 5da4s 3d. fine
Sa9s.
Coffee is steady at unchanged prices Su.
gar has advanced Sd. per cwt
In tho London mar ket w elsh bar and rail
iron command f8afS IS. on board ship.
The bullion in the Bank Of England has in
creased f24, 600.
American stocks are steady and unchanged
in price
The rate Of discount ranges from s to per
cent.
SECOND DIsPATCH.]
The Persia has reached her dock. The Qua
ker City left Liverpool on the 9Th inst. for
New York, and took out the reported signing
of the rreiminaries Of peace, but it appears
that ii was merely the appcnding Of the sig
natures to tho preliminary formalitics. She
also took out Napoleon's speech, saying that
he hoped for peace, but the country must be
ready for either peace or war.
The Persia brings nothing additional to the
above, except general rumor that the nego-
tiationS proceed steadily.
The fifth meeting of the Conference was
held on Thursday, 9th instant. The proceed
ings were kept secret as usual.
LONDON, Friday evening Funds were
heavy to-day, owing to a continued pressure
for money. Advances on government secu-
rites were in active demand throughout the
day at per cent. the settlement day and
| transactions in scrip Of the new loan having
increased the wants Of dealers. Continental
advices denote favorable appearances of ex-
changes at all points.
LONDON, Saturday evening. The Paris Mon
lteur OF yesterday contains an imperial de-
cree, calling out for active service lao, 900
young soldiers OF the class of 1855.
berlin, Sunday Two couriers passed
through this city roufe.for Paris, bearing
fresh instructions to the Russian Peace PIeni-
potentiaries.
HAMBURG. March 6.-Admiral Watson has
sailed from Kiel, he has ordered the fleet to
assemble off MOar island to announce a re-.
ncwal Of the blockade Of the Russian Baltic
ports
The CRIMEA.-Delegates of the two bellige
rent armies met on the 10th of February to
concert measures for carrying out the armis-
tice.
MARsEILLEs.-Orders have been received
here for conveying l0, 900 infantry and bat
talon of artillery to the Crimea, to replace
troops returned TO France.
HE BALTIC.-Ihe Russians are sending
troops in considerable numbers to Finland,
concentrating large force round St. Peters
burg, and strengthening the batteries near
Cronstadt.
The Persia brought one hundred passengers.
Inv ehip Jaues Daines hec arrived from
Melbourne with upwards Of ninety thousand
ounces of gold.
Insurance has been effected on the Pacific
In Liverpool at 80 per cent.
Coyent Garden theatre was burnt on the
morning of the 5th inst, at an early hour,
just at the close of Bal -masque, under the
management of Prof. Anderson, the magician.
Nearly all the party had left, and but few
persons were slightly injured. The destruc-
ton of the building and properties was COM
ple:e.