The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-04-30
LATER R o EUROPE.
of the Arago and Arabia.
DECLINE IN BREADsTUFFs.
New YoRK, April %

New YoRK, April %.
The steamship Arago, from Havre
and Southampton, arrived to-day The
general news is u~nimportant.
FLoUR.-Limited business doing, and
prices of lower grades had declined.
Wheat a trife lower. Coru also a shade
lower. Provisions unchanged and very
dull. Consols 90.
The steamship Arabia, with later adj
vices, has arrived at Halifax.
The Arago arrived this morning.
Hon. Mr. Buchanan aud Henry Dubois,
Minister from Holland to the United
States.
The Arago had moderate weather,
and came around the banks; saw no ice.
Rhe two English steamers that went
IN search of the Pacific, returned to Gal
way. after nine days fruitless cruise.
The proceedings of the Peace Con-
gross continue. Il is said Austria gives
trouble By persistently refusing to fix a
time for evacuating the principalities.
Austria's pretext is the necessity for pre-.
tecting the country against disorder un-
til a regular administration Is establish
ed, though phe is bkund to quit the Of
toman territory on cknclusiou of peace.
Russia is strongly adverse to the Aus
trian position. The nags however states
that the Austrian tr6sps were leavil z
the principalities. The French army is
to be reduced from 10000 to 40 600
troops. 1t is believed that Russia will
send an ambassador to Turin as soon as
the ratifieations are exchanged.
Adyices from ST. Petersburgh state
that the prohibition of export of Russia
produce has been repealed.
The Gear has issued an nkase, stating
that the two fleets hitherto maintained
by Russia in the Black and Azoff Seas are
not to be re=ipstated- Many grain laden
vessels lying at Odessa, have -ceiyed
orders to proceed to MarseiIies.
Considerable fall had taken place in
the markets.
1t is reported at Berlin that the Eng
lish Cabinet had decided to reject the
proposition to the capitalization of the
sound dues on terms offered by Denmark,
but would have propositions herself
Dispatches from Paris states that the
Allies have orders to raise all bloekades,
which have kept the Russians in neutral
ports.
The French Post denies contemplating
sending an expedition to Madagascar,
but advices from Toulon shows to The
contrary, the Russian IN mister of finance
issued a notice on April 5th, that IN con-
sequence of the treaty signed, the YES
sells of the Western Powers would be ad-
mitted to the Russian ports.
Lenord states that the exchange of
Qualifications has been effected.
On the Goth the ship Red Gauntlet
from Melbourne, reports that the steam
ser Schoraberg had gone to pieces.
The English money market has slight
1y changed, and funds are rather heavy /;
and foreignsecurities dull but improving,
%consols 90. ". o. Young, ship owner
and insurance broker in Liverpool, had
called for a large amount
port corn steady.
LrvEErooL, April 9Th, P. M.-The
arrivals are very heavy, -four inferior,
and Westean CANALS neglected. Corn,
more offering and rathca lower demaud
with small sales at 29@30c. Beef aud
pork Continue fat aud unchanged. Ba-
con is in good demand, but with large
quantities offering, prices are rather low
er, and54 is now the top quotation. Cot
ton steady and prices firm sales avera-
ging 1000 bales a day.
Mr.. Buchanan, the late minister to
court Of St. James. among the passen-
gers. The papers furnish no striking
news.
The news fren the United States car
ried ont by the Cunard steamer Arabia
had no effect upon the market and quo
tations continue as by last advic.s.
arrival of HE
HALIFAX, April %.
The Royol Mail steamship Arabia,
Captain Stone, arrived here this morn
ing, en- route for Boston. She left Liver.
pool on the evening of the 18th. Her
adviees consequently are three days
later than those received by the Arago
at New York.
The steamship Persia, Capt. Judkins.
from New York, I'd inst, had arrived
out at Liverpool, making her passage in-
side of ten days. Nothing of the least
importance had t%ranspired since the de-
parture of the Arago.
Inc peace conference continued its
session and the affairs of Italy were un-
derstood tohaye occupied their attention
at the latest sittiugs.
The principal Plenipotentiaries were
reported to leave Paris in a few days.
A circular dated Liverpool, Friday
eve, 18th Breadstufs are quite dull,
and the business very small and prices
bad generally receded from those paid
at the close of the preceding week.
Provisions firm and in SOM cases a
shade higher.
Che London money market had under
gene q material ehcnge. Consols were
quoted on Friday 925 for money.
The large arrivals of breadstufs, and
the expected supply from the foreign
ports 50 long blockaded had effected the