The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-12-28
Later from Europe
ARRIVAL OF THE
PERSIA!
NEW YORK. Dec q

PiSfiouo au'iceS, uItINeu NJ luis pOrt ~
o'clock this morning
There has been a further decline of I'd in
Cotton. Holders pressing on the market.
The sales for the week have been %, 600
bales, of which Spectators took 1900 bales
and exporters 900 bales. The present stock
in port amounted TO 352. 900 bales, of which
amount lsO, 900 bales were American.
The adviccs from Manchester still contin-
ued Snfavorable. There was but little inqui-
ry, and prices were weak.
All quality of Breadstufs slightly al
vaneed since Tuesday.
Corn was dull, and all qualities had slight
~ declined. Rice firm.
The English money market is slightly ca
sier. Consois for money closed ut 80, and
for account al s.5s.
The Persia furnishes two weeks later advi-
ces from India.
Gen. Havelock was still hcmmed in at
Lucknow. Sir Colin Campbell was niarch-
ing to has relief ami would be there IL "a few
days with ten thousand troops.
Parliament had passed the bank indemni-
ty bill. and would adjourn on the 2lst inst,
till February.
INDIA The dates from Calcutta are to the
18th OF September, and Bombay to the 18th
OF November.
General Haveloek was still hemmed in at
ing to 81 900.
No communication has be received from
him for II month. but it was believed that
Tie garrison would hold out. Numerous sue
cessiul encounters with he mntineers had oc-
Cured at various points.
SIR James Outram's force had been terribly
reduced, and the total number in the resi-
deney was supposed 10 he not more than
fourteen hundred persons. besides the wo-
men. children and the wounded.
There were besides about eight hundred
men with great array Of camp followers. al
Alumbah, who were believed TO be without
the means Of communicating with those a,
Lucknow.
The number of mutineers was supposed tC
be 10000, but it was, nevertheless, consid-
| cred certain that the garrison could hold ou
| until the 10th OF November. before whiel
| time Sir Colin Campbell would he before
LucRnVw with an army Of O0O men, inclu.
ding his own Highland brigade. SOU cavalry
and very heavy train OF artillery.
Tho regular semi monthly mail would ar
rive IL Trieste on the llth of December, witt
later dates from Calcutta TO the llth, am
Bombay 10 the 18th of November.
Lucknow still held out. although no com
mnnication had been had with the besieged
Heavy fighting and Immense slaughter j.
said to have taken place.
Troops were pouring into India at the rat,
| of 400 - week.
ESGLAsD.-The Chancellor of the Exehcq.
/ ueT in Parliament moved for "A select com.
/ mittce 10 inquire into the operations OF tn,
bank act vi lS44, and of the bank act o
Scotland and IrclaEd of lSi5. and that TIA,
committee be instructed to inquire the cause,
OF the recent commercial distress. and To IN
vestigate how it has been atfcI ted by the law.
bic OH demand.
| The Levinthan had moved only few
inches since the departure o. the Adriatie
OWING to che giving way OF the moving tack
10. 1t was feared, as the vessel had reached
a slight decline that her progress would b,
even slower than il had been.
The city article in the Times of the l2tl
says: - The demand for money is gradual,
| diminishing. and belief is entertained tina
when reduction OF the bank rate is com
mcnccd, the downward movement will b.
rapid"
Gold was daily flowing into the bank i,
| large sums.
1 he returns for the week ending Decemhe
9th, show an ia, reuse in bullion OF A7O3 or
and the amount held being - Vj3, 4S9.
The stop age of the Worcester Bank o
Mcs>rs. Fawicy d Co.. Was announced. TIN
c,apcSrn has ling been q weak one, and the Ii
abilities are supposed 10 be small.
Six additional failures had taken place il
London, including Messrs. Heine, Lemon q
Co.. IN the German trade, with liabilities e.
timated ut 4TJv O0J; Wuinholt, Wehncr &
Co; also a German house with liabilities be
tween 10000 and 93OV, 700; Elwhor~t d CT
in the same trade; Moytoya d Co., "a SPANS
house, and T. G. Ward, cattle salesman
| whose liabilities are not stated.
Russia Berlin letter states that the dis
turbing influence of the A merican panic lla
extended Us fan Us Warsaw, where numcrou
manufacturers had failed.
Accounts from ST. Petersburg of Novem
Der 3"Ih, represents that the winter had sc
in very severely. I he Russian navy la
frozen up and navigation completely stopped
Ii Is stated that the Cabinet at ST. L. ter>
burg has Percmptorily denied the RICH
claimed by Austria ana England under th
treaty OF peace, of interdicting Russia fror
biockading the Clrcassiau ports.
BRAzIL--The dates from Rio Janeiro M
TO the l4th Of November, and from Monte
video the 9Th.
| At Rio Coffee was dull. but steady. Moth
ing was loading for the United States. So
gars had deehnei. Sterling Exchange VS.
quoted at u Is. Freights were duh and low
|