New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-06

SANDY HOOK, April 4.-The royal mail steamship
Asia, Capt E. G. Lott, from Liverpool on the 2lst
ult has Just arrived.
.... Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL, March 2l.-The Cotton market closed
quiet and steady, prices being generally unchanged.
The sales on yesterday amounted to 5000 bales
The Brokers' Circular quotes Fair Orleans, 81; Mid
ding Orleans, 1916; Fair Uplands, Il; Middling
Uplands, 9.lG The whole stock in port at Liver.
pool $780, 900 bales, of which 275 900 are American
The sales of the week foot up 400 bales specuators
taking 1000 and exporters 900 bales. =, +.
BKEADsTUFPs.-The market closed dun. Flour had
declined Is. Corn closed quiet at Is. decline. We
report sales at 3ls. Cd. to 34s.
PRoyIsIoNs.-The market generally closed steady
without any quotable change. Lard is dull.
AsHEs.-Pot Ashes were dull and quotations nom
inal Pearl Ashes closed quiet.
NAVAL SToREs-Rosin had declined. Turpentine
closed dul-quoted at A. #
GRocERIEs.--Rice was firm. Sugar closed firm.
MONEY AND STocKs-Consos are quoted at 934.
The export of gold continues The bullion in the
Bank of England has decreased fl2, 900.
There has been an average business in American
stocks, without any change.
Havre Cotton Market.
HAvRE, March 1.-THE sales of Cotton for the
week amounts to IS, 900 baes.
The whole stock in port is lo2 500. The market is
| generally unchanged
General News. '#g
Austria threatens to suspend her diplomatic rela
tions with Sardinia.
There is a difficulty brewing between England and
Japan.
1t was generally believed that Parliament would
dissolve on Monday, the 23d. ...-.
The Neufchatel Conference was to be held imme-
diately.
The conference in regard to the Danubian Principal
tiles will soon convene at Paris.
1t is confidently reported that Austria is about to
dissolve its diplomatic relations with Sardinia.
The Sandman Chamber Of Deputies have voted o
large sum for Notifications.
The special envoy from Mexico to Spain had ar
rived in Madrid .....
France is preparing large force for the Chiness
waters. n.a.-- e.
In consequence of some difficulty between tn
English and Japanese governments, two Britis
ships-ofwar have occupied the harbor of Nagass
The Asia passed the City of Washington, bound t
Liverpool, on the 22d; and the same day tn
steamship Niagara. bound for the same port.
A modification of the French Cabinet is under di
cussion 1t is thought that the object is to incorp
rate the Cabinet with the Department of State an
the Imperial household. ~ '.5 So
. There is doubtful rumor in circulation that Co
cha will be recalled.
1t is said that very large portion of the city ,
Canton, both within and without the walls, was d
stroyed by the British.
The Russian Minister at Constantinople has d.
manded an explanation respecting the fitting out of
force of 800 Poles for Circassia by English symps
thiXers.
The New Orleans and Havre steamship jacquard
from New Orleans with cargo of cotton, has pu
into Fayal badly damaged, and has discharged be
cargo there.
Kansas News '"
ST. LOUIS April 4.-The officers of the steamer 81
Mary's, from Council Bluffs report that four mel
were shot at the mouth of the Nebraska river on tn
10Th of March, and that five others were banishe,
from the Territory, being forbidden to return unde
penalty of DEATH The offence for which they wer
banished was claim jumping. Ia
Domestic Markets. 81.
CINCINNATI, April 4.--Four is unsettled. Whisky
is selling at 23c. Provisions are irmer. Lard il
higher, and quoted at lie.
New YORK, April 4.-Flour is dull. Southern il
quoted at Sc 10 to Sc 40. White Wheat al SIS t,
. 81 623. Corn is lower. Mess Pork $23 so. Lart
steady.
River and Weather.
LOUISVILLE, April 4.-There is seven feet in til,
canal The mercury stands at 5s.