The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-12-08
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE
BALTIC.
SANDY HOOK, Dec


The Collins Mail steamship Baltic from
Liverpool 25th, arrived off this point. Ad-
vices four days later. The Royal Mail
steamship Persia from New York 18th ult.,
arrived out on 2lst. City of BALTIMORE from
New York of the 18th, arrived out on the
| 10Th.
| The political news furnished by the Baltic
| is of unimpo-tant character. Consols closed
at S9%@9OH, an easier feeling prevailed in
commercial circles.
Further failures were announced, including
the follwving houses:
Reberg d Cramer of Hamburg, liabilities
enc million pounds sterling.
Carr d. Joslyn, London three hundred
thousand pounds sterling.
Herman Stillcn d. Co., London, large liza
bilitIes.
Alexader Hentz & Co., London, large La
bilities.
Pennistone g. Marshall provisions, Liver
pool large. Also several Hamburg and Bre-
m Houses.
The Banxs of England and France are
both gaining bullion rapidly. No later adj
vices are furnished from India. General
Havelock and Wilson had both been Baron
ated.
LIVERPOOL CoTToN MARKET.-Richardson
Spence d Co.'S, circular reports decline Of
I'D in cotton, which the newspaper accounts
note no change in prices. The sales tor the
four days, amounted to $4,000 bales, includ-
ing 300 to Spectators, and 900 to Ex-
porters. Quotation closed irregular.
Liverpool Breadstutf Market Richard
son IL Bros report -four as closing with an
advancing tendency, and Is higher. Wheat
was 2G3d higher; the improvement being
chiefly OH fair and middling qualities. Corn
had declining tendency, and was Is lower.
.(- al,t,,t
| and steady, wheat buoyant, and ala qualities
slightly advanced. The following quotations
reported: Wheat, red 6@7s; white 6s 6dC9
Is 81. Corn, mixed, nominal S4s; white SIs
6d@39s.
The Liverpool Provision Market was gen.
orally dull. Richardson K Spence quote beef,
pork, bacon, and lard dull. Lard was nom
inally quoted at 5Ss@60s.
| Richardson d. Bros circular quotes rosin
dull at els. sugar quiet, rice dull, and all
| qualities slightly declined.
London Markets.-W heat, red 66l7s, white
6s Cd, sugars quiet with a slight decline in
all qualities.
Manchester Markcts.-The adviccs from
Manchester continues unfavorable. Consols
| closed at 9O@ye14s for account. The pres
sure on the Bank of England was gradually
diminishing, and there were signs of relax
alton in the discount market. Money was
abundant at 6 To per cent. on the stock ex-
change. There were rumors of the probable
funding of exchange bills.
NJ. Fould, the French Minister of State
was on visit TO London.
Ii was believed TO be i'm reference to fnan-
cial affairs, and the question of the Prnci-
palities.
a meeting Of Paris stillers was held to
memorabilia the government to raise an i'm
pos. duty on foreign spirituous Liquors, on
the ground that they cannot compete will
foreigners. The government informed de-
putation who had charge of the memorial
that inquiries had been instituted, and i,
would be guided by the result.
1t is said that the Spanish Mexican ques-
ton still presents dangers.
Lord Howden had gone to Madrid to urg,
the reception Of the Mexican envoy.
The financial crisis was beginning sensibly
to affect Russia.
The Bank of Lisbon was about to raise tho
rate Of discount.
The yellow fever was still violent at Lis.
bon.
At Hamburg and Stockholm large moniet
institutions had been formed to assist com.
mercial men and assist public credit.
The extra mail from China had reached
Sacz. Hong Kong dates were to October 9Th
The news was unimportant. ] cas- were quiet
Richardson, Spence d. Co. quote Western
Canal Flour ut z<sC925s. Ohio 27s, Southern
25s@26s, Linseed Oil 32s.
SPAIN.-The deaths by yellow fever at Lis.
bon average 50 daily.
The steamer Baltic brings only nine thou
sand pounds sterling in specie. Among hel
passengers is the Hon. Peter Parker, lat,
Minister to China.