Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-07
Arrival of the Baltic.
later from China.

INV YoRK, Feb. 5-Tbe steamer Baltic has
arrived from Liverpool with dates to the 2lsI of
January.
Political news is unimportant.
The Neuf Chstel prisoners have been liberated
The sssassin..of the Archbishop of Paris has been
condemned.
Lord Napier viii probably leave for Washington
in three weeks
The English at Canton were strengthening their
positions and waiting for reinforeements.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2l.-CottoD quiet, prices are
steady and unchanged; sales of three days, Is, 600
bales, 900 to spectators and exporters; quota
tons Middng Orleans Il; Middlng U plsnds
Z Tic; sales of Wednesday will probably smount
to 5000 bales-market closing quietly. Brown,
Shipley 4 Co, and Richardson, Spence 4 Co. re-,
port the market quiet and unchauged-they repeat
preceding quotations and add Middling Mobile at
7ia7b.
Manchester markets quiet. Liverpool corn mark.
cts and breadstuffs dull, and generally declined
Wheat lower mddling grades declined lda2d =
Flour market inactive at decline of Is quotations
nominal. Richardson, Spence & Co. quote West
ern Canal flour at 31a32,; Baltimore aud Ohio SEA
33s; Ohio 34a35s. Corn dull, quotations having
declined Cd; mixed corn 33a3Ss Cd; yellow 34s;
white 35a3ss 81.
Lard very dull at Liverpool-quotations nomi-
nal.
London money market easier-consols for money
closed at 9Sta9S5; quotations 934a93s.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2l-Breadstuffs dull; provis.
ions steady; holders of Lard ask 5Se Buyers dec
mand a reduction.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 5-Senate passed the House
bill, confirming entries Of land, under the graduate
ing act. extending the time of selling lands grant,
ed to Kentucky for an Asylum for the deaf and
dumb.
Mr. Rusk, introduced bill, for the transporta-
ton of mails from the Mississippi river to San Fran
cisco.
The annual report of the commissioner of pat
ents, for 1856, was received by both houses.
The Senate took up the question of printing the
Scott and Davis correspondence; long debate en-
sued The letters are sharp and acrimonious and
Mr.. Toombs proposed that the Senate be not made
conduit for their transmission to the public, but
that they be given through the medium of news.
papers-adjOurned.
HoUsE-Mr. Campbell moved the previous uues
ton oc the Senate Submarine Telegraph bill, but
not sustained, only 40 members voting in the
affirmative; after debate from which no conclusion
was arrived at, the House went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill during which Mr..
CliDgman denounced the Cooe traffic. and gems
era discussion took place when the committee
rose, and the Senate's resolution, providing for
counting the votes for President and Vice Presi.
dent next Wednesday was adopted; and Jones, of
Tennessee and Howard were appointed tellers on
the part of the House-House then took recess
till o'clock.
Housekeeping Session-The bill passed by II
majority Campbell from the committee on ways
and means reported favorably to the Senate Sub
marine Telegraph bill Jones of Tenn, moved to
Law the vote on the table-kegatived; 81 against
1913.
Campbell OF Ohio, said he would endeavor to dis
pose of the snbj ct tomorrow. House was occu.
pied in discussing the am sndments of tho Senate
to the diplomatic consular appropriation BILL
House then went into a committee OF the whole on
the tariff bill. Wright of Tenn, Evans and A. 4.
Marshall made party sheeches adjourned
New YORK. Feb. 5.-NeiIrs Cabinet factory on
Essex street, was burnt this morning. Loss $25,.
600. Two men were arrested this morning with
large quantity of counterfeit bills on the Grand
Bank.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 6.-The weather is still warm
and the ice is breaking up. 1t is the same at all
points above and below. The thermometer here
stands at 65.
NEw YORK, Feb. 6.-The steamer Africa ar
rived at Sandy Hook this forenoon. Market
for Cotton opened heavily but improved towards
the close. Prices sitter but quotations unchanged
to an advance of l. Sales of the week fl, 800
bales of which spectators took 6, 800 and export
tiers $500. Sales of the day 10000. Middling
Orleans x, middIing uplands Tic. Breadstuffs
dull, provisions dull. Money slightly easier.
Consuls for money quoted at 9Stas3s.
The Swiss difficulty though nominaly settled
will be referred to the confers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-SENATE-0n motion of
Wilson, a resolution adopted directing the
Committee on Commerce 10 enquire into the expe
diency OF authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to expend such sums as he may deem necessary,
not exceeding $50 900, for the further exploration
OF La Platte River and tributaries.
Fish, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, re-
ported back the joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to pay the officers and sea
men engaged in the expedition in search of Kane
the rate as was allowed the officers and sea.
men in the expedition under Lieut.. De Haven.
The private calender was then taken up.