Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-12
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
BY ROUSE PRINTING rELB6RAPH
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
Arrival Of the Steamship Asia.

NEW YoRK, Jan 1.-The Cunsrd steam
snip Asia, from Liverpool at q. n. OF the
18th ult., arrived this morning The bay 10
full OF boating ice, and foreign papers could
not be obtained until her arrival Of her dock
at Jersey City.
The steamship Arago. from New York, for
Southampton and Hsvre, arrived Of South.
smpton on the 10Th ult.
The approaching conference az Paris, The
affair Of Prussia and Switzerland, and the
difSculty between Persia and Great Britain
O-ntinuc 20 be the main features Of interest In
the foreign advices.
80 day is yet fixed for the re-assembIing Of
the Congress Of Paris. There is some prelin-
inary business 10 be got through with in ad-
vance, be-. it is anticipated that the day Of
meeting is not far distant. preliminary
meeting would probably be held within few
DAYS. A statement is M sds in the London Times
that England and France sre now agreed on
the points of discussion with Russia. No TO-
pics are TO be introduced but thoes relating 10
Bolgrad and the Isle Of Serpents. All the
plcnipotentiarics, including the Turkish min
lister, have received their instructions.
Prussia continues her preparations for the
invasion Of Switzerland, and the latter for de-
fence but there exists belief that the other
Powers will prevent actual hostilities. IL 10
Inmored that England has agreed to mediate
Ia the natter, but the report is on very doubt
| tul authority.
From other psrts Of Europe there is little or
nothing to report
1t is stated that negotiations have been bro.
ken 1T between the British minister ct Con-
Stantinopls and the Persian envoy. The latter
is proceeding 70 Paris; having, meanwhile,
requested further Instructions from his Gov
eminent.
Great Britain demands the evacuation Of
Herat, the payment of the expenses, the dis
misssl Of the Persian Prime Minister and the
establishment of British Consulates at various
places.
Persia is reported to have aSsented 10 the
return of Mr.. Murray, the British Minister, 20
restore Herst, and to compensate the Hera-
tians, but the other points are in allegiance.
There is nothing additional respecting the
progress Of hostilities.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The sales Of cotton on Wednesday, the 24th
alt in the Liverpool market, were $4,000
bales, including 5000 on speculation and for
export The market closed firm at the fol-
lowing prices, showing an advance OF I'd. on
The week Orleans fair Esd middling7 j. l6d.;
Mobiles fair 7ld middlIng 7ld; Uplands fair
7 7-I63., middling I'D On Thursday and
Friday there was no market, owing 70 the
Christmas holidays
The Manchester market was steady.
The Liverpool bresdstufs market was gen.
orally steady. Various circulars quote dour
unchanged and steady, wheat advanced Sd on
tao week, and corn Cd 20 Is higher, as com
pared with the previous week. The following
quotations are given: Flour, western canal,
5isa32s: Baltimore and Philadelphia, 33Sa
54s 6da55si corn, yellow and mixed, 33s 6daS4s:
white 54a35s
Provisions were very dull. Holders Of beef
were pressing on the market, Pork was in
trifing demand. Bacon was 10 small sale at
al advance of Is per cwt. Lard was dull al
decline CT isa5s per cwt.
Sugars had declined lsals Sd
The London money market was unchanged.
Consols for tho account closed at 94ae4s.
The Bullion in the Bank Of England had
decreased CHS 900
The Bank of France has resumed seventy
FIVE days discounts.
MARINE DISASTER.
The ship Lilias, for savannah, was struck
by lightning on the 2I.h ult., while lying at
her deck, at Liverpool, ready to sail, and her
cabin burnt