The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-29

HaLlFAx Jan. z8.-The royal mail steamship Canada
Capt Lang, with English dates of the 10th instant, ar
rived here this morning. with the happy intelligence that
the steamship Ariel had arrived at Cork Ireland the
18th, with her main shaft broken only
The English money market slightly easier, and the
Bank had further reduced its discount rate to per cent
Consols for money, 94k a 942.
The Canada reports decline OF Is. Sd in cotton ON
iair and middling qualities Lower qualities less al
feced Breadstufs were quiet with declining tendency
Provisions were quiet and generally unchanged.
skooSD DssrAru
The Canada touched off Cork and brought the mails
and sixty six passengers from the Ariel The accident
the Ariel occurred the evening of the 9th aud she
able to work only wheel The Canada passed the
Persia bound into Liverpool
further reduction OF the Bank of interest is anti
oipated in a week two.
Napoleon fired at on the evening of the nth
while entering the opera house Three explosions from
hollow proectiles took place Sixty persons wound
ed and three killed The conspiaors Italians Many
persons were arrested. The Emperor remained till the
end Of the opera and was afterwards enthusiastically
hailed by the people
Brigadier lngles has been promoted to the rank of
major general The garrison Of Futtehpore pressed
by the insurgents and had abandoned part of their
trenchments to take more position. body OF
insurgents had been defeated at 0enowree, with $50
killed Three British officers killed and wound
ed. The insurgents Jubbulpore had been attacked
without decisive result achievements advancing
there. The Punjaub Scnde, and Bombay were quiet.
The Queen Of Spain speech that Spain has
accepted the mediation of France and England in the
Mexican question, but under all circumstances the honor
of Spain must he preserved.
Maxzni has issued address to the Italians telling
them that conspiracy is not right but a duty.
The Canada arrived Mt Halifax at clock and sailed
at 7. She will be due at Boston on Friday evening.
LivERrooL jan 28.The sales of cotton In this market
for the week 49, 900 bales including l4OO specua
ton, and 1000 for export Fair and middng qualities
had declined 3D. but lower qualities less affected
owing to scarcity Sales Friday, 5000, including specu
laon and export 1000 bales closed quiet Orleans fair
Gid. middng, 6sd. Mobile fair, 6sd. ; mddling,
Sled. fair uplands 64d. Stock in port, AIS, 900
bales including 222 900 American.
Manchester advices were not favorable, there being lit
tie inquiry and prices weak.
Nsr Orleans tres ordndire at Havre quoted 90 francs
Flour very authorizations nominal Western Canal,
23s. 23s. 3d. Philadelphia and Baltimore 24s. Ohio,
EOS. choice Orleans, 27s 2ss. Wheat very dullde-
cined I'd since Tuesday western red, 6s 6s 4d.;
choice, Is. Is 3d.-owing to scarcity white U.s. Is.
ID, and choice Is Cd. as. Corn dull closing steady.
Beef steady Pork dull. Bacon quiet and nominal.
Lard steady and quiet Tallow quiet with prices barely
maintained, but closed rmer butchers being quoted at
Sos. Sugar In improved demand but prices weak COT
fee firm Rice heavy with little inquiry and prices weak;
Carolina quoted lis a lss Tea active.
The Ariel experienced very weather after leaving
Southampton.
An unsuccessful attempt had been made assassnate
the Emperor Napoleon He fired at by an assassin
and the ball went through his hat.
The Lcviathan nearly at the end Of the launching
ways and little else could be done until the high tides of
the present month, which expected to float her.
The American ship Adratic which was confiscated by
the French courts to pay the damages of her collision
with the French steamer Iyonnas had escaped from Mar
settles
The new Spanish ministry had been organized.
One week later advices had been received India
There nothing further from Cawnpore owing to the
interruption Of the mails
The English money market was easy. G. /. Gray &
Sons, London, in the Canadian trade had suspended
The Steamer kabd
AUGUSTA, jan %. Savannah papers Of this morning
report that the steamer Isabel yesterday of ybee.
The Wabash at Key West, all well--nincteen of
her men passengers In the Isabel their time having
expired.
Sugar at Havana unchanged molasses declining. tx
change on London sixteen premium New York and
Boston three to four
Colonel Anderson, with six officers and thirty men
from Key West, has arrived The court has decreed
that they shall all be held for trial before the district
court of Louisiana In default Of bail they were held in
custody.
Nothing is said of fever at Havana.
Later from, Kansas.
81. Louis, Jan. 2s.--Tie St. Louis Democrat has a
statement that the Kansas territorial legislature has de-
cded not to give way to the Topeka government but to
proceed 20 the enactment Of entire code of laws to
sion protest to Congress against the constitution il
published. Mr.. Clarkson has left for Washington with
the Lecompton constitution.
Pennsylvania Kansas
Harrisburg, Jan. S.-Resoluons offered in the
legislature nstructng the senators from Pennsylvania
to resist the admission of Kansas unless the constitution
has received the unqualified sanction OF majority Of the
bona d residents Much confusion followed the resolu
ton which finally referred to special committee
Meeting Of Creditors.
Bosron JAN 27.At the first meeting OF the creditors