The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-27


The steamship Persia arrived at New York yesterday
morning, with Liverpool dates to the 10th inst.
France has accepted the mediation Of the friendly pow
ers In the dispute with Portugal and pacific solution is
considered certain II is already stated that Portugal
agrees to give up the ship Charles Georges provided that
the French vessels withdraw from the Tagus previously
The Bank Of France had lost 100000 in bullion
during the month"; while the discounts had been largely
Increased The money panic continued at Vienna
Mr. Barber, who recently appointed consul TO Rich
mond Virginia has been transferred TO the island OF Can
da and George Moore succeeds him at the former place
The Caesarawitch handicap won by Rocket by a
head Proress and Drawer running dead heat for the
second place The surviving officers of the Austria have
published card in Liverpool declaring that the captain
and themselves did all in their power to prevent the
lamity.
prospectus had been issued to form a company for
the Galway line the capital to be half million sterling
Lieut. Higginson shareholder in the Atlantic Tele-
graph Company, had applied for against the
company for failure to register the list of shareholders
but his application not granted
The free importation of breadstuis into Portugal is to
be permitted
There had been reduction in the rates Of discount
by the Bank Of England although in the open market
tho minimum rates but "a per cent. There was
great dissatisfaction in the commercial circles in
quencc. The Paris Bourse was slightly lower.
general massacre of the Christians in Gambia is fear
ed and two additional bataons of troops had been
dered to the island.
The news from India states that the mnneers of Moo-
tan almost totally exterminated The rebels
followed from Powree and defeated with great slaughter
on the 9th of September. -Four emissaries of Nena
Sahib captured at Gwaor endeavorng to corrupt
the native troops. They tried and executed The
Gwaor fugtves have been again defeated and dispersed
in all directions. Renewed alarm existed ut Calcutta,
and the troops were under arms. nugget of gold
weighing 2, 100 ounces had been exhibited at Melbourne
The Spanish and French vice consus at Tetuan, Mo-
rocco have been ussassnated. Energetic
expected to enforce satisfaction The details of the in
tcgence from China show that the British destroyed
the forts at Manton but spared the town. Mr.. Reed
the United States minister, remained at Shanghai The
United States soop-of-war Germantown in Canton
river and the steamers Mississippi and Powhaan were at
Japan.
COMMERCIAL.
LIvERpooI, 10th. Cotton--sales of the week amount
to 43 900 bales. Fine and inferior qualities had slightly
declined, but middlng was generally unchanged On
Friday the market closed firm, with estimated sales of
1000 bales Stock In port 1850 bales 1861 900 of
which American. The Manchester trade report was
rather unfavorable. There but little demand for
yarns, and prices weak.
Breadstuffs closed dull Flour quiet but fine quail
ties wanted Wheat quiet but steady. Corn closed
with declining tendency. .....
Provisions closed dull. Beef heavy. Pork quiet Ba-
dull. Lard heavy, at decline Of I'd.
General produce-sugar quiet. Coffee quiet. Rice
dull but slightly higher Spirits turpentine steady.
LlvERpooL, Saturday afternoon Cotton quiet but
steady with estimated sales of 1000 bales
Breadstuifs firm but quiet
Provisions dull H.. .... 49, ..l
LONDON Markets Saturday. -BreadstuTs dull but
steady Sugars steady with better demand Coffee
firm Spirits turpentine firm at 40 AIS.
STANDARDIZATION in the Bank of England had de-
creased f2g 900.
Consols 9Ss 9S2 for money and oSa a 9Sb for ac-
count American securities unchanged. The At
lantic Telegraph shares closed at f340 a f37O.