The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-04-17
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE
AFRICA.

The steamship Africa, with Liverpool
dates 10 tn 81 inst, has been signalcd below.
The Ioli,al news is unimportant.--
American securities are unimportant.
Advices from Caracas to the 3lst Of March
have been received. A provisional govern
nent has been inauguratcd, which demand
ed of the French Consul. the surrender of
MONACO and family, who had taken refuge
with him. They were surrendered, and are
III confinement. 1t is said they had deposit
ed at the French legation, 81 ,O0O, 900 in gold.
Gen. Castro had decreed the removal OF all
the employees of the late Go gWnment. 1t is
said that tie American Consul nailed his
flag over the door of the French Consul, in
conjunction with that of Spain, threatening
to haul it down and demand his passports if
any attempts were made to arrest MCnagos,
then ut the legation.
Foreign Markets.
ConSOls ar 96$I@965s; S5,000,o00 Of the
Indian loan have been taken at an ave
rage of IS.
Sac of cotton for the week are 1000 bales,
600 TO spectators. and to exporters, $500,
at decline of 4@5sc on inferior qualities,
H@4 on midling fair qualities. The market
closed dull; the holders offer freely, but show
no disposition To press sales. Quotations are
rs follows: Fair Orleans TX. middling go.
fair Mobile ~, middling 65s, fair upland
Z, middling 60. Beef dull but steady
Pork steady. Bacon dull, prices easier, with
quotations unchanged. Lard firm, and has
advanced Is. quoted ut 50s@52s. Resin is
steady at As 3d@4s Cd. Sugar dull, at de-
cline OF 6s. Coffee dull, with decline on
inferior qualities.
Tho Manchester adviees continue unfavor-
able. Breadstuffs are dull. The bullion has
decreased el06,0 Richardson, Spence q;
Co. report the market closing quiet, with no
change since the sailing of the City of W ash
ington. Provisions dull.
DEMONSTRATING Brothers quote bread
stalls quiet. and slightly lower, sugar
heavy aud defined 6d@ls. Coffee steady.
Tea. fair qualities Cd lower. Welch rails
steady ut 81 IS. Bars also steady at &c.
The Atlantic Telegraph cable is being tax
en- on board the Niagara ana Agamemnon
rapidly. 1t will be finished about the 10th
of May. Some deep sea experiments will be
made before the final attempt.
Fears are felt for the African mail steamer
Gambia, now nearly u month over due.
The relations between France and Swift
erland continue unsatisfactory, giving rise to
uneasiness.
The Paris Bourse has lost its buoyancy and
is daily declining.
Spain is sending reinforcements to the Gulf
of Mexico.
The new measures of public safety havs
been organized at Madrid.
The Bank of Holland has reduced its rates
of discount to So per cent.
The Porte is said to have rejected the de-
mand of France for authorization of q canal
through the Isthmus of Suez.
The official revenue returns for the quar-
tr ending March 81, amounted to e. ,500,-
600; and for the year, "a, 500, 900.
The French Minister to Switzerland had
again insisted on having French Consuls at
Chadeufords and Basic.
n reduction OF the French army is con-
temPlatsd, owing to the i'll state of the
finances.
Pellissier will go to London on the 18th
of April. Seven Crimean Generals will ac-
company him, to be presented to the Queen.
The municipality of Paris was about to
commence a series of public improvements at
q cost Of nearly leo, 0O0, 000f. The Govern
ment will contribute 60,O00,0G0 towards the
fund.
A Vicna letter says that the Emperor Of
ski with reference to the publication of parts
of the correspondence of Napoleon the LIST
in the Monitsur.
The steamer Anglo Saxon will sail from
Liverpool OH the 2lst, for Quebec, after that
steamer sails every fortnight.
There will be no intermediate steamer for
Portland.
1t is rumored that the steamer Lcviathan
Is for sale, in an incomplete state.
| The ship Cerro Gordo sailed from Liver
| pool for Philadelphia on the Cd inst.
Owing to the holidays, the London papers
do not contain their usual city articles.
| The Directors of the East India Company
have called special meeting of the proprie-
tors for the purpose of considering the pro-
visions Of Lord Derby's bill for the Govern
ment OF India.