The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-14
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

I NEW YonK, April I3,-rbc steamship City of Wash
ington, from Liverpool slst ut. has arrived at this
port.
The British Parliament had adjourned las Is usuaI over
Topographic aiyices f.om Bombay March g. report Sir
Colin Campbell before Lucknow at the head Of nearly
GO 900 troops An attack on the city would be made
about the 10th Several scattering encounters had
place, in which the rebels defeated with great
slaughter hFu egffr @ 10
The King OF Delhi's trial is still progressing. The
statement that he had been convicted and sentenced
| erroneous.
The English ladies' prisoners with the Queen of Delhi
at Lucknow. reported alive and well treated
Nothing Of later date from China but the mails bring
interesting details OF previous advccs.
The frigate mississippi at Shanghai and the Min
nesota in Canton river. Martial law had been proclaimed
at Canton. Commissioner Reed going to Manila
until the time fxei for holding conference OF the -four
1t had been reported that Count Pcrsgny would be-
come Minister Of State and head of Napoleon cabinet
1t rumored that Napoleon would again visit Queen
Victoria at Osborne this year The French government
wa, giving serious attention tho commercial depression
IN France. st ~ y
We have also contradiction Of the report that the
Spanish government had introduced project OF law 10
abolish slavery
From Melbourne dates are to February Is The import
markets continued depressed. The shipments of gold
England since last mail exceeded half sterling
LIvEHrooL March 0--sales of Gotten three days
III 900 balcs--ncuding speculation 4 O00 and for
port 600 haes holders pressing the market at do
cline of Id. per lb.---quotaticns irregular .s
The circular of Richardson, Spence, Co reports -four
very dull quotations nomnawcstern canal, 2Is
22s; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 22s. 23s Ohio 23s
BIS Wheat very dull and nominaly unchanged. Corn
dull aud freely offered ut 33s Cd 34s for all descrp-
lions Beef dull and quotations nominal. Pork steady
ut los Bacon quiet and steady Lard steady. with
inquiry, at h0s Taow duh at Is. decline. Sugar
dull Coffee quiet Rice ,lull Rosin steady ut 4s Sd.
a 4s 4d. Turpentine firm, holders demanding 45s. x
LONDON Sugar dull, all qualities rather lower Coffee
firm. Tea unchangcd- Rice dull 1allow quotations
are barely maintained.
American securities are active at unchanged rates
The mail steamer Europe arrived at Liverpool the
goth ult
Additional from California.
NEW YoRK, April Is. The Star Of the West brings
California mails of March ~ Left Aspinwall on the
evening OF the 4th The United States slcop of war
jamestown left the port the day previously for
Juan, and connected with the Sonora which brought
down nearly 81 70o, 900 specie
The California senate had passed the resolutions pre-
yiousy adopted by the assembly in favor OF Lecompton
The senate refused to provide constitutional convention
The assembly had passed bill to provide funding the
floating debt OF san Francisco.
A large number tf cattle were drowned ON the Upper
Sacramento by high water succeeding heavy rains. ~ .
Storal the claimant of the slave Arcly had been az.
rested . kidnappcr. N a f, \, MS
movement on foot raise cmgrants to settle the
Ga,lsen purchase