The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-05
ARRIVAL OF THE HAMMONIA.
ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE,

The steamship Hammonia arrived at New York
on Thursday night bringing London morning and
evening papers of the 20th.
Consols closed on Saturday, at 2, p. NJ, at 90Z
for money, and 81 for the Sth of April.
AT Paris, on Saturday, the three per cents closed
at 69@1O cents, an Improvement of about q per
cent.
The Bombay mail arrived in London on Saturday
morning. but the details of the news give little of
interest in addition to the full telegraphic dispatch
already published.
The Bombay mail was expected at London on
the 22d.
Letters from La Plata and Rio Janero report the
yellow fever raging severely among the ships
crews. An English vessel-of-war, after suffering
dreaduly, was evacuated by thirty men who were
spared. Several of the ships of all nations were
evacuated.
GREAT BRITAIN.
1t was mentioned by the Persia that the reports
of convention of Italian delegates given from day
to day in the London Times ascertained to be
a hoax. The following contained in a dispatch to
the London Ecpress (the evening issue of the Daily
Negs) is probably the ground of that allegation.
"The wags of Turin laughing at the hoax
played on the London papers, which have been pub
fishing proceedings of fabulous delegate meeting
with speeches from Count Borromeo, Correnti Pal
lavicini, DandolO, and Curoni the British me
trOpolis. Now, Count BorrOmeo is attending his
duties just now in the Pedmontese Senate; Farrini,
Correnti, and Paavicini are in their places at Par
Lament every evening; Dandoi is at Nice, and Gu
rioni is at Genoa"
On Friday, March 10, law was laid before the
Legislative body, prohibiting the making or selling
of percussion caps, in which Illuminating mercury is
an Ingredient, save to certain privileged parties
and tax of so per cent. ad raIorem is laid on the
article ITSELF which is valued at an annual produce
OF S00,0 ,000f. to the Exchequer.
The consprator de Rudo whose life was spared
is said to have informed the French Government of
the many refugees in London who are pledged to
the assassination of the Emperor
MarSeleS it is said, will soon have population
of half million.
The originator and editor of the Biogrophie Uni
rerseHes M. Mchaud has just died, aged about
eighty, at Thernes, mot Thermesl between Paris
and Neuilly.
A letter from Marseilles, of the 18th ut, reports
that 81 individuals, arrested under the new penal
law OF general safety, were embarked on the pre-
ceding day the steam packet Carrie, to be trans
ported to Algeria.
The Paris Patrie announces that several small
vessels are now arming at different points to re-
intorce the French Admiral in China.
Marshal Canrobert has taken possession of his
command at Nancy.
The Augsburgh Gazette SAYS that France and
England are agreed upon the following points
FrSt-The Porte must suppress the insurrection
in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Second-It must faithfully execute the Haiti HON.
mavoun.
Should these acquisitions be complied with, it
will not be necessary to consult the Paris Confer
ence on the subject otherwise the Conference will
be formally called on to settle the question.
The EMPEROR NAPoLEoN.-Ye esterday he was in
the Bois de Boulogne without escort, and walk
ing about with the Empress and the Imperial
Prince. happened this afternoon to be witness
to the almost rash way in which he sets at naught
precautions which most men in his situation would
be likely to take. Passing through the Tuilleries
gardens, between three and four O'clock this after
noon, saw the Emperor alone, standing on the
steps of the little staircase leading from his study
to the reserved garden, which is only fenced off
from the public promenade by railing not more
h1n tOrtN- t-DrIc frnr,, thn
which anybody might jump over. For at least a
quarter of an hour he remained alone, leaning on
the banniser in an attitude of contemplation, with
his legs crossed, and smoking a cigar. The day be-
ing very fine, thousands of people were walking
in the gardens, and great numbers leaned over the
ratings to stare at him. When at length, being
summoned by an usher to give audience to some
open. Whatever may me said against him, truth
commands one to say that pusillanimity is not one
of his characteristics Letter from Paris