The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-02-20
Later from Europe!
ARRIVAL OF THE
B ATTIC.
TIE LRYIA THAN LAUNCHED.


The steamship Baltic is below. Papers ar
rived at midnight. She is detained at quar-
antire in consequence ola storm. Her Liver
pool dates are TO the 3rd.
The Leviathan is safely aioat.
There IL nothing later from India and Chi
ns.
The Leviathan was easily and safely float
cd on the S1st. A storm prevented opera .
tons or the previous day.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company publish
8 report to the stockholders. They require
IN additional capital to pay for 700 miles OF
cable now making. They are very hopeful
If success, and eulogize the zeal Of Cyrus W.
Field. and appoint him general manager OF
the Company.
Tre Prince and Princess Frederick William
embarked ut Gravesend on the End for the
Continent.
The Americans in Paris held well attend
cd meeting, and adopted q congratulatory
address to the Emperor.
A decree appoints the Empress Regent in
the event of Napoleon's death before the
Prince attains his majority.
The other Continental news Is unimpor-
tant,
Unfavorablc news has been received rela-
tive to affairs in the Punjaub.
LIVERPOOL, Feb End
CorroS-Sales for 8 days $4,000 bales
Spectators took 5000. and exporters 1000.
Market closed quiet but firm, with an ad-
vancing tendency.
Manchester advices are favorable. Hol-
ders demand advance.
Provisions very dull; Quotations nominal.
Breadstuffs very dull.
The London money market is slightly cas-
Ter. Consols s5S@s51I for account. Rich
ardson. Spence & Co., quote -four very dull,
and quotations nominal. Western Canal 22s
@2Ss. Philadelphia aud Baltimore 23s@2Ss
Sd. Ohio 25s @21s. Wheat very dull, quo
tations nominal: red western IS, Cd. Corn
quiet, but steady; mixed yellow Sss9S4s.
White easier. but prices unchanged Mt S4s.
Beef quet and steady; Pork dull; Quota
tons barely main tanned; Bacon quiet; Tai
low unchanged; Lard quiet at SIS.
LIVERPOOL, Feb 8.
Tho Brazil Mail steamer arrived ut South
ampton from Rio. Dates not telegraphcd.
Coffee dull and nominal, and stocks large
Freight and trade dull. Cotton firm; sale:
to-day Of 5000 bales. Breadstuffs very dull
and sales unimportant. Provisions quiet
and market generally unchanged. Consols
s5%Gs514 for money.
LONDON, Feb Q.
Breadstuffs declining; wheat dull, and de.
clined I'd; sugar buoyant; coffee dull: httls
inquiry, aud prices unaltered. Little in
curry for tallow, and prices weak. Pig iror
IN the Clyde closed steady at 53s(953s Sd
Tin has advanced. In American securitic:
an average business has been done.
A meeting Of the bond and stockholders
Of the Erie Railroad has been held in London
70 hear explanations from the President, Mr.
Moran. He states their difficulties have
arisen from an inadequate and AN enormous
and mismanaged floating debt, but consider
ell there was clear possibility of surmount
ing them, and obtaining a fair remuneration
20 the shareholders for their outlay. A mo
ton authorizing the creation of a fifth mort
gage Of $500, 900 was carried after divis
ion.
General Ashburnham. who was appointe,
20 command the British forces in China Blu
was transferred to India, had sudd,uly ~
Turned to England, without leave. becaus
only a command in the Punjaub was sug
gcsted him, which did not answer his expec
tations.
An investigation at Liverpool in certain
scandalous charges against Rev. Mr.. Gent
y curate in DIR. McLile's church. had ende,
in the complete vindication of Mr.. Gent
character; and so elated were the people q
the result, that they carried Mr.. Gent j
triumph from the court, and dragged him i
acarriage through the streets while those VIII
gave evidence against him, barely escape
lynching by the mob.
A frightful colliery explosion had occurrc
81 pit near Ashton, under Line. Abont on
hundred men were in the pit Mt the time, an
ii was feared many of them were killed. A
the latest dates about forty had been take
out alive, some moro or less injured. and tw
dead.
A large reform meeting was held at BIZ
mingham on Tie I'd and resolutions adoptet
declaring that no measure OF reform will
complete without household suffrsges, an
the ballot. Chartists' amendments for un
versal suffrage were defeated BY large m.
loritv.