Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-07
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BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAfR.
Additional Foreign News.

passed Cape Race at 8 so p. m, on Friday,
and will be due at New York on Tuesday
afternoon.
Queen Victoria contipued her progress IN
Germany. She was received every where
with the most extravassut demonstration vi
respect and good will.
Preparations were making for 4 royal visit
10 Leeds, on the return of tue Queen from
Germany.
The wor!d-renowned steam frigate Aga
memuon. when covered herself with glory
in laying of the telegraph cable, had boen
on fire, but fortunately, sustained little dam
age.
There had been a collision between two
excursion trains on the Oxford AMI HGl'er-
~hauptUn railroad, involving dreadful conse-
quences. Several persons were killed aud q
great many frishtlully injured.
The condition OF tue Thames RIVER, the
fiithiGes. of which has excited much remark,
had been improved t. some extent.
The notorious horse Cruiser. which was
tanned by MIR. Rary, is now performing 10 a
circus.
The accounts of the harvest are very salts
factory. Tue late rains caused some delay
in the gathering Of the crops, but no perma-
nont Injury was none.
The Uaigersal Exhibition OF Industry at
' enna has been postponed.
A tele. ram trom ST. Petersburg says the
Chinese Empire Is to he open to foreigners,
and the left bank Of the Amour river Is
heucc.orth TO be the boundary between Rus
sis and China.
Baron Gros, the French Plenipotentia1y Is
expected home from China 10 October.
The Continental exchanges show hrln-
ness, especially atPAris. Mvssrs. Cuudomart,
Duncau a. Glbb, of Liverpool, bad suspended
IN but their estate Will cover their
liabilities.
The papers contain further accounts OF the
i'm perial progress of the Emperor aud Fan
ress vt France, and their return to 81 Cloud.
Their reception, at Rheims was extrGordina-
~. An immense number Ut priests aad peJ-
Die generally had assembled and cordially
greeted them.
The pleuirotnnt:aries of France, Austria,
Great Britain, Prussia, Sardinia, ana Turkey
had assembled 10 sign "a cJnSention relative
to the ton vi MOidavia and Nalla-
CHA. The exchange Of the Publications u the
convention will take place at Paris IN about
five weeks.
The Emperor Alexander of Russia will or
rive al Warsaw on thr4th of September, when
the THRIFT i've thousand troops "hO have been
concentrated In the city, Will NC reviewed ty
the Gar. ,
The Grand Ddkes Nicholas and Michael
90 TO the Caucasus to take part 10 the militia
~ operations against Scomay!.
VI. Thueyena, the Freuch Ambassador at
C0nstantinople had sent u note to the Porte,
supror,iny The application o! Prince Dauiels
OF Montenegro, VINO demands vi the Iurkisl
government to give up TO hIm The harbor OF
Soften. in the Adria;ic, which be claims.
Tue Fulton lett Cowes al DO p. M. on the
25th, and has oh passengers but no specie.
The Indian from Quebec arrived cut on the
24th.
LIycRrooL, August 25.-Cottou.-Our cotton
market IS more active this week, and VITA re-
uewed confidence prices tend upward, Inc line
qualities OF American being already i'l'd. hlsh'
er than on Friday last. lhe' sales OF the three
day. have been $4,000 bales, OF which 4,OOO
were 70 spectators, and 1000 Tor export.
The Manchester market sympdth!zes with
Liverpool, AID al qualities OF goods ale slightly
higher.
DieaO>luII~ -.i'>slS. It'udIHspi' 'I''NN -
7 Co state that the weather mas become favorable
Tor harvesting. checking the advancing tendency
in the breadstufs market. Flour is quiet but
pr.ccs remain steady al the rates advised per
Africa. va: Western 206zls.; Philadelphia and
Baltimore 2ls sd u rs Ohio 22s ass. I'd.
The waeat market is generally steady, with a
very ifm feeling in choice descriptions OF red
Red Western is. I'd ass. 81; DO. Southern rs ~
is Sd white Western IS 45s. Sd 90 Southern
Us. % IS. 81. Corn dull and quotations un-
cha ng.d: yellow SIS. Cd 334s prime white 34s
a3is. I'll.
Professionalism market for provisions con-
tinues. steady, the business transacted being
mainly OF a retail character.
Sugar is quiet, but there is no change 10 note
in prices. Coffee is dull at last quoted rates.
LONDON MARKETS In the London markets
wheat and -four are Gull, but without change IN
price. Cotton has advau cea ID. 3 Id. Coffee
is firm. Rice firm. Tea unaltercd. Ialiow
steady.
Loypoy MoSEY MARKET -Consois closed on
TUESDAY. the z4tn, at yt4Hs'5 Tor both money
and account.