New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-08

| t"h fhh soVtHEtH AND NATIoNAL LIFES.I
NEW YoKK, March e-Tbe Royal Mail steamer
Europa, from Liverpool on the 10th uIt, Is off SANDY
Hook.
The Europa arrived out on the 18th and the Kan.
garoo on the 18th,
Commercial
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 20.-Cotton the sales Of the vee,
amount to 6s,600 bales, Of which specuators took
IL 500 and exporters $500 bales.
The market opened unsettled and excited an ad-
vance of ld but subsequently became quiet and firm
The sales of Friday amounted to Il, 900 bales
Orleans Fair, lid Orleans Middng, I'D; Mobile
Fair, 7ld Mobile Middling "a Uplands Fair, I'D
Uplands MiddliDg, 7ld.
Breadstuffs closed dull, with declining tendency.
| Provisions closed dull
Consols for money closed at s7} to 97g. The
market is slightly easier.
Foreign Markets
| LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20. = Beef dull Pork heavy
Bacon quiet and Is. lower. Sugar and Coffee quiet
Rosin firm. American securities very active and
slightly advanced.
LosDos Feb. 1s.-The bullion in the Bank Of
England has increased f7570OO
| LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20.-The whole stock of Cotton
in port amounts to 239OOO bales, Of which 10000
bales are American.
| LONDON, Feb. l9.-Barings' report Breadstufs firm
and steady. Welsh rails, "a los. to "a 15s F.; bars.
"a los. Sugar advanced generally, though inferior
qualities have declined. Coffee quiet
| England.
| The conspiracy bill was defeated by maioritY of
nineteen on the second reading.
| Palmerston was granted leave to bring in bin TO
alter the Government Of India by large majority.
Gibson's amendment to the conspiracy murder bill,
censuring the Ministers for not replying to walews-
kis dispatch, but protesting a readiness to amend
the laws, after due investigation was carried by $50
against 2I5.
The trial of the directors of the Royal British Bank
is progressing.
A French refugee named Bernard had been ar
rested in London, charged with being concerned in
the late conspiracy.
France.
The Bank Of France has reduced its rates Of dis
count to per cent.
India.
A weeks later advices from India, but there il
nothing striking in the news. Bombay dates to the
24th of January have been received. The capture o
Farruchabad and Fattyghur by Campbell is con.
irmed. After subjugatng Rohiland, Campbell
marches on Lucknow. outram had twice defeated
the rebels at Alumbagh.
| China.
Canton is virtually in the possession Of the British
Departure Of the Arago.
New YoRK, March 6.-The Arago sailed to-day
with 900 in specie.
Sailing of the Niagara.
New YoRK, March 6.-The Niagara sailed to-day
for the purpose of assisting in laying the Atlantic
cable.
shipwreck.
HALIFAX, March 6.-The schooner Inkerman was
wrecked on the Jedore Ledges, on the goth, and al
hands except one were lost.
Washington News
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The Grand Jury found al
indictment against wolcott and other recusant wit
nesses.
A general court martial was ordered for the tria
of Col. Sumner for sending challenge to Genera
Harney. .'
The correspondent of the Times thinks the prose
cution will fail on techncalities.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The weekly statement oil
the Treasury Department shows So 900 900 subject
to draft nearly s4OOOO0O. Receipts during the week
$3.50 900.
Congressional Proceedings
House.-Cox, as chairman of the Committee on
Revolutionary Claims, has prepared report and
bill giving the lineal descendants of revolutionary
officers half pay for e subject to deductions of pre-
yious communications
Louisiana Legislature
BATON ROUGE, March 6.-The Carondelet Canal
bill passed the House. Also bill in regard to the
collection of taxes in New Orleans
The bill extending S5OO,OOO of the State bonds due
by the Citizens Bank, in February, 1859, for rs
years, occupied the Senate all day, and passed to q
third reading.
Domestic Markets.
New YORK, March g. Cotton heavy at to tc
lower. Flour "a go to s. 10. Southern Wheat, red
81 Is to 81 20, white 81 80 to 81 so. Corn dull
Mess Pork SIC so to SIG 80. Lard 81 to lO1. Or
leans Sugar 81 to q; Muscoyado to 7. Coffee
quiet Molasses firmer, 30 to 324. Beef buoyant
Bacon steady. Tallow 10i to lie.
River Intelligence.
ST.. LOUIS, March 6.-The river is recedine abou,
one foot daily. Ice running. The Missouri is open
to Weston. The Illinois and Upper Mississippi are
expected soon to be open.
LOUISVILLE, March 6.-River falling, with eight
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