The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-01
THE VERY LATEST.
BY TELEGRAPH FROM LONDON TO LIVERPOOL


LONDON March 16The Daily News city article of Tues
day evening, says: The funds to-day firmer in
character although symptoms of hesitation
BILE at the close The result of the transactions
an Improvement of y per cent: in consos.
This improved feeling extended into most of the depart
mens of the stock exchange The market least affected
that for English railway stocks which any tenden
cy towards recovery be by based upon
the decline in the traffic The provincial markets also
were reported heavy. In two days million sterling in
gold has arrived off the coast As the price of silver
at the same time fallen it reasonable anticipate
and that fair proportion of these gold arrivals
will be retained here. There is thus a prospect of the
stocks of gold in the bank being speedily carried over
eighteen millions sterling Considering the prolonged
sence of commercial demand for money the bank
reducton OF the minimum rate OF discount OF that esab
shment from to ~ per cent may be looked for from
tweek to week. The amount of gold sent into bank
o-day, after deducting small withdrawal, G45 600
FRANCE.
PARIS, Wednesday, March I'm. Bortelle, Pre-
feet OF the Seine is appointed Project of Police,
succeeding NJ Pietri, whose resignation on account
of ill health has been accepted.
WAR BETWEEN BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY.
According to the advices received by the mail
steamer Tyne, the Brazilians were collecting large
naval and military force at Montevideo for the pur-
pose of attaching Paraguay. They were only de-
laying the attack until the arrival of some gunboats
from England.
THE CONFLICT AT MONTEVIDEO.
The news by the Tyne is that the government
party at Montevideo had prevailed against its oppo-
nents. .ffra Ei. - 'N1.H-
A battle had been fought about eighty miles from
torious. The commander-in- chief and the chief
officers of the opposition force were taken pris-
r-r tI
The representatives of the Foreign Powers inter-
fered with the Montevidean Government to spare
the lives of the prisoners Clemency was prom
ised, but before the Government pardon could be
transmitted to the victorious troops the whole of
the prisoners had been shot .ilss Fl t-
LOSS OF THE CALCUTTA STEAMER AND
MAILS.
The Times has received word that the Pepinsular
and Oriental Mail Company's steamer arrived at
Suez on the 18th, with intelligence of the Ava at
Trincemalee on the 10th of February. The CARGO
and mails totally lost, but the were saved
The passengers included several of the Lucknow
refugees. f25S, 900 in treasure, for the Bombay
Government, were on board the Ava, f2S 500 Of
which have been recovered.
THE CHINA MAILS.
Intelligence has been received from Canton to
January 28th. Canton remains tranquil under the
rule of the allies. Order has been completely main
tanned in the city. Lord Elgin and Baron eros are
still i'm the Canton river No additional troops had
yet arrived.
Yeh continued close prisoner on board the In
flexible in the Canton river.
THE ''TIMES" CITY ARTICLE.
TUESDAY EvENNG.-The funds have exhibited
greater steadiness to-day, and have closed at an
advance OF q per cent, as compared with the last
prices of yesterday The silver BY the last Mexican
mail has been sold at decline of " per ounce
The orders for India very limited, and the
greater portion Of this silver purchased for the
Continent. q ta 60 ss Halieiti
In the foreign exchanges this afternoon, Paris
was slightly lower while the rates upon other
places continue about the same. ih'
The next Australian steamer the Simila, due at
Suez about the 25th instant, is expected to bring
larger amount Of gold than has hitherto usually been
received by these steamers. The arrivals of specie
to-day, were f294, $50 from the Brazils and fl92,
$50 from Australia, by the Kent. Several houses
have stopped at Demarara. At Bahia, Messrs.
Bridges, Sherlock & Co., have succumbed. In
Clousten, and Messrs. F. w. Whitney & Co.