The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-13
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may oe, austria mas brought them upon herself
however lamentable they may prove to her do
not hesitate to say that within the last twelve bours
we nave attempted yet one last measure in tba
nope OF avertng the calamities of war Tho Con
SresS mas lalled. The possibility of the united eff
lorts OF Europe has failed; but we boro ot a. lt
hour, and on this very dav desnatcbod ~ W;,an a
ana 10 Parls Joint representation of1;rin, 70 49,.
up on the part of England alone the rnojio,; n NJ
tne P9lnt at winch was left by Lord CowIey. and
10 endeavor to arrange the differences betyoa1 H.
two great Powers in dispute subject to o wy my
these two conditiOns-either an immediate ohorutl
and simultaneous disarmament of the three rreat
roWers, france Austria and Sardinia, or a consent
on the part OF all the three, pending the result or
the mediation, to retain their armies nracisoI,,
IN thelr present condition, and to maintain no
sitIon, II not of peace at all events of inactiop
(Cheers. '
In reference to his speech in Parliament he said
what l did say was tbis--that we intended TO main
TAIN strict neutrality; but when million or moro
men were IN arms, when the contest was already
;!nSaseu IN When war was not only imminent; but
IN actual existence, and that, moreover in italy
ana upon the shores of the Mediterranean If was
incumbent upon, and absolutely necessary for ms
looking to the great interests we have involved
mere looking to our great possessions and the
military positions we occupy in that nuartar that
We should be in such a state as to maintoi1D md
ue1end the security of those possessions and nre
serve tne british flag and British arms from the
possiolity OF insult amid any of the contn-
gencles which might arise in the contest And
said thls-not thatwe should maintain that armed
heuCraity Tor the purpose of Joining this or the
other OF the parties with whose quarrels whatever
we may thlnk OF them in point OF reason or in ius
uce, there Is nothing in our national ;ptnrastS o.
national honor which calls for our interference So
iar from wishing to join either of the belliUarert
went on to say that our armed neutraIitV ourbt
W oe lor the purpose OF maintaining that position
"hlch we have held, and which as LONG as nossibIa
we are determined to hold-nameIy that of nerfoct
ana entire neutrality, free from ali enparements
fettered by no engagements and no nroniSas ond
uSp ha ipH,,n ~
olu that should have to add the arms-of ENGLAND
III suGh manner and in such cause as we mioht
consider to be called for under the circumstances of
'ee oy the interests, the honor and the Dig
hlty OF our country. (Cheers.)
THE LATEST
hpNDoN, Soth April, evening.-The excitement
touay was less intense than Yesterday. but the
eSg M 80 Vi exhaustion was greater This was payday
Tor the tortnghtly settlement and twanty-fhrao
more members of the Stock Exchange have been
declared unable to meet their en- GA dement's In oil
the present settlement has brought down forty
seven STOCK Exchange firms, comprising fifty one
members. Some of the failures to d. r.a l ~;
portant. "
Inc monthly settlement in consols has now COM
menced and as the fall even since last Thursdaye ex
ceGuS i've per cent, anxiety is natural
In the existing condition of the markets the fail
dozen Others S "o'h "
The funds opened this day with an improved an
pearance, at advanced prices, and for sometime
shown, \ tpr ri of
"A per cent, however, influential sellers came for
Ward ana relapse set in. During the aTtarnoon
the gloom continued to increase until at thn close
prices were actually half per cent. worse than at
the close yesterday.
, The total rise in the Corn market has been S. for
the week; the decline in Cotton - to &c
per gallon. ~ ~
Sugar is dull at a decline of Cd Gls.
mere Is great excitement in Leather, the market
being rapidly cleared of stock.
Inc parliamentary elections are largely in favor
OF the Liberals. " ~
The Russian Government sends = toIocro,,b; t4
authoritative assurance to England that no treaty
WIN france (as representedl has been made that
H would IN any way affect her position with Eng
- Generals Canrobert and O'NeiI have arrived at
Turin. '' ~
Eight ships of the European and American Com
pany nave been purchased by the Galway Company
lor their American line.
GERMANY.
From Frankford we learn that the German dict
at ltS sitting on the 3d. agreed to accept the pro
posal OF Prussia that the federal contingent shoud
De placed on war footing, and also determined to
ADOPT the additional precautionary measures of
armlng the federal fortresses, and raising corps
OF iZ,oOo men Tor its own protection. An article
IN the semi-oilcial Prussian Gazette aflirms that
the coincidence Of these armaments with the nre-
sentatl0n OF an Austrian ultimatum is accidental.
mat they We're suggested by Prussia while she had
sun sangulne hopes of peace and that the Govern
ment OF Berlin was quite taken by surprise by the
last act OF Austria, it had strenu0usly urUad
tnaC rover to do nothing without the consent of
tne rest OF Europe. This article seems to rive
likelihood of truth to the statement in tho Paris
nonHeHr, that Prussia has protested against the
course taken by Austria
Inc Vienna correspondent Of the Times, writing
ON the Z3d, says: "The preparations for war are
carried on with great energy in all parts of Ger
many, and Bavaria has already between 10 600 and
oV,ooo men IN state of complete preparation. On
the ZZd instant the managers of the Frankfurt ~ H.
roadS received telegraphic notice that sixteen spe
clal trans, full of troops, were about to pass
through. Hanover, Mecklenburg and Oldenburo,
are ar ABOUT to make the tenth corps Garnee mobile
mem pne hlnS OF Hanover paid short visit to the
rrince Kegent few days ago, and probably met
the Archduke Albrecht at the Prussian court The
Archduke was received with loud cheers when he
arrived at Dresden on his way to this CITY, which
ne reac hcu the day before yesterday. A traveller
VINO has Just come from the Russo-Gallician from
ler says that almost all the Austrian troops have
Deen withdrawn from the Galicia If saws he.
there were not a perfect understanding between
.ne I two monarchs, the Austrian frontier could not
Po''i"iy oe leit IN such an exposed state"
AUSTRIA.
A Iurln letter contains the following. ..Wbar
General de la MarmOra, now Minister of W,r as
CaVour VIII add to his other labors the administro
tion ol the war department. 1t is believed that Tho
Austrlans will Immediately enter the Piadmnntosn
territory, and plenty of devastation and pillage is
CroatIans now massed in the neighbprhood of Pavia
and Milan. The railways of Venice Mantua and
verona are all occupied in conveying an immense
quantity OF military stores, and not a village can
De iound IN the province of Milan that is not filled
with troops. All the farmers are required to sun
ply horses and carts, and quantities of cattle are
seIZed for food for the sOldiery. considerable
number of troops are echeloned along the Swiss
frontier on the banks of the Lake Como. They have
taken possession most unceremoniouslv of the finest
Villas lnJurlng everything. Complaints are useless
and what renders matters worse is that the troops
90 not receive full pay owing to the state of the
austrian 1nanceS In the country parts the soldiers
take their supplies by force whilst in the towns
they offer paper of no value, or else go off without
paying anything. AT Piacenza, General Rolin, com
mander ol the fortress, bas seized on the funds of
a receipt
'lt the officers of the Austrian staff are well in
formed, says Vienna letter, Count Gyulai has
received orders to strike decisive blow with all
ms forces, la Radetski, against the Piedmontese
army lie is, they affirm, to march forward with
every possible rapidity, seize on Turin, and then
Try and remain there as long possible. Such is
said TO be the plan of campaign decided on by the
permanent council OF war, sitting here under the
presldentship of the Emperor The Emperor's
equipages and horses were Yesterday sent forward
to Milan, and his Majesty has announced that ON
his arrival at eadquarers established in that citv
he VIII assume the chief command Here all mef-
camille business is suspended and immense CONNER
clal disasters are anticipated
Inc Parls correspondent of the NorRipq Post
has Official authority for stating that Russian
army has received orders to proceed to the Aus
trian frontier.
letter from st. Petersburgh, in the Globe. 9.
says: ~
81 hear as certain that the troops in BeSsarabia
are being considerably augmented. full war
footing has been determined upon for the army
stationed on the leit-hand banks of the river Pruth
1t is generally thought here that, should the
erous Turkish reinforcements lately dispatched to
the Danube be ordered to enter Wallachia, such an
event will be followed by crossing of the Pruth
on the part of the Russian forces. Such are the
consequences of the thunder storm obscurinr the
horizon OF western Europe"
A despatch, dated Genoa, April 81 saws: "Dis-
orders have broken out in the Duchy of Massa, and
the political prisoners have been set Free
Massa is little Duchy belonging to Modena
bordering on the Gulf of Genoa and living between
Sardinia and Tuscany
!, me I'"es, and other morning journals DENY au-
eaaorltauVeIy mat Denmark had concluded treaty
offensive and defensive with France. -
.fRANkFoRD-oN-hAIN, April 29-In Yesterdays
sitting OF the Federal Diet, Denmark tuyembrire
anu the states OF Huntington gave their assent to
Ihe last resolution taken by the Diet to place the
Federal troops IN readiness to march.
CARLsRUHE, April 29.-The President of the
Chambers Of the Grand Duchy of Baden has sum
moned the members to meet at Baden Baden.
The HAGUE, April 29.-The report is current
that the Dutch Government will shortly ask tha
Chambers to increase the war budget by 2 900 600
or 5000, 900 horins.
NAPLES.
The malady of the King of Naples has, it is said
taken the form OF tubercular consumption, and so
imminent is the danger which threatens his Ef,
that all the customary offices of religion have baer
administered to him. All the members of the royai
family accompanied the Host, each bearino a l;nb,