The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-04
General Intelligence.


Tbesaas to speculators during the same period We're
1000 bales and the sales to exporters amount to oo9o
bales 1Liddling and lower grades OF cotton have 4e
cIined Is to * during the Week. tle decihe on MY
ding qualities Is l16 and the lower grades have de-
cliped Fair qualities OF cotton are generally I'M
changed The marke. generally closed quiet at the
following authorized quotations OF the broker eeu
lar. NidIHng Orleans, 3-l6 The stock Of cotton 2t
TraooI is l57 600 bales Of which 34l 600 bales
Of American production The adEices nom 3lanches-
ter ana other manufacturing districts are more tayora
HE lhan those brought by the City OF Washington.
The demand for goods and yarns was iaIF, ana the
market closed steady but quiet.
HAvRE April l6-Ihe sales OF cotton during the
week amount to 900 bales All qualities OF cotton
have slightly advanced during the week.
LONDON April l6.-Ihe bullion IN the bank q Eng
land has decreased during the week E354 600
ITvERPooI April Io-Ihe political aspect OF affairs
ON the continent has undergone but little changes The
report that France and Sardinia had consented TO DIS
continue and reduce their ornaments IN compliance
with the demand of Austria that all the behgerent
mowers should simultaneously dlsarm, Is not con
hrmed Theadvces from the continent continue to be
Of threatening character. Negotiations for the pur-
pose of arranging basis and place for the meeting
Of peace congress progressing slowly. Austria
positively refused to take any part in the proposed
ennGress of the five powers, except on the conditions
before reported the simultaneous disarming Of the
beligemnt powers
LoNDoy, April 9-Ihe proceedings IN parliament
are unimporant.
On the Sth, the debate the reform bill was re-
suned and the house Of commons presented scene
If GREAT excitement it generally believed that
u vote would be taken on lord John E3sSeI resoio
ton 62l members present. and the galleries
Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Roebuck and others spoke in
onposion TO the bill and in tayOrof russell amend
ment and Mr.. DisEaeh wound up inc deo&6e WIN an
elaborate and impressive speech in defence Of the gov
, eminent scheme and in denuneiaton OF lord John
Russels unprecedented course, which, he ealmedPre
vented the discussion of the measure on Its merits,
) no a+ajls n I1Eplp g re-
marks were listened to with great attention. and when
he concluded the house divided, with the following
result-For the amendment $3.50; Forthe second read
inc Of the bill 29I Majority against the movement ~
The announcement OF the vote was received Win
: yociferous cheers.
The resolution was then put substantive mo
ton when Mr. Wyld moved an amendment to 1t IN
favor Of the ballot.
After tmnultuous discussion, this proposition was
neoatired by vote Of 32S to SO, and the original
resolution Of lord John Russell was carried without
; division.
The house then, on motion Of Mr. Disraeli, ad-
iourned till Monday, the 4th May.
Various speculatiOus We're afOat IN regard TO the
course ministers would adopt, but it was supposed
j that nothing definite would ranspire until parliament
] re-assembled on the 4th May
In the house of lords the 9tn ultmo, lord Derby
said that he trusted the house would not constue his
silence as TO the important division winch had taken
place in the house Of commons into indifference On
The contrary he regarded it most serious occur
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his colleagues at an early hour that morning, and he
had afterwards had an audience with her majesty.
He had received the sanction OF her majesty 10 any
course he might advise The present STATE OF affairs
was SO critical that he should consult the convenience
of their lordshps and the gravity of the occasion, II
he postponed till Monday all further statements ON
the subject On that day he hoped to lay before the
house what advice, in crisis OF such Importance, ne
and his colleagues had felt it their duty to lay before
her majesty and the which with her majesty
sanction, they proposed to adopt. The house then
adjourned.
. The London Times announces the creation Of three
new peers and SAYS it is very legitimate act on the
part Of lord Derby before rsigning office to recon-
mend TO the queen certain gentlemen of his own party
for election to the peeIaga. The new peers are SIT
Charles Morgan Of Tredegar; Mr. Egerton. OF Iatton
d Cheshire: and col. Gee. Wyudham, Of Pentworth
There also to be promotion OF lord Derby ioi-
e lowers to the ranks Of the baronelcy.
The British revenue returns for the quarter ending
March 81 snow decrease Of Ee20,OO0 upon the cor
RESPONDING quarter of last year, which Is more than
accounted for by the reduction in the income tax. The
result on the whole financial year net decrease OF
o. f. 100000 But for the falling off nearly five millions
in the income tax there would have been POSITIVE
increase in the venues of E2500 600. The customs
u returns show an increase in the ear OF fully FL
T 600 000.
o. Tn, details of the news received by the mails from
? CaIcufa Of the 9th February and from Hong Kong
to Che 18th February add little Of interest to the tee
+ graphic accounts already published he United
G States figate Germantown, and the steamers Powha
=, tan and Mississippi, We're at Hong Kong. In the eX
portz of tea from China the United States there
an increase of 100000 lbs thesame date last year
$ The financial embarrassment of the government Is the
principal topic of news from India. The accounts
from CochiuChina upto January 3Oth. The French
admiral had proceeded with the otilla to commence
operations in the south, and twas said that he intend
cd to attack Saigan town which is regarded as the
granary Of the country, account of the large trade
=, in rice carried from it to China Hue was to b
heseged as soon as the expected renurcements arrived
a he lnncr taIp yiS a
j. hand A corps Of fifty thousand men goes from Thu
Is city to Italy tomorrow, and the following dal
another corps Of sixty thousand men is TO be assem-
Bed here A reserve corps Of seventy thousand mel
2 will be placed ia Bohemia and Moravia The reserv
ID of the army in Italy and Of the corps about to leav
ne the city, have been called in.
1t is said the people Of both Austria and ltaiy az
anxious for
< PARAGuAY-Peace proclamation of the presidentc
at thercpubcof Observation-Disclosures there has occur
at red m honorable definite arrangement Of the ques
III tons of the republic of Paraguay with the Unite
States of America, in regard to the conflict betwee
" the Water Witch and the fort Of Itpiru, the rgl
ne bank of the Parana and Of the difficulties that hav
at occurred in the exchange of the Publications Of tn
treaty celebrated on the 4th Of March, 1853, betwee
- the governments Of the republic and the United State
a. of America
r And whereas, to-day have ratified, with the az
n probation Of the council of State, treaty of renC
1T ship commerce and navigation celebrated the At
instant, in this city Of Asunction by the penipoel
United States Of America, and special eonventio
C made and signed on the date by the pleu
n potentiaries of Paraguay and the United States
is America in regard to claims Of the Navigation
u pany Of the United States and Paraguay again
the government of the republic the high contractr
IS parties submitting to the decision of arbitraors
nd umpire in case Of disagreement, which shall meet
TO- the city of Washington to examine and classify Il
fe documents and proofs that may be produced by Il
claimants-
OF Therefore, direct that this happy event shall
re published by proclamation, with the pondir
ms solennities, and that three thousandeopes be prn
o ed that it may quickly circulate in all the republic
y Asuncion, capital Of the republic Of Paragua
I'm February H. 1859 and the 47th Of the national ud
aY pendence. CARLOS ANTONIO LoPEZ
~ C1NcrNNArT, April 22.-The weather was wet Al
az disagreeabe yesterday Therain poured down stead
~ ly from morning till midnight almost totally suspen
u ing business the levee. Ii was raining at Pitt
NJ burg Wheeling, Marietta Louisville and all along Il
lis line of heryery yesterday which wil Of course bril-
, us another rise
~ ST Lours, april 22-The Upper Mississippi is I
ported rising from Rock Island down. The wealth
I'M very wet yesterday 1t rained steadily al da
mt and business the landing was almost entirely
n pended At this writing o'clock ", the rain
tiaues to fall