New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-20

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New YORK, Jan. 1e-The steamship City Of Wash.
ington, which left Liverpool on Wednesday, the 5th
inst, has arrived at this port.
She brought Liverpool dates Of the day OF sailing
which are four days later than those by the Niagara
at Halifax. a7 :.
Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 5-The sales Of cotton for two
days (Monday and Tuesday, were 10000 bales, Of
which specuators and exporters took 400 bales.
The market closed dull, but generally steady at the
quotations by the Niagara.
Some authorities say that quotations were barely
maintained, and report decline of 1l6 on some
qualities.
The quotations of last Friday were, however gene
rally continued, and were the ruling prices Mid
ding Orleans 7; Middling Mobile 81.
The accounts from Manchester were Of a yerv
favorable character. There was an active demand
for manufactured goods and prices had an advancing
tendency.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-The funds were very much de.
pressed, and had declined per cent, owing, in
great measure, to the threatening tone of France to-
ward Austria.
Consols for account closed at 9e to 96A exdivdend
LIVERPOOL, Jan. s. = The Liverpool breadstuffs
market closed firm. Wheat and corn had slightly ad-
vanced, and the market generally showed more ami
| nation. s.
The Liverpool provision market continued dull with
little variation in prices. Lard closed firm at previous
quotations.
| LIVERPOOL, Jan. 5-Richardson, Spence & Co. re.
port: Flour closed dull, and quotations are nominal
Wheat has advanced l to 2d.-the better Qualities
having advanced most Western Red Wheat As. Sd,
to 6s. 3d.; Southern, 6s. Cd. to Is. 3d. closing rm
Corn closed firm at Is. advance on the quotations
by the Niagara. Mixed Corn, 2ss. to 29s. Yellow,
29s. to 50s. White 33s to 33s. Cd.
Richardson Spence & Co. report Beef closed dull
Pork dull Bacon dull, and quotations unchanged
Lard closed firm but quiet at 56s.
The above authority reports common Rosin scarce
at IS. I'd. to IS. Sd.
Sugar closed quiet and steady at previous quota
tions. r :
| Spirits Turpentine 3ss. Cd. to 3ss.
| The London money market was inactive with abun.
dance of funds seeking investment at easy rates.
General News.
| NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The political news BY the
City of Washington is of an interesting and impor.
tant character.
PARIS, Jan. 3.-At the Emperor's New Years
levee, Napoleon made decidedly menacing remark
to the Austrian Minister which attracted great at
tention, and was the subject of general remark.
1t caused panic on the Paris Bourse, and decline
of per cent in the English funds on the London ex.
change.
Italian affairs became more complicated and are
growing more and more threatening.
Later advices from India had been received in Eng
land, but the news was not of an important char
acter.
The amnesty offered to political offenders and pri-
soners by the Queen was working slowly but produc.
ing good effect.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 5-Louis Napoleon's words to the
AustrianMinister at the Emperors New Years Leyee,
were: regret that our relations with your Gov
ernment are not so good they were, but request
you to tell your Emperor that my personal feelings
for him have not changed
The emphatic tone and animated gesture with
which the Emperor Napoleon accompanied this
Speech attracted the attention of the assembled di-
plomatic corps and its bearing upon the Italian ques-
tion has attached great importance to it. .S
PARIS, Jan. 4.-The menacng tone of the Emperor
towards the Austrian Minister caused decline in the
French funds
The Bourse continued much depressed, and rather
lower rates are ruling.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-The London Exchange sympa-
thised with the depression of the Paris Bourse and
heavy decline in the English funds followed.
At Vienna panic prevailed in consequence of a
rumor that Austria would imm ediately send body of
troops to Belgrade
Italian affairs are in a very unsettled state and
much excitement prevailed owing to the warlike as.
pect of affairs. =-=.=-.
Lombardy had taken steps which were almost tan.
tamount to state Of siege.
The news from all points was considered pregnant
with causes for alarm.
The Spanish Ministry declare that Spain will never
sell Cuba and protest against the insulting hypote.
sis to the contrary which is implied in President Bu.
chanan's message to Congress.
Senior Olozula had introduced motion in the Cor.
tez supporting the Ministerial declaration. The mo.
ton was unanimously approved by the Cortez.
Spain has obtained full satisfaction from Mexico
for her grievances in the Tampico affair.
1t is rumored that formidable conspiracy has
broken out at Cracow, and numerous arrests have
been made.
Quiet had been restored in seryia.
Dates from Bombay to the 9th of December had
been received at London. &.
A large army of rebels had been defeated by the
British forces under Sir Colin Campbell, the Com.
mander-n.C Chief, and an early peace was considered
probable.
The London Times, in q leading article, says that
the excitement on the Continent in relation to Italian
affairs has reached crisis, and that unless means to
prevent are speedily adopted, collision will occur
between Sardinia and Austria.
France has allowed Italy to invoke her assistance,
but Austria does not recognize France as an Italian
power, hence the bad feeling between Austria and
France.