New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-19
FURTHER EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

HALIFAX, Dec. 1.-THE general and political
adyices by the America are not of general interest
or importance.
The approaching Congress of the European pow
ers, and the probabilities respecting who will he
the plenipotentares of the various powers, were
the subjects that chiefly attracted public attention
The London Times in an article upon the subject,
strongly urges Lord Pamerston to represent Eng
land in the Congress.
1t is reported, but not officially. that the first sit
ting of the Congress will be the 9TH of January.
The French fleet in the Mediterranean have de-
stroved two Morocco forts at the mouth of the
Tetuan river in retaliation for the insult offered to
France by firing into French steamer, as previ-
ouslv reported. After destroying the forts, the
fleet resumed its proper position of neutrality.
HAvRE, Dec 1.-THE sales of Cotton during the
week have been limited to $500 bales. The market
generally closed dull, and all qualities have slightly
declined during the week. Orleans Tres Ordinaire
closed at ll2f. Orleans Bias, lO7f. The stock of
Cotton at Hayre amounts to b 900 bales.
LIVERPOOL Dec. 3.-The Breadstutfs market closed
| with declining tendency with the exception of
Indian Corn, which closed firm at the quotations of
| last week The Provision market is without ami
| nation. prices generally remaining unchanged and
the market closing steady.
LONDON Dec. 3.-The amount of Bullion in the
Bank of England has increased go 900 during the
week.
| The London Money market is generally unchang
ed. There is good demand, at reasonable rates.
| LIVERPOOL Saturday. Dec. g., p. M.--Ldtest-
The Cotton market continues dull, at yesterdays
quotations.
Breadstuffs are quiet there is nothing doing
in the market.
LONDON, Saturday, Dec. 3, p. M.-The funds con-
time firm; Consos for money closed at 96i to a6s.
RosToS Dec lS,-The steamship America has
arrived at this port with the European mails of the
Sd inst.
The Drelimnaries to the meeting of the Congress
had been nearly completed. All the Great Powers
were to have representatives at the Congress. 1t
seemed to be the general opinion that England
would be represented by Lord Palmerston.
The Duchies of Parma and Modena and the Ro-
| magma are to be united under one government and
the regency of Central Italy has been settled upon
tho Cheyalier Buoncompagne, with the rank of
General Of Provinces.
Adyices from Madrid state that Marshall O'Don-
nell had demanded H. 600 additional troops to com.
nlete the expedition Of $4,000 troops and enable
him to take the field against the Moors, who had
again attacked Ceuta and had been repulsed
with considerable loss
The attack upon Ceuta was made on the Both of
November.
A dispatch from Turin says that the difficulties
concerning the regency of Central Italy have
been satisfactorily settled and that the Chevalier
Buoncompagne goes to Florence with the rank OF
General Of the Central Italian Provinces instead
Of Regent of Central Italy, as previously reported
The Cunard steamship Asia arrived at Liverpool
on the 4th instant.
A Turin dispatch states that Garibaldi had writ
ten letter to Milan journal urging the purchase
of one million of mnskets.
Mr.. Lever, the great steamship man of the Gal
wov line, has offered to purchase the steamship
Great Eastern to run between Galway and New
York.
Adyices by the overland mail from Australia re
mort 100000 ounces of gold dust on the way u
England.
Adyices from China report fire at Hong Kong
on the 25tb of October, which destroyed property
to the amount of fl0O,O00.