The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-03

HALIFAX, Jan. 1.-The steamship America ar
rived here to-day bringing dates from Liverpool
to the 18th of December three days later than pre-
vious advices.
The steamer City of Baltimore reached Liverpool
on the 18th ult., and the Prince Albert on the
18th ult.
The City of Glasgow arrived at Glasgow on the
18th ut.
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
The extraordinary general meeting of the Allan
tic telegraph company passed off harmoniously The
Directors report was adopted. OF the whole
capital originally subscribed and paid in, there is
only $4,000 left in the hands of the Treasurer. The
application made to the Government to guarantee
the interest on the new capital proposed to be
raised to continue the experiment is still pending.
REBELLION IN IRELAND.
In regard to the late arrests in Ireland is is stated
that the reasonable conspiracies have been carried
on much farther than at first suspected. The
Ribbon men have had daily driings. Their pixies
are manufactured in Ireland, and they have an
abundance of firearms imported from America
large body of military have been distributed
in the western portion of The county of Cork to pre-
vent an instruction, and seventeen arrests have
been made at Belfast.
ITALY AND THE MORTARA CASE.
Lord Malmesbury, the British Minister of Foreign
Affairs, has declined to intercede with Rome con-
corning the Jewish boy Mortara.
Cardinal Antonelli has stopped the letters of the
correspondents at nome OF the London and Paris
papers, and threatened to turn them out of the
Holy City.
Italian affairs look still more serious Austria
seems preparing for an attack.
TURKEY.
Rumors of Ministerial Crisis are ahoat and it is
thought that Fuad Pacha will be appointed Grand
NZier.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1S.-Cotton--the sales of the week
amount to " 900 bales. All qualities slightly
fanced Some circulars report the advance I'D. Sales
to spectators 600 bales, exporters 900 bales
and closed buoyant with an increased demand The
estimated sales Friday bales 900 of which
were taken for speculation and export On Saturday
afternoon the market active with an advancing ten
dency closing shade dearer.
Breadsufs.-The market dull, but steady with
some enquiry Tor good red wheat Richardson Spence
Western brands 9a20s.; Southern Dos a2ls Ohio Elsa
as Wheat quiet but steady red Western As Cd a6s Sd
white 5s 10d a6s 3d. Southern 6 Cd ais 3D. Corn was
dull and quotations nomnal-mixed 26s .a27s. yellow
27s.a2ss.; white 3Os .a31s Cd
Provisions.-Beef is heavy, and quotations barely
declined. Bacon is dull. Lard is firm quiet at
5isa54s. Cd. Sugar is dull steady. Coffee quiet
Rice is dull at 1Ss a2ls.
Naval Stores-Rosin is firm and scarce at As G4s Cd
common lbs Gl5s fine Tar las. Cd. Turpentne is dull
at 39s.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Breadstufs dull. Sugar is
steady. Coffee is buoyant.
MONEY MARKET-Amerlcan stocks are quiet but steady
Railroads depressed In State securities there has
been an average business doing without quotabe change
Consos closed at 90 d97 for The bullion in
the Bank of England has increased f203 600 Money was
more active.
The Bank of Holland has reduced its rates of discount
to cent,