Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-16
ERDAYAFTERNOONSREPOR ORT
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
HALrAx, Feb. Is.


The Steamship America arrived last night, bring
ing Liverpool dates TO the 29th ult.
The steamships City of Manchester and Alps,
both from New York, had reached Liverpool.
GREAT BRITAIN-The approaching meeting of
Parliament is looked forward to with unusual inter
est, in hopes that such explanations will be made
as will modify the existing suspense
1t is alleged that the English Government has
completed contract with three large Iron Com
panies .or supply Of sixty eight Founders as fast
as they can be cast.
An important contract for gunpOwder has also
been concluded.
A large portion of the Red Sea Telegraph Cable
has been shipped from Liverpool in the steamers
Imperadeo and Imperative
A number of forged bills of exchange to q large
amount have been successfully put in circulation
in London. They purport to be drawn by the Bar
badoes Branch of the Colonial Bank on the parent
establishment in London, and are supposed to have
been manufactured in N. Y. where, after having
passed through good hands they were remitted to
London to several respectable firms.
The fluctuations in the stock exchange have been
very slight.
Very little business had been done and the gen
eral tei or of the market was heavy.
On the 2Sth funds were steady notwithstanding
adverse reports from Paris, and the market closed
firm.
FRAHCE.-The Paris correspondent of the Daily
News states that warlike preparations are going on
actively that the breaking out OF the hostilities
would seem to be q question not Of weeks, but Of
days. The demand tor Cavalryis is SO urgent, that
orders have been given to buy horses nine years
old.
Letters from Toulon state that 81 war transports
are to be ready by March lst The Sup. Surgeons
in the military hospitals at Paris and Marseles are
ordered to hold themselves in readiness for actual
service
In the artillery there are companies in which
fiUa-CiYths Of the fro1Ta ffuf-J h
cause they are making cartridges.
A letter from Grehable speaks Of the continued
arrival of troops and formation of corps d'Armie
on the Alps.
Three men-of-Barleft Toulon on the 26th for the
purpose of accompanying Prince Napoleon and his
bride to France.
Three ships of the line were under orders at
Cherbourg to join the experimental squadron in
the Mediterranean, as quick as possible.
The Moniteur de Ia Colonization contains
Ministerial Decree of Prince Napoleon, dated jan
uary 9th, by which all recruiting of immigrants
at the Eastern Coast of Africa and Madagascar is
prohibited.
The independence Bilge asserts that the English
Cabinet is making efforts at Paris as well as Vien-
na and Turin to effect the Pacific arrangement Of
existing difficulties.
ITALY-A letter in the Opinique of Turin states
that the Grand Duke of Tuscany has refused to
accede to Austria's request regarding the exchange
of Tuscan for Austrian troops.
The Times corresp pondent confirms the report of
note having been addressed by the British Gov
ernment to the Cabinet of Sardinia, couched in
very earnest terms, strongly deprecating the war
policy.
1t has been suggested to adoptthe plan propos.
ed by Austria herself to Lord Palmerston in 1s4S,
By which Lombardy would have obtained sepa.
rate and self-goYerning administration in constitu-
tional principles The French government has
given favorable attention to the proposition.
According to the Paris correspondent Of the
Times and Herald, project ofwarding of hostili.
ties by convoking congress, is considered nuga-
tory.
The Paris correspondent of the Herald, writing
on the night Of the 9th, says the opinion now is
almost universal in Paris that crisis has arrived
in the affairs of Europe, more mOmentous than
any that has arisen since the wars Of the first En-
peror.
Among the lower classes the war feeling is stim-
ulated by LIE Presse and lie Steele. and is daily
growing more intense. The latest correspondent
of the Times says that contradictory facts and
are still the order of the day. There are re-
ports that it is in the political attitude of England
that war is really dependent; and thereis report
that Count de Persigny is likely to 60 to England
once more as ambassador. His re-appoiniment
would be regarded as sign of peace.
The cabinet Of Vienna, without committing itself
to any definite course is said to have been convert
ed TO The idea of European Congress, though at
hIst IL was ueClueGly nOstile " suOh pau.
London, not Paris, is this time to be the place
where the plenipotentiaries are to meet.
LIVERPOOL AIARKETS-SIessrs. Richardson, Spence
Co. q7Ote.
Beef-Sleady and fine qualities scarce and wanted.
Pork-CIosed firm at an advance Of I'd
Bacon-Steady and Irish slightly higher.
Lrd-Duil 56s
LONDON MARKETs-Baring Bros quote broad,tuffs
dull.
Wheat--white American ss9l2s; Red s494as.
E-Our-2ed2is.
Iron Rails es 5s9s6 los; bars steady at e6 IS.
LONDON MONEY MARkET-COnsols closed at 9Sx
S9 Z for money and account.
Tie Bullion in the Bank of England had decreased
{ 500.
Money abundant unchanged rates Bar Silver Sc l15
dol z56d; eagles 75s3d.