The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-23
LATEST NEWS.
Il a I EIO 4 N L w Ds
TELEGRAMS.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ASIA.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS.
Victor Hugo On Browns Virginia INVASION

New YoRK, Dec. 22.-The steamer Asia, with
Liverpool adyices of the 10th, arrived here this
forenoon
The steamer New York from New York had ar
rived at Southampton.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
1t was rumored at London that the Chinese had
orde red the Russians to evacuate the Amoor settle
ments, and had sealed up the Embassy at Pekin in
| their palace
Additional adhesons to the European Congress
| had been received at Paris.
Speculations were rife relative to the Plenipo-
tentaTies to represent the several States, and the
| probable proceedings of the body.
The English retormers were holding conferences
in preparation for their approaching campaign.
The Directors of the Great Eastern Steamship
Company had postponed their explanation of the
cmbarrassments to the shareholders for one month,
and there much dissatisfaction among the
shareholders.
The whole amount of gold received from the
wreck of the steamer Royal Charter reaches $780,
600
Victor Hugo has published an eloquent appeal in
behalf of Capt. Browns Harpcr's Ferry affair. He
says the execution of Brown will be crime OF great
est magnitude.
The Bank of France has gained G,OOO, 900 francs
in cash during the past month.
The pacific policy of France towards England was
making progress.
The French Budget for the next wear amounts to
nearly f73, 600, 900 sterling.
The Paris Bourse closed buOyant.
The intelligence from Italy is unimportant
The differences between Prussia and lIesse
would soon be settled through the interference of
the Diet.
A ministerial crisis had arisen in Turkey.
The Envoy of Prince Daniel, of Montenegro, had
been assassinated at Constantinople.
Spain had given orders for an additional levy of
$4,000 men for the with Morocco.
At grand municipal banquet recently given in
Paris the Prefect of the Seine spoke in a very
eulogistic manner of the pacific era on which
France had entered.
1t stated that the French Government was
about to expend upwards of $500, 900 in fortifying
the ports of Algeria.
The Provisional Government of Florence had
despatched orders to all the diplomatic agents and
public tunctionares appointed by the Grand Duke,
at present abroad, to return to Tuscany within a
fortnight under the penalty of losing their pecuni-
ary alOtments pensions.
The Paris UniUers undertakes to prove that the
reforms which called for in the Papa States bv
the Liberal party, cannot, by any possibility, be
accorded by the Sovereign Pontitf.
A report current at Madrid that dysentery
and even cholera, had broken out among the Span
ish troops in Morocco. 1t was thought that the
Spanish Generals would not assume the offensive
till all their forces were concentrated.
The official details of the Spanish losses on the
18th ut. and the subsequent days show that of the
officers were killed and As wounded and of the
soldiers 20 were killed and az wounded.
THE LATEST.
LONDON, Saturday mOrning.-The Directors of
the Great Eastern Steamship Company, state that
they have liabilities Immediately due amounting to
f45,OO0, against which they have only fl 100 in
the hands of their bankers.
The Daily Ne'rs says the company have made ar
rangementS TO borrow 900 a mortgage on
the steamer.
1t has been announced in Paris that the Roths
childs have contracted to purchase the Moscow and
st Petersburg railroad.
Advices from Marseilles announce the failure of
Messrs. Zungumric, sugar dealers, with liabilities
amounting to nearly half a million sterling.
The Times city article saws the funds opened with
great steadiness at the full advance of Yesterday
but closed with tendency to atness.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Cotton.-The Liverpool Cotton market easier, hav
ing declined ga with holders pressing the market
particularly the new crop The sales of the week have
been 42 900 bales, of which spectators took 400 bales
and exporters 1000 bales The sales of Friday
6OO bales the market closing dull at the following quo
tations: New Orleans fair us 16d.; midding nd;
Mobile fair I'D; mddling I'd; fair UpIands 3l6d. /;
mddling esd Stock of American Cotton in port 275 900
bales.
The advices from Manchester favorable and prices
are firm but very dull.
The Havre Cotton market closed firm at II2f for Tres
Ordnare and 107f for Bas The sales of the week 1000
bales. Stock in port 2 600 bales
Hewitts Circular says: The large arrivals have in
creased the eagerness to sell Holders decline
of I'd without tempting buyers go beyond their press
ties, but common and sandy free from leaf taken
a considerable extent for the Continent
Richardson Spence & Co. quote great irregulary in
prices Cotons daily offered a few samples before
the lot is all landed and forced Off to the highest bidder
Ut oecihe o d ana IN some cases much greater. The
market closed with declining tendency. Mobiles mid
ding I'd; Upland middiing esd
Breadstuns-The Liverpool Brcadstuirs market was
| steady
Richardson, Spence & Co, quote Flour closes dull and
quotations nominal at 23S. to 27s Wheat is steady
with an improved demand. Red 9s Sd GLlOs: white gs
6d.Glls. Cd. Corn closes cuie yellow Sos Cd "a 32s
Provisions.-The Liverpool Provision market close
| dull.
Beef dull buprices steady Pork closes quiet at sos
Bacon quet-New Cumberland is offered at ass without
finding buyers Lard is dull ard quoted nominally at
| 57s. Beef is dull but prices have advanced Cd
Produce-Thc Liverpool Produce market closed as fol
| lows: Coffee quiet Rice firm. Rosin heavy at IS
Spirits Turpentine dull at 34s. Tea dull at Is ID
LONDON MARKETs--Barings' circular quotes: Bread
stus steady. Sugar firm at an advance Of Is for retn
| ing purposes. Rice steady.
MONEY MARKET.-The London money market was un
changed. Bullion in the Bank of England had decreased
| Gs2,O coo.
Consols closed at 95Hd96, ex-divdend