New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-29
Talk on Change.


About meridian It was generally known the Arabia
rom Liverpool, had arrived at Halifax, with the
week 9 accounts up to the 18th inst They we're ex
pected, unfvorabls as their complexion was regard
Ing the staple The decline for the week On all ouali
ties Of cotton is reported as will be seen BY reference
70 the dispatches, Id., placing Middling Orleans At
lSsl6d. This will cause large losses on some ship
mentA = y hardly possible to say whether the &C.
counts hat holders and importers were pressing their
importatons aud stocks on the market are reliable
because ~ the quotations. losses would certainly run
up aa high as five and six dollars per bale, and on
some qualities more. Of course, the purpor OF the
commercial advices furnished the chief topic Of talk
AFTER they were made fully known. But what effect
they may have on our market will not be developed
until Monday, as factors show bold 'front.' and with
the redundancy OF money, can hold for short time.
As regards the following accounts Of heavy decline
IN consos, and the funds in London being greatly de-
pressed, they will not frghten any Of the strong
holders, 40 more than they did during the Russian
war. We have precedents that the consol market is
no criterion for cotton. The advces from Manchester
are favorable, there being q good demand for goods
and yarns We shall expect to hear Of some butcher
ing going on in Liverpool on the flags, unless the
conMgnments are in strong hands. OF course, there
will not be any augmentation Of stock ia Liverpool
for the present. The Bears yesterday WERE however,
in blithsome mood and the Bulls apparently sats
fed at the good fight they have maintained during
The season.
The talk is, on Poydras, Tchoupitoulas and New
Levee streets OF the bad condition Of the roadway of
these great thoronghfares. Reasonable citizens are
satisfied that the elements cannot be controlled.
There ia one consolation the streets are not 80 bad as
they might be. But should we not have any rain for
thirty days, how many of the complainauts of too
much mud and rain would then be complaining of
too much dust and too much dryness? The unfavor.
able weather for the past few days has not in the
least interrupted general transactions unless it is the
filling up some vessels, the loading Of which being
now nearly completed; mails nimporte, they will,
10 al probability, complete their cargoes and, per-
haps, get to the Balize some time before the
great channel is opened the distractions on the
bar removed or departed. In the mean time the
talk is we are not likely to get another appropra.
lion for the present. as the state Of our venerable
ancles Or good old goose's finances are in deapi.
dated condition. and Mr. Cobb will have to provide for
= large payment Of Treasury notes by the close of
next June-in fact the Government will be $50 OOO-
goo behind at the close ofthe present fiscal year.
The further talk was Of the mailsa slight INSTALL
ment came 70 hand yesterday. There were about six
mails due by one route and how many behind on the
other route we cannot say. As the PostOfce build
ing is to he sold to-day by auction the talk is wlbe
good time to sell out our city share of the Post Office
mail contractors one and oil, and en-
gage express companies to transact our postal bust
uc Iusaisn Ina's " tne EUROPA are expected
Iome time or another perhaps they may arrive to-.
lay, though reported due on Thursday. II they are
lot received this morning, the contractors can hold
hem back till Monday, as there will not be much |,
lesire to have them t0morrow.
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N rcRUM LE0TuRE-Last night was appointed for
he delivery Of the third lecture Of the Lyceum course
BY Rev. Dr. Rolles INIT nj tba Mans =
III wy =. 'le nou' VI commencement
ro;r,, WIS 30 slender 10 consequence OF the
49, "SAsher tnat II was proposed that the lecture
be postponed and this was aoreed n Howevor moi
desiring to disappo;nt thos. ~ hoa ass.s,s,as