New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-14

lBY THE NATIONAL souTHKnN LINES Il
HALrrAx, Jan. 1s.-The Cunard steamship Niagara
has arrived at this port She left Liverpool on Sat
urday. the LIST Of January, and brings seven days
later news than We bad BY the Africa at New York.
Commercial Intslligencs.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 1.-The quotations show an ad-
vance of 1l6 Middling Orleans Cotton ID compared
with those sent out by the Africa.
The Cotton market closed steady Middling Orleans
is quoted at I'd.
The Liverpool Breadstuns market shows decided
symptoms Of revival. after long season of duIness
There was better demand and prices were frmer.
The market closed with an advancement tendency.
The Provision market has undergone but little
change in tone or prices The market generally con.
tinned depressed and closed dull.
LONDON, Jan. 1.Consols closed at 96l for account.
M General News.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 1.-The Cunard steamship Eu.
ropa had arrived at Liverpool
The steamship Hammonia OF the Hamburg and
American line had arrived at Hamburg.
The North Breton of the Liverpool and Canada
line had arrived OF Liverpool from Portland.
The City of Washington had also arrived at Liver
pool from New York. .i5 ,,s5. q ~ e
The Emperor Napoleon has again pardoned Count
Montalembert and also the Editor Of the Correspond
ent the journal in which Montalembert's offensive
article was published
Napoleon has also pardoned 1854 other prisoners.
It is reported that the French Government has Off
cally informed that Of England that the latter NAV
rely upon the support of France il the English Gov
ernment adopts measures to counteract the policy Of
the United States set forth in that portion Of Pres
dent Buchanan's message relating to Cuba Mexico
and Central America.
During performance at the Victoria Theater.
London an alarm of fire was raised and the audience
panic struck, rushed for the street.
The most terrible excitement followed the alarm.
and the scene was appalling.
Sixteen persons were trampled to death, and many
more were injured in the fesrfnl panic.
It proved to be false alarm, but nothing could
allay the excitement or reassure the audience.
It is reported that MI. Bland is to succeed Mr.,
Erskine as Secretary Of the English Legation At
Washington.
Another dispatch states that Mr.. Irving is to be
Mr.. Esskine's successor
4 Mr.. Erskine has received an appointment at
1 Stockholm.
The Spanish papers denounce President Buchan.
ans message and speak Of the proposal to purchase
the Island of Cuba in severe terms and in tone of
| offended pride.
1nsurrectonary movements areagain in progress in
Servia. Prince Alexander has been deposed and
Prince Malasch has been proclaimed in his stead.
The steamship Wezer, on the l6th ult, encountered
aterble hurricane which lasted from the 18th to the
23d of December, seven days.
She was thrown on her beams end and leaked
rapidly. 4
The water came in to the depth of seven feet in
the engine room, extinguishing the fires and choak-
ing the pumps.
The bark Aukland, from Charleston bound to
Liverpool was struck by lightning off Cape Clear by
which she was set on fire and burned to the waters
edge. The officers and crew escaped in the boats,
one Of which, with the chief officer and four seamen
had arrived at Milford Haven.
None of the other boats have been heard from.
The London Times in leading article upon the
right of search question says the only way to settle
the difficulty is to declare the slave trade piracyn