New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-15
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PORTLAND, March 1.-THE London journals, by
the North American, contain detailed accounts of
q spirited debate in the British Parliament upon
the annexation Of Savoy and Nice to France.
In the House Of Commons, Mr.. Kinklake moved
that the Minister Of Foreign Affairs be requested
to lay before them the correspondence which had
passed between the English, French and Sandman
Governments, in relation to the annexation of
Savoy and Nice to France.
Peel, in seconding the motion, tool occasion to
denounce, in strong terms, the policy and ambi-
tious designs Of the Emperor Napoleon
Lord John Russell responded that he would i'm
mediately produce the papers, but at the same
time he deprecated the discussion of the subject at
the present time.
The motion was agreed to by large majority.
The title of Knight has been granted to Capt.
McClintock.
The Telegraph line connecting the Isthmus of
Suez with India has been completed, and is now in
working order between Alexandria and Calcutta
The Atlantic Telegraph Company have secured
subscriptions to their stock to tho amount OF
f70000 for the purpose Of supplying the necessary
additional cable that will be required to repair the
old one, which is to be taken up and examined,
{perhaps).
The total amount expended thus fir in the con
struction and laying of the Atlantic cable is
f466, 1853.
Arrests, imprsonments and transportation con-
tinne unabated in Venetia, and new more econom-
ical mode of punishment has now been devised.
The Governor of Veneta has issued a circular
declaring that all persons hostile in opinion to the
Austrian government will be compelled to serve
in the militia.
The whole Spanish press are violently attacking
England for the course the latter has adopted
towards the Pope, as well as upon the Morocco
question.
The most bitter denunciations are hurled without
stint against Lord Palmerston and Lord John
Russell.
Later advices from Shanghai state that Dutch
war-steamer had been boarded and captured by
pirates in the Chinese sea. The pirates killed seven
officers and forty men, and after robhng the vessel
of everything valuable, run her ashore.
AT last accounts the United States war-steamer
Hartford was at Hong Kong.
The United States steam frigate Pdwhattan was
still at Japan.
"A telegram from Shanghai states that adyices
had been received from Japan to the effect that the
ports of Swatow and Kiawan had been opened to
foreign trade.
The check upon business, growing out Of the re-
cent difficulties, continued and affairs were gene
rally unchanged but it was hoped that the firm
attitude assumed by the American and British Con-
suls would soon reassure the Japanese Govern
| ment.
| The steamer Louis, bound from MarseiIles to
some other port in the Mediterranean foundered at
sea and is total loss. A large number of passen-
| gers were on board, fifty of whom were drowned.
The Austrian Government has issued decree
suppressing the circulation of the London Times in
any portion of the Empire, owing I'd its course on
| the Italian question.
| LIVERPOOL, Feb. 29.-The Breadstuffs market
| generally closed quiet.
| Richardson, Spence & Co. report Flour closed
| quiet at 23s. Cd. to 24s.
| American Flour was dull, but closed steady.
4 Indian Corn (yelow) 33s. to 33s. 6i.
| Bgland, Athya Il Co. report Beef closed steady
and Pork steady and quiet at previous quotations.
| Lard closed firm and all qualities have slightly
advanced. Good qualities are quoted at COS. to
| COS. Cd.
| The Sugar market has somewhat improved in
tone since the sailing of the Niagara, and closed
| firm.
Coffee closed steady, prices being generally well
| sustained.
| LONDON, February 29.-The London Breadstuffs
market generally closed firm.
| Barring Brothers & Co. quote white Wheat at II
| @4ss.; red 44C946s.
Flour closed firm; prices ranging from y to 26s
/ Tea had declined Cd.
| Polar Whalebone is quoted at 2Ss, Cd.
| American securities remained generally un
changed.
PARGs, Feb. 29.-The French Provision marke
eyinces increasing activity, and the prices of mos
descriptions have an advancing tendency.