New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-24
THE VERY LATEST BY THE AFRICA.

The TdiIy News City Article says the funds to-day
were dull and slightly atter, OWING, apparently 10 me
Indications Of uneasinsss OIL the PARIS Bourse' Inc
decline however, scarcely am0vDted TO per cent
Tie demand for money bas net slaekence, and the
applications al the Bank to-day again Large, yet
the best bills are ri taken in Lombard street vt a
Isr cent.
The tendency Of the foreign exchanges this AFTER
noon was not favorable but the actual reduction was
principally cobfDed TO the rates on Holland.
MAIL NEWS
The Auslralian and Bombay mails have arrived, and
letters for Liverpool dispatched by the earliest
TIe London Times City ar.i.le) says: This has
bsen the fret day in stocks lately shat for the
DIVISION and as usual on such OCCASIONS there has
been number of small sales. Prices, therefore, have
shows dullpess although the accounts from the Paris
BOurse IaIber less uojayorabe. La the discount
market there wa q tendency " ease, and loans on
Government securities freely obtained on stock
exchange at two per cent In foreign exchange, TINS
afternoon, bills upon most places we've In demand, ld
the rates for Holland and Hamburg sghsly lower
than last pest. The Austrian quotajODs Indicate In
eresspe dstrust in the finance OF thai Empire.
About eco in bar gold Was taken from the Bank
to-day for the Continent
COMMERCIAL.
Tho Colonial produce markets have not presented
any important alteration 1t ie week. and the improve
meDt established daring the holidays has, with lew
e1cfp ti0ns, been well maintained.
Tie Bank Return attess the activity Of the recent
den al for money.
Tire 'reterye shows a diminntion Of no less than
ELIAS, $50. The total is now reduced to point az
hrl any further dram Of importance would probably
lead TO an advance in the Bank rate OF scoupI.
The coin ard bullion show decrease OF t349, 80.
The Bank has raised the prize Of fne GOLD TO 7sI
ounce, standard.
RAILWAYS.
II railway traffic Of the Western Road FOR the past
year fhows usual increase over that OF proceed
ny years IL amounts ~ nearly as can be estimated
tha IN
over those of 1858 Of q Sl236, and over those of
1857 Of f1 ,4l3,645
The avsral increase of traffic for four years pre-
eeciug 1865 was & 3S0, eco per annnm This ncroasc
was annihilaed by the commercial depression Of tsas
year and for the first time the history Of railway
traffic the receipts were reduced below those Of che
preceding year, and this to tue extent OF ( 40o0o
which, added the average annual increase. makes
G1,s $50 0t0, about six per cent of the whole
cepts. The effect TO reduce these balances avail
able for ordinary dividends by 20 per cent deductug
lS Ter for expenfes the ae receipts Of the last
year wonld admit Of dividend on the total expsn1-
turc equivalent TO Is per cent. For the week end
ing Dec 81 the traffic receipts OF the Western Road
show increase of go $50 over thoss of the CORE
spending year in 1854. Yesterday the Railway mar
k.t was less active, but prices were well supported.
The export Of ammunition, guns, shot, shels, wag-
one fm,bs torges Jtrenehing carts and tools, cloth
ing harness, hospsl stores provisions etc., is pro-
eeeding with the utmost diligence and every depart
neni throughout Wpolwich Arsenal is engaged in pre-
paralons for the war with China. The second batch
Of ten guns made in the rihed-gun factories at Wool
wieh, yesterday fred expermsntaly with perfect
The engsgemento turn out for proof twenty
gpDs per week has been thus far fulfilled to the letter
The " Khenonese," of ~ tuns burden, ia now q.
Woolwch preparing to embark marines. She is the
seventh transport taken up in the China service.
FRANCE AND ESGLAND-THE ITALIAN QUESTION.
The Post thinks is probable the Congress will
meet. TIE DAILY Ne,cs says:
let France and England soiemnly agree 10 forbid
all foreign interference the part OF others
diSoBaly they repudiated j; on their own. Italy
other help the she will do for herself.
Sucb declaration would it s believed be readily
quesced in BY all the principal Powers Of tue Cont
en-. The Italians ask not for nor our
arms. They ark only for recognition young
brethren in freedom. Can We any longer withhold III"
The Post remarks:
"It would be very strange should France propose |
10 secure by the terms of amy treaty the advantage
which our attitude already gives her, and which, by
mply continuing 10 reslec! the acts of the Italian peo-
pie, she ia certain 10 RETAIN"
The Paris correspondent of The Advertiser says it
wss Iumoled in Paris that Lord Cowley had gone 10
London with the Emperors proposals that France and
EDgalnd should at once declare that they will neither
rfere themselves, tolerate any interference in
he affairs Of Italy.