The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-15
by LEGRA PHI
FromsAs Mas Oslsans Pas
LATER FROM EUROPE.

CONVENTION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND THE
UNITED STATES.
HALIFAX, Feb. 1O.-The Canada has arrived
at this port.
She left Liverpool on the 18th ultimo, ane
| touched at Queenstown on the 2Sth, bringing
three days later adyices.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, Jan 26.-Ths sales Of cotton
for the week ending on Friday evening" amount
| to $1,000 bales.
The sales to spectators during the same
period, amount to 1900 bales, and the sales
to exporters amount to II 500 leaving So, 500
bales TO the trade.
The market closedswith an active demand.
Middling qualities of cotton have advanced
1-16 to 1S during the week, particularly upon
uplands. The sales on Friday amounted to
10000 bales, of which spectators and sx-
porters took 1900.
The market closed firm at the following
quotations of the brokers circular:
Fair Orleans ~, Fair Mobile "a, Fair
Cplands Z, Middling Orleans 1916, Mid
ding Mobile 81, Middling UplaAds 6k.
The stock of cotton at Liverpool amounts
to $4,000 bales, of which $4,000 bales are
of American production.
MANCHESTER TRADE.
LIVERPOOL, jan 21.-The advices from
Manchester continue to be very favorable.
There was good demand for cloths and
yarns, and the market closed firm at full
prices.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Queens speech at the opening Of Par
lament has produced very favorable impress
sion, not only in England, but also on the con-
tinent.
Lord John Russell, the British Foreign Sec
rotary, in the course of speech in Parliament,
upon the foreign relations Of Great Britain,
stated that a convention was being drawn up
between England and the United States, for
he purpose of preventing cruelty to seamen
On board American vessels.
The commercial treaty Just concluded be- !
tween France and England was engrossing |
much of the public attention in England as |
we'll as on the continent. Some Of its proyi- |
ions have been published, and the European
ournals are discussing their merits.
Later advices have been received in England
rom Australia.
A commercial panic was prevailing at Mel
'ourne, and many heavy failures are reported
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Feb 10.-In the House yes
erday a resolution was introduced to inquire
ito the expediency of instructing the Com
littee on Commerce to report o bill prohibit
lg American vessels from engaging in the
oole or African apprentice trade.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Presidents message, which was
iscussed at length.
Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Louisiana, introduced bill
, provide for the acquisition of Cuba and for
S incorporation into the Union.
TERRIBLE GALE AT THE NORTH.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1O.-A terrible gale is
.ging here tonight, which commenced early
the day, and has been constantly increasing
violence.
At New York much damage has been done
the shipping at the wharves and in the vari-
is docks, and some damage, the extent of
hich is not yet known, has been done to !
yelling houses and other buildings in the
pper part of the city.
At Philadelphia the gale is raging with great
olence, and considerable damage has been
me to dwelling houses, many Of which have
en unroofed, the chimneys blown down, &c. +
In this city (Washington) the gale is very
client, but no serious damage has been done
far as has yet been aseertaintd
The gale seems to be extending towards the
,uth. n
Hon. Robert McLane our Minister to Mex 1
}, arrived here to-day from New Orleans il