The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-21
Prom the Cincinnati Price Current. Dec. Is
Ffn@neial and C0mmercial SUNNI a.
Ey Tor tine Past Wesk.

FROM the Cincinnati Price Current, Dec IL.
Ftn@netal and Commercial Summas
ny Tor Gne Past Week
The news brought from England BY the
Europa, which arrived at Halifax on last
Sunday, and by the Washington, which
passed Cape Race the same day, has greatly
disturbed the public mind and unsettled the
commercial and financial affairs of the
country very generally. The news brought
by these arrivals is that the British Gov
eminent has decided that the seizure of Ma
son and Slidell on board the mail steamer
Trent was violation of the British flag,
aud that special messenger had been sent
by the Europa bearing dispatches to Lord
Lyons, the British Minister at Washington,
demanding an apology and the uneopdi-
tional surrender of those individuals. The
response of the American people TO this Is
if we have violated the lay of nations in
this case, by all means let ample apology
be made and the men given up; tut, if not,
no apology whatever, though the demand
were made by England with all Europe at
her back. The honor and dignity of our
nation cannot be compromised or prosttu-
ted to coneiliate any other nation upon
earth aud will not.
The English papers admit that we have
Law on cur side, but say this law is obso-
lete. II is singular that they ahould admit
such miserable sophistry into their columns.
The denunciadOns made in Liverpool show
how keenly the less Of cotton is felt by the
manufacturing interests, and how bitter the
feeling has grown against the United States
not only on their part, bat among the Eng
lish aristocracy.
In view of existing circumstances, CAPT
talsts feel cautioas, and are disposed to
withdraw, waiting further developments.
L is hoped British rulers are not so foolish
as the London papers represent them, and
that the dispatches sent to Lord Lyons are
not of the character indicated. Stocks,
however, declined per cent. in New York
on Monday, under the news, and the money
market became unsettled. Sterling ex-
change went mp TO ITO. We may expect
great fluctuations in money matters for
some time now, pending the negotiations
growing out of this matter Great events
are aecumulating upon US.
exchanges ruled dull throughout the week
and the ruling rate, + pretn., has been bat
feebly sustained. The market, however,
was shade frmer at the close The de-
mand for god is quite light though should
the indications of war with England be-
come strong, the demand for it will increase.
We quote:
DugHE- DettiuR.
New York............ par. l5@25 prem.
Gold...... ! prem. 5t93 prem
The notes of the Southern Bank of Ken
lucky issued al Russellville, have been
thrown out By our bankers, and are shaved
to the extent of 10 per cent Russellyille
is within the rebel territory and an attempt
was made by the managers of the bank at
that place to send a large amount of its
funds to London, England, for the purpose,
as is supposed, of using them for the pur-
chase OF war material for the rebels; but
| special act OF the Kentucky Legislature
stopped this.
The weai her has been remarkably pleas
ant, more ike that of October than Deem
Der. It has been cool enoug b for pork pack
ing, there being white frost each night,
but the temperature in the day time ranged
from thirty-eight TO forty-fye degrees.
The receipts of hogs have been light and
the demand fully equal 10 them, so that
prices have ruled firm and a shade higher
than they were ct the close of the last sum
mary but the English news unsettled the
market good deal on Monday, and packers
withdrew TO a great extent to wait further
Developments.
Yesterday the market was greatly de-
pressed and but little demand, though drew
ers offered to make concessions of 1O(d11 be
per GENITAL, but this did not INDUCE buyers 10
come forward to any extent, and the market
closed heavy at So 1903 %. The sales
Wrre-