Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-04-04

The Nev York Market Active.-The Enclisl
news by the City of Baltimore, to the 18th MI.
is favorable to all American interests. Cotton
' is better; breadstnfs in good demand at an al.
3 vance, and full business in American nroducf
: = of all kinds. The private advices received al
New York concerning breadstuffs are said TO he
5 very encouraging. The Eepyess of Thursday
evening, says
: There was considerable activity and excite
> menu on the Corn Exchange to-day. consequent
upon the receipt Of favorable European advices
by the City of Baltimore. There was very
heavy business transaction in breadstufs chiefly
tor export, and prices show decided improve
ment, the advance being 1Oa2O cents Der barrel
on HOUR 2ao cents per bushel on wheat, and
la2 cents per bushel on corn The aooregate
business Is unusually large, and in fact there
has not been SO much animation and buovancv
exhibited on any one day for very long time
past
reference to the official tables of British i'm
ports shows that of the increased purchases of
oreadstuns a very large proportion is received
rom tEe United States, and until another crop
Is gathered IN Europe nothing can prevent a
continuance OF this advantage. Agricultural
authorities are by no means saneuine of the crop
prospects of the Kingdom for 1861. and argue
that, by reason Of the severity of the winter
which has impeded the planting of wheat there
must with an average yield upon the breadth
OF Iand planted, be serious deficiency in bread
stuf1s, to be made up from American sourc IS in
a great measure. At this moment the crop
prospects of the United States are good and it
IS proper TO assume, no casualty to the grain
crop intervening, that large export Mil be
mace, TO the great advantage of the grain Sec
tlon OF the country. In less than ninety DAYS
new wheat from Georgia aud other Southern
states Will be in market, and in large Quantities.
Judging from the crop reports recently made.
The steamer Africa, from England March 16,
confirms the very favorable grain news which
came to hand a few days since by the City of
Baltimore. The London and Liverpool advces
are of general frmness in the trade, and an adj
vance of 1a2 shillings the quarter in wheat dur
ing the week. They also intimate that heavy
orders were preparing for the United States, to
be sent out by the Africa. The tone of the cot
ton trade had also been restored, at the close of
the week, both at Manchester and Liverpool.
OUR NATIONAL TROUBLES ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE MISUNDERSTANDING files by the
Africa at New York, all have more or less to
say about the troubles in The United States
We learn from the organ of the British govern
ment, the London Post, of the 18th of March,
that Ens!Hnd will only recognize a blockade of
e's South so long as it is supported by adequate
force. This is the doctrine of the treaty of Paris,
and is European law The words used by the
Post are of that cautious diplomatic kind which
might be expected, but their meaning cannot be
mistaken. 1t says:
Given in these days of non-intervention, and
,che'1 1t IS the practice to recognize de tacto gov-
ernments, England could not refuse to recoqnize
any blockade ,chich NJ Lincoln naight choose to
declare, so long as 1t ras supported By adequate
force"
Of course the converse holds and as the gov
eminent at Washington has no adequate force
to maintain blockade of coast extending
thousands of miles, the meaning is that any
declaration of blockade will be utteskexorth-
| less. -=ssT
! The London Tines says
"American affairs look very awkward. Mr..
Lincoln has arrived at Washington and entered
upon his Presidential career with nothing but
trouble staring him in the face Strange to say,
the Southern Congress enters bravey upon
policy of free trade, whilst the North cuts itself
off from every European sympathy by the intro
duction of an ultra protectionist tariff. 'Presi-
dent Davis declares himself prepared to fight
for the integrity of the Confederacy over which
he presides; and Mr.. Lincoln talks largely of
adopting firm and determined course Of action
So we fear sanguinary conflict is really be-
coming imminent, and that the interests of this
country acM be strongly secured to- that dicision
Of the republic achich hugs and tontles the eter-
mol curse Of Slavery"
The London Ne,os says:
"In 1860 we imported from America gill;
81 more than in the previous year. and expor-
ted Ell, 097, 872 less than the previous year.
making total difference of 98, S15,75O against
us. This is the reason why gold is still going
out, and why commercial caution is necessary.
AS regards the sum of e5,91S, 1873, which repre-
sents the increase in the imports of wheat and
-four, we have consumed the supplies furnished,
and have nothing to show for the money As
to the increase of FL 799 40 in the value of the
cotton imported from America, there will be
profit to be made out of it when it is worked. !"
; DEATH OF QUEEN VIcToRIA's MOTHER
Marie Louise Victorie, widow of Edward, Duke
of Kent, and mother of the present Queen Of
} Great Britain, died at her residence, near Wind
sor, OH the 10Th ult. She was the daughter of
Francis, Duke of Saxe-Saafeld Cobourg, and
was born August II, 1886; was married to the
j Duke of Kent, the fourth son of George ILL.,, at
Cobourg, on the Goth Of May 1918, and at Lon
don on the 18th of July ensuing She died of
cancer, disease which had long afflicted her,
but which assumed an alarming character only
"a few days before her disease. She was most
excellent mother and her example anil care
fostered the Development Of the many virtues
which adoru the character of the reigning Queen.
| pponIroTroS or CoTrcG rS INDJ. i ~, ,rc
] IRODUCIlON Of OoIION IN 1NDlA.-LCLto.-
from India state that the high price of cotton,
and the prospect of its continuance, owing to
the troubles in the United States, will greatly
stimulate the production of cotton in india and
fortunately the construction of the railways has