Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-01

| Ane steamship Magenta IRON Matab4as for
New York has put into this port for coal. She
mas experienced a severe and continual gale oi
wind.
SANDY HOOK. Dec. 81.
The Kangaroo from Liverpool 10th arrive
She la. Els 900 specie
Liverpool Breadstuffs had an advancing
| tendency.
Provisions dull
our firm at an advance OF Cd.
/ Wheat advanced I'd.
Corn frmer and advanced 2e
Beef dull
Pork quiet.
Iondon Markets-F'rm at an advance of La
q for both wheat and flour
Ane lean Stocks-I. c, II l-2a2S IL, n Y.
| c. 77a7o.
The Russian Gov ernment had received new
OF the conclusion and ratification Of peace in
China.
The Allie. had evacu, ted P kin to which
city the Emperor was about to return
| News not important.
The Galway line is temporarily suspended
The Lopdou Times says the President's Mes
sage i. an evasion of all responsibilities con-
trasts Buchanan's mild policy with the bold
action Of jackson.
! The Globe characterizes the Message a. an
appeal to the North to make concessions to the
| South
1t is report, that 10000 weavers are &C.
tually starving at Coventry, England
FRANCE. The Archbishop Of Lyone has pub
lished a naughty pamphlet against the stamp
upon pastoral irtters treating of political mat-
ters. lie denounces the imposition as humliia
ting and not to be submitted to-
ITALY Francis I'd calls npon the garrison Of
| Gaeta to defend IT to the last.
| The French fleet would leave sOon
| The province Of Viterbo continued insurrec-
| tionary
1t is reported that the French were prepnr-
| ing TO evacnate II.
! The Bsvarian Minister at Turin had been
recalled. The Sardinian Minister at Munich
would also be recalled.
INDIA.-Ad.ices from Bombay represen.
business as still flat
The London Times calls attention TO the
new article Of commerce from America, viz
| oil from the Usion W ellis from " estern New
York
American securities declined.
PORTLAND, Dec. 81.
The North American. from Ii. erpooi 10th,
arrived ut this port at lo:45 this morning
LIVERPOOL. 2l.-Br,adstuHs marked firm
with good demand. Corn has an Advancing
| tendency.
LONDON. Friday, : Consols closed 90 for ac-
connt. The lat, st sales Of American stocks
F'iday were |. c.. 2sa29 discount; N. Y. G.,
1919.
Inc Russian government had received ne " s
Of the Encliah and French prisoners Norman
AndersC and Bomhey. three French officers
who were massscred 10y the Chinese.
The negotiations for the evacuation of Gaet !,
| having failed, its COMMANDMENT would re cou.-
mence on the 18th inst
The directors of the Atlantic Telegraph had
| resolved a. their own expense to keep the con
cern afioa', in hopes OF operations being re-
| newed in the future.
News from Bombay OF organized resistance
| on the part of native tributaries, to the lii.
army In that 'lss,sefcy:. asi n, the
| reason for the prevailing heavineos.
The tendency 10 DEF ression OF the Pari:
| Bourse, coupled with the intimations
given 10 Austria that che mus,
consent to sell Venetla, or be prepared for d
| new war in the spring, likewise had some ef
| feet on the markets, which was Influenced hy
| a sudden and considerable increase OF the de
| mand for loans on government securities lhe
| rate for advance on the stock exchange hi.
| morning wss 4 per cent at which there was
an active demand in the p. NJ. The require
ment increased, and applcatnns were msdc
| 70 the Ohbh, WueIt tue Intc - uis
| count is FIVE per cen,. ir the discount market
There i. also an active demand. About 10000
pounds in tar gold was taken from The bank
| to-day.
1t wac reported th t the Australasan Gun
ard steam r. on saturday, would take out some
more gold to New York.
| The railway market continues good. but
some depression was caused yesterday, partly
| by sale 20 close speculation accounts
| Calcutta papers say the disbandonment o.
the 5lh Bengal European regiment WAS 70!
! lowed by .ke isnmediste military execution O
a prisoner He wa. ~ arched around the squar.
10 the r. ar Of his cofin, and shot dead at til,
fret volley. He acknowledged the justie. o
| the sentence, and met his deaf h with rnaDy
| resignation. Sc.rcelv had this terrible sc-u.
been enacted when the I'D regiment OF foo'
| moved in front Of the 5tn European regiment
| The artillery was loaded with grape OIL eithei
flank 5,h regiment wa. commanded Il
| order arms and then to file their arms. The,
obey ed and were at once marched some shor,
| dlatarce clear Of the pile, and no sooner were
they quite clear of the p,les, than two compa
nies OF the 7th and 81 regiments filing rapidly
| to the spot n,ervened between the 5th regi
| ment in front OF the arms, 70 prevent the pos
| eihiiity of any rush to recover them when thi-
was accomplished, the brigadier.read An order
pr.nouncine the doom Of the regiment Twas
struck from the army list oil it's commissioned
| officers reduced to III. ranks, and the men
| were drafted into the fve rem aiming regiment
Of the Bengal army. Men with medals on
their breast. who had fought Englsnd's battles
all the world over, many Of the cd soldiers
who had been drafted frorn the old Bengal
and from the royai regiments. appeared to be
utterly feart-brnks en- and ssbbed aloud.