The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-30
RI1RIINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE.
Foreign News.

SANDY Hook, Jan. 2s.-The City OF New
York from Liverpool 18th, via Queenstown
l4th, has Just arrived.
Cotton opened with an upward tendency
in Liverpool, and closed flat with a declln-
ing tendency. Sales Monday ana iuesoay,
scriptions slightly lower. Provisions con-
tinued to advance. Consols closed at 800
Oh for money.
L1yERPooI.-Flours scarce. Wheat l@2d
higher. Corn, sales mixed at 3Os6d. Beef
dull and unsettled. Pork frmer. Bacon
sides advancing. Lard unchanged; Pc
troleum steady; refined lslOd0 lslld.
The Attorney General gave notice of an
appeal in the Alexandria case. 1t is repor-
ted that certain persons in Liverpool will
shortly be brought before the Magistrates,
charged with enlisting British subjects for
the rebel service.
The London Tunes says it is almost Ger
dia and Japan.
A public execution in London had pro-
duced strong demonstration and loud in
dignatiOn against the Home Secretary who
recently RENTED the sentence against
respectable murderer, but refused in the
case Of a laborng man.
The French Corps LegiaiatiH is still de
batting the address.
II is reported that very numerous arrests
of Italians had been made i'll ParIs-some
say So others lOG-as connected with the
recent conspiracy, or engaged III an expe-
dition which Garibaldi is said to be con-
templating. kentes 66i. soc.
The Holstein question is unchanged.
France has issued a circular to the Ger
man States, explaining her position IN re-
lation to the Conference.
The Danish proposition to Austria pro-
poses renewal OF the negotiations from
where they were broken Oft in 1852. Aus
tria declined.
LONDON MARK ETs.-Breadstutfs quiet.
Sugar firmer. Coffee tirmer.
American Securities.-I. {. 25G2i dis.
Erie 65M66.
VERY LATEsT.-LIvERPooL, Jan. 15-l2
Motion closed dull and unchanged
Breadstutfs quiet; provisions firm; Petro-
leum tirm-refined Is lid.
LONDON, Jan. l5.-Consols closed on
Thursday at 90i0I9Os.
The Bullion in the Bank of England had
decreased E4SS, 600. COnsOls advanced SIX
per cent yesterday.
The Bank OF France has lost during the
month A, OO0, 900 francs in specie.
The Great Eastern has been bought in at
auction for Sl3O, 900. There was only one
bid made for $4,000.
The English funds remained without the
slightest alterations.
The London Times says: con the Dan
should any German regiment advance be-
yond the northern boundary of the Federal
territory, Denmark is resolved to make
war with all her energy. II is quite time
that the two great German powers declared
their future course with equal precision"
LONDON, Jan. lathe Paris Constitution
Ell says: 1.-THE reception given in Germa-
nv to the proposed conference on the Schles-
wig question, is proof of its impossibility.
Observation-Disclosures, Friday Evening,
Jan. l5.-Cotton, sales of the week, %, 500
bales at decline Of Id; sales to-day Of
5000 bales, market closing quiet and UNI
changed. Orleans middlings % Mobile
27l; upiands Ia. Flour nominal at de-
cline Of Cd n Dbl. Wheat heavy and de-
Ginning. Lard firm with an upward ten
dency.
LONDON, Friday Evening, Jan. l5.-COn-
soils closed to-day at 9O4(d.9O5 for money.
American stocks nominal.
PARIS, JAM l4-Maximilian is expected
here early in February.
The amendment to the address was re-
jected In the corps de legislatif. In the
abuses Of the administration declared his
opinion that universal suffrage Will prove
the safe guard of the country.
The kedar sailed from Liverpool on the
18th inst. for New York. The following is
. summary Of her news:
Inc American steamer ccOIIauO was sell
zed by the custom authorities at Canton for
taking aboard guns and other contraband
of war.
In the Court Of the Exchequer, on the
llth, judgment was given refusing new
| trial in the Alexandria case. The ship
would be released.
A Hamburg letter says the Danes have
opened the dams of the Elder, to inundate
the country. The approach to Frederick.
stadt is partially obstructed. The princi-
pal military force Of Denmark, 10000 men,
then was concentrated in the city OF Schles
wig. Colossal palisades and extensive bar.
ricades were being erected. The class q
soldiers of the age Of 50 have been called on,
by the Danish government.
| Warlike preparations are going on in
Norway.
/ Documents taken from the four Italians
first arrested in Paris implicated Mazzin
as the originator Of the plot and paid the
men expenses.
/ Advices from Japan state that the agents
Of Lothusa had agreed to pay indemnity
Immediately, and relax no effort to turr
over the murderers of Mr.. Richardson t
the English.