, 1864-11-23

PORTLAND, Tuesday, Nov. 2. The steamer
Morayian, from Liverpool, 10Th, arrived this
morning.
Tie Bank of England has reduced its rate
Of interest to 8 y cent.
The Danish Lower House has adopted the
treaty Of peace By laEge majority.
LIVERPOOL, 1.-Cotton buoyant, with an
advance Of i'd, closing upward.
Consols closed on the l1th ut 9316l6911x !;
Illinois Central 513zG52K discount; ; Erie 80
Di1.
The Brazilian correspondence relative to
the seizure Of the pirate Florida Is published.
The London Aar denounces the seizure,
and-hopes America will repudfate It.
At the banqnet Of the new Lord Mayor Of
London Lord Palmerston made speech in
which. on referring to the bloody war in
America, he said be trusted the conteading
ciled than to fight, and that the disputes
which have beacwed that Continent with
blood will he settled By anlic1ble arranse-
mcnts between themselves.
Grtat foods have occurred in Tuscany
Enormous damage has 50 been suffered at
Florence By q tremendous flood.
The London Tines city article Eays: Ad
rices from New York with regard to the node
in which the Washington Government have
received tho news Of the capture of the Con-
fedc1ate steamer T1orida, are awaited with the
greatest Interest by the mercantile. as well aS
Ihc political world. One reason for the ill.,
rortance attributed to these advices consists
in the inference that if the affair be palliated
or endorsed by Linco!n's Government, it will
the 1,art Of the United States to assail by pri-
Tatccrt The commerce Of any nation with which
they may be ut Was, since the precedent will
establish claim to the right to pursue and
destaoy every such vessel, whatever mag be
the port in Which she may seek shelter or sup-
pli*s.
FHAxeE-Ihe Paris Bourse On the 9th inst
WIS lover. Reutcs closed at 6af 65c.
Ror@ement, Delowcnboug & Co., bankers
in Paris, have suspended payment with liza
hillties amounting to from 500 .oo9 to 6oo,0oo
pounds sterling.
ITM1.-The debate On the convention and
removal OF the capital to Rome, in still pro-
grees1ng In tue Chamber of Deputies. Some
of%he speakers dcnounce the convention as q
virtual REMUNERATION Of Rome, while Others
regard It as leading to Rome at no distant pc
ny, and considerable damage done to proper
ty, particularly to railways. At Florence
there vas also q great inundntion. The
streets were flooded, the fields laid waste and
the roads broken up. The damage done is
enormous. Brt few lives were lost.
Etns's newe, which left Liverpool On The 9th
and Queenstown On the 10th inst, for New
York
The Shipping Gazette believes The steamer to
which Capt. Scmmcs and his mcn we're trans
fesred by the Laurel, Of Madeira, wns the
Sea King, which recently cleared from Lon:
u IoM I'd Nodanoose has been inausuratca as
Lord Ituetenant Of Ireland.
Bombay letter Of the 18th, and Calcutta
9Th of October, fully confirms the disastrous
effects Of The great cyclone
COMMERCIAL.
LONDON xMoSEYMARGEr-TheR Bank Of England
On The 10Th inst reduced ita rate Of discount from
ufne to eight ncr cent ercnt fnlJ anticipated,
and discounted in advance In the open market.
Money wus abundant, and the funds continued up
| ward.
! Coxso1s-B -Buoysnt. ind further advanced quar-
ter per cent on the 9Th inst.
Sotterthwait's circular says that up to ne 8th
inst- there Ens very firm market fos AMssie,I me-
securities and much disposition to buy 9-29s an ano
upon tic receipt of adsices ffom New York up Z
| Nshed. The market, however, cloeed ard9 at 41A
for co'e, and SRI ier illinois shares. The Con
| fcdernte loan rallied 2 Per cent
BnEApsTrrrs-Generally quiet but steady
G nenes G and e'hes ePoiTtf
Pno11s1oxs-F1at Btsland, Aythaya & Co.
and declining. Pork downward tendency. Racoi
steady, Lard firm 1T 4seA5oc-
GRocER1Es-suear With an upward tendency
c9ss aa!et I'd stsaS a. LIS ,oxaa1 Id
| Losoos, NoV. 10.
GnocEnH-sugnr advancing. Coffee firm. Tc
| Steady. Rice firm.
- LATEST VIA eREEHcAs71E.
LIVERPOOL, Nor. II.
| Manchester market hrmer, With. u adsanean
| tendc3cy, but The adsunco checks bnatncss.
hAEApsrrFFs.-Stoady ana a!meT. Go51 59nia, uail,