Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-07
Foreign News.
Arrived.

PoRTLAxp, December 6.-The steamer
Hibernian from liverpool 23d, 4ondonder-
ry oath, has arrived.
Cotton sales for the week $1,000 bales,
closing with a decline of I'd on American
The sales Friday were 900 bales closing
firmer. Middling New Orleans, 2Od.
Breadstuffs-Dull and declining.
Provisions Unsettled.
American Stocks-U. S. 5-2Os 6412, 1. T.
R. R., s3@s31l Erie, 57@57H.
LoNpoN, November "a -COnsuls closed at
s934GS9Z for money.
Stephens, Fenfan Head Centre. escaped
from prison on the morning of the Path
The cattle disease is rep rted to be on the
increase in England.
Much damage had been sustained on the
Welsh coast by gale. More vessels had
been driven ashore there than lor
many years past. An emigrant vessel, Tor
Australia, was among the number with
nearly 500 people on board. No lives lost.
Much damage had also been done on land
as we'll as upon sea by the gale
A letter is published from Consul Dudley
in the Liverpool papers regarding the cotton
supply from America. MIR. Dudley aPpends
letter addressed to him on the 2Ith oil
October, BY Secretary McCulloch, who says
that from the best information he could OBJ
tain. he estimated the old cotton in the
Southern States, fit for market, at the Time
of the capture of Savannah did not exceed
| ,OsO, 900 bales. This years crop he adds,
| will probably net exceed 3OO,9OO bales. MI
Dudley says that when, recently, IN America
he made the most anxious inquiries on the
subject, and he estimates the present amount
of cotton on hand little over 7OOOOO
bales, including the new crop.
James Stephens, reported Head Centre Of
| the Fenian Brotherhood in Ireland, was
missed from his cell in the prison this morn
ming. No particulars as yet known as to
| time or manner of his escape. The constabu-
Iarv in all the ports of Ireland have been
warned and informed of his escape:
The Court of Queens Bench, for Ireland,
has refused the application to nave the
Fenian cases tried in some other place than
| Dublin.
| A crowded reform meeting had been held
at Bradford. Resolutions in favor of reform
were adopted unanimously. Confidence
that reform would be part of the new minis
| terial programme was expressed by all
| sneakers. The substance of the resolutions
| will be embodied in a memorial and pre-
sented to Earl Russell.
1t is stated that precautions have been Ia
ken at Pigeon House, Fort Dublin, to pre-
vent any surprise by members OF the Fenlan
brotherhood. 1t is also asserted that the
| military NlBoE NN tAASAS -
4 out of the energy Infused into the admin,
I stration of affairs by Sir Hugh Rose, ano
from the fact that the b-rk Mermaid, lying
at the fort dock, had on board large guam
titv of ammunition and military stores
which needed protection Another vague
rumor is that three large vessels had aP
peared in the ofing, and that the command
ant of the fort had sent word that he coult
not be responsible for the safety OF the Tor
unless he received reinforeements-
The controversy in the London papers al
10 the putting down of the negro lnsurrec
ton in Jamaica is waging warmer.
f The Paris BOurse was firm at 6Sf- &c OF
the 23d ult.
, LoNDOs MoNEY MARKET.-The funds con
tinued to exhibit increased frmness. Ameri
can securities continued firm Gold wa
, flowing largely into the Bank of England
. on the 23d ult. the rate of discount was re
duced from to per cent.
Satterthwaite's circular of the evening o
I the 22d says the market for American Sc
curities has shown less activity during tn
past week than for some time past, the de
mand for 5-20s, continental account, havin
almost ceased for the present, though lates
n quotations. 63s6635, show only fractiona
? alteration from last week.
T Illinois and Erie shares were both neg
lected until the afrival of the City of BOstOI
( when a demand sprung uplfor Eries, o
which they improved about one dollar
' share, closing at 55@554. Illinois share
advanced slightly in sympathy, and at las