Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-15
LATEST COMMERCEAL NEWS, &c.

FATHER POINT May 1.-THE steamship Moraviar,
from Liverpool On the 81, via Londonderry on the
4th, passed here en- route for Quebec, Sunday
afternoon. Her dates one day later. The Ger
man question remained unchanged. Cotton decliped
I'D. for the week, closing dull Five-Twenties 691E
Consols S65sGS67s
CHuLERA AMONG GERMAN EMGGRAETs.
The steamship Helvetia from Liverpool or the I'd
for New York, put back. with cholera on board Two
deaths occurred before she reached Queenstown fron
Liverpool.
The National Steamship line have decided to stop
German emigration through their vessels.
The British government has ordered full exami-
nation to De made of al German enligrants before
their admission to England.
Cholera made its first appearance among the Ger
man emigrants while they were in Liverpool.
ENGLAND.
Mr.. Gladstone's budget repeals the duty on timber
ard PEPPER and proposes an arrangement fer the
redustion of the national debt.
THE GERMo-ITALIAN QUESTION.
The Germo-Itaian question remains unchanged.
Italy has elegraPhed to the French government that
an engagement has been entered into not to attack
Austria. .
Intelligence from Vienna, Berlin and Florence
continues menacing. Armaments were vigorously
pushed forward by Austria and freight trains we're
suspended on the Trieste railway in order to quicken
further augmentation ofthe Prussian army would be
made.
Florence telegram to the Paris Temps states pos
itivey that General La MaImora was about to as
sumo command Of the army and would be succeeded
in the Ministry by Baron RcusoIi.
Rumors are, again current in Paris, that England
and France would offer to mediate between Austria
and Prussia, but the reports not generally Gre
dted.
The Prussi3n note of the 2Sth of April, in reply to
the despatch of Austria of the 25h expresses sur
prise that Austria should have withdrawn her forces
from Bohemia, only to continue her armament, etc.,
and that the Imperial Government has not called on
the Middle States to disarm Prussia says the des-
patch, is still ready to reduce her army to peace
footing if Austria will fully carry into effect her con-
sent to take similar measures.
5 The Berlin correspondent of the London Times says,
Italy began to arm a month ago, at the time when
the two German Powers were il the height of their
dispute. Austria was about to Cisarm, when the
pride Of her Emperor was aroused by the prepara-
tions which Italy had commenced, with view of
striking blow in case of war between Austria and
Prussia. Austria then began to arm instead of dis
arming, and Italy returned menace for monaco.
Commercial Intelligence.
The Paris Bourse closed firmer at an advance
The sales of cotton for the week comprised 5000
bales $500 bales being sold to spoculators and $3.50
bales to exporters. Market declined I'd on all de-
scrIptlOns for the week, closing follows: Orleans
Tar l65t middlings l412d; Mobiles l6@l4d; Uplands
LONDON, May 4-Egening-Consols closed at S65s
h Bregad#StulEs steady and unchanged Provisions
five-TwenteS closed at 69l5
Bullion in the Bank Of England decreased $40 coo
during the week.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived from Baltimore, Mary Bird, at Rio dc Ja-
nero. Memoranda-Ship Noorwegian, from Balti-
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