Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-16
Foreign News.

| HALIFAX, March I5.-The steamship AZ
ricd, from Liverpool, Sd, via Queenstown
4th. has arrived at this port. Her days arr
| two days later.
LIvERPooL.-Cotton market quiet, bu
| steady. Sales on the Sd of 10, coo bales, o.
which 5000 were TO spectators and import
ers.
Breadstuffs dull, but steady.
Provisions active, with an upward tend
ency.
Consols for money, s6s@S7. United States
5-2Os, 7O4@7O2. Illinois Central shares, 7Sl
@7sS. Erie shares, 55@554.
Political news unimpOrtant.
The London Times to-day publishe {
letter signed J. H. Livingston, in which i
writer asks leave, as an America n, to p
test cmphatically against the Grafton de
ivered in Washington on the Lincoln me-
mortal by Mr.. Bancroft. Mr.. L. says he
never felt more ashamed than he did upon
reading that Grafton and declares ii was a
disgrace to Mr.. Bancroft, who desecrated
the occasion by such a speech, and to those
Americans who became aceomplices by
listening to it.
LONDON, March 4-The Memorial Diplo-
matique asserts that the reply of Mr.. Sew
ard to the French despatch of the 9Th Of
February is received. Mr.. Seward states
that the United States will remain neutral
towards Mexico in view of the promised
evacuation of the country by the French
troops.
The French Corps Legislatif voted on that
paragraph Of the address relating TO Mexico
without discussing it, reserving the debate
on it until later correspondence in regard
to that country is published.
The Dublin correspondent of the Times
says that the search for Stephens has be-
come very keen and determined. 1t is be-
lieved that he is in Dublin. The police are
almost certain of speedily arresting him.
1t is supposed that he has managed to
escape thus far by continual change of
residence.
In the House of Commons on the I'd inst
Mr.. Gregory moved an address to the Queen
in favor of establishing the principle that
private property at sea should be free from
capture. He said it was most suicidal for
England to allow things to remain as they
are, for in case of war she might lose her
carrying trade The question was debated
pro and con by numerous speakers.
The Lord Advocate said it was impossi-
bic for the government to assent to 1t, as
the effect, if carried out, would be to tie up
the hands of the government when they
ought to be as free as possible
The Attorney General also opposed the
measure as most impolitic and difficult of
adoption. The motion was finally with
drawn.
FRANUE.-In the Corrs Legislatif, after
debate regarding the temporal power of the
Pope. Jules Favre and others having spok-
en- in favor of its separation from spiritual.
Paragraph in an address relative to the
Roman question, was adopted by 2ls to Is.
Paragraph 3, of the address, relative to
Mexico, was adopted with some reservation.
LIvERPooL, March 3.-Breadstufs dull,
but steady.
Wakefield, Nash & Co. report flour dull
but steady Wheat quiet and firm winter
red at 1Os@1Os Cd; Southern red atl0s@
los Cd.
Provisions active and the tendency up
ward.
Gordon, Bruce & Co. and Bigland, Athya
d Co. report beef active and the tendency
upward.
Pork is scarce and 2s Cd higher.
Bacon steady with slight advance on
Lard buoyant, and 1s@2s higher Amer
lean 76s@77s.
Butter quiet and steady. Cheese active
and 1@2s higher.
Boulh, English & Co. report petroleum
still declining. Sales at IS 2d@2s Sd for re-
fined.
LoxDoS MARKEr-Baring's circular re-
ports breadstutfs quiet and steady.
VERY LATEST MARKETs-LIvERPooL,
March 4.-Cotton sales yesterday were TO-,
900 bales. including 5000 bales to specu-
lators and exporters. The market closed
quiet but steady.
The Australians news was not published
till the close of business hours.
Breadstufs were inactive and provisions
Arm.
LoSDov, March 4-ConsoIs closed yester-
day at s65k@sT FOR money. Z. s. 5-2Os 7026
67O5S; Illinois Central shares T73@7S;
Erie 542.
LONDON MONEY MARKET-Funds steady.
The discount demand was very active, and
the rate remains at per cent. Nothwith-
standing the bank returns shows a contin-
ued increase in bullion it was regarded as
unfavorable. The applications for the new
Chilian loan of four hundred and fifty
thousand pounds sterling were nearly eight
times the required amount.