Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-20
LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS
TO THE
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER PERUVIAN
PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT
Continued Arrests of Fenian.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, &c,

PORTLAND, March l9-The steamship Peruvian.
from Liverpool on the Sth, via Londonderry on the
9th, has arrived
AT London, on the 9th, the Atlantic Telegraph
meeting unanimously approved the arrangements of
the directors for laying cable this year.
In the House Of Commons, on the 7th, the annual
bill for the abolition of church rates was debated by
Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Bright who spoke in favor of
the question being compromised in some way or
other, The bill was passed to second reading by
vote Of 2S5 to 252. The announcement of the vote
was received with loud cheering 1t is thought that
the vote indicates early solution of the CUES ton.
although the present bill will doubtless be ree ced
by the House of Lords as usual.
The O'cl says that the American Government has
ntlmated that it is in possession of full informatio
as to The movement of the Fenians in the United
States and will not permit any acts obnoxious to the
British Government, of which its laws can take cog
Dizance
Fenian affairs are unchanged. Unimportant ar
rests continue to be made.
The Dublin EUenin0 Mail says that a number of
prisoners have been committed in Dublin since the
suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.
Commercial Intelligence.
LLyERPooL. March l9.-C -Cotton-The sales of the
week foot up 4,OC bales, including $500 to specua
nrm ana prices unchanged for American, while
Egyptian has advanced 12@l CT. The sales today
were OOJO oaleS including iUUO bales to SpecuiaturS
and exporters, the market closing buoyant at un-
changed prices. The authorized quotations are =
Orleans fair 20ld.; Middlmg ID; Mobile fair 2Od
Mddling l9d. Uplands fair l9 3-l6d: Middling lS ID
Stock IN port $4,000 bales, including $4,000 bales of
American.
TRADE REPoRT.-Manchester Market active with
an advancing tendency.
Produce-Sugar closed lirmer. Coffee closed quiet
and prices steady for Rio. RoSiu closed fiat at IS Cd
Spirits Iurpentine nominal. Petroleum quiet and
steady.
Breadstufs-The market was very dull except for
Corn, which was advancing
Ltue5po0t, March S.-tlour closes dull and nomi-
nal. W heat quiet and steady l0s@0S 3D. for Win
ter Red Corn very dull and prices declined 3d. Sales
at 2Ss Cd for mixed.
ProvisionS-Ihe market is firm. Lard has an up
ward tendency. Beef is active and prices firm Pork
Is firm. Bacon frmer. Butter quiet.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
London, March 9.-Consols close at S63S@863l for
Money. The weekly returns of the Bank Of England
shows an advance of Bullion of ES4000 United States
5-20's closed at 7Gj-@7O1@.
satteTthwates circular. of the evening of the 7th
says:-Ihe dealings in American securities have been
IN q somewhat limited scale. Towards the close Of
the last week there strong disposition to buy
2-20 bonds, and Saturday, prior to the Austria
hans news, they were bought up to Il but have since
receded on sales to realize profits closing at 70I
The official returns of British exports for January
show an increase of q per cent over those of Janu
ary last year America took by far the largest por-
ton of the increase