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The New York herald., 1869-04-28
Butter
Chemunr, Sussex and Orange county dairles

PETRoLEUM.-Crude, in bulk stil dull, the demand
closing weak IKE Crude bills, sold TO the Of
5 s G NAY prvae Rssaa1%
active The Dc nsnd being partly for export but prices
Smsr %srs % eGd'S sb white % " & ss sas at The s gales
reported DO at ssc aso do for Agri al. ssSe,
was more active the being chiefly
tive but price. were easier The sales we 1000 bbs stan
ws the soss q hs.f prices rh, stock reduced Ran
E-The business IN raw continued on limited scale
mere @ ea pssan se s and s se wai S
part al lac, ana $50 boxes, part iI isc Inferior
sood e & i%ea % g 9ssss COED grocery M
prime g choice do. l2lc. is'c. Raining grades Porto
was sought se R but al lover prices the sk clos.
% Is at Sr 70 e ow Ss ana aaid @ @ a Extra @ for soft white
skISs-peer in demand, but sales restricted by
Ish request were held At full priees The sales were 90
tales Mexican ana 30 do Paya on prSae terms We quote
SOC a52te perlb gold Buenos Ayres f21c SOC Payta,
2oc; G,grasoa, 5s: s2, Care t,c boc, s currency %
ira Anerle,n ts 6oc SAY Juan AOc ahc. sisa 4'c.
sIraRiSFfbe ed demand and was tbt and we heard OF no
,aes Of Importance prices were steady however at lsc.
sEEpe-Linseed dnl and he,vv and we heard Of no
sales Inc sale Puohel In our last issue was made at S2 ~
quote Clover Ne l5c; timothy 81 - 30. and rough
srELTER.-seslsn dull and nominal at SO IS ss so,
soArCastIe steady with sale, BOXES Is,<c
sALr.-with light receipts small stock the market
isb,on's %ssb s ysrsba,. ans Worb,nafon's
s275as ground 90 90 10; Evans Deans, &C. % 60
ss 5sT 5s bSs bHiSSSp' s' "nd Turks Island Sc
srERNAoEr- Refined wa. steady at 45c at which price
ToBAo,o.-Thcm marke, for Kentucky was quie but firm,
,. In esf the business was small; prices however,
were steady and firm Sales s cases is8 crop Connecticut
al &c. AMI 100 do. 1855 DO State private Spanish
dull and uncAanQ nQcd. We
The New York herald., 1869-04-28

ESCAPE OF UNITED STATES PRISONERS FROM THE
ALBANY JAIL-Between twelve and one O'Clock this
morning Sheriff Parr ana posse OF police were
searching the lower part OF the city for two United
States prisoners who had managed to escape Irom
the jail yesterday by digging their way out under
the waier closet. Their names are Rufus G. Nash
and Charles IL. Squlres Both counterfeiters,
but Squires Is one of the most expert and notorious
IN the country. No trace OF the fugtives had
been asceTtained at last accounts.-Afbdny Argus
A1yU
The New York herald., 1869-04-28

The market for sppng wheat ruled quei, but with light
offerings full prices paid At the close ~ bill
refused for NO 2eprng delivered The sales about
5000 bushels at ~ 81 for No. 2sprug store; VI
No Do. delivered IL ~ FOR small No 81 20
for amber Michigan al 10 for California, an1 81 ~ for
white Michigan. Corn was steady with fair demand
closing Sc &c. for choice new, delivered. sc
old do The sales about 20 900 bushels at sc s3c
Mixed sc s31c. fot old DO Ia Soc for do.
vered sc. for white IN store and ssEc. SIC Tor yellow.
Rye was dull with small sales at ~ 3d. Oats In good
demand at l puees. The sales about G00 bushels
zoe and ssc delivered Barley barey mat con-
tnued % rule dun aud uo,nina.
Ftst Dry cod stu In Hight stock and prices were
firm AT ~ 62S a. 10 for GEORGES Fs 75 al for Bank
though there only Jobbng business doing and
were also In small stock, and though the demand
was light prices hrm at tho advanced quo.
tatons noticed In last report The Gales were
about $50 hbis, nj S2s 10 for No. bay, P25 s2j 50
for No shore gls 7b $40 for No. do t2 SIP 90 for
large No g. and a0 80 for medium do. Smoked herring
were steady t0c doc. for scaled and Bic for No. do,
without sales OF Eastpo and Labrador herring
though due were steady ri So 81 30 per bb Picked
duh and unchanged COD being quoted at S5 30 49,
and haddock RA Dutch herring IN good supply and
heavy at a 80 "A ~ 30 per key No sales.
FHEfGHTBThe market continued 10 rule dull, The oHer-
inH being light rates 20 all ports decidedly IN favor
Of the shipper Petroleum vessels In request BIT
~ low rates, while almost all other kinds OF vessels were bus
MT sought Alter The engagements were-To Liverpool,
per scaner 200 bales cotton at 532d. Sod, v Dds rOsn
ai ~ bd and 7JO bushels NJ 2ld. To Bremen lVI
hhl oacco Vcases do 10 tons logwo0d private terms
Ad per sesnar coo bbls rosn at zs 70 hhds tobacco at
as va ana IO bales do at bs To Glasgow, per steamer,
The New York herald., 1869-04-28

CooPEnAGF SrocK-Only n moderate busines, was
doing but prices continued steady At S S3 10 for sugar
- 50 for moSsses dS % do IS 81 A. for pipe Do IS So
for do esu for box do. S45 800 for hoops IA
feS and sto 70 ior green hoops, TT II ret; e, = :,
manded viz Western and city adamantne, lsc 23c.
SPERM 4sc.. and patent, Sc.
corPrR;s1lngot was IN good demand and prices were
sales 100 000 lbs. Detroit at sc and 1900 DO.
Baltimore at lc and about SOOJO0O lbs Lake for
CoCoA.-Gnsyaqu was In aci demand for export, and
200 bags sold l0c. l9lc., gold. IN bond the
market elosng at o%c Ie do There wee sales besides
Msrscaibo quoted &C. n0. cod In bond, without
CorTIE.For Rio the market was strong at our quota
The sales were dJ bags ex Mahda and 500 do ex Bra
zere private terms. BY auction there sold lS00
bags at ac &c currency Singapore In active de-
and Sc ersl lots TO arriyel being about 2nOOO mats
on private terms, the market closing VITA sellers
eIaS! eesI%S.a9g 2e % PSI Ssga duty paid 91s
We qupe;-Ro, ordinary cargDcs, " &C. 1Ftc; fair
o., lbc. al5fc.; good dO lssc. lc pnme DO, l7ac
I7ac; extremes for lots i4ke. lssc java, 2ic. a
Ike 49,, all gold, duty paid William Scott Sons made
TIE stock RIO, to-day, a. followss3 bags In New York.
ESQ do n Baltimore a. 0J do. In New Orleans, $40 do. in
Mobile and $500 do IN Boston.
COTbAgE slow Of sale, but steady In value, Manila
being Quoted Z4c &1c and tared Russia, lie.
DfrWogps-logg1od being in demand and very scarce,
was - per Ton higher, closing a about Sj 2S, gol1
ior st. Domingo and ~ DO. Tor Jamaica. cargo Of the
er Wss so ~ ~ Other kinds were plenty and heavy In
FLorE AND GaAIy.-Reoepts, s6s7 bbs four con bags
do ~ bbls AMI LIZ bags meal l3 3.5 bushels whea
mat There little tone the parket FOR aour
to-day and low grades sold at full prices The hir grades
were s tuil snd nominal The demand for all kinds was
about b,1b bbs Southern -four without imrroyement
though there was tribe moro doing The sales were SO
meal remained dlll but steady Wo oftcte - ~ ~"
The New York herald., 1869-04-28
STREET QUOTATIONS..
Half.pasf Five O'Clock p. M.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.
TUESDAY, April 27-sP. Il.

TUESDAY. April 27-s Pm.
BUILDING MATr2IALs.The market for mos, articles
coming under this classification without particular
change. Laths held S3 with light stock and fair
demand. Eastern spruce in demand, but the business
light, being restricted by the rmness Of the offerings
and the business Of Sellers who demanded prices ranging
at from S22 TO s5 for common TO choice schedules The
sales 100000 feet within the Of prices
Rosendale sought after fair So
bbL, while lime selling moderately former prices
viz. :-Common, 81 g. and lump, g. Bricks were in
moderate request at former prices.
BEEswAx, though quiet, steady at 4sc 47c. Within
the OF these prices there few small sales
CoTroN-The market quiet, the demand from all
classes OF buyers being moderate and prices
heavy particularly for the low grades which s
neglected and freely offered The sales bales in
cudng 7?5 for export 5s for spinning AIS on specua
ton. subjolned are the current quotations:
Tpilnds Noble N.irO ORLEANS
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
WEST INDIES.
CUBA.


HAVANA, April GA special dispatch to the
New York Herald, says the proposed system
OF contiscation was before the administrative
council to-day, and having been declared I'M
precedented and unjust, was tabled
Leopold A. Price ia the American Consular
agent at Neuvitas in the absence OF Mr.. Gibbs
who has gone to Washington.
The British gunboat Millet arrived to-day
from Vera Cruz.
The Spanish war steamer Pizarro has sailed
for Nassau.
Francis o. Lyon and Augustus Mediva were
garroted to day in the presence of a vast crowd
OF spectators. They both maintained their
composure and firmness to the last. LYON in
mounting the scaffold shouted "Viva Iudepen-
dencia" There was great excitement among
the spectators. Some parties uttered seaitous
cries aud the volunteers whe guarded the scat
fold faced about and fired some twenty shots
into the crowd with disastrous effect Sz
men were killed and many wounded.
Heavy rains had fallen during the present
week The sugar market is advancing and thu
demand for speculation is large. Large Offers
were made to-day at "a reals tor No. H.
KEY WEST, April 9.-The Spanish ship Do
lores, from Havana from Hong Kong, with 81
coolies on board, ran over The British shiI
Principally, sinking her. All on board the
latter were saved The Spanish ship has beer
tawed into this port. badly damaged.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
COM M e KCIAL.
Nav verk stock and Money marue,.

II
NEW YORK April 9-Monev to day has been IT.
regular; at the opening call loans were male at
mar cent currency and coin interest on Governments
ia adyanced TO i-6 comm sion. just before three
O'clock the ceiling easier but p c sssln and
eolg heavy sbases Gold and strong rising
to i33i nd closing at me r,e took tne IoT
s ~ Of cash Gold It is ed there rup
ture between the President and his Caenet etf n
Rates paid for borrowing 364, 10, l-6, 664 To- ~
s-sS Sterling Exchange dull and firm; sixty days
quoted at iO7 1Os. Governments have been sgro5g
and active all day with large'transactlons; toWaius
the close prices gave way traction, closing
however Henry Clewes Co. furnish ne ,1eS do
40 quotations ;-Coupon 6's 1884, 116f @ LIS o mo
pos 1862, 100 q 1901; do 1854 115 il5t O. ,so
~ g di1t do new, l1s5 ~; do 1867 liSi y ii't
DO 1859, 1874 @ ia; 10 40's. 1864 a 1863.
STOCK market during the mornins was active ana
nnoyant, with princiI dealings in Western shal es
me advance IN Huospn river since yesterday sequ
IN exremequotations to 10 per cent. is due the
DeneI Of an early consolidation with N Central
and stock dividend. In the afternoon speculation
IN mibcenaueous shares was quite lively. The Rail
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10

WILL be sold ct public auction on Thursday
w April ~, at O'Clock p NJ, the best most pro.
ductive and most valuable Farm in ambrose lsein
County, situated In Mnos two miles RON Ne.han-
H. Falls, and but ten from the cities o. Lewiston and
Auburn, and known as the Hawkes. Farm
This Farm consists of 200 acres, well iiviled and
cuts 1925 tons OF hav. The buildings ~ ampis and
IN good repair. Barn 42xI20 with cellar under the
whole. There is some 500 loads ofmanure ON hn d.
I-There is not, in the whole stat" "a more profit
able farm TO work. over $1,000 worth OF milk year
has be sold.
Also i'll be sold. I Moving Machine, Horss Rake,
Carts, Wagons, and ether farming tools.
j. w. W0LCOTT.
j. s. GERRY, Auctioneer. al lOtd
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road market at the close did not sustain the extreme
prices OF the morning in all cases. The most active
and fuctuating stocks were Wabash, st Paul. Hud-
sDn. Harlem, North Western, Reaching and Michigan
to 10 per cent, and was most marked on Hudson ;
male closed strong. The foil wing $50 prices
p ic Mail 993 g 92H; Western Union Telegraph,
4i8 q IA; New York entral. 1874 a 164B HUDSON.
146 147t; Harlem, 139 a 14O; Reading, ss4 q sSs
Foit Wayne 131 % 1919; Chicago & Rock Island l5o
@ 1909; Chicago & North Western, $40 q e45; do
pr ierred, 9t2 a 965.
The cl4arances at the Gold Exchange Bank to-day
amOunfed tn 272 mo-
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
INDIANA.
THE LEGISLATURE

IND1ANpoLIs, April 9.-Legislative matters
remain unchanged. The House to-day held
three sessions and the Senate one. without
Guorums. 1t is thought now that the newly
elected members will appear to-morrow and
he oualii d. Hon, A. p. Stanton, Speaker OF
he last House. declined reelection, and Mr..
Bnskirk, Of Monroe county, has been nomi-
mated BY the Republicans. The Democrats
held a caucus to-day, but their action has not
been made public.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
Ros,ou Roo. and Shoe Market.

BOSTON. April 8.
Considering the large business which was done in
the oary part OF the season, the market is IN
tremely heal,ay condition, and manests more activ-
ity non at the date OF last weekly report. We
hive had several buyers here during the week IRON
fhilade phia, Baltimore, Chicago Louisville, Oswe-
PAGES M)st of these rarties, several OF whom have
,avo ed with cal, experienced considered d.
culty in oh ainirg such goods they required the
manutactG rers rebde ing the latter in great meas
ure ina ffefenE about new business; indeed most OF
them have suf1ciency orders to keep their tacto-
res busily emn0ved Tor some weeks to come. The
orders most difficult to fill are those for light goods
SUITABLE tor summer wear. 1t is worthy of remark
mat the boot and shoe business of Massac usette is
les irjariously afcc ed by the MOI etary pressure
which has now for many weeks impeded the progress
OF the vince so industry, than. perhaps. any other
department of trade. The shipments, which furnish
IN b.sG test Ut m lnuta5tufng prosperity, are still
on quite an extensive scale.-Shoe and Leather Re-
IAaIfn
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10

NEW yn~K. April Got On heavy; sales $50
ba'es; Middng uplands 2Sac. Flour-sales 500 bbs.;
State and western rather more steady with only a
very moderate business; superfne state so q 80;
extra 90 80; round hoop Ohio % a 40; extra
sales 300 bbls; extra s. q u co. Wheat irregular
and generally held a A. higher with shippers re-
Jus NJ pay TIE advance; sales "a 900 bush: No.
in store and afoat Corn &c better with more doing
both for export and house, sales 1000 BUSH; new
Mixed Western 81 q S9c. O,.s rather more active,
without decided change in price; sales 48 900 BUSH
Beef dull. Pork irregular; new mess 30 81 q 81 10.
Lard UNCHANGED. Butter quiet. Whiskey quiet and
l69 hhds; Porto Rico l2sc. Coffee quiet: Molasses
quiet. Naval Stores-Spirits Turpentine heavy az 40
q 494c. Petroleum unchanged. Freights to Liver
pool dull; Cotton pr steamer 31Gd; Corn Sd per 60
pounds.
CHICAGO, April 9.-Flour dull; Spring extras 4 rs
9 575. Wheat-No. Spring quiet at Is q III !;
no no., more re- active and advanced g 2lc sales. at
at 5zc or new in store Oats dull; regular at SO q
523c Rye dnl:. at "a for regular Highwines dull
Lad ul shoulders quiet at if2 a life, loose and
boxed. Live Hogs active at 90 a 10 12S for fair TO
medium, and 10 20 q 10 80 fer good to choice.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON. April g. Forenoon.-Consols at 93] for
money.
American securitiee-United States 52o's sss; Erie
shares 244; Illinois Central shares 96a.
LIVERPOOL, APP il Recommendation dull at
l2ad for Middling upands; sales OF the week 47,00O
bales, of which 5000 were for export and 5000 for
Q ,eculaton; stock in port 31a 600 bales OF which
$4,000 are American. Breadstuffs unchanged
LONDON, April 9-Forenoon.-Talow 46s 3d.
LONDON, April 9-Atternoon.-Amerlcan securi-
ties-United States 5zOs and Stocks unchanged
LONDON, Anril 9-Evening-Consol 934 fol money
and 93f for account.
American securities-Unted States 5-2O's quiet
at s3s; Stocks quiet; Erie shares 24I.
FRANKFORT. April 9-Evening.-United States
5-20's firm al 81
AMI unchanged. Breadstufs and Provisions are un-
changed. ca
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
Hitchcock's Haff Dime Music,

Hitchcock's Haff Dime Music,
DRINTED on heavy music paper, pages-color-
i ed title, mu ic and woe s. Price cents each
the whole sixty mailed for $500.
Nos. Now READY:
60. Meet Me in the Lane, Love-
80. Mabel Waltz
%. The Smile of Memory.
81. Sweet Heart
81. Boot Blacks Song.
3d. Lady Nine.
81. Five o'clock in the Morning.
3D. Those Tassels on the Boots.
81 Pretty Bird.
81. Why Wandering Here?
3d. Call Me Thine Own,
49, LIE Sabre De Mon Pere.
As. Woodside Waltz ond Polka.
AZ. Home Sweet Home. Instrumental
49, PeIicholes Letter.
49, The MooDlit Sea.
A st. Nicholas Galop.
= 49, VelOcipede johnny
a. Gems D'armes Duett
Al. Gems from Orphee
40 Bellies OF Broadway
49, Flying Trapeze. {
80. Power OF Love- Instrumental.
81 Susans Story.
g. will not ask to Press that Cheek.
81. The Rosy Wreath.
"a. The Lite Boat.
80. Light of the World. Sacred.i
81. TX on Gaop
30. Olympic Schottisch
20. Up in Balloon.
%. There's Charm in Spring, I
q. See, the Conquering Hero CONTEST
26. Take Back tie He lrt.
%. The Passing Bell.
"a. Sill Til Love Thee
%. Waiting Down at Long Branch.
%. Riding Down Broadway.
81. She Might Not Suit Your Fancy.
20. Arm-in-Arm. Polka Mazurka
10. The Rose of Erin
Is. Silver Chimes.
IL. The Old Cottage Clock.
16. His Love Shines Over ALL Sacred
10. Maggie's Secret.
IA. Little Maggie May.
13. The Danish Boys Whistle.
II. Come Hither, My Baby, My Darling.
IL. Genevieve Waltz
10. Skating Rink Polka
8. Champagne Charlie.
8. Praise of Tears.
z. l Really Don't Think Shall Marry
s. Good By, Sweetheart, Good Bye,
B. Not for Joseph.
4. Blue Eyes
8. We'd Better Bide Vice.
2. Won't You Tell Me Why, Robin?l
1. Captain jerks.
The above can be obtained at the Music, Book and
Perodlca Stores,or by lnciosing the price, CENTS
EACH to the publisher. Other choice selections
Will rapidly follow. Agens Wanted. BENZ. W.
hiICHGoCK, No. SO Spring st, and "a Beekman
St New York; l64 Vine ST. Cincinnati; and 20 School
ST, Boston. Apr 9-d3t
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CENTRAL AMERICA.

MIsCELLANEOUo Nf"S'
NEW York. April 9.-The steamer Rising
Star brings 1922 ,295.77 in treasure, and Pana-
ma dates Of the 1st
1t was reported that forces were being raised
in Costa Riea for invading Chiriqui.
The small pox is raging fearfully in Panama.
The advices from all other sections are bar
ZEN OF news.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
Sherins Sale.
CUMBERLAND, IS.

CUMBERLAND, IS.
TAKEN on execution aud will be sold at Public
auction, TO the hishess hi laer. on Wednesday,
the IAN day OF April. A ID 1862 at ~ o'clock looI
at the east SIDE OF Portland Pier Portland IN sait
county Of Cumbe land, the following described Ier-
tonai property, to wit: One-hat OF the schooner
81 p. LibbJ, U q 100 tons N NJ, as she now lies
Terms OF sale ash.
Dated at Portland, April 9TH, 1852
f. N PERRY, Sheriff
ap9td II. d. BAILEY, Aucfiouerr
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
GEORGIA.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
AUGUSTA, April 9.-The business portion and
many residences in the town OF Madison were
destroyed by fife last night. Loss heavy.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10

EMERSON W. PEET, Secretary and Actuary.
This Company offers the following advan-
taees:
1t is a national Company, chartered by spe-
cial act OF Congress, 1858.
1t has paid-up capital Of 100000.
1t offers low rates of premium.
1t furnishes larger insurance than other
companies Tor the same money.
1t is definite and certain in its terms.
1t is home company in every locality.
Its policies are exempt nom attachment.
There are no unnecessary restrictions in
the policies.
Every policy is non-forfeitable.
Policies may be taken which pay to the in
sured their iull amount, and return all the
premiums, so that the insurance costs only
the interest on the annual payments.
Policies may be taken that will pay to the
| insured, after certain number OF years dur
| ing life, an annual income OF oue-teDth the
amount named in the policy.
No extra rate is charged tor risks pom lhe
! lives OF females.
IT insures. not to pay dividends to policy
holders. but at so low cost that dividends
will be impossible.
Circulars. Pamphlets and full particulars
given on application TO sshe Branch Office Of
the Company, or to
We. CHsSpIER. of the Board OF Directors
Merchants Exchange, State St. Boston
General Agents for New England.
j. P. TUCAEIi, MASAoTR.
Edward L. O. Adams,
Corner Of Exchange and Middle Smear, ,
Portland, Me.,
FOR CUMBERLAND AND YORK COUNTIES
November 2s, 1868. dom
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II. x. HUNT.

Commission Serohsnt and Auctionesr,
NO S16 Congress Street, will, on Thursday even
IN ing. Feb H. at O'Clock, sell at auction large
consignment of Staple AMI Fancy G DDS
Auction sales every evening. Goods will be sod
during the day in lots TO suit purchasers at hoae
prices Cash advanced ON ali oescri items OF RooC
Consignmenfs not limited.
february IL 1868 diff
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MISCELLANEOUS.
VEHlOCIPEDES.

Patented February IN, 1862.
Patented November 2Oth, 1866.
Patented March f6sh, 1869.
The subscriber having opened the large Ware
rooms No 634 BROADWAY, in connection with his
immense carriage warerooms 6Ss Broadway. having
several manufactures of his own and daily receiving
consignments from tho most prominent Velocipede
manufacturers in the United States, is prepared to
fill orders with dispatch.
Prices from $50 10 $3.50.
A liberal discount to purchasers OF six or more
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10

MADRID, April 9-The government is about
to send a naval commission to New York to
purchase monitors for service in Cuban waters
The proposition to establish triumvlrate has
been abandoned. 1t met with many practical
objections, the most formidable of which wa;
that any immediate change in the form of the
administration would tend to delay the settle
ment of the financiT difficulties of the coun-
try.
Evening. Much political excitement exists
in the city and apprehensions are entertained
that the evaporation of party feeling will re-
suit in outbreak and violence. The police and
military authorities are taking every precau-
ton to prevent disorder.
The appointment OF Gen. Caballero de Rho
da to the Captain Generalship Of Cuba has not
been finally determined upon by the provision
al government, but should Gen. De Rhoda be
detained in his command in this country Dor
Izquierdo will probably succeed Captain Gen
eral Dulce.
Additional supplies of artillery and cavalry
are demanded fot the suppression Of the rebel
lion in Cuba
FRANCE.
PARIS, April 9.-The amount of specie in thu
Bank of France has decreased seven million
of francs since last week.
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e U IL o r. r.

GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, April 9.-Tbe political news is un-
important.
While the Evening Standard &c )nservative)
sharply criticses the annual budget introduce
ed in the House of Commons last evening, the
rest of the press are generally favorable to and
eulogize the measure.
In the House of Lords the bill introduced by
Earl Russell, authorizing the creation of life
peerages, was read for the first time.
Earl Granville announced that the Hudson
Bay Company had agreed co cede its territorial
rights in British North America to the Crown
OF the terms proposed.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Harcourt in
quired what action the Ministry intended to
take concerning the report of the neutrality
commission. Mr. Bruce the Home Secretary,
replied that the government were preparing
and would soon introduce bill based on the
recommendations of the commission.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
AUCTION SALES.
e. nj. PATTEN 81 co., AacsSoReers,
OFFICE IA EXCHANGE STREET.

Furniture, sarpets, Beds, Sc.
{ D. Saturday April 10th, at 10 NJ, Oh smut
OChamber sets, with Maj Die Tops. Hair Mattress,
Rruss oeds Chairs, Sink, Sdeeoard, MiIrHs
Nesfs rYh Saret, Srockery, Glass aud lteO Wme,
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10

OFFIO ERss
CLARENCE H. CLARK, PRESIDENT.
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Executive
Committees.
HENRY d. COOKE, Vice-President.
EMERSON W. PEET, Secretary and Actuary.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
OF FLO e Il ~,

Where the general business of the Company is trans-
acted. and to which all general Correspondence
should be addressed.