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Further from Europe.

St. Johns, Aug. 30
--The steamer Arage, from Southampton on the 21st, passed Cape Race this morning for New York. The crippied steamer Etna had arrived at Queenstown, and the passengers were transferred to the steamer Glasgow, to sail on the 22d.

The steamer Arabia arrived at Liverpool on the 17th.

Prince Alfred was received at Liverpool with great enthusiasm.

The King of Sweden had left England for home.

The steamer Great Eastern was expected to take more troops to Canada.

The applications for discount at the Bank of England were moderate.

Loans on the Stock Exchange were offered at 3½ per cent. Foreign exchange was slightly high. American securities were unaltered.

Advices from France say that a deficiency in the wheat crop is generally admitted.

Accounts from Italy say the reactionists were everywhere beaten by Vicar-General Sorrento. Twenty-nine priests and three monks have been arrested and the reactionists at Cancello made prisoners by the Royal troops. Ciprialo was taken after a short resistance.

Garibaldi was expected at Naples on the 8th of September the anniversary of his entry into Naples. Grand fetes were preparing in honor of the event.

Gen. Cialdini reminds the Government that he only provisionally accepted the Lieut. nancy of Naples, but will not resign until the country has been purged of brigands and a new Lieutenant shall be appointed.

From Turkey there are accounts of further reforms being effected by the Sultan.

The Chief of the Herzegovina insurgents had requested the intercession of Russia for peace with the Turks. Omar Pasha had approved of the proposed Russian and Austrian Embassy at Constantinople, and depu of a commissioner to proceed to open negotiations.

The Russians had sustained another defeat from the Circassians.

In Russian Poland serious disturbances had broken out at Kallidah, for arresting a man. The patrol were insulted, and a number of men surrounded the officer and demanded the release of the prisoner, which was granted, when the garrison assembled and threatened to fire on the people. Numbers were arrested subsequently.

From Hungary advices are that the dissolution of the Hungarian Diet was considered certain within a few days. An imperial rescript was expected shortly.


Commercial intelligence.

The Liverpool cotton marset closed quiet but firm, with sales on Monday and Tuesday of 30,000 bales to speculators and exporters, at an advance of 1-16 to ½d. The market had still an upward tendency at the close. The advance is chiefly in middling and lower qualities. Flour is inactive and 64 lower.--American flour 27s. Wheat dull and 2a lower; red Western 9s to 10s 94; red Southern 11s. 34; white Western 11s 64; white Southern 18s. Corn is easier — mixed and yellow 29s. 6d. s30s. 64; white 31s34 shillings.

Beef is quiet Pork is dull. Bacon inactive. Lard inactive at 48 50s. Tallow is firm at 45a 47s. Coffee is steady.

Consols closed at 90¾ to 90 7/8.

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