Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-27

The cotton market at Liverpool continues firm. All
descriptions of American remain without alteration
though in Egyptian and Brazilian there has lately been
slight advance The mporations from both these lat
ter countries have been considerably less in 1878 than
in the preceding year, and the advces from Pernam
buco give reason for believing that the Brazilian crop Of
the present year will again be less than that of 1857
The advces from Havre de Grace, Rouen and Antwerp
describe the markets of those places TO be generally
stocked with cotton, but at Rouen the manufactures
have again become active, and the late arrangements
in the affairs Of several Of the houses have been salts
faciorily overcome. The general opinion in Liverpool
would appear he, that the article will maintain the pre-
sent prices, but that there are numerous concurrent cir
10 prevent the probability of any consdera
bic advance until more is known OF the prosperity of
the growing crops in The U. States. Quotations same
Is last
The London corn market was yesterday rather higher
the advance upon which being Is per quarter and hold
ers much more rm The weather for the las, FIVE days
hasbeen unusually cold and injurious TO the crops at this
very critical me and The slightest unfavorabe crcum
would appear 10 be sufficient raise the prices Of
che very limited stock both Of home grown and foreign
bonded The spectators already turning their
attention the Baltic ports, and The accounts received
yesterday fiom Hamburg and Stettin, speak Of dis
position amongst The corn merchants 10 hold out for the
presen. prices for cnrgoes the English ports The
average price of English wheat yesterday at Mark
Lane CAS- 3d. the best Kent 1Os rye 35s
The prices Of tobacco remain as for days past
the stock is very limited aud holders exebilan that
nothing whatever appears to be going forward, beyond
the most indispensable wants Of the retail trade.
The same observation applies TO the market for rice
the supply of Carolina is extremely SMALL and the
actions almost entirely confined to samples from
Bengal, of which 500 bags have been sold at is
The subject of Atlantic steam navigation con,nurs to
attract universal attention here. Amongst the compa
MES which have been formed is one called The Atlantic
Steam Navigation Company, which has purchased the
large steam ship which was built al Liver pool last year
BY Sir John Iobn, purposely for the American trade
This vessel is equal in size the British Queen having
engines Of 800 horse power. and is intended be fitted
for in the course of few weeks. At Bristol, the
greatest degree Of enthusiasm prevails the subject;
for at meeting held at that city the 9Th instant and
which attended by The mayor and all the principal
merchants Of the place, it asserted by one of The
speakers, shat they had now laid a railroad of 5000
miles the sea-. The people Of Bristol appear in
deed TO look upon the establishment Of navigation
to New York. destined 10 revive the trade of their
now Tor long time declining port-connectng the arri
val and departure of the ships with the facility of ira
yelling by the Great Western Railway 10 London upon
the completion of the line Considering. however, that
Bristol has great disadvantages in the difficult access 10
the port-tIe oppressive port charges, and its distance
from the great Northern manufacturing towns is more
than probable that Liverpool will still retain the supe
roy the grand port Of emba from England 10
the u States. OF the Great Western Railway, TWEEN
ty.four miles opened from London on the 4h inst
The tracks this line system, being
feet WIDE md the rails laid upon seepers Of wond
eighteen feet length The advantages Of this change
in The construction OF railways have become very sppa
since the opening of the great Western line; for The
the proximity Of the load TO the moving power,
ed by the greater width Of the track any doubt
tertaned that the saving in steam locomotive power will
than pensate for the outlay the purchase Of
greater width Of land which is required for the con
sluction Of the line The seven feet system, as il is
termed by Mr.. Brunei the engineer to the Company is
probably worthy Of much attention in the United S,ates
where the land required for the construction of railways
generally much less valuable than in this country and
where, consequently, much greater advantages would
be gained by the economy Of The steam locomotive pow
The rails also on the great Western and Southamp
ton nes laid tet Tor the purpose OF procuring
elastic aud easier motion Of the carriage which has
for the present been perfectly acheved-though some
engineers opinion that they will cease to be expe-
renced after short period of pressure by the engines
and trains and the consequent consolidation of the felt
company has lately been formed in London, called
the "Uuled States Asphaltum Company for The pur.
pose Of supplying the astic of Sesse to the United
States. The directors Of the company arc parties Of
great responsibility, and the shares premium Of
Sd per cent. They assert that the pavemens the
average of the American cities not less than IS Cd
per foot, whilst the asphac pavement can be laid down
al ls Id per FOOT and thence that great profits re-
suit to the company from contracts which they propose
obtain for the paving of the cities in the United States
Undoubtedly this substance is valuable substitute
for stone for experience Of FIVE years has proved
to be impervious 10 heat cold raa and 70 be no,
cheaper only but ten times durable as pavement
for streets-roo6ng, substitute for tiles states or
shingles-cement for hydraulic works, and numerous
other uses which it has been very extensively applied
is procured from the district of Piedmont in Switzerland
and is bituminous limestone Of in geo.
ogy-ihe product apparently Of subterranean volcanic
fire, by which the bit0men has been driven upwards
throsgha stratum of limestone, into which it enters in
the proportion of about 10 per cent So perfect is the
saurssion OF the limestone that artificial composition
OF asc comparable 10 the naval subsistence has yet
been accomplished by the chemists who have
lately been attempting its suppression both in England
and France. The mining people in England and Scot.
land a,tentrely searching for natural n.stc in the
various coal fields here, and probably similar attention
to the subject may be worthy of notice by the parties
connected with the bitumnous coal fields Of Pennsyl
vania and the Western States Should ne natural mas.
tic be discovered in America the company lately formed
here will probably be profitable one; for they have
cured the exclusive right Of supplying The masie of
Sessr 10 every part of the u States by which they will
do tbe State some service, their be
correct, that they both have sufficient profit from
their operations and reduce the rates for paving all Tho
cities Of the Union considerably more than hall.
In Parliamentary affairs there has been nothing new
for several days The Irish Poor Laws Bill is expected