Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-19
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shall consignee of the packet ship Oxford, which left
Liverpool on The 2lst Of October put in posses
sion of Liverpool papers OF that date The commercial
very much OF the character as that received
at The last advces The London stock market continues
to wear rather gloomy aspect the quotations Of Saur
day ranging generally one quarter per cent lower than
those of The previous day The London Morning Post
of the l9lh says:
ave have no amendment 10 notice in the Continental
Exchanges. The quotations are still dropping; and
but for the support given to the market by the house OF
Barring Brothers & Co., who believed 10 be acting
for The Bank Of England il is not too much 10 suppose
that they could no, be maintained al any thing like their
recent elevation 1t is question not very easy Of sou
ton. how it is that balance Of trade should still be in
operation against The payments made and making
for foreign grain are, 1t IS TO be presumed much more
considerable THAI The public are aware OF; and the
portaon of manufactures is still inconsderable
be hardly worthy OF being take into account al all
medium Of exchange Last year We shipped no.
thing the growing districts Of the Continent; this
year. there is the absence of orders; and, sup
pose il may be fairly understood, that this branch
Of our export trade has all but ceased
The news from the Continent is very little, il any later
than that brought By previous arrivals appears that
the bill brought forward BY the Spanish ministers 10
firm the fueros or ancient charters Of The Basque Pro
vinces, majority of hc deputies have refused to pass,
unless coupled with provision in favor OF The Cons,i
tutijn.
II is stated that the Bank Directors very earnest,
in pressing the Governhe TO issue order in Council
which The circulation Of notes for Of less than e
is prohibited. The Ministry are, however, understood
10 have refused compliance with this request II IS &c
neraiy believed that the amount of bullion IN store Will
not be augmented though there have been some large
imporations the necessity Of paying the small dividends
in cash has distracted 200 200 soveregns from the Bank
Golfers
In respec, 10 the affairs of Turkey and Egypt, the
Paris correspondent Of the London Times states that NJ
DE Brunnw, the Russian Iplomaust, has removed near
10 DOI N
sian Governments, and that he has convinced Lord
Palnerston of the necessity for Russian interference on
behalf Of the Porte should Mehemit Ali proceed 10
lremes and has even obtained The consent OF the go
vernmen for the erpedng Russian army to Constan-
tinope. should lbrahim makes step in advance.
other 10 control the popuace or the disatlrcted
would he at hand or be available for the Suans go
vernnrcnt On the other hand, the Paris correspond.
ent of the Morning Chronicle says-"The general ru.
in pIomalIc ciIcles here is that the mission Of NJ
De Brunow London has failed and that his proposals
TO the British government have been rejected
(From the London Spectator # Oct 10)
The buoyunt appearance Of the Money Market. 10
which last week alluded, has given place to one OF
very different character aud lis aspect has teen
gloomy during the present as ii was lively during The
past week This change is, we believe chiefly attribute
able 10 the financial ratons of The Bank OF the u. s.
It will be in the recollection of readers that large
rCmllances in bullion expected By the two
arrivals Of the GIeul Western and British Queen
vessels from New York and although The amount ac
been anticipated large in Bonds was
however. received, and an arrangement has been
Guided by which these assets have been made available
loan the extent of Gc00 900 has been contracted by
Mr.. Jaudon the behalf Of the y S BANK, TO beer in
efes at The rate Of per cent per annum, redeemabe
par in the years lS4l and lS42 The price at which
il has been taken is ~ The dividends payable at
Messrs Denison L. Go 8. Lombard street, with whom
deposited, as collateral security, the same amount
(fS00OO0) of Philadelphia Stale Bonds II is now at
from to per cent. premium. This arrangement has
materially increased the demand for money, and the
prices Of almost every description of English security
have declined from 4 10 "a per cent
The foreign exchanges have declined slighty, and the
appearance of them is heavy II understood that the
Bank has drawn Paris TO the full extent Of the amount
(f2 00UOO01 that the Bark Of France undertook 10 dis
count and, this support TO the exchanges has been
Withdrawn, further decline is anticipated.
BASR OF ENGLAND.-A supplement 10 The London
Gazette of Friday, Oct Is published Saturday;
containing 1.-The following article, which was omitted in
last ghts Gazette. Il is worthy Of remark, that The
previous Bank return also omitted from the Gazette
in which il ought 10 have appeared:
Quarterly average of The weekly Liabilities and Assets
Of the Bank OF England, from the 23d Of July to the
18th of October 1889, both inclusive, published pur
suant to Act 3 and 4, William w. cap ~:
IiaLiuies .1sSas
Circulation I7,6I2 600 Securities "a $780, OC
Deposiles G734. 900 Bullion ,525, 900