Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-01-03
foreign futeIlf1eMce.
Arrival Of the Columbia.
FOL RTEEN DAYS LATER FROM Ell


ROPE.
The British sitain packc, CoLunnI,arrycd in Boston
a, y oclck Tuesday, bringing Liverpool papors To
the ilh and London papers To the I'd INST,
The Columbia hrings no news df any great iliIof-
lance from any quarter. Trade still continued stagnant
The manufacturing districts still gloomy and distressed
Cotton du-and sacs very limited.
Barring, London Circular Of the 3D. December
says =
report and can quote no prices which there would II
buyers Holders anxiousy waiting the January Di-
yidcnd and should arrangement be made by Indiana,
and any further delauers be declared confidence III all
American State Securities would fear, be comp leto
/, destroyed United SsLs Bank Shares IND buyers a;
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As to markets. Cotton in moderate demand, with
out change III price.
In Wheat prices for English had declined 30 Is. per
quarter In ffegn nothing was done. Flour IN limited
fcqucst-price for bond 3Os. 10 Bis
The Queen and htmt.-1he Queen and the Young
Duke Of Cornwall. in excellent health Her Ma
jcsy had sgnled her intention OF being 'churched on
Sunday, the 9Th nsant-and the ceremony was to take
place IN the Chapel in buckingham Palace. The Queen
and Prince Albert bad ridden out twice since the birth Of
their infant.
There stcms to he no later intelligence from China
Two additional regiments, the 50th and 9Sih recruited
to their ll comp emen,and recruits by reason OF the
distress in the county, were plcnty-werc about 10 en-
bark for China
nc situation o the people IN the manufacturing dis
trcts continued 10 be most deplOrabe.
Fresh disturbances had broken out in Syria.
There is nothing very interesting from spain
Affairs IN France remained very much as they were al
cur last advices from that country.
II il curious observe the space and importance
given American affairs by the British press. few
years ago they were despatched with the least notice
A nation Of seventeen millions, the best customer Of En-
gland, is found 10 be worthy some remark even III COM
parson with the paltry movements OF the minor Euro
pean Kingdoms.
The health ofthe Queen Dowager Guctua,cs between
better and worse according to the bulletins issued from
day day, by her medical attendants and there is
believe. hope OF her eventual recovery from the in
sdious disease which is gradually undermining the
springs of BE.
The commercial depression which had prevailed so
LONG England had spread over the whole Of Europe.
In Russia il was felt severely. Not less than hun
dred and fifty failures had taken place IN Moscow alone,
and nearly ncqua number in St Pcersburoh. The En-
pcror reported to have issued perempory ukase, to
the effect that those nsolvonts who did not pay Az per
Of their debts, should be- compelled u join the army
common soldiers
The failure OF the potato crop III Ireland appeared TO be
extensive than it first represented and
Piled with the but too apparent indications Of severe
winter caused many melancholy forebodings Of distress
among the countless poor Of that oppressed and Ill govern
cd country. The spread Of the temperance reform,
was hoped would 90 far to mitigate the evils of scarcity
and meloate the condition of the suffering poor but
IT could hardly atone for the great falling Off of crop
which TO Ireland Is more important than all others com
bined
There was treat meeting deputies from all the anti
corn law associations at Manchester, the 2lth NJ
ycmbcr at which speeches made and resolutions
passed. vtrgng very to what would have been
sdcrcd treason some twenty years ago,
Private letters from Manchester, advcrng TO the fail
urc of Osborne, Wilson s Co, the calcpc printers
state the amount of liabilities ESQ 600 Iheimmedi
of the stoppage is referred TO the Bank OF Man
chester, which sandsas creditor for 10000
slight degree Of uncaslness prevailed in the Frencl
capital consequence of several workmcn having srucl
for wages and patrolled in large bodies the outlct
Of the city. The troops were kept under in ht
barracks,
Death Of Chantrey the Sculptor-Sir Francis Chan
trey, the most celebrated English sculptor, died of al
apoplectc fit the 25h Nov This great
scrcd during his life time, second only Thorwadsen
the Dane
Lord Stranglord has been implicated by some of Tho
English papers in the FXchequor bill fraud. His lord
ship, it appears introduced his broker, Mr. Morgan, Il
his bankers Messrs Coutis s Co, negotiate loan
f.o 600. which Mr. NJ in great need of. on tn,
security of some Exchequcr bills. These are now pro
nounced to be SPURIOUS aud action has been raised BY
Messrs Coutts Co, to render Lord Stamford liable
as the ntrod,,cer of Mr. Morgan
MARKETS.
LWEHrooI, t}rd December, 1871.
| The duty on Wheat is 2ls Sd per quarter, ant
on Flour IS per Dbl, below which is likely 90
for At least several mouths. In the last fortnight Whea
and Flour have declined to 10 per cent and these
tices IN bond are III great measure nominal the
est quotation for Bonded Wheat is Is per 70 lbs am
Flour 2Ss per bbl, but the demand is totally suspended
and il is stated that parcels Of Wheat just arrived
from the South Of Europe, have been sold in London
! below the first abroad.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Dec s.
The demand for Cotton to day has been again but mod
crate the quantity sold is estimated at 1000 bales Few
sales made for the packet Tomorrow their easier pr
cCs.
The week sales amount to 80 450 bales of which 250
are for speculative account, and 100 for export. TIL
market closes heavily.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2-Tobacco is in fair requcs
Tor home consumption and export, but the currency ra
ther unsteady.