Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-04
LATEST NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.
The Shortest Passage on Record.

The Shortest Passage Record.
The royal mail steamer Cambria, arrived at
Boston on last evening. having made tine passage
from Liverpool To Halifax in about 9 DAYS, and
to Boston in IL days and 9 hours-the shortest
passage on record.
by our attentive correspondent in New York,
we are in possession at late hour, with Liver
pool papers 10 the 10Th ult., from which we have
made as copiOus extracts as time would admit.
The demand for Cotton is large, but the re-
quirements are for the legitimate purposes of the
trade. The spinners keep themselves well sup.
piled, the principal nducement TO which, is the
low price of the staple. Great as the stock in
hand is, 1t is giving way under the regular de-
mand, and heavy as is the new crop, the current
business promises To swallow it up IN due course.
Spectators are not inactive.
The demand for export is large, and under
these combined causes, American has advanced
an eighth per ID. Brazil is also l.3 better, while
IN Pernam and Egyptian there has been n good
deal doing.
The American provision market is in a stag.
nant state, owing TO the reduction of the stocks,
and the absence of imports. There is necessari.
ly but little business doing, and the quotations are
rather nominal than otherwise. The absence of
the requisite supplies of cheese is felt rs the arti.
Gle is becoming popular, and would command
with n good supply, fair, if not improving rates.
The quarterly meeting of the Iron Masters, has
recently been held in Staiiordshirc. During the
last few weeks, every description of manufactu-
red iron has been reduced upwards OF 30 per
cent. The impression at present is, that the mar.
kat will sink still lower and some talk is already
current about lowering the wages of the GOLFERS.
Many of the specuations which have been and
still are before the public, must, it is clear, he
either abandoned or postponed, and a much less
quantity OF iron will suffice than was some time
ago calculated upon.
Speculation has thus received blow, under the effect.
of which the trade reelng The price of bar iron
is nomnaly clio per ton al the works The demand
at present dull and stocks ACCOMPLISHING For the
statistics Vi the uade market may be referred
to-
The price OF American Stocks is looking up.
Money in the British metropolis PLENTIFUL and the rate
Of dscoun, low. The share market and the public
cuTiiIes are in 4 cOnhdlng and healthy state.
Parliament is about closing its sessions, and the Queen
Arranging for a continental tour.
The crops somewhat uncertain, owing to the state
of the weather.
The demand for cotton good, with an advance Of
one-eighi pence, as will be seen from extracts.
FRANCE.
The Deputies have passed the budget Of receips-ibe
last business of the sessonand their abors are therefore,
brought 10 close. Tnoy adjourned for days in or
der TO give the peers time pass bills 10 the
upper chamber and in all probability the Propagation would
tnea take place.
Tue Chasor Of Peers had passed the Paris and Lyons
and Lyons and AyignOn railway bills. The ID eppe and
Fscamp, and Ygnon and AK branch railway bills il IA
understood, would also be passed The Paris and
beurg line IS TO be postponed till session.
The great topic Of general during the last fort
night has been the question relative the Jesus After
the famous appeal OF Th.eus the put the
laws in force against the followers OF L1yoa. VI Rossi
Sent 10 Rome with lie mission Of pursuading the Pope
recall the Jesus from France thereby save the govern
ment the pain and scandal Of being compelled expel
them by the strong hand In this mission VI. Rossi has
completely succeeded-ho religious communities OF the
Jesns being ordered to be broken up the greater part
their bod 10 Quit the kngiOms their novelties 20 be sold
and their houses aud property hey very rchJ be