Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-07
VOLUME .e---NO. J3.

however suspicious The weather may hereafter
become.
The trade in whea, has, since our last, been
active; and not only has the previously establish
cd advance been maintained bu. turiheTrise in
prices has taken place al many OF the principal
markets. notwithstanding the ndpccmcLi held
out By the present renureraiinS rates, farmers
have manifested very nile anxiety 10 part w:,h
their wheat, and the deliveries have rather fallen
of than increased; buyers have, on The other hard
deemed il pruden,io makeiu!her addition 10 their
socks and, at Present, We can discover no syinp-
toms OF i Reaction.
The advices from he Western and Northwest.
ern markets report a material rise in quotations.
Al Bristol, on Thursday, all kinds Of wheat ID
yanced Is 10 Is per quarter; and at Birmingham
on the same day, the enhancement amounted 20
) 10 81 per quarter
Ireland appear, 10 have been visited with sim
liar weather 10 that experienced his side OF The
channel; and good zeal o.inIury IS said 10 have
been done in he latter Districts.
We have now advanced 10 near The middle g!
the third month of our hayes, in England, aII
there is still good deal Of grain III the fields m
secured. and an unusual quantity for The season
uncut, North i,hc Humber.
The failure OF the potato crop in lre!an! is
mos, distressing event. The accounts connected
VIII AHIo IT, noun dil InlAS Va i.1' thnbhl
are painful in the extreme. With the greater
part Of the labo!ing population, living Al a.
times from hand 10 mouth, il only requires ne
failure Of an cscu'eni which enters largely into
their food 10 produce misery ci :hc keenesi, he
most hearrenGng description. Ireland do, net
suffer exclusively by this calamity this year. lnt
elsewhere, from The compal alive comfort Of the
lower orders, they can batter endure and p:ovice
! against il.
The American Provision trade iourshes. TIE
stool: oi Beet, Pork, and Cheese, is lish and he
state OF things in Ireland vii have lefdercy
no, only 10 improve prices, but 10 lessen C npe-
;;ion |, seems singular anomaly in this branch
oilrade, that the dealers ere constantly c1mI lain
in" OF the smdllDcss .! their stocks, and ui The
difficulty which they experience in executing he
orcers which pour in upon Them.
The price ci Corn is rising rapidly.
CoMMgRcIAL.-The Cotton marker is depressed;
the business transacted IS limited; prices have
downward tendency, and holders, evidently mol at
ease snow q desire 10 sccef The current rates ard
10 press their stocks. The sales .! Tie week
enaing on FRIDAY, only amounted 70 20 coo
bales, and limited As his business is, il was even
more restricted yesterday; for not more than
| 800 10 ,, 900 bags changed hands.
A variety ofcause may be atduccd 10 account
for The present stagnat:on Foremost IS The rail-
way madness.
In the share market the work Of specula-
lion goes braY rely on. The world has never wit
messed any thing SO reckless and bareiaccd IS The
system OF swinding and rosurry On The one hand,
and The imbccile gullibiiiry on the other, that
starcs one in The face al every turn.
TIE Money ma nket Shows symptoms OF waver-
ing under lie black clouds which appear in tho
distance During the las, few days Inc price OF
Consols has declined one per cent, and lee value
Of Money is higher.
FlrriNo BRTlsH VE>sFLs.-The European
Times says: Tie contractors have recently been
informed BY tie Admiralty, thai The penalties Will
be rigiily enforced in Tie event ui failure - 10
time. In addition, surveys are being made OF
the coast and OF The outao>ts, and preparations
are also being made Tor placing Tie Who'll" ~
position CT the greatest strength ard imPFeSnab.-
iiy But he natural inquiry il, whence this
warise aciivi,y1 VIVA, j, The occasion that de-
lnands il We arc al peace with The world; our
ships ride qGcily on every >sa; the foreign rcla-
lunS o the couAtfy wear 4 pacific appearance
With all the great powers q! Europe We ale ap
pa!enlly on the most friendly terms not ripple
dislurbs the caimntss o. the ocean wave. Wha',
then, can be in the wind, which indicates ihs
strange and unnatural precedence oil The slo'M!-
| With The exception q He misunderstanding IN
the Rio De Ia Plata, 70 which France, equally
with ourselves, is party, iaefe j. nothing FaIpa-
the arsena! and ON the seaboard. Those who pro-
tess 10 see farther into a milestone ,hsn their
! nciyhhors. point 10 the "Far w -" 10 Oregon
| far a solution OF the mystery. President Polk,
saw lhey, is determined 10 have The disputed ter
riory irrespective Of The consequences.
! The spirit oil his inaugural address, The same
authorities add actuates the President and his
| Democratic Congress. The comparative weak
ness Of the Wings IN tic House, as well a, in the
| Senate, and The strong feelings which nhucr co
/ large portion Of the ciiiZens Of the L. STATES On
hi, question, are adduccd poentr asons Tor ihe
arulinc, and ihr preparations for onslaught, q
] which tie dockvar!s of Britain al The present mo-
ment give intubatle proc.
IRELAND.
! Little that is important has occurred in Ire
land since The sailing of The Great Wesiern.-
! The meeting Of The Repeal Association on Mon
! day last, was similar 10 that ofthe previous one
4 dull ard unin,eres,ing. Mr.. OConrel being ab-
| sent on his Teasing tour, Mr. John O'Connell was
The orator of tie day His chief topic OF dis
course was the orator Of the "lnfdel Colleges
Bill"
GERMANY
We have a piece OF most unexpected IN elii-
ccbce 10 communicate: The Iol9efrin has sepa-
rated withou, coming 10 any decision whatever
on the question OF an increase 81 duties, ard con-
seouently the present duties remain unall.red =
M one torcsaw tk. termination al The d.bale'
and the surprise il has occasioned is exceeding
+ ly great
RUSSIA.
The Emperor is much annoyed at the late az
fair in Caucasus; so much the more as J, was
/ he himself who scherned and ordered the opera
lions. Tie loss 10 the Russian army has been
much more serious than represented.