Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-06-17
LAST EVENINGS MAIL.
ARRIVAL Of the GREAT WESTERN
TEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

ARRIVAL al the GREAT WESTERN.
TEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
BIRTH OF AN ENGLISH PRINcEss-EsCAPE
OF PRINCE LOUIS BuONAPARTE FROM HAM
DEPRESSION IN THE LONDON MONEY MAR.
kET-RECElPT IN ENGLAND OF THE NEWS
OF THE MEXICAN wAR-MARKETs. &c. &c.
Nrw YoKE, June Is, I, p. M.
The Great Western elegrsphed at Is minutes OF 8
O'Clock, a. NJ, and has up. The Corn Bill has
passed second reading in the House Of Lords by ma
ioniy OF ~. Sho brought out III passonsers Among
them 10 Gen. Armstrong. u. 3. Consul ut Liverpool who
visits home for few weeks by permission Of the Presi-
dent.
The political point Of view i. of considerable,
interest and importance, nasmueh il gives of
the ultimate passage by the Lords Sir Robert Peel. Corn
Importation Bill This great ee.irade measure passed to
second reading in the House Of Lords ut five o'clock on
the morning Of the 2sh ul after debate Of three nights
by the following vote Contents: present 1885, proxe.
13-2il. Non-Con,ents: present l26 proxies 3s-l6l
Majority AZ. The bill considered perfectly safe and
would probably be the law OF the land within month
The Committee was fixed for the llth OF June.
Her Mojesty Queen Victoria gave birth to another prin
cess on the 23d ult., and is doing we'll.
The news from this side TO 10th May arrived in Eng
land by tho Cambria. the 26th ut
sensation.
MosEy MARKEr-Iospos 2oth NAV 10 o..lo.L
The English securities have been affected in consid,,,
Die degree by tho news from America The declaration Of
war by that country against Mexico may il is feared in
NoSe US IA fresh dficubes with the u States, and the
Oregon dispute will become question of secondary
interest compared with others that will in oil probability
arse from the hositos Of neghbots
The favorable effect which il was ancips,ed woud fol
low the large majority in the House the second
Of tho Corn Law Bill has been quite sul,led by tins
gcnce, and Notwithstanding the good position of the nc
count prices are about half per lower than they
closed last night. '
For the account 96i l. Three per cents reduced 9
TO d 81 cents 97b Lie. EIchequer bills So 10 I9s
premium. and Bank stocks 2o5i and 2O6i. The foreign
MARKETS also dull, fall Of per cent.
THE CORN MARKET was rather d.,,o...S ,..,L
slow sales to retail buyers Sales of grain limited
THE COTTON MARKET was quiet, and but Iii,s
DOING with no inclination to sell at lower The pre-
rahing opinion was that the news received in England
would be favorable to holders 5000 bales had been
on speculation The sales OF the week amounted TO GO
Csc bales. ~
The King and Queen of France arc e.p.c,.d y, ;.;,
Englan early in July.
The London Sun nothing whatever can prevent the
triumphant settlement OF the Corn Bill
The fate Of The Irish Coercion Bill IL se,Iod Jodc
Bentnek has declared that the great body of Agricultural
members ans supposed to its future progress
Escape Of Louis BuOnaparte fran,
Ha11i.-On Monday last, the 25th Nav the Prince ,nc
ceeded In oieehng his from tho Fortress of Ham
alter close imprisonment of some years Having as
sumed the disguise OF workman, he conryed 10 cud,
the vigilance OF the sentes regain his freedom without
<aRy moestaon from the battalion Of infantry tbstf.s
garrison Of the castle and to arrive sasly in LOnd5d
Wnere we believe he IL at present.
Tine London Morning Herald says: "As thc.or,nee'
escaped at O'Clock the morning the 25ih and a.
the event discovered ten hours after wards he
could easily have reached the Belgian frontiers %
leagues distant long before the Telegraph itself
been set TO work." The papers say he at Saint
Naary
PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARIZE lhe House
OF Commons Mr. OCoNSELL moved that the order Of the
9Th April for the eommtta OF Mr.. W. s. OBran be dis
charged, on tire ground that the Committee Of Selection
which had directed his attendance private Bill Com
mittee was not itself properly constituted.
In the House OF Lords Monday, the Duke of WelIing
ton moved address the Queen her Nh;
esy the addition her domestic appness in the birth
OF another princess which was unanimously agreed to-
MAJ M
brought forward law authorising the of Corn
and Provisions until December free OF duty.
All Is quiet in Spain.
INDIA AND CHINA.-By an express e.,,,o,di,,,
which reached London the Goth Instant in
of the mail, have received later sdyces from India and
China. The dates from Calcutta Apl Z Madras I3tb
Bombay the 18th, China March 29h. The Bombay Time,
OF April 5th has the following summary of the news
The last fortnight has proved perfectly barren of ntei-
gence The COMMANDMENT chief like the Governor Gene
raj has quit the Punaub. The British garrison re ain IFS
position Lahore, where the people are them
selves with proPrey but there considerable amount
OF turbulence up and down throughout tho country. The
new cantonmenis were being arranged in the Juender-
doab and their garrisons assigned TO them
The Bombay troops had begun arrive at Pora abou,
the LIST week OF April, and he distributed in the
formerly prescribed The people in Western IpJi,
were beginning to suffer from scarcely mainly
about by the deficiency OF last seasons rains.
MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL Corn EXCHANGE Friday.-At the commence
mont of market to-day few sales of free Wheat were
effected TO the necessous buyers decline of Id 10 I'd
per 20 pounds the last quoted prce but the London
morning papers arriving by express about noon stating
majority OF ~ in favor OF the Corn Bill in the House OF
Lords appeared wholly engross the attention of the
trade, and subsequently but very little business was
dono-though lower prices would have been generally
conceded IL is difficult, however, form any precise
accurate quotation at the moment. We, therefore wait
the result OF our MARKET when the effect produced by
this important measure will probably be more clearly as
eertnined Notwithstanding the large stock of wheat flour
lying here in bond will shortly be released the new duty
we hear OF no sales to-day in anci patton OF event
though Western States Flour still offered 2Ss per Dbl
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRrpAY.-We
notice partial decline OF ID. pound American and
Surat last week, that decline being general opening
OF the Market and there has been further reduction
since. The by the Halifax steamer Cambria ar
Tved yesterday shows the deficiency be 372 bags
being less by 5472 bags than the previous statement The
market to-day has changed in consequence and NAV
be said TO be steady Bazs and Egyptians remain as last
week. Sea Islands are 10 d. per pound lower. There
have been taken speculation 9 800 bales American
and 500 bales Surat; and for expectation 400 bales
American $40 bales Penambuco $40 bales aguayra and
Surat, forwarded into the country. Unsold during the
month, 29I0 American, GAO Egyptian and l40 Pc rnam
bueo The prices declared by tho Committee Of Brokers
this week was for fair Cottons bowed 4Ed Mobile 4Id
and for New Orleans I'D Sales from the 23d TO the 9th
May, inclusive. $40 bales Sea Island IL Id; 1000 New
Orleans - and 81; $500 Mobile 81 and 5s 1000 Per-
nambuco and AZ 400 Bahia 6k and CD OSO Maranham
At and 81; l46O Egyptian 81 and Q; 40 Demarara
400 West India ~ and 81 l2l0 Surat u and 2i-ota
l &c ESQ