Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-21
Arrival of the steamer
CALEDONIA.
NINE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

-fASSAGE Or THE SUGAR DUTIES BILL
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF IOuIS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE ANEpIcANrAp
IPr IN ENGLAND DrcIJNr IN nm ,,,r,,a
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The steamer Caledonia arrived nj Boston ON Tuesday
lernoon from Liverpool which place she ,l on IN. All
slant,
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'PO'' p'Pe'' "' "''eu WIN an account oi The
:" Z" fHNoA hthhhr W ths' place. ana the magnificent
pings ON the occasion.
The Cotton market was without any pereeptbls chance.
al nm improyement had TAX en- pl,.. In ,h. ,..,e -,
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| .,'N' =, 0sr -, ps " he passage
"o nv" '" "au Passeo 'no House OF Repre-
nauNes mere
The value OF iron has risen Of large e.
| ort to the United States
The money market has huctuated but little since the
,ilinR OF the lat packet
The Iteamer Britannia arrived at Liverpool from Boston
| n the 3ls; ut
LOUIS BosArARTE Ell King Of Holland died nj Ieeborn
apopexy. on the S4,h ult. aged sixty seven.
The Pope OF Rome has granted general amnesty 10 al.
politicsl Offenders
Tho debate the Shysr duties occupied two DAVIS and
ne Government scheme iumphed by majority OF 2I5 10
35-neaty two TO one. This result virtually sbrogates
he monopoly and places sugar the cate CORY rs
by easy decenson the high road to free trade
SIR RoBrRr PrEL the minsteris generous
uPPor and the greatness Of the majority may be
hat cIcustaheo
Another attempt lad been made the life of tho King
France. While seated the window the palace OF
no Tuiehos To listen TO concert performed by the Ma
iona |uaIds on me SUN unmo man IN the crowd drew
PSI ."U -, s"' ~ '"o ni"k' nc misssd hlm'
49,. $50 49, .,..,J " ~. 'e'n'V; ne
$500 Ia 10 y - ~. ' "eino "as '"sePh heuiy'
zine - ,nc.,. Of n,.,,os d..,h W e0i''' '"'
-, ~ ~
80: s's paP Lo S says 'hat 'ne Mex;
Ven "oNe'n "a, oemsneeo oi france ana England
ee mediation 10 put an end to the war with the United
Inc departure OF the ryche Tor vera Cruz has been de-
aysdeeveral days in order that cany the
this proposition. Doubtful
n Hefltn nm iha Mr. al. A.. NJ
MISTER took his leave o the King OF Prussia and Mr. Do
nadson was received in private audience and presented
| his credentials.
LIVERPOOL, Aug 3
Owing to the visit Of Prince Albert and the festivities
consequent thereon the market has been closed
from the 18th ult. nil to-day.
The markets opened after the holidays with animated
demand.
The sales are estimated at 10000 baes-mosty all Tor
the ade-yCry little being bought either for export
speculation
No change has been reported in prices. But those last
quoted are maintained with great frmness.
Aiurther fall in the value Vi Grain has taken place. Hsr
vest operations are proceeding rapidly The quality OF the
wheat is inner, and the yield greater than lastly
Since the rest Western sailed the arrival Of produce
has been small Public sales are at present at decline.
bHslhess transacted on tho 18TH UT was very limited
"hos' oeeneu I'd 10 "a per oushel' ana ronr ID per
Darrell i,oih us quolAons OF hai Gay week. indian Corn
was ~ % hahS 10, eAPoi'auSn 10 ireland.
~ hA"' "e S0''o" 'Ha'Ne' was oe'Oiu VI ahimahoh'
COMMERCIAL.
The weather since last has been variable Several
brilliant days there have been, succeeded by thunder
storms and showers and by the latter the crops several
parts of the country have been beaten down and injured
The wheat crop IN tho districts has been cut
but is described being less heavy than previous cacu
iauons led Us TO anticipate The quality OF the wheat
good but no general result as yet be satisfactorily
a. ., Co." S ~ k Ti"i % wheaI anu
which Keen down prices and render the rade ,n.y
The Money mafke has nuctuaed but l. sine, The ,ai
ing of the last packet still less since the division in The
House of Commons on the subject of the sng,r d,,;e
Mexican FIVE per cents have fallen to 25i in conse0uenee
OF the present critical stale of affairs in that county,
meeting OF the Mexican Mining Association wa, held IN
London ON "Wednesday the report of which did not show
high state OF prosperity The Mexican executive had ac
knowledgod Its liabilities to the company to the extent Of