Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-20
IFrom tic Nep YORK. Herald, J"ty II.
Arrival Of the Britannia.
TWO WEEKS LATER INTELLIGENCE
EpnM EIIp0pE

IFrom tic Nep York Herald, JHty IL 9,
Arrival Of the Britannia. c.
70 WEEKS LATER INTELLlekNoh ).
FROM EUROPE. =
The steamship Britannia, Capt. Harrison, was 5
.oraphed from The TOP of the Merchants E1- =
,nge. in Boston, at hall past O'clock ,his +
rnirg. She having sailed from LiverFool on /,
nday. the 4,h Instant, has made the passage, 10 /
S than thirteen days. She reached INC cry
OH, 10 o'clock. o;o,s =. {
The news is important in various po'h's -
&c greatest anxiety is, Of course, Inanie se
.aysraiu the stale ot The grain marKels. lnI
uS that took place in prices 10 Inc L'ss.p 'o
Una in The Two weeks, preceding the cay .,
, aI,s.rclure OF the Britannia, can De seen s's
slsns the following table, which is MADE d.
co'fec' he Geographic reports will permit:
ihc S OF Breadstna'. In Liverpool
rs Per Caledonia. Per Britannia.
indian Cora II salaS uss45o
Indian Meal y !; q a 81 81 20 OaslO
American Fk % 20 Oa AZ 81 oa34 0
A signal desyrHrool, July 4Il III. A. j. M i.
corn - n %, Jon has taken place IN INC
eT l,Iibu,sbe departure Of The las.seal';-
cuarly 10 the causes sa w W., and The
slowHe s.cdu'hcSSshe money market PIi-
closing Of our market .er.,av p Nj. the hes,
Western Canal bra6dr onid ~, fetch more
than 34s. Cd. per Dbl, Il in some few ins,an.
ces il reached 35s, but nransac,;ons were &c.
nerally Of a retail chara and did no, indi.
cate the slightest specuatSl;ss nns;r;on. Large
quantities were sold al 34s. Xiii. but that is a
| price which could not be res,sd for any consi-
derable quantity TO day. Rknond and Alex
andria are quoted At BIS perl. Philadelphia
and Baltimore 32s; New Orlea and Ohio 3ls
United States and Canada -four IN 2ss. 10 COS.
per Dbl. Indian corn has likeNe suffered
material depression aud cannot Denoted higher
than l4s. 81. TO ASS. per quarter. Irrior sound
ranges from 32s. upwards. lndian,eal stands
al 20s. 10 2l,. per bbl of 1876 lbs.
The rumors OF the potato disease a exceed
inely conflicting, and not reliable, andts grow
ing crops are in safe of the utmostArward.
ness. The weather could scarcely be me. favo-
rable than il is.
CoTToE.-The market has been afiectcdn an
immense ratio, and shows stale OF decidcsim.
provement the advance III per pound sincshe
last steamer. Our latest quotations are for W.
land and Mobile n; fair Orleans &c per poui
The American descriptions, sold this week, con-
prised $4,000 Upland al G, I'D 25 GEO Orlean,
at6s 10 Ct. l0,530 Mobile and Alabama at 81
10 y! and go Sea Island al I'D 22d per pound
Less activity has been evinced today, though a
large quantity offered afording turn in favor Ct
buyers.
The entire stock now in port is estimated 4
standing al 333. 600, showing material genera
decrease.
ARalyaL OF PAckETs--Thc royal mail steam
er Hibernia arrived on the 2sth ut.; Henry Clay
on The oath; Marmion, 25lh; 81. George, 2o'h
Corneia, oxford, and lie Ann, 2G!h; Afioh
dack, 23ih Enterprise, Goth. The washington
steamer arrived at Bremen on The i?th; The She
ridan reached on The 2Jih; The Shenandoah and
Sit Isaac Newton arrived al HayTc on the lolr
and 2lst OF June.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Bcgne ports in The China seas were cap
tured and completely destroyed by The Briust
land and naval forces on the 26h oil April. ST.
pieces Of artillery were seized and spiked in thir
iy.six hours.
Father Matthew has received a pension o
COCOA year from the crown. Rumor states 'ha
the Pope has declined 10 make him Bishop 0
Cork. Mr.. O'Connel's remains are expected Il
arrive al Southampton on the l7ih.
The Sarah Sands steamer put in Cork IN con
sequence OF an accident 10 her machinery. She
was expected TO sail yesterday.
Jenny Lind has created the greatest possible
sensation in London. She is engaged to sing iol
Two nights in Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
at remuneration OF I'll 900.
Fever is dreadfully prevalent; in Liverpool !
has made The most destructive havoc aGionss
the Catholic clergy, eight having been swep
away in two months; the dislemper was in every
instance contracted BY them while visiting The
sick.
PROVISIONS.
Prices have been generally steady for the last
fortnight, 50 that any important alteration canno
be named Prime mess beet is worth per fierce
from 9Os. 10 95s. Ordinary Cos. TO Cos; mess pei
bbl 55s. 10 Cos. Oh old prime mess and mess
--;.-- - iue.-':~-- -cn s.. .nnls, Pork Stand,
al, for prime mess, new, per DBL, 70s. to los; Old
65s 10 1Os.; prime, Sos. 10 Us. Hams, in pickle
sell freely, but there has been no market Tor dry
Resin and Turpenlinc-The arrivals have beer
considerable, and The prices fair. $4,000 btls tur
pentinc have been scid a, IS. 3D. 10 Is. Al. pc
cwt There is no important change in metals
iron continues iair al The prices quccd by The las
steamer.
FINANCIAL.
The money market has considerably improved
and greater confidence has been Infused into eve
ryIbranch Of trade MOI only is growing literally
eyinced by the Bank OF England, but the provincial
banks generally manifest spirit OF enlarged &C
commUdalion. The paper Of the Bank OF Eng
land in actual circulation, including seven day!
and other post bills, decreased last week iron
fiS,Sl5, 05l, to fle 74l AGO. being difference Q
f735Gl, while The increase Of bullion was ETA,
$685.