Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-21

600, 600 sterling oil lis gold in The English fin.
Still the severity Of The present, is oniy pau,.d,
relieved, and il is evident that Tor sonq time :
come, we can only expec, very stringent nom
market and higher rae OF interest. Today, ~
effect ofthe investment, u Russian gold has h..
counteraced by advice from The continent raj,
ing the price Of corn p.Sdigiously, and The mn.
sagnation OF trade in the manufacturing ii,,r;o..
has also tad its efiec, Cunsois declined :.
cent. III the course OF The day, and the mar.s
closed heavily.
The European Times says, since We aIlni..
10 the position OF The Bank OF England MARI.
have become worse, and the whole cormero;.,
world from Cornwall 10 Canhness and from e.
Clear 10 the Giants Causeway, are up in arms !,
respect 70 our absurd monetary policy. Great !.
the triumph OF the currency doctors and OBJ, :
the exuta!ion al the embarrassment which !.
bringing many 10 ruin, ard has already caussd
proud hearts 10 bow in humble proslraion.
FRAScE.-The news Of Gen. Taylor's yie,o,;..
was received with much satisfaction. Grea, Il.
tresses continue 10 exist where bread is erces>;y.
" dear, and ii is feared that during the mon,bs :
May and June provisions of all kinds VIII.
dearer than they have hitherto been. Veee,aior
is very backward owing 10 the cold during n.
last fortnight The bill relative TO The rs abl;st
HteHt VI DclWteU nave ari
New York has received The Kings assent. ami !,
now the law OF the land. Comnla inls have lee.
made in the Havre Evening Journal. that i.
Americans have imposed a TAX upon ior.,,
shipping arriving on The Coast Of Callf,ri,
Some ofihem even say that, The conque>, OF Cal.
iurnia mol having been recognized by France an
other countries, this amounts 10 a robbery
France AND ALsiERs The runior ., he ~.
mission Of the Kabyles is confirmed ~ -.
graphic despatch OF the daIs OF The 2Jh II An,
The mountaineers acknowledged themselyss
subjects Of France, and will pay tribute, whieh
shall be Iemi,te 10 Algiels.
BELGiUM-The Captains Of certain A me,ics,
vessels, stationed al Antwerp, have refused 10 M.
fl contracts into which they had entered or h.
conveyance OF emislanls 10 the United States
They alleged that unless security were give, ),
them beforehand, they would no; run the ri,E i
being subjected 10 The provisions 81 the new isv
MISUNDERSTANDING To Intelligence lrom
Lisbon 10 The Dist April the Campus had lsssp
a position of Block House Square Tor pioecpor
OF British subjects and British properly s.,
Hamilton Seymour hat proticred The metialiu.
OF The British Government to arrange telye,,
the Government aud the insurgents.
In Portugal The Jnnla still keep Tue Querr>
forces al bay. The insurgents are now poWeru.
and TOO wealthy 10 be ealinguished hy loi
Means are being raised 10 tuy out their host.rg.
The Queen Of Spain ard her husband snow
symptoms OF enduring each other. They base
appeared together in public, and The reconcaIicr
is said 10 have given Use togrea leJoicGss
IrALY.-A most diaboical plo. - muriefi he
Pope has been discovered. IL was iilsi iouud OK
By the French ambassador. lie revealed tie
names OF the conspiraiors 10 The Pope. Tneifl-
tention was 10 assassiaate him while giving ag..
ence 10 one OF Them, who was appointed TO IL
him. A Capuchin priest presented himself q,
the audience oil he Pope His holiness reque,
ell his name. This he gave; but, before beir,
admitted the Pope looked oven Inc list CT con,r..
ratios and found the name vi The Capuchin-
Then he Immediately summoned carbineTs NO
on The Capuchin's entrance, seized HIM, am, u
searching him, found he had brace OF icai-.
pistols and poisoned dagger about his peiscl
Tie Capuchin was conveyed 10 prison. Mar
arrests took place.
The papers contain advices by The OVERLAP
mail from India and China. From he iormr
the most npor;an, intelligence seems 10 te III
death Of karah Khan, son OF Kosl hahomtt
AT Canton, ii is said that the business had lesser.
ed BY the New Year holidays occurring in P,,.
Iuary. and The failure OF Two important Chinoe
firms in the Northwest States.
CoTros MARksr-The price oi cotton % Z.
sailing OF the steamship Caledonia hat a dcst.
ward tendency. Since her departure prices ha,.
further declined; the market had become t!al, us
sales less, and Spectators NOT operating Seye
raj causes had produced this reaction; he Pre-.
mincnl one, The restrictive measures OF the Bar
an advance on the rate OF interest, aut lis Ieiu,d
10 discount bills bearing The endorsements ci some
OF The frs, houses in England. who are said n
have been engaged 10 speculation and shirTr'
gold 10 tie United States. This movement ti|
had most telling effect upon the manu!acnlEg|
portion OF the country, and The cotton market So!
iers under this pressure. The prizes Of Amer.
can from the 18th 10 the 23d ui'. declined penry
u penny; Brazil, Egyptian and Suras penn;
~ peanY, and AT the close o.the following week.
crd.ng HE 20,h, further fecu,tion tollows!
OF IL penny on American aud 81 o;het ~
scrpIiuns. On the following day bel'er sccoqtsI
were received from London rs To The sta Il rel
money market which gave an improv'- Il
The Gotten market al Liverpool, aud lie Il
that date amounted 10 about 1000 bales IL i
can a, an advance ii 3D., one hail Of which hU..
ever was on speculation. Yesterday the bas.
ness done amounted 10 about 900 bales, a bcl
currency o, Saturday, and The market wss rel
Of speculation. Prices of COLOMBIAN 10
lair bowed Georgia, ID 10 GID; Mobile q; 10 =
New Orleans 81 10 : lid.
HAvGG, April 23i.- Coifons-Our marsei MS
lhroushout The week been laborins uncer he Z. }
pressed character Of the accounts received Ton /
Liverpool.
FLOUR MAnKET.-There has been some rUt /
uaiion 10 the price 81 grain and lcur during z
month, bur prices have now settled down ;" rs
for Western canal -four. American red Thei
los. Cd. 10 lis. 3D., and white lbs. . Is. % r
bushel. Indian Corn SIS. 10 52s., led 52S. &c 81
during the last day or two, wheat has styaucfi
ID. per ~ pounds; Western -four Is. PER BARE
Philadelphia and Baltimore flour o. In 'h1.
Liverpool market the demand is limited oi cor :
and prices have declined Is. per $50 lbs. on ye'
low, and IS. on white. Yesterday, May 81 4
reign wheat obtained an advance OF fully Is. e
quarter The -four trade was very active az
rise OF %. per bbl. was established, Wills !als'
corn was sold al Sos. 10 SIS. for yellow, and .
TO Cos. for while.
In The Paris market on Wednesday, wtea'
clined from so francs to SO francs The sack q;
was eagerly sought for ut an advanced rae.