Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-11
Arrival Of the Caledonia.

THIRTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Advance In the Price OF Hreadstuff,.
ADVANCE IN CoTToS-ARRIyAL Or THE JANIS.
TowN-WREck or THE Packet SHIP RocHr.-
rER-ArrAlRs IN SPAiN-CoNDTloS " TIRE
BANK OF ENGLAND &c.
The Steamer Caledonia arrived al Boston On
Thursday morning. She sailed from Liverpool
on The 18Th uli., and consequently has maze a
| passage 81 seventeen days.
The Lads OF Mr.. Bancroft had Ike honor 81 dr.
ing with the Queen al Buckingham Palace 90
he 9Th nit.
The West India ROYAL Mail Steam pacse:
Company have purchased the Great Western iof
E2b 900.
Dearb, and lis concomants, iisconIen, ar3
disorder, are hourly increasing in France.
The stale Of affairs in Ireland is improving
Matters have reached their worst and are Low
mendns The latest accounts OF Mr.. O'Con
| ncs health are very unsatisfactory.
| Our accounts from Paris are to the l1ih, IL
which we learn hat the contemp plated extension
Of The present system OF tree trade 10 The 3l>iIr.
| Is, 1913. is now certain.
| The Prussian General Diet was opened ~ q
speech from the King, Al Berlin, on The llh.--
| The King made an extraordinary speech, an! as
| lengthy as il was novel.
The United States ship Of war, jamestown
Cap,. A. Y. Forbes laden with breaGsiufs an
provisions for The relief OF the distressed Irish, ar.
rived al Cork on the 18th uli., on her mission 4.
mercy.
good dea Of discussion and corrssp n!ence
has appeared in The papers since The sailing OF Tie
Cambria, respecting MIR. Frederick Douglas
coored anti-sIavery lecturer, who vent, out Pas-
scnger in that vessel.
:rt ~ Do tta iailu
of an attempt made on The 18th to induce The m
hatilanls oi the Portuguese fortified town Of ie
Ices 10 pronounce in favor OF the instruction.
The proceedings OF Parliament, since he sail.
ins Of the las, steamer, possessed little interest,"
Business will be wound up as speedily as possible,
in order Ia prepare for The dissolution, which $50
follow in June OF July next. Perhaps The His
tory Of England, for century and hall, docs
not present time when less party feeling PIE.
vailed
Affairs in Pouugal are approaching The climax.
The tedious and unsatisfactory slrL g.le between
the insurgents and Queens forces drawing 70
close. The Queens troops SCI N unahc e
meet the emergency, and The protection OF Grea.
Britain has been solicited. Fears have teen en-.
ter aimed that The person oi the Queen is mol sale
in the capital \ Using is ancipa ed.
In The Liverpool cotioS market, on he 18Th ullr
sales OF fair bowel Georgia was MADE Al :. %
=; Mobile, :, 10 :. Art New Orleans 2! 70 -.
per ID.
The Liverpool money market, OF April l?h
Notwithstanding the advance in corn, was ease
Consols opened al So! 10 SCI for money AMI &C
count Money stock was found 10 be e1tr'n oy
scarce, and hence il was worth as much 10 ps'-
sent transfer as for time. Consols are now ;. IL!
money, and 81 10 SIT for time.
STATE or TRADE.-There is an improved ter
ing in the manufacturing districts. At .,larches-
Ter, better inquiry has sprung MP Tor goods and
yarn, and fair business would be done il spin.
ners and manufacturers would moderate their et-
prctasions as 10 prices
LDss ofhc ~ Y pac.et ship ROcicster-THs
packet ship Rochester, Captain Trueman, ron
Liverpool 70 New York, on the morning OF ne
18th A pril, struck on the north end OF Backwacf
Bank, between Dublin and Wexford, within *.
teen miles OF the latter place. She mm-lia.sg
filed and il is feared she will become tool
wreck. A greater part OF the passengers rsfe
carried into Wexford nv the Ackelona, AMI ne
others were being saved b. different boats.
MARKETS.
The corn market in London, throughout ne
last fortnight, has been very active AMI lafse
business has been done, both in wheat, four al.
Indan corn, aod The depression which had pre-
vailed in the latter end oil March has given way
10 buoyancy and activity.
The operations in wheat were moieraie % ne
4lh, but the transactions effected were a. ~
vancirg terms.
Indian corn was held firmly 10 consegue q q
the more encouraging reports from the pf: ,ipsi
markets.
In lown.made -four scarcely any thing va
DONE nor was there much demand for houssa''
or other marls, bnt American was decidefi y
improved request and good brands are saIeaON
al BIS 10 33s
During the week ending the 18th, the ifaH'ac-
tons in all these articles were la a moiefa'seA'
tent, and rising prices were generally paw
Holders feeling reluctant 10 accept previous 'SH,
on the 18th, wheat advanced from IS 10 IS ps'
quarter, and hour met excellent demand al iu'
rates. Indian mea was quiet, but STEADY IN "a
Inc a further advance of Is per quarter N
r,hs., ,ook Mace on The l4h. Indian corn va.
IN demand but the supplies were almost eXhaG..
Cd and Of American The diminu,ion OF The SOCK
was 50 considerable that the prices OF ths I<'i
brands full Is per or. above the prices OF nc
18th April.
CorToS MARKgr.-Repor for April Il AM
l9.-The demand for cotton has been more no.
dera,e since the 10th. The sales do no, ex'ee.
1000 TO 5000 bales Prices are recediog ~
the market has quiet appearance. is'sss
the sales reported, included 5000 AmericaH J.
6ad 10 : lid; 100 Pernambuco Al 3d.; 100 ts'P
tan al 734t 1913 lid We may turlh-f ..
serve, that prices are FULLY l2 d. per pou't o@s.
since The report was made OF the contlaon 9
the Bank Of England. 1, sexcilins some a"Gl'
ton, and among commercial men no hue e.
gree OF alarm. The bullion is rapidly d'sas'
pearins and, 10 keep il at home the rate OF l''e'
es, is raised 10 counteract foreign exchanges,
The Boston steamer arrived al Liverpool O.
the 18Th April, and the information she bFo;so /
Of the grea, and sudden falling on IN The Iecei!
Of the ports as compared with the las; year p.
duced very animated demand, and the ma
ket closed with hrmne's a, an ADVANCE n.y.
last weeks quotations ct I'D to I'd upoh
American, and ID to ID per ID on all other kh %,
Specualois have taken $4,000 American, l-e@ {
Eeyutisn and 300 Sura,; and for export, ,o'v +
American, go Psrnambuco, so Mavenham' s's
ITO Surat. The sales OF The week, announce"
Sc, l3e bales. L