Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-09
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVAL OF TIE STEAMER ECROPA
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Tclcgraphed Tor the Baltimore American
HALIFAX, April 3, =. VI
o'clock this afternoon
She brings Liverpool dates 10 the 23d and London
22d ult.
Lo.;poS COFFEE MARKer coffee market in Ionic
has ruled very dali, and prices have declined from 10 4
shllngs per cw the various grades qualities from I'd
highest point At which sales made few weeks ago
CorToS MARaEr.ill descriptions OF Cotton except i
and good have declined one lrhing per pound. The Con
mttces quotations for fair upland u : fair Mobile /
and tair Orleans o. per ID. The sales Tor the two Wee
had been 50 900 bales of which spectators ;oos 500 a
exporters luU0 bales. The sales ior the last wcch p9
thr EUropa's sailing were 10000 bales.
The Corn market was steady and yellow has advanced
per quarter. White the ~ the Niagara accuun
but somewhat imcr There j. 10 change 10 notice IN /,
quotations of Flour from those given fortnight previous
The Money market is frner and the Bullion in thu Ban
VI England has increased Consois closed 95. for
ney and account American Securities said 1, Do .ua
but we have no quotations.
Business III the Manufacturing Districts is good i
The atcs, adyiccs from India are less encouraging
There Is but little news Of moment from the Continent
The elections in Paris passed off quietly.
The latest from Havrc give remarkably Favorable
reports ol the Cotton market with much steadness in pr
ENGLAND.-'lE, Chancellor of the Exchcquer has PIE
scnted his budget for the ensuing year and although he had
the pleasure VI announcing surplus Of nearly two and
millions, still the manner III which that surplus had heent
posed OF, Is anything but satisfactory Tic country TIL
Ministers are said 10 hold Office BY very precarou
In developing the views of Government on financial
tiers, the Chancellor was obliged 10 proceed two kird
estimates, viz: The income and expenditure to the 81;
April, 1851. lie estimated, them that the public income
the financial year ending the 9Th prox would amount
E52 1856 500 and the expenditure 053365l lie cs
mated the probable surplus on 9Th April at E225OOOO.
Is Tor the cstlnmtcior the year ending 9th April 1851 n
cared he could not hold out the bore Ut such ayorae
state OF Customs chiefly owing IL the reduction upon su
and partly from reduced importation of other articles
corn, brandy &c. lie estimated the receipts from @
toms, ncn:ing corn, NJ t20,LO0,100 making total pro
ole income of 900 for the financial year ending ~
stu III April, 1871.
He estimated the expenditure at s50Gl3,552; but sh
amount was contingent upon certain things named II
proposed 10 taSe Tor total margin 10000 pounds,
gucnty the probable expenditure would be- about go 1895
Under these circnmst there would be surplus inc0m
beyond The expenditure in the year, in round numbers
II 100000.
His proposals for sposing OF the surplus are yato
among which he proposes apply one half The surplus 10
reduction al taxation, and the other half to the reduction
The National Debt He pressed upon the House The necs
sy ot maintaining considerable surplus i'll the Exccqge
~ would enable its Chancellor make Certain PROOFS,
advances without adding 10 the public debt. :,
Telcaraphcd for The S.,more American.
i.AIER tR0M cAliFORA lA-Ai;aIvAL OF THE
cEEROkEE-LARGE AMOUNT or GOLD.
New oEK APRIL D d l. VI
The steamer Cherokee arrived here this morning :a
Chagres Sh brings the large amount Of one million 81
hundred and hii eight thousand dollars in gold dust cot
signnen md laif million belonging her pa ssen.crs
The steamer Tennessee from New York, arrived al Pa.
the l2th March.
The STEAMER Oregon from San Francisco lst March s
The greater portion OF the town of Chagres had res
destroyed by fire. This sad took place SatM-
23d ul
The dry season had set in the Mines and mining NJ
again fairly commenced, giving quite impulse TO tE.
American Flour was selling at San Francisco AT $40 p
bb Cattle at $50 per head, Lumber Sis To $50 Tho.
sand feet Pork s25 to q per bbl Mess Beet sl2 'p
bbl, Brandy atSS per and Gin 81.
The brig Ospay, Capt. Dram, and brig Amazon, Cs
Mcdonald arrived San Francisco from Baltimore On Us
18th February.
Mr. Josha Willard Gibbs, (yhcre from not stated DE-
M San Frai.t the lst March
SECOND DEspATcH. :,
New YoRH, APRIL >. J. ". !.
The steamer Cherokee brings the California mails "H-
~ill reach Baltimore Tomorrow
Measures have been taken 10 guard against another S
How OF Sa, ;amenio City The cost Of the WORK w'h
about one million at dollars.
Business al San Francisco was brisk Prices OF pf9'ur
and merchandise generally declining Real estate wIs az
stand. Lumber rapidly declining