Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-12
From the N. Y. Commercial Aduertiser of Feb 9
THE EUROPA AT HALIFAX.
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM EUROPE

Two WEEKS LATER FROM EUROPE.
LOSS OF THE PACKET SHIP HoTTIN-
GUER, WITH CAPTAIN BURSLEY AND
TWELVE OF HIS CREW, OFF THE COAST
OF IRELAND.
The steamer Europa arrived at Halifax at O'Clock
last evening, will probably reach New York early on
Monday morning.
HALIFAX TELEGRAPH OFFICE. !
Friday, 81 P. NJ
Cotton is ons-eighth to one-quarter of penny high
err Sales last week $4,000 bales, OF which the trade
took 10000 bales
The flour market inactive and trade trae better
Lard advanced IS Coffee is in less demand at lower
prices.
Money is abundant, with signs of greater srngency
Consos have receded-cosed 964. U. S. stocks are
unchanged
The Europa, Capt Lott, arrived at about o'clock
this evening, bringing Liverpool advices ofthe 26th of
January.
The foreign news is unusually devoid of interest
Business progresses slowly III the Legislative Assem-
bly,. The budget is still in committee. The Chamber
had been for time occupied with NJ Falloexs edu-
cation bill The latest Partisan advces represent Vic
tor Hugo as having made speech against it which was
appauded with phrenzy by the Mountain. The debate
adjourned amid great excitement, The against the
press continued The Reorme has been suspended and
The weather throughout France, especially in the
South, has been more rigorous than for many years
The Buenos Ayres expedition is said to be aban-
doned.
PRUSSIA
The threatened dissolution Of the Cabinet appears to
have been avoided by some compromise. The King is
now disposed to take the oath of the constitution
Austria occupied with the numberless constitutions
Tor her provinces. The Provincial Diets are to be con-
voked in October, and that ofthe Empire will assemble
in 1851.
is said the want of money prevents the Pope from
returning to his capital and that France has offered
funds his Holiness The Archbishop of Burgess is said
TO be the bearer of this offer made in the name of the
French Episcopacv
AT Berlin, negotiations Tor peace with Denmark have
been renewed The Russians having resumed diplo-
matte relations with the Porte, it is expected that the
Ausrians will not be slow totolow
LIVERPOOL, Friday Evening
Commercial affairs still in satisfactory state but
at the same time less buoyant than week ago.
CoTToN.-On Tuesday morning the Boston steamer
of the 9Th arrived from New York, advising an ad-
vance otone cent per pound in that market and dec-
dedIy more unfavOrable accounts to the probable
amount OF the CROP The market Immediately mani
tested an excited appearance.
Spectators became exceedingly anxious for purcha-
ses, and advance OF I'd and in instances Id per
pound was at once obtained by holders, and the days
aes reached 10000 bales on speculation.
Since Tuesday there has been less activity, the de-
mand has been upon much smaller scale, which
erSeey supply al decline OF I'd from the extreme
prices on Tuesday and the market closed quiet
y at advance of I'd to I'd per pound upon the quota
tons of Friday last The sales to-day are 1000 bales
$4,000 bales, OF which spectators have taken 49, 600
American. the authorised quotations to-day for fair
Bowed "a, Mobile I'd, Orleans It'd.
The Corn market continues to exhibit much langour.
At the market held here to-day the best Western Canal
Flour sold at 23s. cd 24s Philadelphia and Baltimore
25s. 25s. Cd; new Ohio 24s 25s. cd. Indian Corn
is steady Bis Bis 3D. for white 29s 29s 3d. for
yellow, and 2Ss 3D. 29s for mixed.
The Iron market continues firm, with an improved
tendency
ToBAoco-The sales since the LIST are 1860 hhds of
which 43O tor Ireland l6O Tor exporaon and 600
by the trade The market has been very firm through
out, and full prices paid for all descriptions
PRoysIoNs-Bacon: Holders of new do not appear
inclined to give way in price, and the stock sold having
become much reduced an advance OF Is per cwt has
been obtained on low qualities.