Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-02-16
EUROPEAN NEws--THE LATEST.


| The total loss is about $4,000
EUROPEAN NEWs--TEsE LATEST.
We subion variety of interesting details broughtby
the steamer Pacific from Liverpool, Ian %
COMMERCIAL ADVICES.
The sales of Cotton for the four days prior the sail
ing of the Pacific amounted to $4,000 bales and prices
had advanced one-eghth The sales Saturday, cath
were 5000 bales Monday, 10000 bales Tuesday
1000, and on Wednesday, 10000 bales.
Flour had also advanced 3D. but Corn dull at last
quotations.
Considerable activity, markedly speculation obtain
ed in all the Continental Corn markets the time of the
Pacifcs sailing. The Mark Lane Express, the London
organ of the trade reports that in France holders OF
Wheat and Flour have again raised their pretensions
and shipments of wheat and Flour from thence to Eng
land could no longerbe made with advantage Extrav.
agantly high prices current in the Baltic ports
after the receipt ofthe advice ola rise in England The
Irish markets ovesctocked with Indian Corn the
quantity amounted to 900 quarters against 1863 600
quarters came time last year.
POLTTICALA ND GENERAL NEWS
The question of war or peace, which agitates the
English side Of the channel exctes little attention in
Paris. The London Standard learns from what il CON
siders good authority, that
Gar from entertaining any warlike intentions, the
French Presidents intention is to reduce the army bv
aboshng the system of conscrption and conseeuenv
understand the 10000 conscripts who would be lin.
bic to be called out this Spring will be allowed to Dur
sue their peaceful avocations'
On the other hand, the Paris correspondent of the
| Chronicle, writes on the 25h
1.-The impresslonl IS becoming daily stronger here chat
we on the eve of war. Those who are acquainted
with the sentiments of Louis Napoleon on the subject
all admit that he will not only do nothing to prevent war
but that he will be glad of the opportunity of waging #
His firm and decided opinion is that martial success is
to the consolidation of his power and that S
surest of retaining hold of the French Deope
and more especially ofthe French army is to give en-
ployment to the troops.
The English papers are full of communications upon
the subject OF war with France. Sir Francis r
Head and Sir Charles Napier have both written 70 tbe
Times about the matter. nv
The act ofconfscaton of the Orleans estates has crp
ated very painful sensation i'll France and by no eans
helped the of the President throughout Enrona
Some OF the staunchest adherents othe Bonaparte a
| ly have been staggered 49,
The London Morning Chronicle states that tbe Kin,
OF the Beglans and husband OF the daughter of Lopis
Philippe, had protested against the decree of Louis Ma
poieon and that similar protests will be made BY Spain
Naples, the Brazils and SAKE Cobulg
There was current that Russia Prussia and
Austria were about TO demand the extradton of var
GUS refugees from their several countries who had ta
ken refuge in England, and that refusal to comply
with these requests would be followed by declaration
OF war Great Britain is unquestonably preparing her
self for defence.
On Monday, the following alarnist statement was
published by the London Morning Chronicle in the LOT
ter Gifts Paris correspondents Il crediblv informed
that at the present moment the Presidents whole idea
is with respect to the invasion of England that he has
consulted generals studied the plans of the Boulogne
expedition received reports the feasibility of the
passage OF the Channel, &c. There is not man con
nected with the Eysee that does not affect TO sneak of
the INVASION as an affair that is only practicable bt
which will be attempted Let it not be supposed fhat
pretext is necessary There are unhappilv too many
points all OF which it would be easy to rouse tba
feelings of the French nation, and any one of which
won be an excuse for
LONDON, JAM Goth
LOUIS NAPOLEON IN LONbO on S0'"'
:, Louis Napoleon was IN London, 4 flying visit on
Monday last We have good authority for stating tho
fact incredible as may appear He went back as he
came in disguise his business being of a strictly, nr
vate nature. What that business was we ares of
course, unable to say We can only con ecture-fron
the romantic attachment known to exist between tbe
Prince President and the Marquis of Normanby-that
the recent deserton of that nobeman has deeplv af
fected the heart of his bosom lend and that he found
the impule to follow him irresistible. Whether Pyla
des an Orestes met and if SO, how they met and how
they parted "this deponent saith not" Iouy RurI
The Exchange between Englandand America is O 81
per cent. in favour OF England leaving small profit on
the importation of gold from the United States
LATEST INTELLIGENCE
PARIS, Wednesday, Jan 2eth
From the Morning Herald Jan 28I
The General Council of the Saone and Loire has been
dissolved of its hostility to the government
Large purchases Of Flour have be ca made for France
in the English market 1t is said the exploration from
France will be prohibited
The great of to-day is NJ Dupin's resignation of
the post OF of the Court of Cessation
The exPresdent OF the National Assembly has written
pungent leterto NJ Abbatucci the minister of usce
notifying his retirement from Office to which he contin
ued to cling with such unworthy tenacity after tbe
detat of December 2.
The President has determined upon taking of tl,e
stamp duty on the teuileton o. newspapers.
Latest Commercial Ndvices
LIVERPOOL, w ednesday morning, Jan. 23.-The sales
Cotton for the last four days have reached 49, 900 bales
otwhch $4,000 bales sold yesterday and the same
aonnt will probably be sold to-day In some instances
an advance Of id has been paid but generally the adj
vance has been ID. The Manchester trade is impro
wing.