Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-20
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC.

FOUR DA1S IAlEh FRUM EuROFE.
New f0RR April l5-Thc American mail steamer Arc.
tic arrived at wharf this morning. at six O'clock bring
ing Liverpool dates 10 noon OF the TIN lnst four days later
than those brought by the America-thus making
The passage in about days and half She brings At pas,
sengcrs ans London papers 10 the 7th.
The Arctic sailed in company with the steamer Sarah
Sands for New York. She passed the Niagara, bound
East at 10 o'clock on the morning of The 10Th inst
The ship Fanny, Bennett from Liverpool for Baltimore,
was abandoned the llth Of March, IN sinking
condition Her crew were saved and arrived al talnou,
England April 9th.
The steamer Asia arrived Liverpool 10 o'clock the
morning Of the 9Th inst.
ENGLAND-p Parliament had finally closed Its session,
find little nothing of n.ees among its proceed
ings.
Prince Schwarznburg Prime Minister OF Austria He died
at Vienna the 9Th instant, of apoplexy.
The Steamer Birkenhead was wrecked at Simon's
Bay Africa the 23t day of February. She had on board
636 men, chiefly einorcemens for The troops al the Capes
OF the largo number board only e4 known TO have
been savedlenving 45t who supposed have persisted
vessel had arrived al Liverpool from Sydney, bringing
$500 200 in gold duet from the FL Dorado and the mi.
ners reported as meeting with great success.
FRANCE-The speech the Prince President Napoleon,
he styles himself has bssn we'll received in the provinces
and the general impression is that all the threatening
and porenous features of the state of affairs having
passed with the general approval years Of quiet are in
store for France.
Tho Emperor OF Russia has announced that he wont de-.
mnnd repayment of the Fifty millions OF francs loaned TO
the Bank OF France but demands security OF ~ per cent
interest.
The Council of State is ST, the whole year. except
vacation of two months when the committee instead
La Patre the government organ a, Paris, warmly ap.
proves the Japanese expedition.
SWITZERLAND-1'he government, OF Switzerland has
replied OF France declaring that they have done
ali they could in the affair OF the refugees without sacrc
ing he RICH, Of asylum which it regards the most pre-
cious privilege Of civilized nations Upwards Of so refugees
have been expelled.
THE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. ArRIL Cotton Brown g. Shpleys circu
lar sa,ee that Cotton since The sailing of the America ha.
been very dull prices ayorng buyers The sales of the
four days 600 bales. On Saturday forenoon III.
market quiet and unchanged and the sales of the day
were estimated at 8 900 bales.
Breads utfsrhcre had been more demand in the corn
MARKET without any qlo'abe change in prices McHenry
Circular says that considerable speculative transactions
taken place in -four a, l9s 3D. ship Wheat had furhe
declined I'd. 3d.. with free sales
Corn dull! at 2Ss 3D. 29s. for yellow, and 80 3ls
for white.
At Manchester trade continued langud. The spnner'
and manufacturers were open contracts on easier terms
The Asia advlces had caused further depression in goods
and yarns.
Money Marke-The revenue returns for the quarter
considered favorable and had caused an advance OF
in consos which closed on the 9th 96H SO for money
and account
Foreign stocks were firm and foreign exchange unchan
ged Later from Sydney bring prosperous accoun
from the gold diggngs, and encouraging commercial adr
ces