Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-20
FOREIGN NEWS BY THE NIAGARA.

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HALIFAX, March II.
The telegraph being now in order, l send you
the following further advces by the steamship
Niagara from Liverpool the 9th inst.
The news by this arrival, although of no STIR
king importance, possesses considerable inter-
est.
ENGLAND.
Large meetings for the purpose of resusclta-
ting the Anti Corn-Law League had been hold
at Manchester and Leeds.
The reelection of the new Ministers, whose
seats had become vacant in the House OF Com
MONS was going forward Sir John Packing
ton, the Colonial Secretary, Lord John Man
ners Chief Commissioner of Woods and For
rests, and Henry Lennox, one of the Lords of
the Treasury, have been returned. They look
to the results of the next general election as
justification for interfering with the commercial
policy of the late Sir Robert Peel.
The Indian Overland Mail had arrived at
London, with Calcutta dates to January "a, and
Bombay to February Sd. Commercial affairs
at the latter place were dull and unsatisfactory.
The import market at Calcutta showed some
little improvement.
The Burmese war had commenced in earnest,
and the mouths of the Shrawhddy were blocka-
ded. The batteries of Rangoon had been de-
stroyed and three hundred persons killed.
The American Minister and his lady held
grand reception on the 4th An unusually large
list of distinguished personages were present
among them the Duke of Wellington, the Prince
of Nassau, Baron MADDEN, etc.
A serious riot had taken place at Bristol, in
consequence of the factory hands of the Great
Western cotton works refusing to 60 through
contracted doorway which had been erected by
one of the managers, in order to prevent the
girls, who numbered some hundreds from car
81, &c DO
stroying it. Fire engines were sent for, and
they poured an immense stream upon the mob,
who, becoming exasperated, returned the at
tack with shower of stones, and afterwards
demolished all the windows of the factory. Sc
vera parties were seriously injured. The may
istrates subsequently Investigated the case, and
fined the manager ee5 for his illegal conduct on
the occasion.
The shipping returns of the bt ard of trade,
for the month ending the 5th of February, have
Just been issued, and exhibit a triumphant vim
dication of the repeal of the navigation laws
Since that event the employment of British YES
sells has rapidly augmented, while the returns
previous to the repeal showed greater increase
in foreign than in British tonnage. The latter,
both outward and inward, has increased in the
aggregate during the month. as compared with
the corresponding month oflast year, 81 800 tons,
while the foreign has diminished 1926 tons.
Messrs9 Carmichael & Brett have contracted
with the Belgian Government for the formation
Oft submarine telegraph between Belgium and
England. They are to have monopoly of ten
years and the governments are to have priority
of all messages.
Mr. Norris, the American Minister at Ma
Piles, gave grand ball on the evening of the 23d
ut., in commemoration of the birth day of
Washington. His Exceency, Sir w. kem-
BILE, and all the foreign ministers, except the
Austrian, were present.
FRANCE.
The elections were progressing tavoraby tor
the government; here and there only was men,
Der returned by the opposition.
The Bank of France had reduced the rate of
interest to three pence. Government was ex-
pected to apply for u loan shortly. Railroad
shares and bonds will be discounted us CONNER
cial paper. The bank charter is to be extended
to the 31st of December, 1867.
The reorganization of the National Guards
is going forward. A number of companies
and several battalions had been already form
ed.
Gen. Cayaiguac had been elected in the Bird,
the most important district in France. NJ La
MARITIME though he declined to stand received
I'll votes. against 1,606 recorded for the Gov
eminent candidate.
Becha's trial had terminated in conviction,
and he was fined 500 francs. The persons who
assisted in the circulation of his tracts were
each fined $50 francs
M. Carnot did not obtain the required ma
jority, so that the election in that district will
have to be gone over again.
1t is rumored that the Pope, at the request of
Louis Napoleon, is going to raise the Bishop of
Bordeaux to the dignity ofiCardinal.
The President is indisposed with an acute
rheumatism in the legs.
The charter of the Bank OF France, having
only four years of run, has been extended to
fifteen. The Bank has reduced its discount
from four to three per cent, and will lend mon
ey.
THE MARKETS.
Holingshead, Fetlsy 4 Co.'s Liverpool Circular of
the 9th March, gives the following the closing prices
of Cotton;
Uplands, middling, Sd; fair SD; Mobile middng STD
fair sgd New Orleans, middling SD std; fair SID
Accounts from Manchester quite satisfactory March 9th
HAyRE, March 3.
Cotton was in good demand on Monday, and the sales
large. The adyices from America advanced the prices
one franc on Tuesday and sales again large Quo
tatons at the close-Orleans CT to 1o8, Mobile to
II, Upland &c to 78.
LOUISIANA WING CONV ENTION.
Nomination of Mr. EtI{o,0re