The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-16
THE LATEST NEWS
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EURopr
Decline in Breadstufs and Cottou q.

Dectue IN Breddstufs and Cotton. 4.
New YORK, May 14.-The America, r,.;,
steamer Atlantic arrived here early this ma,n.
ing, making the passage in about nine DAYS AMI
u hours. Shs brings Liverpool dates 10 ,hs
4th inst, being four days later than prev;o,s
accounts.
The steamer Andes arrived ont ON ,ba aa,t.
ult., in Ii days and % hours The Enroos
also arrived out on the LIST inst. in 10 days
and Is hours. ''
POLITICAL.
The political advices by this arrival are
without much importance, beyond what b.s
already been published.
Two Roman Catholic priests had been inn.
prisoned at Birmingha ham for debt. Their name.
are Ullshun and Moore.
Affairs throughout England were anie,. 4,
was reported in London that Santa Anna haS
applied to the Queen of Spain for her inter
ference in preventing the 6llibusterism threat.
ened upon his domains by the Americans.
The young Empress of France is reported
to have had a Miscarriage. The health Of the
Emperor was better. The Empress is doing
as well as could be expected.
The Turkish question remains in about the
same position il was at last reports.
| ENGLAND.
The inquiry into the conduct of Stafford
| O'Brien, whilst a member of the Board of Ad
miralty, was still progressing before the ef M
mittee of the House OF Commons. NOTHING of
importance had been elected.
On th' evening ofthe I'd inst the Lord Nav.
or OF London gave grand dinner to The Judges
and other royal dignitaries, and a few of The
literary men. MIR. Ingersoll, the American
minister, was present, and made a speech
Justice Talfourd also delivered an Grafton, in
which ne took occasion to pass very high
| compliment upon Mrs. Stowe, authoress of
Uncle Toms Cabin. MIR. Charles Dickens re-
piled in the name of Mrs. 5. Mrs. Stowe is q,
| present the guest of the Duchess of Suther.
land.
public meeting had been called at Green
| wich, to express sympathy for kossuth, and
| denounce the recent attack on him by the
London Times and the government.
Lund, Foote 81 Co., the celebrated snuff
manufacturers, have addressed remonstrance
10 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, against
the proposed reduction of duty on foreign
manufactured tobacco from the United States
of nine shillings six pence per ID. to three shil.
lings six pence. They say the measure, if
carried into effect, will totally ruin those ems
gagged in the manufacture of tobacco through.
out Great Britain.
The Spring Lane factory at Halmforth has
been destroyed by fire. The loss estimated az
twelve thousand pounds sterling.
Cardinal WIseman delivered very able Iec-
ture before the Manchester Corn Exchange on
on the arts of design and the All OF production.
Twenty-seyen thousand emigrants had en-
barked from Liverpool during the past month
for America and Australia, being the largest
number ever before known in one month.
FRANCE.
The miscarriage Of the young Empress took
place on the 29th April. She had been eacieate
about two months-her health has revived.-
The Emperor was much better in health.
Nj. de Montalembert moved before the Gem.
missioner on the budget, .an amendment 10
erase from Chapter Dolains the sum OF 800,
600 francs, the proceeds of the sales OF Neui-
ly and Monceaux, Orleans estates.
MARKETS.
CoTToN.-The Liverpool Cotton market
closed dull, with a downward tendency ia
prices, but no actual change in quotations, ex-
cept in some instances at ll6d. decline on
lower grades. The sales of the week amount
to q 600 bales, of which specui ators aud ex-
porters took 6 900 bales. Fair Orleans quoted
at ID; fair Upidnds and Mobile 6!aG!d mid.
Orleans SD. The imports of the three days
amount to &c 900 bales.
The Havre Cotton market was quiet. Nam
chester trade steady.
Breadstuffs-In view of the thin attendance
on change and the favorable weather, Bread-
stuffs had taken downward turn. Flour was
easier, and may be considered Sd per bbl. low
er; Western Canal 22s Cd a22s Sd per Dbl; Ball
timore and Philadelphia 23s 81; Ohio 23s 3da
OBS Sd to 24s. Wheat was dull at l to ID per
bushel decline. IDdan corn dull-white 3Is
Sd, yellow Bis Cd per quarter.
Provisions-The provision market was dull
and the tendency OF prices to decline. Mess
beef 9la99s. Bacon declined Is. Lard 50l52s.
Groceries-ln coffee and sugars not much do
ing, and prices without special change. Mo-
Iassss dull. Rice firm at 22a23s.
Naval Stores firm, at full prices. Tallow
continues in active request, and prices in favor
of sellers.
Iron steady at full prices.
The London Money market easy and we'll
supplied. Consols closed at 1909. American
stocks firm end in active request, at full prices
of last week,
LATEsT-LIVERPooL MARKET.-The pri-
vate letters by the Atlantic report Wheat de-
cli1ed tour pence per bushel and Flour de-
clined six pence to one shilling per bushel.
Cotton dull and the tendency downward, bat
no special change in quotations.
ArriraI Of the PHILADELPHIA at Men Or
leans-NearIy $3,OOO.OOOm Gold Coming.
New ORLEANS, May I.-The steamship
Philadelphia arrived here to day, with the
southern poftIon OF the CaIHOrnIa mails anu
100 passengers.
Gen. Montenegro, commander in chief of tbs
Nicaragua forces, had been sojourning at San
j uan for some lime
The Cyane, it was thought, would remain
in port for some months.
The sloop Of war Portsmouth was at San
del Sur on the LIST; officers aud crew WE'LL
She would sail on cruise about the 5lh.
The American Charge de Aiisires had made
ms arrangements to- return home in June.
Penalties TO PrereAt Railroad Accidsats
Boston, May IA bill was reported in the
Senate to-day prohibiting passenger trains
from passing drawbridges al greater speed
than'siA miles an hour. The trains are 10 stop
one 10 two hundred feet from the draw, under
penalty to the conductor oil FIVE hundred DOL
lars, or three years Imprisonment in the PEN
itentlary. Persons 10 be stationed with signals
at the ends of bridges before oDeulHy the