Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-17
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE DECLINE
In RREADSTuEES. COTTON &c

/ New YoRK May l4-The American mail steamer Allan
n,yea n mere early this morning making The passage in
ABOUT nine Gays and twenty hours She brings Liver
poor 70 Inc 4th inst being four days later prev
Gus accounts
and 22 hours. The Europa also arrived OUT on the t inst
! in 10 days and Is hours.
POLIrlCAL-The political advces by this arrival are
without much importance beyond what has already been
published.
| Two Roman Catholic priests had been imprisoned AZ
Birmingham for debt Their names nrc Ullshuo and Soore
AHirs throughout England quiet. II was reported
in London that Santa Anna had applied 10 the Queen
Spain for her interference in preventing the flibustesm
threatened upon his domains by the Americans.
The Turkish question remains n about the position
il at last reports
ENGLAND.-The inquiry ia'o The conduct of Stafford
Brien whilst member of The Board Of Admiralty
still progressing before the ul the House OF Com
mons Nothing of importance haa been elected.
On the evening of the I'd nst The Lord Mayor of London
gave grand dinner the judges and royal d9nares
and few OF the literary Mr. ngersoIl the American
minister, present and made speech. Justice Taourd
also delivered oruon in which he took occasion pass
a very high compliment upon Mrs. Stowe aulhoess of I'm
Gle Toms Cabin MIR Charles Dickens replied the name
OF Mrs s. Mrs. Stowe is at present the guest Of the Du
chess Of Sutherland. .,i j. /.
public meeting had been called Greenwich to express
sympathy for hossnh and denounce the recent attack
him by The LONDON Times and The government
Lund Foote g. Co., the celebrated snuff manufacturers.
have addressed 10 the Chancellor OF the Ex
cheque against the proposed reduction of duty foreign
manufactured tobacco from the United States OF nine shi
ngs six pence per o TO three shllngs six pence They
say the measure if carried into effect will totally ruin those
engaged IN he manufacture ol ooaCcu throughout Great
Britain
The Spring Lane factory Hamorth has been destroyed
by fire. The loss estimated at twelve thousand pounds
| ling.
Cardinal Wsemau delivered very able lecture before the
Manchester Corn Exchange The Of design and the
art of production.
Twenty thousand emierants had embarked from
Liverpool during the past month, for America and Aus
raliu being the largest number before known in
month.
FRANCE-The miscarriage OF the young Empress took
place the 29h April She had been eaciente
m0nths-her health has revived The Emperor was much
better In health
the budget amendment TO erase from Chapter Doains the
Of 100000 francs the proceeds OF the sales Of Neny
and MonceaHx. Orleans estates.
| MARKETS.-CoT Liverpool Cotton market
closed dull, with downward tendency in prices but
ua change in quotations, except In some instances ll6d
lower grades. The sales the week
00U bales which spectators and exporters took 5000
bales Fair Orleans quoted at 6hd; fair Upands and Mo
bile 6S a6s d.; mddng Orleans SD The imports Of the
three days amount TO 80 600 bales
The Havre Cotton market quiet Manchester trade
steady Gne
BusApsruFFs-n view of the thin attendance change
and the favorable weather. Brcadsutfs had taken down
bbl lower Western Canal 22s 6da22s 90. per bb Baltimore
and Philadelphia 23s. 3d.; Ohio 23s. 3da23s Sd 24s
Wheat dull at 10 3D. per bushe decline Indian
dull-whitc 3ls. 3d.; yellow 3ls. Cd. per quarter.
! Iron steady at full prices. ~
The London money market easy and well supplied. Con
soils closed l00t American stocks frn and in active
quest full prices Of last week.
LATEsr-LIvERpooL MARKET.-The private letters by the
Atlantic report Wheat declined 4d bushe and Four de
cned Cd 10 Is. per bushcl.
Cotton dull and the tendency downward, but special
change in quotations.
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