Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-19
ARRIVAL OF THE ALPS.
A DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Nrw YoRK Feb II

The steamer Alps arrived this evening from
Liverpool, bringing dates from that port to Feb.
I'd. The steamer America arrived out on Sun
day, January 30th.
MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 2.Since the sailing of the Niagara
all qualtesof cotton have advanced, but lower grades
haveimproved most Wright Candy quote continued
upward tendency in the market with increased conf
dence among all classes of operators The sales since
Friday hadbeen 900 bales of which spectators took
5000 bales. Imports $4,000 bales. The quotations are
fair Orleans o. middling Cd, fair Upand65d, mddlng
| osd The advance in comm qualities fully Id.
BREADSrUFFs-The market for Breadssuifs vas great.
~ depressed and all descriptions hr largely declined
Considerable anxiety felt by holders to realise and
large sales had been made, spectators buying up the
lowest figures. McHenry quotes Flour declined Is per
BIZ Wheat 5da6d per 70 h. Corn 2s per quarter West
ern Canal Flour was quoted at e5s, Philadelphia and
Baltimore 26s cd, Ohio PTS.
FRANCE.-The civil marriage ofthe Empe-
ror took place at the Tuilleries at O'Clock, on
Saturday evening, WITH as the papers express it,
''noble Simplicity Eight hundred persons were
present The religious ceremony took place on
the following day at Notre Dame. and was &c le.
DRAFTED with great pomp and splendour. The
popuace turned out en- masse, and the city was
decorated with flags, &c. In all directions the
streets were lined with military, and the scene
was OF the most imposing character. The SER
vice was performed by the Archbishop of Paris :;
everything passed off well. Three thousand po-
tlca prisoners of 1851 were pardoned on the
day OF the marriage. The Empress refuses to
attend the Senate to settle any dotation upon her
and this, coupled with her previous refusal to ac-
cept Jewelry from the municipal council had
produced a most favorable impression. The mu-
nicipal councils all over France were voting coa-
gratulatory addresses to Napoleon.
The report that the Asiatic cholera Ind
broken out in Paris had caused great uneasi.
ness.
1t was reported tlat French officers had boon
employed in surveying and mapping Piedmon.
and Lombardy.
The French Minister at ST. Petersburg had
presented his credentials aud been fayorabIy re-
ceved by the Gear.
TURKEY Tho Turks commenced actiye
operations against Montenegro on JAM 18TH
During the day three villages were DESTROYED bv
fire and Omar Pacha at the head of "a 900 troops,
was pushing Oh towards the capital. Austria
had despatched Count Jellachch to the frontiers
with $4,000 troops and Count Leimujen goes on
private mis- sion to Constantinople, which, is
supposed to relate to Montenegro affairs.
AUSTRIA.-Tho Vienna Lloyds announces
that definite arrangements had been made with
regard to the differences between Austria and the
Uoited States.
Napoleon's speech to the Senate in relation to-
his marriage had created a tremendous sensation
at Vienna, and the answer given to the French
Minister of Foreign Affairs by the Austrian Am
bassador in regard to the Emperor's allusion tu
Maria Louisa was not satisfactory. difficulty
also exists between the two governments con-
corning the time the Roman states are to be occu.
pied by the French troops
ENGLAND.-Viscount Melbourne, Elk Pre-.
mier of England had died, and his title was ex-~-
tiuct.