Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-18
THE LATEST NEWS.
pour pays Later from Europe.


Nvw YoRK, May 14.-The American mail
.,aamer Atlantic arrived here early this morn.
;no making the passage in about nine DAYS
"pJ % hours. She brings Liverpool dates to
the 4th inst. being four days later than preyi.
Gus accounts.
POLITICAL.
The political advices by This arrival are
without much importance beyond what has
already been published.
Affairs throughout England were quiet. 1t
,yas reported in London that Santa Anna had
anplied to the queen of Spain for her inter
fireoce in preventing The fllibusierism threat.
ened upon his domains by the Americans
The Young Empress Of France is reported
~ have had a miscarriage. The health oil
the Emperor was better. The Empress is do.
mo a. ~ - 80 id he expected.
Tne T rk,sh question remains in about the
sam. position i, was at last reports.
ENGLAND.
On the evening of the Cd inst, the Lord
Mayor oil London gave grand dinner to the
;udees and other royal dignitarirs. and few
OF the literary men. Mr. lngersol the Amer
lean minister v as pI,'sent All made speech
Justice Talfourd also delivered of an oraiion in
which he took occasion 10 pass a very high
compliment upon Mrs. Stowe, authoress of
Uncle Toms Cabin. Mr.. Charles Dickens
eplicd in the name of Mrs. S. Mrs. Stowe is
at present the guest OF the Duchess of Suth.
erland.
A public meeting had beer called at Green.
witch to express sympathy for Kossuth, and
dennunce the recent attack on him by the Lon
don Times and the government.
4 Il 81. lolr .n
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 shllings six pence per h. to three shi
lings six pence. They say the measure, if
carried into effect, will totally ruin those en-.
gagged in the manufacture of tobacco through
out Great Britain.
MARKETS.
CoTToN.-The Liverpool Cotton market
closed dull, with downward tendency in
prices, but no actual change in quotations, ex.
cept liz some instances at l l6J decline on
lower grades. The sales Of the week amount
to 81 900 bales, of which spectators aud ex.
porters took 5000 bales. Fair Orleans quo
ted at 2 fair Upands and Mobile 81 a6I;
mid. Orleans sgd. The imports of the three
days amount to SO 900 bales
The Havrc Cotton market was quiet. Man.
chester trade steady.
Breadstuffs-ln view ofthe thin attendance
on change and the favorable weather Bread
siuffs had taken a downward turn. Flour
was easier and may be considered Sd per bill.
lower Western Canal 22s Sd 23s Sd per bb;
Baltimore and Philadelphia 23s Sd; Ohio 23s
3da23S Cd to gas. Wheat was dull at to ID
per bushel decline. Indian corn dul--white
3ls Sd yellow els Cd per quarter.
Provlslons-The provision market was dull
and the tendency of prices to decline. Mess
beef 91a99s. Bacon declined Is Lard 50a
52s. Groceries-In coffee and sugars not
much doing,and prices without special change
Moasses dull. Rice rim at 22a23s.
Iron steady at full prices.
The London Money market easy and well
supplied. Consols closed at 1909. Amerl.
can stocks firm and in ctve request, at foil
prices Of last week
LATEsT-LIvERPool MARkET-The pr
va'e letters by the Atlantic report Wheat de
clned four pence per bushel and Flour de-
ciined six pence to one shilling per bushel.
Cotton dull and the tendency downward,
but no special change in quotations.
Arrival of the IliinOis--Escape of