Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-02
'hu House then adjourned until Monday.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
LONDON AprIl l3 1854

Correspondence of the n. y. Commercial Advertiser
LONDON, April l2, 1854.
Tomorrow being good Friday the business intelligence BY
This is only days later than that by the Nash
vile. IL e upon the whole OF favorable character The
political news kuwsc although not involving any thing OF
momentous nature is generally satisfactory.
& ,o ~ S,' uen.'S "a ' ,it ~, p S.ina ,csrv G',od
way from the PIinclpacs into Turkey proper The
latest reports TO show that il has not only been at
terrible bet that the movement s regarded by their op
pOnens with Thing but dsmay. Some sorrow was felt
announcements which reached London and Paris Of the
fall Of Hrsova fortress where It WIS expected the Turks
would make stand According paf ticulars however,
:evcd This morning appears Tint they expressly avoided
the passage the place, and that having thus
ured division Of The Russian army to advance they eur
| rounded and defeated il with signal loss.
The allied fleets at Klvurnn bay anchorage 10
The North Of Varna on the Black Sea- and consequently
point speedy action be taken check fur
Their advance Ol the Russians toward ConstaDnople. At
he a,ter cy detachment Of French troops have already
arrived ond sahcent force French and
English will be collected there TO all appre-
nenoons Of the Car being able TO accomplish his long
h0ped for object of striking fatal blow on Turkey before
foreign succor could be given.
From the .ltic the Admiral Napier has sail.
ed from Denmark toward the Swedish Island OF Gothland,
where he will be within easy sail Of Riga ReveI or nny
other Russian ports The ncehoorhood Of the Cult
M Finland which he may deem il desirable 10 attack. AT
the time it has been announced by telegraph that
Russian squadron ls supposed TO be otf Farce small
sant at the Northern extremity of Go,hand. In that
there prospect Of their being caught although The pro-
liability is that they will The same course as In the
| Black Sea- and void a collision if possible.
No official inmaon has yet been received oi me recall
Of the Cnevalier Buusen PrnssIan Minister IN London
The fact Of its haV NJ been npon oy re-
il ,h1 i, s intended concession 10 the anmosy Of the
Eooeror Nicholas The Chevaie Bunsen has always had
huh appreciation of the conduct OF England, and tho
King of Prussia will thus be enabled TO write 10 his brother
law that although he has signed joint protocol with
England France and Austria h, has By way Of seto re-
called the Chrvae show in which direction al! the
"a thits of the Pfussian Government really Tend
Consols at the last date were quoted 81 They rallied
Yesterday 65H and have closed this evening at s7h The
public continue show great confidence in the
The county and considerable amounts OF stock are there
fore daily taken off The market. statement made tho
night before last by ChaRcheor OF the Exchequer had
he effect Of increasing the favorable feeling, by showing
that the position OF the Government accounts wac one oil
perfect regularity Notwithstanding the fact OF the
failure Of the conversion scheme OF last yeur having rem
dered necessary pay oil eight millions sterling oi the
national debt.
AT The same time, however il inmaled that, owing
10 the Of Keeping large balance In hand avail
able for all contingencies during period like the present,
measures will be taken in the course OF few months TO
raise sufficient in The market o enable the Govern:
m.nt TO have heave deposit than usual in the Bank CT
England
discovery Of gold in the British island OF Ceyon II wac
found in locality about forty miles from CoUE5o the prn-
cipa port but The question TO its existence, in emune'
aiye form hasnot yet been settled The form In which u
appears is that Of small Ikes thin paper thar Il Is
analogous which is alleged have been Lately ound
the sl md OF Ceebes in the lndan archipelago AoGd
the Ceyon gold prove abundant there VIII De 10 oi!ncuV
In obt1inng II as there Is good foau - e spo a ''s
way from Colombo.
The trade of the manufacturing towns ol 'he unltec
Kingdom during The past week has been SATISFACTORY and In
rho iron districts especially Inc prosperity which has
long prevailed unchsckCh ng,nes OF 3OOU horses
power are now being manufactured nj birmingham, for
new paddle and screw iron Of % COO in
Of conslrucon by Eastern Steam Navigation Company
which ia expected to be capable of performing the passage
TO India in thirty days.
The report Of The Liverpool cotton marke, for the week
shows seadness.
The grain market has remained quiet at the reaccn re-
ported by The last packet.