The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-23
COMMERCIAL.
Arrival of the Cnnnda Mt Roston.


rived here from Halifax. Her mails win be dss
patched South by this afternoons train.
~ Grent Britain.
To celebrate the peace the Queen has granted
amnesty to all political offenders, consequently
Smith O'Brien, Frost, Jones, and others may re
turn home. Special exception, however, is made
against those who escaped to the United States.
Lord Wodehouse, Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs is appointed Envoy Extraordinary TO 81
Petersburg The appointment is generally ap'
plauded.
speech ut the banquet to the Ministry. The whole
tone of the speeches on the occasion was congrAt
ulatory respecting the place. Count Persigny,
the French Ambassador, said nothing couio sever
the alliance of France and England. LORD Pat
merston replied reciprocating the sentiment ano
complmenting the Ministers present OF SARDINIA
and Turkey. Lord Clarendon then spoke, glori
fying the peace, and complimenting Russia. Ihe
usual toasts followed and the company separated
early. The American Minister was NOT presenr
being engaged at the annual dinner OF the Li'era
| nv fund, where he made speech. -
The Crimean Board of Engineers continue its
sessions but they have lost all their interest, Coz
| onel Tulloch being sick
mutinied. The ringleaders were arrested. They
complained that the d i'll was too severe, and thai
| they only enlisted till the end of the war.
| The five regiments in the Crimea under orders
for Canada are the 7th 9th, 39th, 62d and 63d In
faDtry, under Inc COInIuauu VI ucA CytC.
France.
bill was introduced into the Legislature
granting four hundred thousand francs for the bap
tism of the Imperial Prince in June. y
The Moniteur publishes the monthly account
of the Bank of France, and the balance was salts
factory.
Icons letter in reply to the Cars notification Of
his accession to the throne of Russia
Speculation on the Paris Bourse had reached :
great height, and English commercial papers were
warning British capitalists against it.
The weather in France for several days previous
to tn sailing of the steamer had been very severe
Spain.
Arrests Of suspected persons continued at Bar
celona The CONSUMPTION had passed off quietly
throughout the country.
Financial and Commercial.
London Money Market MessrsI Barring, Brothers
& Co, report the money market without change
for account The bullion in the Bank of England
has increased as3 $50.
THE LATEST.
LONDON, May 9-Evenipg The minimum bank
rate of interest was per cent. The arrivals Of
specie during the week foot up $4,000 and the
exports 100000. Bar silver quoted at IS. It'd
dollars, IS. 0sd eagles, 7s. cid.
Liverpool Breadstnf Market-The Brokers Cir
cular reports an advance of ld02d per bushel in
wheat but the quotations are SO various that pri
above authority, was at 9s Cd Ills 3d. and red 81
9d01Os Sd. Flour had advanced 6d0ls per Dbl
A fair business was transacted but buyers were
generally holding back for lower prices Western
Canal is quoted 32s034s cd; Philadelphia, Balti
more and Ohio, 35s Cd 037s Cd: Canadian 35s 037s;
sour 3Os032s. Corn advanced6 Cd White scarce
and in moderately active demand for export
Southern white is quoted at 30s; prime Northern
3ls; yellow and mixed in limited demand at 29s %
pos Cd.
London Markets --Messrs Barring g. Brothers re-
port the market for iron dull; rails quoted at So Is
Cd; bars, f8 Is 6d0 So IS; Scotch pig, 75s. Bread
stuffs unchanged, and the demand moderate
Flour, 33s 037s; white wheat 66s0 IFS; red, CAS-
6es Sugar had fluctuated. but closed at an ad
vance of Cd Coffee quiet. Crude turpentine sold
at 9s, Spirits dull, at 32s 03ls Cd. Rice dull =
Lard unchanged, quoted at Sos 05os. Tallow firm
at 46s sa
HARE Markets The sales of cotton for the week
ending 9th May inclusive amounted to $500 bales
Market dull bnt quotations unchanged. New Or
leans Tres ordinare, 95f; Mobile, 93f uplands, 95Of
State of Trade in Manchester.-The Manchester
market was without any material change, and thu
business as to q moderate extent.