The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-20

nsss =. consists 10 Adevelopemeut of the maladv of
Ie M spne, win which he has been long afiicted-
.ols 70 attend 70 business, and L NOT in i'm.
s,s - c.s he would return to Paris on the
VI wv ins.. Out would leave on the 10th or lth
accompanied by the Empress. for Risrritz
Several OF the Paris journals comms.t NJ 9th
On tno recent events In San Francisco The pous
iraces them 70 the insuficiency Of the Americsn
zens and more particularly to the unfsirna.s ~ .hs
electoral proceedings, which have been ruled hv
violence for several years past y
In Paris, the heat of the weather has beo, .r..
picaL The correspondent of the London Globe
describes the streets bearing that desertad ~.
pearance which characterises cities In sontberrn
climes, when the sun Is above the horizon
Marshal Pelissier arrived at Marseilles ON IN.
lst inst, where he was publicly welcomed The
Caradoc, OF the British Navy, heisted the French
nag, and sent one Of her officers to Congratulate
him. He received . letter informing him of the
action Of the Emperor creating him Duke.
T The Paris correspondent Of the Times (second
edition) writes
isser to the rank of Duke is shortly to be followed
by the bestowal of other titles of nobility, and
Count Canrobert Is already spoken Of The EN-.
peror reviews the division at Luneville on Friday,
and returns to Paris on Saturday, the 9th."
The vines are in q most satisfactory condition to
considerable distance around Paris. Accounts
less cheering from the South, where the oidium
has committed ravages.
No change in the commercial situation of Paris.
The weather of late having been most favorable
TO the crops, all apprehension has now vanished.
Samples of new wheat have made their appear.
ance, and were of excellent quality The ten
deRcy to decline has steadily maintained itself
since Thursday, and the best sorts of -four which,
on that day, sold st 99f Soc per sack of 157 kilo-
grams, only fetched OFF. On Saturday.
The decline In the price of wheat was If per
hectolitre and a half Immense quantities of ce-
reals have arrived At Marseilles from the sea Of
Azoff, the Adriatic, and the Danube. One million
hectolitres were landed during July.
Mario and Grisi are positively going to New
York, next year, with Arditi
Jenny Lind also intends to again visit the Uni.
ted States, but at what period is not mentioned
Thalberg leaves Paris for New York in a few
Russia.
Advices from st. Petersburg of the Goth ult
mention what will doubtless cause some consider.
able surprise-that the Emperor has commanded
that the clergy of all the different confessions in
the empire not even excluding the non Christians,
shall be invited officially to the coronation The
Emperor is represented as having emphatically
declared that difference of religion must not be
permitted to form the ground Of any difference Of
treatment and recognition to which all his sub.
Jects without any exceptions had acquired title.
There will, accordingly, be special provision made
for the representatives of all the different confes.
sions and sects in Russia who will have place
assigned them in the procession to the Kremln, as
Count Creptowitsch the diplomatist appointed
to represent Russia at the English Court, will
pass through Berlin on his way to England from
st. Petersburg
Admiral Surcow, of the eRussan navy, has just
expired, at ST. Petersburg from the effects of his
wounds. 1t was this officer who, at the siege Of
Sebastopol, with Colonel Narew, directed the
construction of the bridge of wood, 500 yards long,
that crossed the harbor and enabled the Russian
army to evacuate the place after the Malakoff
Tower was carried on the Sth of September
A Russian Camp of 5000 men is formed on the
heights of Inkerman. The Porte has again de-
clared itself, by fresh diplomatic note, oppos-
ed to the union of the Prncipalitiss. Russia in
tends to object to the amount Of annual tribute de-
manded from the Principalities by the Porte.
The English, Austrian and French Commission
ers are of opinion that Bolgrad should belong
to Turkey. Russia protests. 1t was rumorsd
that the Russians had sent Il, 900 men into Kars,
and that they were restoring the Notifications Of
that town.
Proctor's Circular.
LIVERPOOL. CORN EXCHANGE, Aug. S. 1856.
The imports during the past week fair of wheat,
Indian corn and barrel -four chiefly from the Ameri-
can States. The exports during the same time only
sustain an average. The unvaried splendid weather
we have of late exprienced has had its due effect
upon our market rendering trade sluggish, both buy
ers and sellers being quite inert The crops are
rapidly approaching maturity under the forcing ef-
fects of the late hot weather. and harvesting has al
ready partially commenced in some of the earlier
localities. Our Corn Exchange this morning had q
fair attendance of millers from the interior. Busi-
ness was very slack for some time but towards the
close wheat was taken moderately by few millers,
at decline from Tuesday last of about 1s. per 20
lbs or about &c. per quarter Flour also declined g.
to A. on American barrels, 2s. Spanish. and So
English sacks. Oats-Fine scarce, and held firmly
Oat.mea-At an abatement of cd. to ls per 24O lbs,
fair quantity was taken by the Yorkshire trade
Barley, beans and peas command full prices. This
fine weather, while it has seriously affected the
price of breadstus acts revsrsely upon Indian corn
and every description of pig and cattle feed having
small DrOSDect of additional auDOV Indian corn
commands full prices, and rice meal has advanced ls.
per load; quantity sold at lis per 24o lbs and l5s
is now required for the best.
Wheat-American and Canadian white, per 70lbs.,
los Sd, extra los. 3D.; red and mixed 90. Cd a
9s. 3D., extra 10s.
Flour-Ohio and Richmond, par 1886 lbs, 3Ss.
Phiiadelphis and Baltimore SIS ass; Western Canal
and Canadian 2ss. d3Isi do do, soft 24s 16s sour,
sound, 27s 028s.
Indian Corn-American white, per 4so lbs. SIS q
32s Cd; yellow S0s. 030s. 3D.; mixed SCs. D50s. Sd.
Indian Meal, per 1876 lbs, 1ss. .O21s.
From the London Daily News City Article, Tuesday
evening, August 9th
The Funds have declined per cent: to-day on
sales coupled with the preparations for the set
tlement of the monthly account in Consols, which
for money still forms the chief restraining cause.
There seems to be no immediate prospect of css-
sstion of the Continental demand for gold. The de.
mand for money to day was extremely active In all
In the Discount market the current rates for high
class bills are Al to Al per cent.
In the Stock Exchange to per cent. was paid Tor
short loans On government securities
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A SINGULAR FREAK OF sLIGHTNING.-The Ex-
eter (N H) News Letter states that on the sth
inst, the lightning struck pine tree in the felds
of Judge French, came down the top half way,
without doing damage, and then shattered in
pieces the bottom half and scattered them FOR
twelve rods around, SO quickly that the top half
fell down straight and lighted on the stump. 1t is
supported partly by splinters stuck into the
ground The tree was about forty feet high
OHIO WINE CRoP-The season, we are happy
TO learn from Mr.. Longworth, has not been SO un-
favorable to the grape as was feared Mr. u: 10
Of opinion that there win be fair crop, and that
the price of native wines will not be enhanced
The wine vaults of the manufacturers are well
stocked, with all the varieties susceptible OF being
produced from the native grape.-Ctncannats S@H
EXPERIENCE OF A SURGEoN.-In l7sS, the son
of an English clergyman attended the medical
classes of Edinburgh University, and lived In the
third fat In Bristol street, in room which cost
him six shings and sixpence week. In after
life, when swaying the surgical seeptre Of Eng
land. as Sir Ashley Cooper, his professional in
come m one single year amounted to $4,000; and