Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-06-21
LATEST NEWS.
Additional Foreign News,


The French papers give the most heart rend
ing accounts of the progress of the inundation
At Lyons and other places, the Rhone Is CON
stanily bringing down furniture. cattle and sheep
Many small houses built of framework md brick
have beoD washed away bodily from their found
alton ut the Baotteaux. and are seen floating
about with the current. The Grande Rue do la
6uiiloticre has tho appearance Of regular riv-
er. The high bank used as the Poygone at the
Grand Camp has entirely disappeared. Three
Of the Rhone steamers broke from their moor
ing and were driven down the river. The Allies
the. Doubs and Loiret, with all their tributary
Streams, continue their upward movement and
'nundate all the surrounding country but the
Loire, the Garonnc and the Cher have, il is no.
ped, reached their utmost heigt, and in many
parts have begun to tall.
The Emperor has visited the scene Of inunda.
ton ut Lyons. riding on horseback along tho
hnnks.-He distributed relief with his own hands,
and placed the sum Of 100000 francs in the
hands of the project.
GREAT BRITAIN
A terrible explosion of fre-damp, ut cmavon,
North Wales. killed nine men and three boys.
President Pierces message, recognizing the
Nicaraguan Government, is published at length
in the English papers.
OF 100 cheap newspapers started in England
since the repeal of the stamp duties, only 30 sur
yve.
lHeH cheering accounts OF tnc crops
| now daily received from every part of Ireland
Every description of crop exhibits the utmost
| luxuriancc, and the farmers have given up all mp
| prehensions The potatoes have most flourish
| ing appearance and it is stated that even in the
| heaviest soils tho rain has not inflicted any
| damage
| Advices from Dublin, of May 81 say: Three
| OF the Irish political exiles--John Dillcn, John
| Martin and Kelvin O'Doherty--havo this week
arrived in Ireland, and Smith O'Brien may DO
| be expected here in the course of next month
Mr. John Dillon appeared on the 3D. inst. in tho
hall of the Four Courts, Dublin, wearing his wig
| and gown.
! Gen. Koinitsk lately made an attack, in the
columns of the Inpaiide Russo. upon the policy
| of Prince Gortschakoff, which led to tho battle
| of the Alma. The latter has just replied through
the same channel. This species Of controversy
is new to the Russian press.
The emperor of Russia has left Berlin again
| for st. Petersburg.
POLAND.
| Count Ostrouki, on the part of several thousand
Poles has addressed lengthy circular to Count
Walewski. of France. on the subject OF their
country and its relations to the other Powers rep
resented in the Paris Conference.
THE ITALIAN QUESTION.
There Isl momentary lul in the Italian quos-
ton. Austria has issued u counter circular to
disorder in Italy is to be attributed to Piedmont.
and that the wise rule of Austria alone saves TIA
ly from anarchy. The relations between the
governments of Turin and Vienna are not partio-
ularly friendly. The same may be said of tho
relations between Vienna and st. Petersburg
The visit of tho Car to Berlin is regarded AS n
demonstration against Austria.
A violent proclamation to the Italians to rise
in instruction has been published by Mazzini and
Victor Hugo.
The wine and potato crops threaten TO prove
failures.
SPAIN.
The Spanish fleet ordered to Mexico consits
of eleven ships including two of the line and four
| steamers.
France and Austria have both sent urgent
/ notes to the Neapolitan Government. France
| hints at intervention should outbreaks occur at
| Naples.
| Mazzni announces his intention of withdraw
| ing from politics and emigrating to the nited
| States
| teegrnphic dispatch received at London da-
| ted Turin, Friday says; Count Cavour makes an
| other journey to Paris. The situation of Italy is
! considered critical.
TURKEY.
| CoNsTANTINOPLE, May 3O.-Russia protests
| against the admission of Stenszs to the commits
sion for recritlfying the Bessarabian frontier
MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, June 6.-Friday Evening.-Ths
Brokers' circular reports
Cotton has declined sal 16. chiefly in fair and
middng qualities. the market closing steady.
There is but little speculative demand Sales to-
day. Friday. 5000 bales The quotations are as
| follows; New Orleans fair I'd; middliug 3 I0d;
| Mobile fair 63d; middling ll0d; Upland fair
| 63d middling 6d.-Stock, exclusive of ship
board, 677 800 bales, including 58S,00O bales of
| American.
| The Manchester market is unchanged, with
| limited business, at previous rates
| Breadstuffs-The Brokers Circular quotes:
| Wheat is trhe higher, prices have advanced Id.
| a2d. The Improvement is chiefly on the better
grades
Corn is unchanged, with moderate business,
at previous rates. closing firm.
Richardson's circular quotes Western Canal
| Flour 30sa33s.; good Ohio 35sa36s. Cd.
| The weather has been favorable for agricultur-
| al purposes.
| Consols unchanged, closing at 93ta94 g.
! American stocks weak. and transactions
| small
LIVERPOOL. Saturday noon.Wheat and Flour
are steady, at yesterdays rates, with limited
business doing. Corn is quiet-yellow selling
| at 2Ss and white 2Ss Cd. Wheat 9sal0s Sd. for
| red and los 6daIls for white. Cotton is slow,
at the decline.
| Escape of Prisoners in Mexico.
| John A. Cullen, of Virginia and l.. j. Wilson