Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-20
LATER FROM Europe.

New YORK. May I6-TEr steamship Asia, from
Liverpool, with dates to tie 81 May arrived up a
SIX us morning. There La; been 10 change in cot
"n snca the sailing Of the Atlantic but prices were
easier The sales Of the week amounted 10 DDG bales.
Breadstulfs were firm with Il large business Flour
had advanced I'd TO Is. Wheut had advanced 81; tic
lower grades had improved most. Corn WAS easier
| and u triiie lower. CunsoIs 3d.
The oiicin! report of the proceedings of the Peace
Congress is published, Us already stated The pleu
p0tem'ares gave their adhesion: Ia the n.,y Jeclara
ton of maratne law, Russia qualifying her assent il
| tho matter of privateering.
Letters from Rome state that Ecclesiastical circles
have been panic.struCk at the Sardnian progrann,
Of Italian reform, aud the sudden departure for Pnr
| Of Monsigneur Berardi, who supposed to b,
connected with the movement
4 letter from Berlin says the proposal Of Engan'
to capitalize the Sound dues would be acceptable
TO Denmark.
LATEST.
LONDON, May 3.-The treaty between England
France and Austria, guaranteeing the integrity of the
Ottoman empire was presented in Parliament yeser
day. LORD CIarendon.s answer to Mr.. MarcY,
despatch OF the 4Stt of December was also laid be
fore Parliament Inst evening. The London Daiiy
News in lis comments on the question, refers To- Mr
Champions recall invitation for the English
Cabinet To discharge itself for the amusement and
qualification OF the government 1t Washington.
The motion of censurc for the fall of kars was
lost by III majority.
LONDON, Friday evening, May 2-The funds this
morning showed much heavnesS aud Mt one time an
extreme decline OF ]; raiiying, however, AMI closing
AT IN. lower than Wednesdays highest rates. The
business at the stock exchange was anguid except
Ing in the French shares, which advanced in sy..:-
patty with the upward movement in Paris.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
NFw IOHK, May l6.-rh- steamship George Law
has arrived from AspinwalI with later dates from
California. She also brings sou passengers and
$l7UO.DO0 in gold.
In California heavy rains had fallen during the
past month throughout the State. and mining opera.
tons Ind taken new start. The grain crops gave
evidence Of an Abundant harvest. The Governor of
California lad signed the bill! consolidating the city
ant county San Francisco The Democrat. had car
rIn! the inuniclpa! election ut Sacramento. The Re
pI1!cans held mass meeting ut the place, but
were driven from The ground by Violence. large
hre occurred at Placervile OF The 10Th April. Loss
$H,00O powder vessel sunk in the river at Sacrn.
lnsnto election day. The loss is about $40, ODU.-
Business was dull Al San Francisco.
Tie demand OF the interior for goods has been very
light during the fortnight, and the great bulk Of the
receipts are in store. There Ind been no improve
m"nt in any article except Rice and raw Sugars.-
Flour had fallen - - per barrel sales OF domestic
i"ar At Slli liaxail, $l4 ID. The money mark",wss
stringent.
There were 10 signs OF further disturbances n. Pa
mama. Inc lst!Imus papers are filled wI;i official !
documents concerning The Panama RIOTS but they e1-
hIOii no new facts. y" additional naies OF killed or
wounded given The citiarus had formed guard
or the protection U property, and the authorities had
placed force at the disposal or the rail road COM
pnny, 80 that no further violence was anticipated.
y correspondence between The government o. Pa !
mama and Commander Bailey, OF the 81. Mary's, had !
been published in full The cpsu. note OF the latter |
Is exceedingly sharp He tells the Governor tia; his
answers are not satisfactory that they afford 10 sat
istacrry as"uraucc OF The safety Of the Transit Com
pnny'S passengers for the future, AMI that until he |
hears from his own government RELATIVE l. the mat |
Ter, he will take all the Means in s pow. to arrest |
further danger.
a severe accident lately occurred on the Panama |:
rail road. The train conveying the George Laws
outward bound Passengers o!i the track. Many
passengers killed and number wGuned-n |
correct list, however, hal NOT been made out at the
time the Law LEFT Aspinwall.
The accident on the Panama Rail Road occurred |
on the ObIspo Bridge, IL miles from Panama. The |
train was composed of nins containing about |
800 passengers, chiefly s,eerage. Owing To the az
cdcnt the passage through coGL not be effected, and
the pagscngeTS were sent back to Aspiuwall. Over
fifty persons were wounded, two nj whom died soon |
after they arrived at Aspnw all. The mkt morning |
there was a further arrival of those injured. The
latest advices state that the wreck had not been !
wholly cleared away, yc; thirty dead bodies had been
taken cut. Very lew OF t!o aud children were |
injured. Among the wounded number of
hreaks,nen. The only name given, is that Of Mr. |
Daihnusr, n clerk OF AspinwalI, who was killed.
OREG0N.-.Cascade has been rctaken aud the In |
dialls dispersed.