Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-02

Correspondenc, Of TIE y. y Commercial Advertiser
LoSpoS, May l6, 1885.
During the present week there has been complete alb
senec ofpocal news, anu the papers have been filed
With the reports OF remarkable trial Tor poisoning which
has attracted greater attention than any other case OF
murder since that Of wesrc and Thurte more than 80
wears ago The prisoner is surgeon named Palmer
Ruseley. in stsorshe, but the trial hss been removed
to London in consequence OF the prejudice and partisan
ship ehered Ia his district where the crime was com
mitted. HIS victim a companion to whom he had
lost money 10y betting horses lie also suspected OF
having previously destroyed hi. own ~iie and brother
Hts mode Of proceeding by administering drugs in
his surgical capacity and the interest his career is in
creased 10y the fact of his LAYING endcsvored effect
sursnce policies not only the lives his fan, w. but al
50 on those OF other persons whom he supposed have
marked out at those he could safely practice upon The
evidence is scientific and chiefly in conne,ion with the
properties and tests OF poisons
Parliament is to assemble again on Monday next the
lsth when the Chancellor OF the Exchequer will make s
hnsncia statement for the year The contract for
tile new loan OF tS,OuO,no will take place few DAYS
previously aud sshe has already announced that this sum
with f2,UuOu which he contemuatcs raising in Exch,
qucr bonds about nine months hcuce will suffice Tor all his
wants 1t is expected he will De able n,sks very adj
NantaecoIis bargain.
The applications will be- extremely ,unerous and in the
same manner the previous occasions they wall al.
tie through Mcssrs Rothschild sho are the only
parties who have announced an intention vi making up
list
Meanw bile greatly increased pressure will be felt in
the money market since all the subscribers required
10y hcSSr Rothscld to send IN deposit Ut IL per
tie amount they ask for. The applications instead uf
being limited So OOu 900 will probably amount to gas
OJOoO and in that case, e. 100000 viii bc tcmporar,
locked up The surplus however. will be soon
- the terms oi the contract made known.
THIS eau upon the oi the banks aud the
discount houses has vi course put aside for the preu
all consideration with regard toa reduction
equalization Il the existing of discount IL had
been expected that at about this time the Bank Eng
land would have lowered their charge OF per cent un
long bills to cent hut it will De- deferred Tor
another week two, although the indications OF spec
dy and favorable change in tue money market have with
III the last tao three days greatly increased Not ouly
have the gold arrivals from New York aud Australia been
large; but the principal portion OF them have been
the Bank OF England. A still satisfactory feature
just presented ITSELF which is yet publicly known
namely that the Tu ksh Government have tec,raphed to
request that gold be transmitted to them on
account OF the balance of Turkish loan the state
OF the Exchanges renders IL desirable settle the amount
10y bills The sum expected To have been shipped during
tins week and the next was EiOOOOO and the retention
OF II VIII greatly accelerate the long anticipated restoration
OF financial Indeed after the adjustment OF the loan
operation Monday there will apparently be nothing
10 hinder rapid and uninterrupted ie,,au the supply
Of capital
The question OF the independence of the Belgian press
j. likely 10 pass of exactly in the anticipated The
Began Government, in order to make bridge their
adVersarles to caused be uer-
ted in the official journal the effect that while an attack
the constitution would be tolerated. the Govern
mcu would at all times be ready consider any improve
men in the details oi the Law which might proper, meet
tile just wishes OF foreign powers This copied INTO
the uoH'is'T, with lew words Sf approval. and tile
Frcnh Government having been warned aud heightened by
the unexpected burst OF feeling mprudence had arou
scd. w Tor the present most probably avoid with the
utmost care, any further attempt the kind The dau
- To III" prestige OF the Emperor Napoleon j. however
irrrvocahle. All now behold him unchanged from lsis
aud 1850
The position of Italy is daily increasing theme. Il
may indeed be said To absorb the attention Of the dplo
mat>ts o Europe and anxiety in every mind
whether liberal reactonary
The return of tile Allied armies from the Crimea i rap.
idly taking place The English troops complain loudly of
the suddrnness OF the reductions which have been Il, c
upon and the annoyance regards the cavalry officers i
much aggra.ed 10y the fact III their horses being totally
usalcaic ia the Crimea, by the absence of any pr
vision to enable them To be sent home
Conol- At the last date quoted at g3t They soon
experienced iufthcr riSe To y5l, and ate quoted to-
day at that price
The wheat market remains without material varia.
item
The weekly report Of the Liverpool cotton market also
shows little change.
The next steamer from ih. side will be the Washing.
ton, on tie 2st inst. Our last advices from New York
ATE 10 the "d. SPECTATOR.