The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-02

centuries, which always behed In the central DOW.
er the representative of her grandeur and of her
nationality, wished that the dwelling of the SOW
ereign should be worthy Of the country, and the
pest means OF responding to that sentiment was to
adorn that dwelling with the different MASTER
pieces OF human intelligence. In the middle ages
'he hing dwelt in fortress bristling with defen-
sse works; but soon the progress Of civilization
snperseded battiements, md the produce of letters
OF the arts and Sciences took the place of weapons
OF war Thus the history of monuments has also
JUS philosophy as well as the history Of events
IN IKE manner thatit Is remarkable that the time
OF the hrst revolution the Committee Of Public Wei
fare should have continued, without being aware
OF Il, the work Of Louis XI of Rchetieu of Louis
XIV, giving the last blow to the feudaI system and
carrying out the System of unity and centraIiza.
ton. the constant aim of monarchy--in like man
ner Is there not great lesson to learn In behold
ing the idea Of Henry ", of Louis KILL of Louis
AIf Of Louis XIV, of Louis XVI, of Napoleon as re-
CARDS the Louvre, adopted by the ephsineral power
OF lSiS! One of the first acts, in fact of the pro
vlsionai government was to decree the completion
OF the palace of our Kings. So true IL it that
nation draws from its antecedents, as an individual
derives from his education, ideas which the nas.
SONS OF moment do not succeed in destroying -
" Nhen moral impulse is the consequences of the
social condition of n country il is handed down
through centuries and through different forms of
government. until the object in view is attainetl-
Thus the completion of the Louvre, towards which
thank yon for your cooperation, given with so
much zeal and skill is not the caprice of moment
but Is the realization of plan conceived for the
glory, and kept alive by the instinct of the coun-
| try for more than 800 years e .a
The whole ceremony lasted about three quarters
OF an hour. The Emperor and Empress descended
from the platform. and returned they came their
Maesties bowling to both sides as thev passed down
the gallery; and amid cries of ''Yis FEmperf,r r'
Vie PImperat71ice!' and few of s'Fi,y fe Prince
inlpertalr quilted the building. They drove to
the palace Of the Tulleries close at hand and alter
wards set out for st. Cloud.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. SO
The English funds are steadily supported as
their late advance. In the Stock Exchange there
was little inquiry but the supply adequate,
and there were few applications at the bank.
Although the Bank of France has renewed its ar
thcial purchases of bullion on scalgwbich shows
that the reduction in the Of discount in june
last was altogether premature there seems no rea-
son to apprehend that on this side the supply for
the present will so far fall short to cause with
| drawals from the Bank of England
The Daily Nscs city article says-The funds
were little Halter, but towards the close buyers
| came forward and the final quotations we're as the
same as those OF yesterday. In the discount mar
ket the demand for money more active owing
to the extensive operations which are now going
forward in bullion.
RICHARDSON, SPENCE co.'s CIRCULAR
LIVERPOOL. Ang. 49, 1S57-Since Saturday. the
weather has been fine throughout the country.
with fine drying winds. At Mark Lane YESTERDAY
wheats were Is. to 2s. per quarter dearer ON the
week. owing to reports of injury to the crops in
various parts Of the country by the violent storms
OF Thursday night and Friday last Here, to-day
with a fair attendance, holders demand an ad-
vance OF Id. to I'd. per bushe which could only be
obtained in few instances; towards the close, a
moderate business was done. at the full prices of
Friday last. Good inquiry for -four, and Westerns
were Cd. per barrel dearer. Indian corn very dull
To-day quotations are wheat-red, IS Id to S. Sd
white 9s. 4d. to los. Flour-phadelphia and Bal
tmore. 30s. cd. to Bis; extra Ohio, 32s Cd to 33s
Western, 3ls. to 31s. Cd; extra 32s Indian corn
mixed and yellow, 36s to 31s. white, Ass. to 45s 3D.
| in retail per $50 lbs