Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-12
LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.
" TIE STEAMER ErROP

RY THE STEAMER EUROPA AT BOSTON.
Boron. May Tue steamer Europa arrived at
fhs port this morniug. Her hes contain the Hollow
iCy additional items:
ENGLAND.-A numerous meeting Of merchants
md III manufacturers held in Manchester for the
purpose % forming al association tor the promotion
OF the growth Of cotton all over the world, to be
c,ll.d IN. Cotton Supply Association" The asso-
citation "a to encourage by ali practical means the
r-o.ch rf cotton in the colonies aud other countries,
by diifI-ing information, supplying machinery anu
removing tar as possible al! legislative lmpedl'
uisuts.
4, . special msetins of the European and American
S samsnip Company, report was read statlng mat
H.. total cost of Ihe eight steamships recently pur
chss,d was E 400, O00 of which E227 900 had been
provided for resolution was then passed to raise
:he ba!snce GlSV,uOo, By the issue Of twenty thou
sand 80 shares.
4 nee a, Liverpool had destroyed $500 bales OF
cotton, belonging 10 j. s. ID. Maicomson u Co.
The diplomatic labors of Lord Egin must be de-
lsyed Until tho s;e-ncr task "t The military against
the native chiei. has been tfectually Completed
1a-r ID ali end, for time, OF missions and negotia
tirns.
Tns Rev. DR.. Skinner, Primus of the Scottish
Episcopal Church, diea ut Aberdeen on the 10th,
aged IS years
IN. London Times says: "The news brought by
the overland mail shows how fully justified the gov.
ernment and people of England have been in promst
!y supporting their officers III Chine. Certainly, our
troops our frgates and our gunboats have not Deen
dispatched minute too soon. We are evidently en-
gaysd in lnS;nauious conflict which it will require
The utmost rigor, courage aid decision to bring to
Close"
AUSrRIA.-Barou Bach's plan Of commercial!
organic alton OF the Empire las been considered too
literal bv the Supreme Court and lis modification
Lo- been requested. Bach, discouraged, threatens 10
r-scn.
Tie difficulties between Austria ard Montenegro
appear To- he in fair way of settlement.
Prime. D.-Hieio has released prisoner and Austria
has ordered the Moutccsg-isn refugees removed TO
TIE Interior.
RUSSIA Tho commission FOR regulating the Rus
.,n, iurks frontier il Asia assemblies on the 18th OF
Nay.
GHiSA.-Telegraphi despatche5 from Trieste
aancr"oe 1 arrival Of the overland mail, with dates
from Hong Kong 70 the 18th Of March.
Tn. Europeans On board the British steamer
Quec, .uGor the Portuguese flag had been murder
ii ~ ths Chinese and the steamer with her raua.
bic ca.so, carried off. The passengers aud crow
vera also carried Off.
Tn. total "apor, of tea from China for the year
ending the Both of June next s estimated at 1ooHo
lbs,
The pric. of silks hes advanced at Shanshee.
The STOCK a. the settlements is estimated at diUuU
ba'e..
tERSIA.--The dates from l}usl.iro to the 9Th
-! ...ci. iu-re had Been no fresh military opera
.iJns IN the Persian Gulf.
The Persian accounts of the recent battle Of Blu.
shire have been published, stating that the English
advanced until meeting the main body of the Per
san army. The latter set t:o 10 the British camp
coliya..a aud r-treated towards BGshire. when, be-
irg -.,n;o-cad the battle resumed aud CONTINUED!
2r days. beth parties retiring in conusion;amid tor
rea's,oi rain.
lhs pers:.,s iel OF their guns but afterwards
recovered; them.
The Persians rs innate the British loss %. 900, and
their own loss at 4Uu0.
PTCSSlA.-.teordngto an official article IN the
Y =, the Prussian government has caused lis diplo
III ,tic representative at Washington 10 demonstrate
with tn. United States government on account OF the
many acts of violence committed OIL migrants in
ATrric9u ports, by orcib!y pressing with art-
fCa kidnapping them on board Ut American vessels.
an! thus securing their compulsory servcs on board
American merchantmen
TCRkEY.-Admirai Lyons and his squadron were
received at Smyrna with much ceremony by the
Turkish authorities. the French naval division and
III; Eays', residents.
,:o price of cora had fallen at Constantnople,
Varna and Burgas.
LIVERPOOL MARKETs.-Messrs. Barring, Brothers
& Co, report moderate demand for iron; Welsh
ras a: IL LIS 6leEI ljs; bars steady at 81 l0s.
S,,rc;, D.. 7o,a.6' 81. Bresis;utf. quiet but
:,-aly. waits wheat G2ltis red 5S.G2s. s.su- 2Is
So. Sagsr was rather Coffee and Tea IN
ar,ive. Rice had defined 5
AMERICAN SEcURiTiEs.-Ilessrs. Bell 4 Son RI
port rera M securities generally unchanged. with
a n a--.,. demand. 5. skies and beads lO0alO2i:
Pan. ir.s 75ia76!; do. bonds SiDaS2 Va. skies,
bonds. S3i 1914; do. lives, bonds SlaS6; Maryland
a.. bn:Cs. Sja9l; Alabama hves, bonds, ISaoO;
7 ..S.c. skies, bonds. .Si: Iii. Central "a, of
$50 - 81 do. d.. Fr--iand io5.lOS do. do $50 "a
t29 10 do. t's S6aSS: Oh Central bonds OF 1869,
81 o. New York Central bond. of lS6i 93i9I: do.
TO 0! $50 S',S5: Erie c"nvertibles, T1aI?; do Sink
- Fund, S2Si Penn. Genital, iat mortgage bonds,