The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-18

sain no news of special i'm portance.
GREAT BRITAIN
Inc inauguration Of Evelyn Deuison the speak.
er OF tne British House of Commons. took place or
the lst inst The Speaker took the chair Ia
minutes before two O'Clock He WAS In Q cour,
suit OF mourning, with plain tiewig, and un sov
ca AT nve minutes past two the Usher of the
Black Rod (Sir A. Clifford) appeared at the table
ana summoned the House of Commons TO the ba,
OF the House of Peers to hear the Regal Commis.
sion read
The Speaker and over 100 members then pro
eeeded to the House of Lords
me speaker Elect addressing the Lords Com
missioners) thsn proceeded to say:-My lords.
nave TO acqusint your lordsbips that in obedience
to her Majestys commands her Maies.y's a fai.bfnl
Commons, In the exercise of their undoubted rieh,
ana privilege have proceeded to the election of q
speaker, aad that their choice has fallen ON nv
self now present myself at your bar and subs
init myself with all humility, to her Msjesty's gra
cions appreciation
Ihe Lord Chancelior-Mr. Denison, we are
commanded to assure you that her Majesty is fully
sensible OF your zeal for the public service and
your ample snthciency to discharge the importan,
dunes which her faithful Commons have selected
you 10 discharge She does most readily approve
and confirm you as their Speaker
The Speaker: With profound respect and gra-
titude bow to her Msjssty's commands and it Ia
now my duty, in the name and on the behalf of the
Commons of the United Kingdom, by humble ne
titon TO her Majesty to lay claim to their undoubt.
go lights and privileges, especially to freedom
from arres and Doiestaton TO their person, and
servants, freedom of speech in debate, and free
access TO her Majesty whenever occasion shall res
quire, and that the most favorable construction
should be put upon all their proceedings And l
have bumbly TO pray on my own behalf that apy
error that may occur in the discharge of those dus
ties may be imputed 20 me alone, and not 20 her
Majesty's faithful Coi1Inons
The Lord Chapcellor-Mr Speaker We have II
further in command to inform you that her Males.
roe HIIyyn Arr, -.-LA
leRes which have ever been granted or conferred
upon the Commons by any of her Royal prede.
cessors With respect to yourself sir though
her Ma aleGty Ia sensible that you stand In no need
OF suc1 assurance her Maj ajesty will ever put the
most favorable construction upon your words snd
acts
The Speaker and the members of the House of
Commons then retired, and the Lords Commission.
ers withdrew for brief period to unrobe. .
The Lord Chancellor having resumed bis seat on
the woolsack. the peers present who had not been
sworn took the oaths and subscribed to the parlia.
mentary roll
The death of the Duchess of Gloucester is re.
ported. She was Duchess of Gloucester and Edin.
burg, and Countess of Cornaught, was the fourth
daughter and last surviving child of his late Ma.
jesty George Ill and aunt to Queen Victoria
John Macgregor, late member of Parliament
from Glasgow, is dead Mr.. Macgregor was born
at Storaoway, in Ross shire. in 1897. and was
there fore 60 years of age He was in earlier life
High Sheriff of Prince Edwards Island and a
member of the Colonial Legislature.
The intention of Lady Franklin to send ont
another and final pedition to clear up - Sreat
Arctic mystery has ripened into reafE kady
Franklin having effected the purchase of Is6aam
yacht admirably adapted for the Arctic Service,
and the experienced Arctic voyager and explorer
Captain M MClintock. has accepted the command of
the expedition.
The Board of Trade returns for March show
continued increase in the declared value of ex-
ports. The total amount is $40 1856 34S against
SO 448 $40 in March, 1856 The augmen,a alton il
&l,UOI,77o, or more than 10 per cent rs compared
with the corresponding month of last year and
s3 O43, or 43 per cent. as compared with March,
1855.
The Liverpool Times, of May 2, says:
Admiral Stewart ia on his way to Carthag gena
from Jamaica, in consequence of the United States
claiming portion of the New Granada territory
A scientific exploring expedition, consisting of
three or four persons, is about to proceed, under
the sanction of the English government, through
the western portion of British America.
1t is said to be the intention of Mr.. Lum!ey, the
lessee of her Msjesty's theatre. to make profess
sional tour In the United States, with Madame Pic
colomini.
Ireland the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ardagh
had been waylaid, assaulted and reproached by
members of his own flock for his conduct during
the Loneford election
The American horses, Lecompte, Prior and
Prioress, had been entered for the Goodwood
cup, and Gilpatrick and other American riders
have been sent for.
FRANCE
A general meeting of the Credit Mobiller Society
was held in Paris on the 2eth ut The dividend
was fixed at 90f per share, making, with 26f paid
In the shape of interest total distribution of ll5f
per share Of 500f for the past year.
There has been a sudden activity in the silk
market at Lyons. which Ia attributed to serious
appreheusons respecting the next silk crop. Sew
eral firms had made purchases of Bengal and other
raw silk to the aggregate amount of 55, 600 kio
grams.
The Paris Presse, of May l, contains remarka.
bic article on the English alliance. Its appearance
was known beforehand, and that it would be, if
not wrissen, at all events inspired, by parsonage
of exalted rank, whose dislike of all that is Rus.
sian is very strong. The papers began to he sold
at the very moment the Grand Duke was passing.
The article gorifies the political privileges of the
English people. 1t says, we tiud among the Hber.
ties we have lost, the press and the tribune hum
bled almost everywhere else, remain there undi
minished England is an asylum for ideas as we'll
as for men who proscribed by political vicissi-
tudes
COMMERCIAL.
From Biglspd, Athys 4 Co.'S Circular
LIVERPOOL, May I-Bresdstufs-Ths weather
during the week has been cold and dry, enabling
farmers to make coed progress with field operations
though retarding ,vesetation the wheat pant
throughout England, however, continues to be IA
vorabiv reported Of In Ireland, the weather
the whole Of April has been extremely
wet and cold preventing oa. sewing and tho pieps.
effeot the value of Incian corn, in which very
large business has been done during the week at very
nuctuating prices closing yesterday at s5s. per Or
for mixed. Wheat and flour have been In very
steady demand st very full prices.
At days IL arket with favorable change OF wea
ther. the demand for wheat was not SO active, but
3 ste eady consumptive busioess done at the fall
prices of Tue sday fine SAMPLES Of red from scarcity
being in instances Id dearer this gives an sd-
vance of Sd per 20 lbs ihe week Flour Cd to
Ia dearer, but the demand not active. Holders of
mixed Indian corn commenced by asking 35s, event
1slly 81 accepted but at the close, there were
buyers at S4s advance of q per quarter on this
week Yellow and white hava equally improved 10
value.
HAvRg MARKET REPoRrs.-Hsvre market state
N ents from April 22i to 28th inclusve, report the
Havre cotton market dull; saes of the week, 6,Sl5
bales the stock being lis 000 New Orleans tres or
iiaaiye quoted fr. ILL.
Accounts from the manufacturing districts OF
France continue unfavorable.
Brsadstufs were firm, with sales OF American red
" heat at fr 66a69 per 200 ki. and New York Al r
I5do6 s. and for New Orleans in bond r. S7d38 per
Dbl.
BRUTAL OUTRAGE.-On Monday last some
white men piled an inofensive negro. named
Tohn Thompson, with liquor, at tavern near
Jersey City, on the plank road to Newark n. j:
they then saturated his hair with camphsne and
et Ore to it. The poor wretch died the same
light from the effects of the treatment Inc
oroner's inquest named Daniel keenan,, VINO