Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-28
LATE 1STELLIGEYCE FROM EUROPE.


b. the steamer America arrived at Halifax last
Friday from Liverpool, we have accounts from the
latter place 20 the llfh int.
The Parliamentary elsc;ions in Great Britain were
nearly Completed and the Ministerial nett gain, far
is Is members. Sidney Herbert s spoken of for
Minister of War, and Evelyn Dennison is the Minis.
tie: al candidate for Speaker.
The English Government furnishes three steam
ships To assist in laying the Atlantic telegraph cable.
The cable itself will BIZ completed in June aud laid
In July.
Lieutenant General the Hon. T. Ashburnham has
left London for Alexandria, on hs way TO Hong Kong,
accompanied by several military otficsrs.
There was report in Paris that the coronation Of
the Emperor Napoleon would take place the ith Of
May. The rumorcd attempts to a.ssssnate the EN-.
p-ror un!ound-d, but several arrests had been
made in Paris and the Departments, Of persons con.
nec'rd with the secrst societies.
The Journal des Debas has had the boldness to
declare that the existence Of secret societies in France
is the natural result of denying the people aud the
press the RICH; of free dlscus-ion
The French MOniteur publishes the report of the
jury charged 10 award the prize Of 10000 francs civ
cn by the Emperor annually, for period of I've
years from 1888 az m encouragement for the cultva.
ton Of cotton in Algeria. From this report il up
pears that, although the plant suffered severely from
d.nuh during the last season, the yield has ncreas-
I'd TO upwards OF 600 bales, whilst the United States
AZ 'e end Of the fourth year of experiment, exported
only 40 bales. Already says The report. .thr
pau!ers IN Algeria have ob.an~d two important
points toward competition with the United States
qus!i:y aud equal yield. according to the quantity Of
ground planted. There remains bird To be attained,
aud that s the extent OF production. which only
be accomplished when the number OF hands employ
I'd can he sufficiently increased" The report sug.
casts that III. Government would do well to give spe
chi encouragement for works tending facilitate ir.
rignton.
A Madrid letter says that active communications
arc taking place between Spain and France and
England the subject of the Spanish Mexican diff
Guilty. The Spanish government hopes 80 obtain the
moral support of those powers; AMI, in The qu-s-
ton goes beyond with Mexico their material
aid also.
The Danish Cabinet have rendered their resgna.
tons. the cause being local politics.
The Berlin paper denies that delay has been grant
ed to Denmark ny Austria and Prussia for the settle
mcnt of the llolsein question through French inhu
ence. and also confirms the statement tina, Russia
has disagreed 10 the claims If Denmark being refer
red TO The arbitration Of the European Powers.
The Dan!sh Diet unanimously approve of the abo.
ton of the Sound dues and the treaty concluded
with the foreign Powers.
The Austrian Ambassador at Naples repeats the
statement that Naples is more and more disposed 10
make advances toward the re establishment Of d.
pomac relations with the Western Powers.
A letter from st. Petersburg says that the opera
tons OF raising the suDken vessels at Sebastopo have
commenced. Sixteen have already been recovered,
including the steamer Chersonesc. Four rsisrd
sells are afoat and IN active employment. The Cher.
sonese is undergoing repairs at Nco!aetf.
This Grand Dnke Constantine was expected at
Touon on the 22d of April. hotlla OF French war
steamers would meet the Russian squadron Off that
harbur es escort.
Further reduction on foreign goods had been made
by The Papal Government.
The snow that blocks up the roads in Persia will,
il ia aaid delay the return Of the ratification of the
treaty with England.
The Ottoman Ambassador at Teheran has present
ed note requiring the execution OF the boundary
treaty and the restitution of seven towns, especially
Ourmiach and Sulmanich.
LIVERPOOL, April Coton-Sales Of the week
49, 0D bales including 500 bales to sp-culators.-
There has been but little inquiry aud prices are weak.
Orleans Cotton has declined ! for fair md low de-
srriptions. The quotations are-Fsir Orleans 81;
MddIing a; Upland fnir - GIG. Stack in port
400 O0O bales including 800, 00D bales of American.
Bread-tuffs- Flour is dull and slow of sale with
prices unatered, but previous quotations ere barely
maintained. Wheat is dull with quotations barely
maintained. Corn is steady at decline OF 3D.
Mixed Jos; yellow 3ls; white 32s 33s. The weather
has been favorable for agricultural purposes.
In all the Continental markets Breadsufs have
declining tendency.
MoNEY MARKET.-LoLDoy, April 1.-THE mo-
ney market is stringent. Conso!s for money 93,.