The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-18
rHK MAILS BY THK ARABIA.

The foreign mails by tie Arabia, from Liver.
pool, to the lss inst, reached this city yesterday
afternoon The news, not already telesraphed, ID
| not of great importance
GREAT BRITAIN
In Britain, the borough elections are over, and
| the unity elections are progressing The Pal.
mersfonians say they will have . good working
majority In the new House Of Commons, and th&,
| the Opposition have lost 10 seats; while the Oppo.
sision assert that only Ave seats are lost, and
that Palmerston will have too small majority
to go on With The complexion of the new House
is, therefore, doubtful. About one hundred new
men have been elected, and several well known
persons are rejected.
| Lord john Russell, Duke, and RothschiId, are
Reelected for London Notice, from the Liberal
SIDE has been already given TO contest twenty Ave
Conservative returns M T Barnes is the Minis
ferial candidate for Speaker, aud win be opposed
| by Mr. Fitzroy. There has been disgracefu
| election riot at Kiddemnster. Robert Lowe the
| candidate returned, was badly Injured
Revenue returns show an increase CT GI150OO
on past quarter, to 3lst March.
Christie, the second officer of the American
snip L. bogart, has been sentenced to transpor.
taton for lie for shooting at one of the crew du-
ring mu;iny on board the ship at Liverpool
CHINA.
Aovices from Hong Kong of 18th February
state mat lO,OOO houses have been recently de,
stroyed at and near Canton. The English con,
tnued firing. Chinese junks, amounting to a total
number OF one thousand, had again attempted 10
surprise the Engiisk forces, but had failed. Orders
nad oeen sent to the mar darns to negotiate soon,
as English steamers threaten the towns where
Canton. p~s' -
At Hong Kong exchange was 4s 3D. At Sbano.
mai imports were rather lower. The total silk
settlements amounted to IS 600 bales of which
$1,000 bales had left. Prices had advanced 10
dollars; exchange Ga ID At Foochow further
advance had taken place In tea. hTe import
market was dull
The United States steamer San Jacinto and
soop Levant are still at Hong Kong. -
Pekin Gszettes to the Oh of January renort
several successes gained over the rebels and the
retaking OF some of the towns in the province of
Hopeh.
Some more arrests have taken place In Paris of
persons charged with plot agains. the EN-
peror
The Neufchstel Conference has held its sixth
meeting, at which 1t was supposed the first pro-
focal was paragraphed
The Belgian Government has voted to admit tl,e
importation of Goals at q duty of l fir 40c. per
tun. An Anti-Free-Trade riot had occurred at
Tournay
From Madrid, March 81, it Is reported that, even
force will occupy some portion of the Mexican
| territory, "to protect Spanish subjects"
Austria has issued a new circular, complaining
of Sardiuia's continued insulting conduct. Eng
STRANGE to both Austria and Sardinia to preserve
peace.
The Prussian Government has announced tha.
Prussia will persist in her course respecting the
Danish Duchies, and the Prussian ports and coast
are to be placed IN q state of defence.
The Russians are concentrating a large force al
| Anapa The rumor of successes by the Circas
| slams is again repeated
The British fleet has finally left the Bosphorus
| thus evacuating the Turkish waters The inquiry
;rfp fha IN th<
| steamer Kangaroo is terminsted, and FerhaG
Pashs and Ismael Bey are 30 be tried as the insti
| gators.
Details of the battle at Bushire between The
| pears to have been complete victory for the
British.
| 1t was reported from Hong Kong, Feb Is, thai
| an American ship, supposed to be the Highfyer
was wrecked In the fall of 1858, at Formosa
| where the crew were massacrsd and the hull
burned by the natives.
| Commercial.
[Jas Heo.h & Co.'S Cifcular.)
| LIVERPOOL April Sd -Tobscco-The reported in
jury the plants in the Western States has produced
maj ket however, serves to sustain this Prices
unchanged. although Virginia leaf is more firmly
held. We quote -vrsinis leaf, 7!d to lo4'; Strips
lid to Id and l5d Kentucky lest I'D to Cd and lid
Strips, lid to lSd; Maryland, sound, 81 to 81
Bresdstufs-The low prices ruling for wheat -four
and Indian corp induced disposition to tn
of Friday and CONT 1ued or Saturday. Monday. and
| up to Tuesday evening, during which time large
quantities OF wheat underatood to have changed
hands, at an advance of i'd to I'd per ~ lbs The
transactions in -four aithoush considerable not
extensive bus h,ve served to rei7ve the trade
its duln-ss and to establish advance of Cd pei
barrel Indian corn, under liberal sales hss recov.
ere Cd perqr from its previous depression.
The receipts from the United States during the
past eek AZ 900 bushels wheat, is S92 bbls
Il ,ur, and So lis bushels Indian corn The Farme1s'
deliveries for the week ending Msrch. were-e8 874
qrs at average o. 55s Cd sgsinst 9S so qfs at 69
lOd for the corresponding week lest year. AT to.
DAYS market the attendance fair Business was
rather limited; but the demand for wheat and flour
wssg good Indian corn ssld only in a retail way -
We quote wheat, red 7s Sd to % I'd mixed So. Sd
mall 27s Cd to 2ss Cd Philad.lp 28fs Cd to 2es I'd
Ohio 2ss 6i. to 32s Indian corr yellow S2s mix.
sos Cd to sos Sd.
LONDON MONEY MAsKET The Bank Of England
had advanced its rates of discount to 81 per cent
Console closed on Frid.y at 9S4 ass and satur