The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-09

The papers Of the Arobia contain few addition
al items Of interest. ns.
7 The Indian news brings nothing later from oude'
Th.fe had been two or three successia' e"k"s"
ments with the insurgents r,...
From China there n a report that the Enghsn
and French had taken possessson OF 40 ,Is am
opposite Canton, without oppo~'on' sn1 s.a.
! the French had proclaimed . blockade OF oahtoh
river. .r,o.,
commodore had offered, and been accepted ny tho
English. as q mediator -, A..
Chinese TO terms, march on Pekin 10 contempia-
/, There have been heavy gales on th, Enslish
coasts. Damage to American shipping 10 10
ported. 49,. yox.y.
The festivities in honor Of the Princess h'yas
marriage were progressing in England.
The number of persons wounded on the oc-
casiou of the attempted ASSASSINATION VI 'se h
peror Napoleon is about one hundred and hity. OF
whom six are dead. The details OF the affair are
n is reported that one 81 the four Italian prin-
cjpals under arrest has revealed everything
1t is said that the British government has
been called upon to expel certain refugees from
France.
The journals Spectator and Resue de Paris
| have been suppressed by the French government
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
New YoRK, Feb. ! p. M.--Tbe advance IN cotton
announced by the Arabia was entirely unexpected
by the trade here and will cause much excitement
in the American markets. The cause OF 1t was the
small shipments to England, the growing ease In
money, and an improvement at Manchester'
The total bullion in the Bank of England wa.
fi4, 10000. The discount market was also full
Of money, and choice paper was negotiated IN the
latter at 80 to per cent. The bank applications
were very limited and reduction OF the rate OF
interest to per cent. was anticipated on the
Thursday following the sailing OF the steamer.
rhe importations of gold we're large, but buyers
scarce, the Bauk Of England being almost the only
purchaser. Consols during the week advanced u
per cent, closing buoyant and hrm.
The estate of Herman Cox 4 Co. will return
dividend of ten shilliDgs in the pound.
There are no failures by this arrival connected
with the American trade.
AMERICAN STOCKS.
Bell & Son report American stocks without ami
nation and material change. Prices-Pennsyl-
vana fives are quoted at Il to 70; Pennsylvania
Central ak per cents at S6aSS; Maryland fives
Ssa90.
GENERAL NEWS
The English papers report the business pros
poets Of the whole country decidedly improy-
ing. The Fast India Company are preparing for
conflict with the government at the opening OF
Parliament. The European Times says they are
putting forth their power in way that VIII
require all the strength of the cabinet to counter
act.
The common council of London has presented
an address TO the Emperor Napoleon, congratula-
ting him on his escape in the late attempted assas-
snaton. The British residents of Paris had done
the same thing. Queen Victoria also sent him a
telegram and autograph letter, congratniating
him. 1t is generally believed that France
will demand the expulsion from English soil oil
suspected foreign refugees.
The trials of the Conspirators comes off at Paris
on the 10th inst. Twenty-Five additional arrests
had been made in the garden of the Tuileres, each
man with loaded revolvers in his pockets. So says
the Paris correspondent of the London Herald,
though it is not confirmed by other papers
PROBABLE MURDrR.--Mr. Burke, found dead on
the road near his house, in Decatur Ohio, WAS sup
posed to baye been killed by fall, and was buried;
but afterwards, it appearing that he had drawn
5000 from the bank, which was not found on bis
person, the body was exhumed, and he was found
to have been murdered by sluDgshot.