Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-14
S2in,.iJ.6.6.i
Total.

Total. $2i0,a55.Gjl
Owing t. Il decrease in III" shipments o
specie from England 10 the continent. and the
increased activity in general trade. aud ease in
money affairs. coiSulS had improved and clos.
cd out at 9GI 10 -. In Paris. general trade
was dull, but the French 9 per cents were s,.-
tanned. with sales nj - aoa73 81 cts. Money
in London was in good demand at 2:a2i per
cent, and in Hamburg at } per cent.
Russia and Prussia were about asking loans
from the money lenders Of Europe. and it was
thought that Austria would also enter the mar
kct ~ Il borrower.
Trade had improved in Manchester. Flour
and grain with provisions continued t. riile
dull in the English markets.
The most noticeable feature Of the news was
the improved feeling which had appeared in
London for American securities including State
bonds and the better class Of rail road shares
and bonds. UniicdStatrS iivcS were at Gja3ji:
do. skies. 10. l04al6j: do SKIES. lSG1-'GS. i02
al0i. Alabama fwc> -. Maryland iivcS,
sterling. 9ja?6. kentucky skies "2aei. Mis-
sissipri Union Bani: bonds (rcpudia'cdl l6alS.
Virginia skies 1856, s1a>': five per cent stcr-
ling bonds stasS. Tennessee six per cent ~.
New York Central Raj! Road shares had AL.
vanccd one per cent
The British Board of Trade returns were
published for November. They exhibited AL
increase in the importS Of about SS.45p.0 0n.-
The increase Cor No:cmhcr. ISIS, was ~ per
cent over those for the quarter of ls51. hut cX.
hibitcd seven per cent decrease on the imports
of II months in - compared witt! those Of
1857. The chief Increase in the export trade
was found in the Shipment of cotton goods Il
India.
The shipments Of ,pccic from southampton.
England. for the Fast during the year ending
the Goth Of December, had amounted 10
$S3l, $50 in gold, and S22.O70,31j in silver.
while the imports 10. the same time from all
quarters had reached $l0".5jj.GO" $iG,000,G GOO
Of which We're from australia; 2j.hun,6 900 from
the intel States: about so. 900, ono from
Mexico and South America $4,000, 0"p from
Brazil and ST, O00. 900 from Russia.
The Chinese tariff was about being definitely
settled. between her authorities and Lord Elc;n
and Mr.. Reed. The plan included arrangements
to put definitely 70 rest the ycyat;oris attendant
upon the opium trade.
Vt Paris there WAS /, Sor! Of new credit mo
jilier being %inaugurated. 1t was to be called
= The .>0rietc f0mmcr.iae and Hn3wxtrioie."
1t Was to begin with 4 capital of $l2,ono.60o.
go. 900. 900 francs about 40 per cent. of which
had been paid NJ. Tie President i, to he
named 10y the Emperor. and to have the right
OF veto.
The trial of Count Monta,cinbcr;. on appeal
before the Imperial Colrt Of Paris, had been
brought TO Il close: ard the decision Of the
Judges 50 modified the binding Ct the Court
below, as TO cause the result TO be considered 4
triumph on the part of the accused and his
friends. They reduced the term ofhiS imprison-
mcnt from six to three months. bu; retained
the fine of 3.000f. BY the withdrawal of one Of
the counts in the indictment, which rendered
him liable. in addition TO other punishment. TO
transportation to Algeria. the Judges decided
that he was cxcmp; from such liability. lie
was ably defended by NJ. VI. Dufaurc and Bcr-
rycr. The latter, in his speech, remarked that
he was nearly 40 years of age. and had "Sccn
no fewer than s~ef6htteH ch"hgGs IF Gor6rHmftt
IN F.:f""| and that it passed his understand
ing to conceive how n law passed to enforce
respect for the Constitution Of lS49 could he
applicable to a Constitution emcnaiingfr the
person who had broken to pieces and troddcn
under foot tho law of 1912" If VI. Bcrrycr's
life should be spared another decade. il i pos
Siblc he may witness other changes in the
French Government.
While many failures in rlilro1d<to earn divi-
dcndS, in this country, have occurred. it seems
that in Brazil they have opened a snort road,
which is found to pay largely. They had
completed thirty miles Of railway and expected
to add eight and a half miles more, in a month.
on a projected line of two hundred and fifty
miles in length. known rs DIM Pcdro The n.
On the 18th September last, its receipts. over
the thirty miles completed road, were $500 to
5000 per day, and reaching sometimes $1,000
per day; and on .hirty-cigit and a half miles,
the receipts. it was said. would average $1,000 per
day, or $4,000 per annum. upwards Of $4,000
per mile. This will 10.
rs predicted in my letter Of last week, the
large payments in the way dividends, on the
first few days Of the new year, have added to
the upward movement in the bank returns.
The returns Of the Now York Banks for the
week ending the sih inst, compared with the
previous week. exhibits the following changes:
Utet ending. Lom.. So,ci,. Cirruii'a. Deposii..
Dec. 81 ..... .i9,. jSI.3i9 27.i2?.I 2j ~I.-5i.u9n .~h.i,l.193
Jan. s....... l2S.ti-.Gi. . ,s9J.>l I.2SG,2?2 h~!.-.G.d-:
Increase.... .9,i.a4i i..;o,ogs 76.2o! 2.ii2. is2
We give the following comparative rccapitu-
J,,;o, oc Tho ,nIittn NJ thn Eftv. E,,r Iontc