Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-09-18

aGd acCePedt.
Mr. C.ius ". Field sails for Nea Toic II tie
Austr iasiau On n, 9,h instant
GREAT BEiTAIE.
l. is st tied IT, II ia couseq ueuge Of The spread Of
Feuianism, tn, pumter OF regim .nts in the south
OF Ireland is to lie decreased.
The report that I'D. Bright IS 10 visit America On
ofnca invitation IS pronounced to be without
foundation.
n. Bo,rd OF Trade retUrns 20, July show coa-
nued slight falling Oh Ia British OK ports as ON
pared with last year,
The Ceies at Portsmouth ia honor OF the French
fleet progressed il the most splendid manner, ard
concluded On the Isl rst,n'. Tho weather
Throughout was exceedingly huc ana eGe.ythinS
passed off in the most happy manner Binduets,
reviews, BALI Gni i.llmiudtioBs followed one AZ
ter the other and all vera alike brilliant and sue
cessiul.
The reception accorded to the French oGlc.rs
by the English people was excessively So I'm ana
enthus astic.
Alta grand banquet given by the Duke of SOM
eIset in behalf Of England ana by ~. Cblss1lJup
Loubat in behalf OF tgane e, IN earnest desire
was expressed that tie two nations nigh ever
live in peace and on ieIms ID TIE mos. cordial
friendship an 60 will
This exchai sc Of naval hosg"o les between
Fran ana ENGLAND Is rloHOU" cu meNcf-bie
episode, not uu y IN the history 81 these no gle.L
lowers, hut even OF the civilized world, Grd is
universally IeE lTdt4 WIZ SN- ST. EA~-N-eH
throughout Europe.
Coz estimates claim much attention, and the
leading authority in tue London Times suns
up 5 estimates throughout he County as iol.
lows:
Wheat will yield twer ty.siz BIZ hoIs re5 acre,
or four beloS the average. E..sy tii5tj $50
bushels ler nc c. OF c gdt below We &.cr1 g.
Oats thifty.iour bUshe +, er ie, o. fourteen D.
low the aUeraye. Peas and aus Wit J.=iJ Tier
average crop. Potatoes ai'l void unusually well.
Hay will give az average cop. P-sia5lse l.
siugularly abundant.
FRANCE.
Tie Emperor had re eived N. Sion, the new
Spanish Ambassador. He SAID lie attached gIeat
value TO seeing France and Spain advancing t.
retLer. and the French Gov rument would always
be found ready to strengthen the bonds which
unite the two countries.
Tie Paris P0trie says that the French Imperial
Government ani all the precedent OF lis policy
compel it % refuse its appreciation TO the AuStro'
Prussian Compa.t at Gastein. What has predom-
mated in the arrangement sanctioned at Salsbur
has been the interest of the strongest and the an
nexat on OF Lunanburs TO Prussia raises another
constitutional question.
The Empire $ Eugene had arrived at Fontan-
beau with the ladies who lad been injured at
NeuIchatel
The returns Of the Rank of France show re-
duction in cash oil about a million and a han OF
francs. and great incIei:e in discounts.
The Bourse closed firm, Gu the Isl instant, 1t
69f. 2Oc,
PORTUGAL.
The new ministry i not yet formed.
II IS officially announced in the Cc'teS that
Prince Amadeus did not visit Lis ga 10 represent
Victor Emmanuel AZ the bJplsm # tn alIut
prince. TIE G3res grantee leare L the hiagt0
travel ab Odd, IL aud che Queen VIII WHIT ilaly,
Don Fern tndo acting as r gent in he interim
~ t. a. t..c -
public surprise.
The new Cabinet has formed under lie Pre7,'
deucy OF the Eiscouut nc Castro.
BRA=Ii.
The mails haze bean FORWARDED by the Asia
Commercial news has already been published.
The war between Paraguay and the Argentine
Republic shows no signs OF te:mnlti n, Rains
had retarded mi airy operations, bat h0sii!i;ie5
were about 10 commence on an imposing scIle.-
Large armies we're being TAised 10y volunteers md
conscrptioB.e
LATEST COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL, September 3-Evenine. Cotton.
sales to-day l5,CO0 bales including 900 10 specu.
istors and exporters. The market closed lirm' with
an upward tendency but quotations 0re IN
changed.
Brta-s;uis and provisions firm.
LONDON, September 81 - Eycnine.- Cunsoia
closed AZ so for money. The weekly returns Of
uC1
AMER CAN sEcCRITgEs.-Ilno:s Central Rail.
road. 5S{ ai9; Erie Railroad r9la 53(: United
States Fve-Iwettes 60.
PARIS: September , 80 Eveniug,-The Bourse
cllsed i'm; Rents, sci, lO.,
DEATH OF SAN SLICK. The last arrival from
Europe brings intelligence oil tie death OF Thomas
chandler haiiburton- author OF tie famous sam
Slick stories, H was born in Nova Scotia in
lSOJ, where he practced law successfully for many
years, and was subsequently, promoted to the rank
OF Judge. For some We Is past he resided in Eng
land, and IN April 1853 vas elected TO Parlia.
ment Tor Lauhc son, CoraNaN. He also ran
during he recent cauy. IS. but was defeated
he nlst appeared as an auth in 1885, When lie
contributed cries OF humorous cles satiriziug
the lankee character, which bee me immensely
popular both IN this country aud Eucllud. In
1871 appeared The CiOckmaker: or sayings and
DoiDgs OF Sam Slick OF Sickyi.,e.n In 1912 he
gave TO the public " The Attdcle; or 3 am Slick
IN England, 10 which two more volumes were
subsequently added lie wrote ssyela' oiber
political.
The Slick papers were remarkable rather for
uEo!lsry than tum0r. Their effect in England wss
10 increase The popular misconcepuon OF tbs
American character. Thousands of EOEushmen
honestly believed that " sam Slick was genuine
49, " ~ "4at' II lnr NeiNaCU'oi u - -
'eIS Il an6ee uatio5.' Aud the impTes .ioi even
1T prev ais quite extensively hal the neS..s1
language is something quite d-Eeren' nom 'le
English. =
EGEsgaAL LEA Ieceu, letter f7om General
Lee, President eject of WashinGt'l COLLEGE t.
Judge Brockerborougn, states that he VIII be IN
Lexington IN the Goth instant, 10 attend meet
lug of the Boa,d OF Trustees TO lie held on that
day; and that be win ent upon the duties OF his
Office at the opening OF the session.
FAMILY FLOUR.
4 lot OF very superior FLOUR, for family use for