The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-24
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.
OFFICERS COMMITTED POR TRI.

England.
OFFICERS COMMITTED POR TRIAL.
LONDON, September % Solicitor Edward
Frorgatt and Chiei-Inspcctors Druscovich,
Meikleja, Palmer, and Clarke, Oh the Scot
| land Yard detective force, who were accused
| OF conspiracy 10 defeat the ends OF Justice
in celebrated confidence case. in which 4
number OF betting men were convicted OF
defrauding the Countess dc Gercourt OF
$50, 900, have been committed for trial.
THE AlSCING LANE HARKETs-REvIET OF TIE
ECONOMIST, &c.
| LONDON, September 22.-Thc Mincing
Lane market during the past week has been
steady, the recent decline upon some art!-
cIes leading to little speculation. Business,
however, has been generally quiet Sugar
has been in good demand at rather higher
rates; common brown sorts participated in
the improvement The best production
will likely be less than anticipated. During
the week the French rcfinerics have made
large sales OF fine loaves for delivery here
at u further slight decline. Rice continues
firm; high rates are paid for white Bengal.
4 larger quantity OF salt than usual was
sold at the reduced quotations last estab-
lished.
The Dutch Trading Company'> sale OF
coffee this week went slightly over the valll-
atoms here. Cooring sorts are again dearer
than last week, but common and pale re-
main unsettled, being occasionally in favor
OF buyers. The large quantity OF tea
brought upon the market has not yet caused
an increase OF business by private contract.
Numerous parcels on public sale without re-
serve have gone at irregular or lower rates.
| There has been no material change IN prices
OF Indian tea by auction.
WHAT THE ECONOMIST SAYS.
The Economist says: There are some
signs. though faint. which lead to the idea
that a revival OF business may be looked
for. The clearinghouse returns, which
have declined for the year, now show an
Improvement up to the end OF July. The
weekly averages exhibit slight diminution
OF business in 1877 compared with 1876, but
since the commencement OF August an i'm
proyement appears in the returns. The i'm
provement is too slight to build on it any dis
tinct opinion that the stagnation OF the last
few years has passed entirely away, and We
are far from implying that it justifies the
p, immediate expectation OF 4 rapid revival OF
trade; but at all events it is satisfactory
that the retrogade movement has been
checked, whether the Improvement proves
temporary or not. Discount ran at one
eight per cent. below last week, three.
months bank bills being quoted at y per
cent. Trade bills are not quotablc, al
though the supply OF money at short terms
ia abundant. Short loans are Derceptible
at less than two per cent. Sales OF United
States Government securities are being
pressed. We understand from holders in
America OF demand for ready money
when the fall trade, which is considered
likely to be unusually full this year, in con.
sequence OF the large crop-movemcnt, shall
have attained its height.
The feature on Change Friday was de-
cline OF the Russian silver rouDe to 235d.,
which is almost the lowest per cent. ever
touched. Silver remains steady, but is in
no great demand for India Just now, be-
cause the famine traffic monopolizes the
railways to the exclusion Of export trade.
The German Government has therefore a
delicate market to deal with, and can no
longer bring forward large amounts OF sill
yer for sale. The stock market this week
tended to be dull, but rumors OF proba-
bic armistice gave strong support to specu-
lation in stocks on Thursday, and since then
Reinforcement has not been perfectly lost,
although movement OF prices compared
with last week is unfavorable, with the
prominent exception OF Turkish stocks.
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having recovered on Tuesday the fraction
lost on Saturday. Foreign government Sc
curities fell and recovered in the same way,
but with large variations. Turkish stocks,
however, have continued to advance upon
the successful resistance ut Plevna. Kali
road securities, on the whole, maintain the
prices to which they have been taken by
Speculative operations, but the probability
remains that should money become dear IN
America it will be difficult to hold them.
France.
ELECTION FOR DEPUTIES, &C.
PARIS. September o2.-The Official Jour-
nal publishes decree ordering elections
for deputies on the l4th OF October ana
summoning an extra session OF the Chanl'
Der OF Deputies on the 7th OF November.
The manifesto to the nation found among
e1-President Thiers's papers will be pub
lished on Thursday. The Conservative
| Journals already contest its authenticity.
GAABETTA's FORMER SENTENCE CONFIRMED.
PARIS, September 22.-The second trial
Of NJ. Gambetta came of to-day on an ap-
peal from his previous sentence OF three
months imprisonment and 1000 francs tine
His counsel argued that the tribunal which
condemned him was incompetent. The
sentence pronounced at the first trial.
The War News.
THE LAST TURKISH VICTORY.
| CoSsTANTINoPLE, September 22.-Further
intelligence concerning Mehemet Ali's vic
tory Yesterday states that he attacked the
Russian positions beyond the Baneca Lom.
The Russians were entrenched in village
along the river. No official dispatch from
Mehemet Ali has yet been published.
VARIOUS WAR ITEMS.
LONDON, September Ono official intel
lieence has been received from the other
side concerning the reported battle at Brita
Yesterday. A Vienna Political Cores.
pondence special from Bucharest Saturday
saws there has been severe fighting for two
DAYS between the Czarowich and Mehemet.
The Russians still hold Brita. Another re-
mort. which is, however, SO far unconfrmed,
States the Russian headquarters have re.
tired to Sistova. Osman Pasha attacked
the Griyica redoubt Thursday night, but
was repulsed with heavy loss.
PATTERNS.
/ A FULL SUPPLY OF NINE. DEMOR.
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