The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-26
Mr.. FOX.

IT rs mentioned that Mr.. Iroftcf is employed
in preparing for the London press, work, which
every admirer OF the genius and virtues of Mr.
Fox, will read with pleasure. mixed doubtless,
with nielanchoy-itis Tour through Flanders,
I.nlland, and France, in the year 1902, made in
company with Mr.. Fox by Mr. Trottey, wnen the
former was presented to the French EMPEROR
It is very much TO be desired that Mr. Tyone,
would add some particulars of the las, moments
of his illusnious friend. Norman in these king
doms has, we believe, the same information. "r
Ell more deeply on that melancholy & awful
subject.
A sea capt making tcl. for party, paid no
attention to the circumstance of a pen,leman,s
h'ving put his spoon in his cup, but filed it
gain with tea On this the gentleman informed
the capt. that he had done adding, " do YOU no,
see the spoon in my cup ,"
And what of thatH' said the sailor, no ~
was to understand your private signals g''
FROM A LATE LONDON pApsR
Mr. Vests painting of the Miracles of our
Saviour has een,purchsscd by the Subscribera
to the British Institution tor 5000 gu:neas The
sum was raised by subscription of so Guinea G
each InatV.duai.---Fhe painting was originally
destined for America.
The foKezDing observations 4sere made in
me British House of Commons on the IN
OF March. in tte debate on a hrohosed
enquiry INFO rte sfate of commercial Gre
4 dir War. Int
Ms A. Barring thought that the enquiry in
to the general state of the trade tuyht 20 he
postponed.-Tne object at present he understood
to be, to ascertain whether commercial credit
was not IN a state requiring relief, if such relief
could De administered At future period of
the session, no doubt, 1T wo uld be proper TO po
into the more general enquiry, and to expose
completely the causes which had led to the la
mentable situation in which commerce at pre
sent stood, that they might be aware IN time to
come.-But it was better to defer the more ex-
tended consideration. Whether the system of
the Orders in Council, the plan of licences, and
other measures OF Government had not tended
strongly to produce this sad effect would be
question at another time. But the fact was clear.
that commerce was in deplorable state, & he
owned the measures Of the right Honorable
Gentlemen were material cause of it-Ifa
house was on fire, the first consideration was to
put 1t out, and afterwards to inquire into the
causes which had occasoned it. The questions
were distinct, and there would be disadvan-
taage IN involving them and, besides, if they
were to proceed upon the more enlarged view
the report could not be presented in less than a
month The Right Honorable Gentleman had
SAID that our relations with America had no con-
nec;ion with the present commercial distress
Whether or not we were right in our dispute
with America, he would not now discuss byt
when 1t was considered that A merca was cus.
tomsr or.twelve millions annually Of our manu-.
features, vt must appear most extraordinary
snRbosino1 that the stoPpage Of this trade would
add nothing to our commercial distress II was
not to be doubted but this would add very con-
sIderabiy to the distress under which trade now
aboured
Mr.. Perceval said he had not said that the
ton. afNFc H.. Ill
America, had no connection with tile depressed
state OF commerce What he had stated was this
hat it was not connected with through any
ault Of the government. "'