Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-26

providing sot the erection ofthe D.st,iotI
of Maine into an independent state on Ger.
tain conditions. The separation nnst he
approved by majority of q convention OF
delegates, to be chosen in the district. in
the manner OF representatives. and to as
seWble at Brunswick, on the 25,h of hu-
gust next. his convention must also con-
sent to the other conditions, which are to
he incorporated into the constitution, which
they are authorized to form for the new
state. The constitution is to be submitted
to the people, who are te act on it by writ
ten votes. anil to make return by the 1st
OF January next, Mt which time the conven-
ton are 10 he in session. The most in,por-
tant conditions are. that all the publi;: lands
and public buildings of Massachusetts Pro.
per. are to belong to the Commonwealth,
and the Tublic lands in the district are to
be equally divided between the two states,
the moiety assigned - Massa husetts not
to be taxed, so long as it remains her prop
erty-the remainder of the public propcr-
ty is to be holden 10y Massachusetts, as Sc
curity for tse payment OF the public debts,
but, on the adjustment of the public debts,
II there be surplus, three fourth parts are
to remain to Massachusetts and ons-fourth
to Maine, II there be deficiency. ore quar-
ter thereofis to be paid by Maine This bill
is assigned for a second reading i'm the
house this day--when finally acted on, we
shall publish it entire.
(BoSton Daily .9dv.
The British aud Nepaul war has been
brought to complete termination by "a
treaty OF peace, which was signed by the
Governor General i ID cember st.
IN &c. II Co, r NJ. =
ceived permission to embark from Malta
for the u. States
A French expedition is fitting out from
Brest, St. Malo and Rochcfcrt to take pos
session of the ISLANDS Of ST. Pierre and Mi
qnelon.
The trial of Gen. Bertrand by the coun-
Gil OF war of the LIST military division, was
To commence Mays.
Pr nee Kauntz, the Austrian ambassador
at the coYrt of Span, has been recalled. it
was rumored, in cons quence of misuri-
derstandmg between the two Courts relative
to Parma, but this IS contradicted.
Boston, .adv.
Liberty Of the hress-In the British
house OF Commons. April II, Mr.. Broug-'
ham said" Seeing the attorney genera. in
his place, he wished t. inform him that the
leave to bring in, for the 6effer securing
the Liberty of the Press, would be direct,
ell more particularly to three purposes: to
allow this truth in al civil and criminal
cases to be given in evidence, though not
rrceived IN justification to RESTRAIN the
practice OF ex-oficio information and to
prohioit special jurics in trials for hbel,''
EctrGct Of a letter. iron, Paris.
a new marriage is already OF foot for
the Emperor Of Austria. This uxorious
monarch is said to have cast his eve on the
fir daughter of the King OF Saxony to re
place his late consort."
Letters from liverpool to the 9Th Nav,
VIA Boston, state several recent failures
mad taken place in London. At Liverpool,
the markets were fat--cotton had declined
Id per pound.
KINGSTON, (Jem.) Nay 81.
Erfract 81 letter. dated Cug5acoc.
May II.
There is port in circulation here,
and is generally believed to be Correct, that
Bolivar has landed at Margarine with 1000
men,"
TIE LIFE OF CEN L3CXS0w
Has been undertaken, since the death
OF Mr.. John Reid, by John H. Eaton, Egc.
and 1t Is said, will shortly be published.
Extract eta letter 10 a gentleman in This
city, dated
NEW ORLEANS, MAY &c.
he river has fallen about one foot &
the water begins to recede from the city"
LBalt. Ielegrahh.
CHARLESTON, June I8.
SPEcIE.-FaIr prospects are held out
that this useful and desirable article viii
shortly become as plentiful among us as
formerly. Some few weeks since, an i'm
portation OF 79 600 dollars was made at
tn s port from Nassau, and on Sunday last.
an arrival from the same place BROUGHT
10, o0odollars moie.
Ertrdct IF q letter fran a ecestlenaan at
-ye1U Orleans TO his Friend in Frankfort,
~ date-t May 81, 1916.
Llvlngstons important suit, resp scting
the monopoly OF Steam Boats, has been de
c,ded against hun by the District Court of
tnis state, on the plea that the Legsl ature
OF tnis then territory, exceeded their pow
er ~ granting an exclusive privilege t.
Livingston, within her Supposed waters"
GRAND BANK DISCOUNTS.
The Salem Gazette ofthe 18Th inst con.
tains list of forty two fishing vessels, which
have arrived in Marblehedd frou, the
Grand Bank, with az enumeration Of the
fares from Znn0 n or mn ,.eL --