Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-07
FOREIGN.

CerttSef'.
DUBLIN, Sept. ga letter received
this morning from Newry, mentions the
distressing fact offever being on the in
crease in that town.
A gentleman from Birmingham reports,
that a destructive contagious fever has
made its appearance in that town, and
bic number every day.
We are much concerned 10 learn that an
infectious fever has manifested itself at
Liverpool and Paisley.
The number of cases at Cork is not less
than Ace; and at Downpatrick 100.
Avery remarkable discovery has been
made at Bamberg, of an ancient manu-
script of Livy. Professor Goelier will
publish in few weeks full and accurate
account of this treasure.
An expedition has sailed from Brest 10
take possession of French Guayana.-
Count st. Cyr is appointed Governor of
the Province
Admiral Sir II. Popham is appointed
TO the Jamaica station, and has taken
the Sybille frgate for his flag ship.
The Cminentmercantile house of Fran
zius d Co. at Leipsic, bias suspended its
payments. The amount of its engage
ments are said to exceed 5000, 900 of
Dutch guilders.
An article in a French paper states that
1900 houses were destroyed by fire, on
| the 10Th of August at Smyrna.
One of ourLondon letters, received this
| morning, says:
eve noticed the other day, that the
raising OF recruits in this country, for the
Patriots IN South America, was going on
with considerable rapidly. Coils. Hip
nacpxrr and Ctnnpa
the officers now raising regiments for
South America"
THE SHIP ONTARIO.
This fine vessel sails to-day from the
port of Dublin, full of passengers. She
is one of the best and fastest sailing ves-
sells IN the trade; her passages from and
to New York have been really exiraordi-
nary. She has been three times across
the Atlantic this season twice from N.
York TO Dublin, and once from Dublin to
New York, and during the whole of the 3
trips, she was only IS days at sea.
LONDON, Sept. l8.-The East India
Company having given notice that the in
terest on their bonds will be reduced from
6-fo per cent. interest per annum, has
produced a great sensation in the money
market. The Bonds, which formerly com
manded a premium of 100 and 1872, are Of
fering at about. SO ; but wa believe no
! purchases have been made This. morning.
The reports circulated in the city are, that
the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer will very
shortly bring forward Bills, al I'd. bear
! ing an interest of about 8 per cent. per
aDnuIn.- These changes I'D government
securities are expected 10 have very fa-
vorable effect on the funds. ConsoIs for
the account, this forenoon, at o'clock,
were so2. -
SEPT. lo.--At o'clock to- day, Consols
were 798. BY accident, we yesterday de-
| scrlbed the Exchequer Ellis which 1t is
reported TO be the intention of Govern
ment TO issue as at gid. instead of at I'd.
The accompanying statement of the an
nual interest, must, however, have pre-
vented this error from misleading any
one.
SEPTEMBER Give learn from York
shire and Lancashire, that the manufac-
tories In those two counties cannot
furnish goods as fast as they are order
ed.
Accounts from Sligo mention that the
contagious fever continues TO increase.
Out OF population of 1000 souls, 1000
had died of the disease.
Prince Leopold, since he has been in
p" and, has been frequently affected
ia rheumatism in his head, attribut-
@ to his winter voyage through Germa-
~.
| PARIS, Sept. 25.-The eagerness of
lie Electors TO go TO their respective polls,
increases. They wish to insure a triumph
TO legitimate monarchy and to liberty
They wish 10 preserve 10 the capital, the
immortal glory which it has acquired in
the great day of the restoration. All
good citizens rally round the polls, and
the last test By ballot, has given the fol-
lowing result
Goupy ................... 1851
I1ellart ................... 1902
DTeton -.........-...... .3944
faSquler. 1851
CasImlr PerrleT.. 1895
OllVer.. s............... 1861
Gilbert DIES FOIslnS. ...... 1858
Manuel ................... 1900
Benz. Constant. .........,. 3047
La fayette. ......,........27l5
Thus has terminated the operations of
the College of the Seine.
a telegraPhic despatch from Lyons an
nounces that the Electoral College de
Lain has chosen for its deputy NJ. de
SLAMS.
The elections have all terminated with
out confusion or disorder.
FRANKFORT, Sept. Give are infor-
med that the Emperor of Russia proposes
to invite all the powers in Europe to form
a general convention, the object of which
is TO punish by law pirates, wherever they
may be seized, whatever their origin, or
in whatever country they may be found.
In Sweden, they continue TO work at
the Grand Canal, between the North Sea
and the Baltic, across the Swedish provin-