Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-29

About fortnight before Tie Comet sad
Ell, three hundred barrels of Flour driited
or shore al Cape Ia iIoSVe, on the coast
of France, some of which had the =. orh
brand
Captain Center has politely favoured
The Editors oi' the Mercantile Advertiser
with file OF Paris Papers TO the llth of
March, containing London dates of the
9th, az day later than before received, J
end the London Courier OF the 10Th OF
February.
The Society for Moderate Reform
(Sroughton, &c met for the first timeat
the Free Masons' Tavern, on Saturday,
This Meeting declared itself againSt Uni
yersal Suffrage and Annt;al farllaments
sir Francis BuTdett is one OF It's mem
bers.
A letter received at Lloyd's. dated Ma
deira, 9TH February, states, tiiat most Of
the Portuguese merchanimpn bound 10
Lisbon, were detained in consequence Of
the island being infested by lnsurgent
Pli,ateerS.
The Englishfunds continued 10 rises
per cent consols. on the 9th OF March,
% 3 Son time7i
London, March 3.--The Ports are open
for 6moDihs for the importation of Peas
and Beans, free Of duty.
An orierof the Prince Regent in Coun-
cll, permits the importation into the Isle
Of France OF all foreign merchandise, ex-
cepling cotton aud wooilen goods, and
manufactures oiiron and steel. Foreign
goods arc to pay duty OF two per cen
tum above those imported from Eng
Hand.
The customs produced for the month
ending the 18th OF February. were s. 6,8St
above that OF the same month Of the pre-
'eding wear, bat were 6 G0.l75 less than
that of 1915
The expenses Of The British army in
Franre for one year IS estimated at < >
G3O.G 0S.
Lord Castlereash had been indispo-
sed. but was Oh tie recovery.
The W atner had been urcommonly
mild in Europe. The Gazette of Lau-
Same, of March l, says, that the Spring
was 50 tayOura bic, that agriculture and
gardening had commenced and that in
te,ligent agricuturists predicted anabun-
dant year.
The actual armed force cf Austria is
computed in Il German Journal III o3O, 600
men.
The French Papers takeuotce OF the
projected grand Canal from Lake Erie to
the Hudson.
The Duchess of Berri was sick. Several
bulletins had been published from the
acconrkelv
The Archdwchess Leopoldine was TO
embark for Brazil about the list of June.
Her. ado.
The state of things in England has, il
appears, become extremely critical anu
alarming. The two secret Committees
(appointed by the House uf Lords and
tive House of Commons) nave reported
tiIeresult OF their investigation bv which
II " ouiG seem, that the spirit of disaifcc-
ton which had agitated the Metropolis.
had spread widely over The country, and
threatened an immediate and general re-
voluton. In consequence OF the facts
disclosed in these reports, the Suspension
of the HABEAs CORPus, vas moved I'm
Parliament, and carried BY a majority Of
10. Other measures ola energetic eliza
Tacter, had also been adopted.
The bal against the seditious assem-
hi,ss, had lis second reading IN the House
os Coum.ss on the SCI Of March and
bills have passed relative 70 Tie seduction
OF the s0ldiery, and concerning t.cascn.
Com. Il ~.
LONDON, Feb. %.
The following is the protest in the
q St.3Ilgllt.-
ing tie Habeas Corpus:
Seeing that IT does not appear 10 rs
from the report of the Secret Committee,
that a state OF imminentaDd pressing dan
ger has been sufficiently esta bhslled: 50
great as that the powers OF lie executive
Government, under the existing laws, are
10 meet Ii, and such as 10 re-
quire the suspension of rights most I'M
portant 10 the safety and Gerty Of ike
country. We protest.
"Signed, Augustus Frederick, Duke Of
Sussex, Bedford, Mbemarie Foley, Tun-
bridge, Alvenlcy, Moniort, Essex, g.au-
derdaie, Grey, Wellesley, Ynanet, Gros-
venor. Auckland, 81. John, Say aad Seele.
Rossiyn, Holland"
HOUSE or COMMONS.
Fib. GA message was received from.
tha House OF Lords, transmitting TO thi,
House the Bill for the suspension OF lie
Habeas Corpus.
Lord Casilereagh moved fora FIRST read
ing-(Loud cries ONO, no, mob
Lord Casiiereagl said, ii WIS desirable
that the second reading should taAepiace
70 morrow, bat If the House prefer il. j
consent that the Two readings take place
on The day following. $50 delerlnin-
ed)
Sir Francis Burdett presented Petit
on, Carried on the same day. from NEE
ting OF the inhabitants Of Westminster.
against the Suspension OF the lIajeas
Corpus.
Ec5. "a Petition "a tj,e sane effect
has been passed by the CoMMon Council
Of tbe City OF LondoB.
Feb. 23.-LOrd Casllereagh asked for