Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-10

Philadelphia Sulneas; Dutch guineas (;
and Riga 3l-2 guineas per Dbl.
LONDON, April -.
1t is said that the Marquis of iIuntley
is tn he appointed Governor of the Cape
of Good Hope, in the room of Lord
Charles Somerset, who goes To- India.
April %.
The health Of the Speaker is sufficient
ly re-establisl,et to enable him to take the
Chair to morrow. 1t Is doubtful whether
the Rt. Hon. Gentleman will retire al
the close of the Sessions, or a short time
before the close.
Some hopes are held out of greater ia
cilities being about TO be afforded TO the
commercial intercourse between tins
country and France. A considerable re-
duction, it is said in a private letter,
will Immediately take place in the I'M
port Duties in France, and foreign yes
sells be admitted OH much more iayora-
BILE terms. On our snle, we should be
glad to see reduction IN the duty upon
wines imported iiom France. Such
reduction would probably do good to the
Revenue by the increased consumption
ii would occasion. Besides the French
merchant, by being able to sell large
quantity ofhls wines, would be better IA
BILE to purchase commodities from us.
THE CITY, twelve o'clock
The Funds are considerably lower this
mornings per cent Consols have been
~. The reasons assigned in the city for
the late depressment are, that the early
spectators having completely succeeded
IN realizing great profits by investing in
the Funds, are now withdrawing their
capital to speculate in land, and in revi-
wing the manufactures of the country, as
there is little doubt the value of bofh will
CHI ~, .t.,l
Property.
LONDON, April -.
The nuptials between col. Harvey and
Miss Cation are to be solemnized tC-rior-
row.-His grace the duke of Wellington
is to give the bride away. She Is The
niece of Mis-. Patterson, the American
wife of Jerome Bonaparte, ciievaui king
of Westphalia. From this circumstance
the lady has been enormously called
Miss Patterson.
April "a
Cotton Trade.-Yesterday there was a
most respectable meeting OF merchants
and others interested IN the expectation
of cotton piece goods at the New-L London
Tavern, when certain resolutions, EXPIRES
sive of the sentiments of the meeting on
the Importance of the cotton piece good
trade, and the impolicy Of allowing the
>;->"'i ovportaton of cotton warns
we're agreed TO, and a IN rinoi,al io.noeu
thereon, agreed to be pres..,
prince regent praying his serious cohsl
Iteration, and cause such measures to be
adopted as TO his wisdom may appear ne
cessary.
Our opinion on this subject has been
doubt whatever, that large portion of
the distress under which our manufac-
lures now suffer, may be attributed to the
unrestrained expectation of cotton yarns
which are afterwards manufactured into
piece goods by foreign weavers. Let it
be remembered, that the number OF hands
employed in spinning the yarn is but
small, when compared with the number
required TO convert the same warn into
cloth; that the yarn would not find a
foreign market were there not customers
jor the cloth tfat without this supply of
British yarn, our continental rivals could
not supply their customers with piece
gOods--and, consequently, that they
from US if we withheld the British twist,
without which they could not manufac-
ture their own inferior yarns.
The business must yet undergo seri-
Gus investigation. Would il be credited,
but on the most unacubted authority
that in the year ending 9th of January
last, no less quantity of cotton yarns
was exported than between sixteen and
seventeen millions Of pounds weight p
Yet such is the fact, established by re-
turn made to the House of Commons
In the year ending 18th January 1916, the
quantity exported was under ten mil
lions. Look at the fact, then! You
have diminished your home manuiac-
fnres in the same ratio that you have in
creased the expectation of cotton yarns.
The continent is, in manner, leagued
against your manufactures, and yet you
continue to- furnish what is with them,
and ought to be considered by you--a
.Taw mdteriai.-[ Star.
a mail from Hamburger has brought
proclamation issued by the king of Swe-
ajen, which tends, in great degree, 10
check commercial intercourse with TO-
reign powers-at least with this country
aud France. The importation of porter
IN Sweden is prohibited arrack, all white
and plain cotton goods, and masins. ex
cept cotton goods brought from the East
Indies i'll Swedish ships. The imporia-
ton of wine is also prohibited, except for
the use of the church.
The calico printers in Sweden, will
now, il is said, be without employment.
until cottons arrive from the East Indies,
The motives assigned for this prohibit
tory measure, is to keep down the course
of exchange.
Letters have been received from Cadiz,
dated the lst of April. They mention
tlIat on that day convoy of % vessels
has sailed for Western America. Ofthese,
they add, ten have troops on board, and
the rest are merchantmen. They, howe
yer, do not state what number of men