Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-14

circumstance OF all British half pay Officers
on joining the cause of South American hide
pendence, are, by new regulation, to be
struck from the rolls of the army. TGaz
LONDON, September 2y.-it appears from
an article from Client that "a society is formiu.,
there, TO revive the tanguid manufdct lures nj
Belgium. The proposed moUe OF accC = plish-
ing this is by collecting the signatures OF all
thos. citizens of Client and the province gene.
rally, who ate willing 10 pledge themselves
thai neither they nor any persons under their
control, shall use goods OF whatever descrlp-
ton, that are not of home manufacture We
anticipate no very alarming success TO this
foolish scheme OF individual prescription.
We feel great pleasure IN communicating 10
our readers tue accounts forwarded TO us, bv a
Correspondent, respecting the state OF manu-.
features in Staifordshlre. W ednesb1ry, Bill.
ston, Upton, and Bradley, the chief places
where the IRON trade is carried on, and IL is ac
knowledged by every one that they were me-
yer more active. Indeed the orders cannot he
| executed within the time required. Six months
ago The aspect of attaiis was very different-
Men were literally starving, and all the priuai-
pal furnaces were STOPPED. Now on the con-
| rary, additional furnaces are building, in or
der To smet the ore fast enough Ia comfy will,
the orders which are pouring la from all parts
| The abundant harvest. uniting with this COM
nercial prosperity, will enable the working DO
pula,ion of Siafordshire TO enjoy the happy
| consequences ofpeace aud plenty.
Very exaggerated statements have been put
forth OF the prevalence of The Typhus Fever in
| various parts of London. We have made in
| quiros IN the quarters where il was said the
disorder most prevailed. In Turnmill-street
only one family, Qodgers) were attacked, aud
| tney nave returned from the Hospital recover
ed. In Castle street, adjoining, another fami-
~ was attacked, which is yet in the Hospital.
~ the HattoS Garden Police Office, we are
assured that those persons who have been az
tlcied with 1t are restored, and that the work
house is entirely free from the disorder Ii
has been stated that some persons were in i'm
the neishborhood OF Clare Market We can
not find any foundation for the report
The keel of The Portland, 90. was laid down
last week at Plymouth. 10 he built upon the
plan of the largest American frigates. The
Niereus, Hdmad'yId irgates, Falcon and Eioiic
prgs, and two revenue cutieIs. are ordered to
be built at Pembroke yard, where the BeLeisie,
a.. ftSgaard aad .letd".pas trigates, al e now
building.
The Russian friga,e Ha,psehatGa, is refttimg
| al Splthead, tor "a voyage round the world
She arrived on tuesday nom Cronstadt.
| SEPrEMBER 50.-Paris papers OF Friday aud
saturday last nave arrivea. The election in
| tue capital was over; and their termination
! has confirmed our expectations. Coupy ne!.
TART, Breton, and PdSquier, have been return
ed, with M. Casimir Perrer, who is an opuieut
BANKER in That City. The ministerial caudi.
oates outnumber the liberals, as they are af.
iectealy denoninated, being, with N. Roy Ave
out OF the eight. benjamin Constant was very
| low on the list, having only Lafayette behind
MIN, who, however, obtained, 1000 votes II
seems question has arisen win regard to the
age; but the Journal General asserts that he is
duly qualified in every respect. His brother.
also, MIR. Alexander Perrer, has been return.
ed tor the department of Loiret. The result,
| III the Capital at least, has been most satisfac
tory. Shouts OF uice Le rOi ACCOMPANIED the
announcement of the names by the President.
The French funds are little depressed to what
| they were a few days since
| PARIS, September 25.-YeSterdav there ,rar
council OF ministers, at which the Kiae pre-
SIDED. On Monday all the foreign amhassa
doris and ministers paid their court to the King
and royal family.
/ DRESDEN, September I3-It il not trne that
me Emperor OF Russia has invited our King 10
consent 10 new exchange of possessions with
| Prussia. NO demand of that nature has been
| mdue 10 our Monarch. Our relations with
| hussIa begin TO be more intimate, which must
! ne advantageous TO us iii many respects
| we are informed that the claims which Sag
| ony Is entitied TO make on Prussia amount te
LLo'oOu'O9O Tx dollars. They have been ac-
! knowledged TO be exact by the court of Rer-
| I'm. These claims arise, in a great measure.
IRON transactions of the years 1895, aud 1895
! when several Prussian corps d'armee were sta.
| Toned IN SaXony.
BRUSSELS, September 22-While in France
| all eyes are fixed at this moment upon the
| choice which the Electoral Colleges NAV make
10 our country the public attention is directed
towards the opening of the session of the states
General, which takes place next month AZ the
| Hague so
Extract Of n letter from 1Nessr,. Tolerate.
MISSY, 3 Co. If TURNKEY an lancashire,
| to Their Correspondent in PhiLacleiDhio,
| dafed September IOth, 1917.
| VIII you not he surprised 10 learn.
that The gloom which has SO long prevail.
ed IN commercial affairs, has entirely dis
| appeared, and new energy given TO every
description OF manufacture! This arree
able Change within the last four months.
| produced from various combining caus
| es but the principal one is The a
Dundant harvest which has already Wv
EN- visible Improvement I'm the de-
mand for goods, fer home comsumption
which Tie poor are now enabled fo buv.
from their increase IA their wages and
me rirciine III price ofprovisons.
VI possibly may give YOU pleasure to
learn, iiat notwithstanding the great out
cry made OF The return of Peace. i'm favor
OF The Continental Manufactures ia the
exclusion of British, IT is now ascerlaiued
TO The contrary, aud tie demand is very
great al present for various European
Markets for Cotton and Wooden Goods
| particularly, their export TO the East In
dies and South America is also much ev-
tending. The effect has bern astoujsh-
ing upon our Raw Material, Wool MANY
sorts having lately advanced % per cent
perhaps II may now he TOO late TO saw any
lhlng upon prices improving with Won
as lar as concerns OuT GoOds-they
may now probably be disposed of. if SO.
we shall have verified the old proverb Of
selling the Hen az MerQiDy ,'qy-but. how
ever, If they are not sold, we trust you
Will al future time obtain considerable
higher prices than they would have com
manded with you lately as future goods
VIII be sent ont at very material advance