Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-28


waite contract prices remain without al
teration. OF the Cottous brought for
ward by auction yesterday only about 400
were sold these went of steadily, viz.
o75 Demeraras at Is lid to 20 3-4d for
very inferior TO STAIR, Gid to % sd TOR
good fair To clean and fine averaging Gid
ID. lO7 Barbados and iS Lotto l9d, and
one lot at 10 l-2; 10 Bahamas 20 lid and
Gid; the rest ftlie Demeraras were with
drawn as the prices offered did not quite
reach the valuations of the owners.
London, Dec. 81.
We have received Paris Papers of the
18th and 18th inst The committee of
the Chamber of Deputies, appointed to
examine the Law of Elections, has not
completed its labours it has, however,
decided on some ut the principal points
oft, and their report will shortly be sub
mitted to the Chamber. The project of
the law for enabling government to re-
ceiye three-fourths of the mposts of 1907,
has been approved by the committee, and
recommended to the adoption of the
Chamber.
The Journaldes Debats Of the 18th con-
taius an article on the finances OF France,
the object of which is to INSPIRE d conf
dence in the capabilities OF governmental
fultllalt its engagements. II reciies as
authority the Minister'S speech OH the in
PRODUCTION of The budget, and appears to
regard his promises as the confirmation
OF the most sansuine hopes of the coun-
try. The state of the funds is, however,
correct estimate of the influence of NJ
Corveito's promises. The per cents are
55f. 9Oc. Bank Actions 1887. 75c.
Hamburger and Dutch mails arrived
tibis morning, the former with papers from
that lily TO the 18th, and the latter with
papers from Brussels to the 18th instant.
The French government, 1t is said. medi-
tates Ike conquest of St Domingo, and is
actively employed in recruiting force
Tor that purpose.
Nothing decisive has yet been done i'll
the question between the King and States
of Nuremberg.
We learn from correspondent, that
the arrangements for the appointment of
Earl Talbot TO the Lord I.ieutenancy of
Ireland, are nearly COMPLETE LitchfeM
Mercury.
DECEMBER 23.
A morning Paper says" A letter, adj
dressed by Talleyrand TO Lord Castle
reagb, Is now very general subject Of
conversation in the higher circles. have
not been able 10 get copy, but | can
give you the substance of it. The Ex-
Bishop says in his letter, that lie was very
indignant ut seeing, in private letterfrom
Paris, inserted in the COURIER, Il CONVEX
sation which took place at the English
Ambassadors table. between him (Tal-
lcyrand) and M. Pasquier and others.
Members of the French Government! then
present. That he is charged with speak
ing disrespectfuly of the present ministry,
and with saying that he considered the
LOT. tr.N tfx ii % rE,l
leyrand appeals to his Lordstip, whether
it were possible that he CTaflayrandD could
be guilty of 6aenseance, and of the laws of
hospit ality, as to speak in disrespcctful
terms of the treaty @
Com. Sir James Yeo sailed on Thurs
day, In the lnconstant, for the coast of A
frica.
Yesterday, between eleven and twelve
o'clock, ii was so extremely dark in the
metropolis, that most of the churches and
chapels were obliged to use candles.-
The fog did not extend much beyond the
suburbs.
Corn Exchange Since last Monday, we
have had very large arrival Of wheat iom
Essex, Kent and Suffolk, notwithstanding
which ourprices are 6s. per quarter high
er than on this day week; but the sales
were not so brisk to-day as on Friday
we bdNedf iitu Il COnSlucTdDle supply OF
barley, The best qualities of which article
SOLE, freely at last Mondays prices but
the inferior descriptions were dull sale at
adecline Of 2s. per quarter. Oats were
2s. dearer i'll consequence of the stoppage
of the expectation from Holland. In peas,
beans, and other articles, there was no al
teration. Wheat, per quarter, Kent and
Essex, l02s. llSs.
DECEMBER o..
South -AmericG.- the Grace. arrived
at Dartmouth, at Laurel and Jersey, we
have received letters from Buenos- Ayres
to 25rh October, which, though ofso very
recenta date, furnish us with no particu-
lar information i'll the shapeof news they
merely confirm our iormeraccoHnts of the
Portuguese having taken possession of
the frontier fortresses of San Miguel and
Santa Teresa, and explain to us theoccur-
rences at Montevideo which had given
| rise to report that the latter place had
been delivered into the hands of the Por-
| tugucse. Itappears thata Spanish Colo
| mel, of the name of Murgimndo, who had
been employed by the Buenos-Ayres go
vernment in drilling recruits, for some
| misdcmeanor was banislied, and at length
found his way to Montevideo. Here he
formed a party, dispossessed Artigas's 90
vernon of his command, put him in pris-
| on, and actually took his place i'm few
| days, however, the tables were turned up
| on hun, when he was arrested, will, 24 of
| his partizans, tie governor released, and
Mur0iundo confined in his stead From