Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-04

3oth OF October, and his sou-succecded
To the throne
English wheat was le TO COS Ameri-
can do. 10 10 l9s Sd: tloar i'll bond was
73 to 7Ss
Very little variation in the price of Cot
ton; Rice scarce and high.
Prize Of Stoch IA Loadon-3 ner cent
conSols G2 81; ! per cent. ~ 81 -
IN Paris No0. 9--5 per cent. consois, 5Gf.
Coo.
The Queensbury Packet. from New
York and Halifax, arrived at Falmouth,
Nov. II.
At lTayre, Nov 6, the ship Minerva,
SmytI, from New-Y or,x.
LoRdon, NoremJe, u.
This was the day fixed for the Meeting
IN Spafields OF the distressed Africans.
Manufacturers, Mariners. and others, of
London Westminster, Southwark, and
parts adjacent The Meeting was adcer-
tised for - clock.
\ meeting called to do that which tte
promoters of ii knew could not possibly
be dom, and which, therefore, could on
~ be meant TO jnilame aud irritate, natu-
rally induced government TO take all ne
cessdry precautions for the preservation
otthepublicpeace. TheSec etary ofSiafe
for the Home Department was actively
engaged Yesterday with The principal le-
gal authorities, the Chief Justices OF the
Kings Bench and Common Pleas, and In
giving proner directions TO the A,agis-
trateS Of the different Offices. All the
tonstables lii the various districts of
Westminster are ordered TO be liz readi-
ness. In the CITY, the Lord Mavor gave
similar directions 10 The Ward Constabies
and Officers Of the CITY. One report a
mong the MANY was, that If was intended
10 make procession through the CITY 20
Westminster. Another report was, that
the Petitioners as they called themselves,
meant 10 proceed 10 Carlton house, 10
force II nlseives into the presence oithe
FRINGE Regent If any such intentions
are IN contemplation, we can assure the
meeting beforehand, they will not be per
united to carry them into execution
The residence of this iIustrious Person
age, exercising the functions of the Sove-
reign, must be respected.
In addition TO the Civil Power, should If
be found, as we trust it will not, 10 be in
adequate 10 the preservation OF the pub
! c peace, there are de,achments OF MI
Ii AIRY IN readiness for any part of The
town where their services may be neces-
sarv.
The usual thoroughfare through the
Tower was stont this morning.
From eleven I'LL twelve, persons collect
ed IN Spahelds, and about twelve there
was about 5000. At quarter past, a
hackney coach arrived at Merlin's Cave,
near S9ailelds, from which four persons
got ont, and one llarangued the Meeting.
lie began by saying, " You are no lon
ger under the Government of Pitt-be
firm, and YOU viii conquer Individually
Won are ing-collectivc Won are 6
very thing. You have enemies here, so
mind. Indeed wherever YOU meet for
good, YOU have enemies This was IA
specimen of the first orators Speech.
sccoud orator said" Gentlemen,
we have tic monopoly OF the world. -
The Friends of equal rights and freedom
would not hear him, but put an end to
ms speech by the summary process of
peIting.
The Meeting had NOT broken up when
our paper was Put TO nress : on the con
trary hundreds were flockingto it.
La the Memorial said to be intended 10
b., proposed at the Meeting, we find tie
following paragraph
We therefore presume to believe that
some other mode OF management ought to
he devised, By which tie hungry NAV
he fed, the naked clothed, and the OBJ
pressed relieved from their Sufferings: FOR
these desirable purposes we cannot ina
CINE any measures so eifectua! rs 10 res-
tore tothe people the land and houses Of
which, by divers means they have been
an. this we conceive NAV
he easily accomplished by granting in
IDENTITIES TO the dign fed laudholders, bv
way of hereditary pensions from natona!
funds orrents for the duties they may per-
form ! !"
There is not the slightest foundation
for the report Of the intended resignation
of the Earl Of Liverpool, mentioned in tue
Morning Chronicle ofto-day but il was
necessary TO give a SLIP to The Spa-fells
sponters.
We regret TO have TO announce the de-
cease Of that distinguished officer, Al
mral Sir Roger Curtis, Bart and q. c. B.
Yo,i, Decen,Jer so.
ARRIVAL or TIE PACIFIC.
Ala late hour on Saturday night, the
fast sailing and regular trading shin paci-
fic, BOVINE, arrived from liverpool, from
she sailed on the nth Of Novcm
Der. BY this arrival the Editors of the
Mercantile Advertiser are put IN posses
sion Of London papers 60 the evening Of