Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-25
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palue SLIP. Is 10 take pidce immediately.
i,acl, division OF The 70, al marines is so
undergo another alteration. which, il is
said. will occasion in the whole about 80
ileutenants 20 be placed on hall-pay.
Tue amount Of The French loan i.now
appears, is only positive for 100 millions az
francs, about millions sterling. hu. OPP
tIonable for the second 100 millions, or
millions. At the expiration OF months,
the contractors for the first mi.,iomsnav
take the second, but IT higher price OF
the French funds. The 4 millions abso-
lute'y contra, ted for are taken al 81,
French funds--aHd the payments are 70
/ he completed by The end Of ten months
Scm the date Of the contract. The conirac
tons are first, hir. Barring, Of ondon
ncA' Inc Hopes Of Amsterdam Parish of
iianiN!rah: horse at Frankfort and >
banking houses al PARIS.
The rf>N;'l court of Paris has, n length,
given judgment in the important question
BETWEEN The s,,gei exehcguer and lie
house of iiarahtlon of london, regarding
certain bills which that tous. negotiated
tor Honaparie on the eve of his abdicaii
on. TO the amount OF 7lO, 0G0 francs, or
E2p,5S
The Sir Francis DRAIN is TO be com
| missoned by cani. Bonker, for lie fac nf
| yice-admiral ri kmore. 1T Newfound-
land.
':he four state prisoners rrccrNy com
| mltted to the Tower, are confined i, sep
! ara,e a3artneRis, with a sentinel aver
| each % them a yeoman attends upon
! them with their yictuals. They are AZ
| lowed ten, OF bread and cheese for break
| fast; ami pound and hall 81 meat,
with a due proportion OF bread, and q
| pint Of porter for dinner. Every prop +
| attention is paid to them. SO that their
| personal comforts are greater than they
enioNed when n; liberty.
! Yesterday, DR.. Watson the two EFans's,
| Keen and Castles, were examined again
| at the Secretary Of States Office. I'he
| examination lasted from l. 20 4. Old r.
vans is eXirepeiv Indignant al heing elias
| sed with such 4 nan as Preston. lie djs-
| approves Of Sir Francis BuIdett, Hunt
andh;s mob, and in fact no pu'iic c'ar-
| acter seems 10 come w to his stand
ard.
Ft5ymyy 49,
Alta late hour last night, we received
| tic Paris Papers OF Friday, bat they do
not contain much intelligence of int rest
The French funds are within mere frac-
! ton Of Gl.--Ihe weather, throughout
the whole of the Continent, is described
ss being equally mild and ia, ore hIe as i'll
! this country.
! The Gallery nfthe 'Iousc OF Commons,
| and the avenues LEADING 10 it, were last
| night crnwded with Strangers, who had
waited from an early hour, in the exDec-
tation ofheagirg The Report of The Secret
Committee respecting Inc asc Disturbances
: The Report so anxionsly looked for, was
| not, however, ready; bat SIC understand
! 1t has been promised for 10 night In
! the mean time, those who had visited the
! house from motives of curiosity, were not
altogether disappointed; Tor lord Cocll-
rane and Mr.. Brouglam occupied the at
tenilon of the house with an interesting
conversation, arising ont of the subject
Of Parliamentary Reform. Tie noble
lord had previously, in lecture uDor Re
form, incurred The marked censure OF the
Speaker for emitting an opinion which
we hope is peculiar 10 his lordslip. His
oMectlonatle expressions were, that "thC
People of Scotland not having anv share
III making the laws, were not bound 10 o.
hey them" Neitl d, perhaps, at the
check which the exuberance of hi.
genius received from the calm anc
dignified occupier Of the chair, hi.
lordship challenged Sir. Bromsham TO
sort of single combat in argument. Til,
cOrntry has much reason 10 be Statistic,
with The noble and generous conduct q
! issS ihltti Btai'ititsH anu Tie llOnSc a
Commons, collectively end individually
has much reason to be proud OF such al
accession of talent and integrity. hIlu
ding 10 most indiscreet menace againS
lhr freedom of the debates in that house
which lord COchranc was pleased 10 I'm
dulge ~, iir. Brougliam told his lordshir
with manly Intrcpidity, that if HAT often
slve line oi conduct was persisted III H.
his lorisilip, he Or BFougham) woul
feel II 10 DC his duty to move, either tha
the Public should be excluded from
, participation in tie debates of their rcp
! resentaiiyes, or that the question of Pal
Elementary Reform should be droppe
forever. II is thus, by incorporate adv0
Gates, that The cause of moderate an,
. gradual reform will be ultiHatcly lost.
On Saturday evening, the Oronfcs fri
gate, captain Cochrane, arrived at Port.
mouth from the Maurtius, tho Cape @
Good Hope and st. Helena. The Oror
ties left ST. Helena OF the IN uIt. an
brings full confirmation offhe report
some time IN circulation, ofa restless spi
rit having broken out among Bonaparte
COMPANIONS at st. Helena. Las Casa
and his son had been expelled from tn
ISLAND and had ar iyed at the Cape q
Good Hope in tie Griffin sloop Of wal
s vixen the Orontes left that settlement
> The charges against Las Casas and hi
son are, for concerning an improper CO.
respondence with Persons of some uoic
rlctv IN various ports OF Europs, butmor
frfsttI III. af,I .