Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-03
FOREIGN.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
of February 2S.
By.ihe arrival, OH Saturday evening, Of
the Packet Ship Courier, Capt. Bovine,
we have received, from our attentive cor
respondents at London and Liverpool,
papers OF the former place TO The LIST of
January, and of the latter TO the Sd.
The London Statesman of Jan. Isl con-
tans The proceedings of Meeting of Pro-
testanls OF all denominations, held at the
City OF London Tavern on the 3Ist of
December, to celebrate the Sd centenary
Of the Reformation. The Duke OF Sussex
presided. The speeches deb, cred on this
| occasion occupy five columns ofthe paper.
The vessels for exploring The northern
regions have begun TO be equipped. Two
are To endcavOr 10 penetrate through Da-
ylss Straits, and Two TO reach the North
Pole, II possible /; by which means il is
expected TO ascertain whether Greenland
IS AN island. or part of the continent of
| Asia or America. Tie vessels are TO be
stored with every requisite in provisions.
nautical instruments, &c. The crew, it
IS said, will consist Of SO men, including
officers in each vessel. They will also
| be provided with every appemdage used
| by the Greenland ships and some expe-
| rienced men i'll that service are TO 90 in
the vessels.
The Star of Dec. soth is nearly filed
with the proceedings of" meeting las
| the editor Of that paper terms it'll OF The
friends ofth liberty Of the Press and trial
| 6y jury" A number of resolutions were
| proposed, and a subscription opened for
| Hr. Hone, who was recently tried for
| writing and publishing parodies OH the
Church Litany, &c. The same paper
states that Prince Leopold continues in
indifferent health.
Mr.. Hone will probably have cause 10
thank the government of his country for
! the prosecutions he has endured, as the
very respectful attention of the leaders of
The party opposed TO The government has
already made him great man, and their
llberality bids fair TO make him rich man.
SIR Francis Burdett, Lord COchrane. and
d member of the House of Lords, who il
seems thought proper to conceal lis name.
| headed the subscription list with each one
hio'dfsd pounds sterling and Lady fol-
loved with .jyty pounds. The sums sub
scribed at the meeting amounted to up
wards OF l000l. sterling, and subscription
! papers were directed To be opened i'll diff
iercnt parts Of the city.
| lie Austrian government has sent a
| number OF scientific and experienced en-
! gIneers TO make a particular aud minute
survey The Adrialic coast.
| Tie appeal Of the Duke OF Wellington
| from tic decision OF The high court ol
justice at Brussels, was about TO be bro't
| before the Court of Cessation and the
British Advocate General, MIR. Harris.
liad gone 10 be present al lie pIeadiups
| An alarming fire occurred in ST. An
| drew's Chapel, in Aberdeen, OH Christmas
| Gay, just as the communion service was
| begun. II vas occasiOued by the over
beating Of flie stove. The fines, having
| got red hot, communicated TO The outer
| casing, and from thence 10 the pipes
winch pass under the organ gallery. On
The irst alarm The congregation retired III
very orderly manner, without any acct
DENT The flames soon burst forth under
| tie organ platform with violence, but
were soon checked by tie judico0s MA
nagement Of a fire engine. The injury
| sustained proved lncOnsidcrable.
The United States - gun slip franklin,
! sailed from Portsmouth,, Cd for the Me-
| diterranean, on the last DAY of December.
Efom London Papers, rccejced at the Office
Of tie ". Y. Commercial 4doert,ssr.
LONDON, Dee. 24.-There are some
persons who impuic tic tall III ,nc funds
tor The last twO or three days, 10 the diff
ference between Spain aud Portugal. -
They inform us that Lord CastlereaEh Iva $
been employed tor several DAYS without
interruption IN writing dispatches, aud
Mr.. Palnlela, the Portuguese minister, has