Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-02
tFro,a i.onoion papers

THF THlENES COUNT ERSIGN.
Tie officers at Marlborough street establish.
mcn,. a tcw nights back, were deputcd to
search the house of known receiver in the
parish OF st. l"mcs, where some stolen proper
~ was Suspected 10 be concealed, aud acc,den-
tail, caHt into possession OF the following cu-
II US NeCiet:
There i, III London a quantity oflittle iron
and ras shoss. where II is no uncommon thing
to ste IA si@a- board with the words" Bones
IonEht here" painted on it, but until this occa
on il was netet known that those few words
carried an entire different meaiiug with them.
Ii seems. that in the slang dictionary" 10 bone"
means to cal amy thing, and thus the plumber
becomes" 6oGR.s." Whenever the thieves see
the above siSn-board they immediately make
euquitieS into itS' gtBsfai character and when
the proprietor is proved to be no trap he
may b. sure of picm;y ut custom.
bill before lhc British Parliament To con
snhdate the iurOrt and export duties. At
present exports 10 European countries ami TO
lie United States pay one hall per cent. al val.
To AL other parts, even British colonies, one
per cent. The new law PROPOSES Ia place item
Ill nj three quarters OF ii per cent. which u
course raises those to the United States
1t is recommended that vessels should only
pay The tonnage duty IN proportion TO the
number of tons OF freight they may have.
The mel revenue in England, exclusive of The
war duty oa malt aud property Tor the year
ending April ,, 1918, IS stated AT Is Csc 0S:I,
sfording neat increase beyond the receipts
for the year ending April >, 1917, ole $50 ,j07
| The increase or The last Quarier, over the cot
responding quarter OF the Year preceding is
| $4,000.
The manufacture of broad cloths milled dur
| ing the last wear, amounted To SOL ,i22 pieces,
or 10 81 ,i73 yards. The narrow cloths, nilicd
| 1872, COZ pieces, ,2SS GIG yards, il being an
| increase over the manufacture of the proceed
| ing year of ,I22, i35 yards. In this statement
| shawis and p.Iisse cloths are not included
| A wretch ofthe uame ot William Bailey who
| had poisoned his father, mother, and two other
| persGns, was lately seeking passage ia Eng
| land fur America but the officers OF Justice
| were in pursuit Of him. and i'll hopes OF taking
| him before lie sailed.
The new king of Sweden has decreed that
| the Quakers i'll his dominiens shall only reside
| in particular towns designated.
| Fifteen Young Egyptians kave been brought
| TO Italy for their education.
Syracuse, and many other places in Sicily, il
| Is said have sustained considerable damage IN
| lives and buildings by an earthquake. 4 church
| fell at one place and killed tire. priests aud
| sixty five other persons. An earthquake was
| felt in the Appeniues at the same time.
| The Salisbury Journal rema Ks, that a house
| in LonGO, has made an immense purchase OF
wool 20 600 Geeces, 9 years growth. have
| been purchased OF II gentleman of Madd;us ION
| besides many other lots in the neighborhood,
! OF considerable magnitude.
! Tn damage doue IN Sicily BY the earthquake
| is estimated at 20 00U 900 OF dollars. No da
! mage appear, IL have been done at Palermo
| The tlrsi En- .,ish ship from the MeLiterraue-
| az Ia India, direct, in which private traders
| are wholly concerned, is returned IN safety to
liverpool She is the Gibraltar, OF 900 tons.