Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-10

size OF ihdt amman. Ills tongue ~ ptfftctlN
black , and h,s coat white, and as fine and soft
as nieiino wooi.
Price Of Im,rican Stocks an London, on lie 20,k
Of December.
s ss% 6 s, Sss s.a,.. Il, 81
Seven per cents. none.
4. y Bank shares with dividend from Isl of
Prices Current al Lirerpooi
We have been o5ligngiy favored with a
letter, dated at Liverpool, pecciuber oath,
which quotes American produce al the follow
ing prices:
AsLes-lst pot. fresh, SIS. TO 5ss. Cd. per cwt.
LIST pearl dc 6Os. TO rs -iSi Montreal pot, So
To 56-saes brisk.
Fjnw, sweet GO to IS sour, so 20 5s-In
bond. SIS. for sweet, andlSs. for sour, has been
paid
Uhedt, l3s. Cd. 10 l5s. per 20 lbs.
Rice, As. TO 49S. nominal, there being none
in market.
The average of grain. within the f,reire mari
time diSiSictS, is above the standard price, and
an opinion prevails thai cnr ports will he open
again III February. The average of wheat is
S5s. Sd. per quarter.
Tar, common, l5s. Cd to l6s. Cd.
I,uptniine, good aud soft lGs. TO LIS ......
Na,si stores steady, and supplies come ior
Tobacco Virginia, leaf, sd. TO Od.-stemmed,
g l-2 to lOd.--Keutucky, leaf, Az to 7d.....
Maryland, do. Il ~ TO i2d.--'Tobacco steady,
but not much doing.
From our Lnpdon pupers1
Corn EXCHANGE, Dec. 23.-Our market
was we'll supplied with wheat this morning
from Essex, Kent and Suffolk. when that OF
fine quality obtained last Mondays prices, but
the sales were far from brisk, and "A toletabiy
large quantity remained on hand at the close
of the market. We had large arrival of
Barley from Snfiulk, Yet prime samples sold.
early in the morning, at last weeks prices
but the trade became very heavy afterwards,
and our prices were IS. per quarter cheaper
towards noon. La Peas, lieans Il Oats there is
no alteration.
ed three sets OF French papers, of Monday.
Tuesday aud Wednesday last. The Budget
was presented by the Count Corvette on Mon.
day TO the Chamber OF Deputies, of which the
result shews the necessity OF a further loan to
large amount, of which the proposed interest
will be sixteen millions of Francs. There is
dimlnuton of 80 millions OF francs in the est
mates for 1878 As compared with 1917, and this
is held out by the Minister of Finance as the
prelude OF continued amelioration.
The discussion still continues in the Cham.
Der of Deputies, Oh the law for restricting the
Press. 1t dragged heavily through Monday
and Tuesday, and was tlcu adjourned 10 the
day following. I'm the speech of NJ. Courvoisier,
there was a very violent sarcasm against the
system of British liberty, wherein he upbraided
MS with our Segnorial rights, the worth of our
Church Dientares, our iithes, and Our ex-
else, the fiogging of our soldiers, and the
inpreSsings OF eur sailors.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-The Paris papers
of Sunday arrived this morning.
The discussion OH the project regarding
the Liberty Of the Press has, at length,
drawn nearly 10 a close On the adjourn
ed meeting of Friday, after MIR. Starleton
and NJ. De Bonald (the celebrated publ
cisD had delivered their sentiments at
considerable length against the project,
there was loud and general call for the
question. Mr.. ChauveliH rose not TO OPP
pose this movement, but merely for the
purpose of obtaining an explanation from
ministers, on point which If was of i'm
portance should be distinctly understood,
before the Chamber came TO any deter
mination on the subject. The greater
part of the speakers, he stated, had con-
Cured in urging, as an amendment to the
project, that the mode of trial by Jury
should be applied TO deficits of the Press
but minister Of the king had thought
proper 10 oppose this amendment by
declaration that the king would not con
sent TO any such addition To the law. II
was important, he said, TO know how this
declaration should be regarded; for him
self, he considered il TO be entirely con-
trary 10 The rights of the Chamber and
fhe Constitutional Charter. The minis
ter ofihe inferior Immediately mounted the
tribune: he said, that the expression he had
used had been miscoaceived-tia he ia
tended no more than TO affirm that the a
mendment was contrary TO the Royal
PrerOgative, meaning, we presume, that
The project of law having been presented
in the kings name, an alteration so mate
rial as that proposed, which would have
all the effect OF distinct and substantial
law, could not be entertained. Nothing
farther passed Oh this point; and we con
fess we are surprised at it. The preroga-
tive which ministers have claimed for The
king, even qualified as it Is, by the last
explanation, Is in direct subversion of the
power and independence of the Cham
her, and if conceded, must render their
proceedings altogether nugatOry
The call for the closing of the discus
sion being afterwards renewed, it was car
ried unanimously, and the Chamber adj
journed till Saturday, for the purpose of
hearing the Reporter of the Project in re-
ply.
French per cent. 10Th Dec. CD fir. s5 C.
THE Pretended Dauphin Of France. --The
following are some curious facts respect
ing the person assuming the name of the
Dauphin, who is now iii prison at Rouen
He is young man of about four or
five and thirty, handsome department,
and well informed. lie has been now a
prisoner two years, during which period
he has been sent before two courts for
trial rs an impostor, and both these courts
declared themselves incompetent TO take
cognizance of this crime. Before one of
these courts he was desired by the presi-
dent 10 uncover himself. The Dauphin
haughtly replied" Depths qnand est &c
g,tan mOndrque Sc decOnvre derGHt ceS SujctS.
He declares he can prove he is what he
assumes, and demandsto be taken to the