Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-12

Under al The circumstances. tie public mast
derive much satisfaction from the prOmptitude
viii, Which Government extends pee1niary
aud 10 the afflicted districts, aud the attention
OF our popular Chief Magistrate 10 the safety
Of his fellow citizens, is no less deserving the
grateful acknowledgements ofthe community.
Ata meeting ofilie Right Hon. the Lord
Manor and Board of Magistrates, convened By
his I.orjship, ami held lhis 9Th day OF Decem-
Der. 1917, ii the City Assembly House, William
street,
"Thc LoHD MAYOR in the Chair,
II was Rcsolyed--Ih we do strongly
recommend to our Fellow Citizens, to take the
most prompt and active measures within their
respective Parishes TO have the HabItaiions OF
the poor property cieanscd and white-waShcd,
as the best mode of preserving the present
healthy state of the city, aud of preventing The
introduction of the contagious fever That has
PRAYED so destructive i'll several parts OF the
country"
kikcnny-Far from having diminished, or
atiordung any prospect OF ilnIiuution, the fever
is gaining still more extensive ground in this
city and its vicinity.
Cork-We have Just been Informed, that in
reply To the Memorial on behalf OF the Fever
HousrS. grant OF 2jO, has been received by
Cork, Dee. I5.-We have qualification of no
common kind II, announcing that the contagi-
Gus fever which has ragged with such terrific
effect in this ci,,, is on the decline:
Cork UercaRtHe Chronicle.
VIENNA, Nov. 20 In consequence Ot the
letters patent of the I'D of January, 1917, his
Majesty reserved 10 hiulself the formation of a
Committee which was To inspect the operati.
on> of the Directors or the Sinking Fund, to
eNiinguisl the public debt bearing interest,
AMI Ia make report 10 his Majesty on the
subject. The committee. which MAS appointed
at the expiration of the first SIX months after
the establishment OF the Sinking Fund, has
now presented It's report, by which ii appears
that the fund, which on tie LIST March, 1917,
when its operations commenced, was 80 49,
Coz tlOrius, increased up To the end of August,
1871. by above five millions and half ut
forms.
The revenues of the fund. which were on the
LIST of March, 3.I1t .i50 forms. had received at
the end OF the FIRST six months, aM increase of
100 600 forms.
The resources OF the fund have heen employ
ed exclusively IN Withdrawing from circulation
the bonds for the debt; and thus, i'll the first
six months there have been paid i'll above five
millions ofGorins.
UPPER RHINE, Nov. 20-The report spreads
that or the fist of aiarchnpXtthe Wirtemburs
aud Bavarian troops, which are part OF the
Army OF occnpatlon, viii leave France and
return TO their own countries. We expect the
continuation OF this Intelligence.
we nave received Hamburger Papers 70 the
10Th INST. From Stockholm, g learn That the
King of Sweden was so unwell as 10 be undhie
10 open in person the Diet. \ Speech was
read for him, i'll which the stale of Swedish
affairs is described as most deplorabie.
Extract Of a tctter from the dgcat to LIoyds at
Poole, dGted 18th Dec. hdir pdSt3, L. N.
GO Within this hour we have been visited by
most tremendous storm OF wind, rain, hail,
thunder and lightning; the latter awful in the
extreme. 1t is now breaking little away to
the W Westward"