Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-16

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poor Laws. aud to report their opinion
thereon from time to tune
Dir. Sergeant Omslow, in Parliament,
Feb. 5ih, moved for d new Writ for tie e.
lection of IA Member for Gu!iord, in HE
room OF MIR. Justice Best, and for Ash
burton, IN the room, of Sergeant Coplev,
who, since his Gle. lion, las been APP
pointed Chief Justice of Chester. New
Wrlis were also moved for New Windsor,
IN The rOoRi OF Col Desbrow, deceased,
Tor Inverness, IN the room ofthe IL ighl
Hon. Charles Grant, appointed Chief
Secretary for Ireland tor iarmoulh, in
The room at I. Arson, Esq. now Lord
Arson Tor the burougl of Shelhurne for
ijieicbing'y, IN Surry Tor Peterborough,
III ihe'rooin of W. Elliot, Esq. deceased
Agrecably 10 the iaie Lord Ellenbo-
rough's viii, The mansion in 81. Janes's
Square has been sold. The Duke of Port
land purchased il for f22 600. This proves
me increasing value of!ouscs in London,
as LORD 4. gave unly &lS,U0 for it.
premium OF ECO has been offered by
HE FRINGE Regent. as Duke of Cornm all
aud Lord OF the Forest of Darimour, TO
,i'e person who this year, shall cultivate
The greatest number Of acres OF flax.
The coronation of Louis XVlllih, is
stated in the Paris papers 10 have been
postponed TIL The 18th Of August next, the
gay oi assumptions. Ii will take place al
Paris and not a, Rheims II is ii singular
convenience, thai the day oiileyvar, " liich
LOUIS has chosen, is the same AS that on
which Bonaparie was crowned Emperor
OF the French.
In the House of Commons, Feb. Sill,
Lord CasIlereagh rose pursuant TO notice,
10 move Tor the appointment of Secret
Cohhlitee 10 inquire into the income and
expenditure OF The country. His Lord
sup congratulated the House OH the pre-.
sent prosperous state OF ilie country in
long and eloquent speech.
In The year ending January 5, 1918, the
receipt Of The Revenue was 45l Cos Coo
ard III The year endi Jan 5, 1919, twas
o. ,003, GO0-givins AN increase ibis wear
OF to,39S, O0o, and combining il with other
inposts, There was a general increase
'uo2,ooO. lie general result W. uId show
maj inns has been considered as ihr wear
exceeded even The year 1915, though that
has been considered as The wear in which
'ie amount 20 greatly exceeded anv pre-
vious one (by mol less than flO, coo. 600. y
that II Was esteemed AN ovcrgrown pro,
ceeding from unnatural and temporary
causes which would never be expected
10 occur again. In the statement he
Wouiu rake HE Three quarters Of each Y ear,
from January to October. In The wear
ioio, tbe amount of The exports was
I3o 81 200, anaccoun, greater by nearly
io,ooo, 200 than any preceding wear
1916, En-. 100000. 1917. &32, 900 ,0Go
1918, Eds, $4,000.
The last year being nearly 9IOG, coo
more Than the excessive year l6I5;Orar.
hear he trusted that what he now stated
would dI'pei gloon ; he did not WISH that
IL shouio diminish cXerlions but he
certainly thought that il would SHOW how
little weight was due to The exertions of
these, who iiiouehiih The country ought TO
recede from lis duties, and from the
high station which it so Justly held in
HE politics of Europe. The noble Lord
copciudec by moving. that select
committee be appointed 10 inquire into
The income and expenditure of the
country, and also to consider of the
expenditure of The country, TO the wear
ending Jan. 1920, so far as The same could
be made up. and also TO enquire and re-
| port as TO what reduction might be made
III the expenditure"
A machine, invented by Lieut.. Burton.
flag lieut.. TO Rear AID. Oiway, for propel-
ling ships in calm, has received The APP
| probation OF The Lords Of Admiralty and
Is ordered to Lc fitted for experiment, on
Doafd ise Active, capt. Sir James Gordon,
now fitting out at Portsmouth,.
| We are concerned to stale, that the
Earl of Lauderdale, whilst sitting on The
committee appointed by The House of
Peers to enquire into The state Of The
Bank, relative TO the question of cash
payments, was seized with fit of apo
| piexy. HIS Lordship remained insensible
Tor some time. On his coming 10 himself,
lie was conveyed 10 his residence, but in
! very weak state; we are, however, hap
| py 10 learn, that since then, his lordship
rs much better and in fair way to 10 we'll
| Tile Duke of DevonslIire has bought
| Canova's statue of Laiiiia Bonapartc for
| q, 900 francs, rs 1851
The financial year Of the French 20
| yernment is hereafter fixed from JULY TO
| July.
Alexander arrived at ST. Petersburgh ON
| The 9Th oi January.
The commercial world will Irarn with
satisfaction, That plan has been com
menced under The auspices Of The British
! government, for determining the relative
| contents OF the weights and measures of
| all trading countries. This importaat
subject Is 10 be accomplished by procur.
| ing from abroad correct copies Of foreign
standards, and comparing them with those
Of England, at Ills Majestys Mint. Such
comparison, which could be effected
only a. a moment OF universal peace, has
never been attempted on plan sufficient
ly general or systematic and hence tie
errors and contradictions which abound
in tables Of foreign weights and measures,
even IN works OF The highest authority
In order, therefore, 10 remedy an incon-
Venleuce so perpleXing in commerce, Wis
count Casilereagb has, by The Tecommen-