Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-13

i'"'hpHi -, "a IINCt pti ttrSNdN, VIE iDrtft-
tr hrh2,n! plDers 10 The Goth, and the
ia'isr 10 is:c istii inst. Their contents
are not OF. much interest. The erection
OF tie new !ar'rcsses on lie frontier of
the Netherlands, towards France, is 90
ing an with unabaiei activity. In The
horiirrn departments OF France several
of Donapa,t.'S pa.iisans have been arr
rested, on cliarge OF eniicing the SOL
diers 10 desert. An article of the lllh
INST. from Hanover, says, thai the Duke.
and Duchess OF Clarence were 10 sefngt
10Y iiiis country towards the end OF The
month. he first appearance ct winter
al Stockholm was so iaie as the begin
iiinS OF THIS month, when they had some
snow and a moderate frost Even I'm Lap
iahd, lhe ground WAS free from snow, In
Tue ihiddle OF January, and The weather
warm. On the 18th, al Hamburger, The
exchange raised from 81 l05 To 33
An Official Return of The strength OF
the British Army on the 18th of January.
1919. laid before The House of Commons.
states the general total al lO9,Slo non
commissioned officers and .privafes. AVID
1852 officers ; of which amount ther..
are serving IN Great Britain 1928, ex
elusive of > 5l6 Fort Guards ireland
1929 East Indies ii, PSI Troop Hors-
IS IL ,276.
From Official returns, printed by order
ot the House of Commons, If appears
that The aggregate amount OF Gold Coin
issued from the Mint, in the course of the
year 1918, was, in sovereigns, 92,3f!.232
rs Cd. In hall soyereisns, e 5l5, lab %
Cd. Amount of silver coin issued from
the Mint IN do.tota aggregate. t 576, $50.
B'tfterrd Sovereg'ns Sunday paper
says The following singular circum
stance took place on Friday last. A MIR.
}. OF Pen.Onviiie. called on Thursday al
awhoiesale butter merchant 3 in the neigh
bourhoOd OF Thames street, and begged
TO be iavoured viii fiIkin of butter for
ms private use. Ater tasting several he
bought one, and requested the seller TO
senu II home. Tins was done, ard ON
Friday MIR. j. sawed the figkin in bali :;
nul tinding he met with some obSirlc-
ton, lie was induced infinitely to exa-
lnine the cause, when 10 bis utter aston
ishment, he found The impeachment arose
from several sovercigns sticking indiscri
minateiy IN the butter; of course. he
made d closer investigation, and actually
picked out Two hundred and twenty Of
The same coin. He doubted their being
genuine, but. on carrying them 10 "A bull
,nin broker In The City, he offered him
two hundred and twenty seven pounds
Ten shllln.s for them
M MANCHESTER, F,b. To-. .Notwiih-
standing the comparative briskness If
trade Tor some Tine past, every one com
miSSerafes HE fori0rm and hopeless siiua
ION OF the poor half starved wcavers.
who have recently been compelled 10
submit Ia a further reduction of their mi
SCRABBLE wages. Their condition is t,ulv
wrelchcd, being compelled 10 labor from
Hre 'h the morning until ten at nio.ht. and
unable 10 procure, the common ne
ceSsaries OF life. All who could find
means Ia emigrate have within the lasI
lew months quilted their native country
III disgust, and others are preparing to
follow; but Tie married men. mauv of
whom have large families, are conn He'd
to rcnalh, and 10 exc ont their scan,y
earnings by the grudgingly-doled aid OF
parish reilet. ii is impossible fhai this
stale of things can last and al,bouyb
Tile iiame may be smothered for time
me emDers al discomfort are taking deem
root, aud alternating the love of country
III The bosoms of many of orr best anti
sans. Ii is a fact which CHALLENGES CON
iradiclioD, that many OF the best hands
among Tie weayerS are compelled 10 Ia
Dor seventeen hours out of tie twenty
'onr. Tor The scanty piliance Of twelve
shiiiinSs per week and even this is
high wages, III comparison with what
many OF them get, who have families OF
from 10 10 depending on them for SUP
port
The London papers continue 10 be fill
ed with reports of trials and accounts
or executions for forgery. A lad of Sc
Uenteen was banged last week for this
offence
LONDON. February la great desi-
defaium IN Tie constitutional law of
france Is about TO be filed up, if we
may believe The Paris papers and private
letters OF Thursday last. Its there an
nounced that The Keeper Of the Seals was
70 present III The course Of that day, 10 The
Chamber OF Deputies, d Pyojet dc ioi on
the responsibility of ministers : a princi.
pie acknowledged, indeed, by The char.
Ter, aud inseparabIc from the maxim
that = the King can do no wrong. Our
priyS'c correspondence seems 10 favor tbe
beet HAT Count Lafonr Maubourg. 4
Lieutenant General in the French service
aud distinguished member offhe House
OF Peers, Is 10 succeed the Marquis d'Os-
m0nd as Ambassador al The British
Court.
ln The liouse Of Commons on Wcdnes.
day, naconvcr'aiion between MIR. Gren-
tel aud he Chancellor Of the EHcheouer.
~ wa- admitted Thai the price Of standard
SILVER, AT tiie present moment. was 5s. I'D.
per 9nnee, being three half pence AN
ounce above Tie Mint regulation. Mr..
Greniell observed, thai under such CIR
cumsianccs, Ga temptation existing TO melt
or expert The silver coin, we might expect
lis gradual disappearance
~ COmmii.te Of supply, SIR Robert
wilson On maiden speeclI) noticed the
llule progress made "a the reduction of
ne Nallunnl DrIAl Mil, L.. 80 4 -,