Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-23

peers Oh we law Oh elecllCn. One uf our |
irir:ids there, states, that anon. The bet |
ter informed il Is believed that prince |,
iai,e,rsnd is with ibe uliras on tie pre-
seid queSiiou--or rather, perhaps, that |
lac bas coninyed ,oiHahr tiirm plas Ills |
cards on ll,c present oesasinn. How ii.e.l
evils threatened by The present crisis are
10 be. averted remains IN III: woE!b of
time. u MAS reported yesterday after
noon i!ia; the king had dissolved ,lr
chamber OF deputies, me;tsDra "liich
would Instantly suspend and nuliiy ,lie
steps taken by the peers, bnt this fac, is
not confirmed by lie papers received
this morning
French S per cents. March i-66 80.
The panic which, had seized The public
respecting the funds. and which has caus
ed so great q depression of late. appears
10 be subSdiug. This morning consols
opened at7I 10 IS for the account, and
73 80 SS "a for money. Excbequer bills,
which were last week done at los dis
count, have risen 10 Is prcnium, and
confidence appears in some degrceto be
re-establisbed. The public are also be.
ginning 10 buy stock, and further rise
rs anticipated by the monied men. Dur
ing the depression last week, the coniinu-
alton for money was al the rate Of 20 per
| cent. but 40 plentiful has, cash been yes
terday and this day, that The same ac-
| commodatlon can be had at three per
| cent.
The French papers state that Marshal
| 81. Cyr is completely recovered from his
recent indisposiiion.
| From returns which have been made
from the differen; departments of France.
on terms of title 4tl OF the law of recruit
ment respecting the organization OF the
legienary veterans, il appears that there is
a grand Total OF 100000 veterans, Ofwhom
| 10000 are III for active service, and have
ben inscribed Oh he rolls opened foriI,e
| approaching formation OF this body of
| reserve.
Letters from AK la Chape!Ie contain
many complaints ut the decline of com
merce. BY The prohibition Of The impor-
taiions into France, Italy and Brabant,
almost all tn manufactures there are al
stand. The little that is manufactured IS
done Chiefly b machinery by hica ov,.
a thousand families in these paris are re-
duced to misery. The consequence is,
that robbcries have Increased III an alarm
lug manner
LORI Nug"nt presented last night in
the House Of Coumous, petition from
the English Roman Catholics, praying
that they might be restored 10 the enjoy
meDt OF civil rights iii common with their
fellow citizens. The petition had a fav-
orable reception and, on this occasion,
Mr.. VIM. Smith expressed a hope, thai
the disabilities under which the disscn-
tiers labored, would also be removed.
From the london Courier Of March 81
Westminster Election BoU Street Mr..
Birnie aud MIR. Hicks, The magistrates,
were in constant attendance during the
whole Of Wednesday,, ami continued till
midnight, assisted by Mr.. STAFFORD, tie
Chief Clerk. making arrangements and
directing the officers, the conductors,
and the numerous parties of the patrol OF
parish consfableS, from different ,,aris
with view 10 preserve the peace of the
city. All their excellent precautions and
arrangements were, however, insufficient
oningto the intellectually violent and mis-
cbievous mob ila, was collected. The
Magistrates frequently went among the
crowd, particularly abomt the time of The
close of the poll, aud afterwards for tie
purpose Of queliing the riotous proceed
ings III Henrietta street. In The execution
OF this duty they were assailed with great
violence, and experienced some personal
injuries. MIR. Birnie was struck on his
breast with stones Mr.. Hicks received
blow on lis head, which knocked of
his hat; Mr.. Stafford received severe
injury in his back. Eight of the officers
have received very serious injuries from
the missiles by whi;l they were assailed
from the mob. Notwithstanding The
numbers and determined attack Of the
latter, they did their duty in the most in
irepid manner.
When the crowd in Henrietta street was
acting with tile greatest violence, soon
after five o'clock, MIR. Brine collected
ana headed very numerous party OF OH
Gers, and fora time cleared the street.
When Mr.. Lamb was in Covetii garden
Church. where lie took refuge from the
husiings, h1r. Birnie advised that he
should leaveit, and proceed from The bac k
door, with only ono private friend, across
Bedford street. Bedford court, MAY s
buildings, &c. Ivy proceeding in that pr-
vaie manner, ne would probably escape
the fury of The mob. The hon. gentle
man, however, did not pursue ihis pru.
| dent course, but went ouf of tile church
| with MIR. Morris, the High BaiiH, aud
they proceeded down Bedford street ard
Cbandos street. The High Bailif' being
| a public character, was soon recognized
by the crowd, as was Mr.. Lamb and
Lamb. Lamb y &c. was vOciierated by
| numbers, who followed them, no doubt.
for the purpose Of committing acts of
| violence upon their persons. Fortunately
| Mr.. BirDIc was near tie spot, and
having learnt The cause of ihe shouting Of
Lamb" with great prompti,ude order.
| ed numerous party ofcoustsbIes TO fol-
los. Mr.. Lamb they did SO, and over
took and surrounded that gentleman,
whom they conducted to bus fathers
house. in Whitehall, where he arrived
without experiencing any personal iniu-
| ~.
In The course Of The evepag Mr.. Biz
nc and Mr.. Hicks, tbe Magistrates, re-