Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-15


Twenty have now been declared as teiaulters
ON his account, aud many more expected. This
morning Consols commenced al "A 81, went 10
~, and tnctuated toll i5-2o at noon. Up
wards OF dO0,O0Oi Stock was posted Just be-
tore the detalcatioH we mentioned. This gen
flemau who was Bear for above l,OO0, C00i.
in stock, aud whose differences are estimated
at 50OoOf is well known in public life,
spected ia private circles and is understood 10
have offered ten shlings in the pound.
Ministers, ~ seems, have announced their
determination 10 make the letter from Sir
fraaeis Burdett TO the Electors OF Wesimin-
| ter the subject of prosecution.
AugHst 2S.-Ihe High Bail,if OF Westmin.
ster has refused 10 convene meetihgOf the
Electors agreeably to The Rcquisition traus-
united to him. which was subscribed by 800
| signatures. But the gentlemen who signed
The acquisition are 10 meet to morrow, by
| whom II is understood, the meeting will be
called, and that Sir Francis Burdelt will be in.
| viied TO the Chair.
| The exhumaiou Of the body of Charles Boz
! naparte, the father of Napoleon and that OF
| LOUIS. son of the EA-kins of Holland. TOOK
| place on the night of the I9thi inst. The trans
| iauciS OF their remains was made from the
| Chapel III the Castle of Saint .Lsu-'ravernay to
| Tue vault OF the village Church Paris paper.
| The King OF Spain has published his Royal
| motive tor taking 10 himself anothtr wife. 1t
| seems IT AROSE principally from the ardent de-
sire OF his people TO see him again married at
| least this IL the reason he assigns
| THE FUNDS.
| angust E.-Considerable alarm has been
| eNcited at tie stock exchange eighteen fai.
| lures having taken place within the week :;
and on Friday an eminent lottery Office keeper
! was declared Il detaulter The amount of
stock sold by him, on which he is not able 10
make good the difference, is vaTiously estimat-
ell at between 60O,000i. and one million but
| weare assured that the actual deficiency does
| not exceed l6000L This, on the ordinary scale
OF business among spectators la the funds, is
| mere tritie.
| Died in his sith year, J. Watt. Esq. of the
| hrn OF Bolton and Watt. of Soho, near Biz
| ming ham well known Tor his valuable improve.
ments in steam engines &c.
News had reached Vienna. on the 10th. that
| the great hawking house of Hessmer, at Odes.
| sd and at Trieste, had stopped payment.
Btsch the Stockport constabie--rhe following
| Is letter from Lord Sidmoutli to the Rev. Mr.
Pfescot, the principal magistrate of Stock
| port, communicating the Prince Regents in e,
tention TO bestow upon Birch pension for
| life of 100 pounds
WhitehaE, AugustI2.
Sir have great satisfaction in Informing
| you that his Royal Hghnes the Prince Regent
has been sraciously pleased to grant a pensisn
| OF 100 pou' lis year 10 VIM. Birch. special
| constable of Stockport, against whose life
| most atrociOnS attenpt was lately made, in
consequence of the exemplary manner in
| which, under circumstances of peculiar i'm.
| portance. he discharged his duty as d peace
| ottcer andI am further TO signify his ROYAL
hiehnesS' iniehtiOn, in case William Birchs
wound should contrary TO the hope which may
| now be reasonably indulged) unhappily prove
| fatal OF extending the bounty 10 his widow,
tor the support ofhersrlf and the family whom
! Tie may leave behind him
| have TO request that you will commun-
cate TO William Birch this instance of his Roy.
| al HiglneSs' benehcance. which. lam persuad.
| ed will be received with gratitude by him.
ana trust VIII operate as an encouragement
| TO other peace officers, 10 a fiihiul aud fear
| less discharge their public duty. have, sc.
| (SignedD "SiDMOUTH.
| Sir Francis Burdeifs address to ihe Electorsof
| Westminster.
| Grntlemen-On reading the newspapers this
m@rning, having arrived late Yesterday eve-
nIng, ] waSflled with hame, griefand ndigna.
| ton, at the account of the blood split at Man
| chester-THlS, then is the dpS,cer of the bo.
| roughmorgers to the pttitiOniag peoDie THIS
IS the practical proof OF our standing in IN need
| 81 reform! these lie practical blessings Of our
| sioiious boroHghm0neer domination this, the
use o. stdRdiRg army in time If peace! II seems
| our fathers were not Such fools as some would
make us believe, IN opposing the establishment
or Il S'andin army, and sending King Will
| nam Guards out of The country. Yet. would
| To Heaven, they had been Duichmrn, or Swift
| zers, or Hessians. or Hauoverians, or ANY thing
| rather than ERgiishmen who have done such
deeds What! Kill men unaraed. uareSisting,
! aAd. Gracious God WOMEN too, disfgured
ngined, cut dorm aud trampied upon by ORA
GOONS. Is this ENGLANDi THIS y
CHRISTIAN LAND? A LAND OF FREE
DOM Z Can such things be, aud pass by us
ikea summer cloud, unheeded' Forbid it
every drop of English blood, in every vein
,nat does not proclaim its owner bastard.
Wiii the gentlemen of England support. or
wink at sncl proceedings They have great
stake III their country. They hold great
rates, and they are bound i'm duty, and in no
hohr, To consider them as retaining fees ON the
part OF their country. for uphoiding its rights
and Liberties. Surely, they will at length
awake! and find they have duties to perform
tiiey can never stand tamely by. as look ers on
while bloody heroes rip open their mothers
womb! They mnstjoip the general voice, loud
lydeDanding Justice and redress and head
public meetings throughout the United King
dom, to put stop, in its commencement TO
reign ofterror aud of blood TO afford conse-
lation as far can be afforded, and legal re-
dress to the widows and orphans mutilated
victims OF the nnparalleledan and barbarous ont
rage. For ihiSpurpOse propose that a meet.
ing should be called in Westminster. which
the gentlemen OF the committee will arrange
ana whose summons will hold myselfin rea-
dinesS to attend. Whether the penalty of our
meeting VIII &c death, by military execution,
L know ut; but this | know, Il man can die
put once; aud never better, than in vindicat-
ing the laws and liberties of his country.
Excuse this hasty address. I can scarcely
tell what have written. IT may be a libel;
or me Attorney General may call il so-just as
he pteases. When the seven bishops were
trled for libel, The army Of James tie Sc
conh Then eBcamped on Hounslow Haath for
supporting arbitrary power, gave three cheers
on 'iearing OF their acquittaI; the King, start
led at tie noise asked" whats that?" " Moth
ing SIR! was the answer. " hut the soldiers
shouting ii the acquIttai of the seven bishops"
10 yon call that Hothing p replied the
misgiVng tyrant aud shortly after abdcated
the government It's true James could not
itilcttle torture on hissOdiets !--could moi tear
tie living llesl from their bones with a cat of
mine tails :, onld not then Stay them aliye!-
BE this as it may, our duty is TO meet and
- England expects erery man to do his dufyr
remain, Gentlemen,
Most trHly aud faithful
Your most obedient servant
f. BIJRDETT