Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-05
FOREIGN.


PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-By the
arrival al This port yesterday afternoon,
OF HE flne last sailing ship Electra, Capt.
George Robinson, from London, The
edltorsof The Freeman's Journal have
been favored by Capt. Robinson and
The owners oi the Electra, with London
papers, Lioyd's Lists, and the LONDON
Shipping and Commercial List, 10 the
evening OF the OH March. They contain
scarcely any Thing of an interesting
nature. We have extracted some of the
most prominent articles
LONDON, March Give received
yesterday iour days Paris papers 10
Thursday last, inclusive Those of FRI
day, which were due This morning. have
not arrived.
The projet for suspending the freedom
OF The public Journals has been passed
by The Chamber OF Peers, O36 10 74l
with several material alterations. The
Journals now existing are exempted from
us operation, and the duration Of il is
limited 10 The end of The next session.
i lie commission OF censorship is also
stsncA out. but II remains part of The
prolei that the Journals shall be subjected
10 previous censorship, Hndersihe pains
and penalties directed in tie original
proiei, but without stating by whom liza,
censorship is 10 be executed. This
strangely anomalous projet, as il is now
framed, was on Wednesday, Uhe amend
menls OF The Peers having been previous
~ approved by tie Crown presented 10
Tie Chamber of Deputies. and the prepa-
raiory examination OF il IN the bureau
appointed Tor Saturday last.
The Journal de Paris, of Tuesday. con.
taIns the following article" oilers
from Venice state HAT the English aus
thorIiies III The lOnian isles are under The
necessity OF doubling their precautions.
particularly al Santa Maura; tie ex-
ASPIRATION OF the inhabitants is more
ana more manifested every day, and
every thing presages new insurrec,ion
The Governor, Sir Thomas Maitland. Is
SAID 10 haveurgenily demanded reinforce
mems.
The Gazette de France, of Tuesday.
states, That report was circulated al
Parls on Monday evening, of an ATTEMPT
having been made 10 assassina,e lie
Emperor OF Russia, who, in endesvorinp
To inrR the weapon Of the assassin. re-.
ceived wound in his hand. We do moi
lind in any of the subsequent Journals
that this report is at all confirmed.
Terrific PicaSGntry.-An occurrence
calculated TO give rise 10 painful reflec-
tons, which took place short lime since
~ Berlin, IL much spoken OF i'm all paris
of Germany. During the late carnival a
masked ball was given in the theatre ot
Berlin. -Four masks entered, dressed in
black, and bearing coffin. This strange
circumstance produced very uDplea.
SAINT sensation, but il soon ceased TO ex-
cite any attention. The four men de.
posted the coffin in corner of the room
and, mixing in the crowd, soon disappear
ed On the following morning the coffin
was discovered under some black cloth
aud OH opening il, there appeared VERY
| correct likeness, modelled in wax, of NJ
august person. dear TO Prussia. Til,
| figure was pierced with several siabs o
poInard. A bloody dagger was deposit
ed IN the coffin. The authors of hi
terrific pleasantly have not as vet beer
| discovered. Paris paDer.
| The King Of Prussia.
| LONDON, March 7.--FTankfori paper
10 iiie 25Ih Of last months have arrived -
they furnish advices from Augsburg I,
! the oath, from which we Learn, that ih
people Of that city were IN the ufmos
| agitation IN consequence Of frighdiul ont
RACES committed on women, many o
whom had been stabbed, not only ia tht
streets, but IN their houses. IA aiiomp
had also been made TO assassinate one o
the students.
| March 9.--Pricr Of Slocks.--3 per zen;
/ cons. gs ! ! ; Cons. ior Accoroi, o.,