Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-06

the common articles Of subsistence. and
a decrease Of from ten 10 fifteen per cent
in The price Of almost all articles manu-
featured.
In the House OF Commons, on the 9th
OF February, MIR. Wallace moved for The
appointment OF committee 10 enquire
INTO tire state al foreign trade; so as 10
prepare The way Tor a mnd.fication of the
navigation laws. upon The principles all
dnc'd ia the report oi similar commit
tee OF last year. Mr.. Wallace remarked
IN making his motion, that il was the
principle at tree trade alone which c6eld
lead 10 The prosperity OF The country; in
rs present situation, however, that prin
cipie could no, tie acted upon but will,
considerable limitations"
In The debate of the 9th Feb. in the
House OF Commons, Mr.. p. Browne. an
Irish member, Z" limited the existence
OF distress in England" bui observed ,ha,
" in Ireland. the asr as definitely worse:
for there the agricu!,urists were reduced
I" the lowest state of depression and
as Ia manufactures, there Was left scarce
~ any thing which deserved The name,
except one or two branches, and they
also wrrG under The greatest embarrass
mems
On The 9Th OF Feb. Mr.. William Smith
of Norwich, moved, in the House of
Commons. for papers explanatory of The
present state o. the Slave Trade. The
following passage OF his discourse on the
occasion, furnishes distressing facts OF a
m0mentous tenor as TO the neiarious irat.
II but II may al The same time excite
smile ~ the notions which this old
member OF parliameD, appears to have
held e. speeding" The country Of the III IN
souri," Mr.. Smith said
lie had hoped Tor The cooperation
Of ,hc principal continental powers in the
vfectual abolition Of the slave trade, bHt
he WAS sorry 30 say, that words were all
that we're obisiucd as yet. Denmark had
indeed, put an end To it altogether. and
Amer,ca had Joined MS heors and hind.
BY late act IF Congress the Missouri waj
not aiicced a place Ia tie Federal Union SO
long as slarcs cere found ia The states of
that country. (Htar He vas sorry hoy
ever, 10 find irom numbrrless doe umcm,s
III his possession, that the slave trade WAS
SIN carried on on the southern coast of A
frca, or ON the Gold and ivory coast, by
the powers of France, Spain and pori,i.
gal. Indeed the House would find il
was there carried on 10 an extent III " i,ich
humanity might shudder &c"
Mr.. Wherefore" cOrroboiaied all tina,
was sail by Mr.. Smith, and seconded his
motion. Lord CasIlrreagh repliec. that
the House should be informed of wba,
had been done by the British government,
aud should be put in possession Of all the
difficulties With which The question is chang.
ed. Nat. Gag
The contract for The Queens purchase
OF Marlborough House mas signed by the
Trustees OF the Duke OF Marlborough
ilr day before yesterday /; aud the pay-
mcni is engaged 10 be made by her Ma
je>ty III three moHihs from the date of
the agreement. The Trustees have sold
for 4 5000 more Than what they asked
from Prince Leopold.
Loyal Addresses 10 His Majesty, aud
Resolutions OF attachment. and affection,
10 Her Majesty, are conliauaiIy pouring
in from all quarters. The latter are ger
morally accompanied with professions.
even from Dublin, headed by The Mayor
OF that riiy.
La Eogland. every thing remained quiz
et, excepting the usual newspaper war OF
words. Parliament was fully engaged in
grra, variety political, financial, aud
other business Il great part of which res
faied TO The affairs OF The Queen-in whose
behalf petitions were daily presented, and
regularly attended 20; and every instance,
Wherein the affairs of the Queen were al
lUded 10, was made The cause of WARM.
and sometimes incorporate animody
sion. Lord Casiereagb had moved The
allowance at & $4,000 year 10 Her Ma
IesfI, which had passed 10 a second read
ing: but Mr. BrouYl,sm declared ske
would accept oil no pecun!ary provision,
nniil her name had been restored TO The
Liturgy. This, as suggested IN some of
tie Lonion prints, will be effected,
though the prayers are to be separate from
those which invoke blessings Oh the king.
Ii would therefore seem, That she is To-
retain her title, 10 br restored TO The
prayers OF the Church, no matter how,
and 10 have provision iGr the mamie
nance of her household; bat still debsr
red the society OF those in whose ranks
she was borD and educated a Queen,
indeed, but powerless, husbandIess, chili-
less, and but for The sympathy Of ge-
aerous nation, We should say. triendless
She must draw for consolation on the
rcciliude OF her own principles and mo-
raj virtue. The language OF Lord Cast
lereagb, III the House OF Commons, while
d motion was on the tapis, for cpnsurIsg
Ministers, ID regard 10 The measures
which had been pursued ssalns, The
Queen, was tissue OF bold aud unblush.
ing coniumely on the character and de-
pertinent of The Queen hut 1t was adv
d eloquen;ly repealed by Mr.. Brougham.
We are surpTIzed, however, 10 find, tina,
on taking the QUESTION for censuriug Mi
nisters, III Iliis respect, there was MA
jorIiy In .favOr Of the Ministry of lag.
When lie FIR ncb lei Moscow, lhete
were only 10000 inhabitants but in 1918
the popul lion exceeded 3l2 600, incu.
ding $1,000 military. Boston Gas.
Oh the 25th Jan. Tie Spanish Ambas.
sadOr bad private audience of his MAJ
jesly George ~, " The Spanish ambas-