Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-26

oil u and am NOW examining a witness.
Here has Lori,hip threw himself back in his chair
and remained silent
The learned Sergeant resumed his cross examina-
BRITISH SHIPPING.
4 meeting of the ShIp-Owneis of London was
held on the 10 of Juue, take consideration
The hill before Parliament Tor equal ;ziug the tues
On goods imported exporie,tin Blush or Foreign
SHIPS when II was resolved hy the meeiing--
That the ',ill filughi wi'h the most dangerous
consequences to the British shipping interest
mat The British Ship-owper is not a situation
TO mnin'a,n an open competition with the Shin.
owners oil those countries which will he principally
affected by the proposed measure.
That Tor objects oi grea, national policv the British
Shp-owner -, Ivy Legislative enactment, stbiect TO
The most rigid restrictions n the building, 'aupping
aud navigating Ships aud is made pay heavy .infes
On some oil tie nost important articles used tor these
purposes.
That The Ship-owners of the Ports in the Baltic
anu Norway have The means OF building, cu,ippine
and navigating Ships At infinitely lower res than the
sup owners of this King om, the former ha> mo n,
the materials for these purposes hand in their own
countries and hei"g permitted To consume them free
oidues the wages paid 10 their Senmen being M,
one hall those paid by British Ship-ownrts TO Sea,
men N The same voyages, and the Of victualins
IN Foreign Ships being also tauch less.
That The prrsen, protecting duty II, favour of i'm.
por'aiions oil British ships is found even uiate
to enable them In sustain the competition TO WING.
ihey are expoSed, the propori,onnie number nj
Foreign Ships employed ~ inpn,,iuo sn,ds IL, his
country from PrusSia, Norway, Sweden, and Uu
'""d, havIrg within the last three years materially In
Tehsed over the propor'ionaic number of British
Shipping employed ia the same trades
That Ship building has been rnndly on the de cline
~ tbs County, as will appea, from The following
oihc -, Returns for The la>l five YEARS.
In 1878, The amount oG tonnage built in Tons
800 the Brush Domiuohs was IOt 500
i0.S' 112,I78
ioSu, 81 537
iiSi' 7I8i7
-r'o--, 62,53i
That since the restoration OF peace British SHIN
ping has declined in value full one half and the re-
naming half has for the part been unproductye
oil income 10 The owners.
That, under these circumstances apy ,Iecreasp of
the protection now afforded British shipping an
pears TO ih's meeting In threaten IFS gradual and
certain decay, and to deprive The emnire, nj ,b,,
resource Tor sramsn Tor the supply of its national
marine, which the commercial shipping OF the
country has hitherto been made The means of az
foIdng.
That ihe principle Of protection TO domestic in
d"stry from i"ieigs competition has been recognized
by successive legislatures from the earliest periods of
our history, and has from time 10 time received Ibe
sanction "i the highest authorities.
lha usder the operation of his principie British
shipp'ng, as well many of the most valuable |
branches OF native production aud eure have
nee" Iosiered into Importance, and are maintained
~ existence That its relax ,nn theI efpre in favonr
o.. loregn shipping, The irury of ili,h nayg.fon
whe MS protection continues extended 10 agriculture |
aud manufactures, would be - manifest act of inc
quality towards the British Si;p.owner That Tins
inequality rs rendered douby nv the EXPENSIVE
RESTRICTIONS IA manning and navigating, to which for
oNJrtts oil national pnii:v he is subject in a,d;o, n,
me burdens he susiains in cummo with other
branches of the community
hat VI, therefore, IL he dee med expedient IN
alter the laws, upon the f,rh OF uhcA British Shin.
owners have been 'nduced TO cmlnrk their properly
The principle which has been so frequently recog.
nIzed ~ other Acts oi Parliament, OF inGemnifinp
vested interests ought in common Justice be ex.
'e"ueu 10 tue present ltoprrtors OF British Shipping
A COUNrERFEiTFR TAKEN
pDn
tract OF letter; lrom Pelee William, Esq of Coventry,
IN Kent, furnishes intelligence Of the arrest Of a
eounle'ieier, with large sum of SPIN bills about
his person
TO THE ruBLIsHER OF THE Journal
Sr,-iohD Briggs, Jun was this day arrested in |
west Greenwich, nv Benjamin Holden, Deputy
Sheriff Of Kent, who in The rencon,re was stabbed
ny Briggs III The hip and side. \ blow was Also
s'n'ed q" his side which undoubtedly would have
neen fatal to his existence, had u taken the effect
intended, bot fortunately, the knife wdrIed off
by MIR. Hohlrns nockebook. Dir. William Ward,
who assisted The Sheriff in lie performance of his
duty, was also stabbed ia the shoulder but IL is
hoped that both &c them will sreedily rerover % !
examination nineteen hundred and t,reniy FIRE doilys
oi coun'ertcii money found on Briggs pm portino
to have been issued from various Backs winch an,
n9t az present enabled 10 parcuarize Briggs is one
o' I'VE principal managers III The Canada counter
'e'i'ng est"blishment-ilurh credit is due 10 the |
Een.lemen VINO arrested im, for their perseverance,
IN bringing 10 justice old of n,l.r
We have now in onr iai IN lhi, TOWN n u,, of |
the same name aud professions and we think il !. nro
baile OF the same family The uholp house from
ld'her 10 son. including mother and ,aua Iers Ia.
been regularly bred and graduated ~ this and otber
branches OF viny and crime twO of whom, are ,lso
confined in The Newport jail, on :, charge of murder
And, as II is desirable that the tribe shouiJ he |
gathered together, and associated IN one common
receptacle, where they may have Opportunity al
WehHallng on Their past lives, and Of brnodinv ov.
'he ANTICIPATED future, without disturbing the PEACE
"' society, IS hoped they may all ride safely M
anchor ~ the snug barbour Of a prison.
Since preparing the above we are informed ll,,,
a>nan oi the name OF Hopkins was in ths ro,vn I'm
saturday, and succeeded in impos f,p considerable
sums OF spurious money several mercantile |
houses, ampng which was the frD of Rlessrs |
Wesic"t " itaihilone, dry goods desers Chcapside
On discovering the fraud, one OF The fro, left ;s
place, for Coventry, and srccecded in t,king
Hopkins, VINO was yestetday brought ~ town and |
Cnhfnfied TO prison, 10 awnit an examination Iti
proves hai this fellow is one Of Btizs.' acronncrs
nnd rs The lux Of these villains is hrnken IL = hnpe,i
MAJ the whole OF the confederafed gang will he |
brought 10 justice, and receive lie reward wIirh
Iher v'i"oy merlls.-tlnpkins is u native Of West
Greenwich.
II appears HAT these couuietfeifers have emitted
large sums FROM their boodie and the public should
ne guarded against receiving The currency Of The
country, without 6rsi strictly examining w. face and
characters
MILITIA COURTS MARTIAL
These Courts a'e among the greatest vrxi,iicns 81
nature b"h public and private. whicli ocrur ~ did
part ct our country where The feast is prarfcay !
known Of Military Discipline IL s This very def. |
riency n kpowlege, probably, which canses The !
frequency oi ronits naridl. The lrs- = nnn knows
~ general, the more he nrPsumes NYo do not know
that this remark particularly hlr 10 rit,zeu
soldiers, Of whom have of ie htd liuln pcrsonnl
uhservdtion--for, since the Ire war We believe !
thorn Ia -. A.