Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-19

kouuOu Courier.
We are very much in the rear ia these matters, 10
ANY one ~ho reads The London papers will convince
lhmsell The right hon. Geo Canuiag haa also late
" paid visil TO Ireland aud the Liverpool Secretary
vss seceiyed ~i:h Irish hospitality. Being about 70
leave Dublin (says the Eseesaa) he expressed to the
Lord Mayor his rleasure ~ the prosperity Of Dublin,
displayed in ias splendid public builjines, &c. HIS
Losdsh'p, % officially stated, replied that he should
land uader this f-se impress,on, aud conducted him
10 the hlendicity I" quaster' where were u 400"
wreschca IN state OF nakeness and starvation, and
into those qcariers Of the city formerly
eapsoyed IN tle linen and woolen manufacture, now
totally out Of employ and sxhibit,ag Il %, quoting
sns othciat acsouD,) the spectacle Of very dense
popsIa!son 10 the extreme Of hunger, exposure, and
s.ee; ~: right hon. secre'asy" leaning on the
and will undosNetly derive materials Tor many
s@sst Parliamentary joke from his sxpesiences We
are however utterly unable 70 give General La Fey
lhssespon claim foIhsasaucs from the Courier and
the den,sens Of The :. hlendicisy Quarter"
The London Courier qsoses with the u,most sra-
Wy tAe following ordonnance Of Charles \. the
French King HIS brother yet uuburied, in The mo.
esentous era ot new succession-a new s,inisiry
torm-'hs army 20 secufe-thc public credit to keep
9p-what occupies the MUD OF hs Most Chrs,ian
= line Of seven centuriesf I" NON by the Indignant
o'ush which any nan feel il 10 regulation res
peciine Ladies wells Z"
'The king will receive the homage Of the Ladies
this morning. He directs (Son Of ST. Louis y that 10
addition 10 their usual dress, they wear mantle and
veil! $50
(Signed) Coun. Damas."
II is distinctly understood beforehand, moreover.
that hs Mes. Chrs'ian Massy will wear !. The dress
Of Colonel OF Carbniers aud this ;u,eIl; 4
oihcsliy pubshed. Among other inisortaut S6rcu =
ances ne height OF the D.uphins chair the
cil board 70 eommsmoratsd. and f any man Is ienor.
ant OF the court ladies bead dress or the facing Of Inc
Kings coat, 10 no, or want Of attention on The "a n
o. the successor Of Char!esisgns aud Napoleou. In
Sxlf he sEns. ll,,r-
George Nv. aud the sublme occupations Of Charles
n, the American reception Of American La Fayette
must certainly appear dull and undienfed 10 ihose
ar1''srs OF elegance, London printers.
Mr.. CANNING'S VISIT TO DUBLIN.
From the Dublin FreemanS Journal, September a.
I'm Friday MIR. Canning having expressed
to the Lord Mayor his admiration of The citv.
and the splendour and beauty of It's buildings.
his Lordship assured him that he would carry
away very erroneous impression ofsthe state
OF Dublin IT he believed il to be prospero us
land added, that he could present to him a
picture OF misery, Of which he could have but
little conception ifhe did not actually see it,
The Right Hon. Gentleman declared he only
wished to know the truth. and on the following
day he accompanied the Lord nlayor to the
buildings Of the Mendicity Society in Copper
alley t'he whole OF which he infinitely inspec-
ted and subsequently, through several of the
most distressed parts of the city, where he saw
dense, unoccupied, and wretched population.
-Ihe misery he Witnessed seemed to make
deep impression on his minG, and il is to BE-
noped will not be forgotten when the state of
Ireland comes to be discussed in the Cabinst
or the legislature
From the Dublin Morning Post, Sept a.
AZ IL O'Clock on Saturday, Mr.. CANNING
called on the Lord Mayor at the Mansion
house, accompanied by Lord Howard de
walden, MIR. StapIeton, and Sir Colin
Campbell, in one Of the Lord Lieutenant's
carriages. MIR. Canning then proceeded with
me Lurd Mayor in his lordship's carriage, to
visit the concerns of the Mendicity Associa-
uon IN copper alley, where mass of human
misery not to he described presented itself In
his view. In this confined situation not Iess
than 100 Of wretched. half naked creatures
are congregated. He walked through the
entire, leaning on the Lord MAYORS arm.
when every part Of the establishment was
brought under his observation, aud ne seemed
greatly shocked ;he declared that so rneiancho-
" and heart-rendipg sight he had never be-.
fnre witnessed. He next visited the Poor
School, in School 81. where upwards of s0o
boys and girls are educated; he inspected the
books and put several interrsgatoSies to the
persons in attendance. The Right Hon.
tientlemen then proceeded to another scene
OF desolation the Lord Mayor directed his
attention to those parts Of the Liberty which
once n"ur'shed IN the silk and WOODEN trades.
anu winch gave employment to a vast pro
portion OF the lower orders of the meirop6l;s
but which are at present without trade or in
dustry Ola any description, and the houses in
hab'ted by dense population in the most alb
Ject state OF poverty and want"
STEAM ENGINES IN FRANCE.
Inc immense price charged for steam en-
eines IN France, has deferred many persons
.. o., limited capital from employing them
insfe are not more than three steam engine
manufactures in France. the largest of which
Is IN far's, and belongs to Cassrnir Perrier.
ana s1n other French and English capitalists
Ioe engines are there charged double the
amount which is paid in England. In in
tr'ns'c quality they resemble our own nut al
tnougn tins mandatory is superintended nv
an Eng'shman, The French workmen know go
h''ie now 10 handle iron, that the engines are
any thing rather than specimens of perfection.
as to outward appearance. Many private ycn,
tiemen IN France, have had small steam en-
g!nts erected on their grounds, fer the more
premium supply Of water. Laftte has one at
an estate near Paris, which cost him UPWARDS
Of $4,000 francs. P''o'
FROM AFRICA.
The Rev. X X. Gurley, Agent of the Co,o-
n'zaf'oo Society. has just arrived in this c;sv
from the coast Of Africa. He states that tbs
Colony at Cape NIesurado is in encourap;ng
circumstances. The natives have been neacs'
fol, and there is no danger TO be apprehen,i.d
from them. The CoioDists felt no more fear
OF being attacked by the Ashanfees, of whose
at Cape Coast we have heard so
mucn, than we do. They are so far removed.
ano mere are such various obstacles between