Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-03-16
DAYS LATER FROM
ENGLAND.

NoRFoLK, March 12.-Thc elegant fast sail
ing ship HANNIBAL, Capt. Lowe, arrived i'm
Hampton Roads on Wednesday night, in the re-
narkably short passage of28days from Liver
pool, having left that port on the l5th of Febru-
airy. The Hannibal sailed from the Roads ON the
23d of December, and has consequently made
hervoyage out and home in II days, degree of
dispatch which we do not remember to have re-
corded of any vessel going from and returning
to Southern port. We are indebted to the
friendly attention of Captain L. for London and
Liverpool papers to the evening of the 18th Fee
bruary, one month later than the advices receiv-
ed in the Northern cities.
The British Parliament met on the Sd of Fee
bruary, and the KINGS SPEECH, which we
have copied from Bells Weekly messenger of
the 9Th Of that month, was communicated on the
same day. While the Speech seems, (if we may
Judge from the remarks ofthe papers we have re-
celVed) to be satisfactory as respects the domes-
tic state of the country, which is represented as
hourlshlng beyond example, in every branch of
Industry-it has created much disappointment,
from its want of energy, and its indecsive tone
as regards ITS foreign relations. We have not
room to-day for the comments the several Jour
nails that are accustomed to criticise this state
paper, but pretty correct opinion of what is
though oft, may be formed from the remarks of
some distinguished members of Parliament which
we give in anothcrcolumn. The handsome man.
ner IN which our Presidents Message is noticed
by these statesmen, will not escape attention.
The intelligence bythis arrival, although very
interesting to the American reader, is not ofmuch
importance as regards the political affairs of Eu-
rope, on which there is much speculation, but
nothing of decisive character.
We do not find in our papers any thing fur
Their relative to the expedition, reported by pre-
vious arrivals, to be fitting out at Brest.
Bells Weekly Messenger of 9Th February
states that there is rapid improvement in every
species Of Grain, according to advices received
from all parts of the Countrywide average of
the London markets for the week ending OH the
6th Feb. was for Wheat SO shilngs, for Barley
34s. and for Oats 24s. and an advance still anti
cipated. These expectations arose from the
distance of the harvest july, and the shortness
and bad quality of the crops in Ireland, Scot
land, and even the Hest of England in the
North and South of England the crops probably
exceeded an average. The Kentish Advertiser
states, that samples of Wheat, for which Ids.
per quarter was offered, sold OR Saturday
sen'nirht for sos per quarter.
1t will be seen uIat the present posture of
Spanish and Sonth American affairs occupied
much of the consideration of Parliament, and
tI''et 'PSi VI itutpSIt-
denCeof the httter polCer would be moved early
in the month of march, in the House of Lords
by the marquis OF Bansdowne.
The state Of Spain is such as to Justify hope,
thatthc spark of liberty is not yet extinct, and
the guerilla parties arc daily rendering her new
masters less easy in their ill-gotten power.
The health of the King of England was i'm
proving, while ihat OF the French Monarch was
50 bad as to leave little hope of his recovery
His death had been reported, but incorrectly.
Suspicious we're entertained by some of the
PrOprietors Of the India House, that the .Har-
qliS Of Hastings had clnbczzlcd, or allowed to
be embezzlod 600, 900 ofthcfunds ofthe Com
pany, and an G. .,diry as 10 the truth Of the i'm
putation, ARISING out Of paragraph in Sun
day paper,) hadhecnmade by Gen. Sir J. DOYLE
at a meeting of the Board, on " edncsday, | 18th
Feb. The questions put had produced much
excitement among the Directors.
The Bank of England had rejected the petit
ton of the merchants, to reduce the rate of in
tcrest from to 3 ] 2 per cent. Consols for ac-
count, fell in consequence from 81 1-2 to 81 1-9.
Thefollowing quotations Of American produce,
are from the Liverpool Mercury of the 18th ult
LoNDoN, Corn Erchdnge Feb. l3.-The
quantities of Corn this week have increased
considerably--Wheat, $500; Barley, 9,1OO :;
Oats, 1e,200; Irish Oats. 1,20 quarters -