Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-27

and the efforts serve that country seem no, on
ly to be tolerated, but even countenanced by the
highest authorities.
We learn that the great house in which David
Parish, (weli known in this city and ceuntry,)
was partner has failed; and that subsequently,
! MIR. Parish was drowned in the Danube. The
Paris paper IN which we find this incident stated,
does not confirm unpleasant rumor upon this
subject Since the above was in type, on open-
| ing Paris paper of May 8, we find the following:
ihe funds have experienced still further decline
IN consequence of the intelligence of the house of
Fries s. Go. OF Vienna having suspended their pay
ments, and the apprehension that some Partisan
bankers would be great sufferers. This fear sub
sided towards the end OF the day, and the price
recovered. Mr.. Parish, one of the partners of
Fries house, is said TO have thrown himself into
the Danube.
on the 18th of May. Sir Walter was married in
1897, and his lady the daughter of John Car
painter, of the City of Lyons
4he cause OF the Greeks incidentally touched
upon in the House of Commons, on the 10TH Sir
Robert Wilson, and MIR. Hobhouse spoke in favor
OF the Government taking some measures in their
| favor before another year should come round Mr.
IL. said the ruin OF the Greek cause was not reces.
sary TO beinferred from the downfall of Missolon-
ghi. On the contrary, the best possible results
ought TO be predicted, from the courage and despe
rate valor with which the Creeks had defended
that fortress.
On the same evening, MIR. Brougham brought
forward his long promised motion on the subject
of slavery in the West Indies, which was to the
| following effect:
" That the House had observ ed with deep regret
! that nothing had been done by The Assemblies, in
compliance with the wishes of Lord Ba,hurst's
| instructions, and of the wishes of tina, house
expressed in its resolution of May. 1923, touching
the condition OF the slaves !; and that the house,
/ n ~ sln D.
into Its serious consideration the means of Carving
! the resolution of 1923 into effect"
MIR. Canning, al a late hour, closed the debate
by taking luminous review OF all the arguments
! which had been urged, and deprcating any depar
| iure from that system of cancellation which had
hits erto been pursued, unless it should be met by
| such spirit OF contumacy and resistance Sy the
Colonial Assemblies, as would justify the employ
ment OF more decisive one. The Right Hon
Gentleman repeated his former declar atoms tina;
1t was the fixed determination OF Government to
come 10 parliament tor powers TO give full effect
| TO its intentions, should the necessity for such a
| step unfortunately occur We trust, however, il
will not. The coonists SEQ and feel that
/ their own interests closely identified i'm this
question, with The policy of the Parent State, and
that whatever may be the supposed or real evils
attendant upon acting in conformity with that pol
icy, those that would result from opposition 10 i,
| must be infinitely greater
Mr. BrouGhams motion was lost by a majority
OF 81.
Corn Bil'.-In the British House of Commons.
( on the lSth nlt the " Importation Of Corn Bill'
and the ' Warehouse Corn bill'' were read third
lime and passed.
! In the House of Lords on the 18th, petition
was presented from various land holders against
the measures before Parliament on the subject of
the Corn Laws. A debate arose on the petition.
The Earl of Liverpool, in revertins TO the abov
sAa.,
porary measures
The Earl OF Malmesbury rose, to observe, that
he wished the disclaimer of the Noble Earl (Liv-
erpooD had gone farther on the present measures
He meant, that he thought it should 60 to the point;
that the duty OF l2s. proposed was not TO have
any bearing on the decis of the general question
The Earl OF Liverpool said he had no objection.
to do So When the duty of rs was laid on the
Corn now in bond, and the same amount was I'M =
posed on any corn 10 be imported under those mea-
cures, II was never meant by that TO decide, that
the sum OF I2s was to be the permanent duty nor
thai II Parliament came 10 decision, that the i'm
position OF the duty the proper course TO lie
adopted, that that or any other was defined by
them.-tie would have more proper opportunity
OF giving his opinion when the Bills came up from
the ether House, and if they came up this week,
he would fix Tuesday for the second reading.
4 The above Corn Bills passed their first reading
In the House OF Lords. These resolutions give 10
Ministers the right of admitting 500 900 quarters
of foreign grain-( q 900 900 bushes) they fix
ing the main price and the rate of duty
Every thing is comparatively quiet and tram
quil among the manufacturers, and il is not unlike
y that the accounts of riots have been considerably
exaggerated. d letter from Manchester Nav IS.
says
e" scarcely need say that all is quiet here, though
according 10 writer in a certain Sunday paper,
the people of this town almost upon the point
oil breaking out into open rebellion. The walls,
he says, covered with political inscriptions.
amongst which are predominant No Corn Laws
- Bread or Blood | said some time ago, that
there were political inscriptions on the walls,
and now repeat it. Bat really there appears 10
be class of persons who delight in the invention
and propagation of falsehood, aud who sit down
to write lies with much zest glutton eats his
turtle soup, a school boy enjoys his holiday. -
The Pope has issued new bull against all secret
societies, and particularly against the Freemasons
Lieut. General Sir Frederick Adam, K. e.
Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands
and his family, have arrived in London from Corfu
via Paris. Sir Frederick would leave London in
lew days for Scotland, and his absence from the
ionlan Islands would be about months
, In order to assist the silk trade, many of the
candidates for Parliament at the approaching cleo
ion have resolved TO distribute silk handkefcbiefs
, among their supporters. Should this become gen.
5 eTal, 1t will occasion the expenditure of several
= hundred thousand pounds in this branch alone.
J, Globe.
Brussels papers of the 18th May, announce that
Lord Cochrsne has left that capital on his way to
Greece.
a Geneva paper sars it is proposed to send a
Swiss colony to Greece.
The wooden manufacturers upon the Lower
HhIne, have lately received extensive orders, prins
cipaly from Italy
The Ctc,rcf CO..