Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-17

Tots to the trsde) not exceeding 800 bags ofdifer
ent descriptions, but at reduction from previous
quotations.
TOBACCO.--Ther has been a speculative in
uuiry for stemmed, which has taken off about 81
hhis. besides which so hhds. Virginia leaf have
been purchased for Ireland, but at no improvement
IN prices.
Still Later.--By the Isaac Hicks at New York.
Liverpool dates to the Sd and London to the LIST.
have been received, confirming the intelligence oil
the distress in the money market, with additional
failures among which il that of Dawson s. Dows-
land, Stock Brokers. The accounts from London
represent the pressure for money to be very great
10 and 10 per cent were given good security for
short periods. Its effects are felt on all CONNER
cial transactions. The failure of Sir VIM Chords
Bank at Plymouth produced great distress among
the people there and even much alarm in London,
AT the former place the people were nearly frantic.
Tie holders Of provisions, Sc. would not take notes
and the buyers were in state of the most dreadful
uproar.
The London papers Of the LIST ult. contain, ex-
sracted from the Lisbon papers, the official ra6ca-
ZION, by the King of Portugal, of the Treaty with
Brazil, in which the independence OF the latter is
acknowledged.
The new novel of (" Woodstock a tale of the
Long Parliament By the Great Unknown, is ad.
yer,ised to appear on the 9Th of January.
I.lvERPooL, Dec. In the present week
our Cotton Market has been exceedingly dull,
the sales only amounting to 1000 or 1900 bales
per day. Brazils Ia per Id. lower, and for
American Cottons, prices sinailar to those OBJ
tanned by auction on the 25th ult. cannot be OBJ
tained. The stock of American Cottons in the
hands of rsolvent houses amount to about 10 900
bags; it was thought to have been more by 10, 100
but a good deal Of st has been taken out of their
hands, and some oil them have been selling by
private contract.
Dec. 2-TLere is TO day little more demand
for Cotton, and the stocks in London have i'm
proved little, with appearance OF return of
confidence.
The Bank of France had resolved to continue
its discounts at per cent. notwithstanding the
pressure for money. The Bank of France, as many
of readers know, varies the rate which il dis
counts according 10 the value of money, the only
true test of interest.
Accounts from Lisbon to the 18th, say that an
extraordinary Counsel of State had been convoked
at MARIA, receive the treaty with Brazil II was
supposed that the Council would advise the King
to ratify it.
The King of Spain left the Escurial on the 22d
of Nov. for Madrid. He intended, it was said,
TO live at Prado, Immediately after the 9th OF De-
cemser, the anniversary of the Ieen's birthday.
The works of w ashington Irving, were publish
ed at Paris, on the 2Sth November, in ten volumes,
by A. & w Galignani.
In Prussia great number of young men having
cut off their thumb, in order to claim exemption
from military service, it has been determined that
all who have recourse to such deplorabe measure
shall be Immediately placed in company of artil-
lery pioneers.
LATE FROM FRANCE.
The packet ship Edward Quesnel brings Paris
papers to the 10th Nov. inclusive. We copy the
following from the N. Y. American and Evening
Post.
We do not find in them any confirmation of the
rumour given yesterday, the authority of En-
gsh papers, that the Duke del Iniantado would
not be able To maintain himself in his place. The
following language, on the contrary, which termi-
mates his note to the foreign min listers, who it seems
felt themselves authorized 10 ask some explanation
of the change in the Spanish Ministry, is that of
confidence.
"Tbe Legitimacy of Kings says This most lesit-
innate Duke, comes from God, andin virtue of it
they are the absolute masters TO effect in their
Kingdoms and among their subjects, whatever
changes they think proper without being bound 10
render an account thereof to any body on earth, or
to ask tue consent OF other Sovereisns, and much
less Of their Ambassadors
General Foy, of the Chamber of Deputies, and
previously gallant soldier, died at Paris on the
2Sth of Nov. The Journal du Commerce thus
A frghtful misfortune, an irreparable loss have
fallen upon France. Gen. Foy ceased to. live this
day at o'clock. We shall be dispensed from the
necessity of any remarks. Public grief is in these
first moments the only homage worthy the great
citizen whom we have lost.
The news from Greece is full of contradictions
From Constantinople on the 18th Oct. it is said
thatibe Egyptian fleet would not leave Alexan-
dria till assured;thf Lord Cochrane was not about
sailing for the Archipelago. From Trieste, on the
9th November, they write that this fleet had alrea-
dy arrived Sudo, with ~, 900 infantry and 5000
cavalry on board and then again, letters from the
same. place, the 10th Nov. question whether the
Egyptian fleet had sailed. One thing, however,
appears certain, that the rumor Of this fleet
being out, had hushed the dissentons of the island
ers, and united them in body. In this there
is hope and safety.
LONDON, Nov. l3. The Court of Thursday
was marked by memorable event--the present.
alton OF NJ. Hurado, as Minister from Colombia -
the first Minister of any of the new States whose
diplomatic character has yet been recognized in this
formal manner. M. Hur,ado presented his creden-
tals, and was most graciously received. 1t was
happy coincidence enough, that, at The very same
Court, Mr. Rufus King, the new Minister from the
United States, also presented for the frs, time
Eram.