The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-13
FOREIGN.
From the .Nttc York Ga1ett. .lplit I.
VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND.

| Alter being far an unprecedentedly long
interval without any direct adyicrs from
England, We were on Saturday agreeabl y
disappointed by the arrived of the fast sail
ing packet ,hip Columbia, Capt. Graham,
| from Liverpool, whence she sailed ON the
mo nlns OF the Sd nlt. Our papers are tn
the 28th Of Feb. from London, and the
Ri nit. from Liverpool. The political
news is not of much moment, but another
violent shock has been gwen TO CONNER
clsI stability and confidence, by the fail
ure of the old and respectable house of
Goldschmidt & Go. Many disasters, but
none of a very serious nature, had occur
red on the ocean.
II is said that four Marqaisses viz Win.
chester, Stafford, HEREFORD, and Chain ~
dely, are 10 be raised 10 thr rank of Dukes.
The Hon. R,,hert Gordon has been APP
pointed Minister Plenipotentiary 10 the
Emperor Of Brazil, aud Arthur Aston, ESD
Secretary.
The chief object ofthc Duke of Yelling
tons mission 10 ST. Petersbargh, Is stated
to be urgent political negoeiauoo. aud not
court etiquette.
A meeting was held in London on the
9th Feb, TO concert measures for brlogng
Cobbett into Parliament; Sir p. Berror
IN the char, when resolutions were passed
10 raise subscriptions 10 promote. that OBJ
ject.
The Coronation ofthe Emperor Niche
las, Of Russia, is To take place In Nay
Greece. Alissolonghi still held out, al
the latest accounts. Culocotfon Is sid Ia
have made two rultless attempts on Tripo-
lzza, IT, the last of which his life was J.
danger. Ie was then waiting for len.
torcemrnts from Argos To make anothel
attack.
The Duke of Wellington arrived at Ber-
lin, Feb. II. All the Generals and Stiff
pad their compliments To him aud grand
parade WAS ordered for the next DAY.
Letters from Hamburg. give gloomy
picture of commercial affairs on the con
mrnt. From Leipsjc great failure is
announced for E2J0,OO sterling. Three
houses at Amsterdam have also stopped.
10 consequences OF GOtdShcntdts failure
At Berlin there Is a general siagnatlon OF
commerce.
The London Gazette of the Goth con
tains no less than s,rty u" bapkfaptcles
and four declarations OF Insolvency.
The number ol Bankers sazetted in De
cember aud january amounted 10 I'll
They formed ~ firm, constituting thus
3 having one person ONLY 6 having Z
II having 8 s having 4 aud having
five.
An average WAS struck on the 10th, of
the idli OF the different >. American Loan
Stocks, and it WAS found HAL ii amounted
To- 30 per cent. from the prIces at which
the respeoti'e stocks were bought out or
Issuedsro the public.
A great fall bad taken place in the price
of Manchester goods, TIE neasler fabrics
for printing having fallen about third
since last spring, and cambries and aco-
nets more than twenty percent.
The highly respected LIndlay Muir
ray, the author of English Grammar, and
many other approx ed orks on education,
died on the morning. of the Esd Of Frbrna-
ry, at his house at Hold gate, near York,
IN thu 8lst year oI his age, and III toll pos
session Of all his mental faculties. tir NJ.
was Quaker and native of Pennsylsa-
uia.
The celebrated vocalist IncIedon, died
at Worcester on the llth. Feb. Also, IN
London, Mr.. Knight the celebrated come
dian.