Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-20
FOREIGN
PHILADELPHIA, April l6.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

a'u oeitc. Inc prices OF Cottcn have no varied
from last report. The orn Law Question had
oeenbefore the House on the 9Th, when Mr.. Can
ming Submitted plan oil which progress was re.
ported, aud adjourned to Ihur.day following A
good deal OF speculation and excitement appests
to prevail among all classes as to it, result The
plan submitted is TO increase the du,ie. as The mice
OF wheat and other grain decreases - and in like
manner 10 decrease The duties shilling for every
two sbilliDgs advance. In consequence of ,besa
resolutions, wheat nu of bond and British ros. Id
to I'd per bushel--Am flour, now in bond. 2ss
to 27s FER barrel of 1876 lbs.
Intelligence received from India dated early in
November, gives very unfavourable accom-, of
the 1ndigo crop.
LIVERPOOL, March TO-
we have no intelligence tins week from Por,u
gal OF Interest, and a, the same time of credit
In the early part OF the week we learnt ,hrcupb
tire London papers that there was great reason
to believe plot had been formed against the CON
sntuiiona) government, In which some OF the hiyb.
est names were concerneI--pers m suppo -ed hear
Thy friendly 10 the government under which many
OF them even held authority. This remains We,
uncontradictec; bat "ether has there been any new
lsnt thrown upon II.
We have taken pains 10 ascertain the on,n;,,
on Change on the alteration proposed by MIR
Canning III the Corn Laws, which appears to he
thsi the du on wheat is ather too high: bur IN.
merchants are well aware ministers could not b,v.
Carried the measure at all if 10 er rate had been
nsmed. On the Other hand, the duties On coarse
iood are though 10 be dlspropoaaonably low The
ehecs Of The alteration, A. regards tn. ex,ens;nn
OF trade, caun.t, under the duties proposed he
very great; but it is generally expected that hen
the measure Is carried into effect, 1t will give some
increased activity 10 business.
Liverpool Advertiser.
Lord Liverpool Is slowly recovering on the
IN he is said TO have passed good night Mr..
iiuskisson Is also better.
Bu'hoven IS al this time lansuishins at Vienna
uhuer 'he accumulated pressure OF disease and po-
very
The London papers say, that on Friday ,veeL
! there were presented les petitions against. and
bout 80 In favour OF the Romaa Catholic claims
Amongst The petitions against the claims was one
from the Vicar, &c OF % Bray and smn,ss,
these Ia favour OF them were petitions from Xii
iree ll-de'na. Kill ernauie, KilI-murry, KIN.
ius'y' hhi-een kni-mar'iai, Kill kenny, Kill rush.
XII mscow, Ki-smory. Kiil-as, KiII.eonnelI
kiii-oursn, Kill-sharvan, kill-bride. KIN cash
Lsugh-nore and Boyr-us.
SieGm Engiile.-We are informed ,ba, M
Perkins has al length got rid of the only obstacle
which presented itself against The action of i,is
Immensely pow eriu steam engine-that of efF.c,
Ing nearly perfect Dacuun under the fo,t of he
pis'on' by which means The whole power or e
| lasiIcty OF The steam from the induction nine il
allowed 10 operate withou, resistance. Certain
other Improvements have also been sffec ed sor III,
mnishng friction, sc. but as we unGe, stand tbev
i"rin the suplsct OF tre-a PATENT we cannot a,
present enter into further particulars
m Literary Gazette.
Inc privaieaccount, frosn Spin IN. ,norni,r
(ihnr-dsy) state hal dsaffec;ion has appeared
am'ng the Spanish soldiery, and that, among the
garrison at Ceuts, there has been an ocen mo,irv
or insurection. As Ear : regards the soIdiery on
the frontiers, these accounts OF their feeling ,oree
with the last letters from lisbon
Globe and Irarelie,
SWITZERLAND, Fet. 2i
Death Of PestGioZSi The yenerabls pe-,a
lozzi died on The i7'b Feb a Bfugg, after a few
days illness, in ihe 82i year oil his age We have
also los another celebrated and valuable cb,ract-r
M. de Felle burg
The Liverpool Mercury of the 9th OF March.
remarks, In speaking of the Corn Laws, tina, III.
proposition OF Ministers will disappoint the pnbe
mind, generally. Ia principle ,hey are in6n,teIv
preferable to the existing corn laws the absurdi,,
and EVIL working OF which Mr.. Canning verv ablv
and very properly exposed, 10 the greal dspa, age
meni OF the ioisdom of the collective in 1915;
their probable en- .ency 10 give steadnes- to pr;
ces, 's an importan, consideration In their favour
and their certain, though, probably, rem>te effect
IN preventing al any time, very high range of
articles renders the theory of them still more &C
csptable. But they calculated upon scale too
lSh 10 meet the necessities, to falfi! the reason
able wishes OF the people at large, who have been
loudly beseeching the legislature 10 adopt sucb
measures as would permit trade with fore,gn
countries, some portion of whore cheap corn
might be obtained for portion of our cheap cali
Goes. Tbs prayer has net with negative in
all such circumstances a. s-e likely 10 affect the
country during the existence OF a narrow or mar
rowing circulating medium. So completely has
The mere promulgation Of the scale OF duiies pre
c!uded, tor the present, all expectation of an IN,
port OF foreign wheat, that the price of Eopji.b
grain has considerably advanced, so that the poor
msD will have somewhat desrer loaf than betor.
the prpposa! of an alteration IN those law. WHICH
were the subjset OF his complsininss; and thai
scale will, relatively be higher and higher SO long
as our circulating medium shall be IN progress Of
dimnuiion.
CORN LAWS.
In the House of Commons on the LIST of MarcI,
the following resolutions in relation to The corn
laws, were introduced 5y Mr.. Gaming, after an
appropriate speech, which we shall Law before ou,
readers ,o-moirow:
Resolutions. -" That II is the opinion of This
committee, that any sort OF corn, grain meal and
flour, winch may now, by laso, be imported into
the United Kingdom, should at all times be adj
Missile Tor home use, upon payment OF the duties
folio wing VIZ:
II imported from any foreign country
Wheat. - Whenever he average price f wheat
made up and published, IN iasener required BIZ law.
shall be Cos and under 6ls. the quarter. the duty
shall be for every quarter H.
And, in respect Of every integral shilling by
irbs ~. .ss. Il. -. - en-