Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-05
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
LATE FROM ENGLAND

eanious files oi Loud II papers 10 the Tn al
January, and Liverpool ofihe 5th both inclu.
sive.
THE CATHOLIC QUESTION.
We have already published the letter of the
Duke of Wellington to the Roman OF Catholic
primnle Of Ireland which went 10 show very
distinctly, that all the fu,nors of an intention
on the part of the Prcmier 10 coneede the ca.
ihollc claims ai the approaching ,essnn Of Par
lament we're wiiboui foundation The fenIy
ofDr, Curtis, 10 TINT letter, explaining the rca
sons for having made the Dukes letter publir.
will be found below. Itappears from tbs lef
ter, that The Duke suggestion, as 10 the On.
tbolics being for Time quiet. and leaving their
fause 10 time. win not be attended 10 by The
Catholics.
No little enfiemeni bud bcen couaed by Tho
appearance of letter from ths Lord Lleuien.
ant Of Ireland 1.-THE marquis of tngescn. ! 10
DIR. Curtis. strongly iavoling the Cause Of ca
thoic emancipation.
The Marquis, also, during his short admins.
lsalioEisui affairs IN Ireland, has rendered him
SELF vffy srtTs-,ss .s,.h tbs Catholics has keen
{1lHxtsa IiS4a his Vice Royalty. by ,he . MJs
Hhry E6NhAin" of England aoNaanui The ,,a =.
|pst Ganndunced that the marquis signed hias
of1ice though evidently from NECESSITY. In cor
sequence the wide difference between the
opinions Of hmself and the Premier upon th,s
great qurs,onBut the Courier states distinct,
ly, aud with an air of authority, that he was
recalled, and aida that this recall was ne
III consequence of his letter 10 Doctor Cur
lis, since the letter of recall WINS placed IL
| his hnnds eighteen hours before that Ie,tei
bud ranspired The CaurieK adds thai a. ,bt
Catholic question would not have heen adyan
ced by the marquis III Anglesen's continuance.
in Ireland, nor will II he impaired or retarded
by his recall |, is the Legislature as thu
ii a IL
gfea, question II is snfed that either IN,
Doke OF Bu bingham OF Lord Verulam. wonla
| be hi, successor.
THE REVENUE
The Courier Of The 9th, cong iniuaies its rem.
ders upon the nourshing state Of the county ss
disclosed by The returns OF the last Qunrfer's
Revenue. The total increase of revenue be.
yond The corresponding quarter of last year, in
6s6 Ooul. The total amount of the revenue for
Tho year ending blh January, 1923, was 49,.
OIL 67bi; aud Tor The year ending 9Th Janun.
| y, 1929 ~ 306 1921. 1hese results the Couri
er considers MS aiording the most convincing
proofoi tho increasing internal prosperity o.
| the country.
II lis said that the Irish Revenue statement.
when 1t appears, will show an increase o,
EfOO,00o Tor this year beyond last ypuf A
| long time since u was said that the revenue &,
| Ireland was rapidly on the increase, aud thai ID
would 20 on increasing.
FLIGHT OF STEPHENSON.
The London papers are filed with II, nr ~,
mours about Rowland Stephenson, n pnttuer
IN an extensive mercantile establishments iron,
which he emhezzled large sums Of money, and
sp"cuai,ons as To the probability Of his beinr
caught by two o clock on Saturday nftnrnoou
the Committee OF Bankers had sent off expres.
ses 10 every part ofEngInnd, aud the Admir,l.
~ had "A Rput q IN tions Ia,
aud express, without denl so that on sun.
day evening the news Of his flight VIA known
along the whole line of ihr British coast Yet
II appear that Stephenson Ind the ha,d,-
hood 10 irevei 10 Bristol IN hi, own coach. with
his own crest upon II. lie sent hRck bis IVA
fine grey horses to London, and travelled on
with hired horse, 10 company with his own
eoachman, and Lloyd lis clerk On arriving
nj the BRISTOL coast he pui to sea IN n kind ~
skill, between Bldefordand The lie of Lundy,
in the Bristol Channel. aud had been sailing ol
tho coast night and day, waiting Tor a vessel
foreign bound. The Cambridl which arrived
nj New York on the same day when the las,
French arrival brought the news Of Stephen
sons fight, bad been well searched before she
left Portsmouth bs solicitor who went in
quest of fraudulent bankrupt, aud who knew
Stephenson well As by the directions of the
Admiralty several fast sailing yesscls ,yer, i'm
pursuit, and tho skin was known, il was snu-
posed 10 be impossible That Stephenson should
escape. 80 large reward ~ would be earn, q
by his apprehension would ensure ihe vigilance
of the police. Mr. Peel had dee Jared thai the
whole navy Of England should be employed If
necessary, IN experimenting him. Warrants
were out against him. for embezzling excbeo-
ucf bills, aud II caught, he WIS 10 undergo an
| imrhc diafe examination in Bow street IL il
said there Is no doubt that. in such case he will
i be convicted OF capiial felony as he had No,
| iHterest IN the Exchequer bills upon which
| with other securities, he raised the sum Of al
000L The most probable account nj the latest
late was that Stephenson and his clerk were.
on the "a ult. on Lundy Island, where there Is
only light house, and one farm. home. The
weather had prevented boats from reaching il
on The succeeding day II wns also possible
that the fugitive had landed in Wales. There
was a rumour in the city on the 9th. tim, he
had been arrested IN the Bristol Channel; b,,t
u was contradicted on the next day. Tn,
Morning Herald says:
! IL i said thai Stephenson private accom-.
nj the bank has been eveidrawn for vea,. -
the amount Of f3O,0OO. This cire,ms,.oe.
oecasioned everlasting quafreis betweeo h,r,
and his partners. II Is added,siha they eere
daily and hourly annoyed al the bank with rho
applications Of his private creditoas. Tbe,s
can be little doah' that most Of the properry
which he has stolen has been long ago snent
IL IL sad, indeed, that he kekt six women ,bo,
he had three country houses, that he had pri-
vase boxes at all the theatres, and thai he ecn.
orally spent three parts ofthe night al esmb-
hng-houses. These accounts are probably en-.
aggefaied. III appears that he was MOI nj ali
nice Ia ms means OF raising money We are
informed that he got his builder, or carpen,.r
to accept bills TO the amount of t. 1870 600.
London paper Of Jan. 6, says,--lt /. sta,.a
this evening, that information has been rsce,v-
ed by telegraph at the Admiralty. thar nh.
route of Mr.. Stephenson is known. and that =
vessel is in chase of the ship in which M
Stephenson has taken his passage. aud ,ba, ri,
capture Is considered certain ''''
1t was reported a, Lloyd's this norn;oe
that vessel sailed from Bristol for Amer;c,
on the 3Oh az. with passenger nns werin, -