Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-15

In consequences, however. of the CONSERVATION /
which at first prevailed, full quarter Of an hour
elapsed before any effort of this sort atenlptcd
aud during this space, upwards VI two hundred or
tho persons who had been precipitated below, but
had hot been seriously injured, made their escape Ivy
the windows of the cellar and of the travellers
Another most fatal consequence of this delay was,
that nearly all those persons who have lost their lives,
amounting TO NO less than thirty Gtfmutiy died from
su3ocd,on, few comparatively having been killed OH
tire spot by the depth of the fall, by bcr crushed
with the falling materials.
All those who were hut partially injured having
Effected their escape already mentioned those who
remained unable to move, being rather than
forty persons, eXtricatcd from the rubbish and
carried out OF the cellar Such as appeared to he
dead were deposited in tie yard; willie those who
Were still alive were conveyed into different of
the house, and placed III beds.
The dead bodies were removed, they
were owned by their relatives to their respective
places Of abode The number taken out dead, was
twenty hire; and one poor woman, OF the name ot
ffoay, died oi hHv wounds this afternoon
MARTIN has been pronounced guilty OF setting fire
to York Minister, Ill insane state of mind, aud has
I been reniahdcd to prison TO await the viii Of his
Majesty.
EnvDos, April 3.-Ivc lave little to remark rclu-
tive to the funds ana commercial affairs Tho latter
and for the former, there, scarcely thing doing
in them. 1t Is said, however, that money more
plentiful this afternoon. Consos for the Account,
which left off yesterday at 81 l-2 So, opened this
morning at 81 So, then done at 81 10, and f.
ually closed at 87 $751; for Monday they are at 81 y
5-8. The heavy Stocks continue about stationary.
The -Four per Cents are at iO1 -8 TO lOl-4. Ex-
cilcqucr Bills quoted us Yesterday. Inta Bonds
arc rather lower, they arc quoted at 50 TO 81.
In The Foreign Market the South American Sec,i-
rites Continue 10 decline. The Brazil Bonds are at
! 81 4 and Portuguese at el1i. Buenos Ayres
Bonds at 81 81 The TRANSACTIONS however
have been very limited.
! We last light received French Papers bv Express
from which we extract the folowug:--
/ PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE, March 81.
; Five per Ccuts OF. 75c. 90c. IO3f; Three per
Cents 79 soc. iUc. soc. SOC; Bank Auctions iG55f
136Gf. I1uytien Loan, Asst.
PANS, March 30.--Tt appears certain that neroci-
atfons arc gong to be resumed at Consantinope OH
the questions relative to the treaty Of 9th July but
only with Count Guemnbt and MIR. Stratford Can
ming wlro will stipulate in the name of Russia, as
/ we'll as Of France and England Russia has cvn-
sented to rrnounce its claim to be directly represent
ted at the Porte this is concession of great impor
lance, which removes the chief difficulty that has
been experienced in the eXprons made for the pa
c!tIcation OF Greece. The Divan, while it showed
ITSELF disposed to listen to the Gnciliatoy proposals
OF France ana England, had constantly refused to
receive Russian Agent as negotiator in the af-
iairs OF Greece and NJ. Jauber who was sent by our
government TO Cunstantlruple TO smooth the way,
met with ihsurmouutabie resistance this point.
! ROME, March Ut is now reported to be
probable that the election 20 the Papal Chair will
! iali on SardiIal Castisone. Though, Of course
nothing positive can he affirmed beforehand on
I
I tentfon.
/ GREECE.--A decree has Just been issued by the
PRESIDENT by which Greece is divided into 10 de-
| partrncnis, OF which the Morea includes seven
aud the islands which form part of the Republic
! Six.
| The letters from Malta Of the 9Th March ncntiar
That Admiral Heyden occupied in fortifying the
Isles of Poros, for the purpose of establishing ma
! gaZnes. The English authorities in that qnarte
are said to have eyInced considerable uneasncss
this.
/ EGINA, ian. 29.--Six thousand Turks have arri
we'd to reinforce those already in Lvadia. by which
the Greek army Is placed in very dangerous situa
ton The recall of this army is talked Of here
j would have been wiser never to have sent it, ant
whatever may now be the orders of the Government
we may be sure that tire dangers which now threaten
It will make it very speedily abandon the positions t,
which it has so inprudently advanced
VIENNA, March 2l.--The mail from Constantine
pie OF the 18th OF Feb has arrived very late g. brine
nothing ofimportamce The new Grand Vizier ma,
not arrived in the camp at Slrnla at the date Of TIE
last accounts nor hal any of military operations
been Published either from the Danube or Bulgaria
4he chief attention of the government is directed tt
the Of obtaining corn for the supply Of the ca
i pital and the army. One OF the measures adUptcC
is the sending away ofa considerable nLmber Of Jews
who have gradually and settled III the capital
and cannot give satisfactory account o. their means
of Subsistence
1t appears from the French papers received today
that the Spanish government are contracting loan
IN Paris OF 20 100000 of francs. for the ayoped pur-
poscoI prosecuting an expedition against the MeXi-
lean States We do not believe this Intelligence; 1t
any rate quite satisfied that tlev VIII not be
able TO effect loan among the Frencl for my such
purpose.
The LondonS Sun ofthe Cd April, says--sThe great,
Tie a-engrossing Question comes onight for dis
cuSson IN the House of Lords. Public interest is
wound up TO an extraordinary height tire occasion
and the firm conviction among all classes people is
that the Bill will pass with most triumphant and
overwhelming majority The UitPas are-already in
despair, but with their usual Characteristic tenaCity
are resolved to fight to the last we an,icipate
therefore, that the Debate viii be adjourned one"
IssEssuzz su.s.--.-----
.q,aerican .4redjpaago.-The Wcst-Inia Islands,
IN 1922, contained, by estimation, 10000 square
miles, white population oFonly 100000 and col
cured population OF 100000. OF the 80 islands.
- belong to Britain, 30 Spain, 8 to Denmark, ITO