Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-03-31
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Foreign EaSsEsfgenre.
From lie Rqiti@ore, .qmarica1 Of .March e8.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
The fast sailing ship Ijeratd Captain GRAHAM, is
below trem Liverpool, whence she sailed on the 9Th
February. The editors of the .4nricaa are indebt-
ed to the accustomed poiteness of Captain G. for
London AMI Liverpool papers 20 the date ofhis sailing
from which they make the following extracts
THE MARKETS. -
The editors are indebted to the kindness of COM
mercal friend for the following extract ofa letter d-
ted "I.iYERponL, February Z.
Our Gram market continues dull; quote Amer
lean sweet Flour at 39s. os per burrel and Indian
corn at SO 3&S. per quarter; wheat and flour co.in-
NC to be admitted at the lowest duty; but the duty Or
corn IS as 1Cd. per Or
All transactions iu Tobacco continue suspcndcd in
consequence Of the expected duty of 3d. per h. on all
stemmed tobacco, to be levied on all taken out of
bond after the 18th Of April next. deputaiion from
the trade has gone up to London to oppose this
sure.
The import Of Cotton this week is / 900 bales aud
the sales are i4,30O, comprising ZOO Upland 5000
Alabama and $40 New Orleans. We quote Upland
at SD Il 3 SD. per b.. Alabama 5 Ia led;
New Oriennt, 62G@ Accounts from Havre to the
31st January, ;ention that the cotton market there
was very lunguid and prices likely to decline.
The Liverpool Advertiser Of Saturday, February
T. has the following article on the Grain and Cotton
markets
The Grain market, since Tuesday, has continued
fiat. -
for the last six weeks, under 9th Geo iV, chap 60,
Just received
PER QUARTER.
W'Nn;- BARLEY. Oats. Rye. Beans. Peas.
IS q S. & 5 5l + s s, d d s. d. "a Z;
The following is the dutyon Foreign Corn for the
Notwithstanding the heavy arrivals, our Cotton
market has been firm, and the sales OF the week lin
GLIDING 800 Sea Island by auction yesterday have
bnot, 4 Gill,
Bowed, Alabama &c, 5 l-2daG SD per ID.
The mercantile letters from the Russian capital,
down to the 18th January, mention that the exchange
on London had been subjected to some fuctuatiOn,
filling from .3-32d to fraction below | i'd; but,
at the last date, Id. the quotation. Spectators
III grain much less active, and " heat had de-
cned in price. The purchases bad, however. been
on most extensive scale, and TO this is attributed
the Use Ill the exchange. The letters mention that
the preparations for commencing the war with Tur.
key were going or actively; but, from the constant
arrival and departure to London, Paris, and Wen
ma, OF courers, the opinion becoming more prev
aCnt daily that matters in dispute between Russia
and Turkey would be amicahy arranged by noeotia-
ton before the time arrived when the war cond be
resumed. Money was not so scarce at st. Peters
brrgh as it had been. Anew loan for Nicholas was
again talked Of In produce by contract, there was
BURNING OF YORK MINSTER.-Th eel
cbratcd edfce, ofthc chief architectural tlorics
OF England, and one Of the most magnificent struc-
tiICS jLuIOpe, las OCCn BCuIlV DESTROYED by
BRITISH ARLIAMENT-KING'S SPEECH.
The greatest interest felt in London and Liv-
crpool, as to the manner i'll which the Kings Speech
- uld treat the Catholic question. We find the fol-
lowing account Of the opening ofParaincnt, togeth-
or with copy Of the Speech, in the last Liverpool
paper
OPENING OFPARLIAMENT.
Early i'll the morning Of Thursday the usual prcra-
ration5 for the opening ofParamcnt common cd
and were proceeded with till nearly two o'clock
when crowds of people began to assemble at both
Houses of Parliament.
At two o'clock Parliament was opened by his
Maiesty's Commissioners, consisting of the Lord
Chancellor, the Duke Of Wellington, Earl Skates
bury, Earl Bathurst, and Lord Peterborough.
The members of the House Of Commons having
been TO tire bar by the Usher of the Black
Rod, and the commission having been read,
The Lord Chancellor then read the following
spcech:
',Sfy Lords and Gentlemen,
His Majesty commands to inform you that he
continues to receive from his Allies, and generally
from all Princes and States the assurance Of their
undated desire to cultivate The rGoet friendly rco
toHs With bis Majesty.