Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-23
Rsr 1885 ossD ggayDta
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. -, 1920.

ct N. York, by The Charlemagne, and Liverpool to
the 18th, by the WIN. Thompson The uny article
of any interest they furnish III" announc inent oil
q change III the French Ministry, Prince Pognac
having been appointed President of the Council of
Minister; Count dc Ia 'urdonnayc nam"d Minister
of State and Member of the Pnvy Council; Baron
de Montbel appointed Secretary of ST. for the In
tarior, in hts St nd and M Guornon do Rrn"illc Sc
cretary uf STAT" tor the Dcpartm at EcclrSiasca
Affairs and Pubic Instruction, M the room OF NJ
Montbel
The Gazette d. Frnncc, or the Goth ut. in an
nounciug the resignation of NJ. de Ia Bour,lonnnye
On the previous day. says:-''We regret that sim
pie question of personal convenience should have
given rise to measure tor winch there polit
zeal cause nj. dc Llbourdonnaye had always benn
united with hs collea sentiment and principle
Vhe system on which the cnu1sellors of the Crown
have hitherto acted will not he changed b. his re.
tirement."
The Constitutional rcuarks that these assertions
are strange and lncOnsistcnt and that Incredible
that NJ dc Labourdunuaye, who was unable 10 have
Understanding with his colleag CUES, on the great
question of dssolving the chamber, aud WHO has re
tired, because president has hecn put him,
will urge his friends 20 III favor of n rival. The
SHINE paper, in postscript, dnl ed Nine in the eve
Iilng, adds: M. de- LrbourdounHye has left the
ministry; but the system which influenced the revu-
luton of the 9th of August remains entire The
Gazette and Quotidienn. have tnken pains 10 pro-
claim it, and 10 let France know tina; she has no
cause to reJolc" ut change of persons. brought
bout by mere que Ston of court etiquette, which has
nothing i'll common with public OPINION. Let us then
take this Tor granted, a. n-''Ihc great Question
was between the charter and the counter revolution
lists; that which hes hcen decided SIMPLY between
Nj de Pohgnac, and NJ. de Ia Bourdonnave. Franco
had no interest - and this tTiin9 revolution in
!, the cabinet will not change n single vote III tn"
chamber. Tue majority tomorrow will be the same
yesterday"
The Liverpool Albirn of the 10th ut. saws the
cotton market in a state OF unusual activity
during the past week. The sales reached the extra
ordinary high number of nearly $4,000 bags, at az
advance OF one-eighth per h. on some qualities o.
AFnn rnffn A.. L.
that the stock of cotton in the ports WILL at the end
of the present year, notwithstanding the heavy i'm
port, be smaller than it has been the close OF Sc
verai preceding years.
LrvERr. OIL Nov. l6.-There has been very
limit ed demand for tobacco, but prices kept steady
Fresh Us. -four, under lock, would readily bring our
previous currencr. but there are few sellers.
Fire broke ont last evening, in the cellar of the
house occupied by Mr.. McCrrery merchant tailor.
on Main street, which for time, threai ened great
destruction. II was however. happily subdued b
the Engine Companies. after burning through he
store door various places, and doing considerable
damage to Mr. McC's goods, and those Of Mr. II
Watkins, bookseller, in the adjoining store
All must feel additional confidence in the efficiency
of our Fire Companies, and consequently greater
security for property from Witnessing their successful
cXertIons on this occasion.
ConREcTIoN.-In our account of tie proceedings
of the Convention on Thursday the 18th December
it was stated that "Mr. FItzhugh proposed an
amendment" ITO amendment proposed by NIr.
Wilson relative to the right of suffragel forbiddng
"a capation 10 be levied future and TO en-
ctude The payers IF county capitation tar from the
'rie;ht IF Uofing."
This is a mistake, Mr.. Fizhugh's amendment
vas in these words-"Providc that capitation tax
"either for state county purposes shall hereafter
''be levied and that idiriduai utose t1rabLe pro-
"pcrty shall be If less value Than dDLlars, shall
'6e subject to any property tar tOhateUer." The
question was taken the first clause of Mr. Fiz.
hughs amendment, VIZ: provided that capitatior
"tax either for State or County purposes shall here.
latter be levied and adopted by ayes and noes %
TO ~.
Dir. Fhzhugh then withdrew the % clause of hi.
amendment.