Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-19
FOREIGN ITEMS.
By N,c London Packet, at Bosfon

ny tic LONDON RACKET, at Boston.
The excitement continues, and increases in Ireland;
the London Courier represents The Catholic leaders
as using this language: "Our parliamentary power
will achieve the measures bu; we have other resour
cts we have corps de reserOc in events when sha
they be brought up'' They talk of "a great strug-
ings had been held at Cavan and Armagh attended
by 20 and $4,000 people. They petioned Parliament
10 put down the Association, an ''illegul body
The King continued to enjoy excellent health II
the Duke of Northumberland did not arrive at Court
at the assembling ofa council which was to be held
about the Sd of Feb, another council would be held
at the earliest convenient day after he should arrive
for the purpose of the noble Dukes kissing hands on
his appointment to the vice royalty of Ireland. The
Standard, violent nticatholic paper says "Soule of
the Popish papers in Ireland have begun to rail at the
Duke Of Northumberland already"
Shield, the celebrated musical composer died in
London on the 25th JAM at the advanced age of eighty
upwards.
five arches the Surry side of Waterloo bridge
dry, and persons walked into the middle of the
bed of the river with scarcely wetting their feet.
The frost hal been severe in many parts Of Great
Britain. Great alarm and some damage Dad been
produced in the Thames The shipping in the low
or Pool driven from their mornings bv immense
bodies officiating ice. which were continually on the
tide, and forced between the TORS ofshippino
Prom the 2Ist to the 25th, not single vessel de-
parted from the river. large collier brig was
driven from her mooring, and sunk. a tier Of fifty
snil Of golfers drilled from bmehouse, and were
much damaged. Several lighters were carried a
way with resistless impetuosy, and three laden with
corn, were capszed and swamped at Woolwich
The sailers of vessels in the centre tier In many in
stances were unable TO quit their ships, and the wa
terncn were altogether unable to put out f ON their
respective stairs
An account dated Odessa, Ian. 3, says that the
winter had set in with unexamped severity; as far
as the eye could reach the was frozen, and no
ships could enter or leave the port.
East Iadian .UonDyoi,-Thc Liverpool MGR
rcury of the ed of January, says, "the East In
ua ComRany, jealous Of the increasing trade car.
tied on by American merchants at Canton have
obtained an order from the Chinese Government for
1rddlng tho Americans TO carry any trade at Can
ton, but through Chinese Company there called the
Hong through which the company transact their own
busiuess. The Americans before this made all their
purchases and sales through the medium Of private
brokcts and the growing prosperity of their com
iuerce exciting the jealousy Of the Company, and
tJeir feHrs lest the evils of monopoly should he exhi-
bited in too glowing colours when contrasted with
feodoni oftraTc, has led TO this underhand proceed
jng. which has naturally caused much discomfort
smongst the American merchants
d. hv fe sas Richards packet ship in nneiecn from
which tli Jng VOYAGE (ueary 1900 niles is performed
o." ieh Nw-iors," said ne, 'fts ,oesk bsf0re Lasf'--
idrerl'oSl PaBer i'm. 2.