Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-16
fSss As NJ =. C.unsreisi .4ssss5issr No. NJ.
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& FROM ENGLAND,
D. abe peekci ship Brmiag Aan. Capt. Harris, tn
editors Of ~ Coumescial Adv.r,assr kavs received
6oss ct E'Adca psPon Of the fth Of MsY,and Liver.
peol - the 9th, bcth inclusive. II ~ =
EseLANp--Hn 4alestyt hsslih is, of course the
psvutsrw topic, sndshe latest sdsices confirm the
sn.'ctpeissn secs hia reign viii soon closs. The Bull
.wrsDsoa CAsrLE, May 4. 1880.
"The King slept come &ouu last night, and his
M.insty teels hlmsef rather better this mosning
tsigned) HENRY HALFORD.
"MATTHEW JOHN TIERNNY."
"WtNosoa CAsrLE, May S, 1880.
Tho King coniinues much the same: his Majesty
has psssed comfortable night.
tSiesed) HENRY HALTORD.
- "MATTHEW JOHN TIERNRY :"
"WIrDsoR CAsrLE, Nay 6, tS3f,
.Hs A:iessy Pesed the whole Of yesterday com
fortably: His Maieays symptoms were mir gated,
(SigoedJ .HENRY HALF0RD,
~ 'AATTHEW JOHN TT BRNEY. ~
The Daliesin was shewu at the Kinp's Palace. ST.
James h tho usual tine.f The atcndsts n wsi,iny
were. Lord Clinton (for Lord St Hele; 81 in wai.inr.
and Colonel Wha,ley, Groom in w aiting
1t was expected that Messase would have been
sent down TO :he Honss last evening. in order sp
point Commissioner TO sign in the Kings name, in
Consequences Of tho coosausd siarming illness Of his
Majesty, which renders him incapable Of writing.
The Courier Of he 5th says-
We deeply lament to state, that, from private sour.
rei9us health 10 such IS tn warrant any thing but
fassrable anticipatioae The inquiries al ST. James
eehcc were more numerous this day than we have
Fetofore seen.
One Of the bue' ips 1.-THE King 70 better, s said
BY rho Brighton Gszetc to have been dictated by the
King himself The same paper states that his malady
Is spssanodic asthnna and that he had experienced
material relief At the same time il 10 said there is
difference Of opinion between his medical advisers
Amoag the numerous inquirets respecting his health
the names Of tho American MINISTER and Washington
Irying mentioned.
a motion by Mr. Hume TO continue IN force an
act passed in The reign of George ILL., ITO continue
every person in of,e at the demise of the SOVEREIGN
until removed or discharged by the succeeding King
or Queen" was carried by majority Of I3 TO TO-
the ministerial members present voting in the minor
ity.-The fecs for the removal of patents and com
missions are large.
National DEBT AND REvENuE OF 0REAr Bar.
TAIy.-A very luminous and interesting expose of
the State Of The National Debt and Revnue of the
Kingdom, was made In tho House of Lords on the
9th ult. by V,scount Gnder,ch. So pleased was the
Duke Of Wellington with this effort Of his prede-
cessor IN the premiership, that Plate and Herod on
that day became friends As this debt is one of the
wonders of the world and tho success with which
England bears up under it il 4 greater wonder STILL
and moreover, all the world Interested in the az
fairs and management of British finances we shall
publish this dicuss"n at length at earliest conve
nlence
One position Of the late Premier formerly Sir Free
derrick Robinson, Chancellor Of the Excheauer ! WINS
that 1t was absurd to estimate the Of the ro
ductiou of our debt by the elimination of capital IAN
ordinary debt vas composed Of capital lent 10 the
debtor; Is confded to the borrower to repay what
be borrowed At his convenience, aud il was con-
tdcd to the lender 10 demand back his principal OIL
these two conditions only one was applicable to the
National Debt BY the act the State has enter
cd into with its Debtors II had the right pay them
Oh whenever it was convenient advisable for the
State 20 do So but By the terms Of the contract tho
public creditor could never claim from the State sim
glo chilling Of what he had advanced. The Utmost
which ne was ertted to clsm--aDd that alone hss
che btste pledged itsef-was the payment of an an
nmsy Lhssr, bear! from the Duke of w ellington u
end eLeresent In 1919 tho total of tho charge for
the Funded and Unfunded Debt, was 20 938 75ii In
1923 the charge for the Funded Debt was a8,277,-
ii5L, and the interest on Exchequer Bills 494E
90 that the total dminution that of 1879
with 1915, was 3,133, i40i When the operation |
respecting the Four per Cents should DO COMPLETED
the reduction on the charge for the National debt for
next year, as compared with 1916, would be our
millions and a half This dimnution in the CHARGE.
lie contended, was equivalent to reduction of $50
millions of capital at three per cent
In regard TO the aliedeet dimnution of the reve-
pue' Lord u denied the assertion. He admitted that
there had been falling of in some branches of the
revenue, during the last year: but he compared the
different branches for 1896, Z, and g. and for last
ynr; and observed, that the whole of the average for
the above three years amounted to 65o.o37 Ooo,
while the receipts for last year were ESQ $40 600 and
With respect to the allegation that the revenue was
now falling off, he thought il was the height of tim
idity to be Prophecying the disast rous conse
quences because one quarter failing in it's due
amount =
Inc Duke OF Wellington considered all the Gov
eEnment and the people were under the greatest obi
gaton 70 MS Noble Friend for the subject he had in
uo9uSea ana the manner in which he had treated Il
and DE congratulated the House having laid before
them 90 admirable Q statement of the rue nature If
!he Natone' Debt and ofthe interest paid by the ma
uon on that debt. The Duke was quite Compliment
vary and he is not in general lavish in his compli.
meuts. P''
In tho House ofCommons, on the same evening
Mr. Husksson said that had been suggest ed to him
ths 1t would be desirable he should poscsoe present.
ing tue Petition from Liverpool, respecting e trade
10 Mexico and Cuba until his right hon friend the Sc.
cretary OF State could resume bis place in the Hou.e
The subject was ono Of such great Importance, that
ne was happy to comply with their suggestion, and
Woug therefore postpone presenting the petition until
that day se'ennight.
Rhe Shipping intereH.--Ald. Wai,bmnn dur;no
the same stting presented the petitios of the slp