Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-17

Liverpool on the Sd ut The London adyices nre
no later than those brought by the Corinthian.
Among the passengers IN the Britannia, Is Cham.
| oefioin Won ScuoLTEN, Governor General of the
Da"sh West India Islands who hns been cont on, bv
ms government Spccisl Ambassad dor to this coun
Try TIE New York Gazette remarks tha, the pur.
,eu'ar 0oJects OF his mission cannot of course be
known, out They are presumed 10 relate in some de-
gree To the existing state of the trade between this
country ana the Danish Islands with regard 10 all
hat concerns which, he mus, from h,s long residence
In thoso Islands, be well acouaiu,cd
The late Sir Robert Peel Is said 10 have died worth
Two millions and half His will was proved, in
Doctors Commons, and sworn to exceed milhon
"n ,ri pears The highes, probate duty. BIS oOO
;hc Princess Victoria. "
ny tho corn averages, there is an advance of oro
,nng per quarter in the duty on foreign wheat; il
oelng now els Sd per quarter. "
oy Report Of the House of Commons IL npro,,s
.nat very singular post office fraud was detected in
TO-, ater 1t had been in operation I2 years For,v
one clerks anu letter carriers in the Ednburob post
oaa mao confederated to steal money from letters
anu lot the period mentioned distracted as much M
twenty pounds day. 40
wen executed forgeres of Bank of England f,e
ana ZEN pound notes are in circulation T6cv nre 90
close IN imitation Of the genuine ones tb,t !, j. 80
difficult TO detect them. The princ,n,i d,,so. .';y
the quality Of the puper, which bears ratber n S,r
and glossy appearance. N"'"
reported that several meetings have lately bcen
held at the Marquis of Lonsdowne,s for fhoo 49,"
pose of getting up formidable opposition TO The
Duke OF w ellnstons adn,iuist ration. "'
~ Inc faris papers assert that Frederick Prince Of
oranse, the second son of the King of the Neither
ionds, is likely TO be appointed Sovereign of Greece
IN the room of Prince Leopold
me steam Carrtaye.--The new road in tho y;c;,
NY OF Portiand-pace, London, was elcctrded on
ut hvc o'clock, by the appearance OF
Steam carriage, which threaded all The d.,;cu &c f
crowded passage, withou; any apparent ,mnuIso
Ihere' was neither smoke nor noise; there vn. M
eM.ofnsl force or Palpable directions the carriage
n n,n,,n h.
10 move by rs own Soli'on, passing by hor-
SEES without giving them the least alarm; describino
naH circles round the corners; tryino sbor, r,cns
WIN stanhopcs and cabrioets and fiyipr with tho
same rapid and steady pace over the most upoonnI
ground FIVE gentlemen and q lady were quite nj
'heir case as passengers gentleman directed the
moving princlrc, and another appeared to sit uncon
cerned behind but his object was ascertaned to ho
tiie care OF the fuel aud water II was altogether a
s'artiing ana uncommon sight; but it was evidently
complete triumph of the principle and the success O
'h'Se carriages was IN the opinion of the
completely established. The carrioge was lirbtlv
and conveniently built not larger OF heavier than
moderate Phaeton 1t went without the leust yibra
lon and preserved n balance in tho mos, co,,nl;ca
tea movements The pace was varied from five IN
t"eiVe miles an hour, according TO pleasure and tho
s.oPpase or accelerated progress, effected with
the quIckness of thought. After an exhibition of
street. ' " oa"y
lnIsH TopAcco-The following may be consider
Gu US tne result OF the general evideuco before the
committee OF the House of Commons on Tobacco
cultivation up to Wednesday, 25th of NAV. The
fourth day of sitting "'' ''
That In ireland the avarage produce, per acre ;s
equal to that of the u. States
That the cost Of production is the somo
that tobacco Is a superior prepa ration for when,
novatIon of the soil. " ''' ''
That the quality of irish tobacco is no, eoual =,
that OF Virginia. but admitted to be capable Of oye,
Improvement. e
Phat difference of duty is requisite for time
70 compensate the difference of quality
lnat The cheapness OF native tobacco will over
come all obstacles 10 its use Ind compensate tho re
venue by an increase Of consumption.
mat the attraction of capital, its diffusion in wa
ges, me certain employment of the people-ther i'm
proved comforts aud habits of industry will advance
general Improvement, and farther revert through vo
rious channels to the benefit of the revenue
ihese premises being established by evidence for
the committee is the revenue To guard this. two
modes nave been caDvassed-fist, pound tnx nm
the cured article, and soconly a tax on the suner6
cial extent under cult vation
Inc nrst has been abandoned by reason of the re-
qured supervision OF an extensive excise establish
ment and the second has been preferred as the dotv
can with facility be collected By cassicat,on of,bo
crops and graduated scale OF duty chargeabIe on
the grower. ="
This last preference being conceded has only been
ohlec'ed to on the ground that the duty on foroon
tobacco being chargeabe by the pound weight il con
not compete with an article not precisely determin
nf
cured tobacco may vary.
10 this point the question is now considered to BIZ
reduced " W
VIENNA, May 10 "A contract has been concluded
with the hlessss. Rothchid for loan tn Turkey
me amount will enable the Porte to discharge the
whole OF the indemnities to Russia. and is to be nd
Vanced In year; the contractors advance 80 for 100
ana the bonds for 100 will bear per cent interest
payable Mt Vienna Frankfort, Amsterdam, London
and Paris. '
NAPLES May 1.-THE veil is not vet wholly re.
moved that covers the negotiations with the Pacbp
OF Egypt, concerning Algers, but believe we NAV
Affirm that the fact itself is understood that con
venion was concluded at Alexandra between Franc.
ana the Vceroy, by which the former bound itself TO
suode the Darbary States and to deliver them on TO
the VIceroy, who, on his part, engaged TO maintain
order and security on the north COAST of Africa II
ssens Rusa took some share in promoting this plan:
but II is probable that the opposition which the mnt
ter afterwards met with from the Porte and England
have delayed tie publication of that document If
WINCH persons worthy of credit affirm they have seen
copies here and in Sicily, and may even have made
the Pacha himself waver in the resolutions which he