Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-19


10 the demand of restitution and reparaiion IL
the case OF the American vessels captured by hi
squadron blockading 1erceira, the crews o
which are yet IN Portuguese dungeons. Mr.
Brent is said to be a thorough going absoiniIsi
but notwithst anding his ridiculous sersiAiy
Miguel pays no attention 10 his humble snppIl-
cations.
! Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.
LoSDos, 9th Feb. 1880
| The accounts from Kouen ofthe lyh Feb.
| represent the state oil the market ior nanniac-
lures as fourisbing IA An extraordinary degree
! The stocks are insufficient To meet the current
demand, which Is expected TO he much iDereAa
ed by the influx oi purchasers from the oout.
of France.
! The state Of the LONDON money markes, IS
feyerish but siillno essentially changed. A.
mericsn Bank shares are not so much IN demand
as they were few weeks since, as you might
we'll anticipate They are quoted at 10 To
Go IS, but do not hear Of sales. Two or
three weeks since, 500 were sold al the latter
price Som purchases tn The extent OF 7O,OUO,
have been made this week in the last (Barng y
Louisiana per cent loan stock, al ~. Oilers
10 take more al tine same rats have been reius-
ed There is always preference shown here
for u. ). Stocks. whenever the political at
mosphere of Europe shaZ.; and the present
uncertainty which prevails as 10 the final al
jnstment oil affairs in the East, combined with
the political controversies, Of an ominous
nature, existing or impending between the
legislatures both of France aud the Neither
lands aud their respective sOyereigns, tends TO
depress the hopes ofspeculators for an advance
ia the prices Of pubic funds There is also,
Just for the moment, little want of money
..,l,..
as a.usly happens at tho settlement of each
periodical account. Still, interest is between
4 aud per cent and will be, next week from
2 l.2to or 4, according TO security or length
of time
The distress of this country does not SD much
exceed thai of former periods, AS a stranger
would be likely to infer from the character Of
the opposition speeches in Parliament, and
from the comments Of the antlminlsteral Jour
nalS. II IL not even so great AS the usual Sc
verify and length of the winter led the best
Judges here to anticipate. Still, II is cppreS
oye to degree that would totally astonlsh any
inhabitants of your country, where food and
employment of some knd or other are never
wanting. Laborers have 10 some instances not
been able 10 earn more than 81 or Id for IA
hard days work. In some parishes the
poor rates have equslled the rental paid by the
agrculturist.
What " ould one Of your Long Island farmers.
who perhaps pays 500 n year rent FOR his
farm, say, il he were called upon first by the
tax gatherer to-day for 800 direct taxes aud
afterwards by the overseer for 5000 towards
the support ofthe parish paupers 7 This is,
however by no meansan Uncommon occnr-
renee here. And yet 10 Parliament, orators
insist that a simIar distress prevails in the
United States IL is astonishing that such
mist axes can be made even by intelligent and
otherwise we'll informed men, when a slight
investigation would So amply demonstrate to
them that the distress referred 10 in the Pies-
dents Message, which is generally appealed
to, does not mean want of clothing, food or
employment, bnt merely tho usual difficulties
attendant on business transactions IN the va.
rious branches OF industry.
In some oi the papers which have you lately re-
ceiyed from England. You will ind the memo.
rails OF the Committee of West India mer-
chants 10 London. In this document there
is strong complaint on the subjec, OF sugar.
allowed la,terly 10 be imported from the Mau-
rtns which, instead OF being only 5000 or
1000 hogsheads ms stated originally in Par.
lament, amounted last year to $1,000 hogs
heads. Ia consequence of this novel compe
tiilun and the high duty OF 27s. per cwt the
West India culfiVator Is said TO be unable 10
make a living profit by sales here, aud what
renders his condition worse is, that his slave
iabour being more expensive than that IN other
naionS, he cannot resort 10 foreign mark cts.
The memorial spraiss Of the trade IA Rum TO
The United States as lost, and not 10 be recorer
Ell. Knowing The sentiments OF many OF the
Committee this Iinle phrase speaks volumes
to me, las 10 tn ir disinclnaiion 10 reopen I Q
intercourse between the Islands and tae Unireu
States. Besides. the Cohmutee of the House
OF Representatives to Congress have repor.
ted in favor of maintaining the Tariff, and the
whole population of Canada and Nova Scotia
have interests which are well looked after
here, and which would be much impaired by
the admission of the United States To pa,tici
patton In the British West India trade. judy,
ing from these crcums ancps, | should predict
that there will be no favorable result IN the
pending West India negotiation, at least until
after this session OF Parliament, nor have any
confident hopes that the event will be any
better after thai period.
Rothschild's new French loan is at dis.
count in Paris, and Mr.. Rushs Washington
loan the same in Amsterdam. A good proof
of the skill of both OF these parties, but most 10
the credit of MIR. Rush, whose empo y ers
ought to DO well satisfied with his dongs.
TOu'cSV EH0pe'-ihe AprIl hummer OF the
North American Review in an article under
this title, enters extensively into discussion OF
the results of the late Russian canpaigns agains,
Turkey, and of The consequent increase OF
the influence Of the former Power in the con
Germs of Europe. The writer in accordanc ca
with opinions advanced in a previous article
aims to show that RussiH has not departed from
theHodcraiion imputed 10 her, l. that thecoun
sells ofthe Allies had not been without then
effect on her proceedings. |, is unnecessary
10 debate these points, as the reviewer al
lows al the same time that Russia has been
carried by the force Of circumstances to the al
ta'nment of whatever objec,s her ambition
could desire, and that the diplomacy OF Eu
rope has, from the same cause beed iaetfcctu
ally exerted to arrest her progress. IL is al.
mitted that the conditions of tie treaty ars
such as could not even have been proposed
except TO PROSTATE enemy that the priv