Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-09
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New York, April 5-From EngIand-By the ar
rival OF the packet ship Boston, Boston, Liverpool pa
pers to the 2Sd and London TO the 22d Feb have been
received:
A Committee of the House of Commons were to pro-
coed Immediately to inquire into the state OF trade with
China, Deputations the subject from all parts Of
England were about to proceed to London.
On the evening of the 18th Feb, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer made general statement in the House
OF Comm OF the reductions which Ministers intend
to make in the expenditure Of the country, and OF the
consequent amount OF taxation which may be expected
10 he RENTED The total is about mien three
hundred thousand pounds aud this made up by savings
in all the departments OF the state No reduction
be made in the extent OF the military and naval estsb
shments, but stricter system OF economy 10 to be
Introduced into the snaSement ofAbem. BY these
me ans the saving in the cost OF the will
to E453, 46 oil the ordnance TO G29 900; and OF the
navy TO 2I3,OO0 besides which there will be reduce
ton OF t276,9SO in the miscellaneous estimates and Of
tlSO 600, IN the interest of exchequer bills.
The Lonlon Court Journal OF Feb. 81, says-"Inte
telIigence has been received by government OF new
preparations in Spain for invasion of Mexico aud
understand that ambassador at Madrid has received
lions 10 protest against such STEP The Spanish
government at present deny that they have any such
object in view, and state that they merely sending
troops to the Havana TO protect Cuba against auy at
Temps oil the MeXcans, arevoto OF the colonies. Yes
ses have been engaged already to take 5000 troops
to The Havana, and 1000 to Manala."
The Hamburg Correspondent announces, that a gen
erai Congress OF Ministers is to take place at Berlin
where the Greek question, and others interesting all
Europe, to be discussed. 1t that the Rus
sian Cabinet is bent upon maintaining and upholding,
purely and simply, NJ dc Capo dIsrias the Presiden-
cy OF the Greek Senate;-and that the Sultan will adj
here TO such combination. Ii is said that note for
this purpose has been presented TO Lord Heyesbury
ST. Petersburg.
Ertract Of letter from London, dated 10Th Feb
rttdry-" think there is not much prospect of the in
tercourse between the u States and the British West
India Islands being renewed"
n ho has haet
sources OF information open TO him upon this subject
and may therefore be relied upon presenting
rect view OF the probable result of Mr., MLanes ne
geciation for the West India trade
The arrangements for the proposed expedition against
Algiers proceeding with great spirit in France
Who was to command it not settled. twas not be-
evcd by those well informed of the devices of Agers
that it would succeed.
Much alarm had been excited in Ednburg by the
sudden illness of Sir Walter Scott. We have the graft
hcaon to learn that his physicians sanguino of his
recovery.
FREE TRADE IN FRANCE-The Chamber of
Commerce of Lyons have recommended to the French
government to allow the importation of foreign silk
goods and also to permit the expectation of the French
silks.
STILL LATER FROM ENGLAND
NEW York, April By the way of Boston, we
have Liverpool accounts of 3d. and London of the DIST
February, which will be found in another column BY
the Helen, at this port, have London dates of 23d
Feb, which furnish some few items.
Respecting the sovereignty of Greece the official pa
per- the Courier thus speaks:
As much cOnrariety Of opinion to the future dost-
ny OF Greece continues TO prevail, think il proper
TO state, as a fact within our knowledge that the
arrangements on that subject denitivey completed
and ratified The supreme power is to be vested i'm the
hands of Prince Leopold, with the title, we believe OF
Sovereign Prince.
There active demand for Greek stock respect
ing which it is said very extravagan notions
atoat connected with the nomination of Prince Leopold
as sovereign of Greece"
With regard TO Portugal ii stated by Lord Aber.
ment of Don Miguel (of whom Lord Aberdeen spoke
''crue reacherous, and perjured y must be accom-
panied with the condition OF his granting general po-
tca amnesty
Mr. O'Connell has, it will be seen, brought before
Parliament; the late law of Georgia imposing quaran-
tine on vessels having on board free blacks.
The Cotton market was active at advance in price.
Under the date OF 25ih, is stated " the demand TO-.
day was very brisk; about 5000 bags sold, at an
advance generally on Americans and Brazs OF l.Sd.
The quotations Sea Islands III ISd; Uplands a
7; New Orleans, Ia 1874, Alabama, 8 3.Aa634
Of the Corn markets, under date OF 23d, IL is said
" there considerable imports of Whea, Flour and
Oatmeal this week. Wheat and Oats of best qualities,
have, in considerable quantities, changed hands at an
advance Of 3D.. per 10 lbs. oil the former aud Id per
40 lbs. of the latter
HOUSE OF CoMMoNs.-yhonday, ed
Mr. O'CODneli wished 10 ask whether his Maje.ty's
Government were aware of law made by the State OF
Georgia, allowing all vessels TO come inc their ports,
except those Davigated by free of color, being
Bri ish subjects. The British subject, who was not
perfectly white, was excluded, as If he pesti-
lentia object He wished to know if Government
apprized Of that law. Mr.. Peel said that within
the last few days. information had been received by his
Majesy's Government, that the State OF Georgia had
passed Act, which imposed quarantine OF 40 day,
every free person Of color coming from the United
States. The information arrived on the 18th OF Feb
The subject under consideration "A reference had
been made 10 the King Advocate, TO ascertain whether
or no. the passing Act of this nature avowedly not
Tor quarantine or other purposes but TO prevent an
tercourse between free people and their unfree
people of color, not contrary to treaties He was
not able 10 communicate the final decision of his Ma.
jesys Government The moment the information had
been received, the had been submitted TO the
proper leg al authorities.
City1 London Meeting On Tuesday, 23I. meet.
ing OF Merchants and Traders of the City of London
was held IN the Mnsion-house, the Lord yor in IN.
chair, for the purpose Of taking into consideration the
poprie,y Of petitioning Parliament for an inquiry into
the causes OF the distress peryadng the trading conmu.
nifty The meeting was addressed at great length by
Mr.. Legge, Mr. Young, MIR. Perrng, MIR. Walden,
Mr. Nicholson, Aldermen Wathmdu, Wood and Tbomp-
son and Mr. Hunt The respective speakers, took a
comprehensive view Of the present dstfesses, and
dlldted upon the necessity of great reductions in
the public expenditure to meet the present exgen.
cies OF the state. Resolutions were adopted expres.
sive OF The feelings OF the meeting these tocs and
petitions to Parliament agreed upon which ranked OPP
Pfesslve Taxation, the alteration in the Currency and
the principles OF Free Trade as tn chief eau SEES of the
Insortunes Of the country, and motion OF Mr. Hunt
TWO resolutions we're agreed to, and ordered TO be EN-
boiled IN the petitions which attributed the origin of the
public distress 10 the expenses incurred in the
ton Of the American and French wars and Expressed
the faint hopes Of the meeting Of obtaining redress ill
there would be real effectnsl and radical reform in
the Commons House OF Parliament
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