Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-23

TO be recognised. The nature aud amount OF the pro.
pose thus stated in London paper the 9th:
IL is with great satisfaction we have learned that the
Budget will contain proposition for the reduction OF
the public expenditure TO the amount of 500 000i and
that tho army will he the branch 10 which the reduc-
tons will especially apply The Budget is 10 be- brought
forward az early in the season a. possible.
In the House OF Commons of the 9th, the proceed,
inss had respecting the trade between thu Bfi.
,ish We't Indies and the United States Through
or in OF the papers. the question and
represented having had reiereuce TO C0nadd aud the
United States The London Coulter OF the Sh correc,s
the error, and saws the Canadas, were not enoned
only the West Indies.
OF contnsntai news we really fnd nothing. Paris
dates TO the 9th. Respecting Greece aud it's iu-
ture Sovereign, the following is the only Article Of in
teres
.Nt,c Sovereign Of Gyeece-The following para.
graph appears in the Gazette de France of Monday LIST
February" We assured that the defnve proio
col respecting Greece has been tgned in London be.
tween the Plenipo,entaries OF the three Powers, and
that Prince Leopold Of Sake Coburg, is invested with
the Sovereignty of Greece"
Private letters of Wednesdays date state that an &C.
tive correspondence has been carrying on between
Prince Leopold and the Duke OF Orlean and is pref
~ generally supposed in Paris, the do
NAL of the Gazette de France that in the event of his
becoming sovereign of Greece, he will espouse enc of
the Duke. daughters.
The affairs of India were brought before Parla-
ment by Mr.. Secretary Peel on the 9th inst a mo.
ton TO appoint committee to inquire into the state OF
Affairs OF the East India Company and Of the trade be-
tween Great Britain India and China Mr.. Peel stat.
ed expressly that Government was not committed TO
any in relation TO these maers that he desired
however to avoid all discussion at presentbut pedg
ed himself that before committee appointed every
thing should be unreservedly lad in order that their
port might engh,en the House in the decision OF
most mcmentous question. Mr.. Peel then read the list
Of the committee, viz. Mr. Barring, Mr. Aston, Mar.
ous of Chandos, Mr. Husksson, the Chane eor Of the
Excbequer, Lord Milton. Sir C. Burrell. Sir II. Wv
ian, Mr.. Hart Davis, Mr.. r. Grant, Sir James McIn-
tosh, Alderman Themp.on, Mr. Hume, Mr. Spring
Iord
Mr.. Pawleu Thomp'on, MIR. 8. wortley, Mr. Irving.
Attic ,uxse'sion of Mr. Hume the OF Mr. Stuart,
was added.
The American Minister transacted business with the
Earl Of Aberdeen at the Foreign Once, on Saturday,
9th February.
The suicide Of Lord Grores in London ON the h
February. caused much excitement; and the London
papors in terms of decided n,on of the cir
cums'auccs under which the coroners jury assem-
bed, and the insufficient evidence upon which the
dict was rendered. The jury was summoned during
the night, met at unusually early hour in the
ing morning, and without seeking for much testimony
that at'anabe, brought in their verdict, that the
deceased had destroyed himself in a 6t Of derum.-
Circumstances. which had recently connected the came
(who is sister of Lord Angleea and the recole con
of former passage in this Princes life where in his
own ani-chamber, his valet came TO mysterious end
to this catastrophe and 10 the egular proce Cd
ngs Of the coroner particular importance; and
doubtless will he heard of it, The London Morning
Fl erald of 10th Feb. has this paragraph:
very unpleasant ruinors were In circulation last
night particularly in the neighborhooj of the Houses
of Parliament, respecting illustrous individual 10
whom several allusions have been made oflae; in
necton with the circumstances which supposed to
have led to the suic e of Lord Graves but could not
trace them 10 any authentic source.
HOUSE or LoRDs-IhWsddy February g.
The address to the King The Duke OF Buccleugh
proposed, and the Earl of Saown seconded the address,
which, az usual, was an echo OF the speech.
Earl S,anhope protested against the address, a. fall.
ing far short Of true description e the dtresses OF the
country. The speech lamenied that distress should
prevail among the manufacturing and agricultural elias.
ses in some parts of the kingdom. This would have
been much correct had il said in every class and
he would ask in what part did dtress not pre- vail?
The subject mperiou,y demanded their lord'hips' i'm
mediate consde ration, and il he did not enter into de-
tails it solely because it hs Intention in few
days 10 bring forward motion for the House resolve
itself into committee of the whole House for the pur-
pose Of taking the internal state OF the country into
sderaon. He considered that the distress from
legislative measures.-They had been told TO allow due
weight TO the bad harvesis and other cause but had
the alterations in the currency, had the free trade rys
TEN, no effect in producing the disiress Although the
weather had been unavorabe TO the Growth Of grain,
could it have the effect Of lowering The prce' The per-
son who composed the speech must have very mean
opinion Of their lord.hps understanding, il he thong
they could be induced TO give credit to such ab.urd
ty. The country rapidly approaching the state in
which all the bonds of society wosd be severed; and
he conured their lordshps to what remedies could
be applied. The noble Earl in conclusion. submitted
an amendment" That this House. viewing with deep
sorrow and anxiety the dis,resses which afct thu
country, shall resolve itself into committee of the
whole HOUSE, for the purpose Of nqurinE into the
ses OF those distressed"
Viscount Golerch, although opposed 10 me amend
men begged to assure the House that person felt
more deeply than himself for the distress which pre-
vailed 10 so great extent throughout the country;
but he wished 10 call their lordshps attention to the
't'se OF its foreign relations. The speech expressed
subtraction that the in the East hsd bean brought
to a conclusion. Now, il the word " satisfaction
were intended TO apply, not only 10 the termination of
the war between Russia and tho Ottoman Porte, but
a'so the manner in which it had terminated he could
not concur in it's adoption. without being an adj
mirer OF The Turk he could not contemplate with in.
difference the probability Of his being eventually driven
out OF Europe. He ground for dissent with
regard to the settlement OF Greece, and whothec a
monarchy was in contemplation not. he would a.
men best suited 10 all the circumstances OF that conn
try With respect 10 Portugal, he inferred, from The
tone OF the speech, that ii the intention of gov.
eminent 10 recognize Don Miguel; but, if he
cogniZed he trusted that il would be the single un.
divided act Of England, by which she would be enti-
tied to receive those services in return which TINT
on her part entitled her TO expect and he trusted,
moreover, that should that recognition take place, the
unfortunate individuals from that country who had
sought refuge here and in other parts would be pro.
ected The noble Lord them in reference the allu-
sion made by Earl Stsnhope 10 the cc-trade system,
remarked that he could learn from its oppon ents
what they underst)od by the terms "free trade" or
what alteration, remedies they would propose. IL
had been said th,t had departed from the wisdom
OF our ancestors by allowing the country 10 be mum
dated with foreign goods. But he believed the fact
was, that our ancestors, on all occasions when thew had
the opportunity had nearly followed in the same tract
he hal oks MD