Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-17

On Friday evening, melancholy accident hap
pened at liverpool. The Dock master. Mr. Hind
OF Princess Dock, going on shore from OH board
an American vessel, when the plank capsized and
he fell into the dock and drowned. lie was
much respected in bis situation
The .Jsros BY recent decree of tho Eaipcror o
Russia 1t is stated the Jews who cannot pay their
ga are obliged TO become soldi-rs.-L Literary Gas
Dec.
Mr.. Cartwright, aud NJ Ericsson, tho Commission
ers who sen to Brussels, have informed the
respacive Governments TINT there is great disinc H.
nation in the Congress listen To tho advice hcl
they were desired TO give. he Belgian Dcputic.
desire to DO le!t TO sci asd choose tor themselves
An att"mn' is making Ia induce them 10 place sr
Austrian Prince upon the throne Spectator
II is fact, though very odd one, that Ferdinand
Is establishing Mechanics Institution in Spain for
the instruction Of the working cldssos, and that Pro
lessor Cassccn IS nc.Usy IN this country. collecting
materials FOR his lectures IN the institution -.ozA
Reri, -.
IL ia certain thu, M Doheriy goes out anil equal
y so we arc assured that the Sotor- Gcncralshipw
." given to a Catholic. We believe we may state
that tho first Catholic in the country would oct the
eiicc If be not POSITION with rcrar,, 70 the
country Itself prvcnt his connecting himself bv of
Gcia ties with any ra;ion.-Du5lia Morning
Register
We regret 70 state ,ha, n. fs,-s or,or,,i,o, e.,
tho safety of that brantful schooner the Eliza Anne
OF Nassau have been but too well grounded for on
fucsday morning her stern, with the name on it, and
part Of the cargoes drfed ashore inside Of Cork
LEAD We understand there twelve persons on
BOARD, including Air Elliott, (te owner) gent cman
"bo went pasScuEc-, and Captain Miller and his son.
all OF whom have met n watcry grave! The YES
sell have already stated was bound IN Nassau,
y. ?. with cargo of brandy wine silks provisions
NC and had sailed on Thursdav-Cork Con>tituiion
City, Monday EUeniTs.-A report has been preva..
lent here to day and generally believed, that Minis.
tiers intend tn reduce the Civil List very cons;srnbl
As may be easily magined this Intention has oiyen
Tie creates, satisfaction TO all parties Jr,nri i, ;s
qui" evident that not day passes without ad-
ding to the popularity oS tho Government, lcle 81
lar as The city is conccrucS and presume The NH
nc opinion Of the city be considered n po;tv rar
specimen Of that OF the country in general The
writer OF th article is parisan-Sut cnnsl,rirr
ii his duty give what he hears and dcsc-ib, v.l5;
ha secs, with regnrd 10 public sas, he is under the
moral ueccssitvoF appearing Ike ono l. il said that
Ministers have determined To- reduce trai- on sal,
rics ore filth Oilers hay il. our fourth This j..
certainly beginning at the right end. Yna inferior
officers of the Government cannot with Justice rnnls
bls al beng reduced when the superior ones first set
The example by striking off part Of their cuc!-
GInenis.
We hear tina. parn. f1T reducing the salaries OF
the Custoui-house officers is nearly completed II
WILL 1t Is said, affect those only who receive more
than Goo year. This Is very proper regulation
fer generally speaking, the wsrking servants of the
Government are not all paid too highly for their la
bour We hone it Is not true that One OF the p7inc-
pal officers Of the Customs has no only obtained
snug little s1ocurc sT himself besides his enormous
salary, bu' has also succeeded III procuring pensions
the country not only 10 b. obliged to pay nan for
doing nothing next to nothing, but that hrs dqrrh
scTs also must be made siuccuristS. we hore and
tFust t'7-~cvar, thai the story Is ilnfouu6ed
Inc Courier states that Sir james Kcr7at j. - bo
The new Master General OF the Ordnance. Pits an
nooncement has given gror. ra,:sze IN 80 c,v
where the merits OF ST. James, as Governor Of No
va Scotia, and more recently Of Canada are lusllv
appreciated This is not lie EE.. time VIC have call
cd the public attention to the excellent co Iuc, of
Sir James keIuPt When Le wen! to Quebec, as
Gopsrnor IN Chief, he found the country in state
bordering upon rebe lion. The Legislature and the
Executive were, IN fact, completely opposed to each
other Sir James kernpt had ASSUMED the gov
eminent more than two months before the feuds of
me different parties subsidized; md when he left It he
colony was Us tranquil as any belonging 10 tho Crown
OF Eugl and
Britifh S!octs.-Dank Stock. 2osl; per cent.
Red. Ann 81 ) D 3 per CT Consols Ann. shut 81 per
Ct Ann (iSIS) 9o.s; 80 per CT. Red Ann. 0G8fEE
Il; New 81 per ct ann o23 for op New per Ct.
Ann (I8s6j 083 sS3 9.
FRENCH PAPERS.-At late hour Yesterday
morning, we received the Messenger des Chdnbrc;
the Gn=ettc de France, ann In RsUoIution, of Sun
day, the following extracts from Which appeared in
Second Edition.
Uhe Hague, Nov. Cot is said tho Anslriau and
Spanish Governments lave recalled their Ambas=a-
doris residing at the Court of the King of the ne.
therands. This report invountariy reminds us of
the circumstance tina, these Minister'S on aayinr
Brussels. and before bis Royal Highness entered the
city without troops, had conference with the Prince
Berlin, Nov % the first protocol Of the confer
ences in London, by which the first step vas taken
towards the aniIcable adjustment of the afairs of
Belgium, has made a favorable impression here
Onr military measures are merely measures OF secu-
rty such as every State is called on to adopt in these
critical times.
Funds, Nor. 2G.- FIVE per cent Metn!liques, Ola:
-Four per cent. 81 l-G Bank Shares, 1000. Nov "a
-Four per cents 33t Bank Shares; iIi4. Nov g.
Four per cents. 8ls; Bank Shares, 1895.
Atgermsine Zettuny .Nov 30. F.
Antwerp, Nov 29.-As the blockade Of our ports
has been raised ever since the o5ih, by order OF kim
William, 1t IS astonishing that Of the numerous
vessels that hnvo boon waiiing at Flushing to conc,
up the river, have yet arrived hore.
His MnJesy the King Of Ssrdnin has lately pre-
scented John Auldio, Esq. who as our readers will re-
collect published an Interesting account Of his assent
OF Mont Blanc, with n valuable diamond ring; asa
msrk ut his MaJes,y's appreciation of that work
WW Po'itiOeiy close THIS WEER
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