Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-30
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LATEST FROM ENGLAND

NEW York, Dec 26.--By the packet ship George
Clinton Captain Rawson, from Liverpool Liverpool papers
to the 9th of Novem have been received. They do
not contain any thing later from London than the avces
brought by the last arrivals The propensity to alarm on
great in England. Some had taken place, was
said at Newcastle where the deease introduced by
the arvao the chest Of who died at Riga. Ac-
cordng 10 the story, the widow of the deceased OPEN
ing it, had ckened and died. and her fowedby
1--WE Others in which the malady proved fatal The report
however s said In Liverpool paper 70 have had its origin
in panic occasoncd BY of the ordinary cholera
moiDus' Inc iyne Mercury mentions mat great alarm
prevailed AT Newcastle, from an apprehension that he
continental disease had appeared among the nhaban
that violent of cholera morus il is occurred
in which the patient died in Weniy-nne hours and half
altcr the attacks hut that the physicians who attended,
Of opinion that foreign origin To This may be
added the authority Of private letters received in this city,
which salc ha the alarm is groundicss that the spas
mode cholera is not ye;n England The Liverpool Jour-
mel of Nov 5h, has the following paragraph this sub
ject:
In the absence of authendc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Tyne
Mercury there is not word ahoa; the scamaas chest
the death of tle old wOmanet hope and reason de-
sertus; ana all the evidence that has been furnished
sPecng the progress OF the cholera the continent
certainly confirm the notion of The contagion The
disease Dr. Johnson who well acquainted with tho
cholera in India and who is physician Of character and
SKILL has written several letters in The London PAPERS
domnns the Board OF Health for having excited needless
alarm, aud assuring the public that if the malady
reached England, would be speedily subducd Poverty
and uncleanness predsposng causes but he seems
to think that the disease is introduced by the atmosphere
The most recent conclusions he says, 10 which our
medical officers (Drs Russell and Barry have GOMEZ
now limit the contagious character Of cholera to ex
iremeiy narrow point and after four months, have
hesitation in reiterang my opinion, that If cholera
to these shores will come shorn of its fatality and
crcble 10 degree that will make the terorists ashamed
OF their ominons predictions and their visionary specua
.tions."
Some disturbances had taken place at Batbut il does
not appear that they of important character All
was tranquil in Bristol and other parts OF England.
BRISTOL RIoTs.-We are happy perceive that tran
guilty has been restored Bristol and that The loss of life
has been much less extensive than first reported
The dead all probability will not exceed thirty persons
connected with the London press at Brstol:
"Brsio', Thursday eVening The city continues quiet
and order appears restored Every hour pri-
are brought up and property in loads to be deposit
cd in the Exchange, but portion of appears sadly
damaged More bodies dug out Of the ruins to-day,
and the iremcn' were continuing their operations TIE
Kings proclamation posted up through the city to-day
and at people assembled anxousy read
ing The special conabcs are on the alert, tho town
is full OF military, and all danger has disappeared but tho
traces of the devastation dreadful
"Ths day. meeting held the CounscpciaI News
Room. It by public advertisement but
was made known to the members Of the news room
Twelve o'clock the hour appointed, and by that time
the room filled with very respectable assembago,
principally the merchants, of cours.
81 utterly astonished at the difficulty of procuring
chairman. Full bali an hour elapsed before one way
obtained, and the gentleman who appointed was
scarcely well seated in the chair before he sprung out Of
it, as stung by adder, and simply because IL an
nouncSd that the meeting public one, and
considered simply meeting of the subscribers 10 tho
room! Mr.. Cunningham at length appointed Chair
man, and the business proceeded.
''hir Moore moved resolutions one Of them calling
for investigation by the Home Office into the conduct
of the magistrates; and the other soliciting similar inqui-
ry by Lord Hill, into the conduct Of Col Bereton The
latter resolution Withdrawal, and amendment pro-
posed by n MaDchcc late editor Of the Bristol Mercury,
was ultimately adopted, Tho following is copy Of tho
resolution address:
ITO the Right Hon. Lord vscont Melbourne his Ma
jestys Principal Secretary OF State for the Home De-
psrtnent
Owe the undersigned merchants brokers, and Traders
and inhabitants Of tho city Of Bristol deeply lament tho
roous and dgracel proceedings that have recently Ia
ken place in this city and tho sad destruction Of property
resulting thercfrom; that The lives and fortunes ofhsc-
zens wocc for considerable period at the mercy OF AIDES
pcratc mob; and firmly convinced f proper precautions
had been adopted that these disasters world have been
ayofed earnestly request your loriship will be pleas
cd cause investigation to be instituted as to,only
course that will pacifg tbe minds Of the public, and
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