Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-21

.s,,oo, from Il SOME evidence Of the intentions
! NJ tbs Bank and the Government with resPes:d oF or
nortion of the unfunded debt which i 20 y !. b pTN notice
exchanged for new bills. aceorIn Looking at the ap.
g, r q desnerste state in which this ciase OF seo" ,,r
Is nls,nJ. The galue has been Ina'ntalhee u $50 ths
4 70 80, ~ .,,Ia have been anticipated; ana Heh1e y.
pet'e, . 10 rithcr That tire Bank directors are .
o ~ ,hen,s Ives ia the breach in order 10 heiP w..
EPu..,r Rice ost vf hisxificulty, or that a rcsoiutoh has
been come to at the Treasury to raise the rate Of '".''
81 "iJ August q4-City, Wednesday Erening.--
rhe precautionary measures lately adopted by the Bank
| with rcspcct 10 lhcis discounts and advances, continue
70 have a very depressing influence en- TIE public Funds
Tbcre is acafce!y any description Of Stock, either Eng
lish or Foreign, that was not to-day realized at Il TURNER
reduction in price, the variations being in many cases;
very considerable. Consns declined hall per cent, ana
mos, of tic heavy securities in proportion. In the EN-
cheouer Bill market no change of Importance occurred,
the quotation at the close of this afternoon |e"ig again
Is. to 3. p.:m. =.
ascent of q Balloon eith nine pcrsors.-On Friday last
the ascent of the stupendous " Royal RacNha's balloon
took place from VauXhall Gardens! LoldnA:. 1t contalIica
70. 0OO, instead of 20,0W cubic feet o! gas, Tic ordinary
dimensions; end nine persons, gttuialcsa 'e one female,
| assembled in il. For u short time the balloon'tec& a direct
eas,crly' course, and i: was thought to ';ave'acscendcd IN
Kent, but she afterwards 'vecred n tlia horthward,
which would probably take her into Essex. The balloon
| descenIcGti in The marshes, two mikes treir Rochester, al
ter travelling an hour AND Il nan.
Administrator ~&s & few days ago tsheE out 10 The
1 pUoCtS OIL n tNle MT, ilDlboNiilIt !" - Df-Su'b. ''f"''
were sworn TO be under ! 900 ,0O0L, sterlicg, sud the pro.
bate duty amounted to l7,eUW~
By referring 10 our summary of foreigt news it viii he
! seen, that the late judicious measures Of eur national nd'
| minislralion for restoring a specie currency have had The
effect Of alarming the Bank of England In The midst
Of its panic at the rapldity with WHICH goid mas ofen
! leaving that country for the u. s., that Institution took
the inconsiderate step Of refusing discou,ts to the pm.
! cipal American honscs. Probably, III its trePldalion, "
did not see that this measure could not nave any effect;
since, if the gold could not be obtained through A'ncri-
can houses, English ones might be engaged 10 DO the
same office. Probably subsequent reflection continued
them of the i"uGlity and folly Of the determination they
had made, ard led them 70 revoke It.. 1t IS a somewhat
curious spectacle, however, TO see with what alarm The
measures Of our government have struck Ills enormous
and puisssE& incurporatiort--.f. Y. Eo. fcSt.
EsGLAyc.-The Bank of England, in Consequence OF
the Iarrc exports Of gold 20 the United Suites, have re.
fused to"discount the pul'er OF the principal american
houses. The names of the houses wee. Virgins,
Browns, Earrings, Wildcs, MoTrisons, Cr!dens ~ Co.,
Wi!son& Ligardi. The matter was, however, subse-
qucntly: arranged, and Il It determination OF the oank
was revoked. The Lond on Morning Chnniclc gives
the following account Of an interview between the houses
in question End the officers: OF the Bank:
" We aca7E that the measures pursued blythe Bank OF
England, ia throwing out the paper oil SINE leading
American houses, was beg inning To excite ahrm in Ian.
cashire, ia consequence OF which the Bank If Liverpool
deemed it necessary 10 send Il deputaton 10 wait on the
Governor and Directors, to confer with then on IL nica'
sure Of SC muck im pUrtan &C TO the comIner!a! interest
OF the country, particularly as tho Bank If Liverpool
deemed. the steps taken by the Bank Of England now
unnecessary, inasmu:t rs specie had cencd to he eX'
ported to the United Sta ties, which was the ileged cause
of declining to discon mt American bills.
The depntalion arrived on Tuesday at the Bank, about
12 o'clock, where they remained about 2 hours in con-
ference with tie Cove rnor, Deputy Governor and MIR;
Horsley Palmer. end =: ter Il very full discussion on all
points bearing or 'tkc q ~uestion at issue, 1t wa understood
that now no obstacie " ould be thrown in tn way of dis
counting till arising out Of 10 If business trans
actions; but there YVES a wish on the part q the Bank,
to check such toIeiga :Sta:e negotiations aswouid have
. tendency to drain tse CT untry Of specie.
We understand .ilcec WIS i most dIs:inctlssurance on
The part Of The Iiaak, tt at the bills which they declined
did no; G:is, from the least doubt OF their
responsibility, bat, OF tn e other hand, they confined their
reflections to the. papse Of houses of known wealth. res
probability, aud resource s, to prevent Inconvenience and
llarm.