Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-26

HAMPSHIRE, that the rules in relation to the priority Oh
business be suspended until one o CLOCK mis- uay' wv
that the livuse DO proceed TO the consideration OF Inc
resolution moved by Mr.. Dromgoole on tie loth inst,
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury Tor cer'u'" =.
fprm,ulinu in relation TO The banks IN WHICH Tue Puo"s
money is opposite d; and the question oe1ng put Pass'
ed in the affirmative. The House resumed Tie Con-,
s,teTaLiun of SAID resolution. and the question tecuEteu
on MIR. Wisr's amendment; and after debate, Tic nou'
of one o'clock arrived, and The epecial o!ccf u mH
day WAS announced, when a i:,olIon was huoe " 49,, IT,;
pInmu,,,l. tia; the rule be further suspended, aHa Tue
specjaI order pos; pnnrd, and that the House continue,
during this Gay. Tie consideration Of said res luton; aHa
the question being put, it passed Ill the negative; l"o'
thirds not voting therefor. lDeptte t!':S uay W 'cs-'6
On the 2VtI. Of June Mr.. WISE MAYED 10 take up .hr.
Drun,soole' s resolution, but did not Observation-Disclosures
moi voting laricior-a"d It iaIiec.
T.,:s. il will he seen, was after it was too lste to nave
arepurt, ana have it examined at thai seSSion.-G t"'c.
s-1r==>AAsnHAHE-%R.
The attention Of the reader will be directed 10 The Re-
nor, made by the Post Office COMMITTEE OF ihe House u!
REPRESENTATIVES, on the subject of the late destruction by
fire Of the Post Office aud Patent Ofiice uuiicihg, WIN
sres! part Of It's contents.
= AGcr al lie labnrious examination which tie commit
Zee have made into this matter, they do not appear To
have been ebla IN arrive al any satisfactory cnnc!uainn
ms 10 the cause of tie FIRE, thnngh gross negligence IS
surrcstrt az lmr probable source ct IT.
The reader will perceive, upon reading the report,
that the account which il gives, Of the circumstances OF
he Fire. Corresponds very near'y with that which was
given in lhe National lnlelligencer OF the day ut!er liz
uccarrcncp.-h int.
SANTA AsA-TExAs.-Th arrival Of the President Of
hlrxicn On "Wednesday laRt is generally known. There
can he no doubt tina, Santa M will cherish with good
filth TIE conditions Of his lit ration hy tie Texan Go
vcrnuipnt, and that his interviews with the lresIctnl
oil III" u. States will result in a rrc"gni'."n OF tie III
tcrcu!rnca Of Texas by Mexico and The Z. States; ana
tina, this was she preferable mode which lnaurea the
President to discourage any ilasly action on I'd" sunJrctt
in his late mpssaIr. Agreed! we hear resHunIed tf al
true friends % Texas; and may she hold herself "!o"'
from entanglimg foreign nllinncrs in future, and main
tain her srparate independence with u single bright star
in the gal4xy of Republics, distinguished by l.s own
brilliant hal'-H aShingt0"iHm''
FROM New York -(Gy cypress mail
WALL STREET, "Wednesday, Jan. Is.
Cnmmcrr;#I.- Yesterday was the most remarkable day
we have rXpe. !snced since the year began. The prizes
# stacks rnSc IN m 0rSr"gc IF tco 10 .Ecc per cert, and
tie activity uf the market was quite considerable. In
ihr carly part Of the morning we had intelligence from
England nearly twen;y-Icur days later, By the way Of
Phladrl phia. The great inquiry was to know the state
Of tn" money and cotton markets in England. II was
found That both were rather rasy-the last accounts RI.
presenting tive Cotton market firm and lonking w. This
news created . most cheerful asp:c, throughout every
avenue of business. II was genera!!y believed that The
crisis had passed in England-thal the danger was CON-
plr,rly ovrr-and that both Cotton and specie can"ed 10
longer any dist chance in that country. Particular II.
formation Of this condition "f things was not rCc''y"d
The vague aud general accounts wc!e all The iac's thai
could be depended
DEATH oY BLACK Hawk The Galpna tiiiros} Ad-
vrrlrsrr saws, that the celebrated warrior, Rack Hawk.
was recently drowned in The Iowa river. hy the ri'srtt!ng
Of his came, when returning iroa; 4 treaty.
VlRnIHiA ELEc7Ioys-Cnl. Lucas, the representative
in Congress from the Frederick district. and Col B"a!",
iEr representative from the Shenandoah district, Will EHt
be cauh;Ga:es Cor re.e!"ctiDn.
Gen Georgc Rns. has resigned his situation as Super.
~inlrndant Of the Public A!nory 1T ilarIrt's Ferry, in
Virginia Col Lucas, how a representative III Congress,
is spoken Of as lIk-:;y 10 succeed lin.
F.0M TIE SOUTH A.D WESr.-inc al! I9ad h!:'Ge
over he Potomac at llnrper's Ferry. for he purpose ii
uniting the Baltimore and Ohio and Winchester roads:
is SO far completed that locomotives and ll.i! trains nave
passed over it..