Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-21
FOREIGN.


SalIeG company WIFI packet SHIPS
United -Gnrrck-ltibernia and sou,lerner, all
Tor ~ York. Through the attention Of Correspun-
dent, SIR J. Coffee of the Exchange News Room. we
have received files of English papers TO the day Of her
sailing. The Susquehannah took the Southern passage,
while the New Yclk packet ships have probably taken
the Norlhern Tin cider TO make shorter passasc and
hence she has beaten them all ! Packet ship A!egha-
nv Mclaes, sailed from Liverpool, for Philadelphia,
Nov 1910 days GeDre the SusQuehannah and las not
yet arrived Tie Orpheus sailed from New York, Dec
l. five days later :an last advces and arrived at
Liverpool Dec 10. Hence Philadelphia merchants who
by The Orpheus, have received answers by tho
Susquehamnah in Al days, though our last was 81
| days old.-.N York Express, Jan. II.
GREAT STORM IN ENGLAND
November 29tL, there was heavy gale in the En-
glsl Channel. and in England. Much mischief WIS
wrought in London. The damage done in kensneton
Garden great In Portsmouth, the harboi, and at
Spthead, the storm vesy severe, doing much dam
age to the shipping. On South Sea Beach, about Il
quarter Of mile from Portsmouth, several hundred per-
snns assembled during the nging Of the storm. picking
the articles left by The receing waves The sea roll
ed in high that a intervals they could
Gospor although the distance is only one mile. Three
large trees Tic platform at Portsmouth, uptorn by the
roots. fell down No storm causing equal extensive
wages had occurred since the month"; in Nov, IL
years ago. 1t had been raining heavily al Portsmouth all
Monday night. The road 10 London was found strewrd
with different proofs OF the destructive force OF the storm
The yiSrr Severn dashed into fury by the winds.
Tie pail Coach from Exeter to Bath, obliged 10
several fields 10 avoid the fallen trees. On Dover
beach, the sea irigtul to look at No interchange
ol mails between Dover and Calais took place on that
day e he shipping al Shecrncss driven about with
great !ury. Sumo lives have been ost not SO many
night have been expected. Three miles on the London
side Oi Marlborough, gentleman with two AIDES was
driving i'll phG.tUn when Tree falling, the back OF
horse broken, and the gentleman and the two ladies'
were killed OIL Tie spot. No lives were lost al Ports.
mouth.
DREADFUL Storm Is LoXpoN.-On Tuesday, Nov.
2:hh, the metropolis visited with tremendous hur
which So than Gale o the klnu
winch has happened during the last fifty years. Every
lose has suffered or less. and the streets were
srewcd with the fragments o.! broken tiles states &c.
which had been forced down. Several individuals were
killed. and nulbcrs severely wounded, by the falling Of
roots, walls ana! stacks OF cimneys, and the damage
i0ne .r property must have been Immense. Much IN
Jury has been done t. the shipping in the river, several
cs 81 vcsss having broken loose and come in contact
with each other. Tne Waterman have suffered much
from the hurricane, which has sunk or broken more than
IN! boats. ! he accounts from Brighton too very
disastrous. Ore individual has been killed. and several
wounded by The falling Of sheet Of lead from house;
almost building has been injured. and the chain
pier has suffered naturalization Exeter, Portsmouth,
Deal and other parts o.. southern counties, 10 which the
storm have been confined, the accounts are no
less DISASTROUS tie details Vi which have filled the pub
lie prints.
The .Norni"g ChrOni:!c gives the following parLicu-
lars OF accidents in the metropolis -Brtween twelve
and O'clock quantity ol tie lead from the top OF
llnyds al The Northeast OF the Royal Exchange
blown into tie area 'where merchants most do
comgrgalr. carrying with il the entire Of the pedl.
mcnl tie niche ~ which stands "bluit Harry, the
eighth of the na.r together with portion OF his crown,
the top o The scrptrc OF his Edward the Sixth
We happy 20 say that no persons were injured
The leads The Church in ST. Bartholomew S lane
laYe been rolled up as ifby number Of plumber
R,tween eleven a,.; twelve O'clock large portion Of
the baluslrades Of B!ackfiias bridge blown down
by Tie violence Of the gale OF wind; fortunately per-
passing at the time, or The consequences might
have proved fatal.
The root of the house No T. Newton st Iloborn fell
in with shocking crash burying the inmates Of the
garlrts, consisting OF two adults and child. little girl
OF years and half named Elizabeth Belcher, in
ihc ruins every cx"ron vas instantly used 10 rxtrcae
i:. unfortunate sufferers; the two females were taken
gu; alive. but severely muiiiacd they were conveyed
TO NiLirsrx Hospital The poor child taken out
curlsr being crushed in dreadful manner, that death
must have rnsucd instantly the fall OF The roo the
body taken 20 ST Giles WORK house.
In Flnsbu;y square chimney pot and part Of the
coping stone ol mansion blown to the pavement;
part 0! tie rOc also blown over and struck
tie head and body severely, that lie removed
to ST. Barthnomews Hospital and no hopes Of his
cuvcry are entertained.
most disastrous accident occurred in the New.cut
LAMBETH The roof and upper part Of house near the
Victoria hearr. occupied as ready made clothes ware
house. YVES blown down. and six persons recev-
ed bodily INJURIES among whom ndi-
YGuas passing; five oI whom taken To the lUspi-
tai on Shutters | he IInusc is complete wreck.
In Nhitcc!iapc L boy was blown by sudden gust Of
wind under the wheels Of Il cart, and much injured
that it found necessary take him to the hospital.
livery stable Of great extent close TO the Pavilion Thea
trc was uuruoed; also a large lecture i'm.
inedatcy opposite. In The London Hospital several
persons admitted who suffered from accidents
sustained by them during the hurricane. One man,
named Smith had both his legs broken, and was other
wise 50 Gradiuy injured that he is expected 10
vve any hours. At lib" Earl ST. Vincent public house
much damage had hcen sustained TO the roo! and viii
dows and two persons were seriously injured Al STRAIT
!ord an immense number Of chineys and sheds have
been DESTROYED aud the church tie Green Is also
injured
In the Suburbs great number Of modern houses has
been uniooied. the walls forced in BY the hurricane
Small enrrlcn.s IN the course Ot erection were blown
down. and young plantations to great extent destroyed
In ali quarters the inhabitants were relating to their
friends aud rlnbos the OF the storm: and the
losses they had suffered, and accidents they had met
with, Numerous patients were admitted into all the
metropolitan hospitals who had been wounded during
the hurricane.
MONEY MARKET
LoSDox, December l2.
There has been noticed at the Stock Exchange for
few days past evident disposition 10 reenguge in spe.
cuiuluns in foreign funds and Joint stock companies
which the least further rise in the price Of English stock
would very considerably increase. The journals both
those OF London and Of the country, again TEEN win
new projects OF banks, railroads, and other matters OF
the same kind One would think, to banking IN par
licuar, that in his would engage IN tAeni
as le mgil make as good interest for his money at
this time by the purchase Of Exchequer DIS when, ny
d remarkable coin 'dence. pay as well Us nI'h STOCK,
which springing from IL monopoly ousnt ~ pt among
the best of the kind. There are, however, other mo-
lives for forming snch such companies Of which the
Shareholders have no cognzn"ce and of which they
usually The victims. a. , r.
There was very t o o ~ @' ,o ~ e E S"6
niIIs remained firm at lis to lbs pm.
The Foreign stock market was equally inactive, and
the nc.s remained stationary. Spanish AcvcS left I'll
- ~ - to 81 Portuguese per cents. at A - to 81
and per cents at % TO :; Colombian to ~ IL TO
, =, and Dulch l2 per cents. al So % 10 Is
[.nOyning Chr0nele.
FRANCE.
The news from africa, as far the French invading
fore. conccrned is ola very disastrous nature Seven
thousand men, some short ago, left Agirrs I'D order