Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-08
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Later from Liver pool only. The cotton market Odd
Dec closed at advance. I he market was well sus,
tncd and the stock 900 bales less than last year al
this lime. This has had favorable etect upon our mar
ket here. At Havrc the cotton market had also ad.
vanced
The Presidents annual Message by the Independence,
reached Liverpool in III - days from New York This
is uood deal quicker than it would have reached De-
tlo the way The mails have bee conducted Icreahout
The orders from America had impaired considerable
life 10 of the manufacturing towns. The Penn
sylvana brings very full cargo-22O sacks OF wheat,
among other things. The Philadelphia, from London,
brought good deal Of Baltic flour and wheat. There
is handsome profit in all This, at eight dollars a
barrel for -four Up The Baltic, they have hard money
Governments. The farmers there work cheap. A Sub.
Treasury is in operation terenbout and laborers live on
oatmeal SOUP aud grave debate has occupied
the attention of merchants. Now they have got into
their Exchange their committee has resolved to go
back old Exchange hours, from one TO two. New ia
sions convert the hours to 4 and j. Wea thus going
back 10 the Dutch custom, even The Amsterdam hour OF
the present day.
Yuu the signs in this city of movement going on
tn create State Bank rival TO Pennsylvania All
parties have finger in this project II il III embryo
in Albany.
Montreal is again in fever. The Canadian French
leaving the city, the Montreal Transcript says, by
order Of Pnpneau. Tho intends an attach The rams
Grip, adds that from the frontier have Geen seized
The stock market is gloomy. U. s. Bank Is llG-
Treasury notes e per cent Is below par e per cent?
5-S Ia premium The money market is in as bad a
condition can we'll be- crisis must come anon Tor
veal Or wo. We live hope, but hope is sti.
mulant that will not last furevpr.-.Nnt. Int.
GREAT FIRE ar LrsrsGrox 1T will be seen by the
following letter. with copy Of which have been ia
vored by friend, that most destructive conf!agraton
took place Lexington few days since, by which two
banks and large number Of buildings were burnt.
~. Y. EUrnimg Post.
"LExINGroS, Jan. 20, lS3S.
"DEAn SIE-lt is duty Qhough painful 1t ISL 10 nc.
quaint you with sad and deporable misfortune which
has beullen US Last night about o'clock The cry OF
fire was raised iremen, prompt to the call
were up in short me possible. The flame was
discovered bursting forth from the sorehouse belong
to The firm of Hunter Hale Harper the most extensive
dry goods merchants belonging to our once beautiful
town that square entirely consumed which is by far
the most beautiful and valuable belonging 10 Lexington.
The wind was blowing violently towards The Courthouse
and banks Cheapsde leading directly 10 the Northern
Bank Of Kentucky, was very soon enVeloped IN flames
Some portion nf the goods and groceries were saved,
but not many were consumed. The Northern
Bank Of Kentucky soon caught and consumed.
though the NEST violent effort was made 10 save it
ubunt half Of their papers were lostso violent was The
wind that the flames reached the Branch Bank Of
Kentucky, and al The time the Courthouse, which
now lies in ashesbut the bank was only partially con.
sumed The loss is entirely ncalcuabe, and it is much
the merchants than any other class Of CT
items 1t is 10 warn your merchants, that take The Ii
bery, through yon, of informing them Of The fact Of our
misfortune. In haste.
The packet ship Pennsylvania Capt. Smith, which
arrived last evening" brought Liverpool papers to the 2h
of December inclusive. The London dates and The ad.
vices from the Continent no later than those brough
by the previous arrivals.
The cotton market is in favorable state.
a large meeting had been held at Liverpool on the
subject Of the negroes in the colonies report com
piled from the personal observation Of Mr.. Surge and
Dr. Palmer, relative TO their condition under The appren
ticc system from which il appeared this works
badly and is attended with many abuses.
Gen. Scott. writing from Buffalo, says the Patriot
Expedition has dispersed and will not in all probability
reussemble again this wintcr.-L
CANADA.
Gen. Van Rensselaer,, late Commander Of the Patrio
forces Navy island has been spending several days
in this village lie has left and is understood t" b
on his way West again. with view TO rejoin his men