Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-16

land Tim, In The event Of an open rupture, the Frcnck
commerce on the Atlantic would suffer very severely
In every point of view, The affairs OF the blockade oi
Mexico and Buenos Ayres were b'ginnIng 10 create
rea mbroniio among the governments and the people
of France and England. Already has created more
passion and virulence between the press o' onaoh
wears This depth Of interest is augmented from Inc
Interference the blockade occasions 10 very important
commercial in:erests.-Heratd
The first subject which attention is turned IS Inc
corn markets. The price had reached that average, 81
nj which corn is admitted n duty Of Is. Large guam
lilies of foreign wheat thrown into the market,
and the London Sun states that the duty would on Thurs
day. the GOTH be IS. sd. Just after the lime Of The sail!
inT of the Great Western, 1t APPEARS that storms Tor
few days inrcrcrcd with the harvesting. The crops
were no, all housed the time Of the sailing OF The Royal
William, but the weather vas fine On The Whole,
though decidedly encouraging as we could wish
ed the new is favorable to The interests OF flour con-
suners in this country. rise in the price OF flour may
be attempted, but should think the demand for ship
men would maintain it in the face of the latest intel
grncc from the London market The rise oil the
lrly indicates market supplied The probability
amounted almost certainty that the prices could not
BE- kept up by spccuators.--.M Y Sun.
In nolilIcal news there little from Eng except
the meeting Of the radicals in every city, aud The piose
cu,ion of tacira,ion" in Ireland The Dublin cores.
pondent Of the London Sun writes, SLOWLY perhaps,
but surely ncverthcrss the agitation Is progressing
six hundred mbers have been enrolled at the Corn
Exchange alone, and several Of the metropolitan pa
rishes hs We branch societies The Spectator may
md dscoour facts and the Courier may doubt and drI.
vel but all who know anything OF Ireland are Convinced
that the warn:est campaign OF agitation In which she
vas ever engaged less popular Than the one row be-
fore her will finally be. MIR. Council, out OF his
m?d fortune has presented thousand pounds towards
the erection of convent school IN CdheIcrrn, IN his
own nechbUrhood This foil twelfth of what he has
been heartily abused for receiving given to promote
education and morality
A Tremendous popular demonstration OF the work.
Ing classes was held in London The l7th and the
10Th at Bath WHAT the people claim may be judged by
the BAH resolutions which all the others similar
in Tenor:
"That believe we have arrived al cripis when our
attention should be directed 10 the evils in The govern
mcnl Of the country, in udcr that remedy may be
devised so that legislation may be in accordance
with the rights and interests Of The community, by max
ing the government Itself sound prnc pie and
Just practice. That we believe The source oil The
distress and misery which act the working classes
be traced unequal representations in other words 10
those laws which rulers have enacted TO perpetual c
the present anomalous state Of British society by choking
up the principal of wealth, and by causing that
wealth 10 flow into channels through which government
mnnnpors and every kind Of political chcanery are en-
gendercd and upheld; and that therefore, adopt some
proper and efficient whereby all Interests shall
govern and obey by equal representation IN strict con-
lUmily with The rights and sovereign will Of the people
"lhat we believe we shall not be fairly and honestly
represented nasmuch lrgsatiOn cannot be efficient
ly carried until have forced through the House
of Commons the five fundamental principles Of Radical
Reform, viz: Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, An
nual Parainen's, no Property Qualification, and Pay
Charter, as drawn up by The London Working Men,
Association and al the same time pledge ourselves 10
every effort 10 establish that Charter the law Of
the land."-D.