Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-23
FOREIGN.
ELEVEN DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.
.1rripal of the Great HesttTn,

England, till the t,oeny.eghth of January She mad
her passage nineteen days and brought over one hun
dred and three Passengers
AN APPALLING DISASTER.
I'm East Ipdiaman and One Hundred and Serent!
Lives Lyst!!-Accounis from India announce the loss
Of the ship Protector. bound ron London TO Calcutta
Sands Head near the place Of her destination. Out nj
IT'S persons board only eight were saved viz: re
cruis and The number OF recruits on board
was Il6, accompanied by i6 women and 10 children
crew So The Protector was driven ashore in gale
while at anchor
ENGLISH GRAIN MARKET.
Circular from the house Of Robert Lee Dawson
Co, dated Liverpool, Jan 26,h, says
"Contrary 70 expectation The turn Of the year has
brought no improvement Of demand TO our Grain ard
Flour Market, which has continued in very dull and
declining stale, prices Of Wheat being I'd per 10 lbs
lower aud Flour very difficult of sale at Is 2s decline
from the prices" quoted above. To day the Market has
been firm owing to the decree Of the French Go.
vernmeRt prohibiting the expectation of bread stufs
having reached but the quantity expected thence
is very large, do not think 1t should have much
permanent effect, and This may probably be more than
counteraced by the very active endeavors now heinG
used throughout the country for the abolition Of the
Corn Laws; still we incline to the belief that present
prices will be pretty nearly supported for two or three
months Duties remain at the lowest, where quo.
taIions likely to continue them "
+1The quotations referred TO those of LIST January
which quoted sweet American Flour al 45 dos and sour
do al 80 Ais
The King Of France had issued ordinance prohibit
the Atlantic frontier.
Several OF The Paris paper in the cnndrm.
nation Of this ordudncs, against sound pulley and
the freedom Of trade, but hint that II measure that
had to be adopted to prevent popular dIsconIen which
had already shown itself The interior from breaking
out into open revolt The high price of bread the
Of outbreaks, and in some instances the muncp,l
authorities had to interfere, and yield line demands OF
the popu.ace, to obtain reduction of the price.
The English Coitoa and othcr .IarkeiS "A letter ftou'
passenger IN the steam ship to Mr.. Coffee says:
"'rhe Cotton Marks, has improved since the l7th Jan
uary up to The time sailed The transacliuns The
week before large. nearly 10000 bales, and de
cided tendency for still higher advance, aud that with
out any reference to news from this side The Great
Western has lo3 passengers. ,n.sr,,cs
Important to the IRON Tiadc-7'he Iron Masters hnv"
had meeting at Birmingham, at which They raised The
prices of pig 1885, aud bar 2JS.
II Is again worthy Of rsmark, that ria Calcutta, We
have later dates from Canton 10 the 9TH Oc'o5er. They
mention that about third OF the new black tea crop
had come to market, and the qualities were considered
better patc ulary the congou kind than they Lac
year. The business in the teas had been very IL
mited and it considered that the import merchants
would lose money tina; season. The exchange on Lon
Con IS cd As I'd per dollar.
Bentley announces as ready Tor publication, elbow 60
you like our Country, or al Autumn IN America, by
Charles l. Mathews-with Illustrations.
The Edinburg Review Cor January has . very favora
Bile review of Prescol's Ferdinand and Isabella
Hussars, is going TO India
O'ConDeil has been abusing the Dublin Liberal Press
on which the Reporters refused 10 report his
speech made at public meeting
Lord John Russell has announced his readiness to De
fend in Parliament, the principle of moderate fixed du
the importation OF Corn
Lord Durham and lady had given Grand Dinner al
their Mansion in Great Park aud among their guests
Mr. aud Mrs Stevenson.
Lord Durham, Lord BGougham, Mr.. PauelIe ThomP-
and others, have announced their opposition To the
Corn Law, in letters read dinner Of the Manchester
Aut-Corn Law Association.
Madame Fesris has again got the Olympic under full
way.
Dissolution of The French Ministry The Ministry 81
France resigned the 22d u aud their designations
accepted This event occurred in consequence OF
the vote on the address not giving them sufficient ina
jority to carry on the government the division the
first question giving them only The Knghad request
ed Marshal Soult TO take the War Department con-
junction with certain parties named but report says thai
Sout would not accept under The condGns. The truth
is, The Marshal is aserse TO Monsieur Theirs without
whom il believed a cabinet could not be formed -
Monsieur Human is named for the Finance corjunc.
ton with Nous Mole.
Rear Admiral Baudin has been promoted to the dgni.
" of Vice Admiral n mark Of Royal and National
for the skill and bravery he yed in lombard
ing San Juan de Uloa
The French Repenue.-The receipts Of the last yea,
exceeded the expenditures by i7,0ooe00 Of francs.
Holland and Beigium-Wh bile come of the papers state
that The King Of Belgium will not sign the "a articles
and that France has ordered army of &c 600 ,n
the Belgian frontier, postscript in the Bristol Journal
contends that the difficulty is settled By the Representa-
lives Of the FIVE at the Conference of London
The final document is not, however, yet ratified by
the Belgian monarch. IL he refuse, his territory will bs
invested by and land until he submit 1t is not like
w. that th his comparatively small power, therefore
that be will hold out Such obstinacy would be rid
culous
Consols, 3 per cents, 90 3459
4nolher Nobieman dead.-The Duke of Buckingham
and Chandos died few days before the sailing Of III
Great Western. He is succeeded in his titles and es
taies, by his eldest son, the Marquis of Chandos,
The Eneiish Claim on Portugat.-The British Govern
men claim f300 900 from Portugal, for aid afforded in
the against Don Miguel
line Of regular steam packets is spoken Of TO Hall
fax, N s.
Horrid Massaeres Cape of Good Hope papers say
that the Colony Port Natal has been attacked for
vera nights by the Zooahs, who have butchered who'll
familes women and children. Their victims are
nut to death with revolving harbarty
: Chiaa-Admral Sir Maitland had demanded an
from the Chinese authorities in conseous nee
of the Bombay Passage Boat having been fired upon by
the Chinese from fort. II was fully explained as an
error committed by subordinate officer, and duly re-
GREETED on the part Of the Celestial Empire
The East Indies.-t was said that war with the
Burmese was on The point of breaking out The British
Embassy a, that Court had len, and al Calcutta mas
daily expected 10 be declared against the Burmese En-
pIe.
Deaths of NoJiity-Besides the decease of the Duke
Of Buckingham, the following names found in the
obituary notices. Lady Dahousie. the Hon. Diana Man
ners Sutton, Lord Clements aud Prince Lieven.
The of the CANADIAN prisoners had not been dis
posed of when the Great Western sailed.
The British shipping is stated never 10 have been in
20 fiourishing condition since the war al the present
lime
Persia and Hindosfan-The King of Persia has been
completely baffed at Herat He has therefore raised
he siege The Governor General Of India has resolved