Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-02
FOREIGN.
FURTHER NEWS BY THE GLADIATOR.
(From The " Y Heraid

cotton u
Humphreys Il Biddle maintain their position and IN"
prices. II is calculated that the deficiency in the
crop Of England will be equal TO coo quarters
The position of things at present in England in reia
ton TO Lord Durham and The Canadas very curious
Lord Brousham has been travelling to refresh his
mind and body, and TO obtain strength for the encounter
which is 10 off between him and Durham. There
will be two squads of spectators to this passage OF arm,
between these celebrated men-the Wings aud tii'
Tories They VIII not probably attack each other d.
rectly, but through Durham and Brongham. The ]"
res will back the one conIbatant. and the Wings Will
back Dnrh1m; ADD The probability is. that the Tory par
~ will be drtes,:d
The "Chronice," the mouth piece OF the ministry.
sus,ains him cleverly TIE latter journal says
The time however, calls for decision The Interests
Of two fine provinces. and Of The whole empire,
promised b. delay, cali Tor speedy adoption Of ehca
cious J" cnnclice the French Canadlansi,
impossbe to benefit them, we'll as the inhabitants
Of British DESCENT by measures suited 10 the crisis,
possible.
From this we may readily infer that the British NJ
nisry The arrival Of Lord Durham (and even befoT
il will do all they consistently 20 take the sting
on, Of the wound they gave him, aud to conciac BIN
This done land this will be done if any in their
power, short OF 'esignng fleet it, they will proba
big take him into the cabinet, and then commence
series of sweeping measures in relation L" Canada
They will doubtless declare all the recent executions
and court narllas aud violent adapted III Ga
NADIA TO be Illegal and then all Those al present
in authority in the two provinces.
The London Times the organ Of the Tory party
has opened ,s batteries Lord Durham, and nbusra
him and all his measures most unmeicIiutiy vi his
proclamation, II says
at is impossible 10 throw aside this Durham scandal
in lis present half worn state. The Lord High Scd
toner has choked the community with Indignation
Use reconces not To his offence against all deceucy
The oitencr we recur to the unprlnciped manifest"
'ihs mole rank 1t smells We have read or
heard of state paper which argued entire want o.
practical wisdom, public honor, and integrity III ths
quarter whence il proceeded
';ne io,.. .::nc from the "London Courier of Nov.
9Th may be considered indicative of the feelings desires
and intentions of the British in regard t.
their proceedings the opening Of the next session u"
parliament, for which no definite day is yet fixed
Lord Melbourne may have reason 10 regret an error
committed By the Governor General of Canada; ahG
Lord Durham may have to be dissatisfied with Il"
course pursued in respect to him, individually, by tia
ministry and look with altered, lh angry fec
nrs upon some of his most attached and long respect
political connexions But all This cannot.
ceve affect the question in Lord Duthams clearly SCI
ing and honorable mind, whether the Governms"'
of the country should be surrendered up TO The LotGs
Msruls whether the officers aud appointments about IT,
Court should be flied Ivy the creatures of corrupt anG
selfish faction aud whether Ireland especially should l.
ruhessiv deprived of the only positive good that h.
been conferred np"n her for centuries ana delivered Over
bound hand and foot, TO The dominion Of bgolry.
uStill retaining then as Lord Durham cannot fal Ia
do his conviction of the necessity of avoiding that CT
Iami,y which Lord Brouc ham Increasingly anxious
to hasten and accomplish will not his Lordshps apPr"
val of the Ministerial retention of Office suggest to hi
calm Judgment argument that should have induced
him to stand firmly against The faction in The same VI"
and retain the high commssionershpo Canada which.
with full sense of the natural difficulties OF such pc
sition he had recently acrepted:
With regard 10 the Of affairs between England
and Russia the organ Of the British Government says
"here will be no war this Winter This IS our tlrtu
persuasion And this time year, trust shalt
have the coTsoling prospect before us, unless the
nation should meanwhile be visited with the calamity O;
Tory Ministry.
man Of war has been sent to Sir G. Psget with de-.
in disDosablp farce.
he can muster The of Mexico protect British
merchant vessels during the continuance of the block
sde
The Qaeen, it is thought will not visit Brighton this
Winter.
PACIFIC STEAM NAvIcArroS-A new company has
been formed in London, with capital of one million o;
dollars, to establish continuous line of steam packets
between London and the Western coast of South Aine
RIGA by way of the sthmus Of Panama This association
is to be called The "Pacfc Steam Navigation Company
No part of The world is better calculated for steam nsvi
cation than the shores of the Pacific The distance from
Valparaiso to Panama is about $500 miles, the caas,
embraces population of upwards Of four millions lar
communication is every where difficult, and in
places impracticable; and navigation by sailing vessels
is tedious aud uncertain al every season nowthstard
ing which, the number Of persons travelling along III"
coast amount to nearly, annually, 5000 On the o;,' !
hand bold and clear coast. ard always
cessble harbnrs, the prevailing South wind generally
light with frequent Gains, producing an almost nvar.
ably smooth sen, al! circumstances in the highest
degree favorable to steam navi"ation, Voyages nov
occupying 20 % days may Re accomplished by steam,
in 40 or so hours
Her Mojesys Government having determined to rs
tob,ish steam packets between England and the IVES,
Indies the proposed plans will together ensure
greatly accelerated communication between Europe ard
the Western Coast Of South America The voyage Ia
Lima will then, by the l.hnus Of Panama. be reduced
10 one of about thirty days BY Cape Horn it occupies
four months. The communication by this ne W
route between England and Australia, will be reduced
from four months to IS 20 days The present under
taking has been sanctioned at public meetings of the
British and Foreign merchants in Chill and Peru at
the express desire of he. Maes,ys Government which
has consented grant Royal Charter to the Company
The Company owes it's origin to the personal exrr
tions of Mr.. William Wheelwrght, who for several
years has been engaged in uniemng exer,ions to or
sauise those preliminary measures by which alone, u
mate success can be insured This genllemau has puu
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