Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-10
NV York, January 2.

No steam ship vet, but more packets. with
Liverpool dates To November %. The most re-
mark able items of news seem to be from the hor-
lble civil war in Spain. in which, massacrees daily
take place. No ministry had NOV. AZ been form
ed ~ Madrid, but TAcoS tof Cuba is talk cd Of rs
prominent for high place. France and Belgium
have concluded reciprocity treaty. The Nation
al Guard. in Paris TO considerable extent, have
declared for electoral reform. The Georgians under
Russian dominion have risen IN Instruction.
From the East, it is now known that the siege Of
Ieyis raised, through the influence Of the British
Envoy, it's stated The Leghis, as they are called,
have plllaged Shira. and massacrcd almost 5000
Russian troops. The Russian fleet from the Crmea
with 5000 men, intended for Georgia. Austria,
France, and England now srcm to be moving in
concert in the East, so as TO cripple Russian power
in that quarter. Lord DURHAM had not reached
England. The Iory press was preparing to attack
him with great zeal The rumors OF intended
outbreaks in Canada only had reached London
NJ. Turns had already returned TO Paris, and com
monced his canvassing visits. The Earl OF SPEN-
GER, IT is said, would come out as Governor OF the
Canadas. The Earl of SECTION, famous as a gour.
mand is dead The Paris papers state that an ar
nv Of 49, 900 men had been sent to the Northern
frontier, in consequence Of the unsettled state Of af
fairs between Holland and BELGIUM.
The London Times is rather disposed to COM
piment Mr. VAN buren, in his course respecting
the border troubles.
The Morning Chronicle (Mnis,criaD states that
the Northeastern boundary question is on the eve Of
being djused. 1t has been determined it states. to
appoint a commission to decide upon The question,
the British Government recommending that the
Maine people take the ST. John a boundary, with
the land between the St. Johns aud StCroix theirs
and Maine giving up what is claimed in the North.
This is something like tar proposition, and ono
which Maine afford to take, If the free CATION
of the ST. Johns Is thrown in.
Barring BRoTHERs have taken the South Caro-
! lima loan OF hall a million sterling, bearing per
| cent, interest, but at what rate not Known
Thus, South Carolina too, is sold to the British
Alas
Mississippi also is gone for quarter Of million
sterling, the loan being taken up at 90 The Brit
ish capitalists now seem quite disposed to snap up
our stocks.
| The Westminster Review Radical organ) is COM
ing out for Lord DURHAM. There are many Signs
that the Wings and Radicals will rally on Lord Dur
HAM, and make him Premier. He goes back, as
NAPOLEON did from Egypt.
The packets that are come out for some time
will be full of goods. What have come full Of
! freight.
From Quebec learn that the Editor and Pub
fishers OF the Cdnddiennc French papar, have been
arrested, and committed to prison.
The Montreal Courier states that good deal
OF difficulty is experienced in getting passports 10 the
States. Nat Int
New YoRK, January 8.
The Legislature of New York assembled
! Tuesday. The House chose FOR their Speaker GEO.
W. Patterson. The vote stood
For Patterson. (Whig,) so
For Armstrong, (l.ocofocoO &c
| Two members were absent, both Wigs (of course.)
All the other officers of the House are Wings.
Governor SEwARp's Message IS sensible and
manly document. He says but little about politics,
and canfues his suggestions TO matters Of State poll
cy.
He treats the subjcc, of internal improv ement with
liberal and enlarged views and urges the Legislature
to prompt action in developing the resources OF the
State.
lie recommends the Legislature TO call upon the
General Government for the fourth instament OF the
surplus revenue, and to insist that the money alrea
dy deposited with the States be Invested ofis char
scter loan
At the close of the last fiscal year the whole in
dcbtness Of the State, above the funds on hand was
S672S, 667.
An unconditional repeal Of the small bill law,
which was suspended by the last Legislature for two
years, IS urged,
| The general banking law is highly approved.
Under II thirty two associations have filed ce,tifi-
Gates, with an aggregate capital of $685. l75 Bills
TO the Isl ,3l4, 900 have been issued by the
Comptroller to thirteen institutions. The Cover
says truly safe currency ii an this is unknow in
| the commercial world
The entire militia force of the State is lS243l.
! The only appointments yet made by the Go
vernon the Adjutan General, Aids, Military Sec
rotary, and Private Secretary.