Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-21
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FOREIGN.
ARRIVAL or THE BRITISH QUEEN.

left Bristol the I'd instant, has arrived bringing very
late news from all parts of Europe having made her
passagc in less than sixteen days
| The unprecedented number OF l6,G0O letters was
brourht bv the South America packet Ship from New
York to Liverpool larger quantity than ever before
shipped by similar conveyance
The uneasy relations between Great Britain and the
u States as t. the n f. Boundary, had been rendered
more so BY the difficulties growing up in China.
s.If the course We pursue, says the London Shipping
Gazette, Sin the dispute with China be found to be in
furious to American commerce, there are elements al
ready work of character sufficiently niammabe TO
render them not over astidious punctilious find
ing ont some real or imaginary line of distinction to BE-
drawn between our proceedings and the French block
AIDES in South America. We question, therefore, if we
are over and above secure against being involved in
quarrel with the United States, if we proceed the
ade of the ports of the Celestial Empire without
declaring war At all events il will be wise in minis
tiers TO act with circumspecon, and weigh well the
probable consequences, before they are far com
United that they cannot retreat without sacrifice OF
| principle
| The Liverpool Chronicle in speaking Of the n. F..
Boundary says:-"N0thing hitherto, in the character
or conduct of Mr.. Van Buren, has given evidence of
desire TO loent hostltics with tins country. Indeed,
since his elevation TO the Presidential Chair, the very
opposite has been cxempcd All his proceedings with
rssnrct to the varabond sssympatlzcrs during the Ca
NADIA outbreaks marked by good faith and friend
IL feeling He is known 10 have contracted strong
friendships during his residence IN this country and
the reception winch MS SOILS Ill London
last year points the conclusion that they still con-
tinue' "The commissioner, il adds appointed by the
British Government TO survey the disputed territory
turned from his mission two months ago, and as the
question is one which admits of 10 delay it is time we
| think that parliament and the country should know
something tthc result
| In the House of Lords, Feb. 81, Lord Melbourne
stated in answer to two questions from Lord Ellen
| borough that no message would be sent from the
| Crown respecting the Chinese question He would
take time 10 the second question: which was,
whether ''iIcr Majcstys Government had formed any
arrangement with the East India Company fixing the
proportion Of charge of any intended expedition by
this country and the East India Company, against
| China.
den Theatre Sheridan Knowles Drama of Love
being played by command Drury Lane was visited on
! the Goth.
| BAxKIxc AsD CrRREScY.-The Chancellor of the
Exchequer has determined to bring, without delay the
whole system Of banking throughout the country be-
fore parliament. lie gave notice OH Friday night for
mcommittee TO enquire into the effects produced
the circulation of the country by the various banking
| establishments issuing notes payable on demand :
| The notice stands for Thursday, 9TH March
The market for metals at Birmingham, has rather
| improved copper particularly, both British and East
India being in demand, and prices firm, 5c7 slabs Of
Straits having been disposed of in public SALE AT 7Gs
cd for superior quality, and for inferior -. British
iron is dull OF SALE but there is decided decline in
! the price.
Money can be obtained in England from four to five
per cent according to the quality of the paper
Great activity prevailed at Portsmouth in fitting out
vessels for the Chinese and Indian seas.
FEAScE-News from Paris 10 half past !, i. NJ, Feb
9th states that NJ. Theirs had received the King 5
commands to form new cabnet.-Thc cause OF the
old Ministry resignng, is the refusal of the Chambers
to grant the large marriage allowance asked by the
King for his son, the Duke of Nemours.
| Mr. Sheriff Evans of London, remains in mprIson-
tbo nj f,r
tempt in the Hansard printing ease lie excites great
sympathy.
The Duke Of Wellington has been stigmatzcd in
some Of the papers the cold rebel, for opposing
Prince Albert Presidency Bill.
great meeting was held Of the trcchoders OF Mid
dlesex, London al which old Sir Francis Burdet was
present. One of the resolutions proposes To petition
The Queen dismiss the yrannical House of Commons
| for imprsoning Sheriff Evans.
| SrAIS.-The Queen Regent, accompanied by Queen
Isabella, has opened the session of the Cortes. The
speech from the throne threatened the liberals, and is
as Carst as Louis Philippe wish IL.
.lgrsGdWe .NcrS.-Thc Liverpool Albion says:-We
hear with very great pleasure that the shipments Of
goods to foreign ports increasing. The New iork
packet ships have nf late sailed whh far irrirhts. The
Roscoe which VIII sal Tomorrow. has even been com
PEELED 10 shut goods To III" East Indies the ship
mcnts of manufactured goods unusually extensive.
/ We hope, therefore, that these may be taken ndIca
tons ola revived and rcvving foreign export trade.
vote for pension TO Sir John Newport, 2i0 to2l2.
! American Flour on Bond sold al sos. cd. to 3s.
The u S Bank loan was quoted al 9SA in Paris
the 9th, decline Of per cent.
TIE REPRESENTATIONS FROM NEW JERSEY.
An advertisement published in one of the penny pa
pcrs in ghborng city, purporng 10 be signed Md
lard Fillmore John NJ Bolts, Geo w. Crabb and lru
man Smith, has been brought 10 notice. The OBJ
irc ofths singular pacard may be understood from
ih,, statement at its commencement, that
than Turkish dcpom unless the people, in the majesty "I
strength shall and rcbukc the perpetrators Of The ont
rage which has been committed an the Constitution Of the United
states the Of Of the sovereign States OF the Union, and
the rights Of the great body Of the people themselves
i The pretended outrage, which IS overwhelmed IN a
torrent of rampant phrases turns out by the sequel of
this dgnifed production, to be simply the adoplon by
the House of Representatives, of resolution giving
the seats from New Jersey to the candidates who were
exprcs>ly admitted by their opponents TO have received
majority of the suragcs of the people of that State
| This experiment.; upon the crcdulity Of the American
people, attcstcd by Mcssrs Fillmore and Co is of u
piece with the ordinary cxpcdents OF the Federal par
~ In both periods of the black cockadc dynasty, II
was prccpitatcd from power by the aversion and abb
horrence of the people TO lis bugbcar experiments, IN
sung 10 their understandings and revolving to their
moral sense. Such gross and shameless contrlvances
for deccvng the public, always has destroyed all CON
lidcnce in Federal leaders. They cannot permanently
mislead the great body of the people Tricks may sue
| coed for the moment but they inevitably recol upon
their projectors Witness the of this very case.
| The House, on its organization, referred the ques
ton of the contested from New Jersey 10 its aP-
propriate committee 1t there in the course OF IN
vestigaton and report upon its merits. All at once
comes forth Gov. Pennington with an inflammatory
appeal the several States of the Union, proclamlng
that New Jersey would not be bound by Tie laws
passed by Congress while she deprived of her due
proportion of Representatives The House consequent
" felt compelled 10 obyate the grounds upon which tins
secession from the Union threatened by the fede-
/ raj authorities of New Jersey. and rppCOed through
every Federal newspaper in the country. The Com
mittee of Elections accordingly ordered 10 report
forth,rih the names of the candidates who appeared
to have received majority of the lawful votes This
was done, and the report adopted. The members who
ought to have received the certificate of the Governor
now sit under credentials of higher order-the votes
of the people of the State, recognised by the House as
the constitutional Judge of the election and return of
its members New Jersey is no longer disfranehised
by the fraud of its Chief Magistrate and the chcanery
of Federal politicians.
There is suggestion in this effusion of Messrs
Fillmore and CO. which receives peculiar sanction from