Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-24
FOREIGN.
LATER FROM ENGLAND:


FOREIGN.
LATER FROM ENGLAND.
Nr,y YopK April l6.-The fast sailing ship Aleih,
,bis Can't Nichols, from Liverpool, whence se sane"
: The i6,l, ult arrived on Saturday we nave re-
ceived bv her only few scattering papers, 'ncup!nS
,he Liverpool Albion of the 10th March, from WIG"
we make the following extracts:
porJ;oueufary Pr0cccdingS.-ln the House oil ,oh'-
mons March TO- the Chancellor OF the Exche4nei
o.a for Select Committee to inquire INTO the eiiec'
nroduced OH the circulation by the BANKS ISSUING ho''
.rp,rnhlc on demand-which was agreed TO-
IN the 10Th Lord Palmerston gave information ABOUT
Chin, The reported declaration oil war by the 90
General was without foundation. The East In
A.; Comnonv would have nothing to do with Inc nea-
surcs taken by England except to atord ald II required
Tic Governor. General had been instructed however,
to make preparations Tor war ~ 49,, :.
r,h A,binn of the above date says:-''We have OF
,, noticed in the Canada papers several instances Oh
,b, dcserton of soldiers from our provinces INTO inc
Tu;,od states, The subject alluded to, on Mon
J,u n;cht. in the House of Commons, in the COM
mittee of supply 10 the army estimates.
Still LATER ASD VERY IATE-lhe packer snip
South America, Capt. Baily, from Liverpool whence
she sailed on the Goth ut, has brought London ana
J;verpoo advces four days later than the Memphis
n The condition of the London Money Markctthere
had been hut little alteration since our last accounts
The arrivals of Cotton at Liverpool had been very
| TOR q
ra,lv well sustained American Flour had slightly re-
coded. cc < ON ,bo
| p,n,,,urxTARy-In the House of Commons on inc
1-t March. Lord J. Russell stated that ne should On
Monday next present the clergy reserve ~
nassed the Legislative Assembly OF I n;I,
that he should then move Tor leaEe rnr C,n.d, Ue
for the "union of Upper and L"st 1"',aua
should At the same time, r. consideration oil .he
so".u ~ m the table of the House respecting the
| affairs of those provinces w A. 1o,ao, Lard
In ans"r' ~ 10 justice of Upper Canada had
Russell sa'a tat ct essity ofhis return to his du-
receive" n" of ,hsere having expired. That ndI-
t'es, n, l~ he should be ready toleave Eng
LA ,bon, y middle OF APril;
ias5mc sensation in the city Itappears that on
crea'e Of the intelligence in Bombay that Her Majes-
reg Government had refused 10 pay the claims for the
opium surrendered under the guarantee of CAPITA" ~
liot, two ru'sre merchants largely interested in that
trade had on the same day coInnflIcd suicide. Much
som:nscration felt in the Presidency for these un
happy men, who might have been still spared to their
families and society, had they known ofthe steps since
taken by the government to obtain redress from the
Chincse.-.norniug Chronicle Of -harch 18th.
FRAxoE.-The attention Of all political men in Paris
directed the l4th ut to the election which took
place in the bureaus of the Chamber, appointing the
commission which was to examine and report upon the
demand Of secret funds that question of life and death
TO the Theirs Cabinet The members named are La
and Caumartin, Bcrvie, Havin, Berger and Dcftte,
supporters of the Theirs Cabinet We have an ac-
count of the number of votes for EACH from which it
appears that the Opposition had 81 votes, and the Mi
nIsry 1873 This is pretty decisive
CHISA, &c.-Thc London Sun Of March 18th says:
-"lt appears according to the intelligence from China,
that declaration of war has as yet been made by
Lord Auckland against the Chinese. Indeed, it was
pccted that negotiations would take place, particular
ly when the imposing British naval forces made their
appearance.
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.
New YORK, April 20.-Yeserday arrived the packet
ship George Washington, Capt. Burrows, and the
Charles Carroll, Capt. Russell, the former bringing Lii
verpoo papers of the 25th of March, and the latter
dates from France to the 2:}d inclusive.
The most important political intelligence is the
statement of the Colonial Secretary in respect to the
difficulties with China On Wednesday, the eighth of
March, in the House of Commons Mr.. John A.
Smith said that the naval and military movements
in India having become matter of general remark, |
and anxiety existed on the subject, he desired
to ask what the objects of the Preparations
In reply, Lord John Russell said, that he would
Ter the inquirer TO the answer he had given another
person another occasion As 10 the objects of the
preparations he would state in general terms that in the
first place they to obtain reparations for the in
suits and injuries offered to the British Superintend
mt, and British Subjects by the Chinese Government,
md in the second place, they to obtain for the
merchants trading with China, indemniication for
he loss of their property BY threats of violence
offered by persons under the direction Of the Chinese
and in the last place, they TO obtain
certain security that persons and property in future
rading with China, shall be protected from insult or
injury, and that their trade and commerce would be
MA ntalned upon proper footing.
On the 3d. in the Commons, Lord John Russell /
brought forward bill for the union of the Cana
las, under Provincial Government. 1t provides
he United House of Assembly shall consist of seven
ycigh members, to be elected as at present, but the
representatives are 10 be in possession of t3OO pro-
perty 3 a qualification. The House TO be elected for
four years. as now. The Upper House, or Legislative
Council to be appointed for life, at present. In the
course of his speech introducing the BILL Lord John Rus
ell adverted to the Clergy Reserve Bill to the abstract
question of Church Establishment, and to the neces.
ty Of passing that Bill TO satisfy the people of Cana
la He said the Ministers, if not overrued by Parlia
nent, were prepared to give their assent to the Bill
Lord Melbourne has stated that the Government, as
body, will not propose any alteration in the Corn
avs
Lord Lyndhurst had been attacked with inflamma-
ion, but recovering.
An indictment against Feargus 0 Conner, has been
ried at the Nisl Prius Court at York. for sedtious H.
els which appeared in his paper, the Northern STAR
ne 18th and Goth January last. The defendant was
,und guilty, but not sentenced there being another
allotment for trial against him at the Liverpool As.
ICES.
Dr. Dionysius Lardner, scientific gentleman of
ome repute, has eloped with the wife of magistrate
the town of Brighton.
A letter in the Morning Chronicle dated Amer, Dec
], 1889, says that French vessels openly carrying
the traffic in slaves the coast of Africa and that
butch vessels are engaged in the way in other
orts.
The friends Of Count Confaoneri, an Italian eS-
e for some time in this country, will be glad to ,
arm that the Austrian Government has granted him
emission, at the enreaty of his relations, to pass
lree months at Milan The Count has left Paris for
ally in consequence of this permission, to visit his ia
Ter, who isvery old and seriously indisposed /
FRAscE.-No vote had been taken on the secret SER
ice question: which regarded the test question
the Theirs Ministry Several of the Paris Journals
sert that the basis of Ministry is already pre-.
lred and that Immediately after the check which NJ.
HERS is expected to receive the service mo-
~ question:, check considered very probable the
uilleres, Marshal Soult and Count Mole will be !
ady to present new Ministry.
Some Irialng disturbances, on account Of the high