Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-12
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ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN

on Saturday at half an hour past noon having left
| Bristol on the Goth February.
The arrival brings intelligence Of change Of
ministers in England, which has been confidently
predicted but the opposition have commenced the war
most vigorously and it may he questioned whether
Lord Melbourne and his colleagues Will be- able to
/ tain themselves.
The first great attack was made the 18th of Fr.
bruary when call for the estimate of the probable in
of the consolidated fund for 1910, although sire
nuousy resisted, was agreed to in the House of Com
mons by vote of lS2 to ~ In the debate attendant
upon this CALL most unsatisfactory accounts of the H.
nances were given-shnwing probable deficiency of
/ six millions for the current year.
! Much comment excited By the fact that the
! Duke of Wellington the only member of the
Opposition invited to be present nj the royal nuptas
! By late accounts from India, ii seems that the An.
glo Indian government is still pushing in IFS career
of war and conquest. The Khan of khelat had been
attacked his capital stormcd and captured and the
Khan himself slain The British loss 81 killed
and los wounded that Of the natives very severe, both
in killed and wounded. One account says nine hun.
dred.
! Sir Frederick Maitland, commander in chief of the
ma val force IN the East Indies died board the We'll
! lesley on the :}Oh of November
| Accounts Of the recent hostcs in China had reach
ed England The Hampshire Telegraph states that a
great naval armament is to be sent Immediately from
Portsmouth, to take board 10000 native troops in In
dia to lay the city of Canton under contribution de-
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Pekin, and compel the Emperor To submission.
I In the House of Commons, February IA, Sir Ro-
bert Peel questioned Lord john Russell to the au-
thentcity of Sir John Harveys (ancient mcmoran-
DUN, which made such stir in papers not long
ago. Lord John said he had not received officially a
copy Of it. Sir Robert asked whether any thing had
occurred rendering necessary communication from
the government to the House, on the sube of the
boundary question. Lord John said he had infor-
nation 10 communicate.
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and alarming attack of sudden illness. Cause SAID to
be The same as bctoe-Ilard exercise empty sto-
mach.
Prince Albert has been appointed field marshal
emolument some two thousand pounds year More
over, he has been naturazcd by act of Parliament.
The "prvilege' affair of Stockdae and Hansard,
(prner the House has taken quite serious aspect
The shers have been committed prison Tor not levy
ing l!ansards printing office, and MIR. Howard,
Sockdale attorney, has been committed 10 Ncwgatc
by order Of the Speaker.
The allowance voted by Parliament TO Prince Albert
is $4,000 per annum. Ministers proposed ElO,0Oo
Mr.. Hume moved f2n000-lost, b to 300. Col Sb-
thorpe moved 93oOO0-carricd, 262 to lbs ~
LIVERPOOL, 18th February, 1910.
The stock of COTTON in this port is estimated at
20o 900 bales, of which about $4,000 American, be-
ing very nearly il was at the end of last year The
import since 1st January is 10000 bales, of which
l4i 900 from the L. S. and the sales of all kinds du-
ring the time have amounted TO lWl,nOo bales;
about O00 OF 1t taken by consumers, SVOUu ny spe
culators and 10000 for expectation.
Though the business has thus been rather extensive
and the demand nearly all the time regular and steady
the tendency of prices has been downwards and during
January they declined about I'D per ID. SiEce the Isl
inst, the complexion of tine market has not changed
! the demand being Just sufficient TO maintain prices
about they then wcrc-and at present the state
of the Manchester Market would not seem to warrant
higher rates. there is consequently little specula
tive demand
The duty on Wheat is els. Sd. per quarter, and
on Flour s 1d per barrel-nor is there at present any
indication Of change. The latter part of last month
the most of the American Flour then in the market
was disposed of at Dos per bbl in bond-since when
the price has huctuated between 2os cd. and 3Os 3d.
and il is rather dull at 3Ds. per Dbl. The future
course of the Corn markets must depend mainly the
prospects for the next crops.
/ The TOBACCO market continues the decline
and prices are in great measure nominal.
Yours respectfully,
BROWN, SHIPLEY & co.
Important .re,es from China and iadia.-An exraor.
binary express reached London the 18th via Alex
andria Marseiiles and Paris. The dates from China
are November I, Calcutta December 81, and Bombay
January being fortytwo days by overland despatch
The dates from China to November 9TH The
war had assumed the most serious aspect. Captain
Elliott had declared Canton to be in state of block
ade but had been removed in consequence Of coun-
ter measures issued by The Commissioner Lin Capt
Elliott had made arrangement that the trade should
go on I'LL 1nrtner orderS r'n England, excepting Ut
opium, but this plan upset; and an affair
took place at the Bogue, where Capt Elliott accom-.
panied by the Voga and Hyacinth, went to demand
; an explanation, which was replied to by 80 war unks
Capt. Smith opened fire, and FIVE six junks were
sunk, and the loss Of the Chinese must have been
great, each junk contained from one hundred and
twenty to two hundred men. The Chinese then re-
treated, and Captain Elliott made the signal to retire
but the Chinese making preparations at Hong
Kong to attack he English fleet. The second quarrel
arose from the of the Thomas Coutts vessel
into the Whampoa, it is violation of the compact
with the Chinese, who have detained the captain and
seamen of the Coutts hostages.
Opium selling in China at 1000 dollars per chest
THE NORTHEAST BoUSDARY.-The London Standard
of the 18th u says awe are enabled, upon authority
above all exception TO set at rest the extraordinary
anxiety which has been excited BY the appearance of
what supported to be extract from a recent proca-
nation of Sir John Harvey, the Governor of New
Brunwick We have before letter dated Quebec,
jan 10TH 1870 and addressed to the head of emf
nent Canada house in the city, containing the following
perfectly satisfactory solution to the difficulty, which
tho Colonial Secretary was totally unable TO give, q