Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-23

a.. s,an,an could no longer act in the
s,essiss !, was quite impossible TO attemp' "
csn's - ncr,,on of the arms &c, con'aneu ~ w
ssse 81, Notwithstanding The iateness OF ,e
sFap' n, alarm soon spread through .ne Is 80
hour, w. hill and its immediate neighoofhooa W.:
snd losr,nced. At this period OF the conhagta''oN
ienseY nbere was ilIumined in an extraordinary ue-
he tho fire mi ht have been seen al many ",ieo
gee a"' lille the reflection on the SURROUNDING
ds'aas and on the shipping IN the rser' P'ouuoe1
.,., striking enec'. .,o.r,,co of the burning
a0ou. surprisingly grand. The flames having a.
ras extended TO nearly the who'e 'ens - '"s
'H shortly after the roofs, beng palnea
s'.b fell in with tremendous c'as"' u.e I'm NJ
th''"7, lurid glare far above The towers OF the
citadel. ~. s,bdned. however. until near
n and the mass of ruins was burning herceiy
"rhout the day. Many runiors are IN crcuiaton
he supposed origin of the fire. but nothing IS
sosxn at present, on winch commence can &c
heated ues are stated to have caused the DISASTER
uV. while Others attribute it to an act OF incendia-
eF inquiry will be, doubt, set on foot by the
government o.cov,r,, >. ropn MAYOR OF
i,,x-Mr. Cornell said, that if he was elected,
,an should know what his politics were in his ca
~ .,y as Lord Mayor, but in his private capacity ne
P,a would continue to be Repeater, being OF OPP
. hat repeal of the Union would be the most oe
;I measure that could be passed tor ths cry ana
h.s country al large Notwithstanding ths, eiec'eu'
A ondnct should be guided by the strictest impair
% towards men of all shades of political OPINION.
Tfe Chair then put the question with reference 10
y. o.Connell. and large majority appeared III MS
;,ro, He was then declared duly elected.
rrsusirs Fraud on Gorernment-A most e@'eh''.
;,nduent issue of forged Exchequer biiis, 10 wy
irre amount recently discovered, has createa 'e..
s,, sensation in the public mind, aud occupied r ne
s.enton of the monied and commercial wofio. - :
.,,v impeoched is MIR. }. E. Bowman smith, son OF
lyman and nephew of the ceieoratea pr oyu"ey
Smith. The guilty party he,o '1 Gnsrals Office The
INT il supposed to be not less than quarter OF
ma The bills are said to have been legally signed
uonteaole. but that his Lordshps signature
snrreptirousy obtained. til further SAID that tue
~one Of these bills deputed to the chlei CLERKS
T. Vas not known whether the Government would pay
t onount or whether the loss would fall on the inno
va, holders Mr. Smith was in receipt OF salary OF
r6t0 sterling year
The rebellion in Spain had been efectualy put down
,r,hs,andng that its ramifcations had proved more
Intensive than was at first supposed decree OF am
ns.y had been issued by the Government at Madrid
winch embraced all except some OF the most prom'nen
,eies therein named-and it was supposed that AFFAIRS
word now 90 on quite smoothly-at least for time
Adyces from Bay estimate the number OF Chris
limos who retired to the French territory at 1000
AT Barcelona, tumult, which might be looked uPor
A. the commencement of emeute, broke out on The
i.v Of the bull fight
TIE King of Wurtemberg opened his parliament II
person on the 23d ult. His speech is remarkable OIL
5ccoan. of the confidence expressed that several Ger
nan States, not yet included in the Customs Union
w in short time Join it, and also on account OF the
marked manner in which he directs the attention OF has
Chambers to the subject OF railroads
NEW YORK MARKETS, Nov. 20.
EscHAyGE-F orcign.-Therei is good demand fof
hills on London, and the transactions to fair extent
ii o. 10 per cent prem Private bills are scarce, but
the Banks drawing at ten per cent On France LIE
rate is Of 22a 5f2l4.
Domesae.-Sales at the Board to-day OF S.,ooo on
Baltimore at 96i 5000 Philadelphia at 953, ant
$4,000 at 95s on the dollar.
Corroy-The sales of the week ending last evening
amounted to 1850 bales, of which $500 were Upland
a. 5 a 10 cents, 400 Mobile, at 8 IL, and 100 New
orleans, at III, and few fine at II l2s cts he
arrivals during the same period were 2543 bales Fri
res to-day compared with those of Saturday last are
: cent lower.
FLOUR AND GRAIY.-The Caledonia brings US the IN
diligence that the weather in Great Britain during the
later part October quite unfavorable for securing
Tie crops yet remaining ungathered. Prices OF bread
SUITS generally had advanced. Western Canal Flour
free was worth 35s Cd. 39s, and in bond 3ls per Dbl
The duty had gone up las. l0d. per Dbl.
In our own market this intelligence has had no eftec
nus far except rather to give rmer feeling to hold
ss The general aspect Of the market for the week has
een rather dul and the prices of Saturday last are
SADLY sustained.