Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-29

fearful height A, o'clock tho Clock Tower fell in
The hea, was now intense that the burning Tower
could not be approached. Explosions continually
taking place from ordnance cartridges, SC. SC. The
White Tower, the Jewel Tower and the Church of ST.
Peter were in imminent danger. Tho ammunition
from tho first was hastily removed, some oanothermag
azinc, but most OF II thrown into the river.
The Jewel Tower was broken open, and tho Crowns,
Jewels, sc. hastily distracted and carried 10 place Of
safety. withou, loss The fire, however, did NJ, extend
further. though it entirely subduod the next day.
The fire. was probably the work oian lnccndary.
ENoGMors FH.up ON rur EAcnrauEn.-The dis
covery during the last week in October, Of tIandu-
lent ISSUE o F.Xcheuor Bills 10 amount,
caused the greatest excitement not only in tho monicd
world in London. but elsewhere II s impossible Tor
To give all the details connected with this extraordinary
affair At the present lmo but viii briefly state. that
Mr. Beaumont Smith. nephew of Sir Sidney Smith.
Nor clerk in the office for the issue of ENchelcr Bills
was arrested and examined at the Home Office. IN the
presence of several Of the Ministers. wh.n he made full
confession that he had for three four years past, been
gambling IN the Stocks, and meeting with constant loss
cs he had forged FNcheqncr Bills, and deposited them
with parties AT the Stock Exchange. security ons
Mr. smith unable 10 state 10 whaloStcut h. had
| rlcd this fraud but the Tunes says-'Wc have nov
before Us the Of sufferers IN tins most ncariois
transaction who appear holders Of thus questionable
description Of paper 10 amount OF upwards Of ESQ,
WO.' II is stated that the total amount may reach
f35O 0ON. Government have ISSUED two notices first
that all the bills bearing date IN june aud March are be
eved Ia be genuine and next. that holders may bring
IN their bills for examination accompanied with Isis Of
their date and amount and II found 10 be genuine, they
will be stamped such and returned The forged bills
detained when presented and II IL supposed that the
Government will ultimately adopt all the bills rs hay
ing been issued from the fNchequcr, and bearing the
sual ENclcqncr stamp, which s acknowledged gonu.
me- although tho signature Of Lord Montcaplc il frped
II has long been the practice Of the Comptroors Gt ner
Of the ENcheucr 10 allow their assistants to sign tho
bills IN their names hence the and hcility with
which Smith carried on this fraud for long
time
Correspondence ef The Courier and Enquirer
IoSpoN, Nov. ID, istl.
The Acadia steamship arrived at Liverpool III a pas
sage of days, and has been announced To return To
Halifax and Boston the 18th inst, contrary Ia the
former arrangement, BY which only steam packet
was 10 leave England in the course OF the present
month.
The intelligence bruugh, by the Acadia hss been
satisfactory Ia che highest degree, the aolu'tIal oi Me
Leod being event which IN allowed by all parties in
this country To have conferred the utmost honor the
administration OF Justice IN the Vntod States. The
Funds advanced considerably in consequence Of this
gratifying intelligence and entire is the reversal
Of the state Of public feeling in this country, that II Is
the time for the settlement OF all other dispucsn
GLIDING the question of the North Eastern Boundary line
The Immunity Of the Journals both mctropi,an and
provincial, including all which for months have been
loudest in the clomor against the Government Of the u
nitcd States will be remarked IN the files which you
VIII receive by the present steam ship.
Since your last accounts from tins country the state Of
affairs has not ..uoycd, for the weather Inns been al
most unDcrIupcdy rainy throughout the month OF Dc
tobcr, and rain has not fallen IN any autumn for
period Of fifty years The accounts from Scotland and
Ireland have been very dishcarteng in consequence Of
the danger Of the loss very extensive damage Of tho
outstanding geographically the cropH pytatss-1u
which Ireland materially depends for the subsistence
o millions Of the popuaton aud which now should even
the weather become favorable must be o an inferior and
very nnurtons kind. The present PROSPECT Tor the
mass Of the laborns population ls certainly miserable ir
The winter which is about 10 set in.
Owing To the unlavorabe weather for the outsand
ing crops, and To the very evident deficiency Of those
which have been rearcd-thc corn markets have adyan
cod since the l7th ut, and though nominal advance IN
the duties On foreign wheat and -four has taken place
this II the operation d the sliding soac n duties
and the advancing weekly averages lead Ia an in
crcasng probability Of declining duties and early
opening Of the ports at the minimum of Is per quarter of
wheat and Sd per bib Of flour Of l.U lbs The advance
in the average weekly value of wheat is no, rapid
though the English heat OF better quality, but
when the weather may have become dr}cr--thc wheat
Of the southern counties will probably como market
prices about los aqnarer higher than the present r9,
for samples which too damp TO be fitted for n,me-
date
/, is also to be Observed that the Irish wheat of tho
present season is so inferior To the general quality that
it will not be worth shipment England, and therefore
The averages viii be less depressed by the sales OF Irish
wheat in England. for by the present Corn Laws, the
prices II grain sold in England itself, not included
IN the returns by the Beard of Trade The present
appearances are, therefore, favorable to the reopenng
Of the English market to American -four at the lowest
duty, IN the of the spring Of the ensuing year
The state Of trade in the manufacturing districts con
tinucs exceedingly depressedthe population in Ian
cashIrc and in Scotland dcpor,bly mscrabcbu in the
wooon districts of Yorkshire, the reports Of
wha, less dshearening kind The prospects OILS revival
IN business in the manufacturing districts may be said 10
depend extensively on the future Of the export
trade TO the nlted States and the Chinese fmpiroto
both Of which great markets there will probably be I'M
provemen in the trade through the favorable state
Of the political relationship the other hand through
the advancing state Of the markets and the cun$s-
quon impossby Of any extension Of the paper circua
ton by the directors of the Bank OF England the
ney market is certain to remain in state Of pressure
and the domestic trade of the country must remain de
pressed in corresponding degree. As no symptom of
the want Of confidence in their posltlonby the di
of the Bank Of Englandit may be noticed that
the exports of silver to the continent upwards of
100000 Of ounces in the week ending the 2eh ult
and amongst the shipments Of 6OO,0oO ozs 10
Calas-this silver being believed to belong to the Bank
Of England and shipped by way of operating the
continental exchanges, this being the mode which Is
usually rcsorted To by the Bank In this state Of none
tary affairs, though all the leading articles OF manuac
urc below the cost of production. is bar ron which Is
sold at Is los. per Cardiff. and which in,
wolves immense loss to all the great establishments
IN South Wales-yct there is immediate prospect of
revival o prices TOR money Is valuable that temp
ton appears be sufficient for operations Of speculative
kind.
Though this is melancholy state of business in this