Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-27

arising between this country and England II 10
tracted from the Liverpool Mail OF the 81; . doe
The Prcsident-The steam ship, which seems u.s
tined every trip she makes, to painfully keep aif Pso
lie anxiety respecting her safety, has not W, .a
annenrance. The New York packet snip Nng''i n
which sailed on the 14th ult, three days amer .I
sident, arrived yesterday. The seahef naS o
mnorant dispatches from Minister at ash'ng'oh,
m hsr arrival must be as anxously looked Tor by The
Government as it is by the public o.
MIR. Orr. one of the engineers on board OF the 20,
Innbia informs that 1t was supposed Ill nnsnN
TIN, she had either encountered iceberg or lhat sue
had gone into the Western Islands for Goals Inc
greatest anxiety prevailed in England at The ,he u
the departure Of the Columbia, at the ARRIVAL OF ,ne
President; fearful antcipations were entertained "'
she had met with some serious accident.
The Britannia arrived at Liverpool on wednesday
the 3lst ut in Is days from this port.
The racket ship Patrick Henry, Captain Deiano ar
rived nj Liverpool ON Wednesday, alter remarhn'y
rapd passage of 10 days and 10 hours She iet tha'
CITY on the 9Th inst, at clock L. NJ, ana ,ooh p
LOT off Liverpool on the morning oil 'ne @f'"' - -
M-Lond0n Times. o - -
The Times of the I'd inst. says, "uoVerhmeht re-
ceyed dispatches from Mr.. Fox by the same steamer
which brought letters and papers, and these aes
patches leave doubt OF an amicaoie ano ''heaia'e
settlement between the U. States and Great Britain as
far 10 reo,rds the question of Mcleod. Mr. Fox had
received communication TO that effect from the Anne
rcan Government couched in the most concilatory Ian
guaGe. We think the public mind may be at rest on
this point"
the absence of the definite facts 10 the progress of
the affair Of Mcleod, great attention paid in the
coffee houses and all the resorts Of the city gossps, 10
the tone of the intelligence 10 elicit as much as pos
sble the disposition of the American nation In their
INTERPRETATION all seemed to agree and be OF opinion
that the angry feelings which at first cause for
apprehension had greatly, if not completely subsidized,
and the belief the maintenance Of peace seemed gene
rally TO prevail.
"The quotation of Consos shows the decided action
which the news had OH the price Of the public securities
The advance was per cent, which was maintained
throughout the day, the huctuacn being that there
were sometimes buyers and sometimes sellers at the ad
vaced quotations. while the rmness OF the market was
sustained by frequent purchasers chiefly OF specuia
tive character.
The Morning Chronicle Of the same date says, "lhe
news from the U. S.. by the Britannia steamer may be
looked upon in twofod character political ana com
mercia In regard to the first the contests are consl-
dered very favorable and the best evidence oil that s
that the funds have risen in consequence per cent
The only points considered 10 be at issue now are the
time and manner of McLeods lberation for all fears
for his safety, or indeed conviction, at an end
"The commercial intelligence from America is not SO
gratifying rs the political. The money market was
very much depressed capitalists represented as desrous
TO limit their liabilities, and the masses as evncng an
inclination to hoard 1t must be kept in view, how
eyer that when the Britannia sailed, the Americans
not aware That the OiS uTdWH i1''
don houses by the Bank of the u S had been accepted
we ma reasonably look for revival OF confidence
and appearance of better things when this shall have
become known.
The Morning Herald of the same date says: "a
marked Improvement in the fund may be noticed to-
day. mainly attributable 10 the favorable sense in
which the absence Of adverse political intelligence
from the United States rather than the receipt OF any
thing positively satisfactory has been viewed IN the
city"
LANGUAGE The contents Of the American papers are
srnguarly vague-all that be said Isl that in the
absence of any definite communications, things are sa
tsfactory as they tend TO show the return TO mode
rated feelings by the Americans Even IN the State OF
New York. they begin to speak Of the affair of the Ca
ronc and the proceedings instituted against Mcleod
with calmness and common sense.
An extraordinary excitement appears TO have pre-
vailed previous to the arrival of the Britannia, but It
will be by these extracts from the leading London
papers that this panic had ceased Immediately after her
news became known.
singular excitement was also manifested at the non
arrival Of the President steamer
Her Majesty held the first evee of the season at ST.
Jamess Palace, on the oath ult
Two beautiful Arabian ponies have been sent to Her
Majesty as present from the lmaum OF hluscat The
Patrick Henry arrived at Liverpool on the 10Th nt,
with Gen. Harrsons Inaugural Address The Lon
don Globe thus speaks of the effect Of the Address =
aThe Inaugural Address Of the President is consi-
dered decidedly pacific. No fact connected with
the disputes is recorded but it generally believed
in America that Mcleod would be given up, and
thus the danger Of an immediate rupture would be
avoided"
It was intended that Parliament should adjourn for
the Easter recess from the sixth the twenty second
instant.
The marriage of the Right Hon. Francis T. Barring,
NJ. P, Chancellor Of the ESchequer, with the Lady
Arabela Howard, second daughter OF the Earl OF FL
fngham, was solemnized on the thirty-frst ult.
II is stated that since the reduction oil the waterloo
Bridge toll from penny to halfpenny, the returns
of money received since the first OF March up to the
twenty seventh leave average loss to the proprie
tors of four pound per day.
There was much excitement among the mercan-
tile classes in London, in consequence OF confession
of one of the Wallaces, under sentence in Newgate,
for wfuy destroying several vessels after erecting
an insurance upon them. An emigrant ship, with up
wards of one hundred passengers, Tor Fort fhillp,
these men intended to wreck She was ola tons
burthen, and new ship, and The most intense anx-
e,y was felt for the passengers and the property on
board.
A mercantile man, who hitherto held an irreproach-
able character, who had large connections in Man
chester has been committed TO Newgate, charged
with extensive forgeries, and amongst others, with one
on the Bank of Ireland
large meeting is announced 10 take place in Glas-
gov soon which will embrace the broad general ques-
ton Of the duties every description OF goods and
produce imported into the United Kingdom including,
Of course the duties levied upon and provisions.
The Parliamentary news is of very little interest.
An extensive robbery has been committed at Wind.
Castle, by of the SERVANTS the articles stolen
consist Of valuable plate, costly ornaments and furni-
ture, which have been in the Castle for many years.
The robber had not been apprehended
An unusual number of emigrants have recently en-.
baked for America The packet ship Wellington had
6O emigran passengers, and several other vessels
like number.
II is stated that Sir VIM Parker will succeed
Admiral Elliott in China.
FRANCE.
The latest advices from Paris state that the attention
Of the Chambers had been chiefly directed to the For
tfcation Bill. The bill put 10 vote when there
appeared in its favor 147, against it s'-maorty for
the bill 81.
The report of the committee the bill Of Supple
mentary Credit for lS4l has been laid before the Cham
bers, from which appears that the real deficit of the
State at the end of the year 1912 will be nearly H.,
O4 100000 of francs, upwards of ESQ 100000 ster
lng) instead of about 7O0,OooO0o as had been hitherto
said
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