Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-04
Correspondence Of the Journal Of Commerce.
o.nor ,rd -tb 1871

LONDON, April 9TH leIl.
Public feeling has undergone decided change for
the better since the arrival Of the last intelligence
from the United States. The funds look healthy, and
transactions are made without any dread of dts
turbancc between the two countries The Great
Western too who advertised TO sail to New York
via Halifax, whittier she TO call TO ascertain The
existing state Of the relations between the United
States and Great Britain, ventures direct into
your port All here is calm, and this peculiar appear
ance, in contrast 10 the dreudfuy agitaed state OF
the public mind but short time ago. il 10 be traced
entirely to the growing confidence that General Harr-
sons Government will not allow itself to be driven
into proceedings rreconcilabe to national faith and
the law of nations So rapidly had this feeling spread
through the country, that the subject il scarcely al
luded in the newspapers of the day. and all parties
disposed 10 await patiently the result OF the
trial of NJ Leod Lockport, wherever else it is 10
take place In Parliament, Mr.. Joseph llumes mo-
ton for papers and copies of all dispatches relating to
the burning of The Caroline, last night on the
motion paper for debate, but when the honorable gen
teman was called by the Speaker 10 proceed, Lord
Palmerston suggested to him, that It would not be ad
visabe bring it forward at present His Lordship
spoke briefly, follows
"fIe did not think it would be expedent. lie trust
ed that there existed the part Of both Governments
the most anxious desire to bring the matter IN question
to an amicabc and satisfactory termination; but con.
sidering the strong feeling which existed both in Eng
land and the other side of the Atlantic at present and
that the matter was actually the subject of commune
cations between the two Governments, he thought any
discussion Of It would tend to defeat the object, not
only of his honorable friend but also Of the Govern
menls of England and the U. States.
Mr.. Hume said that under the circumstances men,
toned by the noble lord, he would not press his mo-
ton until after the He was opposed TO war of
any kind but war with the U. 5. would be most
unnatural war.
Both Houses of Parliament adjourned last evening,
for the Easter Holidays, until the I'D OF the present
month Very little business was transacted at this last
sitting and scarcely enough members could be kept
together to form House. Mr. Ewart, the member from
Wigan, made motion, and long speech, in favor Of
establishing in the government minister for Public
Instruction duties should be to superintend
the education of the people, and be compelled to make
an annual report 10 Parliament as to the progress of
that education Sir George Grey, Judge Advocate
General on behalf of the ministry, opposed the motion,
on several grounds but especially from the difficulty
there would be in carrying out such scheme. He
promised that the report Of the committee on educa-
ton should be laid upon the table Of The House shortly
after the Easter Recess, and then the subject would
be more ripe for discussion. The motion then
withdrawn MIR. Joseph Hume tben obtained select
committee inquire into the present state of the Ma
tonal Monuments and works OF art in Westminster
Abbey and ST. Pauls Cathedral, and other public edi.
fees o consider the best means for their protection
and for afordng facilities to the public for their nspec.
ton as means of moral and intellectual improvement
of the people The appointment Of this committee
will be hailed with much satisfaction throughout the
country and it will also be of pleasure TO those
foreigners who of the great difficulties that
are now to be commended with previous TO seeing all
over these religious structures
AS regards domestic news, am afraid you will not
be enabled to CLEAN very much. There have been two
executions since the last steamer sued one for
der, and the other for an attempt to commit that
crime Both the malefactors were very young men
and solemnly protested their innocence to the last
Their names were Misters and Fowles. From the OBJ