Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-10

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the copy right tiil.-,hs snsnded poor la~.--,A'
inquiry into and exposure Of Bribery at eieetioos
and the passiog Of bill TO proven, aud punish tina
leume,-LoSd AsAley's humane mines' and collie
res bh,-snch, AZ national measures, are the lead
ing results OF the late session. As mach, indeed
a. the Whigs promised for years.
Bcsldes, the ecclesiastical courts are 10 DO reform
EN- amended pan OF Eegis,raiOn OF voters adopt
.ed-and TIE Jurisdiction oil county courts snlarssS
next session.
RESULTS as RESPECTS PERSONS AND rARrIEl
The late session has brought out Peel. lie pre-
v'ously had the name Of being rather a of bust
ness Than a siaIesmGn-oi being quite a politician
oil the red-tape school. In the late session he hi
come out AZ political economist OF great infetma
u"n, speaker OF strong, ready and playful co
Iueeee' man instant at reply, and quick at ex
pedens, aud able. above all, to Keep the bisos nnC
| ne sansninc oi his party in pretty good ordet.-
ABOVE all, he has shown remarkable good temper
mourn frequently subjected TO in,pertincnccs.
r'e' mas mus taken great stride forward. I
wa, oold policy oiell hi. parry tia, withou, hiG
they we're powerle,s, and d they opposed him n,
would resign his Office. II he did, no, tory in En
gland would dare to take his place.
Ssanly from whom much was expected. has don,
LITTLE this session Is believed that he is annoyed
At Pcel's being highcc in power than himssu IN,
has rarely spoken, except TO make soma persona
| reply.
Sn James Graham, a 6Ss, rate man OF bushes,
has spoken oflen and we'll but his own party dom
like him. tor they think he only 'bidos his time
TO cut Peel, and Try aud form ministry with Stan
| eyD his very periinaeious advocacy of the poor
| aw, which he abuse last Gu,umn, when the wing,
| proposed ", has rendered him very unpopular ~
| the country.
The Duke has spoken frequenily--he never Ut
famed anyihin. like eoqusnce, but the MACS con
mon sense Is admirable. As ministerial leader OF
the Lords, he has certainly takcn a stop forward.
w Gladstone, t"Pee's right hand man." as he
mas oeen called has made more progress, duri,.g
the last session than any man in either House. In
tho debates the tariff not point was raised th,,
he was not ready, at momcn.'s notice, to give A
reply TO. 1 shall be surprised Il, next year, he be
not put IN as n cabinet min ster.
Lord Eliot, the first Secretary. has nlso oeo,,.ed
himself well. He was MASTER OF the dr,,ils Of Ina
office, and stated them clearly when cil ed upon.
Sir + Pollock, Attorney General, has not in the
lelst distinguished hmseltin Parliament this session.
] The Solicitor GoncrA, Sic w Toilet on the other
hand, has taken q leading part in many debates and
acquitted himself very well Should Lord Lynd
hurst die, or cease u be Lord Chancellor Toilet is
likely to succeed him; some think that Pembertou,
the ehanceTy eartlse'i OF Sir + Srsden, the lrish
Chance lor, would have q batter chance.
| On the opposition side, Lord John Russell has
done no more than make n few speeches, which
show that, perhaps, he would not object TO take of
nee with Peel. Latterly, he has not attended the
House which his party think to indicate an inten
ton OF rafting.
! Melbourne has spoken very little, but rather in
favor OF tho Peel policy than otherwise.
| B'ougham has made some brilliant speeches, ia
VII eh he hit a. both pcrIes-but gave the Wing,
| the heaviest blows.
| OConne has been unaccountaby quiet. lie
has done little 10 injure the Ministry.
falmerston has assumed hsl adership Of the Op
position, and is we'll qualified for il. He speak,
huently and ;orcibly,-he is a man of great inior
milton and t1et-he knows where To plant his blow,
and h, has great Parliamentary experience. o.
| "Wednesday week he made heavy aud able attack
| on the Ministry in speech which was a review O
their campaign during the Session. | would call il
the best speech OF the Session. were it not that S
Sr Il PeePs reply, in triumphant vindication, W..
| abet still. No one suspected Peel of having Sc
much wit, repartee, and fun, mingled with aTsu
ment. fact, and keen satire.
Roebuek and Fcrripd merely made themselves
nOtorioRs-ths, they latter themselves is tufntnes
On the whole, then, Peel and Co.. have gainej
this session, "by the encounter of keen wits" Pal
meIston gains per Sc, but mis- party decidedly have
| lost ground.
RIOTS IN THE Provinces.
During the LIST ten or twelve days. the manu-
| featuring districts have been greatly disturbed
lSots have taken place in Lancashire in and abou
| Glasgow-in the Siahordshre po;ieries and collie
| resin Worcestershire and oil err places.
These Disturbances originated-apparently, ut
leasi-in the turn out of the vorkmen for hiehe
wages, the manufacturers unwisely choosing IN,
! present time ior reducing them.
| The belief is that the Charti,ts md Anti Corr
Law Leaguers assisted the insurgents. And il i
TO be remarked that the rise appears TO have beer
Simultaneous throughout different parts of tn,
| country.
In Manchester and the Lancashire towns, mill
and factories have been destroyed, houses Quilted
shops broken into and robbed, and depredn,ioni
committed upon persons and property. In Scot
land, where tho row has been confined TO the vi
elnlty oil Glasgow, the poiatoe fields have beer
made Tree with, and sheep taken away but house,
! spared. In Worcestershire, the workmen Levied
contributions from all parties, and made merry or
the proceeds. In Sta6ordshire. the worst has gon,
over: There, u speak Of the Pot,eries) plumber
and ncendiarism seemed TO be the order of The dov
Houses were pundorednnd burned, and the rioter,
took as much as G2O0 for sparing for one day IN,
house OF a wealthy potter.
The military and yeomanry had been called out
| 10 put down the riots. | am sorry that severa
Ves were lost ns the mob attacked and maltre atet
the soldiers, who had then to FIRE in self defence
These are harsh measures, but they seem to hay,
been necessary and have generally been effective.
Tuesday, the l6ih Of August, was the anniversa.
~ oil the battle OF Peter!oo, alias "lhe Manches
ter massacre" OF 1909 IL was feared that that day
would not pass of without tumult, but it did. In
deed, Manchester is quiet now-but this NAV be
owing TO the presence OF the military.
! In Sheffield 1t was dreaded that 70 w would Toxic
| place, but as yet wo have not heard anything tc
that effect.
The lowering of the wages is considered unjus
and I'll timed, because it is done on the pretex, tho,
tho new corn Law has lowered the price of bread
which is not the fact.
Ireland, thank God, has kept quiet amid oil Thu
| confusion.
think the wors, is over-for the the present bu
we have riots vixen plentiful harvest is in the
helds, what may be expected in November.
The BOUNDARY QUESTION.
The news by the Roscious, confirmed by III,
Acadia, that Lord Ashburton and the commissioner,
from Maine and Massachusetts had agreed upor
terms Of adjustment, has given gfeat satisfaction
mere. All we want IS the means Of communication
l. ON ono part OF our British North American Colo
mes 10 The other, and you scarcely refuse u.
that.
Lord Ashburon is expected home in few DAYS
nope and trust that he has been able TO settle Inc
question, and close il, at once and forever. If he
has dons this, he merits public praise. IL will rem.
DER America and Americans very popular with u.s.
tiaving chosen so successful negoiator will be n
leather in PEEPS cap.
New Comm inder-in- Chief ord III n has rosioo.
cd the Horse Guards. He is three years younger
shan the Duke, but twelve yeLrs older in constitu
ton. On this day wesk, tn, Duke was Gazettsd
in his pace. ii s Grace Of Wellington filled il be
Tore, but was by no means so popular with the Ar
my as Lord Hill. | understonI that the Doke,s
- only Temporary acceptance 4 the Office rs tlo
Queen was tormenled with applications for il, and
begged the Duke 70 take and save her tho pain Of
rejecting their claims. Sic George Murray will be
the man in the end.
THEATRIcAL.
Tie opera is over The season has ended. Ru.
bni has taken his leave
Oh the Coven, GARDEN, Drury Lane, and Adel