Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-08
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FOREIGN.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDoNl

The Steamship Caledonia arrived at Boston on Wed
nesday morning. with II days later news which, how
ever does not appear be very important The Dos.
ton Mail says Mr. Webster has received information
of the Ratification IF The Treaty be'oeen the United
States and Great Britain which took place on the l4lh
of October. Among the passengers was General Duh
Green.
There is no favorable change in the prospects OF trade
large of the laborlous population continue out
of employ.
The American Chamber Of Commerce at Liverpool
have addressed memorial 10 Sir Robert Peel, urging
the necessity of reduction OF the present enormous
duty unon tobacco No answer had been returned to
the memoriaIsts
From the manufacturing districts we continue to re-
ceve very unsatisfactory reports to the operations OF
the factories and mills, while the Liverpool cotton mar
ket remains dull andEnactve. During the fortnight
previous the sailing Of the steamer the transactions
were on such very limited scale as TO afford no scope
for remark The late explosion of The Manchester
Bank alluded TO above) has tended much 10 paralze
trade.
The Great Western Steamship was put up for sale at
public auction Monday, the 18th ut and was bought
in by The company 100000 the bidding being too low
The directors then instructed 10 treat tor sale by
private contract
MIR. Feahers,onhaugh, one of the Commissioners
who explored the Northeastern Boundary on the part Of
Great Britain in s40, undertook, in after dinner
speech ct Plymouth TO defend the Treaty lately con-
cluded between England and the United States He
expressed it his opinion that the settlement that had
been made the best for both parties that could be
made He strongly condemned the attacks made upon
the terms Of III, Treaty b. the English press
AxERicAs PRoDucE Is LIrERPooL.-The quantity
of American tobacco on hand in Liverpool was so
large that found necessary 10 procure additional
store houses for its storage. There upwards oil
900 hocsheads and packages already slowed in the
old establishment The assigned for this IS the
Jesse ned demand for cotton, the lands before used IN
the growing of this latter article being now employed
| for the growth Of tobacco.
| Some of the overplus Of tobacco may likewise be
due 10 the recent dslresses of the aborng classes,
which have prevented them from indulging so freely
.a thew otherwise would have done in this favorite
luxury.
Fanny Elsler has arrived at Vienna, and is as much
feted in her own country as she was IN the onteo
States.
The Overland mail from India, arrived on Friday
week The intelligence supplied by it as first pub
shed, considered generally favorable but un.
important.
have taken place, ihoug! brilliant success had
been obtained by Brigader Montei!h, the troops
pos,ed in The Sbinwarre Valley, the enemy having
been completely put TO the rout and their forts 10 The
number OF thirty five set fire 10 and destroyed In this
gallant affair, only three killed. and twenty-ihree
wounded on The part Of the British. No more light IS
thrown upon the intentions of the Governor General
| GREAT DEFALcATIoS BANK OF MAScnEs-
1rp-The Msnager aGSeonded.-W Winners News Letter
saws during the last ten dogs the utmost excitement
and alarm has prevailed in consequence OF the ubscond
ing of Mr.. Edmund Burkedn, late Manager of the
Manchester Bank. Various and conflicting state Is
have been freely circulated 10 the probable amount
which he has carried away, but yet no accurate idea
can be formed
The mode in which Mr. Burkedin has obtained the
funds with which he has decamped is this: Mr.. B.
waited upon Mr. e. w. Seed "a person who passed
through the Gazette two years SINCE and who at
the time stood indebted to the Bank 1000 to EGO,
OO0 and represented TO him the desperate position Of
the Bank and the necessity gifts raising money prompt
ly by way Of bills but for which the Bank was not the
prepared 10 give vane,) who then consented to do as
Mr. b. required; and bills, the number and amount Of
which MIR. Seed took account, were drawn by said
Seed and accepted by John Clark.
One Of these bills fell due Tuesday, the day on
| which Mr. B. left Liverpool for Boston. The amount
of funds thus appropriated for Mr. B. got the bills dis
counted out Of the hank) IS unknown, but varously
estimated at from fl3,00O 10 420,0n9.
The annual meeting Of the shareholders in the bank
was held at hanch Friday last report Of which
stated that the liabilities by Encouragement were in
round numbers, eight hundred and ninety thousand
pounds.
| LIVERPOOL, Oct. Is.-We had no change in the tone
of the Cotton market to-day. The business done was
only on limited SCALE and prices for most descriptions
partc ularly the qualities Of American, had a
downward tendency. The traie were The principal
purchasers.
The Boston Courier says:-The Secretary OF State
received information by the arrival of the Caledonia,
,ha, the treaty with England has been ratified. The
notifications we're exchanged in London, the l4th Of
October.
1t reported that Lord Stanley Secretary of the Co
lonies 10 be removed 10 the House of Peers, there 10
lead FOR The administration in the he ahscnce Of the
Duke Of Wellington, whose age and nGrmities render
| such duties heavy and injurious.
The Lords Commissioners Of her Maesty's Treasury
have certified that the actual of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland exceeded the
revenue thereof for the year ended the 9Th day Of
Jolly, ls.., by thH sum Of Ei4677O4 l2.
sets Of the Bank of England, from the 18th day Of July
The 9Th day Of October, 1872 both inclusive,
follows:
Liabilities. Assets.
Circulation f2O,004,0 900 Securities fa2, 572 02O
Deposits 9,S6s 900 Bullion 9,633,OOo
f29,3.2 600 f32, 2O6 O0C
The last average of wheat returns was Sis Cd The
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