Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-04
FOR EIt;N.


The steam ship British Queen, Capt. Eyckhot, ar
rived this morning from Antwerp ana Southampton
She left the latter port on the lin INST IN" pas e'e
fore brought seven days later news IRON all parts OF
Europe.-.N !. Herald. :,
The news is not of the least importance. "
Nn d,cI;ne in the corn markets Wheat is one shil.
ling higher. ..o. ,,,.e. :, DIN
no change in cotton. Our large crop makes II an'l
of sale. -, .,o .,,o :,
The London money market was about the same as
ner las, accounts No change in cnnsols
The King of Hanover is not dead as reported ou'
dangerously SICK and not expected TO I'VE:
II wos expac,ed that the special cGmnliss'on lot Inc
,;I NJ tho rioters in S;afordshire would be opened
IN The ls, of October 1t understood that Mr.. Goo'
| son is retained for the Crown
All was comparatively very quiet IN the manutac'u'
ring districts Laborers were returning 10 "orh'
| The Duke of Luxembourg IS about 10 leao " .e
bvmenea altar Miss Cochrane, The sister 10 Daiiie
Cochrane, Esq, NJ. p, for Brdport,
The quantity and quality of the English crops were
never better. c,,.,a u,;,t
| The Queen was received ihonsho"t Sco''a"u WV"
great teiat The Queen and Prince Aioert nave s'g
od their intention to visit Ireland during The ensuing
summer autumn
Seyerol coruoes of American flour have recently en-
tered the pors of Limerick and the adjacent conh,es
M later than last week several HUNDRED sacks OF hour
most excellent and prime in equality were dischargeu
in Sligo.
mens are in progress Notwithstanding the con"ao'c
ton published by OF our morning contemporares)
Tor tie transmission of the overland mail via trieste
and That we sha, thus be relieved from the ve1at'ons
,nnoyances of the French post Office The convey
ance of the mail by the proper route will occasion tte
or no DELAY, and will cost much smaller sum than IS
now demanded The Emperor OF Austr1 VIII permit
tho mail 10 pass through his domnons without charge,
ro,;dad Austrian steamers employed IN convey.
;noi il 10 ENGLAND The plan al tins moment under the
consideration Of the post Office authorities, and, adopt.
ed will make us wholly independent OF the Preach post
office u United Serrice Ga-dte.
An ofic,nl return has lust been published oil the i'm
ror,s and exports of corn and -four in France, for the
first seven months of the present year The Exports
we're ms follows in merca quinals the meirlcai qlnal
i oolIlb Enqlisl:-W heat 202 54l; other corn, 1888
a,,r | 312 The exports were:-Wheat, 32o,b'o
fSSi' er'e 'a4 The faaaVy
@ Al ,6s2; other corn, l6l23 flour, S479. inca
I The New HOUSES or fARL1AMEsT.-we are m
formed tina, the works of the Victoria Tower II
. such state of farwardness that the architect (Ar
. Barrv) is in hopes that in six weeks or two months
they will be Sufficiently advanced for the first stone 0
. the new Houses OF Lords and Commons TO be laid
This great tower which, from lis altitude about SUI
feet from the ground base) Will constitute, 1t 10 ex
pecied the leading feature of the new edice, IS con
h sruciinu over the central hall, Immediately between
n the House of Lords and the House of Commons In
to this all the ventating fues of the entire
d building will be carried, 10 enable the accumulated
J. foul air TO escape from Its summit. The ceremony
. of LAYING the first stone will be probably performed
by her Majesty or her Royal consort. The masoas
whose predecessors strike in the early part of h
h year had excited so much attention, receive excelen
wages, and The foreman oil the contractors, Messrs
Grisseli and Peto Mr. Aen,) wished to engage then
for four years certain by agreement but the work
as we understand, refused TO be bound down for tina
time Otssrter
r MoyrHly STATEMENT of Letters delivered in thu
= United Kingdom
8 Week ending August 81 I2i2, 3.S33.sci
9 do do lsil 1907, 81!
q do Nov q, 1889, l,5S5,97
/ Increase since ls4l on weeks letters, 1881
n do since 1889 do 22i7, 9O1
We quote the following from the Sentinee Of Tou
lon: 1.-The American squadron in the Mediterranean
has been reinforced by The Congress, CD gun frgate
which has lately arrived from aahon, and ship of the
same nation is also expected The differences which
have arisen between the representatives, of the United
States and the Emperor of Morocco not likely to
come amicabe settlement Al envoy sent BY the
f Commodore 10 the Government of Morocco has not
been received and the Commodore only waits positive
, orders from his Government to commence hos,rliles
NEw BooKs-Another volume Of Ireland, its Scene
ry and Character, by Mr. and Mrs. S. c. Hall; Book
Of British Ballads by S G. Hail, Hardness, vols
Snftnsss vols Sir Henry Cavrndlsh's Debates part
|: Brockedons Italy, parts Nv. vii; Dodd Dgntes,
Privilege, and Precedence; Doctor Rockwell, or The
Anglo Catholic Family, vols; Natural History Of
Man. bv James Coroles Prchard, NJ. D.; McCu!loch's
Geogra phical Statistical, and Historical Dictionary,
vols Conversations tie History of England, by
Mrs Marcel; Excursions in and about Newfoundland,
during the years 1880 aud lSI0, BY b Jukes, NJ A,
&c, &c, , vols; Rev W Jays Works, vel ).
FRAME
TIE Paris papers of Sept. :, have reached lis by
press but are wholly destitute oil interest.
The Duke de Npmours reviewed, on Monday, al
Compieane the divisions Of infantry and cavalry form
ing part of the corps operation on The Marne which
was 10 have been commanded by the late Duke Of
Orleans and distributed number OF decorations aad
promotions TO the officers and soldiers of that Corps
On the next morning the Prince left for the Chateau
dEu
A DrscFSrAST OF NEsPucIus The "Vige C.
lOues,' contains the following, tue disageeable
manner in which, under The present regulations the
French custom house officers sometimes perform their
duty "a F!orentine lady, bearing the celebrated
name of America Vespucius, arrived at ST. aalo,
few days back, in the southampton steamer. When
the custom house officer presented himself, and init
mated the necessity OF her being searched, she peremp
orly refused 10 subia 10 any such degradation. The
officer replied tha, she liable TO be searched by
woman, aud that they would employ force II necessary
the lady drew PAIR Of pistols, and again declared
that she would ans attempt search She then
wrote 10 the Sub Prtftct, the Director of Customs
being absent, reminding him Of the attention due TO
woman. He went on board but said he could dol
nothing, and the Flurent,ne, resolved not (" submit
10 search, returned to England. The "Eigie de
rDues. states, that frequent complaints made of
the improper manner in which women ar ched al
ST. Nao, and calls the authorities 10 interfere in
the matter both for The sake of the respect due to the
weaker SEX and for the interest OF The por
The papers continue 10 fill column alter column
with the details OF Queen Vctorias visit 10 Scotland,
where the greatest loyalty has been exhibited Al Ed
nburgh she was welcomed in speech by the Duke
of Hamilton and Brandon, Lord Lieu of The
county Of Lanark and addresses without number were
also presented From Edinburgh the Royal party pro-
ceedcd 10 Perth and thence TO Taymouh Castle. the
o: he Marquis of Breadalbane where real High
land reception waited them. From four five hun ded
H,ghlanders escorted them in full costume, with pi.
brochs blowing, and the nobility Of the land following in
was a, Drummond Castle, the seat OF Lord Wdoughby,
thence to Stirling, and back 10 Edinburgh. The de-
parlure of the Queen from Edinburgh her return to
England was fixed for the 10th. The Royal visit has