Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-04-27
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shslfo On he l2lh and 18th Of March the
lnuasber Of America arrivals a LiFer-
pooI exceeded one hundred. and thai The
z Z Of duty paid on their cafgoes ex-
eee4Ad fifty thousand pounds sterling
This was unprecedented.
The news Is Of little or no importance.
The Erglish press Is still discussing the
McNaughien affair. Lord Lyndhurst has
declared that there IS no necessity for any
alteration 10 The English law 10 relation
Ltothe plea olInssnity 10 criminal cases.
Lord Broughan has got into a serious
difficulty with ceTisin members Of the
Ani:- Corn League, which is little credit
sblA 10 their Committee az bis Lordship
shows BY the testimony Of one 81 their
number
+ The Price o. Cotton is about The same
Il. pef last accounts, though he sales have
heen heavier lhan' usual Money contin
Iues abundant.
in ireland and Scotland The wheass
arsilooking remarkably well, With every
prospect Of al abundant harvest.
4 Tia Parliament on the 18th, the Lord
Chancellor drew attention TO the state Of
theIlaw relating 10 persons committing.
crimes under the influence OF insanity
and stated that a bllfof This nature would
be ready ia afewldays though. looking a,
lie nature and latent character oflhe dis.
ease, be did not anticipate thaiIt would
move absolutely etfectual. 4 a
The Corn Laws came. before The Lords
ION ahe I4ib. Lord Monteagle moved Tor
Select Committee 10 inquire iaio The opes
asion Of the Corn Laws Of the last session,
bnithe melton was dffsatsdby 200 10 Ts !,
Al motion Of similar import, 10 The CONF
mons. was defeated the same day ey 2S2
To 1891
bn the 18Th, inihe Commons. Mr.
Gladstone, 10 answer TO a. statement; from
MI. Grogan. that a great deal ol AReri.
can sailed meat had been imported into
Liverpool. through Canada. said that Y this
ma been done il was contrary To- law
ma the decision Of the government
Pr6visisdS which bad undergone any
psft Of the process Of curing 10 any eoun \
NH were foSbe considered the production
oIsLat counlrv,~ not Of the country from
which they happened 10 be directly imIor-
led. III order that the meat should. be adj
mi,led into this country as Canadian, ~
WIS necessary rhal every paTtol the pro
cess Of curing should have iakenSpll ace 10
CSnada and government had gwen sltlct
Instructions 10 that effect m
Ckpre offireaifaing 10 shoot The queen
and Sir n. Peei.Zltis again our painful
duty 10 record the apprehension another
amonofnaniac, 10 London, who hasbeen
afipreheTdedl on the charge OF threaten
inF the lives Of ihs Queen and Sir r. Peel.
AL his examination before the Lord May
on on Frjdsy. be gave bis name as James
Stevenson. and said he belongs 70 The pa
ffsh Of Loehwinnoch, 10 Benfrewshite, --
he said that he wished the woman 20 be
but on one side-the woman was 10 be
DESTROYED, aud the man was 70 take the
teEns ofthe affairs OF this nation. The
SsF iSaupa aiSfa lin Tim I6a he
Ma written 4 letter 10 Sir R Peel and
that he would finish both The Queen AND
SR r. Peel The prisoner in reply said,
III never~saidT I'd finish them. II dont;
think I did; but | said I'd strike at abe
r6Bol. Of the tree, II could catch minister
odlhe kingdomwho would not do what
LIZ was boundto dos My attention was
flts. drawnto The subject Of Sir r Peel
being 10 power when the man shot The
Queen. II wrote the letter TO SIR. Peel
al Ina, time. Tread Of his being in row.
Ell in the ne wapaper."
fThe result or the examination LEFT no
doubt that the mind Of the prisoner was
qhite disorderedI and be was committed
BY the Lord Mayor 10 Compier, 10 order
that f1edical men might have the oPpor.
tu1ity OF examining bin.
= on Monday, al 3 O'Clock, the above
Individual was removed from kewgale TO
Bethlem Hospital.
Bank Of Eagland- Diridends Bank Of
England Stock has improved about per
cent. being in demand at ls5 for the open
ing. This. advance has been occasioned
BY The proceedings At the half yesrly
meeting Of the proprietors which took
place this day {Thursday) when divf-
Mend 81 81 per cent. for the year ending
lie 18th April next. The met anouai
Oh the rest was stated Of 81 S57 i42f.
Itwould amount TO R3. l22 .92t. If they
took The amouaief lost notes as equal 10
$500 00.zSThe discovery Of this hithef-
tp unknofn profit has naturally pfoduc.
ed very onssteyablsr rise in the value Or
Bank Stock.
Earthquake al LiptrpoOL-In The course
OF Thursday night (l6lhl and Friday
morning there were experienced insthis
town and neighborhood two or more
shocks, which. as there is no account yet
received explosion BY land or sea of any
piece Of ordnance. or of an y mine. we can
hot attribute 10 any thing else bat amove.
nent oAhe earth beneath u.s. and, al the
thing is neither unprecedented nor i'm
probable, there is no occasion for any OBJ
slinaie Incredibly. Some persons Fix
the Jine as early as l28soihers as late as
10 clock II was alsoifelt ID the neigh,
horhooi Of Manchester and extended 10
ths Derbyshire Hills.
The Comet had been seen 10 England
by Sir John Herschell. and Others, and
b Paris It was noticed BY hundreds, about
the middle Of March.