Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-26

The following extracts from line leading article 10
Wilmer 81 Smiths European Times, gives genera
Of the mos. in tcrcsting intelligence to bs found ID
the papers. d..
DoaEsrIc SUMMARY The interval OF hvc DAYS,
since the sailing of the Great Western, has presenter
nothing striking regards the United States, except
Tho debate in Tie House OF Commons Tuesday
nipht. arising out Of Mr.. Hume s motion Tor vote
of thanks to Lord Ashburton, in connexion win Inc
Treaty Of Washington. The motion brought up me
ables men on both sides of the House, cut the suo
ect has been hreadbare by previous d'scuss'on
and its novelty has passed away. There were some
able speeches and clever purty skirm'shing. Or no
bert Peel than usually brief and quesceh.'-
ie was, perhaps, purposely 50, from WISH no' -
repeat himself, after his slashing reply, on ..a
asion to Lord Pamerston, and, had TINS neeh 'e
ceiling of others, the debate would have peeh less
protracted But though brief, he was effective, ana
his allusion TO the speedy settlement oil tne o"R'
question: faverably received by Tie HOUSE,,
il will be by the country. Lords falmefs'o IN. W..
coli on the opposition, and Lord Stanley ON tho a1,n"
teriai side, were the leading orators Inc sPerc' %
The first named nobleG.an which lerni'na!ea ',' u''
CUSTOM was bitter and sarcastic, in5eo US u was
towards The close, with domestic poiitcs, 'hul uuue'
10 It's pungency p,.,
movament which has been taken Tor years, IS The TO
vernmeut education scheme-a praseworthy measure
in the abstract but so tinged win Epscopallah'sh'
that il has reused the ire, and called INTO action the
;ealousiss of all other secs in the country. Accord
;rIv The Dissen,ers and Roman Catholics have been
making a demonstration of strength against u, IN
every quarter Of the land and petitions with upwards
of two millions Of signatures, were presented 10 the
House of Commons, on Monday evening The Co
verument has been obliged TO bend before the storm,
and some modica lions have been made in The original
dfaurht of the BILL but not enough TO satisfy the Sec
tnries who sill maintain, that in the b II stands,
the Church of England has advantages 'nimca to
their interests. The probability $50 ierce Is the
oppostion-that the measure will be Withdrawn, and
with it all chance-during the present generation, al
least-of the State providing sound, moral and reli
gious education for the children of the poor. The
Hgb Church party has always looked upon the educa-
ton of the lower classes with evil eye, unless d.
,scted according 10 their views. Neither party will
oice way and the result will be, the continuance OF
the existing decentralization and mental darkness IN
the most densely populated districts OF Engand-'he
manufacturing districts.
A Parliamentary paper has been published, contain
;pr the official correspondence between Sir Charles
Rsqot and Lord Stanley, relative 10 the Canada Hour
hill With The exception Of the official notes between
the Colonial Secretary and Ex-Governor OF canada.
the documents consisting of petition IN favor OF
The measure from the Board of Trade at Quebec, and
statement embracing similar views. emanating from
in. Canadian House of Assembly, possess little inter
cal for the American reader, they have been already
nubshed in Canada. The publication of these docu-
mep,s is intended show, that the expense of trans
will render the measure leeH prdCuCdHy SPEAK
mo by no means injurious to the agricultural party
in This country-in other words that it will be CON-
paratively worthless
The aspect of affairs in the manufacturing districts
presents nothing worthy Of remark since the sailing oil
the Great Western. The ships sailing 10 the United
States going out empty, or ~ ballast. Neither
goods or passengers offering, and ifeights were
hardly known 10 he low. The last three packets,
the 10Th ulmo, the 18th ultmo and The st instant,
have only taken out in rough freight and dead weight,
conformity, abou, 600 America is certainly not The
market TO which the English manufacturers now
sending their goods, the splendid liners and transient
ships sailing daily from Liverpool "full of emptiness,
painfully demonstrate.
AMERIcAS CANE IN THE HiGHLASps.-Withint the
last Summer the wild turkey Of America has been in
troduced by Charles Edward Stuart, into the romantic
islands of Aigis near the falls of Kilmorack. The
island being covered by wood and aboundng in seeds
and wild herbage offers them locality entirely con-
formabe To their natural habits, and they have already
become perfectly naufaIsed and produced two braods
OF Young short tine since, lahorer employed up
on the island upon tunf deer, and five OF the
Wild turkeys, all feeding together with great harmony
in little grassy hollow. The man described them as
little startled by s appearance, the roe which breed
IN the island being much 'amiarIsed, and the "oiu
bubby Jock he SAID, on dropped his nose and strut
ted and titled and dubbed in the face of the buck,
when disturbed by the footsteps OF the human intruder
The island of Agls is adjoining TO Lord Lovats pre-
serve of the Rual The birds, if permitted will spread
into this sanctuary, "nete ~oou iioH W uiieS ~
extent skirted by corn fields will offer them abundan,
cover and subsistence and in iew years more 1t may
not be uncommon the American forest sports OF
wild turkey shooting added TO the already splendid CO
yers of Beaufort castle.
GnrAr EUROPEAN ANp AMERICAN CArITALfsrS.-l
The Morning Herald, in obituary notice Of lie late
Richard Afkwrghi, Esq, has the following interesting
remarks relative 10 the comparative wealth OF CERTAIN
leading European and American capitalists lie died
possessed il is reported Of not less than millions
n alone oil land
ed estates AS individual capitalist there IS not one
in Europe at the present timc who can approach with
IN half the distance, excepting, perhaps, the excellent
no less than wealthy, Mr. Solomon Heine, OF ham.
burgh who, according 10 general repute is estimated
TO concentrate in his person the representation Of
MANY values TO the vast amount OF four millions ster-
ling 1t must be remembered, however that this sum
represents the whole property OF MIR. Heine, whereas
the late Mr. Arkwrght possessed OF landed estates
perhaps one or two millions beyond the amount al
which the personality is rated Immensely wealthy as
are the Earrings the Rothschilds, the Hopes NC, oil
Europe there not, has not been, one that cnmia he
placed ct all n the COMPARISON not all the ihaghiiceh
fortunes drawn out of with all The vast CO pai remain
ing still in the prncely house OF Barring would per
haps all combined, reach TO the amount: not nil the
soIendid capitals OF all the Robschilds throughout
Europe together equal probably more than hall the
enormous mass OF accumulated hordes lett behind ny
the late MIR. Arkwrght Out OF Europe, the only ca
ptalist who could approach the comparison would De
Mr. Astor of New York, whose name will be familiar
with all travellers from the massive and magnificent
pile Of buildings which, as Asors Hotel, has admins
tered 10 their convenience-a building which, OF the
description and for the special use stands unparalleled
in the whole world with this palaal structure, II
must be UNDERSTOOD that Mr. Astor neither was nor
otherwise connected than planner and proprietor
and forming part of his vas. estate
The reports current about the enormous wealth Gre
aled and accumulated by this extraordinary man, carry
il as high as sixteen seventeen millions OF dollars
or say about four millions sterling; but, of COURSE
while he Is living, this only be matter OF conjec-
ture, though perhaps not far from the truth In illus
uaton OF the fact however, curious anecdote has
been in circulation in the U. States During the life
time of the late Stephen Girard who, from poor
outcas exile from ST. Domingo, driven out by the for
mer slave population became the great banker and
capitalist of Philadelphia it was subject something
like rival contention between the people of Philadel
phia and New York, which possessed the greatest ca
pi,alls,-tha, is, which was the more wealthy man,
Gard or Aston Doubtless the question was not With
out its nletes; II the money making parties them
selves The death Of one the other, or both, could,
however, alone solve The specuatiOns and in the for