Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-19
From the New York sun April u.
FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

pnpen To the odd The Columbus has made the remarko
bly, short passage Of ~ days. The Overland Mail from In
da and China arrived the l2 with late and impor,nt
intelligence from India and China.
In Ireland and Scotland the whcats are looking remark
ably well, with prospect of abundant harvest
The Acadia arrived the liih making the passage
in IL DAYS and 20 hours.
The only satisfaction can derive from debates on the
CornLaws Is IN the reflection that nobody tried 10 answer
Lord Moneages speech aud nobody gave any thing like
plausible answer To Mr.. Wards.
In Parliament, the 9th. the Lord Chancellor drew at
tenton to the state of the law relating persons committing
under the influence OF insaniy-ani stated that bill
ct tins nature would be ready few days; though looking
n the nature and latent character Of the disease he did
anticipate that II would prove absolutely cicctual.
TuE Corn LAWS came before the Lords the Ih.--
Lord Monieaglc moved for Select Committee % enquire
into the operation ut the Corn laws Of the last session.
the motion was defeated by 2OO To y! motion of SIM
liar import, the Commons defeated the same day
by 232 10 1897!
On the 18TH ia the Commons Mr. Gladstone in answer
To statement from Mr. Grogan, that great deal OF Amer
lean sailed had been imported Liverpool through
Canada, said that this had been done contrary TO
law and the decision OF the government Provisions which
had undergone Of the of curing any
Try, were To be considered the productions that coun-
try, not OF the country from which they happened bc d.
recly imported In order that should be admitted
To this country Canadian, that every
part of the process Of curing should have taken place
Chnadn, and government had given strict instructions
that effect.
CHARGE THEr,TENING To SHoor TIM QUEEN AND
SIR r. PELtlt again painful duty record the ap.
London,
been nppehende on the charge OF threatening the lives OF
the Queen and Sir X. Peel. At his examination before
the lonl Mayor Friday he gave h- James Sieyor
and said he belongs the Parish o Iochwinnoc
RcniTcwsle. lie said that he wished the woman a. be-
puton sd"-the Toe de ed, and the
man was Ia take the roins OF the affairs this The
captain oi the steamer stated that the prisoner during the
voyage told him that he had written letter Sir K Peel
and that lac would finish both the Queen and Sir r. Peel
The prisoner IN reply said 81 said I'd finish them.
don't lhlnk did; but said I'D strike AT the of the
ucc should catch minister nj the kingdom who would
not do what he bound do. Ny attention was first
drawn To the subject of Sir X. Peel being in power when
the man shot at the Queen the etter To Sir r.
Peel at that time read OF his being in power the
newspaper"
The result Of the examination left doubt that the mind
ui tie prisoner quite disOrecd aud lac committed
by the Lord Mayor I" Compiler, m order that medical men
might have the opportunity nj examining him.
REMOVAL OF M'NAUGHrEN-On Monday, at three O'Clock
the above individual was removed from Newgac Beth
lem Hospital The for his transnission signed by
the secretary Ut state, received by Mr. Cope COVER
nor OF the prison. AT an early OF the day MNaughen
received with evident satisfaction the ntimaion nc was
about 10 leave Newgae, and walked with quick, firm
step the outer PRISON gac where hackney cabToci
waiting receive him. Mr.. Cope alone accompanied the
prisoner, and on arriving the hospital handed him
| the custody of the governor
BANK OF ENGLAND-pNpENus.-Bank OF England Stock
has improved about per cent being demand ls5
the opening. This advance has been occasioned by the
proceedings the half yearly meeting of the propretors
which took place this day. Thursday when adydend was
declared OF per cent for the hall ending the 9th of
April nest The met amount of the 'rost" stated
| at f2s57 1924. IL would IL l22 1924, or CO
1921, ii they took the notes as equal 10
tJOu,OOO The discovery OF this hitherto unknown profit
has naturally produced very considerable in the value
. Bank Stock
EARTHQUAKE LIyERrooL.-In the course of Thursday
right l6th) and Friday morning. there experienced
this town and ncghborhood shocks which, US
there no account yet received Of the explosion by land
sea OF any piece OF ordnance Of mine, cannot at
tribute tn any thing else but of the earth be-
meath us and the thing nethe unprecedented nor ipru
bable there Is no occasion for any obstinate incredibly
! =. e. tass, l.Ig.
as late as halipast one II was also felt in the neghbor
hood Of Manchester and extended the Debysbre Hills
IRELAND.
DUBLIN, Thursday, March lG-The repeal cause appear
10 bo progressing rapidly Peter Purcell the late discus
sion IN the corporation declared that the people of Ireland
were not Tor repeal inasmuch they freely sub
scrbing their money! and this having aroused the
repeaers of Ireland, the receipts the Corn Exchange
seem "a have been more than doubled.
SCOTLAND
The motion the subject of the Scotch Church. by Mr.
| Fox Maule, was brought forward on the eth
We learn from the Scotch papers that the corgymcn a.
bout TO seccde from the establishments in order found
new Free Presbyterian Church. have promulgated scheme
for the erection OF wooden churches costing one hird
less than ones, and that the main support of this Free
Presbyterian Church Is trusted 10 penny n week contr
button from The househoders Of Scotland The leading
cereymen have quilted their spacious houses and betaken
hencycs to aitcs' and preparing themselves for pow
/ erty.
| CHINA AND INDA-ovERLAND MAIL.
Letters and papers from Bombay Sd Of Feb arrived by
| the Overland Mail on the 18th ult.
S H. fotungeT IN his last letter 10 the merchants dated
December a. states that the Vcooy Canton had in re-
ply 10 the letter addressed TO him, declared his great ankle
~, as well rs his perfect ability protect all foreigners
and had also expressed his readiness TO repay such losses
might have been incurred during the late riots after they
houdha,c been correctly and submitted through
| Her Maicsy's government
Another letter Of the 2lst that Sir Henry Ponger
had applied for his recall and that he had given his opinion
that the powers Of the government Of Hong Kong should be
very strong even To that Of deportation. in order
crnci the lawosSnos o the snuggcrs The difficulties
/
be very great in consequence Of thu Chinese being likely
to demand reciprocity OF duties their goods when i'm.
ported into the British territories.
SIhe attention of the Indian governments towards
IT. finances The extra company added last each
Indian regiment has been ordered abolished and the
men are to bc absorbed into the army, whereby dminu.
Ton oi lSOOO men will be- effected and y consequent I'll
wing ocXpcnditure will accrue. Tho five per cent loan
has been closed The prospects Of India considered
satisfactory and attention directed towards inter.
nal Improvement.
ARRIyAL CHINESE R,Ssou.-IIcr Malcsy's ship
Blonde, Capt Sir y. Boucher, arrived Portsmouth, on
Friday last from China, having board Sycec silver Ia
the amount oi 3OO0,OO0 OF dollars. The Blonde is the
third ship that has brought freight Of this description. II
was packed In j23 cases.
Her Majesty ship Herald having on hoard silver to the
amount ui nearly two millions of dollars more ~ daily ca.
peccd NJ Portsmouth, from China, aud when this sum
received, 1t will complete the first rsiamcnt Of the ransom,
payable under the late treaty with the Emperor OF China
MoNry MAREEr- Great animation has continued in the
money market during The present week. capitalists appear.
ing a. be- daily confident oi further advances IN gene
r1 prices, aud Of continuation OF c present tendency m
money 10 varied investments, there numerous a
yorahe circumstance appearing IN the Internal position Of
the country, and IN the Intelligence from abroad Tho cx
traordnay prospect o an abundant and early hlrv forms
the principal consideration n favor IT tie future prosperity
OF the country since the Bauk Of England and the general
banking Institutions Of the kingdom, are so furnished with
supcrnundanco o bullion, that the II no reverse
Of the season. and Of harvest which will render foreign
supplies not requisite, quite impossible that much
treasure can be much longer allowed to b, unemployed
MANCHESTER COTTON MARKET.-Fnday Nv.
ening, March I've have had steady and rather inn.
proving demand for cloth since Tuesday and at the very
full rates paid that day. but positive advance has been
rcalised.-Ihe market closes however with much buoyan
cy, and the ondencys decidedly upward. Twist Ia good
20 sell and the trade IN favor Of the pnncrs add.
uona foreign houses having commenced their purchases
for carly spring shipments.
LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE Friday, March II.
AT our market this morning there a very limited de.
mand for both wheat and -four.
LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Friday, March