Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-23
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP ACADIA

Siatccat d0ys iatcr from Ehef0ha!
Tie steamer Acadia, Capt Judkins, arrived
ber wharf AZ East Ros,on. at IA 10 o'clock, Sun
dav afternoon, BY which VIC receive London an'
Liverpool files up 10 the 9TH Owing 10 Inc detls'
fogs of Halifax her passage has been uncommon
! ~ long. We are indebted 10 Wilmer y eihi'h
European Times for the following summary
news:
| The weather has been such as 10 cause the
/ most sangiiine expectations of speedy an'
/ abundant harvest
The accounts from the manufacturing dlSlrice
are Of a cheering nature; business wears d heailns
aspect; there are numerous orders Tor Soods ant
wolkmeE find plenty OF employment.
Money is plentiful and likely 10 continue So
First class bills are 81 and others 10 per CT
The Great Western arrived out on SUNDAY, INC
Ith inst.
The cotton market has not been very animated
The trade nevertheless, continues 10 p'lchase 10
fair extent, 80 that prices can hardly be sad lo
have been affected. Egyptian has rccedcd tariff
but Surat and Brazil maintain their rates
FRrGuTruL ACCIDENT At BLacKFRIARs BRIDGE
On the evening of the ed uliimo, most melan-
cholv accident occurred al Blackl1ars hIld5c
London, nv the breaking down OF the foatih?
steam boat pier. Four persons were amer m'ich
difficulty rescued, and after the most carelul aei-
ton on the part of DR. Hutchison. they were re-
stored 10 their families and friends. Six bodies
have been since picked mp.
TuE Ou:Ex's AcCOrCIiMf.NT.--I ne GluCcn 90
INVESTIGATED at Windsor Castle taking daily ride,
in her pony phaeion with Prince Albert, and
walking in the pleasure grounds OF the castle,
wien the weather permitted The apartment Sc
lecc,l for ile accouchment Of her Majesty al
Windsor Castle is in the Augusta Tower. This
apartment. also, is in every respect admirably 81
ltla,cd and adapted iorhe purpose for which IL has
been selected.
AnnlvA. OFT OF AMERICAN PACKETS AMI
SrEAMERs--1he packet ship Patrick Henry, Cap
tain Dcla,c, arrived on the 21th the Oxford pack
ct arrived on the 10Th; the Britannia, Royal Mail
Steamer from Boston and Halifax. arrived on
the morning OF The 9th, Il, half past one. The
patke ship Nirginian, Capt. Allen, arrived on the
:. inst.
The Belgian Government has taken strong
measures To punish the Prli>sian Government
for having raised the duties on the iron OF Bel
GUM
FoRrlGx.-Thc news from Tahiti shows that
the misunderstanding there between the English
and French has increased since the public alien
ton was last directed. 1t will afford Peel and
Guizol a nut 10 crack, during the Parliamentary
recess of their respective countries.
A good deal of veSalion and ill-blooi exists IN
England on the subject. Sir Robert Peel ana
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respective places III Parliamcnt-each in strong
terms of condemnation. Percmplory apologies
have been demanded from The French Govern
mcnl: but the war party in France will turn ii 10
GOOD account against NJ. Guizol. The French
rnpurc with Morocco shows no symptoms ui
healing; on the contrary, lhc breach appears 10
widen
lGrL,,,n-TTc RspcM d@jtaiim-At the
weekly meeting Of the Repeal Association on
Monday week = Mr.. MrNcvin designated the
nas OF England "a ieon laa" The expression
was afterwards Withdrawn. Mr.. Gordon with
drew his notice Of motion. chat The subject al
repeal ought 10 b. brought under The notice OF Par
lament ihc Rc9cal Committee having passed 4
unanimous vote that il would bc ill-tmcd aud IN
cxrcdicn The Committee were oiopiniol. that
The rc"sirics were the places where The repeal
baltl was Ia hc fought, Tile rem; WAS l.I.W.-
The opposition - the paymen; I'll local rates, ana
cvcn rents. Was Increasing proporlionably with
The amour, of funds received weekly at Concilia-
ton Hall The rent, la, Monday. was 1906
The Irish PfucStan,s appear Ia have taken
alarm M Sir Robe; PcclS statements Oh the sub
eci oil education in Ireland.
Lord Hcy;eSbury was dnly installed - Vice
rov OF Ireland On Thursday. under such circrm-
stances as were calculated Ia make a pleasing
effect upon him.
Ir,Il-.A letter from Bologna, Of the 9Th
July, announces the execution oi Signor Tar
dnghi on the preceding day BY sentence OF Court
Martial. He was shot in the back oil the prccc-
ding t!av His execution had excited Il most pain
iul sensation bu little calculated 10 allay The Ter
,n"n tina, .os,.,, H. prevail throughout Italy.
The Eapal States continue tranquil, the prln-
cpa leaders oiIlir late inSurrecinn having either
been taken prisoners, or had lied from Italy.
Psns;A-'There have been some terrible earth
qualeS in Persia Tabrez 1'cheran, and l>pahan.
equally felt them. kiashar, Mana. and various
other cities towns and villages were more or less
oycrthrown. and the inhabitants buried in the ruins
TrnKEY-A letter from Consianiinoplc, OF The
Isl OF July, states that IN extraordinary sensa-
ton had been created there by the publication OF
a French pamphlet, in which the Turkish Mi
mister of Finance and celebrated banker and
contractor arc accused of Il long continued and
enormous system Of plumber upon the State
purse a report was in circulation Al CONSTANT
nople that the Russians had been beaten in So
we're halilc with the CircaS:,ians, and had lost a
large portion of their army.
Pm, ssIA.-Thc 2Gh ofJ JULY, atihc moment when
the King of Prussia WaSahont ioSct oil on 4 Jour
rey, an assassin named Tschcci; burgoma>ter
at little village some leagues from Berlin. fired
Il pistol The ball glanced off the Kings
breast, without doing him any mischief. The
was arrested He fired Two barrels and The
Queen, who was in the carriage, would have
been struck by ono had she not leaned back
INDIA AND CnNA-ByM the OrtrinNd 1fea-Thc
dates from Bombay are 10 The 10Th of June, from
Calcutta to the llth, and from China TO The Isl
of MAY. The most unsettled territory in India is
the Punjaub, where matters wear Il very icver>h
appearance. Gwalior is tranquil. The inter
view of Charles Napier with the dcpoSed Bclco-
chez chiefs WAS pacific, if not satisfactory, and rs
We have clutched their country without right or
reason, lhcy deem il prudent, for The present, 10
wear. without murInur, the chains which they
cannot break AZ Canton, there had been some
rolng but it was checked soon. The British
and the Chinese authorities seem To liarmonisc
and the Emperor is said 10 be so much pleased
with the "barbarians,' who made him feel his
impoicDcy and his ltlenesS. that he is disposed
10 conccdc 10 them some fresh commercial priyi-
lcgcs. So say the accounts Commercially
speaking. The news from India is favorable; from
China, il is otherwise. The cotton market at
the various celestial emporums was dull and
proftlcss. The recall Of Lord Peterborough had
excited no less surprise than satisfaction He
was not expected 10 leave before The arrival oi
Sir Henry Hariinsc.
THE COTTON MARKET.
RgponT ron THE wEEg ENDING IrLY 26-Bu-
sness opened in very spirited manner this week.
and the decline submitted la last week was speed
liz rcgaincd. The demand has OF late become
less active, but The market is firm al the rates of
this day fortnight. 81, 30 bales have changed
hands, includin. a. ITO American Spectators
have bought 6 400 American and 700 Sural
REPORT roR THE WEEK ENDING ArGusr D
The demand from the trade in the early part of
the week was only moderate, but it has since be-
come brisker, and business closes with n much
f,.ui,p .t,r;,.p Of In,t
7:'0 bales have been Sold inclusive of $3.50 Anne
rican taken on speculation.
The Virsinian says, it is authorized 10 an
nouncc 'ihai the rlmored conversion 10 I.ocofn-
coism, OF Henry Erskine, Esq OF Grccnbrier OF
p. Rogers Of Red Springs and Of Col. John Crow,
which the Republican chronicled some days ago,
in Il letter from gentlemen iii Monroe to his
friend in This place is utterly unfoundci.' One
of the gentlemen named inieed, says the Virgin
ian. is indignant ii the assertion. Now. We have
only 10 sa2 that The letter in question was handed