Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-19
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.


brings FIVE DAYS later intelligence from Europe.
The news is of an interesting character.
The State Trials in Ireland continued. The Che
Jos,ce charged the jury the 9th ult, and dIrect,
uroins, Mr. O'Conne and the traversers.
No change in the price OF Cotton
The solendid packet Queen OF the West arrived
at Liverpool on the oh ult. She crossed the oceaI
in fifteen and half days.
The balance sheet Of he public income and exPen
dture for the year l843 has been published by thu
order of the House of Commons. II exhibits Tor I'M
,ast vear an income Of so $50 Sl7, aud expenditure
Of 81 l:}9 5lo
The radicals have lately been busy circulating
r,port tina, her majesty il considerably in debt Mr.
Blew,tt. NJ T. for Monmuuthshre, had the delcac.
to ask the question in the House of Commons, OF
Monday, when SIR Robert reel denied mat lhere wa
any truth in the rumour.
Letters received from Varna, mention the total de
s,ruc,on of that city by fire, by which loss Of fou
million Of piastsrs had been caused.
The stock OF Tobacco at present (f'eb y in Liver
pool amounts, we understand, TO the Unprecedented
quantity OF loouo hhds., l3oS oaies, ana l"i' SINAI
casks and
The Glasgow Chronicle says II ls probable That TIT
cotton spnners of that city and neighborilood, w urt
out for an advance Of wages.
BR,rIsH PARLIAMEST.-ln the House Of Commons
on the 9Th ult To questions put by Lord Monteagl-
the Duke OF Wellington stated that the Government
did not intend propose any committee OF inquiry
la,ing 10 the Bank Of England, because there was sU
cient information to legsla,e upon already before the
House; and that they did intend to adopt measures
during the present session for the renewal oil the char
Ter of the Bank Of Ireland upon principles similar 10
those of the Bank of England. His grace further
marked that the renewal o. the Bank of Ireland charter
nded on circumstances entirely different from those
On which the renewal Of the Bank OF England charter
rests.
IRELAND Our accounts from Dublin To the
evening OF The 9th ut On the 9th. 9Th, and 9Th the
~ o ROM tha u ne
cuped in closing the defence, and IN the opening OF
the Solicitor General Nothing Of any consequence
occurred. On Friday the 9sh the twenty third day OF
the trials
Mr.. o Councils address was excellent in temper in
STYLE and in matter. AS appeal to the judg OF
The nry ii vas admirably adapted TO The end II
lacked the brilliant periods and the elegant Smiles oil
Shells but far superior IN all the essentials oil
speech ada pied the compre henson OF plain and prac
lcs
But however the trials may terminate it is clear that
The agitation OF the repeal question, by making the to-
RES uneasy, has induced them to conceds something 10
the wants Of that unhappy country. The coming de-
bate will satisfactorily establish THIS truth, unless what
we see and near greatly deceive US
The Solicitor General continued his address this
morning, at 10 o'clock and concluded about two. The
Chief Justice then proceeded TO charge the jury AS far
as his lordshp has gone up post hour his address IS
unfavorabe TO the lraversers. He has character
ised the opinions preached TO the Queens Preroga-
tive as sedtious aud has already agreed in the dehnl
ton of the law Of conspiracy, laid down BY the
Crown 1t was probable the charge would not concue
that night.
CHlxA-The intelligence from China comes down to
the Is, December Lllle had occurred worthy OF no.
tce subsequent to the fires which consumed The iacto-
ries on the 25th of October.
The markets at Canton had become rather more 10
vorable.
Some Americans had ventured upon excursions into
the INTERIOR this practice had procured from the BIT
ish Plenpotantary q declaration to the Chinese Com
missioner that he should by no means countenance
such proceeding and that orders should be gwen to
the Consuls TO have all such foreigners arrested and
sent to Hong. ,ng. The death OF Major Eldad Pot-
finger. which occurred Hong Kong, was greatly de-
ploTed Col Knowles of the Artillery, and assistant
surgeons Grahams and Dill, have also fallen victims
to the prevalent tnaady. ;,
Rumor smoke OF some differences between SIR. Il
po,,inger and the British Admiral and General. Oil
Henry Ponger is said to be anxious 10 get home, and
Col Ou,ram has been talked of as his intended sue
I,vrepoo1 Co1rcs MARKET, Feb. 9-We have nc
,tera,,on 10 notice in the price OF any description oil
Cotton. nj,
English Wheat very moderate