Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-22
Ere. ts N. Y. Exyvess.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
SIXTEEN DAYS LATER.

news sixteen days later from England and an, Continent.
TScre 10 no important nsws from swi,srrlsnd, and affair.
remain there in ''.ia QUO. The terms Of tho amnesty have
been arranged, and Lucsrne has psoui.ed 10 discharge he,
prisoners. Rnmon prevail that tho federation 10 about 10
DO divided into etCa,ho,'c and Protestant Csn,ou.. TIL.
amnesty referred To will cost tho other Canton. SOC. OOOf
The steamer Great Britain 10 advertised 10 leave for New
York, under command Of Capt. Hoskeu, on tho 25,h July.
Tho prices u iron had fallen.
The mAysooru College question had mn, bsen Gnslly dis
posed Of. All doubt about ia parliamentary success was
set At res,by tho unexpectedly largo majority which passed
tho second reading-il7.
The Repeal Association. whose proceedings of late have
ensendered apathy, is now ~ object Of anne attention,
arising from tho prominence which Irts. topics bear in ts
Imperial Parliament. Mr.. oCoanell il, grateful for the
Maynoo,h Grant, and tho new Irish Ranking Act-but he
Is sore al tho terms in which Mr.. Mscaulay spoke Of the
resistance which MI parties in England will offer In the Re.
peal Of Union.
Tho Dublin Corporation have passed resolutions begging
the Queen To honor her Irish subjects with q ,i.it.
The news that Brazil had nd vanced the duty ON British
manufactured cotton 10 per cent. higher than the old tarLr,
has eau~ed s'no veKatioa. but very Ltle surprise.
In American SECURITIES there IL scs-ccly a Transaction In
report SINCE our last publication. la our market there IL
no American Stock Offering; and IL there were, purrba,ers
could not be found TO invest their capital. Uanl the return
oil the steamship Caledonia. il is probable tho market will
remain Ia the same state.
Prom whmsr q Smith.
The demand ior almost nil kinds al Produce has received
~ f'cai impetus Nv tue RELAXATION OF duties. the plrnttlul
ness "i money, aid general employment and prosperity of
the country generally. In Sugar, Coffee, and other great
staple articles, tho demand has beon very gre ai; and nj.
though the market has not been quite sd brisk during th,
last week, yet We believe there will nj present be no yr,a,
reaction.
Tho cotton market has been buoyant OF la,o. and. In
some descriptions, the Improvement has reached q iauhiny
a p'und. The threatened rupture with America has caused
this advance. and ~ the share market has been pretty well
cleaned, parties, specializing on tho rupture, nnc disposed
"inv'st their capitnl ~ the staple. II President Polk will
listen To reason, these persons. W nth the nrplu.c al H.. o.v,
crop staring them in tho face, viii assareJly burn ihei, I'm
gen; but II he will not. their gain will In great; aud as the
ALTAR seems pretty much like n san,o Ut chance, they reck.
ON that the risk is worth the outlay.
In the present temper Of the market, aud Nth the excl.
table topics that have hcen recently bolore Parliament and
tho country, the least move in the right objection right,
We mean, for the specnlsior-. deeply injurious as The result,
whatever form il might take, would he lor both couniies-
would send up the Cotton market with uncxanplsL rapid
~. Every account from the United States ~ NEST snx-
iously looked for, and will continue To increase until II IL
seen whether "the ltilc cloud in the West" has grown
bigger. or has disappeared.
TINS QuTrS's VIIr To rus GrrAr BRuAIS GA the
81 ut, this extraordinary vessel, which has created 81 mue,
interest in the nautical and mercantile world, was visited
by her Majesty and suite. The royal party was conducted
through the vessel by 1t Huskcn, r. N, Who explained the
construction and p-culiauiies OF the vessel. Her Majesty
n'nuiely examined every pant Ut the ship, and bcfor. i,ay
ing, expressed tn Captain liosken her qualification at the
sight ct his magnificent, ship. ani her anxiety for its future
success. She remained on board about three quarters of nm
hour.
ENIGRANr SmIrs To NoRru ANEnIcA-The Lords of The
Treasury having had under consideration n report from the
Customs Board requesting Ia he informed whether vessels
bound To North America with passengers are required 10
cany u surgeon, Mr.. Carjwell has received directions 10
acquaint the board that their lordships arc of opirion iha,
vessels conveying passengers TO North America should,
under the circumstances, be relieved from the obligation of
carrying n surgeon, pending the decision OF Parliament
upon the subject, wiIi reference Ia the 18th section OF the
nc, 3 and & Victoria, cap. liz, passed during the last seq
sion, which directs-"Thate every ship having one hundred
persons or upwards ON board, and every ship, the VOYAGE
OF which shall bo deemed under the provisions OF the act
passed IN the sixth year al the rolgn OF her present Males.
~, entitled An act Tor regulating the Carriage OF Passen-
gers in Merchant Vessels To exceed twelve weeks. having
iiiy persons or upwards on board, shall have on board. as
one ci her complement, some person duly authorized by
law To practise IN this kingdom ~ n physician, surgeon, or
a%Po,hccary; and in case Of every default. tho owner shall
incur a penalty not exceeding CiOU."
PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY.
The great debate on the Msynooih Bill, which con,inu.
cd six nights with undated interest, was brough, TO n close
on the morning OF the l9hi ut, shortly before three o'clock,
when the second reading was carried by 333 10 l7G, giving
Ministers n majority of l47.
No other business OF interest was entered upon until
Wednesday tho Did, when Mr.. Ward brought forward hs
amendment, providing for tho grant out Of the revenues OF
the Established Church in Ireland. This amendment led
To a long and animated debate on the whole question Of the
lrsh Church. and eicited inm Mr.. Macauly, Lord J.
Russell. Lord Palmerston, aud other members Of the late
Government, a distinct declaration that the Established
Church in Ireland must be reduced, aud made suitable
Ia tho number OF Protcstanis in that country, and That its
surplus revenues must DO applied to the support If n new
Roman Catholic Establishment. This declaration did
not meet with much resistance from Ministers, and tho i'm
preston Produced by the tono of the debate is generally
that some measure will ere long be proposed Tor tho re.or.
ganrzatiOn of the Irish Church. Ia the course Of the de.
bate, the leaders of both parties expressed the strongest de.
termination 10 resist repeal, and AIR. Macaulcy declared that
his party would not consent tn il until nil had been sinked
and lost, and thc whole world had been conyulsed by the
struggles Of tho English people To prevent IL. Sir X. Peel
also took occasion Ia repeat. that the MaynooIh Bill was
M concession la aeiiaiion, or To fear Of war. Il had not
been proposed, he said, until sgiialion had been put down
by law, aud ms To n war with the United States. the mea
sure was actually in print before the Presidents message
had reached this country. Tho debate lasted until Thurs
day night, when the House divided aud negaiiscd Mr.
| WaId'- amendment by n majority OF la.
On Friday, the 2Gih, Scr Robert Peel gave his promised
explanations Of the measure which the government pro.
posed To bring forward on the subject Of llish and Scotch
Banking. Ii is intended IN apply there also but with some
mOIiiien'ions) the same general principles adopted last SEES
sion for England. The exrlr siye privileges OF the Bank
ii Ireland are, with the full cOncuns nee Of its Directors
10 be- withdrawn, except that the Government business Is
Ia be continued To u, and that the present rate u interest
% . per Gently on the debt OF Il. 63J,O0O, due by Gov.
ernnent 10 ~, shall lie paid for ten years certain
Tho Distinctions IN the oaihs taken by Protestan,
and Roman Catholic directors aud proprieiors rcspec-
lively arc 10 DO abolished; and n weekly return is "a
10 made by tho Bank, ike that now mado by the Bank
Of England. In Scotland there - no such national banking
establishment, but there orc nineteen banks, oil u which
arc on an equal footing - respects privileges. At present
both tic Scotch and Iish banks can Issue notes under 81
and il Is not proposed 10 interfere with Ihis power, or Ia
restrict the proportion which notes Of H. or n shall bear "a
notes 81 higher value. But tho future issues OF the Bank
Nv ~ - "' - ~ Hf'fHe' '"NN ~ H'h''H ihhai
months from the 9Th Of April, 1874, 80 FAR n securities
arc concerned; and any excess OF paper circulation above
that average must he b1scd--not on Bank OF England notes
but on gold OF silver bullion Exclusively. After entering
into some minor dotailr, the %rghthon. Bart. stated that, Il
avoid the owls of prceipitancy, the scheme would not be
brought inlo operation before the L., ~ January next; ant
lie concluded by dePncatng discussion on tho measure al
tIc present siaao. a bfol cunvofsalion, however, en9ued
in which some Scotch and Irish members took pT't. tn,
prevailing feeling seemed To be decidedly In favor II The
Government plan, aud leave was given To bring in the bills
Ia tho House Of LordH, on Monday. 25th, the Marquis .
Clanricardo called attention. TO the d-gr acoIui scene connect.
cd with ths condemned sermon" nj Nswga,o last Sunday
prior TO the execution II The cfiminsl Hooker. The hoUse o
God had been doseeraiod into n place IL lhcaf1cal dhplaY
Where a largo audience was admitted H. uUkot from th
SberiIs. and tho wreiebea oulpii was 50 placed rs TO DO eK
posed 90 public scrutiny ~ q season Of such awful impnr
lance. Seyersl noble lords eOncutfed N these sentiments
and pronounced equally strong aud Just censurcs on tho dis
gtac,lu transaction, and ON the pfoceoding- atilIe execution
which were but y continuation Of the simo theatrical eE
hibition.
IN tho Ionso of Commons, on WclHeaday. MI Sher
man Crawford gave notice of an amendment, thu first fcso