Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-25
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
From the Richmond Enquirer, Extra Nov. =.
Arr;vaIOf the Britannia.
ru,RrEEN DAYS LATER ERoM EUROPE
yrpy IMPORTANT NEWS!

By the ARRIVAL vi ihc Steauis'
ION on Thursday nigh, We have news from Eng
and thirteen days later than that published IN ms
mornings Enquirer.
The importance of the intelligence BY this arm
val, induces us 10 give il without delay IN On
extra.
We are indebted 10 the enterprise OF The ~ York
Herald for the fullest details Of the news. Inc
Herald ran a special express from Boston 10 New
York. thereby receiving the intelligence several
hours in advance OF The other papers OF that CITY,
The Railway mania, after most extraordlna-
~ course. has al last received deadly check;
and as The illusions by which all classes nave
been deceived, fade daily away, The forms oil rum
utter beggary and want, rise up before Inc aeiu-
ded victim. Of the projectors Of hundreds oil moon
shine companons. Now that people are pesin-
n;no 10 look a, il with unjaundiced eyes, most
enormous system OF swindne is beginning to DC
dsve,oned. The revulsion is but Just 10 us COM
mencement, but il a ready assumes 50 fearful an
asnect that Sir Robert Peel is holding caoineI
councils. 10 deliberate upon means 10 alleviate
The misery which it will inevitably bring he
has invited Mr.. Hudson, The Railway hing, 10
spepd few days al his Manor, for the purpose oil
devisine together an efficient working pan Mr..
undson's influence with the legitimate railway
world, il is said, is, perhaps, greater 'han 'ha' oi
any man living, and what he sanctions IN me way
Of check or simplicity will, with the prestige OF
his name, 90 down. This revulslon mas Deen
h,ouebt about measurably through the instrument
,aIi,y Of the London Times, but The following
narasraph from an English paper, gives good
general idea OF the causes
aTbe Times has been foremost in his work OF
"anlerine The Volcians." II matters litle What
motives may have prompted The potenta'eS OF
Printing house Square 10 SOUND Inc toeslh Mne-
,her ealousy OF their contemporaries, or vexa-
lion that they did not participate equally IN the
Sno;l or determination Ia destroy the game oil
,bnse who did-all this is beside the question:
awe try the act, the motive Heaven can Judge.
The only regret is, that II was not done sooner.
Bnt certain tits, that The Times, true TO lis char
acler OF seizing The right moment for acting upon
fears, or controlling the public mind, Kicked Inc
beam al the critical instant, and 10 some extent
produced the reyulsion which IS now Witnessed;
But without desiring TO undervalue The power anu
the influence OF the journal IN question: "ouIo
no weak 10 attribute the proStration IN The snare
market solely 10 its thunder. The Bank OF Eng
,.nd. m, critical state in which the food OF the
connrry has been placed by the harvest, and Inc
state of the potato crop; above all, ana beyond
all the ridiculous experiments when Inc pro-
;ertors of the numberleSs moonshlne conpa-
MES made upon the CO nmon sense OF mankino;
these causes, irrespective OF the diurnal monitor,
have forced he decenson 10 its present point.
The wreck Of fortune and OF character which tnls
Temporary insanity has produced, will be ielt long
hat nrn1nrpd passed
away"
The state OF feeling which has been induced by
the failure Of the crops, is we'll indicated IN the
following paragraph from an English paper
nFamiue-gaunt, horrible, destroying famine
scenes impendins. Fears have seized The pub
lie mind. In Ireland matters look appalhns-n
England, gloomy. The granaries OF The continent
are exhausted. The cornhelds OF The Vistua, The
Danube and the Elbe, are barely snffcient ior the
local wants oflhe inhabitants. The nation is in
commoiiop and the cry of "Open the ports and
let in corn duty free" is heard on all sides, rever-
bera,ed from every part Of the empire. The pres
snre from without has made itself heard in Dow
ming street and faith in The sliding scale-Peels
sliding scale-is gone forever. A third OF Inc po-
tatoe crop in Ireland is destroyed. The Govern.
ment has sent scientific professors TO The scene OF
the mischief, and the awful truth is out, that This
large portion ofthe peoples food IS unh Tor use
VIVA, is 10 be done in this terrible, this unlocked
for emergency? Open the ports! is the excla-
nation. and there stands The shivering Premier
like reed in the wind paralysed between affec
tion for his sliding scale, and the horrors OF pub
tic IduIiur. NECESSITY ~ -~r~.iv, ~ ,vneie-
tency, superior even to law. The ports must be
opened O'Connell, who assumes TO be The tribune
OF the Irish people, goes beyond this. he demands
a grant Of public money 10 the extent OF million
r 49, rIoA in tho n,rc hacp 6F
He calls for a TAX Of 80 per cent on The absences
and tax of len per cent on the residents; he asks
for the prohibition OF corn and provisions leaving
the island, and the prevention OF diSterieS con-
sumipe grain. Large demands these will they
be conceded2 A day or Two will solve The ques-
ti0n.
"Every thing proclaims the speedy extinction
OF the sliding scale-the tone Of the Government
organs the language of The protested supporters
ct the ministry the feeling in the public mind.
Il has long been seen and toretold, that The first
season of scarcity would fix its doom. Peel is
good actor; his shivering' is probably stimulated,
not real Placed between cross fires, exposed on
his flank and his rear, it is necessary that he
should play his part SO as not 10 appear to give
triumph 10 either party. This he has done-lhis
he is doing But il is suspected, by those who
appear 10 know him best, that his leanings are
towards liberal commercial in conlradisiinction
TO monopost policy"
The failure of the potato crop becomes more
and more disastrous, and in Ireland especially it
will cause general and distressing misery. So
pressing has The necessity for remedy and the
supply of other food become, that Cabine, Coun-
ellis have been held, al which The proposition Of
opening the ports OF the Kingdom for the admis-
sion of Breadsuffs DUTY FREE has been discussed,
aud it is very probable that it will be carried into
effect
The cotton market was in depressed condi-
lion.
The Iron trade continued brisk, end masters
and workmen were well employed. A slight de-
cline had taken place in the price of pig iron, and
it was quoted al the date OF the steamers sailing
Ga l5s in Glasgow. The rates were still high
and remuneraive however
Trade in III. manufacturing districts, was in
a state Of comparative prostration nearly all de-
scriptons Of produce have received check, but
j, was hoped it would not be lasting.
The following can scarcely be well founded
A Paris Ministerial paper has The following
rumor Of settlement OF The Oregon question. -
"Our private correspondence from London an
nounces that The Cabinets oil London and w ash
ingion have come to an agreement on the ques
lion Of The Oregon territory. Oregon territory
has been rejected by the American Senateby a
majority OF only two votes. An American pen-
ipoientiary had repaired 10 London 10 follow up
the negotiations which have at length ended in
final arrangement"
The greatest ACTIVITY exists in the South Of
France, in preparing for the embarkalion of The
army of $4,000 men, which is 10 proceed 10
Oran, 10 the Western part OF Algeria, 10 hunt
down the brave Abiel Nader. The troops are 10
be conveyed TO Africa in the steam frigaes Lab
ridor, Orenogue, Albatros Mon,ezuma, Panama
and Cover.
The Liverpool Standard of the 2lst October
contains an account of the melancholy loss Of
the barqne Mary and a number of her passen-
gers. She struck reef on the Gath Of May, in
attempting passage through Bass Straits, be-
tween New Holland and Van Diemans Land.
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