Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-22

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licuiariy as maratime power, as one of the
P'nciPai checRs on The movements of her heredita-
~ Zoe, Great Britain, and also as one Of her own
main allies for all future time. - -
nv. Y Herald.
New York, Feb II.
LATER FROM ENGLAND.
BY the packet ship Roscius, EdriGge, which
arrived Yesterday, we have dates from Liverpool
10 tne I'm January, and from London 10 the illb
=, 1 ne news by This arrival is not Important
The "Georsetown Hoax" or the account of 2
great riot IN Ohio, is commented upon bv the
leading papers, as afiording sad comment upor
Republican institutions.
Inc Court news is, that the Queen "walked on
some !ime this morning, attended by Lady Caro-
Il was currently reported that her Majesty ha.
peen Sraclously pleased 10 appoint Sir Hepr,
Pouinger Governor General OF Canada. in ths
place oil Sir Charles Melcalfe, who is seriousl,
indisposed.
Inc Morning Advertiser says: "a correspon
dent informs u.s. on what he asserts 10 be uncues
liohaDle Authority, that it is the intention Of The
minister, IN The approaching session Of Paria
mem, 10 abolish the duty on raw cotton TO reduce
the duty on tea, 10 make f30O, not as at present
tl5O year, the minimum Of annuity liable tc
The income taI; and TO reduce the present Redu
ecu D per Cents, p per cent, secured for the
/, term OF 20 years.
Mr. Consul Prchard, who was so basely
treated by The French at Tahiti, is about 10 sal
lot me important station 10 which he had been
appointed ny government prior TO his iorcible re.
hloVal from lhat island, namely the extensive
| Islands
An attempt is making BY the Westminster Re-
view and some Of the weekly journals to supper,
a Property Tax, as distinguished from an Income
lax. They wish Ministers TO maintain The for
mer, and abandon the latter; and they tell us lru
y that Property Tax, levied on land. buildings
and the funds, would yield about $4,000 600 a
year.
FRANCE.
The debates on the address had not begun on
Tuesday, in either Chamber. The Committee
OF the Deputies had examined four Ministers,
but were understood TO have made but little way
On that day, Count Portals read the draft Of he
address in the Committee oflhe Peers.
According 10 The correspondent of the Times
the British Government has demanded from thai
oil France, "a categorical answer to the question
whether or moi The French Government was af.
iectins at The same time 10 join in the endeavors
OIL The Brush Government 10 maintain the status
qno in Texas, whilst in reality il was giving,
| through the King, to the American Minister an
assurance that in no event would any steps be ia
ken by his Government in the slightest degree
hostile, or which would give The United States
Just cause oil complaint" The Steele adds a
statement which il does not guarantee, though
derived from respeclablesource:
at said that England wasdisposed, for the sake
OF NJ. GuiZot, TO make some concessions relative
10 the right of search, on condition tina, our Ca
binet should join that OF London to obtain an
European declaration against the annexation OF
Texas 10 The United States; in other words, on
condition that France should eventually make
common cause with England against the Amcri.
can Union"
SPAIN
The Senate resumed, on the 3lst the discus
sion on The Reform Bill, which proceeded with
out any Interesting incident The committee OF
the budget had elected M. Burgos for its chair
man, by majority OF fifteen votes out OF twenty
seven, and M Puchy Bapista, for its secretary,
by The same majority. The report that the minis
tiers o(lhe interior, of finance and Of justice, in
tended 10 resign their seats in the Cabinet, was
again renewed, but not generally credited.
PORTUGAL.
| Intelligence from Lisbon 10 the 3lsr ult. men,
/ tions the elevation OF the two Ministers, Cabral
and Crasro, 10 the dignity oflhe Pecrage and
the creation Of six other Peers Of the "notahes'
| of their party. The Chambers were open on the
I'd instant. Another monster company, with a
| paper capital OF 1000 cantos, or about eleven
million sterling, was in process OF formation
| Zurbano was said 10 have been in Portugal
and 10 have found means of leaving that country
During the last year, lac vessels, having on
board l9, 1858 emigrants, sailed from the port Of
Bremen. OF this number, 10, li5 went 10 the U
States Of America. During the year lS43, the
number OF emisranls who embarked there was
under 10 600.
We are informed, that by the application of a
chemical process, an ingenious party has succeed
ed in The conversion OF peat into coal within a
very short period of time.
Amongst the projects Of the day, is one for a
railway from Bombay 10 the Eastern coast near
Coringa a distance OF 1900 miles, with capita
Of f5,000000.
M. Guizots ministry has as many lives as Z
cat After being 10 all appearance at the las
gasp, it has revived with a majority of sc votes
and seems likely to fight its way, not only through
the present but through many succeeding sessions
STATE OF TRaDE.-The brokers' Circulars, jus
/ issued, reviewing The trade OF the country in it
various departments for The last year, fully confirm
the correctness of our anticipalions of a progress
sive prosperity, expressed from time TO time dur
| ing the course CT l5tti.
These remarks aTpiy more especially TO tht
manufacturing interests of the country, which
have been in highly satisfactory state, will
little exception and the prospect before us To-
the year on which we have just entered is as en-
couraging, all things considered, as could we'll b,
desired.
THE CoTToN TRADE.-Judging from the ex
| tensive preparations now making in all the ma
pufacturing districts in and about Manchester
the extension of the cotton trade, in the aex two
II 20 sl.n1,, Lo.o
is. for instance, Stockport, Qhan which no plac,
in which unusual signs are showing themselves
in the building of new mills, as well as the exlen
sion of old ones
Those competent 10 Judge of the matter, ar,
pleased to say, that it will require 10 10000 ad
ditonal hands 10 efficiently work the new ma
chinery, which it is probable will be SET in motor
in Stockport alone in 1876 and l647. There il
in that borough and now approaching compile
ton, one OF the largest il not The largest erection
for spinning and weaving in Great Britain. -. .:;:
there is every prospect, not only o! the late hun
dreds of empty houses hnd:Ig tenants, but also TIT
certainty that hund,eds CT additional new cottage
will have TO 5e built.
CoTT:N MARKET-The sales for the week end
jno 1lth. were $4,000 bales, mostly to the trade
Import II 900 bales, which did not have any effec
on prices-far Uplands AID, do. Mobile 4sd., dc
Orleans 4sd, which is just the same as on the 4ll
per Cambria.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Alta large and respectable meeting of the De
mocrats of the county Of Essex, al Tappahan
mock. held for the nomination of suitable can
didate to represent the said county al the mex
meeting of the General Assembly, Col. James
Wright was called to the Chair, and E. 6. eau