Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-20
FOREIGN NEWS.
FURTHER EXTRACTS PER GREAT WESTERN.

len Liverpool on the S0h for London, taking
Chester and Birmingham in his way. During
his stay IN Liverpool, he was waited upon W w
American Chamber of Commerce, and v's'' g, ~
The principal merchants OF the town; va "eu'
ncsiay The 2SIh, he dlued with seiec' parry u
the residence al William Biown, Esq W. T., d.
Richmond Hill; and on The following cay win
: Gar, ESQ OF the firm of Barring Brothers.
Ths A,bsfnia arrived al Liverpool on the 29h
Ill.,. afer passage OF l2t days
The serious rise in the pice Of all kinds OF
provisions has Sc, the political economists on Inc
gu rtre Waeai has now reached the loves
duty, TOUR >hl!inss per quarter, and 50 ,'nu.,.
nent is The apprehension ot famine, iha' lne 81
for opening the por,s nol only continues out Is
daily becoming louder and more general.
Calculations are put forn hap-hazafo, re-
speci ne the quantity oil gram wnicn y WIZ III ~
ouIfe 10 see Us over hs next harvest. me
London Times" lew days back, Startled the
isle rom rs propiiely, By stating that we snail te
uuue an imp ,ftalion OF four million quarters oil
wheat. ami tha, The commercial marine OF me
county is insufficient FOL bringing this enormous
ouanliy home The Times has been reminded
ed mai even larger quantities have been iu-
ported in single year, and that year conpa,
ra,iveIy recent one In 1889 The Foreign ana
Colonial Com brought 10 The British market
amounted 10 4,6l5,26 quarters. From that year
quantity which The leading journal mas declared
The merchant service unable 10 convey.
The merchants are about making crusade
against the present high duiy on tea. The exist
ing lmposl has long been found oppressive.
Golden has crossed the PvIenees, and IN The
capital OF Spain has been teled as "llon" and
regarded as national regeneration. II is an e1-
traofdInary fact IN the career vi thus exIaofdina-
nv mao, that in his mission Of peace he has eve
rywhere had The oyaiions 0! conqueror. Ire
Spanards vie with the French in doing honor 10
the man 10 whom Louis Philippe paid such
marked attention when he visited his capital
He has declined 10 abandon his old cons uentS
al Stockport in favor oil Manchester, aud IN. con-
sequence is, that the spirited manufactures OF Inc
laer place have determined 10 bring forward MS
colleague, Mr.. Brghi, in his place
Il will CRAFTY those who lake personal inter
esl in Mr.. Cobien, 10 know that his health IS
compa atively res ored and mat ne Is on ms way
10 visit scenes IN the East, which are associa ed
win the great TAGS Of mans redemption, in com
pany with lazy whose talent in literature mas
made The world ner audience Miss Marllneau
The subject Of the Spanish marriages IS worn
,hread-bdre. Ii The official organ OF The Piussian
Government Is To be ciedl ed that power does mol
sympaihZe in the prules, when Lord Palnef>ton
has presene ed against The lnlania VI her issue as
cendng The throne uI Spain The Prussian Jour
nal dec ares that he remuneration which the Eng
lsh Minister seeks iIom the ID &C de Monpensier
and has brde, would br lan,amount on their
part, il accedei 10, 10 an alteration 10 inc
llneal succession 10 the Spanish Theme
The conclusion of he article in which these views
are sci lorth, is striking in lis prophetic spirit
"Sooner or laler this French dominion will either
have 10 be supported by French army, or those
who sci il up will be buried beneath It's ruins
Here is an alternative"
The sister county, Portugal, is feverish and
unsettled Affairs there appear 10 be progressing
towards a Climax. A rumor prevailed, few
days back, that the Queel 0! Portugal had been
deihroned, and that Spanish army was about
marching into Portugal.
Her Majcsly held Priyy Council al Winds u
Castle on The BON uit., when Parliament was FUR
lher Pforogued 10 TUESDAY, the 18th Of January
next.
IRELAND.
STATE OF THE CoUNTRy-DEATHs FROM STAR
vArIoN-The accounts vi the slate OF the cvun-
Try continue 10 be most distressing. A letter
from DungaIvon OF Inc 18Th says, The oondi.
ton OF The people Is truly hear-rending. They
are slaIvingi One OF the dragons, very in
tellisent man, gave most Geporable account Of
the sights witnessed by hem as they came along
today by the houses Of their prisoners. They
were followed oy the Ianlic-luoking women and
children, hall naaed whose cries were unlike
anything human beng husky, broken aud quite
feeble, iron Starvation.
Our Duo.ia CORES poadcnt, writing on he 9th,
says: There afe again most hear.ren ing dc
counts OF de>uluiiun from yarions paris ui ,hr
country, and social ci>oi sanzaiion IS prevailing
far anu wide Although The Board Of Works
have, up 10 ibis Cav, tiaicd M less sum Than
t 100 QUO or pubic wufas, there are still com
plants IN many counties, eIther that works have
not YET commence, or mat those IN operation
are Totally Insufficient 10 give empit "men 10 The
crowds OF destitute beings who prowi about seek
ing the means OF keeping body anc soul together.
There are many wicked vaedbouds who lake adj
vantage OF the general des;iluton, in organizing
system OF outrage; bul The really desli uie sell
dom JON in these coniederacies, but patiently en-
dure their suffering IN the hopes OF speedy relief
This is, think, the most trying period; Tor We
NAV expect considerable alteration when EN-
ployment becomes general throughout the coun-
try. The system Of voluntary relief too, now i
pretty generally adopted; but loud complaints are
made tina, some absenierS, who own large estates
are moi contributing The warehouses;, which
two months ago did no, contain haltthe number
they ale capable vi accommodating. are now
crowded, and many OF The poor, Tor want offoom
are lodged IN out-nunSes.
The lab rer> in different parts OF the country
having objected 10 work by piece or task work
and shown a disposition 10 resort 10 violence L
preyeut others dong So the Lord Lieutenant ha'
addressed a memorandum 10 he Chairman OF The
Board of Works, 10 the effect that Ii aler lul! ex
PLANTATION Of the nature ot the Task work, anu The
wages which may BE- earned, The laborers >hal
Still refuse the work provided for The support O
themselves and their families, The officers are al
once TO withdraw from such locality, as il IS no
consistent, with the directions oi the Government
h..u rtnlf n iff.s "a M
ence in performance OF their aiduons duties
The total amount Of money voted al The various
meetings in Tie County of Cork held under The
Lab,r Ralc Act, is fo0S,0l5 l4s I'd. A hume
rous meeting of the landowners and others was
held al Fermoy The 24,h instant, TO consider The
STATE OF the country. Mr. OConnel was present
The speakers, lay and clerical, seemed disposed
to account for The existing distress, not by the tail
ure uf the potato crop, but BY throwing the whole
blame upon the q vernment. "A general order
has been ius issued hy the Lord Chancellor, au
thorizins (in consequence OF the prevailin. dis
tress) sums 10 be granted to local relief commit
tees out OF the estates Of minors, wards lunalics
&c.
FRANCE
The Pevae des deux HOndes contains an article
on the Spanish marriage supposed 10 be from NJ
Guiz,t's own pm. In This article The writer ad
mits that M. Gu;zot engaged with the Earl o.
Aberdeen 10 put OH Tue marriage Vi tHe buhc u,
Mvntpensier with the intana until the Queen o
Spain should be possessed OF direct heirs; nor il
il denied that he has broken that engagement; hu
there i an altemp' 10 justify his breach OF faith
by charging Lord Palmsrsion with having beer
the first 10 depan from the arrangement made
with his Or decessorin office. Lord Palmerslon
il is aft med, commenced BY bringing forward
Prince Leop ID 81 SAKE Cohours, under The aus
pieces OF Eng and candidate Tor the hand q
Queen Isabra whereas il had heen previously
agreed on both SIDES. tina Inc candidates Tor Iha
honor should he limited 10 he descendants o! Phi
lip V. Blu, il is denied, IN he other side, tha
Lord Palnerston ever made any proposal OF The
kind alleged and il is maintained that he ex
pressly refused 10 palronize the claim OF Prince
Leopold, openly declaring his opinion 10 be, lha
the most eligible husband Tor the Queen would be
one oi her cousins, The Two suns Of Don Francis
co de Paula. He assigned reasons for giving ID,
preference to Don Henry, Prince OF higher qua
li,es and frmer character than his brother Blu
for The very same reasons il is alleged that 1t bet
ter suited The views OF Louis Philippe and NJ
G.;,>, ia r,,a rho pretsrepoa The iDnherile Dor