Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-23

tiers oi Parliament. with whcss have bos favor
ed ssou ION Of Parliament the present line would
DO an asst 'oishing oaa mty Matter. in Ir. land
ook senous aud every day making them Els
already doing the work of deaf; ard u Sir Robert PEEL,
fghiul Hnieipatons q the Prove correct, that
happy country destined become huge cha nal house.
No serious owl affect Ireland without be ng Eel,
Engsni
Tho physical eondiioi Of the lister county Is ct al
times IL The mpOrtancs-At the present
= u psiniuiy But without looking all tue
channel, there is sufficient anxiety home make gsa
tive delay ms't-r at fear and trembling. Such result
would involve the 81 the railway schemes
VIII eli nov before Parliament; 1t would do more; i.
would Involve the arrangement Of the The
pey which has be- paid into tho national exche1ue
account al the rcaui 81 Parliament 10 still in safe
keeping How could it be disposed OF with safety the
pubic requirements the hand, and the
OF the country the otheff Tho money market pre-
sent sufficiently. nay doplvsby SIGHT" owing some
fifteen millions being thus locked up. Is the tgh,ne-s To
continue during ihe turmoil Uf general election.
reaIa'on"be safely INDUCED without evil, hardly less
gigantic
COMMERCIAL - There have been several faiur.s in
London aud Liverpool. In the latter place tou.e,
Mcr-rs. StOckdae and Sons the ssp man.
uiactar il Said in the world have suspe n-d pymcu
Ttoir Liabilities ltte short ii hall lion Of money.
Tho failure was owing 10 the shne-s ol the money
ke aud TO their insby negotiate their pa
This goat failure has seriously involved sewers. firms
snd Las dragged down some halt dozen sms.r houses
The Liverpool Borough Bank suffers to the extent o
more than floOOUo. aud The result been senI the
shsres OF that establishment, almost par.
The weather IN Englan continues unu,usl mild. and
the eject fail make itself felt the growing
Vegetation - extremely TJrwa ri; aud. during
months o Janusry and February appeared tn be in
mis OF May. The wi aios has Of the
mo unwiniorly record We alude Il
here for that pupo. sny that regards the produce
OF the held the result dscoua Rng and fears for
the future Already uppermcst in mas minds Ii the
prevailing mi dnos- be succeeded by ios' the young
~hsnt viii he seriously, perhaps irerevaby, exp sed;
there be NJ frost ihi cur OF vegeitonvermin will
duee even worse consequences In either the future
Looks unprGm missing.
Fortunately, the importation OF grain and -four under
thu -. IL. .
contracto in t that hardly be sad
slide all-nnd the tra.mission OF bread stuff this
country cannot fail under such creum prove
profitable investment. The run cycles, and If
the Indifferent grain harves Of last year is 10 he followed
by similar calamity during the present year great
safety valve will be found almost stationary sliding
scale. We croakers have any desire
progno tcae eV bud harvest Is ths heaviest calamity
whieh heaven innic upon country We merely
pointing out the probable fleets OF extraordinary phys
cal fact.
The scarcity of money has been itself Eel, in The
Cotton market the last fortnight the market has
been dull, with rcceinE pieces and matters would have
remained in this leihlrgc state. had been for the
riva Monday of tho Patrick Henry, which sailed
the 6ih and which has brought the Presidents Message
Congress and the correspondence between the British and
American Ministers in relation to Oregon The Turn
which this veHed question has taken has excited surpris
for was hoped tnat the commercial measures OF the
sent Government would have facilitated the settlement OF
the dispute. terms satisfactory To both parties The
Cotton market advarced descriptions eighth,
whsn the begeren pupo of the advices BY the packet
uansped The peremp'ory refusal OF the American Gov
eminent to submit the question to alb truu,n nc
ground that 1t would thereby recognize the right OF the Bi
tsh Government to portion OF Oregon regarded
puerile, not to say insulting.
The rights have been long acknowledged by treaty be-
tween The parties and is held being late the day
10 bond which preceding gotntors boh sides
Of the Atlantic, have combined respect. The friends
Of peace that The arbiuaton-he sfac'ory
mode OF settling amieibly contruverted claim should
have been unceremonUusy rejected, and effect upon
the Cotton markethas been W. have stated, to make it
more decidedly firm The pilot boat, William ]. Rom-r
which sailed in company With tho Patrick Henry, has not
yet arrived She ssid be the bearer of
from Mr.. PHkenham the British Government. The
packet experienced heavy weshe otherwise IL is probable
that the mini craft might more respecta
bic fig Ure in the
IL will crafty friends in America-it will crafty
more immed atey, old and excellent friend Dr. Bartlett
Of the New York Albion show thst Indian will
shortly be a. popular article OF food th side OF TIE
Atlantic hes long been the other The thy Doc.
tors admirable pamphlet the economical and
OF maize has excited general attention in Engacd
have tulog zed III s recipes have been put
cal operation aud, distant day. India corn will form
pr minent article Of American exports.
Business generally is dull the market from
various which have glsnc els wlere is ia
very unsatisfactory state
GREAT BATTLE IN INDIA.
Thir'yThree Hundred Blush and Native Troops killed
and wounded and Reported loss Thirty Thou Land
Sikis at Moodkee AID FeTOzeshah.
Our adyices from Bombay the sailing e the steam
ship Cambria down - Jan IL and furnish accounts
Of OF the greatest battles ever fought by the British in
our Indian Empire, in which have sustained the
known loss OF $500 O brave soldiers including the gal
liant Sale Sir J. Mckaskl, and Major B.oadfoot When
these accounts left the OF .r Bombay for trans
mission TO England there several regiments from
wich returns had not been received that further os
may be calculated upon.
An Extraordinary Gazette gives The official account of
al the liiary operations In this great struggle The re-
suit proud say, glorious and decisive yict,
y as ever crowned the British arms, aud equAed only by
the fell Of Waterloo. Previous laying before our rra
dcrs copies OF tc important dispatches. prefix the
following brief outiGe: the l2h Is and l4h of De-
cembcr. the Sikh army crossed the Sutci with The low
os estimate, $4,000 men (of whom 2D,O 10000 were
cayay aud about so OF the largest cal move
abe in the field, and oXIuely insaed-an artillery I'M
ncasurably powerful than brought into ihe
field by Wellington Nepolson Its only ia morals that
the Skhs TO be ranked blrbarOus. They are race
as vigorous IN body acute in intellect and skul IN
all the they cultivate, Of which war j. the CHIEF. s
the generality OF Europeans.
This contest proceeded Hnguidly through the 18th and
2nth the armies both sides being occupied with IN.
burial OF tho dead and OF their respec
i've arm Ddiing these days the British command
received reinorcemen but the invaders having
fallen back upon their main body prob bly, $4,000 or
4OOOO presented prod g'usy augmented force when the
shock OF bait was renewed the 9l,t place col ed
FeTozcshar, about IL miles in Moodkee. AT
Ferozeshar the invaders he'd prepared strongly
camp, which they stood prepares defend with 100 peces
OF their field ARTILLERY an 900 men.
Imagination scircey dep the fury and the obs..
macy OF the days h1si that must have preceded the
capture OF the invaders camp with all material and or
tlefy, and the utter Dispersion 1T the invading army on the
22nd Of December The fortunate escaped TO islands
IN the Sutc or perhaps to the Paunaub banks but the
greater part scattered broken parties through the
British territories Their logs is varousy estimated al
ifom 25OOO to $4,000 in killed. end wounded Orr loss IN
Killed and wounded 1t is to be feared falls little short Ct
1900, including 50 European officers
THE MARKETS
LoSDoS MONEv MlRKEr Msrcb3
In both London shd liverpool several heavy failure.
occurred. particularly In the Palm Oh or African trade in
tho latter and in London Consos consd
rably
Tho Money market has been steady during the Last
fortnight than previously bot the long continuation Of the
Con.aw debate has been great hindrance business
The Discount markets. easier lie Brokers rate being
quoted 81 TO " per cent; the Bank berg still "a DIT
iorences In COrsos took Place to-day and was anxousy
looked 10, IS the duetuaJns since the 4h January
been very considerable IL passed with only one de-
iauter, who deficient 1900 The price S
wts declared to b. 9ii.
Upon the opening Of the market after the receipt Of the
hostile cvs by tho Puick Henry the Funds wero cons
defablY depIeastd The pfce of Cnnans fol INN nGI IN