Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-17
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company with the packet ship y,rsnian. Captain Hem
and has been ON the coast for the last O. days.
Mr. featon--to whom Indebted for our files
htsi oeer Of this vessel landed Southampton on Tues
day evening" and arrived In this city by the Long Island
Railroad last night.
Its yet uncertain when the o.lorI will reach ,h;
port.
The news Is not very important
Tho cotton market !. rather Gner than on the sailing Of
the Acadia.
The corn market has declined
The famine excitement has some what subsidized.
The news from Agera shows that tho French make little
progress IN the subiuga,ion Of Abdel Kader.
Her Msesys have issued orders for a 600
sets Of aecouremenu for the militia Of the English eoun
ue' The whole to be ready 6t Of March next The
various Clerksof the sub divisions England have
likewise received orders certify u nj the date.
Of their respective appointments.
The following failures sluded to in the London m
pes-Messrs. Walters. who stopped ON Saturday, and
whose liabilities reported to amount TO f6J 600
in the batter aud provision trade and are Known m
have been people Of property. Messts Brown are firm
OF some standing IN the Manchester line formerly OF
not now, doing an extensive business and lastly Mr.
Bntt1n, Of York, whose suspension wa.
and whose liabilities are said to be f20O00 grocer in
alsge way.
TuE CnAscELLoRsHIP.-We have heard a rumor from
quarter likely TO DO toleraby we'll Informed upon such
SUBJECT that IN consequences Of the serious and
indisposon OF Lord Lyndhur.t some intention e.s,s f
throwing the seals into commission and is further rufnor
cu mat IN the event OF such being
into effect, MIR. Baron Psrke will be the Lord Chief Com
missioner.
PRKFARATIlss FOR WAR-Addtional batteries mr.. he
ing erected at sneernes', Portsmouth. Plymouth Penn
broke, and other places on the of the island A
great number OF uaversng platforms l6 feet long TO be
hxed by pivo To the masonry Of the embasures arc i'm
gress OF construction at the Royal Arsenal Woolwch and
some idea may DO formed Of the quantity Of work now per-
formed in the carriage department where about five or
SIX years ago only about 100 hands employed in that
branch there are now between $50 and 360 employ
co. aded oy many new Improvements in machinery, equal
10 the work OF great number Of hands The contrac-
tors for timber for the Royal Arsenal have not been able
to supply the exua demand for seasoned TIMBER in con-
sequence OF The great and unanucipated cunsumpiion
aud the dockyards have been had recourse TO- Mum
bers Of large have been forwarded tn Jersey and
other exposed Islands, and To the Cape Of Good Hope
and other colonial possessions and the greatest ACTIVITY
prevails to strengthen every place nj home md abronJ
Tor securing them IN the OF being attacked A
number OF the block ships, heavily armed will SION be
eauy Tor her respective stations and add greatly tie
defence of the coast.
The Liverpool Mail in speaking Of the famine in Great
pAh says III u.s. as we anticipated, and il is delightful
To record the fact that the monster Famine with which
the nation was threatened, has begun devour its nso
lent and mendacious authors. Every post brings the
cheering intelligence that the Potaoc failure the diste-
per- are iaacies not engendeed by the BRAIN preceding
IRON the heer-fearfu fblsehoods invented for sordid
and dishonest purpose.
Alleged ln,enIion Of Government, to Repeal the Corn
La"s-The Times Of Thursday, had the following an
nouncement-I decision OF the Cabinet no longer
secret. Parliament IL IL confidently reported il Ia M. snr,
moned Tor the hrst week January and the ROYAL
WILL 1t Is added recommend immediate OF
e corn laws, preparatory To their tOal repeal. Sir Ro-
bert Peel IN one house and the Duke Of Wellington in the
o'her vii" we are told be prepared give Immediate ef
feet to the recommendation thus conveyed"
The Shipping Gazette, OF THURSDAY. Saws" The nm
nouncemento the public, this morning. of speedy meet.
ing Of parliament for confederation of the repeal of the
corn laws has caused quite commoton in the CITY On
every side, is made the topic Of Conversation and boc
advocated h,,I
the prospect OF the Of their pet subject Il i.
understood ha ne government are quite prepared carry
Cutull measures OF repeal and that there viii be no eseI
vaton IN any respect for the special convenience or
lection 81 the landed interest Tue income tax has WELD
ID 81 large source OF that the premier is alleged
TO be greatly in favor OF general reduction Of imports Thai
affect the binary aud Ill provided classes of the conmuni
y."
ArROcIoUs FABRICATION THE "TINEs"-We are nov.
we rejoice To say IN condition gave the most positive
contradiction To tho statement Of proposed repeal of the
corn laws, winch appeared in yesterdays Times Tho
statement It may be remembered. embrace three
Iions:-
First That Parliament 10 NEE in the fost week in In,
uaTy.
Second, That Ministers have resolved upon repeal of
| the corn laws.
Thru, That the projected repeal IA to he ,n,o,n..I -
the opening speech.
Every one Of these three propositions false
rahament VIII not meetin the hrst week Of January or
| much II 1t ALL before the usual time Of meeting
The cabinet has come To decision whatever upon the
i subject OF the corn laws.
IL must be unnecessary 10 sdd in the third place that
resolution not formed can hardly have place provided in
the Queens speech What follows renders will per
ceve, was written before had the perfect certainty
we now have OF the utter issehood Of Times
Upon what We have written above stake the character
/ OF this Journal.-lFrom London Standard OF Dec
THE ALLEGED FAMINE IN IRELANp.-The market m Dub
in On wednesday, was better supplied with potatoes
which sold ut lower prices than any day for week
The provincial market represent general decline in
the price OF all kinds of grau but potatoes are somewhat
IN advanceihey have not however the high
quotations IN the Dublin lists. At the last Lumenck
ke cup potatoes were only 2ii 80 pr stone; white
per stone AT Nenagh, Tuesday the prices were
acy the same Limerick The following is an extract
from letter, dated Sligo, Nov. g. ls45:-"havng spen
great deal OF my time since | Ireland in ram
ping over The country snipc shooting have made II I'M,
business 10 inquire at every potaoe field respecting the
crops; and my opinion is very different from IN,
general one, inasmuch as do think-at present NJ
oasi-that there is Just ground for the alarm unyer
sally expressed. My reasons for this are two Is,
there is very much larger surface Of ground sowu
with potatoes than there used 10 be- as il ha,
now began be much the custom TO fauen Mrs and
cattle upon them for the English MARKET secondly tha
there has been much larger produce this year than
has ever been known before. That the disease exist
both in the ground. and also in the pits no doubt
out mere Is another circumstance did MENTION tina
the wheat, barley, and crops the best ever
in Short she farmers words cit is the most pro
duciivo yeareyor known"
TBE NAyy.-Thc following officers Of the China sopnd
ron have been promoted for attack on the Borneo pi
rates in MaoodoO Bay the morning Of the 18Th of Au
gust; CommandcTs-enry Lyser acting captain of the
| Agineourt teonfrmed). and Edward Gennys Fanshnwe
OF the Cuzer, to the rank Of post captain Lieutenant
George Moru first Of the Wolverine to the rank Of com
mander Maies-Marcus Lowlber acting lieutenant con
frmedl Philip W. May. u the Agnoourt. and CbarIs,
Noloih' Of the DGdalus to the oflieutenant
TURKEY
We have received advces from Turkey dated
nope November H. The question which continues 10 c
cupy the attention. not only Of diplomacy but Of the public
IN that Of Syria. On the 18th the five ambassador. me
| y a.
note To the Porte the subject The Porte has como I,
discrimination which speaks highly of lis wish to 90 hand
IN hand with the representatives Of the allied powers
| ALGIERS.
The Paris papcrs Of Tuesday contain series Of dee
patches from Marshall Bu4esud and other officers in Age
rs from which II evident that advantage has been
gained over the Arabs IL was deemed probable in Paris
that ministers would recall the marshall because of te We
~ awkward situation IN which his administration had pln.
| ced the French In Africa.
portion Of Abdel RAIDERS regular cavalry carried into
Morocco the whole o the crops aud property Of an mp
ant tribe which had, by the sdvce Of the Emr