Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-08
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
C,,r,ner Extracts from Foreign papers,
roc.txed by the Steamship Britannia.
FRANCE--The King opened the session OF
tho Chambers by the following speech:


"Gentlemen, Peers and Deputies experience
a lively satisfaction al seeing you asselnun"S
round me with so much eagerness. Al Inc usu "a
neriod Of your labor, shall communicate WIN
ron resnectins the internal and external anais
If he Stale. AT present, in convohlhS iuline-
d;o,ely tho ,wo hambers, in compliance WIN 'i'e
oha,,sr in snmmoning the Peers appointed since
lac, session. and the Deputies whom France mas
inst honored with her suf:ages, 10 take 'ne oa,a
before me, am anxious thai you sho"'u 10, and
a, the same time the assurance OF my az" md If
interchangeable devoledness 10 our eoun ~ ma and
nv confidence in your sentiment to"aiu "'e
my family. -,;.s, vontb TO love and
1000. lance Called to The throne oy ner "isi''
far tho salvation OF her liberty, oevo.ea n'y
;s,.nce 10 The regular maintenance OF mel insti'u-
rions and TO the peaceable deVeloPnen. y, ny, ~.
nrosnsr;rv and grandeur. There is no trial ina.
am No, nrenared 10 submit to, and that ! shall
no, endure, in order 10 attain an oblec, SO dear u
nv heart Providence, hope, will permit me,
with The cooperation OF the Chambers, ana 1ne
ns,onal assent. 10 insure the success OF tha' Pa-
{" NV children and yours will reap lis iLui''
and if France, free and happy retain an ane1,
rjona,e recollection OF our common enorts IL sis,,
be- gentlemen, our brightest ana noo'es. 'e"a' u
IThe elections have resulted IN favor OF 'he
Ministry.J ,vpxr,. .r;mss
The paris correspondent OF Wlllmers Times
writes OF the result Of the elections:
nau sections OF opposition have grievously
.rosred Notwithstanding they backed up each
other Without any regard 10 principle. The Leslti-
miss in pancular have sustained heaVy losses
many OF their bes, men having been SEM aofii,'
and their ranks being now reduced 10 ~ OF -.
nv aia psnnhcans loo. have been tamously drub-
l.m Al, ,be;r candidates, except their old sta
osrs sncb az Araeo, Rollin, Pages, were IN wo-
s5ni r,inor;,;es. and some Of The smaller Try VINO
,usrs in The las, Chamber have been sent TO the
swes,s and calm OF private life. The Republi-
o.ns indeed we're never very strong, ana every
Jay they are losing ground. Inc parry OF Cu',
Inn Barrot has TO bewal many losses ana lnal
which is peculiarly attached 10 M. hieis GUS
melancholy figure. The poor opposiionisiS,
hn,nsysr have had the satisfaction OF gaining
,ho v;c,ory in the largest constituency OF this
oonn,rv-ibat of the second reimbursement OF
p.r;sEwhich numbers upwards OF 3oU0 elec-
tore Their triumph is the greater from The |
fact that The candidate they succeeded IN heating
was NOT only a thorough going partisan oil Inc
ministry bu, had represented Inc districts 10! ma
ny years, and possessed srea.st pessom S;,.;s an
ence therein than any other private Individual
"There is no doubt that The ministry IS indebted,
IN very considerable degree for lis vast MAORI
10 10 the insane attempt on the hlns's lie COM
mined by the madman Henry, on The 18th ultimo
This nroyes the hold that the dynasty OF Louis
Philippe has taken in the affection oil The nation
Men NAV differ as 10 the policy OF This OF that
minister; and may not approve the part Inc hing
takes in carrying that policy INTO effect. But me
n,oo,en an thing occurs 10 show that The Kings |
life or DYNASTY is in danger, then The great majo- |
rity Of the electors, which is composed OF The ct,ss
Of The nation. rally around the throne and the Ia
nily and the institutions OF July, 1881. parti-
cularly request the attention OF your conlempora-
ries OF The United States TO this fact. In the few
American journals which come under my notice. |
/ frequently see il stated that the French Govern
menl does this and that, but the French nation |
things differently. There cannot possibly be |
greater mistake than 10 separate the government
from The people, and il is mistake which, per
sisted in, may lead 10 grave results.
Professor Dew, OF William and Mary College |
Va. reached Paris q few days ago, and died The |
day after his arrival. There is something pecu-
liarly melancholy in man thus traversing the |
wide Atlantic, only 10 leave his bones in TO-
reign land.
The speech Of NJ Ledru Rollin, The Republi- |
can deputy, on returning thanks Tor his election, |
has excited The animadversions OF The Conser-
vatve journals from his contrasting the form oil !
government Of The IT, States with that o. France
and comparing theii consequences. He hintet
tina, for the King to be fired al was almost ne
cessary consequence OF a monarchcal form OF
government. The harvest may be said 10 DC en-
Irey got ill., Ii is fully up TO, perhaps beyond,
the usual average Fenimore Coopers "Hisory
of the United States Navy" has been translated
into French. and is now being published.
Preparations for the trial OF Henry, The fellow
the preliminary examinations go. The Chamber
of Peers will shortly hold the trial. The bullets
that were in the pistols have NOT been found, not
wilhstanding the strctest search has been made
for lhem
Mr.. Golden, who was in Paris, had received
from number OF peers of France, deputies, po-
lical economists and merchants, an invitation to
a grand banquet, 10 be given 10 him in that city
Yesterday. On his way TO Paris he received an
Invitation to dine with the King al the Chateau
dEu; and he accordingly joined The family din
ner party al The Chateau, where he was mos,
eraciousy and cordially received by The King,
the Queen, and Madame Adelaide.
Prince Meuernch is reported 10 be seriously
indisposed.
The Mayor OF Liverpool has been offered the
honor Of knighthood, but he declined it, (Sensi-
ble.)
The fund for the benefit OF the widow and
daughter of the late B. n. Hayden, artist, amounts
10 fl700. A sale ofhis effects has been made.
The only living brother OF Napoleon is now
the Prince de Monlfou ex-King of Westphalia,
who is in his 62d year.
Mr.Uohn Audubon, the son OF the distinguished
American naturalist has recently arrived in
England, for the purpose OF taking drawings OF
some specimens Of American animals in the COL
lections Of that country, in orderto complete the
work on The quadrupeds Of America.
The potato blight is general In Ireland the
devastation is general. Everywhere The root is
rotten, or progressing towards decay. Science
is at fault and alarm is rife.
The state of the potato crop has already in-
f1nenced the price Of grain. Al Liverpool, wheat
advanced from Cd to Cd per 20 lbs. United States
and Canadian hour Is. I'd per barrel, and Indian
corn IS. to +. per $50 lbs over The rates OF
the previous week. Al these advanced prices
considerable business was effected.
The duty on foreign wheat has advanced to
Ss. per quarter, and on foreign flour TO As. gid
per barrel.
The parliamentary business of the session is
rapidly drawing 10 a close London is all but
deserted by The great world Parliament is e1-
nec,ed 10 arise" about the 2Sth-cerany before
The sailing OF the next steamer.
Fennimore Cooper's History Of the United
States Navy has been translated into French,
and is now being published. A notice OF Enler-
SON and crilique Of his works have appeared in
one OF the reviews.
SPAIN.-Madrid, August l0.-On the goth Ct
July. Mr. Washington Irving was received in
nriya,e audience by the Queen, 10 take leave as
Ambassador from the United States. He said
tha, he was charged by The President TO remit to
the Queen the letter recalling him from his posi-;
and TO assure her Majesty of the Presidents ar
dent desire TO maintain The amicable relations so
happily subsistng between The Two Countries
For himself, he assured the Queen that he should
always preserve in private life the same ardent
desire for the happiness OF Spain, and the same
profound interest in its young Sovereign as he
had done in his official career; and he added that
he took leave Of her Majesty in wishing her
long and happy life, and reign which may be
counted as glorious in the history of her country.
The Queen, in reply, said tina, she learned with
regret that he was recalled. The wishes that he
expressed for the happiness Of Spaniards were
very agreeable to her; and on that felicity she
founded the happiness he wished her, and the slo-
nv OF her reign. He might carry into private life
the intimate conviction, that his frank and up