Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-31
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
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TIE 0uEsS's SpEEcu.-The new Parliamen
has been regularly constituted, and is now busil.
engaged in legislation.
The Royal Speech puts 'the distress which ha
! for some time prevailed amongst the commerce.
classes" as the foremost of the reasons which
have induced this early assemblase OF The Legs
la,ure. The ministerial permission 10 the Banl
of England to exceed its legal limits Of issue.
necessary, has not led 10 any infringement oil TN
law.
So great has been the restoration of confidence
that il was stated on Tuesday night, BY The Chan
ceor of The Exchequer, that the stock OF bullion
in The bank now amounts to l0,25O,000 pounds
and the reserve to upwards OF 100000 pounds
Under these circumstances, the Government ha
officially Withdrawn permission, which has teeI
unnecessary, and the bank has reduced lis rate
interest 10 seven per cent. But although the i'm
mediate reasons for assembling Parliament have
lost their pressing urgency, the whole question o
the currency and Of banking has been referred Il
a select committee of the House OF Commons.
Ireland The civil war in Switzerland sanitary
reform and the revision of the navigation laws
constitute The other topics OF the royal speech
which was so formed as 10 obviate the probability
that any amendment could be so hung on The ad
dress as 10 prevent any disturbance Of the "echo.'
The Navigation Laws will, OF course, raise de-
bate, and serve as The occasion Tor the mastering
Of the protective forces; but, present. The Lesls'
aure is merely asked 10 take the system lnlo Ills
consideration. in order 10 see "whelher any
change can be adopted, which will, without dan
ger 10 our maritime strength, promote the COM
mcrcial and colonial interests of The empire"
On Monday last, Ministers in the House OF
Commons propounded their measures tor The
government Ut Ireland.
The plan proposed by Ministers is exceeding
ly moderale-,nore so than sone think il ought 20
be for the occasion: but il may prove sufficient;
and, al any rate, il is important 10 have The pub
lie feeling in its favor, because OF its moderation.
DEATH OF THE Rev. WALTER NJ. LowRlE.-
The Rev. Waller NJ. LowIie, an American mis-
sionary a! Ningpo, gentleman OF eminent at
iainmenls, has been cruelty murdered 10 The Chi.
nese seas 10y pirates. The reverend gentleman
took his passage in a Chinese boat from ShaDg.
hae 10 Nngpo, and during The voyage was attack
ed BY praIical vessel.
The SPECULATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE ENGLISH
GovERNMENT-The opening of Parliament, so
Iar as concerns the credit of the Government
and The interests of the people, has not been pro-
pilious. Her Majesty's ministers treat the vic.
tins OF a fatal policy, long pursued under spe-
cous DISCUSSES, false returns and fallacious ar
gumenls, with calm Indifference, if not with
scorniul and unjust rebuke.
What they think, and Others think, o; the mi
nisters themselves, as the principal authors OF The
calamity, we shall not here attempt 10 conjecture.
Il is clear, however, that their willingness TO en-
quire into the effect OF PEEPS bill OF 1914, affords
evidence that they suspect what they deny, AMI
are conscious of an error, which the cant embo-
died in Sir Charles Woods consistency, makes
them unwilling TO confess.
Al present they are taking shelter behind an
imaginary screen They are luxuriating in a
new golden shower They tell US that the gold
is coming back IL England. And so it has been
for the last fortnight and will probably continue
to do so for some weeks TO come. But whence is
il coming from, and under what circumstances
From parties in Germany, Prussia, Russia, and
America, in order TO meet The bills which they
drew upon The corn they exported to England, and
which bills were dshonoei in this county,
The corn held in England on these foreign &C
counts is not now worth ten shiings in the pound
of the amount originally drawn for. Hence the
necessity of renting gold The commercial
credit OF this country is now SO low that BILL on
even the best of The surviving houses is present
literally of no value. The gold comes here al
an unavoidable substitute.
Do The ministers lake credit for lhis happy turn
in affairsl Minds constituted like lha. OF Sir
Charles Wood and are Influenced by the teach
ing OF others little more cunning and sordid
than themselves, are certain 10 cling To any de-
fusion, the plausbiiy OF which they admire,
but the treachery OF which they are unable 10
QtSCOtcl. WI LVIu SOuu lic CUuIdSC ~
boas thai by his invited and encouraged influx oil
foreign corn ne has succeeded 10 cheating the
citizens OF the United Stales7 Will he swell al
the idea that we have got possession Of The
breadslufs without paying for them, and have
compelled the merchants of New York 10 remit
gold 10 meet the dishonored drafts?
This we understand, is treated oculaTy in
certain high quarters. The gold is returning,
and Sir Charles Wood rejoiceS. But lei him be-
ware. This is game tina! two can play al,
wide though be the ocean that rolls between
them.
The Americans having beea deprived oil their
expected profits by this very whie.like and very
honorable financial operation will retaliate as
sure as the sun shines. AS We have not paid Tor
the corn they sent US, they will not pay for the
MANUFACTURED goods We have sent them. Let
the manufacturers ofthis country enter this "great
fact in their books L.'vc,p ooL Mall Dec. T.
FRANCE.
NuMeTOps meetings continue 10 he he'd in all
paris ui the country in favor OF electoral reform.
The tribunal Of correctional police OF Paris
have senlenced, by deiauli, NJ. Gudin Qale aid
de-camp of King Louis Phippe,) for cheating
a, cards, 10 three years imprisonment and 1000
francs fine.
The Deba,s states lha, a royal ordinance will
appear in few days, convoking The Chambers
for Tuesday, Dec %.
Count Napoleon Duchael, the present project
OF The Gifonde, and brother OF the Minister OF The
Interior, has been appointed minister at Turin,
IN the place Of Count Moriier. NJ. de Bacourt,
who was recently ambassador 10 The United States,
is appointed ambassador at Naples, in the place
OF Count Bresson, deceased; and NJ. Piscatory, the
present minister al Athens, is appointed ambas-
sador al Madrid NJ Curoud, consul OF France
in London, has beeu created baron by letters
patent.
We believe tia: me Prince de Joinve has re-
signed the conmaut I'll The Mediterranean squad
ron, the alleged cause 0. which is i'll health.
A iIish!ful collision took place a lew days
since on the Paris and Orleans railway, shof;
distance from Paris. Abou, ,hiry-six pttscn.
were more or less seriously injured, several il is
feared, mortallr.
The Minister OF Commerce has ordered The pre-
fees 20 send him in returns Of the weight OF first,
second and third quality OF wheat and oats in each
department These returns are necessary TO en-.
able he price of bread To be fixed equitably, and
to permit The Minister OF War TO regulate The pur-
chases depending on his service.
AFFAIRS IN ITALY.
The movement in Italy has spread to the island
OF Sardinia. A letter from CagiaIi, OF the 24th
nit says:
"The Sandman population has been Tor some
days in great agitation, making demonstrations
in favor of the Italian alliances. Abaul font
nigh, ago Young man was arrested and Ihfo'rn
inio prison for crying out in the theatre Tine l'al.
ian alliance foreve!" An order was also issued
forbtiins MI political demonstrations, but this or
der vas afterwards Withdrawn in this way On
the mornng ct the 18th all the students OF Cas'i-
ari me, at The University, and proceeded thence TO
the open space before the Palace, crying out
sCharies Albert foreverp THE Italian Union
for everp They then called on the Viceioy to
appear a, the balcony, which demand, after some
deIav, he complied with He addressed them
briefly declaring that from his long residence in
the island he had become Sandman, and that he
would expose TO the King the wants OF the people
OF Sardinia. The troops were called out, and
eleven cartridges distributed to each man; SAN
culinary collision was expected, but The day pass
ed Of without disturbance. On the 20ih, the GEN.
sor OF the University, fearing another popular
meeting, applied to the police 10 act, but The STU