Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-08
FOREIGN NEWS.
EXCITEMENT IN EUROPE.


tackled he market house, drove out The dealers,
took possession Of The corn and -four, ard lnsis'
ted upon selling al what they called "honesl PHI,
ces," fixing los per bushel on The wheat instead
of IDS, The marget price. The butchers were
dealt with in The same manner. The magistrates
called out The yeomanry, but for long lime Inc
mob had the town 10 their power.
Al Exeter Devonshre, similar riots had taken
place. with greater destruction OF property ano
personal violence. More effective aid was WIN
in reach Of The city authorities Than a, Taunton
and The .iolers we're dispersed, by The aid oil spe
cial conslables, police, militia, pensioners anu
military. and some OF The ring-leaders were ap-
A, Wadeb,idge, in Cornwall, the workmen
from The neiehboring mines assembled and de-
m,nded that no more corn should be shipped from
that mort. and that they should be supplied with
grain at "honest prices" Finding no grain upon
the quay, they attacked The warehouses, and com
mil.ed other outrages. A magistrate ana civIl
force, who went TO demonstrate win .nen', We
hercely attacked. Finally the prevenlive.selvce
men al The numerous stations in the neighoornoou
came 10 The rescue, and restored peace lot Inc
day. ,,,v The mob
had col complete possession oil the toWn, duo
outbreaks were occurring in The ne,Snoofi,n,s
towns. A military force was despatcheo 70 'ne
spot. ,rd other
places in Slafordshire, iiots had occurleu, u s
lhey appear 10 have been disturbances among 'i.e
working men, attacks upon those who were WORK
ing al lower prices, &C. rather than corn riols as
in other parts of the country. The lrish miners
appeared TO be obnoxious 10 the Englisn anu QUO
OF the former had died from the effects Oh an al
tack from some OF the latter. The corn RIOS, so
far as We have accounts, had been connneu 70 Tue
Western counties OF England. rx;sh
In some of the English towns, near 'a e;i in's"
coast fever is moving down its victims daily
LIVERPOOL. now the greatest port in Inc woilo' -
nhappiy. from its locale the principal recipient
of Irish destitution and disease. Astounding as
the numbers appear, since the commencement OF
the present wear nearly 100000 human souls
have been thrown into that Town, the detrlsol Inc
sister country The local taxes, which mnsl
provide for this enormous amount OF wretcneu-
ness, have been swelled 10 an extent thaI SHOCKS
the nerves OF that alarmingly sensitive oipe9,
"the Oldest inhabitant."
acknowledgements prevails IN TINS
afflicted country 10 fearful extent. IL IS assuui,
ing The formidable shape OF WhiIeboyism, and
omen conflict, take place between the armed peas
antry and the police. Al Ennistymon, county VI
Clare, crowd OF people attempted TO break open
the Court house, where the Soup-boiler was estao,
lished, and were only Tepulsed alter oelng ntcu
upon by the police, when Two women were wouh-
ded.
Al Rathkeale, about sixteen miles from Lime
rick. party OF police, in search oil some maiau-
ders, fell in with an armed company ol peasau.l
each challenged The other 10 surrender shots were
exchanged, policeman was wounded, one Of me
nW hileboys" was killed and two weie wounded;
the others Aed, leaving their dead and wounoed
comrades in the hands Of the police.-N would
apoear that these armed bands are not the sunef'
ers by The famine, but men known as proverbiaiiy
1bad characters" The one killed was an old oil.
fender against the laws; one u the wounded had
twenty shillings (sterng] on his person ana The
other had recently been discharged from jan.
a Dublin correspondent OF the Morning enron
scIs saws "There have been further tumu!!uaIy
proceedings and professions OF the peasanlry IN
various parts OF the country, and the military ana
police have been in general requision 10 Keep inns
shirt of insubordinalion in check The reports
oi the progress OF pestilence are quite dshearen-
inc and. Notwithstanding all The imports OF food,
ana ,he immense extent Of relief in looi ami mo-
new. grea, destilution still, prevails and the mar
keis are advancing. All accounts concur IN snow
ing that the mortality IS sllll very cohsnelauie.
According TO some calculations, The popnla'ioh
has already been diminished 10 ihe extent ol neal
" one million, from deaths and emigration; bu'
shoud suppose that this estimate, ior which mere
c.n he noihing like certain or accurate data, IS
greatly exaggerated" The Kerry Examiner says.
a.hs Catholic clergy Of this county have been
Obliged 10 suspend their usual monthly confer
ences in consequence OF their inability 10 attend,
owing 10 the heavy duties that devolve on them
in their respective parishes in these Times OF Ia
mine and death" The peslience is nearly as de-
s,ructive in some paris OF Ulster, as in any otlhe
southern or western districts In the county Of
Fermanash the mortality is frightiul The Cork
Examiner contains details vi the ravages OF pes
thence in various parts Of that extensive county.
In the famed district OF Schulz The extensive relief
afforded. has caused some alienation, and the
mortality is decreasing. In The Cork woikhouses
the deaths, last week, were 95,-an increase Of
10 over the preceding week.
Father Matthew is likely 10 be appointed Ro-
man Catholic Bishop OF Cork.
SlXTY-POUR LIVES LOST.-AprALLlso
SHlpwREcx The ship Miracle, Elliot, master,
from Liverpool, bound to Quebec, "a days Out,
with 4OS passengers, was wrecked al The Mag
dalen Islands on the 10Th May. Sxty-four were
drowned, anu thirty others died OF fever. Two
schooneIs had arrived at Pctou, Nova Scotia,
with par. OF the passengers.
TAHITI CONQUERED AT LAST. Advices
from the French Governor (BruaD OF The Geor-
gian Island, dated Isl January, state that on Inc
I7h of the previous month, The Fort OF Faula-
a.
Carried by the French and their Naive allies
The insurgents, occupying another tort OF camp
In the valley OF Punaroo, finding all resistance
ironossible. surrendered al discretion, and on the
ia Of December, Utomi and Marc, The principal
chiefs Of The insurgents, followed by upwards OF
1000 inhabitants of Punaroo, took the oath Oh al
:cpiauce 10 the Government OF The Pfolectorate.
Following up his success, Governor Brual march
ed towards The encampment OF The insurgents, al
Papanoo, who, without even waillng ior sum
mons, depuled, on the 24h, ID messengers, repre-
sen,ing all the chiefs, TO The Regent Paraila, To
whom they announced their intention 10 Submit
and recognize the Government OF The Proec,o-
rate.
aThis day, the Is, Of January" says Governor
Bruai, s'lhe chiefs came themselves 10 Papeete,
accompanied by 200 or 300 persons, and bringing
"a muskets only, with a few carridse-boxes. |
observed to them tina, they were bound by the
terms Of the treaty tpeace TO surrender 45O mus
kets and their ammunition They stated the
difficulty they experienced in collecting those
arms. and promised TO deliver up The whole on
the 7rh OF January. The principal chiefs who
made today their submission are,-Farehau, Fa-
nahue. Pisomai, Tayiri, and Nntefc. The great
female chief, Be-aru-;ua, was represented By her
husband, but is 10 be present a, The assembly OF
the 7th al which We are 10 celebrate feie IN
commemoralion of the re.eslabishmeEt OF The
Proectoraic.
The first fourare those who, in 1913, melted the
people TO revolt, and continued ever since The chiefs
of The instruction. Their submissions, public
ly and solemnly made, with the entire adhesion of
the population over which they command, are the
last which the Government of the Proteclorate
will have to receive. was struck with one cif-
cumstance, namely, that in all Of the meetings
which took place, one chief alone, Fanahue, pro-
nounced the name OF Pomare. and was disaVow-
ed by all. | am happy TO announce 10 your EI-
cellency, before surrendering into the hands OF
my successor the mission hold from the conf
dence Of the Government that The islands oil Ia
hiti and Moorea arc completely pacfed, and that
no fresh disturbances are 10 be apprehended ioT
the future"
GERMANY.-The latest accounts from Ger
many mention that riots have broken out in that
country in consequence OF The scarcity OF provi-
sious At Riesengebrdge the inhabitants mix
Aonr u;,h wheat straw and when that cannot be