Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-02-21
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
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FOREIGN AlRAClo PEK > f.AhEN.
The political news by the steamer Sarah Sands is Of
lr moment. Wenotic. IN The foreign journals the
deaths Of several eminent persons.
The senior D'isrse The author died IN the 1871 a,,
Of influenza. at the aye of 81.
The Earl Il Fowls, lille gnnoing at Pows castle,
MAS accidentally shot by hrs third sun The wound
proved mortal IN three days. His oldest succeeds to
his peerage and immense estates. lie is now
Der Ut the House Of Commons
Mrs Dawson. sister Of Sir Robert Ped. is also dead
Sir St. John Midway committed suicide IN Lond'a
on the l7th u
The Earl Of Moray died on the IL h.
The general aspect oi affirs in Manchester and the
district inmedls,ely connected wih the cotton trar,
ans deemed decidedly rclncrading, as compared Win
the state of things only month ago.
The mill owners Of Manchester and the vicinity
talking about the Necessity Of again rsorliu. shor
time, in conseq Of the high pdce Of the
rial and The continued dcpres,lon tf their trade.
Ii was expected in London that the Bank OF Eng land
would determine N, riEeT reduction its rate 81 dis
count hot alteration annonnced the separation
NJ the direc on the Goth uli.
The money market in London decidedly casirr
The active clrcn alicn of the Bank 1t Ellgarrd TIA
largely increased. We notice important changes IL
The market American produce. The prices OF iron
had advanced, and a, branch u trade 10 DO i'm
proving,
The accounts from France express some anxiety re-
specting the health Of l.,rls Philippe. Tho King has
heen H. but was b''onng better. from Spain The nc
counts favorable IN the liberal party. the prular
leader E>plero. having returned from his onr 10 Eng
land Crowds oil people surround his residence III Ma
drd. waiting catch glance their f,vorlle.
f.spareru had 4 bong Interview with the Queen, and
her reception o the ,X.mlnser WAS moi merely Kind but
aiectiouate i,r ry's filled with tears as She uked
on tie man who had saved her crown. She eniIeaed is
partrro 10 come often 10 her
The llihernla TO sal froin Iycrpoi far \. York
Saturday. ooh Jan.
The good service pension the disposal Cd the ADM
rally, las been given to Captain Maryati, d. c.
Letters from Liverpool confirm The st"IIage 81 MeSsTS
lardman Co. occa>Ioned b, The Suspension al ti,ssrs
Cargtl, Headaln h Co. uf Newcastle. the 2 INST
The average stock Of bullion held by the Bank Of Eug
land IN both departments during the moih, ending tie
Isl Of January, Was tl2o ,5s2, bel increase oi
Ct eO1,3 1877, as coll pared viii The preceding month,
and d, crease of f3,0G90l5, as Compared with the
period last yea
The Camilla Capt. Fox " hch arrived in the Me1sey
yesterday, from Callao, has brought upwards Of GOO
900 in specie
Lord john Ru SCI has announced in a letter Mr.
Caldwell, Thai he will moi reduce duty
at he pr sent Tine. However willing he Nigh, be 10
reduce that duty the state Of the will not per
nit II the present year.
The contemplated dinner TO Lord Morpeth and Mr.
Golden, members Of the West Riding # Yorkshire, has
been postponed uniil the Easter
The failures In frlnkidd can,nuc 1t is supposed
the Government will afi I'D n.lef.
letter from 81 Petersburg represents lac cholera,
being much less malignant than IN 1881 it was
expected az 81 Pen rsburg, aud preparations we're nade
To NEE, it, AT NJ scow there ere / 70 cases aud "a
deaths, from he 9th {" the lhut The Russian army
III Caucasus fas suffer- severely from II.
l n accounts from in,and some =. hat bette en-
Ihngh pari Of The fH d there last year. Consisting
81 rice, Iudan corn, meal &c Icing re,;rned Il,
Eng land paris the people represented b..
state OF drslduilon There have been some
ri fire AIMS, pixies, aud powder, IN lppeary, and
| raj con, lotions Tor murder.
The army in Ireland is abou, being aug uenrd.
The latest accounts from Rome represent Lord Mimic
and Mir Aberrromhy To be- actively engaged favong
AID exciting Italian clubs. Arms being received Al
Malta with, ii is lnslnuaied, The cunnivance ii BRUSH
consus.
The spirit Of characterization which so long pervaded
the south and west of Ireland has lately, seems. mani
tested itself IN the hitherto peaccable county Ut Wick
low.
Several people have already died Of starvation in the
Inflated county o Mayo which u.s. perhaps the poorest
IN the rrovince of Connaught.
1t Is said thai the French government intend havn.
medal struck, to cohtnorate the surrender ol Abu-
/ 81 kadcr.
The French government has decided that asmall pyr-
ramd shalt be erected on The spot where the interview
between Aid Ell RAIDER aud the Duke d'Aunae took
| place. To perprinaie The memory ot that event
The hand loom weavers Of " igan reduced To-
great poverty consequent upon Tho present sagnaton IN
trade.
Il is re, oried ,hht the German Confederation have
adopted the view &c the swiss question that Ia
ken by iorl Palmerson, have declared positively
against mtervenan
The Swiss Diet has voted sword Of honor and a
grant Of 10000 Swiss francs Gen Duour for his con
duct IN the recsni campaig" against the Sonncrbnd
paragraph has been added, in the French Chamber
of Peers, 10 the TO the speech from The Crown
expressing approbat on Of the Popes Reforms. NJ. GU
z1t consented To II very reluctantly.
The Influenza had reached Madri. and public pray
were ordered in the churches Of Belgium account
of lis prevalence IN Fland rs
The British Ass citation are now feeding 10000 poor
children, and likely TO extend their bounty 10 100
600.