Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-05
To the Editors Of the Enquirer:

WAsHISGruS, d. c.. ArGrsT lsT, 1851.
The grand Jury of this District have found hi!
against c. Gardner for "fase swearing and bin
against }. H. Mears for "lrsnd the government. Bi
OF the above being portion OF claims for ndcmh;y and al
lowed in part, by the late Mexican commissioners IL part
OF the claims fraudulent all wee and we cannot
how is that fraud, such, be divided and portion
paid, and part left unpaid Of course We know n"t':n.
ourselves Of the validity vi these clas yet since we iv
read the letter from California. published In the New D!
Express opinion, formerly expressed has been
what conrme that the Gndners the victims OF set os
c0nspatnrs, who were in their plans, fortunate rs
the Gardners. But the Court will probe the whole subject
with the aid OF committee in Congress- the puCc viii
be made acquainted with the of all persons whc;tr
in hgh los places, who shared with the GGrdncrs The
moneys" whether for good Or evil
The items from the Island Of Cuba are not satisfactory
they should be. That has been demonstration
favor OF liberty and that fighting has taken place.
have dou9t; but fears expressed here by to>a
that well Informed on Tie subject that the present move
m mt is al least made month too early. However, We
must hope for The bes for the cause OF the CrbanS and
their Ultimate should have the wishes aud suppo!
OF the liberal throughout I'c lind.
has been rendered lho OFF of Land Commissioner OF Cali
orna at salary o 81 100, by the President in place ot
Col Doniphan of Mss"u, who declined the appointment
The selection Of Mr. Hall is considered good one and aeG
is prospect that he w! accept the station.
Considerable arrangements making in Mexico advccs
say claims against government for Indian
depredaons and that the amount acaty collected is some
what above sireeH millions OF dollars This CLAIM. business
had better be nppcd in the bud and the better way 10 close
The whole affair is for each OF the States OF Mexico 10 give
notice when they not able 10 protect themselves, 10 the
Government of thu United States that the unprotected
States be annexed AMI protected by our OWE soldiers
and our citizens. Ihcfc will be more economy ~ this
pan and much puprety in IT, than in agreeing 10 nave
Boards o Commissioners 10 pass upon claims got up IN
Mexico.
Not much local ncws here just now The President with
Mcssrs. Stuart and Conrad will take their week.
They vii! leave the 9th, Tuesday, and proceed
reciy to the White Sulphur Springs in GrccnDrer. Nj
having business Lewsburg, before the Court
Appeals will repair hither with all possible despatch and
when relieved ut his duties before the Court The Piscnt
the remainder of the month Of August presume AlI.
Conrad will visit Capon Springs.
There some sir here the question Of placing The
equestrian of Gen Jacksun now IN course oi being
finished by Mr. Mills in Lafayette Square opposite the Pre-
sidcntia mansion. DO know the Commissioner OF the
PunIc Buildings, but the goes, that ne has said Il
saN not Je placed that square, and Mr.. Fl;mur VIII
sustain him in hs position II Mr. Flnore shall sustain
the Commissioner in any snch foolish decraon VIII be
evc when see il from Mr. Fillmore himself. Not before,
assure the Commissioner
The New Yorkers determined the establishment
Of paper in the Commercial Emporium 10 advocate
the selection OF Gen Wool by the Democratic party 'r
candidate for The Presidency II will, at thu same n".
ad :ocac union Of the Democrats OF iha State ot New
York previous 10 the Prcsdtntiai campaign As to ir a-
ter quesDn consider il "wasc O powder" !. w"at
take Your OBJ, sery't. JACOB FAITHFUL, in.
FURTHER FOHi5Ia. NEWS.
FRANCE In the National assembly on Thursday. the
7th instant VI Victor Hugo continued his sinet sge"ci'
gans both the monarchy and the majority the left APP "d
g him extravaganty the rieht last losing patience Al m
tauats addressed To thc loudly expressed their dsap"r3
ton and were responded by the left with vvncc
NJ " Hugo still continued the same line o observations
and n, las, went so far as To be called order by the p
In the end after observations from NJ dc bal
lIux, protesting against the language Of NJ v Hugo the
sitting brought To Close in the mGst OF great as'a-
tinn, at quarter past I.
ac Monitenr publishing granting the concession
of the Western Railway Of Francca company represented
by Messrs. Peto Belts, Brassey Geac Fox henderson,
and Stokes
In France everything else gives place TO the discussion
upon the reyson which is proceeding actively, but with
sing aar uuctuie Many distinguished speakers have al
remain heard, and the close of the debate Is si: re.
Mr.. Beycrs speech has received great and general
4 plan has oee" r--. t"'-- ''?
Simultaneous cessation the legislative and executive pow
ers by which the country will be left for time without
government General paraguay dHiiers has resigned TIC
ost OF Commander che of the army OF Paris, ana Ge-
rra Magran has been appointed to succeed hin.
The territorial division remains in III" hands o! General
Case' wno o. op pa,s 's sae Beprver Bsnon, dAzy and
de ST. Priest three staunch Legitmist, have paid visit to
he ucen of French; but the fusion OF the two branches
of the House Of Bourbon does not seem " oe any edc "
The in commercial affairs throughout rance
has made further progress nhcat han a'" H.,
Of the harvest being more favorable The French iun1'
firm in price.
Their columns almost entirely occupied by the reports
of the spceches OF MM Michel de BoUse) and Hrrycr on
question of the revision The loer me subject o Gu
ogun in all the Republican, the latter In all the eshs.
journals The National takes notes o certain important
admissions by NJ Beyer in the course Of his speech
Itsays 1--WE thank you, however, Mr. BeETyer, "r the
ankness of your avowas You said to US yesterday tilt
the schemes of party Of order rendered to the restoration
of the elder branch you said that Inc Ie'efcuoh VI ~
Tous Bonapare would be an-naonal crime; you saia
a, labor had no need 10 be represented in the potia F
and that it was enough for it TO be well governed lNs
for this hrec-fod avowa Let France hear you ana lei cE
Judge 49," m. Mt, ,o.
PORTUGAL-THE AMERICAS cLAIMs.-The Paris cor.
respondent Of the London Globe SAYS: You are aware ma.
the dispute between the United States and fosuaai, III
which the former claimed pecuniary indemnify i"r injuries
inflicted on American subjects referred to tc arbitration
of the President of the French Republic Dir. Fillmore
having refused fo,w mp the menaces made oy eIene
Tay the President has given his award ana Yesterday ~
aroche the son of The Minister OF Foreign Affairs e' "a
rs communicate the award ~hch Isl a' asSueu, s'e
Is in f,vor of Portugal
mildly against the Hunga ms, says the LONDON u'or
The sentence against Co ;usa, who commanded the Tor
trrss of Peterwardein nsurgent general has been pup
shcd and merely condo him TO dismssa fron 'he ser
vice. without further pun .ahmcn
Mercantile accounts firm Vienna mention an nnHersta,'
np that permission grow tobacco is about 10 DC cXcn
10 other parts Of the empire besides Hungary 10 m
s,nr restrictions as that part Of the county II Is mo-
r,poIy OF government, which producers are oO3ei 10
submit The reason Of this measure Is that in other ptS
Of Germany tobacco has been grown. ,-,...,.,,,,
The agricultural interest have prohed greatly an increasing
demand export houses particularly tor amerca nt'
is found cg1rs be manufactured so cheap o"- u
The difference the value Of labor The same accounts '
,n 10 the wool trade STA that considerable TRANSACTIONS
nave taken pacc and that under the influence oi lie extra
ordinary decline in the rate OF exchanges prices are ~"
sver vas merely nominal ateation the actual result be-
ing rather an improvement The nominal decline IN inferior
qualities not than one penny per pound. -;
TTALY-THE PORE AND THE KING OF NApLEs.-lt iS
stated in letters from Rome that The Pope does not IN enc "
return TO his capital from Cascl Gandoio "he'e ~ -"
zone Of the las, accounts unless he should have som, htI
guarantee against revolution than the presence o! r'e"C"
army Al Casttl Cindlto he has hlwh:s nc means 81 e.
rune for in few hours ne woul BE- under the prot. oh u
The Neanul.ians. The King of Naples has v.itsd hh a.
Casl Cian.co and they had long and secret ini IEl,~
The cnncortat hetwcen tic Pope and the CInnd DHKe o
Tuscany is published in the Florence lou'nals II - 'c
narkaoe chiefly the abrogaon OF Hiaay "i uie Guafh
tees apainst The excessive G the clergy wch "eic
introduced by Leop"l1 ,,.. -
Iu;v mention the arrival Ia the 1ositin canonmes "i
detachment 600 Austrian troops 10 receive sihe' "1
her which are being t.au.htcd back into Austria.
Several persons who arrived At Hamburg rom L'h"oi
have been arrested at the request OF the "''efn'eS u
Austria and Prussn. tt,, ~
Donicay virs TOO have been made by the hamburg p'
lice who have examined the papers an1 seto oi
nsrsons and who mo, finding any hing, our coTcFpc"
f-n, u.s. "conrmG,p,y {" The suspicons enrf'he
have arrested the Of the houses for thst very reason
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