Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-08-14


been said thar Mr.. Pitt would, with al the
Influence of his authority, find 1t matter '
&c no small difficulty, to keep some o. nls
lesser colleagues from Being lndisposeo 70
eaeh other and this appears from the
email degree of consideration with which
r.ord Hawk sbury is treated BY MIR. Caif-
rinc. Ins.c4d, after the opinion given OF
4he Noble Lord BIZ that Gentleman, we
cannot very well reconcile the probability
Ct their remaining m Office together. fiae
Minister had considerable difficulties to en-
coanter, Il mast, indeed, be acknowledg.
ed that the period when he reassurned the
helm Of power is pregnant with them. vi
Opposition possess formidable character
both as to talents and number nor IS It t.
te supposed that their vigilance will DC
lulied asleep, or their activity suspended.
! We may, therefore, look forward to an oc.
casional scene, at least, OF Parliamentary
contest.
Last night the Bill was read third time
and passed without a division.
Itwillbe seen BY our Parliamf ntary Re
port, that the new MINISTERS majority
in the House of Commons is reduced to
%. Though actually beaten in the first
division by six, it's the last division which
is the proper subject of public interest ;
because, not having taken place TIL near
eleven O'Clock, the two sides mustered IN
great force, as the numbers demonstrate
there being PA on the Ministerial side,
and 1876 on that of the Opposition. Ac-
cording to the alledgments of the latter,
the minister " can do no more;" whlls,
>shey assert that on Monday they will have
complete victory, Mr.. Fox during the
division, addressed the members in the
lobby, exhorting their attendance on Mon
day, when, he said, debate on the prin-
ciple and all the parts of the Bill would
take place, and a division upon either OF
two stages, which left them the discretion
ola further effort, if the enemies OF the
obnoxious measure should not finally sue
coed on that day. This address of Mr..
Fox was received with unusual acclama-
ton, and an evident confidence Of carry.
ing their point. There are undoubtedly
many circumstances III favour Of this san.
guine hope fer, besides that nothing falls
so FAST as falling Minister, the names are
mentioned Of many of the Oldest friends Of
Mr.. Fox (such as Mr.. Hussey, membe,
for Salisbury, Mr.. Curwen for Carlisle
Sir c. B1nbury, &c who have not yet
voted, and it is said, are sure 20 attend or
Monday. It is added, too, that some 81
those VINO supported Mr. Pitt in the pre-,
vious stages {such as Sir Wilianl Dolbeu,
are ultimately to vote against the bill. A
s>yotes Of this description tell double. Up.
or the whole il is obvious that the Minis
ter's situation is most perilous; for atho
he may. gain some farther strength by Mon.
day, it seems pretty evident thar the Parli;
amentary torrent is against him; whist at
Court, after supporting the Kings favou-
rite minister, it cannot be supposed that
his footing is firm. Clear as We are, and
shall always be, OF absolute party spirit,
there are two observations which obvious.
( ly present themselves to every rejecting
mind-the first is, that decisive aiori.
ty Of the representatives OF England, have
dc clared against measure, which may nc
vcrthelsss bocomf tie law of the lanli the
second is, that Mr. Put cares in, to carry
on the Governments, with,s much smaller
majority than that which suggested to MIR.
Addingaos'a constitutional sense of dasy,to
go onf,
Private letters FROM Vienna, dated May
%, says:--'' You may depend upon il as
n fact, that all our troops, except those IN
I,alv, have been ordered by o,r Sovereign
to hold themselves ready to form three
cfiifrrlnt grand encampments. The EN-
peror aad Archdule Charles will inspect
them; and they are to remain encamPed