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ported, never meet again. A dissolution
IS said to be Intended in September.
alexandria Dajlp anberttser.
MONDAY, OcToBER s.

The prospect of peace is daily iessening
Basilico. the anxiously expected messen'
I ger from Paris, with dispatches from the
earl of Lauderdale, arriyedat Mr.. Fox's
Office on the morning of the 14!h- All
that has transpired respecting these dis.
patches is contained in the following ar,i'
cles from the Courier of the 18th.
The cabinet council yesterday was held
itat one O'Clock, and sd, till three. Il was
attended by lord Grenvine, the lord chan.
hcellor, earl Spencer, Lord Howick, Lord
Sidmoush, lord Henry Petty, Mr.. Wind-
ham and the other cabinet ministers in
town, with the exception of Mr. Fox. =
AS soon as it was brose up, Basilico was
ordered to be in readiness to return to Pa
Iris. He set of al.haIf past ten last night
He was not more, II is saids than forty.
Eight hours from Paris, having left that
l'capi,s on Tuesday morning, aud NOT on
Monday IS was reported yesterday.
Never perhaps was there more extra
ordinary day than yesterday upon the stock
Exchange. Before The opening Of the
doors, the crowd Of brokers was great ia
the courts and avenues leading soit.. The
[ frs, price Of oinnirm was 9 1-s. Il rose
upon the idea that Basiico had trorgh. "a.
vorab!e dispatches to 10 / 9, 8 4, and even
II. II Auctuated for come ,irae 4elween fCa
Il. Al lsog;h, b=rweea one and two, not.
wisas.anding The wonderful secrecy VIC
hear so much about, soa,e Of the brokers,
shq are looked uplo as the beat informed
and who were the first 10 purchase 1T the
comnlencS Gent Of the sPonteuce With
France, came ieto lie market and sold
largely. The Bulls or Buyers weresia an
instant ehop.fallen. Those who, mo-.
ment Before, were all life aud spirits, con.
hd5n, Of rise, snak into gloom and des
poodcnce. When the we'll Informed bro
kers oTeted their Omuiuin for sale, few
would buy till onpiom had experienced a
depression of Two or three per cent. From
10. Omnium fell at once to Z 81. Fresh
sellers came 10 - the paaic cncrsased, ard
Omuirn fsl! to 4, and CoEscIs 10 90
They recovered .,;tlr. and les off at 50
Ia the latter, and ] 4 the former.
This morning they opened little better (;
Coaso.s were at 81 SIS, and ole bargain
was done. we hear, in Omnum, as; bu,
it declined afterwards to Z 3 s So, ard
I61 2, at which price it was when our &C.
cou1;s left the city.
a variety Of rumors, none OF tssna ia.
vorable 20 peace, w,.re in circulation yestcr.
day. The BEARS or sellers were complete.
w /" the lords OF the ascendant" We be,
iieye we were correct in asserting, ihatFal
leyrand, under presence OF more important
business Gas if there cold be any n'herbu.
siness Of mole importance evaded 'sesing
lord LauderdaIe for Some days after his
arrival. II twas 40. I'LL Saturday or Sunday
thai. his lof;,ship is saidto have had his
first interview. On Monday he lad ano-
Their interview. The answer e. his dis,
patches is rumored 10 be decisive. II will
5,ing the business to a very speedy deoi.
sion;. perhaps the next dispatches will
bring the decision. There is srepors that
Russia aud France cooperate to resist our
right Of search. Other .umors 10 circula-
lion stated. that treaty Of alliance, oHsu.
sive and defensive, had been concluded be-
tween Russia and France; that lord Levi
son Cover, who arrived yesterday, rad
brought very unfavorable intelligence With
respect 10 the sentiments of the new Rus.
sian minis.ry.owards this country. TWAS
said too that thereylval of a tnaratime con.
fedeTacy in the north was not unlikely !;
that lord Lauaerdale might be expected
back in few days, &c. Upon these re.
porte, we cannot, Of course, pronounce
with any certainty. 1t was generally be-
lieved, however, shat the negotiation was
in very unfaverabls state; that France
had svinccd a disposition to psosract, and
thar we were determined not to be the
dupes Of such policy, but 10 order lord