Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-03-20
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TUESDAY, lMAsca 90, 1910.

n -Is coDAfs MARCH ZOt 1911.
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1t is mentioned in one of the London pa.
pers received by the late arrivals, that
lord Melville is to be made first lord of
the admiralty but this, we appreaend,
is merely quiz,
The courtiy manner in which the late
British envoy, Mr.. Ersk,ne, has been rea
ceived on his return to S,. James. looks as
if the English cabinent were AFRAID 20
treat hsm rridciy lest ne should tel taies or
them. Its thought by tue knowing ones,
that Erskine has got Instructions signed by
Canning iuiiy authorising him to conclude
the arrangement of April last, and that If
he is pressed by his enemies at court he
will fsbish them.
There are two or three circumstances
which I nd to shew that the local politics
of Great Britain are verging to a very PEI
riloIs crisis the most ,mportanr is, the
energetic s.and which the body corporate
of London has taken against the ccrrupti-
on, imbecility, and distraction the minis
is, the decisive hostility manifested by the
University OF Ok ordro the reignins minis
try in the election oil Lord Granville to
the. chancellorship. OF that university, in
preference 10 lord Eldony VINO was sup.
ported by the Court Party, To these
nav be added the bold. language OF tho
hrcss in every part of the kingdom, and
the public spirit manifested in support of
| Col. Wardle, who was the active agent
in exposing the prohigacy OF the Duks OF
York.
Some time ago il was Asserted in the
public prints that Mrs. Clarke, the mis-.
tress OF the Duke of York, received 10, o00s
in cash, besides an annual stipenh tor sup
pressing pamphlet which she was pre-.
pairing tor the press, containing a history
of that princes amours with her. The
fact was not generally credited when 1t was
| first published. IL seems, nevertheless,
pretty we'll confirmed by the contents or
the last London papers.
The long continued dispute between the
populace OF London, and MIR Kemble, pro-
/, prletor of theatre in .tlat city, mas, 1t
seems, been finally adjusted. fne CIR
cumstances of the case appear co De, gs-
morally, these. On the erection OF aew
theatre (the old one having been burnt
DOWN. sn additional nuinoer or nriuafe
! 5oSss Calculated 20 promose immortality
were constructed, and the prices OF ad.
l mission, as Wsl or the ooxeS as OF the plt
were increasea. Against these changes
Ethe popuace loudly protested, and nave
finally compelled Mr. Kemo.e 60. reduce
the number of boxes TO rne old standard,
aud to lower the price or Ambulance iatn
the pr to what 1t formerly was. line up
roar which ihis contention accustomed De-
gan TO attract the attention of the EnglIsA
4 government AMI TINS circumstance excl.
ted the ridicuie of the Paris Moniteur,
I which remarked that the cabinet Of Great
| Britain had become SO ilnbecile and con-
temptiDIe mat the squaboles Of the theatre
mad bsen made serious affairs OF State
1t is to be hoped that the American state
governments will take the HINT pretty
broadly made IN the report offered by
Gen. smith (of MIDI to tue Ssna,e of the
United States on the subject OF the militia.
There can De no better characteristic OF IN
dividoaIity, nor any greater security aga INST
a consolidation of tue STATES man an elici.
ent organization OF the militia by cacn
commonwealth separately. And every i.
dca of PATRIOTISM invites lnem 10 the task,
whicn they canaot perform TOO well nor
too soon.