Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-17
Foreign Nezrs.
.Nsw- FORK, May IL.
ONE DAY LATER from LONDON

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ONE DAY LATER from LONDON,
BY the ship Marceiius, which arrived
If this port ON Saturday evening tron'
liverpool, the editors have received pa
|ners OF tile Sd Of April, (being one day
the latest) from which the following ez,
tracts are made.
Fror. the Lonaoa Courier Of .aprR 8.
The debates in both houses last night
we're Important. In the house of lords
the marquis of Buckingham brought for
ward his motion relative to the state OF
Ireland. Moderation. anxiety for the
welfare of Ireland, and desire to adopt
aay measures calculated really to dc
good to that part Of the empire. we're the
prominent features Of the debate, The
|CatISoic question was, in most of the
speeches, considered, as it always ought
10 have been, minor grievance, the
removal of which would do nothing to-
wards the ame.ioration of the condition
jof the Irish people. After all, the i'm
lprovement of the situation OF the Irish
depends, as we have invariably main
Itained, less upon eur government than
upon the great landed proprietors oil
lestates in ireland The Marquis OF
Buckingham's motion was negatived, by
a majority Of 1877 to 81.
! In the house OF commons, certain-ca
ises in which the severity of the excise
system has been mitigatel by the inter
ference of the treasury, were brought
forward by the opposition; and one Of
Them, the case of a Mr.. Gibbs, was made
the subject Of motion. Re had entered
Ia cargo Of salt at 500 bushels, which, up
lon being measured, was found to amount
Ito a15 bushels. 1t was conceived that a
change in the atmosphere might have oc'
casioned greater surplus weight. NJ
,lat.empt had been made to brlbe the ex-
Icise officer, and part of the fine vas re-
limited ! And this was the most prom
Inent case upon which the party relied
Lord Castlereagh was very happy in his
'|comments upon the anxiety of the mo.
'ldern wings 10 enforce the most vlgoroa
execution of the excise laws.
! The motion was negatived not by a
majority of rs, as all The morning pa,
'|pers have stated, bat by majority Of
Ice, the numbers tor'tke motion being Il
land against it 40.
| We have received this morning Pari,
jtapers Of Sunday last they continue
TO be unimportant. French funds So If
100 c.
| Price Of stocks-5 per cent Cons. 81
Is ss.4; Ditto for Account, 60 i,s Gil
Is per cents. IS 5-4 7-e-Omnium (mo
Iney) 1878 pr.
! LGNDOn MARKETS.
Cotton.-I'he demand for cotton con.
times animated and general, the price,
Igyadua!ly improving: the advance since
Jour last may be stated from led Id pc,
b. and so great is their scarcity, that
purchasers watch every trivial arrival
with anxiety. 81 has been offered and
refused for small parcel of Bowels
newly imported. On account of the
rlmarket being nearly cleared of cotton,
tine sales Of last week little exceed 1,2O0
bags, viz. 47O Pernams, 2s to 2s sd ;
i80 barrels, 2s Cd to Is Cd IA; small
parcels of Paras, 2s I'D. 80 Orleans
Us 10: 70 Smyrna, 81 1-S; 157 De.
Imarara, Is 1-5-8d a Is SD (; and 40(
fSarats and Bengals at an advance of 10
Ito Sd per ID on the two last East India
!sale prices.
! Sugar.--The demand for aluscoya
Idoes continued very limited last week
lthe prces for good Sugars were firmly
Daintained: the interior browns couit
be purchased very lew, 50 hogsbeads Of
IGuadaloupe MuscOvadoes went eff readi
iy at us Cd. In the refined market &
farther depression Of Is IS has beer
submitted to, brown l.unps selling a
Has crushed Sugar Cos. This fore
|noon's public sale of Flayet Sugar, cor,
sisted of 466 casks Guadatoupe Clayeds
1.-The prices at the close of tie sale may
Ibe stated 4s SIS FER cwt. lower; first
OF strong 4 me sold lois; about thirty
Icasks fine 4 me sold l05s l09s I'd. &c.
|neralIy the Csmmunes S Id at so, lowest
]price Us; Terres 85s 96s.
| Co5ee The quantity Of coffee bro't
forward by public sale last week, cor
listed OF 50 casks and 1883 bags the
greater proportion being Dutch, lar
Fiber decline of Is may be stated or these
descriptions: the other qualities were
lanvalied. This forenoon's pablo sales
consisted of l49 casks and eos bags, the
Quantity too trivial to constitute mar
* currency. As far, however, as they