The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-11-22

wheat are already under the king s lock,
wsiubg the event of the averages on
the i5lh."
A gentleman who left Calais on The
the 9th inst states, that the country
long the coast presented a melancholy
picture, the crops of corn rotting o.
the ground, some cut and some uncut
and a scarcity apprehepded in conse
uuencc, except In the article of oats, oil
which there appeared TO be large
quantity.
The court of aldermen, by ma jori.
ty> Of two, it appears have returne'
Mr.. Wood as lord mayor.
The new coinage goes on with grea
rapidly. Each press produces per MI
nute 90 pieces, that is 3 600 per hour.
There are eight presses at work, and
OF course the whole number daily ii
nished is $4,000 The amount to b.
issued is TO The value of g. 5oO,oook
20 shi,lings and sixpenccs, 10 the pro-
sortion OF seven OF the former to five
OF the latter.
Oct. 2l.--Saturday and yesterday
we received the Paris Papers of Wed
<iesday and Thursday last. We give
from them complete list of the Depu
ties elected IL the new Chamber, with
the exception OF Corsica, the returns
from, whence had not been received.
and, OF course, with the exception oil
;hose places where the Electoral Col
ieges had been obliged 10 seperate with
out coming 10 any result, or after an in.
complete election, in consequence of
there not being sufficient number OF
electors One hundred and sixty -eigh,
of the members of the last Chambc,
haVs been re>elected, a considerable,
proportion of whom are Constitution
allsts, and sorty.slx out of the eighty
SIX Presidents OF the Electoral Col
Ieges appointed by the King have baen
chosen Deputies.
The Prince Of Scwartzenburg. it is
said, was about to proceed TO Warsaw
on mission extraordinary from TIL
Court OF Vienna 10 the Emperor O!
Russia.
\ vessel arrived last week from ST..
Helena, which was put under embar-
so for some time, and an offer brough,
dispatches up to government, The ma
ture OF them has not transrired-bu.
they seem important from the srcrec,
that has been observed
Letters from Hamburger of the llth
state, that the negotiation win the
French Government, relative to tue re.
stituuun of the property of the Bank
has been brought 20 a close. he
amount OF the money and bullion selz
cd by O1Voust WAS IS 100000 f rhe
ErenCh Government would not ,nseut
10 refund more than 100000 Til,
offer has been accepted.
The differences between the King OF
WirteInberg and his Dict seem 70 Dc
arriving at their climax. Ii Is stated,
that his Massey has peremptorily lie.
Jscted plan for the military organiza-
ton of his kingdom, as not even sd-
uniting o! discussion. Prince Peri too,
returning unexpectedly IRON France,
NAB been ordered to distance from
public affairs
Souil has lately embarked for Balls
more, In the Roila American snip. lie
assumed the name of Nj Friar
The second Mayoralty of Mr.. Al
derman Wood, destined TO be impor.
tant at ali events, will help, we trust i,
10 give new spirit altogether to the
City character.
OCT 22.-The Courier Of last night
says, that the 55th and 6ist regiments
have embarked for Jamaica, in coasc-
quence OF fears entertained Of an insur>
rection {: the sesrocs.
LOna:n, Der. /.
BRITISH SHIPPING.
a meeting of ship owners and others
Interested In the shipping concerns,
was held on Thursday a, the Ci;y Tav.
crnr for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration the best means for forming a
plan to watch over the shipping inter
ests. Mr.. Shaw was called to the chair,
who stated the leading object Of the
meeting and after obser valions from
several merchants present, a committee
was appointed, and plan similar 10 that
aIop,ed by the West~India Trade was
carried into effect. a half penny per
ton on shipping is subscribed to raise
she adequate fund to fulfI the intentions
OF the meeting. Several resolutions
containing the general outline Of the
plan were put and carried unanimously
after whl-H, the meeting adjourned.
LeShorn, Seht. 27--Ships with
corn arrive daily here from the Euxine.
We have now magazine Of $4,000,