Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-28
Latest From England.

The Bill b ship Chrlstopher, capt
Rowe, arrived here yesterday in 81
idays from Liverpool, brings accounts
10 the fst Of Janu .ry Nothing i'm
portant of poiticol nature hse
Itranspired since LAST advices except
the udden arrival OF Lord yelling
ton from Paris. This event excited
much speculation, but the precise
reason for il had Bol transpired. We
are favored with the loan Of London
and Liverpool papers. from the latest
of which y few extracts are made
below.
The markets 10 England had un.
'dergene but little or no alteration
since the last dates We have seen
several comm, rcial fetiers, 10 one Of
which. dated the ssth Dee. tbea
v 4 sfths Repeater and George from
this port, is announced.
Popular meetings eostinued TO be
held in different parts Of EBglan
but accom- psnied by les alarm thai,
the proceeding ones
LokDoN, Dec. ct
The public will he rather surp,is.
ed 10 learn, because altogether IN
expected, that the Duke of yelling.
ton is nov in London. HIS grace
came from Calai in the Ant passage
vessel, and reached Dover on Thurs.
da, night, attended by two Aids de :
Camp, one Of whom Is Lord Arthur
Hill.
IRON Dover the Duke proceeded
ins, ntly 10 the residence Of his bro
Their The Marquis of Wellesley. at
Rsmsgate, where he spent Christmas
day, and y"sirrda. afternoon his
Grace arrived in London.
The visit, il APPEARS, was alto
gether une peetrd even the Duchess
had no notice Of more than hi. in
ieniion 10 be 10 England within a
few weeks Lord Castiereagh knew
OF hi, arrival Only by "a messenger
from The hartford road, upon the
chance thai he might be at MS seat
at North Gray. Lord Castleresgh
immediaiel. came 10 town. md the
Duke Of Wellington had q long inter.
view with hun. III the other Mi
nistcrs we're out Of town.
IL is possible that The Dukes ar
rival is not particularly Connected
with public AFFAIRS. and ma, be only
or chieHy on a friendly visit to bis
brother and numerous friends /; but
il is much more probable that his
Grace has come over uron some sud. |
den busine Of Importance.
Our readess will recolleet that an |
officer Of rauk lately brought drs :
patches from his Grace's army
which it was soon known related 10
some Irregularities that had oe-
Cured In obtaining the payments due
from the French government: and
il is very possible that the Dukes
visit may have been occasioned b,
the same circumstance.
Star office four O'Clock. |.
From private intelligence shirh
We have just recei, d, We are happy
10 inform our readers; that the meet
ing at Bristol, OF which such appre-
tensions have been entertained. pas.
'rd off without the least Disturbances.
A series Of resolutions and a petition
which MIR. Hunt brought with him,
we're carried as matters afcourse.
IL is rePorte this morning that ae.
counts have reached town Of a most
murder at iinsham,
by some of the i.uddhes
D Frame. breakers, but we have not
earnt the particulars.
Corn Exchange. Dec. sr.-Since
Monday We have had no Grrshl
arrivals OF aay Grain. aud Swhear
was left over on that day met sale
his morning without Any reduction
10 prices for fne qualities /; but. the
ordinary de eriptious of Wbea.. Bar.
ey and Oats, are exceeding heavy
'ale, and is. per quarter lower.