Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-30
From the Nero York Mercantile I'D
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Latest from England.

Juno. RathbOne, both IN 40 days from
Liverpool. having sailed from the
outer harbour on the 14th OF March,
in campany with many other vessels
for the United States.
BY these arrivals the Editors OF
the Mercantile Advertiser have re-
ceiyed Liverpool papers to the 18th,
and London to the 18th ut. The
most interesting articles they contain
are extracted for this days paper.
The above vessels brought about
6,0O0 letters.
Amcr'Ca stacks were at par in
England.
flour and cotton had advanced a
little.
Whe prince Regent approved and
signed. on the 4th of March, the bill
suspesding the Habeas Corpus Act.
Immediately after, several persons
who had been engaged in the late riots,
we're arrested, and a Mr.. eastman
executed.
At Manchester. birmingham, and
IN several Of the manufacturing towns
of Scotland. as late as tic 10th x 18th
orMarch, large bodies "f the people
had assembled l. manifested riOtous
disposition.
The weather in England, during
The months Of Feb. and the first l2
DAYS in March. he'd been unusually
severe and tempest.ous, aud We are
sorry to learn that several American
vessels have been lost on tie Euro
pean coast.
The Liverpool Mercury OF the Gath
March, states, that there were then in
that port Goo sail Of vessels, out Of
which. from a moderate calculation.
there were upwards Of 500 ready for
sea.
4 letter from member of parlia-
nent to his correspondent in Liver
pool, states that it is the intention of
government to reduce, without delay,
the present high duty on rice imported
from foreign countries, to the same
rate which is now payable on that ar
t;Cl2 imported from British planta-
tions-(7-6 IA cWt.)
LoNDoN, March 5.
The funds continue to rise with an
Unprecedented rapidity. Consols
this II orning were at one time 50 "a,
1t is stated in the city. that one great
cause f the advance is the large ma
ioriticc in Parliament in favor Of mi
nistcrS, who have pledged themselves
to maintain inyiolate the Sinking
Fund.
The royal assent was given by com.
mission Yesterday to the habeas cor
pus suspension act. Not above S or
petitions have been presented against
il.
March T.
Immense sums have been betted in
the city hat consols would not reach
20 by the first of April. The bets
have been lost. Cons0ls. at the OPEN
ing of the market this morning, were
done at 69-l at twelve o'clock they
had advanced toll. Very largcsums
have been paid this morning.
In the debates last night, Mr.. Wei
lesley Pole stated, that " the mint was
now receiving gold from the Bank to
be coined, for the purpose of enabling
them to resume cash payments. The
Bank has else taken measures to re-
cal silver tokens"
The master of the mint is authoris-
cd to put what private marks he pleas
es. There have been twelve prece-
dents since the reign of Charles l.
The manner in which the new coinage
has been brought into circulation, isl
the object Of most merited and general
panegyric.
There is an innovation in the mode
of calling meetings in the counties. |
We mean the practice of including the !
Reqaisitions for county meetings., of
the mass of the inhabitants. Formerly
the Requisition ran thus" the No
bility, Gentry, Clergy. and Frechol-
ders." None but the FreeholdersI
we're summoned. Now the call is ex-
tended TO the inhabitants in general,
ofwhom the freeholders must be the
minority. From such meetings can
any fair or free discussion be expect.
ed.
The Funds are lower this morning,
on account Of the number of the late
purchasers and speculators realizingI