Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-30
LIyERPoeL, March "A.

Imediate,y to indnce government t.
! dispatch one of the police magistrate
and Kings Messenger to Manches
ter. for the apprehension of person!
5 suSpectedof high trcason-four Der
sons were taken up, and a search in
/ stitutcd after others.
| Sineks--0n Wednesday evening
| Red. Ann. Shut.--Consois 60 SO.
j The fall of stock is ascribed to the
disorders and arrests at Manchester
J, HOUSE OF COMMONS, Monday
Il March 8.
Petitions for Reform.
! Sir +. Burdctt moved. that the
.Ipetii.ons which lay on the foor. sign
led By nearly mil'icr Of subscribers.
should be received. There appeared
to be nearly a Wagon load ; they al.
most covered The (loor,of the House
VIC understood there were Goo. The
Speakcr-Bring them up.--(a laugh
IIt appeared that a great proportion OF
'ipetitions were printed. The Speaker
Informed the Hon. BarOnet that he
nust take all such back one was also
discovered 70 be addressed to the
Prince Regent. which was likewise
ordered to he returned. The Speaker
suggested the propricty OF proceeding
whit petitions on some future day.
Sir Francis aCGuicSced. A Member
discovered that one whole column Of
signatures was III the same hand
writing. and That maHy signatures
were detached from the petitions. Scr
ieant Best insisted that this cirCum-
Stance was a gross contempt of the
House. The debate on the question.
whether the petitions should lie on the
table, was adjourned.
HOUSE OF LORDS. March I.
The Earl Of Liverpool proved the
third reading of the TreasQnable
Practices bill but Lord Holland hav-
ing pointed out some error, it was, al
tier a short discussion. postponed till
MONDAY. in order to allow time for
CORE, ting thcm.--The army d Navy
Seduction bill. was read a third time,
passed and sent back to the Commons
trortheir concurrence in an amendment
made by their Lordships.
DISTRESS N IRELAND.
The Earl of DNnlcy thought it
necessary again TO call the attention
lof Ministers to the distressed state Of
the people in many parts Of ireland, in
consequence Of the scarcity and dear
uess of provisions. Riot. it was
known. had already taken place in
some quarters. in consequence OF the
distress of the people, and the fact
was. that unless some remedy was
promptly applied. there would be alb
soIute want in some districts, where
the existing scarcity was aggravated
by the difficulty of transporting pro-
visions. lie was not aware Of the in
formation upon which Ministers had
acted. in refusing TO suspend the dis.
|tiilation IN Ireland, but he should
feel il his duty, on an early day. to-
move for that information. II the
quantity of grain used Cor that purpose
were Immediately made available for
human sustcnance, he was satisfied it
would have most beneficial effect
upon the people Of Ireland. by imme-
Idiately tending to relieve them from
that dreadful pressure under which
they were now struggling. & in many
quarters, Nath the apprehension be-
fore them Of actual want.
The Earl OF Liverpool said, that
this subject had occupied and was now
occupying the most anxious attention
f his Majesty's Ministers, who were
of course, aware Of its great impor-
lance.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Friday
March :.
Lord Cochrane intimated, that il
was his intention, on an carly day, To-
submit 10 the house certain resolu-1
tions for the purpose of reducing the
interest of the funded debt, in the de-