Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-22

hopes OF those. patriots who wish for no.
thing more than TO be soberly and ration
ally free. Almost every where, during
our own times, it has been the fate ofge-
nuine liberty to be punished for outrages
of which it was never guilty. The iron
rod Of Bonaparte was entailed upon France
by The madness Of her demagogues.
The extension Of the law just passed
for liberating the bank OF England from
the payment of certain notes and frac-
lions in cash, to the Irish Bank, has pro-
duced an embarrassment for it appears,
that BY ordinary forms, the bill cannot be
carried through in one night without a sus.
pension Of the standing orders and no no.
tice of this suspension having been given,
the house is obliged TO sit this night.
An order was issued at the bank yes.
rerday morning, to the Office for paying
the dividend warrants, to discontinue ma
king any portion of the payments in gold,
and to limit the silver specie on each war
rant to Cos beyond the odd money.
A proclamation in the Gazette, notifies
the delivery to the bank Of England, {from
the mint.) for the use of his maje'ty's
subjects, coinage OF crown pieces, which
are by this proclamation topass as the law.
full coin of the realm, as of the value OF IS.
in all payment and transactions of money.
DR.. Stokore came to England from st.
Helena, in consequence OF a difference Of
opinion between him and Sir Hudson
Lowe, as to his duty respecting the re-
ports of conversation had with Bonaparte.
This gentleman we understand, was on
Tuesday examined by Ministers, and the
result has been, that be is Immediately to
resume his functions at St. Helena. The
inference from this is that bis conduct has
fully been approved of. We understand
that it had been required Of him TO report
every word communicated by Bonaparte.
even in confidence, and that whether it
could have any relation TO the political
condition of the prisoner or noi-and that
he had refused TO accede to this requisi-
ton Of Sir Hudson Lowe.
Corn Exchange, .aprI7.
Our market continues exceedingly hea.
w for all grain, yet what fine English
wheat was disposed of this morning OBJ
tanned Mondays prices. The supply OF
barley and oats both English and Foreign.
being very large, rather low prices were
submitted to. IN beans and peas prices
nominal.
EXECUTION AT MAIDSTONE.
On Thursday last, the awful sentence
of the law was executed on James Nor
gan. aged 80, and VIM. BowTa, aged 10,
both capitally convicted at the late Kent
Assizes.
After the criminals had hung some time,
the usual disgusting scene took place OF
persons afflicted with wens applying to
the executioner for the purpose OF having
the swellings rubbed with hand OF the
deceased, which the credulity and igno-
rance of the afflicted or their relatives led
them to suppose would be an effectual
cure. On this occasion, many persons OF
both sexes. and OF various ages, unterwcnt
the operation.
One decent pretty looking girl, about IL
years Of age, presented herself at the mo-
ment when the body Of Morgan was about
to be cut down. and she actually stood
upon the coffin to be sufficiently high for
the hand of the corpse TO be drawn seve-
raj times over her neck. How great must
have been the credulity which could in
duce young girl, in the face of hundreds
of spectators, thus publicly 10 expose her
self in thu performance of an ACT so revolt
ing to female delicacy and general feeling.
1t is truly pitlable.
PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.
FRS, report of the secret committee on
the expediency OF the bank resuming
cash payments.
The committee Of secrecy appointed TO
consider of the state of the bank of Eng
land, with reference to the expediency OF
the resumption Of cash payments at the
period fixed by law, and into such other
matters as are connected herewith and
to report to the house such information re-
la,ve thereto as may be disclosed with
out injury to the public Interests, with their
observations lhe:eupon.