Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-20
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don. we have received from our attentive
sorrssnondept regular files cfpapers to the
evening of the 5th Of March; Lloyd's list
oft Sd, shipping list to the 4th' and ne"
nr;ce current to the Cd, all inclusive. From
these papers we have made the following
extracts. =.
Price of american stocks on the Cd Of
,lo,ca-U. S. bank shares eel rs Cd;
new six per cents. 80 loo; three per cts
Ga 6ss.-On the 4th Of .March.-U. ).
hank shares, E2l 81 10; three per cents,
,6s: new six per cents. 9S3 lol.
British stocks at o'clock, on the 9Th OF
Narch.-3 per cent reduced, TAI %
per cent consols, 1874 per cents, IS o-8
s4-5 per cents, lo4b /.
French funds on the lst of .Mareh.--FiVe
Der cents. 66f. 9oc.-bank stock, 1887.
The Courier of March 5, contains farls
date. of the Cd. The chamber OF peers was
70 NEE, on that day, toreceive commun'-,
cation from the king.
The Duke OF Richelicuha appropriated
the gratuity which was given to him ny the
lag;sIsture, to the endowment OF all hospl'
tai It Bordeaux. The sum was 90, oooir'
The Duke in presenting this donation oo-
.eyved-"I desire to see this endowment
emp'oyed TO the advantage of town winch
hiss ACQUIRED so many claims to the esteem
of all good Frenchmen. Besides the mo-
tiyes which hold in common with all The
resi friends OF monarchy, lhave others TO
attach me to Bordeaux, which l am happy
20 recall on this occasion. The remem-
brance of my name and family still lives
inyour city, after SO many events caieuia-
.ed 10 eEace it. ! cannot refrain from at
,y,but;ng much of the cordiality which
have received from the inhabitants OF Boz
deaux, to the respec, which they re'ala LOT
TIE memory Of my grandfather, and their
recep tion will ever remain deeply craven
on MY heart"
The latest accounts ofthe plague was re-
ce;yed BY letter from Madrid, dated Feb.
IG which mentions that it had diminished
at Tansiers; but has extended ITSELF aimoS.
throughout the kingdom OF Morocco ana
makes great progress in Fee and Mequinez'
Tho news from Tunis is almost as alarm
;rc. soo persons are carried off daily by
This dreadful scourge. which prevails IN
every quarter of that regency. In The pc
n;nsula, and the adjacent isles, the qua
ran,ire laws are enforced with the utmost
rigor. 49,,
An article from Brussels, dated the 9th
Feb. states that the persons who were aoou'
TO be tried for the conspiracy which was
detected last October, are accused Oh ma
wing formed plot, the object OF winch was
20 assemble a body OF 500 French military
on ha}fpay. and with theirhelp to seize on
his majesty the emperor of Russia 10 carry
him of, lbut to what place is not SAID ana
to keep him as an hostage 10 bonapar'e'
The hon. Mr.. Lamb, the new member
for Westminster, took his seat in the house
ofcommons on the 4th OF March. Ihe re-
sult of the election was, for
Mr.. Lamb, 44oo'
Mr. dollhouse, ooei'
Major Cartwright, 80,
IN ,be house of lords, on The 4ih of March,
the earl o.; Darnely wished toknow, when
il was intended to lay upon the table the
convention with the United States OF Ame-
RIGA. He asked the question, (he ooser-
we'd J because the subject involved consi'
dera,ions of very important nature. In
repiy. the earl of Liverpool, said, "he ex-
reeted to receive, without delay, the COM
mant]s of the Prince Regent, TO lay the do
cument alluded to before their lordsh'ps );
and it would no doubt be on the table II
the course of a few days.
In the house of commons, on the "a OF
March. Sir |. Macintosh moved for the ap-
no;n;ment of select committee, to cons'-
der so much of the criminal law as reia'eo
to the capital punishment OF ielonles ;wi'h
distractions to report their observations
.hereupon 10 the house. On this question:
a very animated Fdebate took place, IN
which lord Castlereagh took all actReparl.
His ,ordship acknowledged his sense OF the
very able and can,.id manner in which inns
important subject had been treated that
evening but objected to the motion, ana
moved the previous qsestion. At So'clock
az the morning Of the 81 the question was