Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-09-05
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The Minerva Smith, arrived last evening.
in 81 days from Liverpool. Capt. Bennett
has favored the editors OF the Mercantile
Advertiser with Liverpool papers to the 99th
and London papers to the evening ofthe 9Th
July.
Itappears that a complete revolution has
been effected in the kingdom of Naples,
without bloodshed, and that constitutional
government, similar to that of SIP ain, was
Immediately to be adopted. On the 9th OF
July the king issued the following decree;
"The general wish of the kingdom OF tue
Two Sicilies for constitutional govern
ment having manifested itself, ne consent to
this, of our full and entire will, and promise
to publish the basis in the space OF eight
days.
"Till the publication Of the constitution,
the existing laws shall continue to be in VI
gor.
"Having thus satisfied the public wish.
we order the troops to return to their corps,
aud every individual to his ordinary occu-
patton.
(Signed) "FERDiNAND.
Naples, jugs.
On the same day, the king abdicated the
throne 10 his son Francis, who the next day
issued the following proclamation.
:. By virtue of the act dated yesterday, by
which his majesty. our august father, has
transmitted TO US, with the unlimited clause
of the alter ego. the exercise Of all rights,
prerogatives, pre- eminence and faculties. in
the same manner as they can be exercised
by his majesty.
SIN consequence of the decision of bis ma.
jesty 10 give constitution to the state.
"ITishing to manifest our sentiments to all
hi. subjects. and to second at the same time,
their unanimous wish.
"We have resolved 10 decree, and do de-
cree as follows:
Art. /. The constitution OF the king
dom of the Two Sicilies shall be the same
that was adopted for the kingdom Of Spain
in 1912, sanctioned by bis Catholic majesty
in March, 1890. saving the notifications
which the national representation, constitu-
tionally convoked, shall consider it suitable
to propose, in order to adapt il to the parti-
cular circumstances of the states of his ma.
jesty:
9. We reserve to ourselves to adopt and
make known all the arrangements which may
be necessary to facilitate and accelerate the
execution oil the present decree.
IS. All our ministers, secretaries of state,
are charged with the execution of The pre-.
sent decree.
Naples. 7th July, 1890.
lSgned) FRANCIS. Lieut.. Gen."
A letter from Paris says, accounts have
been received from Milan OF the 18th July,
which speak of gathering storm in that
part of Italy, Several arrests have recently
been made, and the Austrian government
have had information OF secret society,
composed of nearly Zoo officers who served
under Bonaparte, and the greater part of
whom are now living in Piedmont. / he
Austrian resident at Sesto Calenda, has
been instructed 10 allow no person without
passport to cross the Muggiore, even fer an
hour. This order is rlgidly enforced, but
the watchers and the watched are equally
injected with the revolutionary spirit.
II is stated that the Dutch and American
squadrons have sailed in pursuit of the Al
gerines. 1t was the opinion of the Ameri-
can officers that they had goLe against Tunis
Others suppose against the weakest OF the
Italian states.
.amer,can stocks in London, J,liy 1S.
Bank shares, 22 pds.; new six per cents,
lo24 lo4.
British stocks, July eth. SO So.
French stock, July 22d, IS, IS
London, July e. o'clock.
Mr. Hase, from the bank OF England, has
Just made communication TO the Stock ex-
change, stating that, in answer to petition
from the subscribers 10 the late loan, pray.
ing that the bank would take in the omnium
(tbat is, pay the future instruments On being
allowed interest at per cent per annum,
for the money advanced that he was au.ho-
rised to state that the Dank would comply
with the prayer Of the petition. The effect
OF this communication,w will no doubt, be very
favorable to further rise in the prices of