Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-27

.vations.
Mr.. Hobhouse presented petition from
The inhabitants Of the town oil Oldham, in
Lancashire, praying that the house would in-
stitute an enquiry into the particulars of
military outrage committed upon them Oh
the a4th Of April last which was brought
up. read, and ordered to be printed.
A great maLy petitions were presented
from agriculturaists in various parts of the
kingdom, praying for relief.
The Paris papers Of Wednesday last, ar
rived this morning. Several persons have
heen arrested. charged as accompIees of
Gravier in the attempt ofSaturday night. In
the house of one of them we're found 5 ar
tiicial FIRE works, similar to that which was
laid fer explosion under the windows OF the
duchess Of Berry's apartments. A para
graph in the Gazette de France states. that
the equipages Of The Queen of England pass
ed through Client ON The 9th of this month.
on the way TO Brussels.
The Queen, We understand, viii not re-.
turn to England.
II is stated in morning paper that the in
terviews between The chancellor of the ex.
chequer and the governors of the bank have
terminated in an understanding on the part Of
the latter, that the FIVE millions are 10 lie
paid off in the course Of this year, according
10 promise.
Pursuant TO arrangements, the ceremonies
of proclaiming the coronation TOOK place
this morning, which were the same as those
observed when his Majesty was proclaimed
king.
In the court Of Kings bench, this NOR
ming, the Solicitor. prayed the judg.
meut Of the court on Henry Hunt and others.
1t will be ecollec,edthat when this case was
last before their lordships they had granted
to this day. 10 give time tor the arrival OF
certain affidavits from Manchester. Mr..
Hunt now stated to The court that person
was sent for his letters by this mornings
post, which he expected to receive in very
short time. The court intmated that they
would wait till their arrival, and call the bu.
siness again in the course Of the day.
OLD BAILEY.
The jote conspiracy Saturday morn
ing, at nine o'clock, when the Common Ser
ieant had taken his seat on the bench, Abel
Hall, shoemaker; John Firth, cowkeeper;
Robert George; William Simmons, servant;
Thomas Preston, shoemaker; and Thomas
Hazard, coffee shop keeper; were brough,
into court in the custody Of Mr.. Adkins,
keeper Of the house Of correction. anG Mr..
Nodder, Of Tothill-6eIds prison. Hall was
first placed at the bar, and having been call
ed by the clerk Of the Arraigns, and having
answered to his name, he was informed by
Mr.. Shelton, that as no one appeared 10 give
evidence against him, or 10 prosecute him,
he was discharged The others were then
put to the bar in succession, and the same
form gone through with respect to each Of
them. None of them attempted TO address
the court except Preston, who, on being told
that he was discharged, waved bis hand and
with his peculiar grin exclaimed. my lord,
in tone Indicating the commencement of
constitutional Grafton OF M ordinary length.
He was. however, cut short in his intended
patriotic effusion by the Common Serieant,
who said TO him, Come, sir, give us none of
your nonsense, you are discharged: officer,
take him away
BURGLARY AND ARSON.
Destruction O he Reciory House at Codding.
ton. By fire.
From the Chester Chronicle
We have to record this week another Of
those occurrences which place the moral tur-
pitude Of human natrre in so disgraceful and
abhorrent point Of view. On Friday last.
about half past o'clock (,he Rev. Arch.
deacon Clarke being then in Chester) one of
the two female servants then in the house,
was alarmed ty a noise similar TO the dis
charge OF pistol; she Immediately got ou,
of her bed and proceeded to the room door,
hu! on opening it her further progress was
stopped by immense volumes of smoke which
proceeded from the staircase. She immedi.
ately alarmed her fellow servant, and fortu.
nately they both succeeded in fecting their
escape through the room window. The low.
er part of the house was at this period en-
ve'oped in flames, which were advancing RAJ