Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-05-30
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PHILADELPHIA, APRIL %,

Rousseau, from Amsterdam, we have
received London paper of March Is,
four days later than our previous dates.
Extracts follow. 1t will be seen that
Benjamin West, our countrymen, the
great historical painter, died in London
ON the 10th of March. The elections
for the new parliament in England were
progressing with great spirit. In West
minister, on the third day, Sir Francis
Burdett and Mr.. Hobhouse were con-
siderably before Mr. Lamb, the ministe-
rial candidate, and would certainly gain
their election. Dundas and Wyvill
were likely to be elected for the city Of
York. Lord Russell and William
Whitbread, Esq. SON of the late COM
moner Whitbreod, were returned for
Bedford. Goblet was running for
Coventry, but was in miserable mino-
rity on the fourth day.
The new king had been restored to
his usual health. A proposition was said
to be before the cabinet for settling on
George the Fourth the hereditary reve-
nues of the crown, with the droits, eX-
ceeding 100000 pound sterling, or up
wards of SIX MILLIONS OF DOL
LIARS ! This is neat little sum to pay
for the honor of having king.
LONDON, MARCH 9.
Letters from Scotland announced that
serious troubles had taken place in the
county of Ross, on account of the expul-
sion of some farmers from the domains
ofColerain. Letters from Edinburgh Of
the 9th confirm this news and add, the
seditious persons, who are about thou.
sand in number, had been joined by the
disbanded military, and have been divld-
ed into four parts, who act in concert by
certain signals and by the sound of the
hunters horn.
The troubles and disorders in Ireland
receive, every day, new trait ofserious-
ness, while they at the same time aug
ment. Last Sunday the 18th, as the po-
lice of Galway were going under guard
to the church of Ahascragh, to attend
divine service, they observed in several
places menacing placards, which they
caused to be torn down. Scarcely had
they advanced few steps in order to
continue their route before they were as
sailed by band of armed men. They
offered some resistance, but were soon
obliged to take to flight, after having had
ten wounded, whom they with difficulty
saved. The assailants have lost twelve
men. They have signalized their victo-
ny by a character of cruelty unexampled
in mutilating the remains of the police
officer, who was killed on the field.
LONDON, MARCH 10.
Lord Byron has Just sent over two re-
naming Cantos of Don Juan, which
are to be published Immediately. They
are said to possess more peculiar and
striking instances. of the extraordinary
genius of the noble author, than either
of the parts which are already before the
public.
Lord Byron, it is asserted in French
paper, is also writing poem on the
late events at Parga.
BENJAMIN West, Esg.-We regret to
state, that this distinguished artist ex-
PRED on Friday night, at his house in
Newma n-street. He was in the SGD
year of his age.
STOCKHOLM, FEB. 23.
The number of sick in this capital has
so much increased, that the hospitals
cannot receive them. a
VIENNA, FEB. 81.
The ministers of the German States
| held their seventeenth conference on the
2lst inst. at which Prince Metternich
presided. t....
BERLIN, MARCH a.
Public journals have spread report
that offers had been made to the govern.
ment to pay at once all the debts of the
state by voluntary contributions. Such
offers have, in fact, been made; for
instance, by the magistrates of the city OF
Berlin, who, in the name Of the citizens,
proposed to his majesty to form an as
ISOLATION for the purpose. His majesty
has been pleased to decline the offer,
and has issued cabinet order for that
purpose.
BRUSSELS, MARCH 9.
There are great movements, at this
moment, among the troops on the
northern frontiers of France. The fine
regim ent of Chasseurs Of the Marine has
left Lille to march towards Paris.
NAPLES, JAN. %.
On the 25th inst the Crown Prince
of Denmark ascended Mount Vesuvius,
to observe near at hand the eruption OF
this volcano, which has now continued
for some months. He was accompanied