Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-30

and the assemblage of respeCtapIe peoPie y"
Portman. street, was so great that the road
from Oxford street TO Portman square was
completely blocked up. The attachment OF
the respectable part OF the community was
more warm and more general than 1t had
been on any former occasion since her ma
jesty has come to face her enemies.
In addition to the counsel whose names
have been already mentioned, her majesty
will have the advice and assistance of Dr..
Lushington.
Immediately after the rising of the House
of Lords, on Monday evening, sir T. Tyr
whit waited upon the queen, at her resi-
dence in Portman-street, by order OF the
house to inform her majesty OF the time ap-
pointed by their Lordships ,or the second
reading of the bill row pending against her
Wewere informed on Friday, that one OF
the principal female witnesses against the
queen, now in this country, died Oh Thurs
day last An alusion has becn made TO this
person in some of the papers. She was well
known twenty FIVE or thirty years ago, IN
der the name of Pioneer, and appeared as
singer on the opera stage. She went abroad
and performed in several theatres in Italy.
About two months ago she returned, under
the name Of the marchioness de SalVinI, or
Soiini, and stated that she had been in1rodu
ced to the Queen, and was present at some
Of her parties in Venice. She put forth the
prospectus of work to prove that the duke
of Hellngton was the greatest captain that
ever appeared in the world, and solicited
subscriptions to publish the book. She was
by birth Jewess. We do not think that the
cause of the prosecution will suffer by the
want OF this lady's testimony.
informing Chronicle.
Bergami is at present at Paris. lie has
received some marked attention from NJ B.
Constant.
On Friday, his majesty, attended by sir
Benjamin Bloomfield, rode on horseback
The king met the duke of Wellington IN the
tide in St. James park: his grace joined his
majesty in his ,ide. The public OF all ranks
stepped to pay their dutituI respects, which
his majesty acknowledged by taking off his
hat in the most afable and condescending
manner. [Court Circular.
His exceIlency the duke Decases, ambas
sador from The court Of France to this coun-
try, and suite, arrived in town on Friday af.
ternoon.
The Algerines have renewed their old sys-
tenn OF piracy in the most audacous manner
They have sent a squadron of FIVE vessels TO
sea, for the purpose of making war upon the
commerce of all those nations which are not
repre- sented at Algers, and whose resent
ment they are not afraid to provoke.
The Paris papers state that general Grou
chy, lately returned from America. has had
a private audience of his majesty.
The oyerseers 81 Sheffield have taken a
quan,ity Of land, in the Park, for the pur-
pose of cul;ivaing it with spade husbandry,
by number of the hands cast out of regu-
AZ employment for dependence upon the
township.
The Gazetts OF Tuesday evening announ-
ces that the King will hold levee on We'd
nesday next, and contains an order for the
courts going into mourning on Sunday the
10Th inst, for the late Princess Dowager of
Orange-to Lhange on the following Sunday.
A new turnpike road is completed, from
Lancaster Ivy way of Winthrop to liver
stone and Whiehaven, through q beautiful
country, by which the dangerous estuary
and perlous sands are avoided, from which
SO many lives have been lost.
On Thursday the 9Th inst. an ARRAY, mos,
unfortunate 10 its circumstances. took place
in the neighborLood of Cork. between par
ty of the military and some country people.
who resist the payment OF Church rates !;
when FIVE or six persons were wounded
two mortally.
During the violent storm of thunder and
lightning last week. Hock Of sheep, amount
ing to GO, in close belonging to Mr. r..
Parkinson. of Rufford, Notbinghamshire,
were struck dead. 1t is remarkable, that So
of them had crept close, and the remaining
three were in an opposite corner; yet all
shared the same fate.
The suit instituted in the Arches Court of
Canterbury, against the Rev. John Mhal-
ley, Master B. D. rector of ChorIey, in this