Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-12
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| the Albion-dates TO Dec. 90
The mail coaches that srrived in Lon
| don on the 98th Dec. were greatly retarded
by the snow which had fallen in many parts
Of the country. That from Exeter was i'm
peded most.
The duty on malt in England, for four
months, ending the 10th OF Dec. last. was
414, elol Is 4.
The suit between Compton. vs.. Wink
worth, for breach of promise of marriage,
was decided in, London before special Jury
| on the 26th Dec. The action was original
Iy brought before the kings bench, and ter
| minated in the Sherf's court After pa
tient hearing, the jury returned with 800
pound damages. Winkworth was minor,
and as specimen of one Of his love let
tiers. the following is given
"Ifyou loves as loves you.
No knife shall cut our our loves in two"
IN another letter, he said his " heart went
bump, bump, bump" and that he " did not
know what to do for love-"
The Emperor of Austria has reinstated the
noted General Mack to all bis Offices and dig
mites.
IncIedon was singing at the Liverpool
Theatre the latter part Of December, and
intended again to visit America.
The favorte toast in England is, 4" The
British Constitution, and may we never be
obliged TO HUNT for Liberty"
The B til and Vest OF England Agrcul-
tural Society has struck HUNr's name from
their list.
Christenings an0 Burials in London last
year-Cb.istened 1854 males, and ll,726
females-total q, 800 Buried 9,76l males
total Is. 22e--Being decrease of ATT bu-
rails from the proceeding year.
FRANCE.
On Thursday se,nnight, the Chamber OF
Peers assembled, and having agreed on an
address, it was presented 10 the king on the
next day. The following are the concluding
paragraphs
" Invariably attached to the constitution,
which has been made our strength and our
hope, the Chamber Of Peers has already, On
solemn occasion, recognized, that 10 the
august founder OF the charter apperiains the
right oil proposing every measure that may
assist the development Of our constitution.
al institutions.
g Sire, you have declared your purpose
to be to close the abyss of revolution; proud
of being associated with so glorious destl
ny, we will second, with all our efforts, your
noble intentions we will combat the COM
mon enemy, Anarchy, by giving to all the
interests guaranteed by the charter, that
profound security which is necessary TO
the happiness of all, and France will owe to
your generous institutions, founded on the
sacred rights Of property, desirable asJus-
tice, and worthy Of the Prince who has Sc
cond time restored US to peace and liberty"
The King delivered the following an
swer--
81 am very sensible Of the sentiments OF
the Chamber of Peers. witness especially
With the greatest satisfaction ITS detertnina-
ton to concur in my views. II is by this u
nty OF Thought and action, that we shall sue
coed in preserving the country from danger,
and securing to my people that internal
peaoe Of which | feIcita!e myself upon hav-
ing hitherto had the means of comforting up
on them the enjoyments."
Carlisle has written from Dorcester Jail,
to the Solicitor Of the treasury, stating, that
in consequence OF the seizure of his proper
tv. and the shutting up of his shop. be is un-
der the necessity Of applying for support du.
ring his Imprisonment His application has
been rejected. and he has again addressed
the Solicitor, complaining Of The pecunary
injuries he his sustained, and affirming that,
at the time his shop was shut UP, the ave-
rage of his weekly profits were SO pounds
A lady, about 40 years of age, who lived
a, the corner of one of the streets in Paris.
was struck early in the month with apo
plexy. NJ. Lavellette, the physician, was
called in, and he restored her instantly to
life, by bleeding in ajugalar vene, and sti
mulating the blood 10 flow abundanty by
the application ola common needle to the
&c H. tIn aH1 lncy