Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-03

meeting was neid in LiFttPooi v" '"~ "S~
sion. and arrangements made for splendid
parade and procession through The streets,
which one of the Liverpool ed 'ors rays Will
probably exceed the triumphant entry oil a
lexander into Babylon, except thata hero IS
wanting
A cabinet council was held on Tuesday.
the l4th, which sal till FIVE O'Clock On
Wednesday another cabinet council was
held. which sat until three o. clock, and held
an adjourned session in the evening The
future destiny of the queen is supposed 10
engross the present attention OF ministers.
The insertion of her maiesty's name in the
Liturgy. is the first difficulty which they
have 10 surmouDt.
Parliament vii! meet on the Esd, only to
be prorogued. They will assemble for
the dispatch of business, about the middle,
or latter end of January.
The hon. Keppel Craven, one OF The
queens vice cbamberlains, has, by order of
her majesty, written letter to the earl OF
Liverpool, demanding suitable residence
and establishment, in style corresponding
with her majesty's rank in the country in
which she is now to reside. This. she says,
has been much too long deferred, with
view either to the station OF her majesty. or
the honor of the crown. Lord Liverpool
wrote to the queen, stating that be had pre-
sented her request to bis majesty, but on
the 18th bad hot received his majesty's au-
swer.
1t is understood that Mr.. Canning. who
opposed the proceedings against her majes-
", will return immediately y. He was at
Paris at the last advices. 1t j. said that be-
fore he departed for the continent, he offer
ed 10 resign his Office, but his colleagues en-
treated him to act otherwise.
1t i, rumored that the earls Of Liverpool
and Harrowby have expressed desire to
resign their places in the cabinet. The tor
mer is said 10 have declared that be could
not concur in any general declaration against
the queen, of the nature suggested by lord
Peterborough; and if his colleagues enter.
tain any such purpose, be will certainly re-
sign, though every measure has been re-
sorted to in the highes. quarters to induce
him TO change bis resolution.
A count Of common council of London was
summoned for the 2lst, to take into consl-
deration the propriety OF presenting an ad-
dress to her majesty upon her victory.
The Courier represents all the meetings.
and Examinations, and professions, and huz-
zas. az proceeding entirely from the Radi
Gals. This paper gives many instances
where the mob, and The dregs of the commu-
nifty have turned out, and compelled the So
Der citizens to illuminate, to preserve their
houses, and perhaps their lives.
The bishop OF Llandaf. on the evening on
bis return to London, was most rudely in
suited BY the populace, because be would
not illuminate. The prelate was pelted with
stones, mud, &c. and his windows all broken
in.
AT Cambridge, singular affrsy happen.
ed. As early as six O'Clock the mobility
paraded the streets, calling to The inhabi-
tants to light up" About O'Clock the
gownsmen, TO the number OF more than one
lhusand, appeared in the street. They were
assailed as the enemies oftbe qyeen-a bat
tle.royal ensued, which ended 10 the COM
plete overthrow and defea, OF the mob, no
were dispersed and driven home. but few of
them escaping without broken heads.
The young duke of Bordeaux ha. been
vaccinated; the operation is infinitely de-
tailed in the iloniteur. He received three
punctures in each arm.
Gravier and Bouton, two of the persons
charged with making an explosion of com.
bustibes under the window Of the duchess
dc Berri, with the wicked design of produ-
cling fright, by which the incpient lite of
her unborn infant might be endangered. have
both been tried, and sentenced to receive
the punishment OF death. Legendre, char
ged with the same crime, was acquitted and
discharged.
Alate Moniieur contains reply from Ba-
ron Gremp 10 the charges brought against
him by Mr.. Brougham, which be states to be
both false and calumnious.
The Chinese government has prohibited
the importation of opium.
By accounts from the eastern Archipelago
it appears that there was violent eruption