Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-05-25

XIV yORX, APRIL 25.
VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND;
Yesterday, Inc fast sailing and very
fortunate packet snip james Monroe,
capt. Lee, arrived at tbs port in % days
from Liverpool.--By this vessel we have
received London papers to SATURDAY
evening, March 3o,h.
Disturbances and disouieruGes sill con.
tinued IN Francs, in consequence olwhicb
the French funds had iai,yn.
The affairs OF Russit and Turkey sill
remained unsettled. Runour stated in
london thar the negotiations between
tiosc powers had Terminated uniavosa-
Oily; bat the story was not credited by
The editor Of the Courier, who adhered
TO 'ne opinlon, that they would finally
be aplicAbly adjusted.
The papers still speak of,Ac conteu,-
Dia.ed marriage be;w cen the Sing Of
Eng land and the daughter OF the King Of
Denmark The .ady was born in l7e3.
Ihe speculatl1ns respecting Turkey
and Russia in the various foreign Jour
nails, are 50 contradictory that they ARE
not worth detai.ins--each side "pa!n,
an iach (hici::." /. confidence could be
placed in the paper, u The comment, a
war between Russia and Turkey is Ger.
tain. t...
The British Lnmintry in speaking 0!
France says" MIKE the best Of it,
France is in very critical s,oa ion.'
Disturbances still contIue in Ireland. 4
murder had been committed IL tn- coun-
ty OF Tipperary, and other ou,rases.
According 10 the Int, i'igen.e irnu
Greece received al N;arscies, .he Con.
aress o.tbe PeIoponcs3us nave res Is ID
that Representatives saa.. DC stft 20 ;ae
different Courts oil Europe 70 obta.. Z
recognition Of! The In.epcaleilce 0,
| GrLcGe,
The Bill further 10 regulate the Pos,
Once Department. which was reported
IN the House OF Representatives on Wed
nesday last, and is now depending there.
provides among other things, as follows
That all posl-roads shall be discontinued
on whica the nett proceeds Of posvages
| do not amount TO ono third OF the ex-
pense Of conveying the same, exc cpt,hose
which lead to seats OF government, o,
| between seats Of government OF the
several States or Territories, or 10 G,
between, seats of Justice; that no Post.
master shall frank or receive, free OF
postage, any letter or package, excep'
on business relating to his Office; thai
no Postmaster shall be concerned IN any
con,rac, for carrying the mail; that any
Postmaster shall be forthwith removed
from office, who shall fail to render his
accounts within forty days, or to pay
drafts on him blythe General Post Office
for moneys due by him to the office ;
that no allowance for clerk hire in Post
Offices shall hereafter be made, unless
sanctioned by the, Postmaster General i;
that the commissions hereafter to be al
lowed, per quarter, % Postmasters, sha!l
be as follows: On any sum no. exceed
ing 500, IS per cent?; on any sum no.
! exceeding $4,000, over and above the
first hundred dollars, 90 per cent; and
on any sum above the first $4,000 Per
cent; that the following postascs be
hereafter charged, viz: on every single
letter conveyed by mail for any distance
not exceeding 20 miles. CT cents; fer
any distance over 90 miles, and not ey-
ceeding 60 miles, 10 cents; tor any dis
lance over 60 miles and not exceeding
100 miles, l2t cents; for any distance
, over 1870 miles, and ne: exceeding 949