The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-04-11
GREAT BRIrAiN.

Rogers, IN 20 days from Liverpool, hlcs
OF London papers to the 5th, Liverpool
to the 7,h March have been received.
In the house Of Lords on the 24th
Feb. the marquis of Lansdowne put TO
the earl Of Liverpool as minister, the
question whether the prospects Of peace
in the west Of Europe continued TO exist
in the Same degree as at the commence
rnent of the session, and whether any ex.
pectation al all was entertained by the
government that conflict could be avoi-
ded.
The earl Of Liverpool replied, by de-
precating any premature inquiry as to
whether matters had or had not yet como
to that pass, which made tho preservation
OF peace absolutely impossible. He
further stated, howevcrs that other and
especial circumstances had very regents
ly occurred, which made him still more
strenuously oppose any discussion of The
existing relations between France and
Spain.
The marquis followed up his inquiry
by asking whether the British govern.
mens remained unshackled as to the part
II might take il, the event Of war; to
which the carl replied by general affir-
NATIVE.
inthe house of commons on the 2Sth
Of Feb. Mr.. Brougham put to Mr.. Cam
ming the questiuns whether or not the
duke of Wellington at the conferences
at Verona expressed the opinion of the
British government tina, the measures of
prccaution adopted on the Spanish from
tier were mot ohiectionahIe
Mr.. Canning, in reply, minated that
the concessions alluded to by N. Cha
teaubriaBd were gGr6ted from long pa
per presented by the duke and in the
course Of his observation MIR. &. observed
that the hopes hitherto entertained by
government of adjusting the differences
had considerably diminished, although
they were not entirely destroyed.
From these circumstances, connected
with the uniform Impression which cyi.
IDENTIFY exists in England, together with
the still more unequivocal indications
developed IN France and Spain. we are
led 10 believe that aoar is inevitable, al.
,kougifit was not know In London to
have been declared dewn to the evening
of the 9TH March. Strong efforts are
undoubtedly making by the British min.
Istry to avert il. Ii is POSSIBLE they may
be successful; but it is evident, from
the reply or Mr.. Canning, that no we'll
grounded expectations were entertained
by the British cabinet.
The Courier of Tuesday evening. March
4, says :-tFrhe English funds have a
greattendeDcy to advance. There has
been no political news since Saturday,
and in consequence there has been an
advance ofoDe and a half per cent in con-
soils. Al 10 O'Clock to day, 7S3. All
foreign securities are steady this morning.
Spanish bonds 90. There are no arri-
walls from France, owing, no doubt, to
the stormy weather.
fhe chancellor OF tho exchequer, in
reply to the chamber Of Commerce of
Manchester, has given assurance 'stha, |
i, is not IN the contemplation of govern
ment TO recommend to parliament ally
increase Of the duty on cotton"
Mr.. Hume stated in the house of COM
mons, on tho 95th Feb. that the annual
ex 3eDse to government Of Great Britain
Of retaining the Canadas, exclusive of the
revenue collected from them, was no
less than i354,72i sterling.or 81, 574, 96l.
The jury OF peers assembled to de.
eide the question under commission,
have found the carl Of Ports mouth, after
a long and interesting investigation, to be
of unsound mind and incapable of man.
aging his affairs--in other words, an idiot.
Dean Arbuthnot OF Bloyne, has BEEN
made bishop Of Killaloe, the bishop of!
Ki!laioe bishop Of Down. and the bishop
of Down bishop Of Meath.
Lord Ashburton died lately in Scot
land, after two hours illness.
twenty-five children, boys and girls,
we're drowned short time ago by the
breaking Of the ice while they were sill.
ding on mill dam near Manchester.
During the late gales and snow storms,
FIVE dozen of birds, among which were
woodeocks, cartridges and lsrks, were
attracted by the Eddystone Light, and
driven with such force against the plate
glass as to render them easy captiSes to
the attendants, if not 'sdead game"
A Mr.. w. Bullock, who has left Eng.
land for Mexico, is said to have invented
FIRE ball, which can be thrown q dis.
lance ofS00 yards, anc at once ignite the
sail Of vessel.
FRANCE.
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