Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-04-02
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
From The Philadelphia .7urora and Franklin
Gazette, March 81.

LATE fhOM ENOLAND.
From The PHILADELPHIA .4urora and Franklin
Gazette, March 81.
The packet ship Hamilton, Globe,
brings Liverpool papers to Feb. %,
and London to Feb. l9, inclusive. The
London Morning Chronicle of Feb. l9,
is nearly ensrossed by report of the
debate in the house Of commons, of the
day before, on Mr.. Brougham's mo-
ton that the Roman Catholic assoCia-
ton should be heard "by themselves,
counsel, agents and Witnesses" at the
bar of the house. The association had
presented petition to that effect. The
motion was lost, ayes s9-noes 222.-
Mr.. O'Connell, Mr.. Shiel, and Mr.
Brio, the delegates, were seated on one
Of the benches below the bar. The
Chronicle Of the same date observes:
at is said that the illness of King Fer
dinand of Spain Is more moral than
physical; that he has been unableto di-
sest Que Kings speech"
The London papers were busy with
the pretended partition Of Spain and
Portugal by the Holy Alliance. Re-
ports prevail that Russia, Austria and
France, had agreed to recognize the In
dependence Of Greece, and that Russia
had marched an army upon CONSTANT
nople. No credit is to be given to these
stories.
Probert, who was so deeply implica-
ted with Thurtell, in the horrible at
fair of ellis Cottage, the murder of
Mr.. Weare, has been arrested for horse
stealing.
IA. hilbert who has been years in
the United States, has sent TO Paris, an
immense number of subjects for the
Museum of Natural History, collected
on our continent; among them are 300
mammifera, Of which As are alive; 400
species of birds, 100 Of which were
wanting in the museum; $50 species OF
reptiles, 200 of6sh, 500 shells, of which
so are new species; and about $40 new
insects, besides botanical and mineralo-
gical subjects.
The Oriental Spectator of the 18th
ofDec. says, that the Vieeroy of Egypt
had set sail from Mamarissa for the
Morea; that he intended, however, on
his passage, to leave all his transports
in Gambia, taking his troops on board
the ships of war.
A grand expedition is preparing at
Missolonghi; it is composed Of between
and 1000 Greeks, Epiroles, Pelopon.
nesiads, and warriors of the Isles of
the Archipelago. The expedition will
be commanded by Gouras; its destina-
ton is not known, but it is supposed
that its object is either to attack Lee
panto or the Isle Of Euboea.
amsterdam, Feb. l5.-The papers
continue to give lamentable accounts Of
the late disastrous foods.
Harlem, FEB. lS.-It seems that the
whole coast Of Overyssel, from Kan.
pento Kuinder, is overlooked, and that
the water impelled by the storm, carried
every thing before it so that very few
houses could resist it, and many per
sons lost their lives. In the province
OF East Eriesland alone it is supposed
that 100000 acres of fertile land are
under wafer, and that 10000 horned
cattle have persisted. Accounts from
Husum, on the coast of Holland, are of
a similar nature.
Madrid, FEB. 3.-A notice is publish
ed to say that, on account Of the state
Of the kings health, prayers for his re-
covery will be performed to-day, and
the holy sacrament will be exposed
during the service.
His majesty is, in fact, very ill, and
general alarm is felt for the consequent
ces of this illness, said to have been
produced by violent FIT Of passion in
10 which his majesty fell during eoun-
Gil Of state on the affairs of Spain. 1t
is reported that his majesty even de-
plored the sad fate which had placed
him at the head of government.
London, FEB. 29.-Great efforts have
been made to depress the English
Funds, and in one instanc e very large
amount was transferred at an eighth
per cent. more than the real market
price, for the purpose of producing
this effect, but the market stood very
firm, and Consols for the Account re-
main at 90 7-S 81.
The mining shares are still rising,
and the improvement in some of them,
during the last two days, had been con-
siderable.
Another new company, to be called
the Guatemala Mining and Trade Com.