Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-04-07
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The ship Lancaster, Captain West,
arrived at Philadelphia "a Thursday
from Liverpool, (from wnch SIZE sailed
the l9sh,) brings London and liverpool
| papers to the 10Th and 9th of February.
In the British '!ouse of Commons,
after a discussion which lasted tourda s,
Mr. COulbun's motion tor leave -
| bring in a bill to amend the existing
| laws relative to unlawful association 10
Ireland,n was carried at three o'clock
on the morning Of the 10th, by a MAJOR
iiy of 1856; toe votes in favour OF he
motion were, 275; against 1t, 1913. 1he
principal object Of this bin is said To be
the suppression Of the Iaiholic Associ
alton.
MIR. Brougham opposed the motion
hat the bill be read a nrst time, on the
ground that he had a petition to present
from the Catholic Association, praying
to be heard by counsel. The bill was,
however, read a hgst tic and ordered
to be printed; though, at tno leq0est Of
Mr.. Brougham, the second reaaing was
postponed to the following Monday.
Little else of importance has been
done in Parliament since the session
was opened.
Further accounts of the inundations
in Holland mention very heavy dlsas-
ters. Many dikes in different 2arts of
;he country were broken through, and
ia some parts, whole houses, with all
they contained, were carried away,
anda great many persons appear to have
persisted A letter from Bremen Of the
9th OF February, says, that the Hood
tide CD the night OF the 4th, rose two
feet higher than the great food of 17l7,
and vessels were driven on shore.
Great alarm was experienced at Am
sterdam. On tn 9th at milnighs, news
arrived that the dyke, near Durgerdam-
on the opposite side of the Y. was bro
ken down, and that the greatest part OF
Water loud was living under water
This ii seems, has saved Amsterdam
for the water. having spread itself over
a large tract of country, 40 longer beat
against the d kes with the sane violence,
"All Saturday and SUNDAY, people were
busy sending boats 10 fetch away the
unfortunate inhabitants of the villages
in Waterford. Most OF then had been
obliged to take refuge on The roofs of
their houses, so high hal tue water ri
sen. The theatres IL Amsterdam were
closed in consequence oIthis cnlamity.'
The manufactures OF Man apate"
! have determined 10 raise the wages d
the weavegs.
1t is estimated, that lie different
new schemes now in agitation IN Eng
land, amount 10 la, am the capitals
to more than o5,00o,o ooL; name y.
railroads, 90, capitals 1880 o00L.,
banking loan, Investment, &c. %. So
760.O00t.; gls companies, II, $780,
000i,; British and Irish mines, 8. 3 GOO
00Oi.; foreign mines, II. o00L;
shipping and dock companies. 8, ,o5so.-
oo0t, miscellaneous, 81, 1l.070,00Ok
The people of the different gaming
houses, in London, complain bitterly
that SO much of their business has mi.
grated to the stock exchange.
The Levant Company have surren-
dered their charter into the hands OF
government.
The Madrid dates are to the 9Th Of
February, at which time Ferdinand was
recovering from al attack of the govt
TheParis dates aIe no later than those
received by the Queen Nah.
LONDON, Feb ia letter from Co
penhagen, Of the 5th OF Feb- states. as
a report, that Sweden had determined
on following the example of England in
the recogni ion of the South Ametican
States; and that M, de Handswolf, who,
four months before, had left Stockholm
for Columbia, would be entru sted
with the negotiation ofthe treaties with
that republic.
A very premature statement has been
put fourth respecting The augmentation
OF the army. 1t is not our intention to
enter into details, which will shortly be
regularly brought before parliament,
further than to state, that the establish
ment of regiments ofthe line will be in
creased, and that the consolidated de-
pots alluded 10, ifformed at all, will be
composed of companies belonging to a
certain number of regiments abroad,
by which the recruiting service will, in
some degree, be promoted. W. un-
| derstand that the militia will be called
out, for the purpose of training, this
year, and that the same description of
fosce in Ireland will probably be train
ed also.-[Couricr.
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