Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-02-16

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The sap Howard arrived al : y. on Thars-
day evening from Havre, winch port she cst
on the 21th December. She brings PARIS IA.
pers to the 18th, and London dates Of the is,h
December
Tue comriefcial distress in EDxlAnd c6htiA
ued 10 an alarming extent. number Of
banking houses IN London bad failed, md sev
etai Of them having connection with elisefs in
the country. the Notwithstanding had extcnd
ed there, aud the exclts mcnt became So gre
an some places, that !, had been sound nssres.
sary 10 order out The militia, 10 AL the ci,d
power IN 2 seseryiay peaee Amoag tie nos,
ses winch had stopped pa aen, ~ thessi,y
were those OF poia = Co.; " ithanls, Bureess
and Williams >ir Clsud Scott NV lillams 4 Ce
Everett, walker, Maltny and 81, Sikes. smith
and Co seiby and pliphanti Saeftins AMI tio,l.
soil: WENTWORTH and Co.s aad .s.r " alter STIR.
ing and Co.
Although the Bank Of s.nglaa1 had raised
the discount from four 10 Eve her cen, mud
had discounted nearly m4liica a day for sty.
era days The demand Ter moues conl,nucdu nm.
aDatcd The principal merchants bed ! meet.
lag on the l5th. Only such persons a. hgl
been invited were admitted About $50 81
the most respectable merchants were present
lhe Lord Mayor took the cna.r, and Stafed the
object OF the meen,s. After some DISCUSSIONS.
Mr Baring offered the following resolutions.
Nnch wee UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
y That the unprecedented embarrasmepts
ana difficulties under which The cirrt,tat,an ~
the country al Present lsb0urs. arc manly "a
be atuIbutedto general panic TOR which there
IS no reasonable grounds tlat this meeting has
the fullest confidence IN The means and sub
stance Of the banking establishments Of lhia
capital and the country. and they believe, that
the sctlng generally upon TIA, confidence would
relieve all those symptoms of aistress which
now show themselves ii a shape 50 Alarming to
The tiHld, and SO fatal TO those wnu are forced
to sacrifice thelr property 10 NEE, sudden lie.
mands upon them, which il is no ln,autation
upoH their judgment and prudence mol ID have
expected
2 That il having been Stated to This meet.
ing, that the directors of the Bank Of England
are occurred with the remedy for state Of
Things so Extraordinary, this meeting will re.
trau, from any Interference witt, Tie measures
OF the Directors of the Banks, who the. are
satisfied vii do their duty tpaa,d, the p,lbl,c
5, That having the frniest confidence m the
stability OF the public credit OF The country. we
declare our determination to support i, TO the
ttmost OF our power.
further resolution WAS also adop,ed. re.
commencing similar declarations in The conn.
try towns.
q Paris dates of the 18th states that the de.
pressioa IN the London market had little OF no
erect. ON the stocks there. Five per cent
consols are quoted at 94f 4Ocs, Three per
cent 60f75e
DEATH ef THE EMPEROR ALETaNbEE
despatch tlom the French Minister al
Berlin, to the President If the Council in Par.
Is, announces that the Emperor ALEX AMBER
died at Taganock, in the beginning of nec. af.
ter short illness. II was sad his death Aas
occasioned by sore leg, which terminated in
St, Anthem, 3 fire. He was born Dec. %
1777: sscended the throne Of Russia, an The
4th OF March. 1901, and became KIM al Pa.
land 9Th June, 1925 Tue Grand Dixie Con.
s'anIine, Viceroy of Poland, succeeds AleAarA
der decline OF 10 3 per cent in French
STOCK took place on the receipt of this intel.
hgenee
The Egyptian squadron succeeded in land.
ing the troops at Navarro, on the 9th Of Nov.
a part OF them were to reinforce Ibrahim Pa
cha, At Trippolza and another division would
proceed to Mlssolonghi
Captaia Cunningham, of the Colombian briys
tcer Generd Soubleue, who lost an arm in sn
acton oil Gibraltar with Spanish feet had
died Of his wounds
Great distress prevailed at Cadiz; SO mitch
so, 'hat Tue Chamber OF Commerce was about
petitloning the King to make it free port
A destructive flood took place at Emden.
Prussia, on the 9th November. The water
rose higher than il did IN Noyember, 1924 and
l7I0 The Whole city, with the exception of
few streets. was overhown. Much damage
was done to the houses ard their contents. and
great considerations created among the lnhab-
itants,
The small theatre al Stockbolm ,yas des,rav.
ed by fire, on the OATH Of November. The
actors and Audience escaped with difficulty. As
the fire originated under the building. man
and two women were burned to death. The
loss is said to be very great
From the London Times
Mr. PERKINS, STEAM GUNs-The
heighborl,ocd Of Mr.. Perkins safety steam
engine manufactory near the Regents Park.
was on Tuesday thrown into great conserna.
ton by some tremendous repous. arising from
the discharge OF bus steam gun. Since fatal
accidents Which occurred veFal months ago,
where lady threw herself from gig. in con-
sequence, as it was at the time incorrectly san.
posed, OF her horse having taken fright at the
prodlgious !noise made by the steausssan, that
terrific engine OF destruction had NOT been
permitted to be discharged BY The individuals
belonging to Mr. Perkins concern On Tues
daJ morning, however, soon after s o'clock.
patroies were observed stationed on all the
roads leading towards the mandatory. accom-.
panied by men with placards on boards, warn
ing all passengers on horseback or in carriages
to go through the Regents Park. instead DC
proceeding on the high road leading in front Of
the mandatory. Soon after nine, numbers Of
military officers in Carriages and on horseback
alighted at the manularforv s.st.s., GO ,.