Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-01-25
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

Neto. York, Jan. 2l.-The packet ship Brigh-
ton, Capt Sebor, arrived this morning from
London. By this arrival we have received
Lond on papers and Shipping Lists to the 9TH
of December, one day later than the advices by
the John Wells.
EHeLAND.-Reports were circulated on the
9th that an eminent London banking house had
been placed in sudden difficulties on Saturday,
but that on laying before the directors OF the
Bank Of England statement Of the situation OF
the firm, they advanced large sum OF money,
by which relief was afforded, and the shock to
general credit, which even temporary suspen-
sion of payments would have caused, was pre-
vented. 1t is added that this was an affair OF
so great importance that the bank directors
met on Sunday morning to take 1t into consl-
Iteration On examination into the accounts,
however, the security appeared to them to be
so ample, though unfortunately not at once
convertible into ready money, that they with
out hesitation advanced the sum required.
Capt John Robinson, Of the honorable East
India company's service, who lately returned
from America, threw himselfou Of the window
of his bedroom in London, while laboring un-
der temporary delirium, and died in few MI
nutes.
ter eighteen houses, near the Stafford. crescent,
gave way, and fell into the River Irwell with
most tremendous crash Owing 10 the highly
dangerous state they had been in during the
last two days, the inhabitants OF them, & three
adjoining ones, had left them, with their most
valuable effects, and thus prevented loss OF
lives which otherwise would have been attend
ant The place now presents striking proof
of the folly of procrastination, for had they built
wall as had been intended, at the foot OF the
hill, near where the river had made the fatal
excavation, it would have entirely prevented
the great loss which only the owner OF the
buildings will now suffer.
| M. A. de Rothschild has just been at Cassel,
to establish bank for discounts. 1t is said
that the grand duke has placed at his DISPOSE
ton capital Of five millions Of crowns, taken
from his private funds.
IRELAND.-The votes Of the Irish nobility for
representative peer, in the room OF the late
lord Donoughmore, are at present very equally
divided between lord Mountcashel and lord
Farnham. At the last dates the numbers were
for lord Mountcashel 81, for lord Farnham 81
1t is said, that lord Farnham has sent special
messenger TO the court Of Russia to get the
vote of lord Strangford, the British ambassador
There are about forty-six peers 10 vote yet
The poll must be kept open until the 10th o.
December.
IND1A.-The Madras Government Gazette
together with letters from that presidency, ha:
been received to the slst July. The account:
from Rangoon leave little expectation OF an!
more fighting. The whole population declare
their aversion to it, and the Burmese monarch
is absolutely destitute Of means for renewing
the campaign. 80
HuNeARY.-There appears to be some diff
Guilty existing between the Emperor OF Austrl
and the diet Of the Hugarian States. II seems
THAT the emperor proposed one thing and tn
diet another, for the consideration OF the states
The former wished support for his troops, ant
they complained of grievances. In documen
transmitted to the states he says, This malest
has seen, by the humble representation OF tn
states of the kingdom, presented to him on tn
27d of October, that the states have entrusted Il