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Merchants Cofee House and office Of the Phiia
delphia Gazette, April 25-1l a. NJ
BY the BRUSH ship Marmion, Capt.
Pelre, arrived at this port, we have Lon
don dates to the goth of March, and Lii
verpool TO the 22d.
The King OF Portugal died on the 9th
Of March.
The King Of England has been i'll.
The reports Of his illness had an effect
on the funds, and on the 10th of March
his Physicians began to publish daily bull
lellns. The first was as follows:
Kings Lodge, Windsor Park, March
is, l926.-The King has been for the
last three weeks under the influence OF
govt, but on Monday last had also fever
with symptoms Of inflammation. The
King was bled on Monday, and again on
Tuesday with much relief.
His Majesty had less fever yesterday
and has s,iIl less to-day. Signed by
Henry Halford, Mathew Jonn Tirney,
Henry Herbert Southey.
Alter this he grew worse, but the bull
letin OF the Goth of March Che las, re-
ceived,) says, "His Majesty is GONZALES
GEN."
Letters from Holland of the l4th, state
that the funds were advancing, and that
there was general improvement in trade
particularly in the demand and in the
prices OF coffee.
AT HALIFAX and Leeds, trade was ge-
morally improving. At the latter town
wool had advanced, and it was hoped
woollen goods would reach something
like their fair value.
From letter, which we publish be-
low, it appears that there has been a
considerable fall in the price OF Tobac-
co.
To show the fall prices had sustained
the Brighton paper states that linseed
oil which was sold about five months ago
at t24 per ton, price then considered
extraordinary low, was last week a, tl6;
being reduction Of one third. Cargoes
of Goals which were never less in Shore
ham harbour at any period last year than
AIS. per chaldron, are now offered to be
delivered in Brighton, free of expense,
at II. 1873 Cd.
ST.. Petersburg Journals to the 98th of
February, contain not word of politi-
cal intelligence. The emperor contin-
ues 10 bestow favors on those who exert
ed themselves on the occasion of the
late commotion.
The York Gazette reports that lady
Just recovered from an illness Of a few
weeks, has presented her physician with
check on her banker for $4,000.
There was plan on foot for establish
ing Geographic communication, be-
tween Liverpool and Manchester, where.
by the merchants in one town might
convey inlorma alton 10 the manufacturers
Of the other in the space Of thirty min.
utes.
An article dated St. Petersburg, March
4, announces the arrival of the Duke of
Wellington in the city on the preceding
day. His Grace had INN edia,ely an au-
dance Of the Emperor and Empress, to
whom he delivered the coincidence and
fluctuations" Of the King of England
NJ allusion is made to the political OBJ
iect OF his Grace's mission.
LONDON, MARCH 20.
Death oFthe King Of Portugak-The
E'oile da,ed yesterday, which we have
received this morning by express, an
nounces the above event, intelligence of
which reached Paris by telegraphic de-
spatch. The following are extracts:
Son the 4th instant, his Majesty was
attacked with an apoplectic fit, together
with epilepsy. On the 5th and 9th his
malady increased to such a degree as TO
create the greatest alarm for his life.
Amer the crisis Of the 9th his Ma.
jesty experienced no new attack till the
9th, when his malady returned with aug.
menied violence, TO which the King yield
ed, and laid down his life on the 10th, a,
six in the evening.
CAT the departure Of tho courier, the
Princess Isabella Maria, eldest, daugh-
ter Of the King, acted as Regent.
Lisbon was tranquil.
1--WE are enabled 10 state. that the lc.
CATION Of his Majesty the King Of Portu.
gal has M, despatched courier to the
Infant Don Miguel. who is At Vienna, 10