Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-03-04
LATEST FROM FRANCE.

LATEST FROM FRANCE.
The packe, ship Howard, Capt. Hol
drege, arrived a, New-York, on the %
February, from Havre, after boiste.
rous passage and several days detention
on the coast by the late severe weather
Our papers, says the Commercial, have
no, yet been received, and we have there
fore made up our summary Of news
from the morning papers. The lates
Paris date is of December 90. The
mos, prominent item of political intelli-
gencc, is the death OF the Emperor Alex
ander, who is said to have died at Tagan-
vock, early in December, after lew
days illness. The intelligence reached
Paris on the l7Ih, by Geographic des-
patch. His death was said to have been
occasioned by sore leg which terminal
ed in St. Anlhony's fire. The Emperor
having no issue, the Grand Duke Con-
s'anline, now Viceroy OF Poland, sue
ceeds 10 the throne OF Russia. Alexan
der was born Dec. 22d, l777. The
Grand Duke was born May 10, 1879.
The intelligence OF this event occasion.
ed a decline of Q to per cent. in the
French Stock. The character of the
Grand Duke has never been represent
ed in favorable light. His temper is
despotic, and his disposition cruel.
The commercial Intelligence from
England, is not of an encouraging ma.
ture. Heavy failures continue and the
gloom thickens. We hope the shock
is past in our own country.
The Havre market was dull, and pri-
ces were lower Than at previous dates
The sales of American Cotton from the
lst TO the 5th OF Dec. consisted of l949
bales Of uplands, at 22a to % sous; 228
do new crop, 500; no New-Orleans,
90 to "a, and 500 AIabamas, 244 to 80.
The sock remaining un hand Of all kinds,
was only $500 bales. Ashes declining,
last sales at Al so. Coffee was gradual
ly falling.
The Egyptian squadron, consisting of
l3 frigates, IA corvettes, % briggs, 10
schooners, and IS transports, Zone of
which was an American, and Z EneIishl
is said to have arrived at Nsvarino on
the 5th Of November, and had complel-
ed The landing of the troops on the 9th.
4 osrt OF them were to march ,mmedi-
a.oy 10 reinforce Ibrahim Pacha at Tri-
politza; and another corps was to pro-
coed to Missoonghi.
The papers are principally filled with
details of the commercial distress in Eng
land, which it appears had greatly in
creased. Seven or eight extensive Bank
ing houses in London, had been under
the necessity of suspending paym eD,,
and the alarm and inconvenience among
individuals was beyond all calculation
bills were returned from every quarter,
and the accepiers and endorsers were
equally incompetent to meet them.
Among the banking houses failed, we
find the names Of Pole and Co. Williams,
Burgess and Williams-Sir Claude
Scott, Williams s. Co-Everett, Walk
er, Maliby & Co-S'kes, Smith & Co.
Shelby and Oliphan,-and Sterling
& Hodsoll.
Several Of these were agents Of nu-
merous country banks, which in turn
had been obliged in several instance to
stop payment, and this had produced
such terment in the country, that it has
been necessary at some places to call out
the militia to aid in preserving the peace.
The bank had raised the rate Of dis
count from four to five per cent. and had
discounted to the amour. of nearly a
million day for several days-yet the
demand was undated, and the difficulty
Of raising money continued without ex-
ample.
A meeting Of the principal merchants
OF London, was held al the Mansion, on
the 18Th, and resolutions were adopted
on this subject, which it is expected
would allay the panic, but it seems by the
stock exchange report OF the succeeding
day, that the money market was grow
ing worse.
DEATH OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER.
The following telegraphic despatch
was transmitted from Strasbourg to Pa
ris on Saturday afternoon:
"The French Minister at Berlin to the
President oil the Council: