Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-14
= FOREIGN NEWS.
Ee,as Of netrs By the lat arriral from England.
ENGLAND


port of Liverpool they were crowded with
visitors. We learn from the Liverpool Com
mercial Chronicle that the consignees oil the
NApoLEoS gave q sumptuous entertainment on
board ON the l7th Of Nov. 10 about sixty gen.
tIemen, including the highly respected Ameri-
can Consul, Mr.. Maury, and many of the pin
cipal merchants Of the port. On the following
Monday, similar hospitality was displayed to
another numerous party, including crowd oil
ladies.
In-speakine of the John Jay, the Liverpool
editor Justly remarks, thai she was named alter
one Of the purest patriots Amerca can boast.
A Deoutatiop from the Canada Company
waited on Mr. Huskissson, on the goth, al the
Colonial Office, Downing street, and had an
interview with the Ri. Hon. Gentleman.
Mr. Belsham, author Of History IF England,
and other works, died lately, at the age Of IS,
sincerely respected and lamented by all who
knew him.
lis presumed to be the intention OF Govern
naenl TO Withdraw the English troops from Por-
tugal almost Immediately, as the oIderior scnd-
ing out to them fresh supply ofciohins has
been Withdrawn.
The Hop duty on the growth Of the present
wear, amounts to 244,95Sl lis sid
THAMES TuNNEL We perceive, from the
report of the proceedings al the meeting Of the
Thames Tunne Company, that the gloomy
anticipaIions entertained when The thames
burst in upon the works, are untounded: and
thai, though the undertaking Is still far from
its completion, and the Company have consi>
derable difficulties TO struggle with, there are
welr founded hopes OF ultimate success. 1t
appears that a progress OF twenty hSe i-e'
beyond the place where the accident occur
red has already been effected; ;hat The work
men are expected in a short time 10 arrive al
the highest rate OF progress that has been made
since the commencement; and that their pro-
vress is uuimpedcd by any water but tina, which
rises from filtration aud land springs, there be-
ing no access OF water in consequence Of the
late Eruption. The sam required to repair the
damage sustained from this most unfortunate
accident is comparatively small, when we re-
feet that the mischief done, was, at e'time,
thought TO be irreparable; it is i2,oool The
sum necessary to.sarry the tunnel TO Mapping
is estimated al 10000. bu; i is expected that
less will be sufficient. Tn. approaches on
each side will require about 6o,oool. more; SO
that the whole work will not be much more
than fourth part of the cost Of Waterlor>
bridge. As proof Of the interest excited by
this bold undertaking, sum of i,77o las been
raised from visitors, who are charged one shil-
ling each for admission.
FRANCE.
The elections in France were likely 10 result
urf.yorably 10 the admins ration. Return Of
244 members had been o5'sined, out OF VIII ch
number il was calculated only So were mluIS>
terisl. About $50 members were yet to Dr. re
hurped, ne ariy the whole at which must be on
The side of the ministers, in order 10 give them
a majority. A change in the ministry, and In
the policy of France, was therefore consider d
certain.
General LAFAYETTE,wa, one OF the mem.
brrs elected
The eight constitutional candidates in Paris,
were al elected by very large majori,ies, viz
Msssrs. Duponr de PEure; La6,ir; Cassmir
Perier; Benjamin CONSTANT, De Schonep; 'rer>
naux; Rover Collard; and Baron Louis.
Representative System Of France. - he French
chamber Of deputies consists # $50 members,
who are now elected at once for period Of
years. The electors in all France Gre sbou,
100000 in number, and are divided into Two
classes. The lowest class consists Of persons
naying Tin round numbers 50 dollars 10
pounds or upwards of direct taxes, and the
highest Of those paying say $50 dollars 40
pounds or upwards. The FIRST meet in what
are called The colleges of Asropdissemrn's, and
elect $50 deputies; the second class meet in
what are called colleges of departments, and
elect372 The number of the FIRST class is
bout $4,000, and of the second about 10000;
but il is 10 he obseryed.tha' the latter, (the G.
leclors paying the higher assessneni) vote IN
the colleges OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS also, and have
thus double votes. The government, Of course
BY gaining the SURFACES of these 10000 Gou-
bic votes, secures, in the hrst place, ftco:ffihs
(l72) Of the deputies directly, aud BY the iuilu-
snce which the property OF these double voters
give them, they may, probably be able 10 return
100 more in The colleges of the Arrondisse-
ments Thus The art OF managing the French
elections is reduced TO the business Of corrupt,
ing 10000 persons, very small number con-
sidsring the immense means which the gov
ernment has in its hands. This creation of an
upper class, or aristocracy of electors, was a
bold invention Of NJ Villele's, introduced in
1920, when the previous system threatened 10
return majority of opposition members. II
Ia. answered its purpose we'll, and given the