Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-03-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
[London and Paris papers to Feb 9 have been
ceived at Boston1

London and Paris papers to Feb. have been re,
ceiyed at Boston.]
The following is the arrangement of the
British Cabinet as officially announced in
the Gazette.-Lord Bathurst, Presidem
of the Council, in place of the Duke Of
Portland Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Chan
cellor Lord Ellenborough;~ Lord of the
privy seal, in place of the Earl of Carlisle;
the Duke of Wellington, First Lord d
the Treasury, in place of Viscount Gods
rich; the Hon. Henry Goulburn, Char
cellor Of the Exchequer, in place of Nj
Herries Lord Beresford, Master of Thu
Ordnance; Mr.. Peel, Secretary of Star
for the Home Department, in place ofh
Marquis of Lansdowne Mr.. Huskissq
Secretary of State for the Colonies; E
Dudley, Secretary of State for Forelg
Affairs; Lord Melville, President of the {
Board of Control, in place of Mr.. c
Wynn: Mr.. c.. Grant. President of thu {
Board of Trade, and Treasurer OF he
Navy; the Earl of Aberdeen, ChanceIa
of the Duchy of Lancaster, in place
Lord Bexley; Mr.. Herries, Master Of The .
Mint, in place of Mr.. Tierney; and LOa
Palmerston, Secretary of War.
The Duke of Wellington having ae
cepted the post of First Lord Of the Tra
sury and Prime Minister, has resigned th
command of the army. The duties Of th
office are to be performed by commir
sion, to consist of Lord Beresford, 81
George Murray, and Sir Herbert Tayla
Sir Charles Wetherell is to take the pod
of Attorney General.
The session of Parliament opened on th
29th of January, by commissioners in
name of the king, one of whom pronounce
the following speech:
NY Lords and Gentlemen-His Males
has directed us to inform you that he cont
ues to receive from all foreign princes
assurances of their desire to maintain frieS
ly relations with this country, and that
principal powers of Europe partake in
lively wish of his Majesty to preserve Cd
intelligence upon all points which tenl
the preservation of peace.
His Majesty has for some time regarA
with great solicitude the affairs in theses
There has existed for several years "a cu
fiict between the Ottoman Porte and the d
habitants of the Greek islands and proG
ces; this conflict has been attended on b
sides with excuses revolving to human
The rights of neutral nations and the la
which regulate the intercourse betwe
civilized communities have been on nj /
occasions violated, and the peaceable ca
merce of his Majesty's subjects exposed
frequent interruptions and depredations
often aggravated by acts Of violence AMI
trocity. His Majesty has felt the most
found solicitude to put an end to the cal
tiles and remove the dangers INSOFAR
from the hostilities which form the only
ception to the general tranquility Of Euro
Having been warmly entreated by the Gre
to interpose his good offices with a view
bring about reconciliation between b
and the Ottoman Porte, His Majesty
concerted measures for this purpose,
with the Emperor of Russia and subsequs
ly with the King of France.
His Majesty has ordered to be laid bell
you copies of a protocol signed at st. Pet
burgh by the Plenipotentiaries of His
jesty and the Emperor of Russia, on the
of April, 1926, also of the treaty concg
between His Majesty and the Courts Of
Thuilleries and st. Petersburgh on thsI
of July, 1927.
In the course Of the measures adeptsi
execute the objectof the treaty, coils
altogether unexpected to his. Majesty
taken place between the fleets of the
tracing powers and that, of the Otds
Porte. Notwithstanding the bravery
played by the combined feet, his Mae
regrets most deeply. that this conflict occ
red with the naval force of an ancient