The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-05-13
FOREIGN NEWS.

FOREIGN NEWS.
! London papers to the 3lst of March have
been received in New York. They contain but
little news. few abstracts are annexed.
The Catholic Relief Bill was taken up,
on the third reading, in the House of Com
mons on the Both, and after long and
warm debate was passed by vote Of 800
to 142-maj ority l7S, and sent to the House
Of Lords for concurrence. When the ques-
ton was put for sending the bill up, there
was very loud and general cheering. Sew
eral members approached Mr.. Peel, with
whom they shook hands, and offered him
their congratulations.
The Irish Forty Shilling Freeholder's
| Disfranchisement Bill was also read third
time and passed.
The London Courier, of March 80, says,
the most perfect harmony continues to exist
between the three Powers, France, Eng
( land and Russia.)
! The private letters from st. Petersburg
are of very warlke description. A great
addition of cavalry is to he added to the
Russian armies, and vast quantity of new
accoutrements have been sent to head
quarters; line ofbattle ship has been sent
from Toulon to Naples, to be under the
orders OF Count Gulleminot, by which it is
supposed he is to proceed to CONSTANT
nople.
The London Courier admits that the
Catholic Emancipation Bill will be carried
IN the House of Lords by so majority. Min
listers count upon majority of 20, including
lO or II bishops. The second reading Of
! the bill in the House of Lords, the Courier
supposed might be fixed for April 6-the
Committee on the 9th-the Report on the
10th; and the third reading on the 18th !;
! in which case the Royal Assent will
be given before the adjournment for the
Easter Holidays.
I On the 23d OF March, minister of con-
gregation in a country parish to the south
ward OF Edinburgh, was most wantonly in
terrupted in his avocations. In the course
of his sermon the minister stated that the
admission of the Catholic subjects of this
empire to their civil rights would have a
tendency rather TO lessen than increase the
number of the adherants of the Church of
Rome. On hearing this, a man rose, and,
being joined by some others, they turned
their pastor forcibly out of the church. 1t
is said that the ringleader and some of his
associates in this gross outrage on all de-
cency. law and religion, were forthwith ap-
pretended.
Upwards of 10000 poor were gratuitous-
ly vaccinated the last year, within the
London bills of mortality,and not one death!
The small pox was fatal in the same period
to 500, or one in three, when taken naturally.
| 1t is currently stated that the Young
Queen of Portugal is going back to Brazil,
to her father.
The accounts from Smyrna are to the
2lst Of February. Interviews continued to
take place between M. Jaubert and the
Refs Efendi but they were undressing,
and would continue so, till the return Of
the answer from London and Paris. Mean
time the preparations continued.
Troops were daily arriving from Asia, and
great quantities of cannon and ammunition
were embarked and sent to Rodosto, to
fortify several points on the Sea of Marmo-
ra; and on the side of Adrianople, corn was
daily becoming more scarce and very dear.
The Porte had however taken measures,
by which it was expected to relieve this
scarcity.
Advices from Egina announce that two
Russian ships of the line and two frigates
had gone to cruise off Gambia, Rhodes and
Alexandria, to intercept all conveys from
Egypt.
According to a German paper of March
2lst, Sir F. Adam, the Lord High
Commissioner of the Ionian Islands had
gone to JOANNA to visit the new Grand
Vizier, Redschid Pacha, before his depart
ure for the Danube, TO put himself at the
head of the Ottoman armies. His visit was
supposed TO be connected with the project
ed arrangements respecting Greece.