Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-29

h,, a, his seat a, Coombe Wood, where, says
the Cour, Circular, hi. lordship had been stay
inc ever since his removal from town after MS
danyerou. illness. His lordship had oeen |"
his usual state Of health for some days Previous
without any symptoms calculated to e.e"e Ap
4 ,rehension having appeared. and had oreaN
i tasted as usual on Thursday morning, "neh a
,ou, half mas, O'Clock the noble Earl was Az
,,,.pd with eopyulsions and spasms; mesSeo'
grr WAS Immediately despatched 10 'i'. jan"
ia On. Of his lordship's medical attendants
-. ,s.;d., in The neishborhood, but before
,,,.man could arrive his lordship had
$..,hsa his Ias,-about 10 o'clock. The
/ Countess of Liverpool, the Hon. Cecil JehSih-
CON (bro,her to his lordship, who has been stay
a, the residence Of his afflicted relative for
.ome time pas,) and MIR. Child, his lordshlp's
steward, were in the apartment when his lord
ship expired. His lordsbip was born on the
,7,b June, 1889. The elevation OF the Hon.
Mr. c. Jtukinson to the Peerage, upon The
death of bis brother, occasions vacancy Tor
the borough of East Grins,esd. The Office OF
lord warden Of the Cinque Ports, vacant by the
death Of the Earl Of Liverpool, is one OF the
Offices that were reformed, The salary will in
future be only $4,000 pounds year.
CATHOLIC QuEsrioN.-Among our extracts
below, our readers will find positive assertion
b, Mr.. O'Conaell, that bill has been presents
ed by Government for conceding the Catholic
claims. The learned Gentleman gives all the
details Of the measure with rather suspicious
minu,eness. The Liverpool Advertiser says,
at is devoutly to oe hoped that his Information
/, correct, but we should hav. liked 1t het,er
ifil had come from gentleman oil more eau
tion, and had moi proceeded as ht says 1t has,
through so many hands-nanely, from the MI
ns,ers 20 the bishops, from the bishops 10 their
wives, from the wives to tie daughters, from
the daughters 10 the bachelors, and from the
bachelors to Mr.. O'Conrel. AT all events the
details Of d story which has passed through so
mauy hands cannot ne implicitly relied upon"
Accounts had reached England by the Biz
minghsm, from this port, Of the election 81
Gen Jackson to the Presidency. Intelligence
had also been received there ofthe ralhcs ion
Of the trearv be ,ween Buenos Ayres and Brazil
There had been very heavy gales in the chan
mel which were destructive 10 vesse Is and lives,
We are happy TO state that there were only
one or two American vessels among the num-
ber A vessel arrived at Mngate on the Sd OF
December, which reported having seen YES
sci, apparently American, ashore in South
Point.
Accounts had been received 1t an order Of
the French Government to prohibit the expor-
,s,ion Of corn; but il is not known whether the
order refers to the whole kingdom, or only TO
ore Of those districts into which France is di>
vided for agricultural and commercial purpos>
Is. lit should include the whole kingdom, Ii
is evidently strong indication OF alarm con-
corning the deficiency Of the stock Of grain
In Paris bread had attained very high price,
namelv franc, or lod sterling, For the Alb
loaf; md the government had, In consequence,
brought into consumption supply OF corn
from the public sranaries, SO as 10 reduce the
- loaf to 81, for the poor. About 10000 in
ulriQudIS, or One-ltn'n OF tue pOpuidtiou VI VIC
capit-l, re-e receiving the benefit OF this cha
ritahle reduction.
Account. from Toulon state, that General
Maison considered the further stay Of the
French troops in the Morea unnecessary, and
advised their recall His reasons are said to
have convinced the government, who immedi'
a,ely caused all Preparations for supplying the
wants of the army 10 be suspended, and sen:
orders for its return. IL these advices are 10
be credited to their full extent the first division
Of troops from the Morea would re-enter Tou-
Ion a: the close Of December. French garri-
sons, however, would be left in the Messenian
for,resse>, but not to later period than next
April
Blockade of Tangiers By The British.-The
blockade of raueiers BY his Majesty's Ships
OIes,es and Meteor is confirmed. The cause
! Of this mr. asure is thus explained: The English
consul had demanded sum Of money 1--WE be.
lieve about 1000 dollars) for he detention Of
two English merchant vessels; this the Dey re-
fused 20 pay, aud threatened the English consul
with vengeance. The latter acquainted the
commanders Of the English ships Of war with