Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-22

act under the Do.nt command OF such old antag
% Lord Grey add Lord Eldon' And yet. it is cont
IDENTIFY asserted. that there to b. last evening at
the Marquis Of Lansd0wnc's, meeting Of these an
Gent pocalfoemcn, and that all other distinguish
ed utras OF every side 10 be present 10 aid in the
organization Of formidable and efficient opposition
aud TO arrange the materials ola Cabinet
into power with the new SoycTcign.
On Thursday night Lords Holland and Landsown ne
endeavoured 10 extort from the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, confession Of the real motive the part of
Russia for abandoning claim of million of ducats
from Turkeyand the part ofthe allies for narrow
ing the boundaries of Greece after having once fixed
them from Arta TO Volo. Lord Aberdeen evaded the
questions entirely but we very clearly from the
memorandum Of the British plenipotentiary annexed
to the protocol Of the ED March, 1893 that the Br
tish Cove rnment, from the first to grant
ing large andeasy defensbe territory the Greeks:
that the proposed boundary from Arta volo was
only acccded to. at the conference by the British Min
ister, upon tho express condition that it should not
be considered as the utmatum the allies las France
and Russia desired and also know that the 4th
Of lay 1929, that boundary was given up, and that
Russia also diminished her claims by one million of
ducats. There was probably some little made
use cf ut London, and equal q.iantity of finesse
practised at Constantnople, to effect the desirable
purpose of preserving much possible the power
ana resources OF our 'anclent ally" The whole
history OF the transaction well known the Prince
OF Sake Coburg, but as he cannot expose it without
quasi breach Of confidence the new opposition are
DESTROYS of making the Minister furnish material for
convincing himself of misunderstanding the true poll
cy VI TIE country
PETERSBURG. July 81.
ISUITlNG THE ACTION TO THE WORD
On the 2sih last month, scarcely three weeks ago)
the citizens OF Petersbu in town meeting, authori-
zed the Common Hail. to subscribe 5000 900 tow ards
the stock of the Rail Road contemplated to be con
structei between this place and the Roanoke river.
ms subscription, greut it is, authorised with
out Dissenting voice. aDdfurnished gratifying proof
OF the determination Of citizens to like men,
who knew and Justly appreciated the Importance of
the work contemplated But the Town subscription
was not OF itself sufficient to meet the emergency Of
tho occasion, 100000 were wanted, and this
sum was to be raised by individual subscriptions
Books Tor that purpose were opened Saturday
fortnight, and i'll the short spuce of sixteen days
STAT 900 have been subscribed and what is equally
honorable TO citizens. the first nsta nent was
paid on Saturday last, with alacrty which excited
the highest qualification
we have not words 10 utter our sincere oy at the
prospect before us We always believed that Pc
tersburg possessed Interchangeable nDdcr any ind
every difficulty Her conduct this Instance, or ra-
Their the conduct o her citizens has deInons ed the
fact aud places her character and ha, of her ctizens
IN light which can1ot but be cXtolled. even BY her
enemies, if she has any.