The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-04-10
NEw-YoRK, ArRIL 6, 1880.

From ExGLAND.-By the ship Helen
Capt Cobb, we have received Liverpool
dates to Feb. Goth.
Considerable stir took place in the
Greek bonds OH the 22nd, resulting from
the now universally admitted fact that
Prince Leopold is to be the new sover-
cign of Greece. The best price Of tho
bonds that day was 40 l-2. The London
Courier speaks of Lcopold's appointment
Gas fact within its knowledge" and
says that the arrangements are definitive-
ly completed and ratified. He is to have
the title, it is said, of Sovereign Prince.
The general state of trade throughout
the country continued improving. The
Dublin Morning Register says, The
linen trade has lately experienced mark
cd improvement, and very large shipments
have been made, for London and Man
ster." The stuff trade at Leeds, it is
said, is as bad as ever.
LoNDoN, Feb. god, Evening.-This day
n most numerous meeting was held In tho
Egypuan HarI, N1ansIon house, cfthe mer-
chants, shipowncrs, manufactures, and
traders Ofthe City of London, to take in
to consideration the present distress per-
vading the commercial and agricultural
Lord Mayor in the chair.
The meeting was addressed by Messrs.
Legg, Whitney, Young and Richardson;
and Aldermen Thompson, Wood, Waith-
man, &c. and a series ofrcsolutions adopt
cd, descriptive ofthe general distress, to
be presented to Parliament. Mr.. Hunt
moved resolution in addition, which was
unanimously adopted, which stated, that
the distress was to be attributed to the
long, bloody, and dextravagant war, %aged
and carried Oh against the liberties of the
people, f America and France, during the
reign of George the Third, which war was,
it is true, sanctioned and abctted by
very large majority ofa selfelectcd House
of Commons; aud that these distresscs will
never be relieved till there is a real, effect
ual, and radical reform in the Commons
House of Parliament.
Same day, in the House of Commons,
Mr.. r. Grant presented a petition from
957 persons ofthe Jewish persuasion, be-
ing British born subjects, praying for the
removal ofcivil disabilities ef1ecting them
The number of Jews in England is said
to be 10000.
The house then resolved itself into
committee Of supply. On the question
hat f3, OLE, 1893 be allowed for the land
orces, Colonel Davis said he did not rise
to oppose the motion, because he believed
/ to be useless to oppose the cxtravagancc
IF minister's: he should merely protest a
gainst their present course Of extrava-
yance. Sir II. Parnell contcnded that
here might be reduction of 5000 troops
in the Mediterranean and 1onian Isles
Mr.. Hume addressed. the house at consid-
asablc length, and contended that as the
pay Of the troops had, in 1906, been rails
cd OH account Of high price Of provisions,
should now be reduced in the same ratio.
reduction from 13 to lid would be a
saving to the country Of fl40,0C0.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 24.-On the restrict
on ofthe new kingdom Of Greece within
he now prescribed limits, and the con-
luct administers respecting Portugal, the
has advanced some steps
~ its explanations. If Greece is to be
restricted, compensation for that, they tell
Is, to be afforded from other circumstan-
,es, SO that, upon the whole, the new
tate is to be the gamer. Then, ss to
Portugal, although Don Miguel is to be
acknowledged as dstacior King, yet he is
ated soundly by Lord Aberdeen, and
,alled "cruel, treacherous and perjured,"
which, to be sure, is some compensation
or being obliged TO shake hands with him,