Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-15


and towns Of the United Kingdom. The sigma
lures consisted of the names of 255 banking firms,
SO joiat stock banking companies, and 500 indi-
vduai bankers-bcing in all III signatures
this shows beyond all question, how decidedly the
bankers in general throughout the nation are con-
WINGED of the ineflicacy of the existing law, and
how much they hold in adherence those periodi-
cal sacrifices of human life, which under the pre-
tence of especially protecting their property, ex-
| hibit only the sad spectacle OF human blood un-
proftably shed! Mr.. Brough ham stated, on the
calculation OF 81 as the average number OF men,
! bers composing firm, the whole OF those engag
! ed in banking who signed, either themselves or
! BY individuals of the firms with which they were
connected. were upwards of 1000. He said there
| had been already i45 petitions or the same sub
! iect presented by mixed bodies Of bankers, mer-
tchaats. clergynen, Magistrates, members OF the
learned professions, and others, and there were
for presentation that night as many as would make
200 more petitions.
! In the Common Council of LONDON, on the pre-
vious evening, but one solitary vote had been Civ
en- against this petition. The ministry seem how
ever to have made ii a party question. MIR Peel
assigned as principal reason tor opposing the
measure, the extreme difficulty OF cuforcins sec
ondary punishments ON rich and educated offend
crs, whose cases would excite sympathy If they
were seen working in chains or transported
On the 18th of MAY, Mr.. O'Connell brought
forward his motion for reform Of Parliament.
and on the question of considering the same, the
ayes were only Is. This motion was for thorough
reform. Lord John Russell proposed a much
more moderate project. Upon taking the qucs-
ton on Mr. O'Connel's motion the votes were
ayes IS. noes 5l9--maority against him 3C6-
on Lord John Russeli's motion it stood ayes III,
aces 205--majority 96.
The George " steamer, under the command
Of Lieutenant. has been ordered to proceed to
Algicrs 10 watch the French squadron.
A London paper of the 5lst Of May, states that
another caucus had been held at the Thatched
House Tavern. at which Mr.. OiCOnnell proposed
resolution to oppose the Wellington admInistga-
ton. bot it was rejected.
Miss Patton has qiarreied with her husband,
Lord Lenox. and has left him.
SOVEREIGNTY OF GREECG.-This subject vas
bgoIsht before the House O! Lords on tAe 24;h
Nay. The earl Or Aberdeen expained.,hat new
"a hculties had been raised since he had SAID that
ne points to be arranged were not important
:hereaoons assigned by the Prince will DE thought
sufficiently conclusive BY the lovers Of freedom
aud Of Greece N this country. But the papers
which supper. the WelIingtOn administration are
load in ,icir censure. and assign far different
reasons for the Princes having changed his
i'hey intimate ;hat. shoad the Duke Of Clarence
die Leopold looks TO belonging to the regency as
unce of the heir presumptive.
RESIGNATION OF PRINCE LEOPOLD.
I.oNDoN, Nav u. 1880.
The undersigned, after the most mature cousi-
deration, is unable to withdraw the opinion which
he communicated to tho p!enipo,entiares, il his
note Of the 15th. lie cannot adpit that the an
swer of the President of Greece to he Residents
contains full and entire adhesion to the Proto-
col. La his judi gnent, it announces forced sub
mission to tie will Of the Allied Powers, aud
even that forced submission Is accompanied by
reservations Of the highest Importance.
The President distiactlyinfnrms the Residents
that The Provisional Government, according to
the DEGREES of the Council of Argos, has no pow
er to convey the assent of the Greek nati0n.-
That it is we'll known to the Z sdents. who were
present, that the decree in question declares that
no arrangements entered into nv the Provisional
Government with the Allied Powers shall be bind
ing upon the Greek nation ill they are acknow-
ledged and confirmed by its Representatives.
That if the Representatives were called tuyether
thew would disobey the instructions of their con-
sttlents If they agreed to the propositions Of the
Allied Powers. Bat the last part of the. Prc7i
dents note bears still more strongly on the views
Of the case, which the undersi sned is compelled
to entertain; for the Presiden, says. lhat with
gard tn the substance of the arrangement the Gov
eminent reserves to Itself he power of submitting
to the Prince, with the copy of the note, such OBJ
scrvaiions as they cannot conceal from him, with
ont bctyaying their trust towards Greece and the
Prince.
Here the undersigned feels it right to correct
mistake which might arise from the wording Of
the Presidents letter of the 9th Of April.
The undersigned never gave the President rca-
son to believe that he was likely to adopt the Greek
religion. Thus are officially connected with the
answer of the Provisional Government to the resi-
denis, those observations and details of facts
which the undersigned forwarded to the Plenipo-
tentiares on the 18th. They are most impor-
tant, as announcing the opinions entertained by
the Greek Senate as to the provisions of the Pro-
toco. and their spirit and tendency is not for a
moment to be mistaken or their consequence dis
regarded. The President expressly states, that
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