The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-04-08
.N,em York, .4prn 6, 1880


FRoM ESoLAND.-By the ship Helen, Capt
Cobb, we have received Liverpool dates to
Feb 25th.
Considerable Stir took place in the Greek
bonds on the 22nd, resulting from the now IL.
Universally admitted fact that Prince Leopold
is to be the new sovereign of Greece. The
best price Of the bonds that day was 1O1. The
London Courier speaks of Leopold's appoint
ment ''as 4 fact within its knowledge" and
says that the arrangements are defnitively
completed and ratified. He is to have the H..
tie, 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 a marked Improvement,
and very large shipments have been made, for
London and Manchester The stuff trade at
Leeds, it is said, is as bad as ever.
LoSpos, Feb. 22d, Evening This day a
most numerous meeting was held in the r..
gyptian.hal, Mansion house, Of tho mer.
chants, sbipowners, manufacturers, and ira.
ders Of the City of London, to take into con.
sderation the present distress pervadng the
commercial and agricultural interests.
Lord Mayor in the chair. The meeting was
addressed by Messrs. Legg, Whitney, Young
and Richardson; and Aldermen Thompson,
Wood, Waithman, &c and series ofresolu-
tions adopted, descriptive of the general dis
tress, TO be presented 10 Parliament Mr..
Hunt moved a resolution in addition, which
was unanimously adopted, which stated, that
the distress was 10 be attributed TO the long,
bloody, aud extravagant war, waged and car
-ied on ag ainst the liberties of the people of
America and France, during the reign Of
George the Third, which war was, it is true,
ii ii ,hat, h., La -
iiy Of a self.elected House Of Commons and
that these distresses will never be relieved ill
there is a real, effcctual, and radical reform
in the Commons House Of Parliament.
Same day, in the House Of Commons, Mr.
r. Grant presented a petition from 957 per.
sons Of the Jewish persuasion, being British
born subjects, praying for the removal ofthe
civil disabilities effecting them. The number
Of Jews in England is said to be 10000.
The house then resolved itself into a com.
mittee Of supply. On the question that g.
Ol5,3 1881 be allowed for the land forces, Col.
onel Davis said he did not rise TO oppose the
motion, because he believed il to be useless 10
oppose the extravagance of ministers: he
should merely protest against their present
course of extravagance. Sir IL. Parnell con-
tended that there might be reduction Of 5000
troops In the Mediterranean and 1onian Isles.
Mr.. Hume addressed the house al considera.
bic length, and contnnded that Is the pay Of
the troops had, in ls06, boen raised on &c.
count Of high price ofprovisions, should now
oe reduced in the same ratio. A reduction
from l3 to lid would be saving TO the coun.
Try of 100000
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 24.-On the restriction
Of the new kingdom Of Greece within the
now prescribed limits, and the conduct Of
ministers respecting Portugal, the Admin.
isiration has advanced some steps by its
explanations If Greece is to be restrict.
eG, compensation for that, they tell Us, to
De afforded from other circumstances, so
that, upon the whole, the new state is to be
the gamer. Then. Ito Portugal, although
Don Miguel is 10 be acknowledged as de