The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-02-24
FOREIGN NEWS.

FOREIGN NEWS.
London papers to the 18th January have
been received in N. York. A few extracts
follow.
GREAT BRITAIN. There are various ru-
mors of changes in the Ministry. A London
correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury
says there is little doubt of Mr.. Vesey
Fitzgerald's intention of retiring from office,
and that it is probable Mr.. Herries will
succeed him. 1t is also said Mr.. Huskisson
is talked of as coming again into the Minis
try. Mr.. Vesey Fitzgerald retires from
office in consequence of i'll health. The
same paper adds :-"The Duke of yelling
ton, it is said, in order to propitiate certain
parties, has induced Mr.. Peel and Mr..
Goulburn to retire. Mr.. Dawson it is like
wise stated, will be removed. The London
Standard says The whole conversation
at the Government Offices to-day is the
rumored resignation of Mr.. Peel and Mr..
Goulburn, both of which are said to have been
accepted.
From the London Star of Jan. live
find that the King, so Far from being in the
state of health described by the Court Cir
culars, was bled several times last week,
and lost fifty ounces Of blood before the
inflammation could be subdued, which--we
rejoice to add-it was, completely. On the
other hand, the Windsor Express says
The severity of the weather prevents his
Majesty from enjoying his usual airing he
continues to enjoy good health, and regular
ly dimes with his suite Z o'clock.
The Brighton Gazettesays We under
OF I'll Il Il he
the Premier and an Illlstrous Parsonage
on the subject of the affairs of Portugal.
The desire of the Noble Duke to recognise
the regal authority of Miguel is said to be
opposed in the highest quarter, in conse-
quence of a feeling that tn, conduct of Don
Miguel has been directly insulting to the
Sovereign of this country, nasmuch as he
has broken engagements winch he person
ally made when Hospitality entertained at
Windsor.
Messrs. Richard aud John Lander, the
young men who are engaged by the British
Government to explore the course of the
long sought and ng-talked of Niger, and
trace that mysterious river % its termina-
ton, arrived at Portsmouth, from the me-
tropolis, yesterday, to embark on hoard the
| Alert, merchant brig, for the western coast
of Africa. Mr.. Richard Lanler is the only
survivor of all the missions Of discovery of
late years in Africa.
Portsmouth paper.
| On Friday, the 9Th January, fire broke
out at Shee1ness, which was not got under
until fifty houses had been destroyed. The
fire was not subdued till Sunday night.
Fortunately no lives were lost. The dam
an Ic eli l,,,f !,
est part of the property was insured.
| Robbery Of the Mint. A robbery of the
Mint, to the amount of 1904 blanks pre-
pared for sovereigns, has been committed
by person named George Keith, person
who had been employed for 90 years in that
establishment. He has absconded leaving
wife and seven children. A similar dep
relation was committed al the Mint about
30 years ago, by soldier named Turnbull,
WIG wss eaxsGGpted for the nfffggsafa ent OF the
Royal Academy, died suddenly in London,
on the 9TH ult., in his 59th year.
Letters from Whitby state, that one of
the greatest storms within the memory of
man, was experienced there on the 9th of
January. Several dwellings and the Gus
tom house were washed away, and in an
adjoining fishing town twenty houses have
been destroyed.
The American Minister had long con-
ference with the Duke of Wellington at
the Treasury, on the 18th of January
London, Jan. IA. The snow in several
places on the Dover road, exceeds five feet
in depth. The severity of the season con-
tinues standing topic for comment in let
ters and newspapers from almost every part
of Europe.
PORTUGAL. The natural inference from
the following paragraph in the London Cou-
rier, is, that the British Ministry, feels
some disposition to acknowledge the gov
eminent of Don Miguel -" We are far
from advocating precipitation in a case of
much intricacy and difficulty; but we have
no hesitation in delivering an opinion, that
an important advance will be made towards
the re-establishment of things on something
like stable and Ineligible footing, when
ever it can he ascertaned that Portugal
has pronounced her own decision as to her
internal administration, in a way that can
not be misconstrued or mistaken"
But tue London Globe publishes a letter
from Lisbon dated Dec. "a, in which it is
stated that the spirit of dissatisfaction and
insubordination in the army had become
so strong that the troops on their return,
daily to their barracks from duty, were de-
prived of their arms, lest during the night
they should desert with them or Join the
Constltutionalists in an attack upon the
Government. II this account be correct,
a proper demonstration on the part of the
friends of the young Queen of Portugal will
have the effect of putting an end to the
usurpation.
Other letters from Lisbon, to Doth Dec,
communicate great variety of occurrences
stamped with the usual characters of cruel
ty and absurdity which have hitherto distin-
guished the acts Of Don Miguel and his min
listers. The government and court of Lis
bon have contrived to render violence and
atrocity monotonous, and TO deaden our
sympathies by the very excess of the stimu-
lants which awaken them. IKE nrisons are