Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-04-14
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arrival, London papers to the Do Dy q,
month, inclusive, have been rec; - q q
The paper Of Saturday, Feb - "
tains the general statement m,5. O.
Chancellor ofthe Exchequer to ,5a y
of Commons, on the 18Th. Of ,ba uo'S
ton which Ministers istead 10 mai. ''-''
expenditure of the country and of' b
sequent amount Of taxation which 80
expected to be reunited A Bos,or' .
furnishes the following summary n,
the proceedings: "'
"The total sum is about ono ..,,
three hundred thousand pounds AL
is made up by savings IN all ,be ~.
ments ofthe state. The discus,iorD \.
subject was animated, the oneostos
tending that the retrencbmen.s us..
small. An Amendment was oFs,cI d..
the army estimates should be merel, -,
for three months; which was rciec,sl
majority Of ~, 20 to % Ano.b,,
mendment to decrease the army s,t-.
from 81. 6l5 men, by the reduction otS,s
men, was ncgatived l67 to57. bh.t
bate, the opposition stated that he h..
kept up in the Canadas was murt !.
large; and that if the Colonial goye,,r@
was well administered, the colo r,yi
depend on the militia for ample protect,
They called upon Ministers to look n,L
United States, where the whole sonl,,
army did not exceed 5000 men, scatter.
over an extent Of country equal in So,
nearly the whole of Europe; and wbee p,
lance was placed, in case ofnece,sIr. q
we'll organized and disciplined ml.n
In answer, the Secretary of War ren,5
ed that-yery little reliance could be pltg
in Colonial militia, and that the force al.
ed for Canada, was the same a. voted ,
1894, Notwithstanding the importance (
the country had been greatly increased
Mr.. Secretary Peel had introduced a,
propositions; one TO abolish all icesheree
fore payable by persons on their acQah.
or other discharge from any cunuI
charge; the other for an improvement, /.
the administration of the laws; and N,
Grant had given notice Of his intention o
bring in a bill tor the removal O(Ae civil
disabilities of the Jews"
The measures by which Mr.. Peel IS Co.
deavorlog to improve the criminal, con
mon, and ecclesiastical law ofthe country
it IS said, will confer a more pemansi
reputation on their author, than be coit
derive from the eyer-yarylng politics d
the day. Three commissions are ro'
sittlng-ane for the investigation Of hi
practice 10 the superior courts Of comna
law; another for that Of the state othehs
respecting real property; and the third %
the amendment and completion OF ihe q.
cIesIastical law. The papers contain n-
ny we'll written essays on tbe subject
church reform.
The following semi.official parags7'
respecting the future Governor ol Gf.s'
we find in the Liverpool COunef o'Ed
9th.
"As much contrarioty Of opinion IS
the future destiny Of Greece conaaa"
prevail, we think It proper to state, al
fact within our cwn knowledge, th.l %
arrangements on that subject aie dehna
ly completed and ratified. Tue slPra
power is to be vested in the hands oil fn'
Leopold, with the tito, We believe, oio'
erelgn Prince
FRANCE.-Paris papers Of feO. Z
contain a variety of details respecting
expedition against Algiers. AL the p
parations ordered by government Al 10
lon, are punctually executed. una
on leave of absence, had been Tec'.'
and new levy of sailors had been pa
all along the southern coast. j. wa.
known who was 10 command The Nav
force. Arrangements had been naoe
receive 10000 men, and TO quarter y.
from MarseiIles to Antilles. The ma.s'
of the engineering department was y
organized at Lyons. 1t continues y
affirmed, that tho Pacha OF bgyF. =
furnish a great part of the land l9,''
Dispatches had been sent to Alexaodis-,
request the Pacha to furnish body Oh
I 900 cavalry, and to place It Uoda
command Of his son lbrahlm.
Census If ls3O.-The bill ghic ,, 4
vides for taking the census OF The Ul'
States during the present year. 60 %.
the signature Of the President, Marco :
having previously passed both hO''. :
Congress. The enumeration Is ~ =
mence on the first day Of June, aad Y
completed in six months at farlhesi, =. !,
ing from thai date. Il is PROVIDED v !
law, that the number ofwhlte mals' " y.
five years shall be specified; OF Shl'' II
and females Distinguishing TIE =. = y
tween five and ten years. ten aiO -