Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-04-28

The question of dissolution OF Parliament
seems quite unsettled. The Courier says it will
not take place, unless on the third reading OF the
Reform Bill, it should be rejected. 1t 1t should
pass by a small majority. it will be carried to
the Lords, and if rejected there, Parliament VIII
then be dissolved Immediately.
The Times urges that il Ministers are not sure
of large majority in the House OF Commons; IN
the Committee and on the third reading, they
ought to dissolve at once, because feeble ma
iority in thdDlowcr House might encourage the
,or,is to reject the measure-a result, for time,
more embarrassing perhaps than any other de-
ieat."
IRELAND.
The bill to amend the representation IN Ire
land was brought in by MIR. Stanley on The IAN
March. Its provisions are substantially as had
been already mentioned After considerable dis
cussion il was read first time, and ordered 10
second reading on the 18th April. 1t adds only
Eve to the number Of members Returned from Ire
aud. .~
The famine in many pariSof Ireland was dis
tress,ug. ic meeting was held IN London
on the 24tha wnlc h II lord Mayor presided, to
devise tempSPtay means of relief a staiemeu, con-
tanning extracts from letters was distributed in
The roOAs from which it appeared that the distress
was most appaing-severalp persons had a'ed from
starvation, and at that present time, III the slS
parishes Of Westport alone, there were ol'9o4
persons wholly without food.
Glare Election. The election of member to
represent the County of Clare, in the room OF
MIR. O'Gorman Mahon, terminated in the return
of Mr.. Maurice O'Connel, the son of the mem
BERT Waterford. lie was opposed by Sir f.
O'Brien. The numbers at the hnal close OF the
poll were for Mr.. O'Conncll, 52j; for Sir T.. w.
Brien, IL; majority, l48
On the second day of the Election Mr.. WIN.
" Mahon, brother TO O'Gorman. fought duel
with VIM. S. O'Briem. NJ. p. After the fl,st lire
reconciliation was effected.
FRANCE.
The extracts which will be found below from
the proceedings of the sittings of the Chamber OF
Deputies on the 2S,h and 29th, deyelope all which
has been officially made known OF the intentions
of the French Ministry as to war with Austria.
The speech of the President OF the Council, Gas
imir Perrier on applying for new credit OF one
hundred millions, was considered warlike; but the
Gazette of France observes
1t did not escape recollection that NJ. Lattte
had recourse to speeches Of very threatening ma
ture, whenever he found it necessary to ask Tor
extraordinary credits.
The Journal DIES Debats contains the following:
AS soon as NJ. Cassimir Perrier returned to
his seat, he was surrounded by large group OF
Deputies. 1t is said that NJ. Mansuin, who was
amongst the number, asked Nj. Perf'er whether
it was true that 5000 men Of the Confedera-
ton of the Rhine were now marching against Lux
embourg. The President of the Council.it Is ad-
ded, remarked that France was preparing to sup
port, under all circumstances, her pretensons ell
Their in the north or south"
The following extracts from the Journal des
npl,atS NAV he rewarded nc official:
1.-The Austiians entered Bologna on the Goth.
s. The Provisional Government and the ttal-
ian Patriots always intended to retire at the ap-
proach of the enemy, for the purpose of not ex-
posing an open city to the horrors of war.
"All who were capable of bearing arms retr-
ed to the Apprentices, the passes OF which could
be easily made the seat of desperate resistance.
1T appears that the entrance of the Austrians
had been determined bv the enterprise OF the pa
triots, who, according toa letter from Vienna,
had attempted on the 9th an attack upon Rome,
from which they were repulsed.
1--WE are assured that a diplomatic note has
been addressed to the Austrian. Cabinet TO an
nOunce that France will not tolerate a longer re-
sidence of the Austrians in Bologna.
|. An express from Paris arrived in London Oh
'Slst March. The French Minister. it seems will
invite tenders for l5 O00 coo francs de rente, or
10000, 900 francs OF capital.
The magnitude of this loan has again given
warike turn TO the speculatioos of the Paris let
ters aud there can be no doubt, that negotiated
on tolerably good terms, it will enable the Gov
ernment to hold stronger language on that head
to the other Continental Powers than they have
hitherto done. but as the policy Of the present
Ministry is essentially pacific, it may prove. in
effect, the means of preserving the peace OF Eu-
rope, by placing France in too commanding po-
sition to be attacked with impunity.
The amount of this loan has induced specula-
tors in England to believe that 1t will affect the
circulation in that country, and report prevail
ed on tie Slst March, that the bank OF England
intended to raise the rate of discount to five per.
cent. was generally believed; though it seems
premature, it is probable that that step must sosn
be resorted to. AT all events, it may be safely
stated that the bank regards these new contracts
for foreign loans with any thing but complacency.
1t appears by the French papers of the 2Sth,
that the new Ministry were taking strong mea-
sures Of precaution to preserve internal tranquil
ity. They have commenced their labors by seiz-
ing upon the Press. as in the early days of July.
/ n OuDtidipune- la Tribune aud 7 RaynIu