Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-10-21
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 81, 1881.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.


Bythe packet ship Birmingham, Harris, at New
York, from Liverpool. the Editors OF the Com
mercial Advertiser have regular files of London
papers to the 9Th Of September, and Liverpool to
the OH.
Among the intelligence furnished BY this arriv,
al, and which will be found in subsequent CO.
lumns, is the passage Of the Reform Bill in Com
mittee. the resignation Of Skrz ynecki, aud the
proclamation Of Dembinski, who has succeeded
in the command Of the Polish army. BY para
graph 10 French paper, itaPPears that an lnsur,
rection had broken out in the Russian Military
Colonies An unsuccessful attempt at revolt 10
Lisbon is detailed in Liverpool paper, which
we have given among onr extracts
ENGLAND.
The Reform Bill passed the committee on the
tn of September, and was to be considered In
the House on the 18th, when the debate would
again be renewed A London paper OF the Sth'
says:-s.Various are the conjectures as to the
length aud difficulty of the ordeal which it has
vet to pass before it can make It's way into the
Upper House: but we think the hope Of the corruP'
tionists will be disappointed in this respect, the
principle having been already discussed over and
over, and the limit Of human patience having me-
cessarily some sort Of reference to tic shortness
ofbuman life"
In the House of Lords, on the 9th ult, the
Duke Of Sussex presented u petition, the object
Of which teabolish the punishment OF Death IN
all cases except those Of violence and blood. II
was signed BY upwards of eleven hundred mer'
chants. trsdesmen, Sc, who have served, or are
liable TO serve as jurors, seven OF whom, IN the
course Of the past year, were foremen OF sever
successive Grand Juries. The Royal Duke advo
Gated the PRAYER Of the petition. The Lord Chan
ccllor objected to the position that society hao
no right to iniict capital punlshments, except FOL
murder, or robbery accompanied with violence
but though the penal code might be much amen
ded. The petition was ordered to lie On the ia
Bile.
The subject of accidents by steam vessels was
brought up again in the House OF Commons on the
9th Col. Slbthorpe, pursuant to notice o
motion, moved for select committee to enquire
into the best means Of preventing the recurrence
Of those disasters. A select committee was ap
pointed: Mr.. Lamb remarking that he had nc
great hopes as to the result Of their labours; but
that il would tend to alay the public excitement
growing out of the loss of the Rothsay Castle.
In the House Of Commons on the 9th. the sub
iect of the Wine Duties being before the com
mittee Of the whole, Mr.. Hume made rather
violent speech against the proposed increase Of
the duty on Cape VINE. He said that capital, had
been embarked in the transactions on the faith OF
the understanding. since 1924, that the duty
should be fixed at 2s and sd gallon. Now II
was TO be 2s and Cd. He said that II the Chan.
cellor of the Exchequer pursued his plan, he
would ruin many thousands, land diminish instead
Of increasing the revenue. The Chancellor Of
the Excbequer said that the supposed compact
was not broken; 1T was now proposed to raise the
duty in proportion to the increased duty TO be laid
ON Port wine. The clauses Of the bill were
agreed to.
In the House of Commons on the same day,
in answer to question from Mr.. Croker, Lord
Althorp stated that the Scots Reform Bill would
come up on Monday se'night, Qor which day it
stood) fthe English Bill had then passed through
the House, and it was proposed to take the Irish
Bill last.
The coronation of William Nv. was to take
place on the Sth September The Duchess of
Kent has refused to attend the ceremony.
From London, papers Of September 8.
TIE HARvEsr.-The harvest is fast drawing
TO close IN this district. During the past week
the weather. has been very favorable for field work,
an,ia vast quantity of cora has been secured in
prime condition. On Saturday the farmers brought
a very large supply Of new wheat to market
Tyae Mercury
The hopping has generally commenced in the
OF Canterbury and Maidstone
Re,aish paper.
In Marayshre some extensive farmers have
the whole Of their crops cut down, and large
norton Of it housed in excellent condition.
thins unheared Of before in that part Of the cOun
try so early as the first Of September. As to the