Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-20

tended TO, has hitherto been the chief cause u
the great fatality"
Grand Totals Gases from the commence
meut Of the disease, l,4S9; Deaths from DO oo9.
7Ae Reform. Bill The Liverpool Albion OF
the 9th, thus positively announces the determ''
nation OF the Government to create suihclent
number of Peers TO carry the Bill. AS to what
is said about g saving The Peers and the Country
from destruction by this bold measure. query:
The early triumph Of the cause OF reform is
now certain. The King. of his own free will as
much as by the advice OF his minister's has deter
mined To create sufficient number OF peers to
ensure the success of the reform bill. The step
is bad but ii is strictly constitutional. 1t IS the
least of two evils between which the Govern
ment had to choose. The anti reform peers are
understood TO be as hostile to the new as they
were TO the old bill. and are as determined to re-
ject it. Under these circumstances, the hing
and his ministers have been compelled, reiuc-
tantlv so, we have 10 doubt, To save the peers
themselves from destruction and the country
from revolution and anarchy. by making an add.
ton to the peerage itself. The antl-retormers
have brought the evil, if evil II be, Oh themselves.
BY their own selfshness.
There had been reports of ;he death OF the
Duke of Wellington, which created much SEN
saton Messengers were Immediately sent from
the Duke of Richmond, and from the Govern
ment Offices also. The answer to the Duke OF
Richmond was. that the uke felt much better,
andhad some thoughts of going TO Strath6eldsave.
The Bristol Rioters.-'rhe special commits
sion for the trial of the prisoners implicated IN
the Bristol riot, was opened in Bristol on the "a
ult. Some tumult was anticipated, but no at
tempt at violence occurred The Lord Chief
Justice charged the Grand Jury at great length
Six persons put to the Bar on the Sd, chars-
ed with having assembled rlotously on the Soth
October last. and having broken open the gaol
and the house of the Governor. The trial lasted
all day. The Jury were charged by the Chief
Justice on the next morning, and, alter having
been out tor three hours and a half returned with
verdict Of guilty against five of the prisoners.
Clark, the ringleader, muscular looking man,
fainted in Court several times during the trial
Two lads were then tried for assault SC. and for
firing the House of the Bishop. They were con-
victed A Captain Lewis who shot boy with
pistol during the riot, was discharged from his
recosuizances, the Grand Jury having ignored
the bill against him. On the the 5th, five per-
sons, two of whom had been convicted on the lst
trial. were tried for denolshing the Bridewe!l.
and were all found guilty. On the 9th, others
were convicted of Arson.
IunauH in the French Ctdmjers!-These pa
pers likewise contain report OF some exceed
ingIy violent proceedings in the French Cham
Der of Deputies, Ex. DR. The Minister of Pub
lie Instruction having appeared at the tribune to
defend larger vote of Money for the civil list
than had been proposed by the commission, aud
having uttered the sentiment in reply to depu-
ty,-"Ie you Danish luxury from the palace of
the King. IT will be soon banished from the hous-
es of his subjects the deputies OF the extremes
of the Chamber rose and cried aloud. Louis
Philip has no subjects" NJ. NJ Caber, Clerc
LasaIle. Laboissiere and others exclaimed. the
King has no subjects. Order, order! let the mi
mister be called to order! NJ. Marchal-Those
who make kings. no longer subjects. but CHI
zens. During five minutes not word WIS
heard, except outrageous cries against the
jusie .miRieu The tumult and disorder continu
ed during the remainder of the sitting Although
the President might be seen ringing with violence
his great bell, yet it could not b. heard. No one
paid any attention to the President, and the most
and violent observations were made
BY all parties. one against the other, in various
parts of the Cha ber. At half past six the sit
TING closed in the midst of noise, menace and asi'
tatOn.
Conspiracy in Pais.-The London Standard
of January 7, which, by means OF It's special ex-
presses from Paris, now gives the latest intelll-
gince from the French capital, contains the fol-
lowing news from France. The Standard calls
it important" To US it does not appear of so
much moment.
We have received BY special express, the Pa
ris papers of Thursday, which bring us detail
ed account of the conspiracy 10 which we briefly