Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-07-11
FOREIGN.


From the New York Evening Post
TWELVE HOURS LATER FROM ENGLAND
EARL GREY RETAINED AS PRIME MIN
1STER.
As we predcted-but no, let us throw this trite
newspaper phrase to the dogs, or which is the
same thing, leave it to be used Exclusively" by
the Courier and Enquirer, and proceed ourselves
to give in a more modest manner, the intelligence
brought bv the ship John and Elizabeth, Captain
Mason, from London.
This vessel sailed from Portsmouth on the 10Th
oltimo, and brings London dates to five O'Clock of
the previous evening The following extracts
from the London Courier of the 18th, from the
tenor of which the reader will perceive that it is
strongly probable that the King has revoked his
acceptance of Earl Grey's resignation, and, as
matter of inference, it Is to be presumed that he
has consented to create such number of new
Peers as NAV be sufficient to carry the Reform
Bill through the HOUSE of Lords.
From the LondonCourier Of 18th May.
EVENING, half past three o'clock
Reports have been current for the last half hour
that Earl Grey has BEN sent for by the King,
and requested 10 coptine in office.
Up to this ur;Showever. we have no authority
to confirm thee reports. The Dukeof yelling
ton was for Two hours with the King this NOR
ming, bu. nothing has transpired as to the nature
how truly, that Mr.. Croker, Mr.. Wynn, Mr..
G,ulburn, Mr.. Barring, and Mr.. Manners Sutton,
have refused office.
TWENTY MINUTES TO FOUR.
Earl Grey has not been sent for by the King,
but it is confidently asserted that the Duke OF
Wellington will not be able to form an Admins
1ration.
THE DECISION.
FIVE O'CLOCK, P M.
H. consequence of communication transmit
sed this afternoon from the King to Earl Grey,
his lordship Immediately summoned council IF
the late Ministers, to take into consideration the
subject of his Majesty's communication The
council met at Earl Grey's residence in Down.
ing street, and has just broken up.
Since writing the above we have learned that
Mr.. Barring communicated to the House of Com
mons the fact that the Duke of Wellington was
not Minister, and that Lord Althrope, at the
time, requested the House TO suspend delibera
1ions until the result should be known of the sit
ting Of the council to which we have alluded
The second edition of the London Standard
<savs the New-York Standard,) contains state
meats to the same effect. A private letter, we
understand was received at Portsmouth on the
morning of the 10Th, in which it was said ear
Grey is recalled" An endorsement on the copy
of the London Courier of the 18th, received by an
evening contemporary, savs-Lord AAhrope an
aaounced in the House of Commons that Earl Grey
aeould resume office. This scrap ofintelligence is
probably the latest.
The London Corr spondent of the Gazette.
also, had endorsed upon their copy of the London
Courier of the 18th, the following: 'sit has been
announced IN the House Of C mmons, this eve
ming, by Lord Althrope, that Earl Grey will re-
sumo office. Mr.. Barring also stated that the
1ulya ~ Of wa of "A, Tbn
London Standard of the evening of the 18th, ey
presses the opinion tina, if Earl Grey came back
to the Ministry, it would be without the power IT,
create new peers The superstition, however, is
highly improbable, that he would take office un-
der such conditions.
The ran for gold upon the bank of England
continued throughout the 18th.
The King it is stated, had refused to receive
the Address ofthe Birmingham Political Union
saving he could not recognize the parties signing
1t, nor the association they represented.
Bank of England, MAY Is.
Exchequer Bills are quoted at Sc prm. and
India Bonds 4-3 discount
The Morning Chronicle of the 18th gives, on
the authority Of a correspondent, a copy of let
ter purporting to be from the King to Earl Grey.
dated January last, for the purpose of proving
that the Kings views on the creation question
were then different from his present one, which
led to the resignation. The following is copy:
civilian r..
The King writes to Lord Grey to inform him
that he has taken into his serious consideration
the state and prospects of the Reform Bill and is
fully prepared to acquiesce in the advice of his
ministers to create such number of members as
may be necessary to insure the safety of the bill
in the House of Lords.
Pavilion Jan. 15."
From the New Orleans Courier
MEXICO.
We have obtained Information of the state of
things at Vera Cruz, up to the 18th inst. At
that time tremendous firing was kept up upon