Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-20
FRIDAY, APRIL 90, 1882.

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briefly announced in this paper yesterday. There
had been solemn Thanksgiving in all the church
es Of Berlin, for the cessation Of the cholera in
that city. There are no further accounts OF the
progress of this disease IN London. The news
from the continent is not Of a later date than We
have received direct from France. The follow
log article ON the subject Of the Reform Bill is
siyen from the London Courier of March l.
We can now state in the most positive manner
that the anti.reform Peers do not entertain the
slightest expectation Of a majority IN the House
of Lords against the second reading OF the re-
form bill A few days ago we said that the mi
nisterial list gave majority OF ten In favor OF
that state. That number will be rather augment
ed than diminished.
In committee, however, the anurctormers,
who are divided IN opinion only as to the proprle-
ty of resistance to the second reading, will unite
iorresisting many of the leading points. They
will oppose the dsfranChiscment OF certain Boz
roushs, demand the augmentation OF the elective
franchise, under particular circumstances, and
struggle to defeat the clause relative to the me-
tropoIi,an members. 1t is highly probable, there
fore, that small addition to the peerage will be
necessary in order TO secure the success Of those
great features Of the bill to which Earl Grey and
his colleagues have pledged themselves: for al
though they would be willing TO modify. IN the
spirit of Cancellation, where there would be no
sacrifice of principle. it is not likely that they
will yield on points Of such Importance as those
10 which the other party will direct their opposi.
ton.
II has been said in the political circles, that the
Duke of Wellington has prepared bill ut his
own. which he will move as an amendment to that
of the Ministry. This is unfOunded. The Duke
has not only not prepared one HIMSELF buthe has ab-
stained from pledsing himself to any particular
system of reform, entertained by any member OF
his party. There is bill indeed drawn out and
printed, which several of the anti-relorm peers
have read and approved, but it has not even been
seen by the Duke.
This bill DISTINGUISHES great number of DO
roughs, but under circumstances very different
from those Of the measure now before Parliament
Itraises the qualifications of househo!ders to ELS,
and. in some cases, to eco, and establishes gra-
duated scale for the qualification of freehold, CO.
nybold aud Ieasehold voters. 1t leaves the right
OF voting to all who now enjoy it, not only Tor
the lives of the posessors, but also in perpetuity.
These are few of the leading points, indeed all
that are Of Importance We may probably, how
ever, return to the subject.
One of our contemporaries will have it that the
Duke in his letter, declares against all REFORM
Such is not the fact. His grace, indeed, appears
to think that no modification OF the present bill
would remove its Objectionable qualities, and
therefore proposes to meet 1t with his decided ne
sative. But he no longer maintains that any re-
form, however qualified, would be necessarily
fraught with melancholy consequences.
Greece.-The editors of the New York Com
r.. tho fnl
tract of a letter from Smyrna, under date of Feb
ruary 1Oth:-
ssGreece is unquiet. A civil war has COM
menced, and some blood has been shed. pow
erful opposition has arisen to the Russian party,
and the best men in Greece are at its head. The
anti-administrat,on party are in force at Niagara,
about nine hours" (twenty-seven miles) "from
Athos. They have chosen COllitti, Conduriotti
and Zaimi a Commission to direct their affairs
Aug Capodis,rias. brother of the late President,
his brother. 1t IS at Napoli di Romania, the no
minal seat of Government, about three days from
Athens. At Athens all is quiet; and it is neu-
tral.''
Most of the facts above stated are already known
here, bu. the friends of the missionaries in Athens
will be pleased to learn that they are prosecuting
their labors without immediate interruption. Mel
Their have we before seen the names mentioned Of
those who constitute the provincial Government
Of the anti Russian party at Niagara.
From Twkey.-By the brig Palmer, recently
arrived a, Boston, flies of the Turkish newspa-
per published at Constantinople have been recelv-
ed:
The Hakim Bash, or inspector general and ply |
sician in chief to the Court, presented the follow
Ing report Of the five Military Hospitals of Con-
stantinople during the month Of December:
Received, l, las; Deaths, %; Discharged cured,
l,O45; Convalescent. rs.
This offers proportion of cures we believe un-
exampled in the history of European Hospitals,