Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-04
LATER FROM EUROPE.


France quiet
New YoRK, Feb. 1.-Our News Pilot Boat
came up yesterday from below, having boarded
the several Packets below.
By the ship Sovereign, Capt. Griswold, which
sailed from Portsmouth on the elst., we received
copious files of London papers to the Goth Of De-
cember inclusive, and by the packet ship Will
liam Byrnes, Capt sprague, which sailed from
Havre on the 10th, we received Paris papers Of
the 18th Dec.-Daiiy Adv.
ENGLAND.
The opposition of the Tory Party was unabat-
ed--I'he Cholera has spread: it had broken out
in Hull and Newcastle. and had spread to other
places-The Money market was relieved-The
Bank Ut England was dIscountins freely at per
cent. Consols had risen to $50.
The last proceedings Of the Reform Bill.
Mr.. Hunt, amid loud cries of Question"
and the strongest manifestation of Impotence.
endeavored to explain some part of his conduct
at Leeds which had been alluded to IN the course
Of the debate. He re-asserted that this new Bill
would not be satisfactory to the iaboring classes,
because it would not extend to them any new
privilege.
The gallery was then cleared for division,
and the numbers we're
For the second reading 524
Against it I6S
Majority in favor of Ministers -l6a
The Bill was then read second time, and or
dered to be committed on Friday, the Goth of
January.
1t ma, not be improper to add, that, on the
numbers being announced, no manifestation of
feeling took place.
On re-enterng the gallery we found the Chan
celor Of the Exchequer on his legs, moving .sthat
the House. on rising, do adjourn to Tuesday, the
l7th Jan. next"
The motion was then put by the Speaker, and
agreed to.
The orders of the day were next disposed Of;
and some notices of motions given. the partcu.
lars of which. from the noise made by Members
quitting the House, were not heard in the alle-
ry; after which The House adjourned at a quarter
past one on Sunday morning.
The second reading of the Reform Bill was
passed on Saturday night Cor rather on Sunday
morning) in the House of Commons, by majo.
rity OF S24 TO l62. being majority of Just two
to one in favor of the Bill. The debate through
out was animated and interesting, aud less ting.
r. lnslis opened the discussion, and insisted that
if the Bill! passed it would make the House of
Commons the repository of the entire democracy
of the country, an innovation which he strenu.
ouslv deprecated.
Mr.. s. WORTHY also opposed the Bill, whence
we conclude that his father, Lord Wharncliffe;
has not yet become convinced of the imperious
necessity of allowing IT to pass into a law. Sir
G. WethereIl spoke with the usual acrimony
against the measure, and was replied to at length
bv MIR. Stanley, in one of the most sensible, ap-
propriate and energetic speeches ever delivered
in the House. The Right Hon. Gentlemen not
only successfully defended the conduct of Min
listers against the imputatons alleged against them
by SIR e. Wetherell, but demolished. point by
point, all the elaborate sophistry of Mr.. J. Gro
ker, and convinced that Right Hon. Gentleman
that his knowledge Of history was on par with
his knowledge of classical literature.
Sir K. Peel. in a heightened but not intempe-
rate speech. avowed his continued hostility to
Reform, which he deprecated not SO much on its
own account as because 1t would be fatal to the
prerogatives of the Honse of Lords, and pave
the way to concessions, without number, to
the democracy, which would have neither reason
nor justice to recommend them. The 1T. Hon.
Baronet entered at considerable length into de-. |
tails respecting his change Of opinion on the Ca. |
tholic question:, and fully convinced the House,
as we are sure he will the country, that as a
statesman Of spirit, intelligence and patriotism,
he could not have acted otherwise than he did,
on that memorable occasion.
1t is clear. from the persevering hostility evinc.
ed throughout the whole of last week in the
House of Commons, that all the efforts at conei-
liation made BY Lord Grey and his colleagues
have wholly failed Of their effect. They have,
therefore. but resource left, viz. to create
sufficient number of Peers to enable them to
pass the Reform Bill. in spite of all the antiques
and chicanery Of the faction. This resource
should be- put into instant operation. There is !
no time for delay. As for any filrtner attempt at
Cancellation, it is evident that the very idea !
is preposterous. The cords will second time
reject the Bill-even with the experience of the |
past before them-unIess they be effeetualy
sluiced with new Peers. We hope. therefore. |
that Ministers will no longer hesitate to adopt
that line of conduct, which the vital interests of
the country. and their own characters, as States
men, imperousIy demand.
The Reform Bill now introduced differs from