Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-28
ALEXANDRIA:
MONDAY MORNING, JULY 80, 1884.
TEN DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND


TEN DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.
BY the arrival at New York of the packet
ship Caledonia, Capt Graham, from Liverpool.
London dates to the 18th, Paris to the lith and
Madrid to the 9TH Of June, have been received.
The intelligence, however, is not of very I'M
portant character-much less, both in QUANTITY
and interest, than is generally supplied after 50
long an interval.
ENGLAND.
Some additional changes have taken place
in the British Cabinet The Duke Of Richmond
has resigned the office of Postmaster General!
in consequence of a motion in the House of
Commons that the Office should be put in com.
mission. The Marquis of Conyngham has been
appointed to succeed him. Capt. Byng ne.
phew of the member of Parliament for Middle
sex, has been appointed a lord of the treasury.
Earl Grey still remains Prime Minister, though
under the continued censure of the leading
Journals He has stated in Parliament that /;
was his intention to propose the renewal Of the
Irish coercion act, which is about to expire.
without any material alteration. scarcity Of
potatoes existed in Ireland which had given rise
TO some disturbances in that country. but the
ministers in answer to enquiries of them on the
subject had replied that they did not believe
real scarcity would eventually shew itself
The new Colonial Secretary, (Mr. Rice) has
carried his reelection for the town of Cam
bridge Sir E. Sugden lost his election by q
votes only.
Mr.. Abercromby has been appointed Master
of the Mint, with seat in the Cabinet, much
to the consternatien Of the conservatives.
The bill removing the disabilities under which
the Jews in England labor had passed the House
Of Commons.
Great solemnty had attended the installation
Of the Duke Of Wellington as Chancellor Of
Oxford University-the papers are full Of de-
tails.
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, arrived
at Spithead, on the 18th, in the Donegal British
shin Of war. He is accompanied by his WIFE,
three sons, and his wife's two sisters who are.
sisters of Don Miguel. 1t does not appear that
his surrender was accompanied by any par-
cular stipulation as to his future residence Il
is said, however, that he wished to GO to Italy
which was refused him. and that he will be al
lowed to reside only in England or France. lie
had large suite of confessors, priests aad Of
| fCerS with him.
FRANCE.
From this kingdom there is nothing Of inter-
est. The King and Queen of the Begans had
| arrived at Paris. DR.. Gervais, whom the gov
eminent prosecuted for libel in stating that
their officers had committed acts Of the great
est cruelty during the troubles at Lyons, has
been found guilty and sentenced to fine and im-
prisonment. The editor of LIE Messenger. in
which the libel was published, had been acquit
ted. The elections for the new Chamber ab
sorb almost entirely public attention
SPAIN.
| change has taken place in the Spanish Min
istry. Count Torreno having superseded NJ
Imaz in the finance department. slight dis
turbance had taken place in the theatre at Mad
| rid, i'm consequence Of the lenity shown to Don
| Carlos. but the capital was generally Tranquil
and the partizans of Don Carlos in the north
fast dwindling into insigniflcance.
PORTUGAL.
Don Miguel has embarked on board the BIh
fish forty six gun ship the Star, and is bound to
Genoa. He has forty-eight individuals who &c.
company him. ltappears on his surrender, no
other condition as to his future conduct was
made except that he would commit no other
offences. His army is entirely dispersed, bis
| soldiers sent to their homes and and all places
| which still remain in his possession, have been
directed by him to surrender to Donna Maria.
| An income Of sixty contos Of ris, about seven.
| ty thousand dollars has been allotted TO him.
! The Government Of Donna Maria has cor
voked the Cortes Of Portugal; all noblemen w.o
abetted the usurpation of Don Miguel are how
ever excluded from seats in the Upper Cham.
ber BY another decree, friars and monks OF
every description are abolished, their property
confiscated, and all the monastic revenues az.
piled to the uses Of the state. A third decree
abolishes the monopoly of the Douro Nnr
! Company. These measures are generally sQo'
ken of with appreciation. Portugal is evident
" fast returning to settled state under the CO.
vernment of Don Pedro as Regent for NS
daughter.
GERMANY.
The free, imperial city OF Frankfort had been
entered and taken possession Of by troops Of
the German confederation under command Of
an Austrian General. The Senate had protest.
ed, and the English newspapers denounce the
act as uncalled for and of the most arbitrary
description.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
There are some accounts Of difficulties haV'
ing arisen between Russia and Turkey, in r.
lation to the frontiers which are to DIVIDE
the two countries, and Russian troops have, II
is said, advanced beyond the line stipulated By
the late treaty. There are also rumors of va!
between Russia and Persia.
LOUISIANA ELECTION.
We have received some Of the returns foT