Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-10-02


rived at New York, from Liverpool, whence she
sailed on the oath of August. Liverpool and
London papers are of Esd inclusive.
ENGLAND.
With the adjournment of Parliament, the
"men of note" had quilted the Metropolis LOT
the sports Of the country, and the fashionaoie
ease of retirement All was tranquil In the
thrse kingdoms. Mr. O'COnnell has gone to
Derrynane; and Lord Brougham has departed
for Westmoreland. On his way home he pass
ed through Lancaster and honored the bar with
his company TO dinner. Inc turtle soup was
excellent, and the toasts and jokes were OF the
old character-not as the parson OF Harrow
would say, fit to be reported.
Parliament il is said. will not be called to-
gelher until the end of next January, and that
all the great Ministerial measures will be laid
before the House soon after it assemblies.
A company is in the course OF formation Tor
the construction of railway from London TO
Norwich The line is intended to be through
Romford Brentwood Ingatestone, Chelmsford
Whitman, Colchester, Ipswich, and Barry.
In one of the clauses of the Poor Laws
Amendment Bill, it is enacted "That orphan
children shall be educated as the parents shall
directs
Medical men, we regret to learn, concur in
stating that there is more sickness at this time
in London, than has been at any proceeding
period of the year
The supplies of wheat in Mark-lane, during
the week ending Aug. %, were larger than in
any former similar period since the year 1921.
Adyices have been received from Gibraltar,
under date of the 9th ultmo, stating that the
cholera had ceased, and clean bills OF health
had been issued.
A prospectus for establishing a new patent
soap company, had been issued at birmingham,
valuable substance or compound" Tor winch
a patent has been granted, to be employed IN
the manufacture: the capital TO be f25O,OOo, IN
f5 shares.
The Queen had returned to England from
her visit to Holland and Germany.
The SLAVE TRApE-On the l4th of June, H.
M. brig Charybdis, captured large brig called
the Tamaga, under Portuguese colors, in the
Blight of Benin with 444 slaves on board, with
which she proceeded to Sierra Leone.
MONT BLANo-The summit of Mont Blanc
was reached on the 18th ut, by two travellers
from SAVOY, who in their descent were envel-
oped in a storm so tremendous that they near
To- nerished of cold and exhaustion.
On Monday, the 18th of August the working
builders struck throughout the metropolis ra-
ther than sign declaration required by the
masters that they do not and will not belong to
the Trades Union societies. The masters are
resolved TO persevere.
The Cork Herald states that the Rev. Mr.. No
Ian, who took such leading part In the public
controversial
was the intimate friend of DR.. Doyle, Is report
ed TO have resigned his parish In the diocese OF
Ieiuhlin, and conformed to the doctrines Of the
Established Church. Transubstantiaton is the
groundwork of his objection TO the tenets OF the
Church of Rome.
a SuoRr AssIzE-The whole business Of the
Westmoreand Assizes occupied but two hours.
At the termination Of the last case, Lord Lynd'
hurst. looking at the Jury, said, "Geniemen,
Won are discharged;" and then at the Bar,
& Gentlemen, am sorry to say, you are dschar-
ped also,n The Il" gentlemen Of the long-robe,"
who wore very long faces, smiled, bowed, ana
retired.
Lord Chief Justice Denman, op pronouncng
sentence of death upon Sampson, at the late
Wells Assizes, did not CONFORM 10 lne ! ua.Gla,
custom of putting on the black cap; an omission
which. having also occurred in other parts OF
the present Western Circuit affords presump-
lion that this feature of the Judges awful duty
is in future to be dispensed with.
The Munster Summer Assizes circuit has ter
minated, and the result is-two executions only;
one for murder at Ennis, another man Tor the
same crime at Tralee. None at Limerick or
Cork. a,
The oxford Circuit has just concluded. AL
tbonoh il extends over eight counties, no per-
SON has been sentenced to death.
Hops-All the advices from the plantations
are very favorable. The vines are daily gain
ing strength, and there was every prospect Oh
an abundant picking. Bets on the duty were
done ON wednesday in the Borough at fl35, 900.
The accounts of the progress of the harvest
both in Scotland and Ireland are most encour-
aging.
cuorRA IN DuBLN.-The authorities OF the
citv have been compelled to reopen the Metro
politan Hospital at Grange-Gorman lane, for
the reception Of cholera patients. No less than
one hundred and ifty-eight new cases in the city
were announced on the 10th Of Aug. One OF
these was poor woman who expired on the foot
path in Marlborough-street, having been refus-
ed all ingress by the affrighted inmates of the
houses in whose vicinity she was seized with
the symptoms of this dreadful disorder. Ac-
counts from Castelar,, county Of Mayo, speak
ofthe speed with which sufferers are now carried
off there with establishment. The physicians
say, that the attacks of this season much more
resemble the Asiatic cholera than those Of 1882
FRANCE.
The Paris papers contain no domestic intel
6gence of importance. The Police had been
hoaxed with report, that Don Carlos was con-
A had hoe