Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-19
dTo the Kings Mos. Excellent Majesty.


the profoundest feeling of affection and loyalty
towards your Majsty's sacred person and throne,
and. as Law members of the Church OF England,
to offer to your Majesty the expression OF our
firm attachment to her pure faith and worship,
and her apostolic form ofgovernment
owe further find ourselves calledupon by the
events which are daily passing around us to de-
clare our firm conviction thatthe conseCratl0h oi
the state. by the public maintenance OF the Chris
tan gion, is the first and paramount duty OF
Christian King and people, and that the church
establishment in these realms, oy carrying Its
sacred and beneficial influences throughout all
orders and degrees, and into every corner OF
the land, has for many ages been the great ana
distinguishing blessing of this country, and not
less the means, under Divine Providence, OF ma
tional prosperity than ofindividual piety.
ain the preservation, therefore, of this our ma.
tional church. in the integrity of her rights and
privileges, and in her alliance with the state,
we feel we have an interest most dlrect ana feai,
and we accordingly avow our hrm determlna-
ton to do all that in us lies, in our several sta,
tons. to uphold unimpaired in its security and
efficiency that establishment which we have re-
| ceived as the richest legacy of our forefathers
and desire to hand down, as the best inheritance
! of our posterity.
| owe avow these sentiments with the greater
confidence, from conviction that they are wide
| ly and deeply rooted in the hearts of your Ma
|
| fact, that independently of many other unques-
| tionabe demonstrations, the same declaration
| which We now humbly make has been most ex-
tensivey adopted throughout England and
Wales having already received actual sigma
lures of upwards Of 100000 of your Majesty's
lay subjects for the most part substantial mousse
holders and heads Of families, and all of them
persons of mature age.
"That your Majesty may long continue to
/ fcb churCh
your Majesty and your roya predecessors have
| so long been the nursing fathers, is the earnest
prayer of your Majesty's most dutful and loyal
Subjects" &c.
The Commons address TO Earl Grey.
Ny Lord,-We have heard with deep con-
| Germ that the change which has taken place in
the administration might possibly lead your
Lordship to contemplate retirement from oftce.
| Impressed with the firmest conviction that the
country is indebted to you for the success OF
measures, the most essential to the public vel
fare, and assured that your resignation at this
crisis would produce consequences most injuri-
Gus to the peace and prosperity of the commu-
nifty, we venture to express to your lordship our
undiminished confidence in the wisdom with
which you have held the reins Of government,
and our mistaken attachment to those princi-
pies which you have so efficiently and con-
sistently maintained. We desire, therefore, to
convey to you our anxious hope that you will
not be induced to retire from his Majesty coun-
| ellis, while you can continue to preside over
them, as you have hitherto done, with so much
honor to Yourself and so much benefit to the
country.
Earl Greys Reply.
Dear Lord Burlington: 1 received yesterday
evening your very kind note, accompanying
the letter, which had been written under the i'm
preston that had determined to retire from
the situation which, now hold.
| Whether regard the expressions contained
in the letter ITSELF or the number and respecta-
bility of the signatures, cannot help feeling
this to be one OF the most gratifying testimoni-
ais of confidence and good opionion ever re
ceived by any public man.
| 1t imposes on me the duty of making every
personal sacrifice that can be required of me,
| and which can be useful for the support of the
principles on which the present Administration
was formed But will not conceal from you,
that declining strength makes it extremely
doubtful whether | shall be found equal to the
task which is thus imposed upon me.
If my endeavors to supply the places ofthos
| Of whose services the country has been so unfOr-
tunatey deprived prove successful, it is only by
the support ofhonorable and Independent men,
in conducting the government on safe and mo-
derate principles, that | can hope to get through
the difficulties which are before me.
Founded on the principles Of Reform, the
present Administration must necessarily look
to the correction Of all proved abuses. But in
pursuing course Of salutary improvement ]
| feel it indispensable that we shall be allowed to
proceed with deliberaton and caution; and a
bove all, that we should not be urged by con-
slant and active pressur, from without, 10 the
adoption Of any measures, the necessity Of
which has not been fully proved, and which are
not strictly regulated by a careful attention to
the settled institutions of the country, both in
Church and State
On no other principle can this or any other
Administration be conducted with safety or ad-
vantage. am, &c. GREY.
From the London Globe of June S.
THE WEATHER AND THE HARvEsT.-We never
recollect time when, at this season Of the year,
the country was so much in want of rain,
and unless it should come soon, we believe some
Of the oats and barley will be entirely dried up;
they have now more the appearance of stubble
than growing crop in June. We observe the
wheat very much altered for the worse lately
in many situations, but on the whole perhaps
that looks better than might be expected. The
grass is very short everywhere, but a few stacks
Of hay have been got together in excellent con-