Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-01
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son, of twenty three days. she was ooaiueu
off the land, and the journals by her, brought by
express from the narrows, with dispatches from
our Minister at Paris to Government, which lat
ter were forwarded by the southern mail.
ENGLAND.-The accounts from London are
one week later than those received direct from
England. Things remain there in statu quo
The Duke of Wellington still filling all the de-
partments OF State, and waiting the arrival OF
Sir Robert Peel.
Public meetings had been held in London and
various other places, at which the late change
i'm the Ministry is denounced in severe terms
Others Of contrary character have, however,
been also held, and on the whole We think the
excitement is by no means Of an unusual char
acter Mr.. O'Connell has expressed his nten-
ton to oppose Wellington or Feel Ministry
in the most decided manner.
The Duke of Goucester, the nephew and bro
tber-in-law of the king, is dead. He filled little
space in the political world. A sufficient esti-
mate of his character may be formed from the
soubreouet given him by the Duke Of Yelling
ton of" Silly Billy" and which has adhered to
him ever since.
FRANCE.-The latest dates from Paris and
Havre are to the Sd instant. The Gamblers
had been in session two days, and the question
of the Indemnity Treaty with this country. had
not vet been touched. The following extracts
embrace every thing that we can find on this
subject after a careful perusal OF numerous
French papers.
PARIS November 24th.-It is said to have been
decided on Friday in The Council, that the Bill
relative to the rs millions claimed in the United
States shall be presented to the Chamber in
one OF its earliest sttings. M. Theirs, il is add
ed, affirms that he shall be able to carry it.
The Courier Francois says" the motive
assigned by NJ. Ericsson for declining the proffer-
ed seat in the Cabinet was the impossibility of
his supporting the Government with respect to
the payment of the 25 millions to the United
States. M. BresSon asserts, that when he was
Secretary of Legation in the United States, he
had an opportunity of knowing that the money,
if awarded. would not 60 to persons who had
really experienced losses, and that he could not,
as Minister support what he conceived TO be
contrary to the interests Of France"
PARIS. 9th Nov.-lt is stated to-day that Adj
miral Duperre, and an august parsonage are al.
ready in difficulties on the subject of the treaty
Of rs millions-Journdi du Hare.
PARIS, Cd Dec.-Certainy if project of law
has become of political importance in the midst
of the intrigues and ministerial revolutions we
have experienced, it is the project concerning
the 25 millions of the United States.
Instead Of asking the continuance OF mono
poly, the minister Of finances ought to have ask
ed for this 25 millions. The minister had not
this audaclty. But had he done it, we are free
to confess that its rejection would have proved
nothing Of general. positive, or definite char
acter against him.-Le Temps.
PARIS, 3Oth Nov.-The projects Of law which
are to be presented after tomorrow to the
Chamber of Deputies are subjects of considera-
ton. This will be kind Of manifesto Of the pc
licy intended to be pursued by the Doctrinaires.
To those who demand an amnesty they will re-
ply by asking credit to defray the expence Of
the trials before the Peers, and by law, already
once rejected discharging Lyons at the expense
of the public treasury from the indemnity that
city has to pay for the destruction of property
during the events of April. The American
Treaty of 25OUO 600 francs is also to be report
ed-tprirate correspondence Of the Journal du
Hapre.)
HAvRE, lst Dec-There was much talk yes
terday on our Exchange ofan occurrence, some
what singular, which it is said, has taken place
at a meeting Of the Chamber Of Commerce,
and which, Notwithstanding the mystery with
which that body always surrounds its delibera-
tons, has transpred, no one knows how.
If we may believe those who say they have
obtained some information in regard TO mat
ter which has greatly excited public curiosity,
the following are the particulars which, we give
without guaranteeing their veracity.
Some of the members of our Chamber Of
Commerce. impelled, it is said, by most ardent
zeal to take the intiatory steps in those questions
which may be important to our commerce, pro-
in the shape Of the result of consultation, a
petition expressing the desire entertained by
the commerce Of Havre that the law Of indem-
nifty of twenty five millions claimed by the Uni
ted States should be adopted. Good reasons
for this were not wanting. Such as the inter-
ests OF French commerce and the necessity of
maintaining between the United States and this
country, the perfect good understanding which
had existed for so long time, and exercised so
favourable an influence on our commerce; but |
unfortunately when it became necessary to take |
vote on the subject, the proposition was lost.
If we were well assured that some ofthe mem |
bers Of our Chamber Of Commerce had endea- |
vorcd to draw that assembly into measure
which is foreign to its functions, and on 60
vernment question which did not concern it, We !
should felicitate the majority on having per-
ceived that it was not for them to take the ina-
tive on questions of high policy on which the
legislative chambers of the country have alrea-
dy acted, and on which they alone, and not the |
Chamber of Commerce, have the right of act |
ing.-Jour. du Hare.
From these we are inclined to believe that at
an early day bill will be introduced in the |
Chambers, providing for the payment ofthe in