Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-02-23

American President will be satisfied with SO tar
dy an act of justice, after the afiront which &C.
companies IT, If he is, we are sure his conouct
WILDE the effect of shere magnanimity--a no.
BILE desire not to endanger the general principle
of good government, by visiting on gallant peo-
nile the sins of their worthless ruler. II is worthy
of remark, at the same time, that the hrst display
Of energy shown by the Cabinet Oh the Citlzen,
King, has been towards people who excei
all others in the love and practic" OF Liberty,
and whose unexdmpled prosperity Is qq,.e
conclusive proof Of its wonder-working lnhu-
ence. Louis Philippe has not been SO ten M,;n
of his own honor, or tharof the French Nation,
in the frequent rebuffs he has met with rom tne
great military and despotic powers. All MS
pugnacity is reserved for free States-put To-
wards the despotic powers he has too much sym.
patty with them-too great desire 10 oe one
ofthem-to mind q few cuffs. or this, however,
he may be assured that the straight forWardnfss
of Jackson will prove an overmatch lor oil Ills
cunning.
GREAT BRITAIN.
TIE ELEcrloNs.-As the great contest pro-
ceeds, it has become evident Me conservative
ministry if not left in minority m'the next
Parliament, will have to meet one OF the slrohg-
est oppositions ever organized in that body. ny
the last advces four hundred and tfty-six men,
bers had been returned, of whom one hundred
and sixty-six were ministerial, and two hundred
and ninety reiormers leaving balance against
the ministry Of one hundred and trenty -four; the
conservatives, however, entertaining strong
hopes OF reducing this immense opposition, even
yet to nuIlity-a circumstance, we should think,
impossible, from the comparatively small num-
Der Of elections yet remaining to be held.
al, Of ir
ray, the Duke Of WeIlington's old comrade and
most intimate friend, is looked for with much in
terest He is opposed by Mr. Maule, and the
contest will be violent. The Sun OF the 10th
says-"By turning out Sir George, the men Of
Pertshire will do more towards irremediaole Ia
ming Ministry already fearfuily crippled, than
would the Reform victories of half score'of
Scotch burghs.
In MiddIesex after severe struggle, it was
announced in third edition Of the Sun, Jan.
10th, that Mr. Hume had been returned by
small majority-however large number, above
50 OF the late Wing members have been dsplac-
ed in the counties. The Sun accounts for this
as follows
sIt is really deplorable that several reforming
candidates have been compelled TO decline a
county contest. Finding themselves unable 10
oppose successfully the money consplracIes 81
the Tories without total ruin or partial havoc TO
their own private fortunes, they could not choose
but withdraw-and this is the reaction at which
the Conservatives (of all that is corrupD are now
exulting!"
In IRELAND the contest is more bitter than ever
even in that country Of faction. The Orange
party every where have made the greatest ex-
ertion In the city of Dublin, OConnell and
Ruthven were opposed by Hamilton and West,
of the Conservative party, and it was thought
that they would be defeated, as1he latter party
had strong reserve in readiness-and many
of the reform voters, it was thought, would be
DISQUALIFIED by having not paid their arrears Of
taxes.
A duel had taken place between Mr.. Ruthven
and the Lord Mayor of the City, of which the
following account is given:-
During the proceeding yesterdays al Green
street. Mr.. Ruhven made use of very strong
language personally offensive to the Lord May
or in auding to bill extensively posted through
the CITY bearing the name OF his Lordshp, 10 the
effect that if Mr. Ruthven should be one OF the
elected members, that he would be incapable Of
taking his seat in Parliament for the want OF the
nroner qualification. The consequence was
that the Lord Mayor, on returning to the Man
sion House, Immediately sent for Alderman Sir
J. Kingston James, Bart, and the other proper
authorities and formally resigned his office of
Chief Magistrate for the City, and appointed Sir
John James his locum tenens. Having also sent
for Capt. Cottingham, he requested him to con
vey hostile message to MIR. Ruthven in tie
event of his declining to make an apology for
the offensive expressions he had used. This re-
auistion the ex-M. P absolutely refused to COM
ply with, and declared he would not make any,
the slightest apology or retrdction, but named
Ebenezer Jacob, Esq. also ex M. P. as his friend,
on whom Captain Coitingham waited, and hav-
ing arranged the necessary preminares, Aid.
A Perrin and Mr.. Ruthven met this day at IL
o'clock at DolIymount, where further demand
of apology was made by Capt. Cottingham, and
again positively refused by Mr.. Jacob. The
consequence was an exchange OF two shots
each without injury to either party. One OF
the balls, however, grazed Mr.. Ruthven's head,
completely perforatng his hat | have since
seen both these gentlemen at the hustings, where
the Lord Mayor having resumed his office and
the usual insignia, was most cordially greeted
and congratulated. The firmness displayed by
him was the theme of universal abstraction. and
beyond all praise, he has very young and-nu-