The New York Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1846, Page 3

Her country has deeply offended the Americans, and | tion. ‘That intimacy hed pot impeired in the leant the T ani 1 | the stock | standard, will, if ad draw the two coustries di . tain decline of 86. per owt. durin; the stock will, jopted, draw tl! zn tals oun rations man tee eee aie srene. | peamujence of the policy of France. Ver the last five the governi 4°) now in fret bands will sup aque tie. 1 caach ndaddt codetibe in the.bonds of commerce, U States are pa- ‘ears it had existed entire, and it wes only those utterly jismii | ‘Tallow has improved fully The trade | ‘ "ues ae re of that omhoial dane an i, ignorant of theta who would con‘est it. On every pr it | At | have bought has been and, therefore, make an irruption more rvmous to nt :—'* It my rt o! where the policy of France and Eng- “ | considerably y change | both than it otherwise would. The 1.re unre- forgotten that annexation was obtained in spite of Tand hed begn at ance, in Africa, lead to a . } Hides ise intervention of the diplomatic agents of the Europe- | France had freely and bedly followed the course poiated proof of the unpopularity of the proposed marriage. | Sit | Giapboteret Thee soectations of all holders. The atti. stricted the commereial intercourse of «ny two ma- Apert Frames oven, eur ancient ally. tbat o sper | out by her intooests, wheat compromising ia the least Madrid is about to be lighted with gas. ‘0 vale have boen much larger than was expected, and the tions, the more interested each is in the preserva- anny io nas nee gona ‘o Prevent this result. | —thanke to their intimeoy. "SM. ‘Thiers. had declared Don i eT sera of J waa a3 sieBthin the stat daye the fall bas tion of peaceful relations, and the cultivation of i Fieuch intervention insuck an entrgebe sed iis | (ica cence ware telaaned wih enh other, oy: | Bech eqeal to 3 per 1D omall U8 hides td {200 Bre thone things 20 necessary in maintaining friendly effica- | (Here M. Thiers interrupted M Guizot, been received. A treaty of commerce is about to wnner.” Ido not make myself the judge of these | to modify that Froie py M. Guisot ocd cabeerered be entered into between the Papal States and Rus- but still it is a fact, that at the same time that | the two countrirs, so far from being displeased and irri- sia. The basis ef an arrangement between the Po Sele a xchanging with England words of the most tated against each other, entertained on ,the and the Czur are pretty nearly agreed upon. vel Arson f our relations with America are becom. | most wdly feelings towards one enother. (Some effect of them will be that there will be no more Hf not hostile, less friendly. Under any circumstan- | murmurs here arose on the opposition benches, when M. prosecution ct the Catholics in Russia, that a popish # I should regard this asa matter to be re; retted, but | Guizot, turning towards the left, exclaimed, “ You are ambassader will be maintained at the Russian court. mae teehee mths pose tata fon Siticultion be ‘x. Bee and re = a me and that several concessions will be made by the put 6 n between ier ween ‘rance, wi r A 5 sincerely that | Deen amicably adjusted, con'rary to the ex; of Russian government to the Catholics. of suc! 10 Oppor without eny immediate prospect of improvement. tel The itaid ceeantnntestnn ins The has menced, and ‘eelings. commercial : a ing jo bave been more under the hope of terests of the two countries—United States and Great Britain—are now so intimately blended, and any change of importance from our present rates. i so deeply involved with each other, that it is almost a — Th ‘k, as to season, a) sto 4 ili ion in ° | Seed, and we feer that Maporters will not hind this article © suaranty that no hostilities, or no interrupt Nea 2,—Metals—Tin is dull; spel- | & profitable investment. Seles for so far, have beenal- any shape, of the present peace, can take place.: , but at lower rates, say £19 | most forced, at rates varying from 60s to 63s per hhd.— War between two such nations 1s almost out of the # 488 BE SS see as & S oe ao an ae jon amidst the applause o: his ‘friends inthe _ In Naples and elsewhere railways are in progress, Lead tions. Oils . ; ‘ ; mareuanty cis | oeer RE: Gelnet thier ieeatting te Ankciece ain but the Pope will not hear of them in his states. He | hoy? foe, '00., Fig iron is firmer, and railway bess | pane Dee ee ns oe eo ee eee ts question. When we take into consideration how nnepeet. I fear that hitherto it has not been sufficient: | described the endeavors made b: to maintain thinks them an invention of the devil. Seree—Heldere ot Awolish tar axsarm, et the quoted | erel price—holders baving shown more wish to ofect much it requires to draw two such nations into a 20. What makes the hing still more, serious, is the asco, But (snide) Malay, nouid preak out, the sole Nothing seems to be stirring inthe political world. prices. American, per barrel, 14s. Spirita of turpentine = : ' rupture, the idea of our ever reaching such a point, thin subject—it is an eggravation of the fact. Tam | to the national intereste, was that of neutrality, ‘That £24¢ed, if the most unfortunate events were on the | are offering at 69sto 60s, being again cheaper, but few | | Livenroo., Feb. Ashes continue in limited request, r és ii | andthe business transacted of very little importance, ¢annot fox a moment be entertained. ot to call the attention of the Chamber to the subject, | policy would be beneficial to the cause of civilization, | {4?!#, we should scarcely know any thing about | buyers appear; rough has sold to the extent of 600 bbls, | .» Pearl 288, 64. Hides— “ i ot or tha aske of opposition, but solely withthe object | aad it would secure te, Freace the blessings of peace ent, for we have no Political discussions allowed athe Gd percwt. Oils Sperm oll is firm; and eeal oll | Ltn ana ae BO owt. neue Peoreve nt A Rie relation to the Oregon question, the news from correcting the ideas of the government o and procure for her immense commercial and po ere. . 1 : of first quality, 10s to 60s per tun, and Prag per tun | of which have been sold at 2)d for New Orleans, and England is of a highly interesting and important od! jt can be done. I must admit that I Resule foie Unhed Stesie che tal heeeae pos by his Duke de Modena died lately and is succeded | oe'Amdnoan,’ Provisionss:The arrival of Irish batter is | 2f4 to 8{d for New ork, $007 salted Buenos Ayres are character. The remarks of Sir Robert Peel and oO! LJ jen no * it o Ww rande at . ‘¢ Present government may be fnfluen- | against them ; she had evinced a determination to re- Russia, now nearly equal to the delivery; The demand contin: | Toho tas mafkot continues very firm for Manutastared Lord John Russell, confirm the accounts we receiv srr the Cami, what el he, cerag spf | Bonus ecouierod't Ce'mae pan ie iar, yy Ve Saviee® from St Petraburgh to Janua- #240" cnerane than corrnonding mao tat ya, | o.,Hatenaine rary voce" ta ou ot Ma yom Washington, and prblhed exclave af 4 of e e@ most pl je, wi » . , rick 10 iF ton. 4 . Meine erious question which may be brought forward | the most honorable, and the best calculated to put a pe the emperor has returned from his visit to Italy. fie’ pean ol tee [oe lasacenens orton inthe way ot where are Guest overwhelmed with ordsretor Fleiss; | the time, of the dissatisfaction expressed by Lord Of great Importance. to the Uuited” Biaes, nod thet | afc Bitsaver, who rose to reply, began by contesting H has conferred the eroas of St. Whadimir on hie | busigesstransastione on Recount of the Sontemplated al Lore are fully omployed. 1a Scotch Pig iron, the demand Aberdeen that Mr. Pakenham refused the offer of lt nd tare eganxiously desired by that power-— | the commercial advantages accruing to France from the Cidest son, for his conduct as chief of tne govern- teration of the duties. | This clraumsiance oes cant not | belag to ecetaln extent on specalation, there bas not Mr. Buchannan, without submitting it to the consi- will add, that never had an annexation been made | independence of Texas. The commercial relations be- ment during his absence. : flowing when the alteration in the’ dutios will take | beenso much doing the last few days, all Parties being deration of his government, as the same opinion & more regular manner; for more than ten years | tween the two countries in 1845 had been, he said, con- One great object of our government is tohave all org sae o stock is now only 1900 bales, against | disposed to wait the result of the present government . 9d in debate. We E a be, opal By Me gee c, ; et peneed to the ore ye of cae wee the quantity at eae Coie fe the Greek church. To bring ory last year, and 9,900 in 1944. T' deliveries of each | free trade measures. The actual coosampten aA the was given by them in bi ary in del ae ig inclu: e, rec 1e — | cotton im, tes ‘om Texas only amounte: about It b _ E 4 “4 i 3 ere i that offer nm ered it for its interest to becon 000 kilogrammes, whilst France annwally drew from the | ruption: perience intimidation, end raaliggennd Fee i aerate ae holds aad wane: | can be le docks thet, in a shore mie pacer poy dager po Stat nen | Stat 000, ea rtich wei uch a small stock, the hol - | can be little doubt that, in a short time, every kind of i and powerful sate, it, co | Usited States 87 000, logrammes of that article ‘ior the last, perhaps more than of any of the others. pay, with.os i oars ot and | fron will improve aot 8 oe following are the pre mitted to the government, It set have been “' and that no’ vocal e proceeds of ; A , fog Ci , it ia under these circumstances that our | 300,000 francs, whilst the commerce of France with the | Great success is the reward of the exertions of the | more inquired after, at improved pore ecetee’ | rea tie i galirered in Liverrety cn; Hoopes ii be te cepted at once, or made use of for the purpose nsidered it its duty to oppose itself to this | world exceeded 2,000,000,000 francs. M. Billault having g0vernment— whole villages abandon the Catholic #24 more inquired after. Very mnt; conside: | £11 108; best Plates, £12 1be to £13 ; Sheets, £12 6¢ te bringing this country into a more liberal commer- Ww est If it be true, as stated by the Minister for | asked M. Guizot what he should have done had Texas | faith, @% masse, and within the last few weeks not bend. American beef is selling to a faire: : 5 12 108. Naval Stores- | cial arrangement than the British Ministry have Forcign Affairs, that success should be the law of govern: | given herself to England? lesa ‘than 10,000 have comformed to the Greek | fablesttivalsare expected. Not much doing in pork. | £12104), Swedes, £12 Se to £12 vpvort in Tar, Some fists Af dling bow. Ts would: as ailanaiae tate: ments, there has been 2 fault in this affair, for it hs fail- Guizor replied that he should have held the same church. Whether these conversions be sincere, is sincs our last rubiiection Cecelia it amall has | public sales of Turpentine have been attempted, but the OPES 3 4 led, und hae caused an interruption in our relations with lange age, { piewet ‘Be tat out given the same | another question. boon sold at 4s to $60, and Patua at I7e to 296 per cwt. | trade not being disposed to bid, whole were with: enabled that government to have kept the question | advi 5 be y the United States, But what reason could have In Caucasus there appears to have. been several | itis to reduce the dut | d tior therefore, ont; eal, in thei 7 h 'y on fe Rice of ev- | drawn. Present quotations are, the: 5 nomi! open, and the power in their own hands, to use ie nmanprion ot the aie te anemone tian, smomeratig tin mitary onions engbgements between “the” Runan forces and the | 47 Halt Berowe, At ating, hal on tho Ooh | Frvisiont~ Seat nmasarcani ell ood pacer res | OT". tind soa any shape, at pennies it been sald that had en interest in drawing our: ply occupied 10 io avery sen and quarter the world, | sed wooed oaks q Ga eB roe hapelnny te you, wis ered eee cote adtiog ps ee ttoked tee, to 16s | afaitoxtent. In Fork there’ is no change tonote. It is would have afforded an opportunity for making @ cett n from Texas; bul t place that | and aske: je maritime ice of wer was not ac- tage _ . not furnish a large quantity, and morever it was our | te in? Mini for the letter. But, in truth, they are not of any in- Sire" Jemaged, first class 16s 0 16s, second clase 14s | expected that the now, mowurer, i G'rork for the sup. | compromise,and at least left a loop-hole and removed interest that thet ty should be plased under the terest out of Russia. The result of the encounters ‘Tallow--The proposed reduction of duty is expected to | ply of coasting shipping. Choose has been a dull sale, | the necessity of committing iteelf. The false move Pa Tenage of a powerful patien rather then ebandou- | s remonstrance on the subject. M. has generally been in favor of the Russians ; but | give animportant stimulus to the demand for this article. | at adecline of 2s to 3s per cwt. with an increasing stock. and the geme from that moment assumed 5,'0 the, influence of England. Permit me, on tho intergsts of England and Franc. ; in one or two cases they have been taken by sur- | P.Y.C. has been about 42s 6d to 438 per cwt on the spot, | Lard is lower 28 per owt, and no prospect of im| was made, repay this occasion, to caste rapid glance over the as- | riance. The power of England depended, he ssid,on prise though without being subjected to any great | and town 48s net cash. Tea—There has been a falling | ment. Tallow during the’ month touched 42¢ 64, is now different and more unfavorable aspect. 1t is evi- fy yeots bare cocupied the banks of the Mictiesiy | hele ieade aed the ey found and se markers Tose.” off in the demand, in consequence of no change being | steady at 42s. Rice—A limited business cote or the dent,from Sir R Peel's remarke,that he has etill more pi, aid now they touch Mexico on the side of Texas and | for tho production of her indust-y, there would be anend | It is whispered that our Rovernment is in great Erber euch disappeintsent ampagat the teade general. | salet reported, there, were 600, bage and 1000 pockets | faith in negotiation than in arbitration, although he Pitan ee ener oon; they bad then 2,000,000 of inks | to ber power. He next reverted to the conduct of the | want of money, and it is added that it intends toap- | 1" Olden ‘hotever, still ehow Armuess, and’ refrain | Bengel-et 124'6d to 16 0d for broken, and 16s 62 to 168 thet Mz. Pakeahaen bas been authorised to of- bikentas| oy they. pookie a ied oe seach inp | coma partowicr yaeiieanah' bapph wegen) that # bes ply for a loan in (Pagiend, oat providing an im- Reon offering eny be public ‘sale, Dut 10,000 packages are | for white, Tallow—A farther decline of about ad says be mh core a SSASAGI tar cade ine is extraordinar’ inhea! of pros not exert ie ies, but 4 * anzie! Should give. umbrage to. Bogiand: but for wy part, ak | ated with Evgland, to the great detriment of ihe imac | Tense quantity of platina to offer as security: declared for the 5th February. rewt hus taken place in Petersburgh yellow C fer arbitration ty India and China, | this week, but there has been a little more inquiry du- | Parl t'to have this question settled th declared | ‘rance. ‘ Lonvon Corn Ti Fed. 2.—At the time when the out of Parliament to have this q spee- for thr rake of my county be atall aoeeey at tae de: | °"Waen St Sillault had concluded, the general dscus- |, The despatches, by extraordinary express, in an- | yicdaay"wsiled Genin sade watin npeud esd a, | Hn af OTE eee nae feet (told sortiomate | dily, amicably and satisfactorily, gives us hopes that velopement of the power of the United Sti l'dthen wae cloned | ticipation of the bi-monthly mail from India and | tracted state, owing to the extreme uncertaiuty which | °Wt, peat Kony (vigell aeatl of cake, oud GA ’ ill hat of Great Britaia in boon ences tom toe pumssiicn 0. Texas eee | On the Sist, the debate opened on the following para- ee, ae rep plage the 19th ult o Mar- grees respecting, ser Bobant, Reals Re es clk ~ | Eoeae ieciabed it the aaeat our quotations. 3 tons | OUF government he oagie t fs a, rit neue ites dist 3) . — nilles. Fs rn-laws ; fore, " i r will soon it i, T must confess, the frst tae aver weerd this, equi: | Oi pence distarbad by the conflicting preten- | Deel iia Aiea ni acorn a of grain produce, and prices were exceedingly | fte Cocoa Nut Oil are reported at 4s 6 per cwt, To- | the same spirit, and that this mai s - 15. pita bacco—The sales thie month sum up 1,214 bhds, viz :— tate and unsettle the public and private affairs librium spoken of. I can fully comprehend a balance of | sions of two great nations, France will reserve to her- The mail was brought to Suez bythe Bentinck | *uctuating. Now that the government plan has been 204 inis Leat 198 Bie: 4596’ Kentucky Leat to agi 24 Bomar in Europe, which is nothiog but the independence | self the mission of preventing all infringements on the | steamer, and landed there on the 4th fast. ¥ [ieee iy oT beg cen degen om Aaa ae eee a dof there 194 Virginia Leaf'and70 of the governments and people of both countries. <s Bernd Semone. et. whenever this equili- | principles of the public law, which protects, on the seas, | ‘The political news is not important. No collision supplied, although it is conjectured that the sudden | Stemmed, 72 Kentucky and 147 Stemmed, were ta We have devoted this day’s paper entirely to a abla ity but | will not ack bet fava ee de ee ae fe ei imi eere hing maid theta | had taken place on the Sutlej.. The Sikh troops had | release of the whole led wheat Hey perneee | oped | ee ele rr eo = ry ped full account of the foreign news. It contains the de- aiaid thet tee penile will’ baranetbilated by cry a ere ey eee: | speeveches Hen) vey yen made to farther ine aap pp ell of oglion crt ge | portation ; and the Femai 2 Mes Li = b bates in Parliament, and in the French Chamber id les- * a “) it : pT it 8 4 i ean PBloAmerican one. Ob! when that time | sege of the President of the United States, in which that ‘The Governor-general and Sir H. Gough, the | the trade haviog run themsalvet very nearly out of fiommad th Rentucly funf Sad One cement, 729 of Deputies, upon American affaira, and all the comes, when the United St Uke England, | exalted functionary declared that the right of the union |Commander-in-Chief, met on the 26th of Novem. | {tock, in anticipation of the threa y, at an advance of | New Orleans, 80 London, 20 Dublin, and § Baltimore. other interesting matter brought by the steamer.— 100 ships of the line and 200 they shall no | over the contested territory of Oregon was absolute— | ber, the former is said to have suspended the for- gs not Co ceed aéed: fromkeld fosclen wae taken at | OF thon. exported, 25 wore for Malta, 12 Africa, 4 Iolo of | 11 is one of the richest papers ever published in this longer profess the principle that t Covers the mer. ‘The President next referred to the annexation of Texas, | ward movements of the latter, and is supposed to f similar adéahes, Wheat in bond is held firm, but there | Man. 3 Rotterdam, and 1 Bahia. The demand, though | It i , : Pe ska fob ed picnic fibnaety may go to the | and complained of — thee eed beng nr the natural have opened negotiations. It his terms were not | is not so much disposition to invest in it as was expected | not large for the ey yg ole, the same | country, and is worth more than ten times what we ada and Louisiana, I can imagine that the Sevelopmant of re rtlgatetey “a dy complied with it was supposed that he | afterthe announcement of Sir Robert Peel’s proposed time, been fair, and a fair proportion of the sales fending the principle of the liberty o! seas, for join. | Promp! peech harge for it. | i i i th made to Irish buyers. The market,continues | © the power of the United States might give us ineasiness. | England in such tion. ; would himself commence immediate operations. new scale of averages and duties. Fine Polish Odesse is | mon! ° 1 can Imagine teat it Crean toe Bo ish, who pees oe Great Britain, on “opening Parliament, stated | le - Fite postion ~ the Sikh force is tad to have coda Le Red good Danzing 56s, but superior samples _ seers ~ prices as at - ena eG ee Nese eee Our peppers es br tee ee part of the American con! nt; but, as we have given | it thi % to O1 y 4 i gq A “ ‘e Eb Lotieiaia the aesstion ne foobar in tay wrap ve aires pat py oo or ve to Oregoa, had not yet it Lahore, to have encamped about five miles the effect of the lest accoantsfrom Ame- rece: ar i y Livearoo. Cotton Maaxet—For the Week end- | disagre P see in the increase of the power of | speech. delivered in the wee se Depatios aoe on en BAe en: d their intention | ing’ Friday, Jenuary 16.--Cotton is still rather nd- | rica'th king higher prices.and the latter hold- | It seems to be universally known that the most “ Is e A | . ited but for were made to run ex- Se Te na bow : : a F pur and Ferozapore | yancing. During the first three days of the week we | ing back; business would thus have been limited b unheard of arrangements teh eae oe politica fresisie ‘Mase Wreeck |e eee ee ld ohenvoen England and but it was not expected that those intentions would | Were quiet, but frm, and Waiting the accounts by the | the wants of some spinners, who have again paid ° igher us On the conti the United Sta i with the Cambria’s news, to this city. Itis 4 cg h igh oT have lost be carried into effect. The Governor-General, packet. Yesterday morning s ‘and we learn | prices for some of tho lower descriptions. of | presses, 10 Seach of pur treadum (of etn. Formerly. there’ ox'| pe paceman however, was fully prepared for action, let the de- that the receipts at the ports of the United States ere Inss rivals 8.400; stock 48.500 ag universally known, too, 1n this city, that a most isted amongst the various European States opposin; of the three nations, mand come from whatever quarter it might. Orders | by 127,000 Dales than at the corresponding period of last so ee eee a inrted; the mer- | Unheard of combination had been organized, to beat ; a terests—rancorous jealousies—and in the midst of these have been received at Meerut for every regiment, yeer. Some writers account for this large and sudden = —The brisk i rasrione France was perfectly free. But the, day ply an omission in the address tha excepting the Sist Native Infantry, to hold them- Tailtng of from eet egy mitted ei ggs genre ital prod Wyn keel have been Thal. | Sete Tee WRT nas Tl eee carta] smendmment: M. Rerryer. then proceeded to examine | selves in readiness to move at a moment's notice. | Kowever, come to the conclusion that thie will be #0, Nor | go. -There hat been a good. deal, done. in our market, ongat all the States ef Kuro; ot Oe Saas « tween | The impression in the camp of the Governor-Gene- | account for all the dedclenoy, without supposing that tho | fales amouating to 100 She Ei and America, and luded that A es | tacit than written down— probability of ite not being emicably adjusted, “France | Tt! Was, that though nothing was certain in the Then, again, | Ashes—There is no change in the New York Herald. What is the result 7 We had, in justice to our numerous subscribers, made most perfect arrangements for running an ex- press; and although our rivals had been for several # 3 4 zF ES pede | present unsettled state of affairs, appearances fore- rices to retard supply ; | small. Hides—No supplies b expacted foi : 2 P : pet Fe ei ete melo oom eerie peeenal Se Serer: Seeaee Sealers Ont -oenne “pur | bode a warlike character. The news from China | but, on the contrary, being at a high rate at all the ports, | time to come, the better qual re again held drmly. | days past wa n an anticipated triumph, we at the bottom of thisconcert. No; but I maintain that | gue. The first step taken by the Cabinet inthe | is unimportant. Commercial matters at Calcutta | there is a sufficient inducement for bringing the produce | T: waste eT low aahees egcdeatinn | had our eye « ard, and did not despair of there is amongst these European powers, and sgainst American question had been one of ill omen. France, be- | and Bombay wear rather an unfavorable aspect. | On the political question we make nore- rs. rices henry 40 decline. aduihineetily semainhiliikct Waterloo <dehentl France, a tacit sccord which constrains us—which is in- | ing totall; rested in the annexation of Texas to | Theatrical mark ; it seems to remain much as before. The change eat unaltered; there are s arrivals of flour from | a jurious to us. You lately had a proof of this. When th American Union, should not have joined England | . rere ae of price in this market is only to a very moderate ex. k. But as such oc: aces are not uncommon with us, events took place in Sorvia which appeared likely to iv- | to prevent it ; and the theory of the American balanceof | _ The Italian opera is about to open with eclat. , tent, quite as little as could have been reasonably looked ——— | wethade no p about our arrangements. We ‘sure to Russia too extensive a domination, France endea- | er, declared by M. ‘Guix jzot, was not justification of | Costa, the musical director, retires, and is succeed- for, numely, one-eighth perlb.; nor have we had any Shes peewee wR | : vores to excite the jealousy of Austria ; but she was not | her conduct. For his part he Sead dperamuerstand what | ed by Balfe. A new opera by Verdi, founded on the fe a Rhegrorg dg caheorte Perhaps Leadliemiadinkns NEW YORK HER. ALD, | were satisfied, ti0:, \( energy and perseverance were list to. Certain wordy, pronounced by man of | was meant by an American balance of power. In North | story cf King Lear, with Lablache for the hero, is may arise from settling the railway deposits, may act in of any avail, we should succeed ; and, indeed, not Syhet ed tts wap NS ple ‘is meee | ie poly Evgle Saly wo greet po ayn Ah | amonst the novelties. | sone measure as @ ‘reetraint upon yulstors. 8,000 | Fe 20, 1846. liking to disturb them in their reverie, we did not ji & H BP ranerd . rt | Rumors abound that a second Italian company | American have been taken on speculation, and 100 Ame- | —_ New York, Friday, February 20, ‘ asmuch as inform them, that if their arrangements but, between two evils, the lesser one ought to be c! han that of the American Union itself, Would that be- 7 : en.” Well, then, what has taken place in Servia I ‘be destroyed by the latte: roaching the do- | will shortly open Covent Garden. This supposedto ican for export. The sales of to-day care 4.000 bags, all ye 4 Smaller evil than the disunion they determined to draw | minions of Orest Brivain? ‘The Cabinet, he contended, | have some reference to the secesaion of Siguor Gos- | for consumption. The total eales of the week amount to Herald Supplement. extended as far as the farthest point reached by nor. closer to England, who from the nature of her govern- rt ‘ided in its determination b: French | i "* | 36,600. ; today com- thern navigators, even ne of the jest ment was, alter 1680, naturally iuclined to formean alli. | trative oe iatereets for, Fronee, had oe cartany reench | ta from her majesty’s theatre ‘Te xupino Janvany 23—During the first two | Owing to the pressure ot matter, we are to-day ' plus ultra earlie i porti 3 rial tical, pose | Macready has commenced another e ment | or three days of this week, prices were just berely sup- | pelled to issue a supplemental sheet to the New York | voyageur, we would nevertheless have beaten them. Saisie tntuaetedy Peigactat-we Seeriinebe eo ien: bey yee to Se anes Fogland iertlinegrerr | atthe Princess’s. He has drawn large audiences, | ported, the market being rather dull and flat. But yester- Herald. It will contain a very interesting letter from | Our readers are aware of the extensive prepara- lous ofour navy, which has certainly met with great | it to jase a quarrel which was that of Eng- | and his performances command the unquaiified ap- y and partly on Wednesday the demand increased c | ‘Washington, another from Detroit, the proceedings at | tions that were Sw us. We will now checks, but which fortunately can again recover its for: | jand and her aliar interests. The Cabinet had | probation of the critics. | us from the trade joined by a little se : ingto: eta > Cli rapaley made ppose ri mer position. This jealousy was the cause of much con- | not, as asserted -by M. Guizot, confined itself to | Fashions for Fe! we are now placed ina ion quite as sree Br xt the last meeting of the Farmers , Theatricals, proceed to give the history of our express, and the straint to us, and exercised a disastrous effect on gar po-| giving advice; it hed taken ‘an active part in [From Berger's Ladies’ Gazette of ee era last as we were a @; | clal meeting of the Common Council, Police, Court In- incidents connected with its journey, from the time | 1 Hoy Two ftcts may seeeve this constrelt: ene @ question; and to prove it he would cite a de- | Ovr-Doox Darts—Some new mantalets have appear. | Tre opening of the debates in Parliament, with ro telligence of an important character, a piece of Medi: | i+ 16H Boston until it reached ( Reaperbgearts development ot liberty in Europe; for whenever the tch from M. Alley de Ci: the French Chi t P) to the subject of Free Trade, are this morning receiving | it left until it re our office, premising, spectacis @hish ore Seckl4 persig before our eyes at | Mexico, In which that Envoy informed the President of | cz, Poth in sable and ermine; they are of a, very rye. Saelenboua ee Gae Winer aeons [eal Poetry, Advertisements, ko. Ms. It ie served to all |) Se Ota the oS Pets ofthe Holy Allienoe, elise | Paris snd London shall be w: in any other capital | Toxas, that, on his proposition, the Mexicen government | mede with sleeves. Thay, will pectobinn in bene de, | evowed from such a high authority will have any | our subscribers. | made with sleeves. They wi in some de- | beari yy the value of remains to ———— | stock-jobbing and speculating express, had received of Europe, ell our liberty of action will be restored to us, | ted to recognize the independence of Texas, | gre reed inal ‘ ng upon } real : the pevate of Europe then having a sympathetic feeling | ple that the aid eo ive off to | fain s SE ere arene cat, Very Nigh Sale |'be “seen: _ effect seems to be in ‘The Weekly Herald. the news at Halifax, N. S., and that the express for they are quite as warm, aud much more ad- | creasing confidence in the future course of the article—- | ral; interesting, but A towards us. The secon! cause which may lesd tothe project of uniting itself with the American republic. 001 ate re. Fur trimmings have increas: | * t | Our weekly paper is generally very Y this journal was d by Mr. L. Bigelow, the cmeocrete Ch oar dig fe regres sener That Gespatel, dated the 20th of May, 1045, wat deliver: | od ie favor; and ehfbehiila is Cae othe gece gen then otore., There le not Romtver af this moment ony | this week's sheet will eclipse all its predecessors in in- onsehibiattd Cole o the Fichiers Kesia, | por} tates. roo! the tru e Texan jliott, trimi vod torias. ral — | A this assertion is, (hat if, during the last two years, Eng- Tish Charge TAdaires, who Pod dared oo malnge, nad Viet . Several cloaks, o gt weight of Cotton offered on the market for sale- terest. ‘a to menace that ladies . | J ‘i land hos been yielding in her Felations with te, we owe | government ia the names of oth France and England. of smn made inthe’ La Vallicre: rivlo: saat ie torasy, | Coe holders, preferring to Sriit for the, full development | "1g addition to the late important news received by our | Montreal daily express, a gentleman of unparalleled it to the uneasiness with which the power of America | M. Berryer then uss the course | long and ample. lation, | exclusive express at our office, it will contain an admira. | enterprise and energy, and whom we commend to Inspires her. "W ‘ofthe conduct pursued ‘by the Cabinet in respect of Monte Video, °ngendample, shapes have « neither | 3909 bales have hem cold tedeys merry ail tr the tease’ | bie portent ths ever-living Washington, and an illus- | the patronage of the public at large. to 37 French Cabinet in 8? Ibaveno | where, he said, it bad abandoned French citi- 4 és i i i jon in declaring that et was adoptod to rena who had armed themselves. for the defence | {ve last iow yokes, Wen de mot koweyon Corser ches | at full prices. The sales for the week amount to 27, | tration, ax correct a#it was melancholy, of the scone of | The steamship Cambria arrived in Boston at half Ep has veut waccuee: aye ite vein ja Sd of thelr lives and property, threatened to deprive | the decline of the Pamelas—we mean those of moderate Fon rue Waex ENDING Jan. 30,—Since our circular of | the shipwrecks at Squan Beach, on the night of the 14th past ten o'clock, on Wednesday night, and the er, found France snd England on ted terms from the | tormcr, thst nationality, and forbidden them to hoist the | size—will be rapid ; they are very becoming to some Friday lst advices @ wok ler from the Walled States | inst, and th trial of Mille lies Cupid, with portrait’ gzpregg of the Holy Alliance arrived at about the i tri-colored fieg. That policy had been persevered in * gvente of 180; France was irritated, although Eng: for years and it was Snly when England had been | (y°e/"carhers ohiee eee teats chat strict uniform: have boon Faceived: | From these we Journ that the com: | for robbing the tow-bargo Clinton, together with the sametime. Ourenergetic express agent boarded her pid “feeling” Pe Siesta fel renting one | ther the te ae eres ee aon Ane oy’ Rives Tate Roses—Every day increases vogue of robes de of America was becoming still greater every day. The | latest Congressional and Legislative news, up to the last immediately, and before it was known she had ar- | | chambre—in fect, they are, both for form and material, jetters accompanying these statements are moderating | moment. i wrong, and the French cabinet had only one line wfcon | wrongs. ‘The same had been the case at Madagascar.— | of such extreme elegance, that cannot pene et . rived. After he had received the papers for this offiee Hel sleeping os faoseh a | Hana pei tavern Se ht | oecauing ot ey aac hla tnt eat eS lc hte me. the writes | Tt willbe ready at o'clock tomorrow morning, Price CT very thing ready wo wart, the express ofthe f peace and the European status quo. But for the | tested against it in the ‘divastrous Years of 1918, 1816 and | ire ‘would bel bad tests not’ te weer one, Last year they | Us Bet gre og sions aenity come tee nee iy al. [=e Holy Alliance was about three-quarters of an hour im said had bose pactestiy ta soerd with | tod testes oF cee ee tee | ee iene tere a trislary te re placed | lions. These statements, if continued much longer, with | phe Forelgn News—Its A ct and Imper- advance ofhim; but thinking nothing of that, he,with | ¥ ro) os particu! eet caning such corroborative proofs of less receipts at the ports can- | ready, mounted a locomotive a fairs of Syria and of Greece, and then serious atte: were directed against the rights of | dinner P tance. the steam all up and ys eration of Morocoo would bave presented wo dificulty, | Freuse ‘endl eee eule wine terion bone Se Rae ote oe deshd- | not fail to produce some effect on our market by-and-bye. : wanes 5 th rself bad to | pitte, we should not forget the cambric and Saconet In the meantime, speculat.rs, and the market generally, | The advices from Europe, received by the Cam- which was in'readiness for him by previous arrange - the queen, of Temes we bunt becouse to Hogiand, | Coase nae wan an ead toate 08 Lindy ratied tras esas euinenaoeane tie aaa ar ep de med | thai sees eee ateribie “rian under check, from | bria, are of more importance to this country than ' ment, and pursued his way to Worcester over the Tce as oer se Proce one oldest ai, | Combarded Tamatave, M. Borryer then advocated the of the en teblier—others form a chemisette, and have | money matters generally, ‘Thi, however, may be | any received at any time within the past twenty Worcester Railroad, at a rate of speed never equa i- of bows to aes ee co gpg a pear = cpap yi Pet regener apr narrow shoulderstraps and short sleeves, alsoembroi- expected to pass away with the sdjustment of c es rail years. Their commercial importance must be ac- led on this continent, reaching Worcester in less + more so—| ® a8 * ; 4 ; land. After madly establishing ourselves at the Marque. bebeve France to assume a position conformable to her | son rince it was fre introduced, ncrocced bots Ia ogue | “oat, ymich MAY never occur, and by such e course @re | agricultural classes will be Perera ane roe: gale ho an a Lane ths id ere we could not subsist,we rhe ere | dignity and security, by proclaiming, in the face of the and its beauty. fect o} ‘state of things upon our market has been a | by the reductions in the tariff proposed by Sir two hours. He then went on boa: splend: i niaue ated to ral oes tenes hence the Pritch- | World, that she would preslaim the maxim of the old We can assure our fair readers that there is not the | slight reduction,say}d per 1b. on some kinds of American. | pert Pee]. The corn growers and provision deal- steamboat Traveller, at Allen’s Point, and crossed poy rtbear etal en gers Sessions inthe affairs "monarchy that free bottoms made free goods—and thet east foundation for a report that long trains will be in- Alf other sorte we consider aa delore quoted. We close ; f South lina, the Sound to Greenport, a distance of thirty-one in pa M et, the afvirs the would take under her protection the navies ofall neu- | troduced this winter ; the width of skirts has neither in- week with a dull market, from the cause last named, | era of the West,the rice growers of South Carol the port, i" Se eS ‘yras "edged choot the | {ral Powers. M Berryer, nevertheless, was of opinion | creased nor diminished : in fact, we do not ive any | the sales to-day being estimated at 4000 to 5000 bales— | the wooden clock manutacturers of Connecticut, miles, against a head tide, in one hour and the opinion in England as in trv hod a ace said, | hat no war would ensue ; thet the tion would | actual alteration in the forms of robes ; but the elégance 6000 American on speculation, 300 for export. The sales ; . Il be benefited by the re- thirty-three minutes. Probably no boat im two countries has le ane or 8. coat ~d be pcre that the Americans would not yield, and | and variety of their garniture gives them, ‘especi ly to for the week are 39,000 bales. and, in fact, all parties wi ne! y urty-t a th pe a nade negates Beam hee that England would be too happy to accept the 49th par- | those in evening dress, a very great appearance of n0- | Fx». 3.-Since Friday the sales have amounted to 19 | duetion in the duties proposed by Sir Robert Peel. the world could have run the distance wit trolly in, tas alts of Texan tha hee beon terest Wo ack fear ey ver ae gay eG hy Ree balls, are thistseason of extreme | 200 Dales, nearly allto the trade, The market is dull, | 71 ;. i, the fourth or fifth reduction made by the the same wind and tide, within the same time. by the necessity of not giving offence to England. ‘The | “The debate on Mr. Berryer’s amendment relative to 8 splendor. : ’ Livunrocs Woot Manter, Feb.2—There has been | present Ministry, since they came into power, and On arriving at Greenport our agent took the Loag Garchavermecey poll ine tho Light of ences Tees dh | Toren wenn eoeand tad Ameries, was brought to a ree ged numerous attendance of buyers at our public sles, just | 11, ity,of the manufacturers of Great Britain, Island Kailroad to South Brooklyn. The run upon purchase-money paid for the rig! ed to | “108¢ on Saturday evening, after an able speech, in re — Lowpow Mower Manxer, Feb. 2—During the early concluded, and for Colonial and other fine Wools the | the prosperity.of the mi ° deilcideed, we’ dare oun vonage re Section a aor py: bene peek ee bd ary on age ity for Partof last month the Money market was i and competition was very animated throughout. The Austra- | under those reductions, and the increase in the | this road was unprecedented—indeed, Mev Why? To redeom your’ faults you have opmaitiod a | Mito te ee feta H, S86 Majorkty ths meetion of Fee taae eevee” Pane oor for lians were a fair and were taken readily at sn 84- | -.venue, show that it has been the best policy that hardly state the speed. The President o! fault approac! i A . 4 5 apt wall net breck cat, hope ity fort do not any | FaaNce anp Mexico.—We lear by our corres- | more scarce, and the market’ fluctuating on the arrival Der sales, or the London sales in October. . The Cape | could have been pursued. The modification in the | Company, in accordance with the contract we had x ; f assementerié J i of American and other news. The mode in which Gov- ffered at i ot do made with him, had relays of locomotives stationed louger demand grand positions ; I content myself w Png oe? Doh ty na he Vig tench ae ramet means to deal with the large sum of Dank notes previous seles, Fait qualifies went at ail rates, but he | cof laws proposed in the new tariff, does not do didséshs veikin pap ope aay macial interests foe Eegiaal, ete ef digaky. atthe | goturche capital of New Grenada.) hes been ap- | 222 eld that is requiredfor railroad deposite. Frestor part was of euprdioaryevcription, se willbe | away with the aiding soale; but the alteration is « at three diferen a ee ey ar i A , | gota, : | h, and i that no relaxat neeAaihe annexed quotations. ‘The Uni- i inues in exi un- jieney e owe Za might hope to play the part of « useful | pointed by the King of the French, to proceed to whatever will Go made except tact on thove lines which | tet antares censileleble notice, At ine | &rest improvement, and a ay hilber pol ded with a hand ear, that would, in case of fermediary ; but the M: 'y has brol sa | Mexico, to take the place of M. Cyprey. Baron | do not obtain their acts this session the money will be last sales a good offered, jbut, being then im- | til thefirst of February, 1849, when a provi vase < per. Fe ee ae ee een Ameriee tng feultet | Gros formerly resided in Mexico as Secretary of | returned. ‘The Bank continues to discount at the former perfectly known to the ry ittie’ progress eotld | duction will without doubt be made. emergency, proceed at the rate of twelve _— - the Cabot. ‘Altar the worde of Fretdeat ‘Polk is | “isos FaEeig borers oad oe westgir sive in Gee somes | cone nan ee ecioes they ‘have been | “rhe introduction of the new tariff bill of Great hour. No accident, however, oceurred, SAST! THE Frencu Avorria—The | railway purposes; and as brokers follow in the same prett: nerally tried,and been found to answer, ‘ - a 7 ; more ; Frenoh fe iy ve an assualt Of a horrid disuse track, cash is much more difficult to obtain than it was Tney were parenseed ‘with more confidence on this occs- | Britain into Parliament, had a very favorable in- went smoothly up to the time of the arrival of our pee porg tt a I ciple Lestat ast month, and in almost all cases the Bank loans are for and et an advance on former rates. Low Wools nt at this office. said ay be beard in America ; I fear aoe bon Foro Nene minds cearctn gh S vigor _ | very short periods. ‘The Government broker continues a rather heavily, but on what was sold there is little | fluence upon trade, throughout the ra ay 248 express age arpe Ea, ; it most concerns me is eve int rovince of Constantine. In the midst a Ps + yer $ ‘ whole ” should be dleerly anteresoed between three ruck great | large aan, the column was overtaken by a hea’ to make his usual purchases on account of the Savings variation to notice on former quotations, and a good deal | ticularly among the manutacturing districts. e The running our express, from the - | A % i il it reached owr office, was countries as England, France, and the United States. | full of snow, which continued two days, in whic! wane bare pia emee tase ears. Ceomsicenlly’ of what was withdrawn was sold after the sales at high- | jiberal policy of Great Britain, in the re-construcs | time it left Boston wntil im) bie that France can offer herself to conciivate t! ’ A } ices than could be obtained. ns ind five minutes, a rate af speed never ea the poor fellows were obliged to bivouac. Some of however, the market has been borne u in by large United States, 1,262 bales first fleece, 1s. 644 to 1s. 6d; | tion of the new commercial system, cannot but | seven hours and fi nutes, afar emer tare dub are | hem Not baving tamed fond for we dayp fell ee ar ea eae carte cog ak tks tka ahi eo frie G1 O16 5303 | hay very material and favorable nfaence pon before approached th iter ak eam, t 0 a i . * , sol . Gd. : " tion it rmer express, wer a. pe SY cerey Cates Youre tas 1 tives, St Wren eates Wes teen tones two brokers, though. in this instance, without making | “'Livxsroot orsson Manner, Feb onth of | Congress, coming as it does, when our own com- | Owing toa deten ¥ on an impression on prices. At the close of today’s mar J; owing SS ocan ee We have advices roe Brele to January 90, Mi resect etecr date Mey aio fy the com ,M. e X for Account;Exc! er ‘were s ir, when the discussion on | Our political world has been active since my last, | premium; Bank Stock, 208 to 207; Three per Cent. Re qoced very 1 i Sound route, red one of great ex nt and trial | under consideration. There | which our agent was obliged to take the Sound 4 vc th mmtnly. 2 Ia have experi | pron a dae responding to the concessions | and trust to luck for success, and which, indeed, the be " yen, int be increased, value £3 money, | made in the British tariff, in favor of our principal would have beaten the alliance, but that the boat's sident, took the cl was resumed, i ; rs : way shares, in i t a M having | but without giving rise to anything that would be | “uced, 954; New Three and-a Quarter per Cents, 974 to which still continues to an extent and d which we | - i by ioe at Throgg’s Neck—and / i i ates! : : amo! 5 5 “ to te ‘cel aod Dutch Goverument increasing the duties o out proe siderable. Prices za sew Sree toes cane as they were = je exigent wish ol, Gaverumant io Gece, | the operation of low tariffs has been 80 clearly set- second time—we had bing mle vd ie by the nice te tad Wien the Crow, tnd the line of pole | fred \Sesmess om ay ‘of Holland. Ii ties self ths day month but the that have cocurred have fimitation of dicouste Hy effectually to cramp all | tled by Great Britain, that we should no longer hest- the Sound, without the ice, reached eur office is War of | tended downwards. The following are the quotations : | business speculations, and to lower the price of produce | ad the most reduced average duty | about two hours after our first one. As regards the is not only very injurious to | Brazillian, 62; Buenos Ayres, 314; Chili Eouador, ‘The prec portion of our ci qwily, | tate to adopt at once ~ No positive foreman poyey + ei ne eres the two Governments, but the Mac 0 the people in 3}; Mexican, fs Deferred,” 16 H Feravita, ‘ss; Portu: herpes the important ee in our tarift | consistent with the object of this act, in our form of | Holy Alliance Express, there are as yet e “us to misintain her independence, and Mexico to re- | Doth countries. It causes us to have to pay dearly frusee Four per Cente, #04; Spanith Five per Cents, 274; by Sir Robert Peel, whose specch a few days comes | goveramment. tidings, but we have hopes it will arrive sometime cy he had pursued, were the most conducive to the in- | tariffs, as it is called exes to | , ' i the Account, 6}; the Three per © cansed great excitement among all classes of business ; week. Some one has said, however, that it ar- cegaies it. He hed always precereee seemien Texans | for colonial Eipdhae, wallet the Dutch are deprived | fr the Account, 844, Vi la Deferred, 13}; Dutch | and has met with almost | It is stated in some of the London papers that the | this wheneaee) ines akenid bave piled Trance ‘ed | peed anh 9 nda Lome doom tp ome inte Two end «bait ber ents, 89}; ‘nd the Four Per Cont feneral scceptence, suit ought fo do, Posed as svar, | Principal features in Mr. Walker's new tariff bill | rived yesterday afternoon. ie e nothing to cay. This had been the ease; when the ao- | that both Governments have commenced negotia- “‘{'snosn Con Masser, Feb 2.—Our market atill con jeg <n ort es ban in tos cheep. | Were known to the British government previous to mmnediately after the news reached sas — Dexation was agreed te by the Texan people France eo | tions for putting an end to it, and these negotia- | uinaes in a very dull state for ali articles of Grain. Since | ext, and sell in the dearest market.” te Reveral im | the formation or introduction of the new bill of Sir | became bruited around the city Com - tered into no protest; she accepted the jen accom: | tions will terminate in a new mercantile Monday the arrivals of English Wheat have been very | pression ie that our present Government be able to ld er that had arrived, and business of all kinds was suspen: dicussion on the subject with the ‘ itmited, yet the demand for it to-day was excessively | carry those measures, even with thie Parliament ; but if | Robert Peel. If thie 1s true, it would appe r The crowd around be on pice te ie Mage St py AY Se catwaty Sone Switserland. eo at almost nominal figures. Free Fi Wheat | not, au I to the constituencies wiil on! areas there is some collusion between the two govern- ed, until our extra was issued. ‘tke Mssodipest he surprised at the language used by the President in his Our dates from Berne are to the 2ist ult. { pe nell phan see ee ON, in ac- | the ve who bes had ‘courage enough to evow i ments in relation to this matter, and that a pertect | our office was never eo great. do any business, most of change of opinion, and the ability to produce such an ‘ t of the intelligence was de- me , and he had considered it bis duty to claim in | Muller, the man who assasinated M. Len, the well being dispnsed to wait the result of Monday's policy for the general good. derstand: sted the subject. It would to learn the purport Bent examiocl te commercial teesgas which had is haga Doo 2 yori, apteesarey convicted, shea i hy S Norsk wad co pr eu ae aiak ot this being true, that p tetrprincanl countenance, and the rush was tre- Rext examined the commerciel reasons which had in- the sale was dull i " as literally be- he. ve | there is a much better understanding between the mendous, and our Leggenecaremity ‘The demand | Hise. acd senders Ger sasice to meinia nis, |, Tan canton ie ine Very agitaed sate. The x ot, quarter, "The Mall considera: weight There were at \ he said, three powerful constituti : r 4 * ” : " Lor “i fe rally supposed, and that pro is 4 very great pro- pom Coan and our splendid cylinder prese- 3 re map a ‘ rates. i. et a ; ing off their five and six nations intent on beyond measure ther ter- Generally speaking, the country is in anything but > 4 in di rk throwing htt i States. rane its il state. An uneasy feeling is abroad, and ban bese bet been but slightly affected tythe Pi and | bability of the questions in dispute between the two og were kept at WO! dedi; thoogn proposed alteration in our laws to admi ff | until late in the afternoon. iy ex, More troubles. Several arrests of daties. rday" there some effect, st | countries being amalgamated and satisfactorily set- thousand an hour is him- have been made. | Scgodents'ot Payers, sad the business done T ay gro tapeevepeaeh jualits ‘of this ar- | led by a general and comprehensive treaty, em- It will thus be seen, Loca spare eiieat, aad | | ticle was very limited. and tele before Dusinsss cande ed OF & & reial and political systems neces- self again. Our star of Anstertita ie | We have dates from Madrid to January 24. | Cate sd to 1d t bushel lower than on Tuesday. Flour depended been | bracing the corame! = ter than ever. The Holy Alliance of The great and sot eS co eee | and Tether cheaper - r the gary for the regulation of each in their intercourse shines brighte! ‘of four cities, assisted by od in protect. | ment 18 ‘a message to the Queen got up by some op- of bended Wheat and F! ad, —— | olan cae anailiet. the stock-jobbing prese ition Deputi rotesting against the proposed e ‘and Oh Corsage wh her Tackle hn Comte Lhe ran This timate They were | message has been signed by a very great number Bes i : wae on | the ‘ninigterial deputies, and it is ‘believed “will } ‘ s and aided by their old friend and the | The proposed changes in the tariff of Great Bri the Tre a ate ave bees annihilated by eur cupetior Merete germ 0 fall rf we tain, the proposed reduction in the duties here" | | | rf: : oe besa tridiing, though freely pressed ou the market at @ | of the United States, reducing it to « strict revenue ¥ ’ ter wid energy : rowt., and small demand — | jevied upon many ¢ “ a rt os aa close the account @ Cie sansa of tg wyerpading, Tene nna | Chambers, i has, giren: great, sunovance 10 the Fated a oe seen’ doen “uuususls | COUN, wd tke proposed ysalizasios is use 1anfl | We guns cmeeeioaey tts re tae aie once towards eeoncther,would endanger jus continee, | Ministers who have done all in their power to ob- ‘