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t I} i | accoutrements are being prepared versary of the natal da: | now the kingdom to an ! jas | of Tenports and Exports, with the least | sible delay, the tollow roved specified Vol. XII., No. 63—-Whole No. 4876. <== YORK, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1846. EXTRAORDINARY AND EXCLUSIVE EXPRESS FROM EUROPE. | ARRIVAL OF THE PACKET SHIP TORONTO. FOUR DAYS LATER. The Effect of American News in Eu ope. Another Debate in the French Chambers on the Texas Question. STATE OF THE COTTON MARKET. THE CORN LAW AGITATION, FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, THE PANIO IN IRELAND. THE GRAIN MARKETS. Important from India, dio. So, Kos The splendid packet ship Toronto, Gaptain Tin- ker, arrived early yesterday from London and Portsmouth, after having made a very quick pase- age over the Atlantic. Bhe sailed from Portsmouth on the 9th ult., and in lat. #5, long. 47 to 53, passed through a continued field of ice and icebergs. The advices from London, which we have thus received, are of the 7th, and from Liverpool to the 6th ultimo. fGThe news 18 of a very favorable and interesting obaracter. Cotton was firm. The London Chronicle of the 4th ult., contains a fong article relative to the intelligence from Ameni- 0a, carried out by the packet ship Yorkshire. It is tobe found in the annexed extracts. The corn markets were somewhat active ard ‘The war in India has egain broken out, and the gunexation of Punjaub is probably consummated. Tfnot, it will be. This Anglo-Indian intention has been for some time maturing. There was a great excitement and panic in Ire- land relative to the new commercial policy. It is | probably raised for an effect on Parliament. The course of Mr. Calhoun is favorably spoken of by the London Times of the 7th ult. ‘The London Money Market was easier. There has been another debate in the French Chambers on the Texas question. It will be seen | that since the firet debate on the question, the Mi- nietry have lost strength. Notwithstanding the recent declaration of Sir James Graham, to the effect that it was not intend- ed at present to call out the Militia, 47,000.sets of by Messrs. W. &G. Almond, of Bond street, forthe use of that force. The order came trom the Board cf Ordi- nance. A letter from Algiers states that the experiments made by the Trappists of Staoueli to cultivate the tea-plant in Algeria have been fully successful. Sm Rozert Part.—Thureday last was the anni- of Sir Robert Peel, who has year of his age. Iurorration or Corn —The Commissioners of have issuéd directions to the principal ru of the revenue at every port th hout the d_tranemit to the Inspector pos- ‘ing accounts, jing to ap- prov fied forms, so tar as the same relates to their respective ports, viz:—1. An account of the total quantitiesjot the several kinds of corn, meal, and flour, entered for home consumption in each week of the year en the Sth January, 1846, with the amount of duty paid thereon, distinguishin g Bri- tish colonial corn, meal, and flour from foreign. 2. An account of the total quantites of the several kinds of corn, meal, and flour entered for home consump- tion at each rate of duty, inthe year ending 5th January ultimo ; also with the amount of duty paid thereon, di: ishing British colonial corn, meal, and flour from ree The firet form is to contain the quantity entered in each week during the year, follow: receipt of the certificates of average prices, asoordia tothe date. 1. Respecting wheat, the produce of British ssions out of Europe (not certified as the produce of Canada), with the quantity entered and the amount of duty paid. 2 Wheat certified as the produce of Canada, under the act 6and7 Vic.,c. 29, with the quantity entered also, and the amount of duty paid and also foreign, with similar particulars. particulars for other details of corn, meat, and flour, are to be stated in a similar form. The second account, requiring the total quantities of the several kinds of grain, is to | be according to the following form :—1. The quan- tity ot wheat, of British posseesiens out of Euro) (not certified as the produce of Canada), with the Tute of duty, the-quantity (the allowance tor damage not being deducted), and the amount of duty ac- tually received (as stated in the quarterly accounts of imports) And, 2. Wheat, ce: as the pro- duce of Canada under the act 6 and 7 Vic,, c. 29, with the rate of duty, quantity of wheat, and amount of duty, as in the previous instance. Wheaten tlour, barley of Briti 3, and uleoforeign separately, are to be returned with the same distinctions and particulars as above stated with respect to wheat. The ent * beth state- ments or accounts must agree with’ the aggregate amount of quantity and duty returned in the sont ly and quarterly accounts. Errcr or Sin Rosert Pex.’s Srexcu on THE Corn Marxets.—It is well deserving of notice that the announcement of Sir Robert change in the corn-laws has produced scarcely any effect on the corn market. price of whe in- stead of going down with a run, as it ought to have done according to confident assertions of monopolist writers and speakers, has slightly risen in several markets and remained stationary in most, and has not anywhere sunk to a serious extent. As the corn-dealers are at once ashrewd and a sensi- tive race, we may take it for granted that they do Jeol, further intelli From the Atlantic to the New York | The packet ship Yo eel’s intended | | Biot {Ei (From the London Chronicle, Feb. 4.) We received last night, by express trom Liver- mce from the United States. hire made the in the short space of days, bringing letters and papers to co _ ult. liscussion upon the Oregon resolutions has been postponed to the 10th of the present month. This delay is regarded aa a favorable indication of the pene feeling. fore they plunge intoa discus- which gna} hurry them to results they have not yet} seriously contemplated, the public men of ica are naturally anxious to ascertain what ef- dent's meesage” itisatowedly ein ha eit 8 sage. 1s avowt wil us view that ber es has been 4 R ince ication of that state paper, until this day, when the packet sails for the United aig have heard but one opinion upon the subject. ie adoption of the President’s recommendations will not, and cannot be regarded in any other light than as a hostile indication. Letus turnback and see what these Tecommendations really are. The first recommendation is, that notice be given of the termination, at the end of twelve months, ot the convention of 1827. It would be, we fear, a very extravagant presumption to suppose that this recommendation alone, unaccompanied by the mea- sures 8 along with it, is at all likely to be adopted by the American legislature. But let us suppose fora moment that the only “congressional action,” as they term it, will be a notice to ter- minate the convention of 1827—what does such a notice really mean? Mr. Polk says in his Mes- sage, that it means this :—“* At the end of the year’s notice we shall have reached a period when the national rights in Oregon must either be abandoned or firmly maintained. That they cannot be abandon- edwithout a sacrifice of both national honor and in- terest, 1s too clear to admit of a doubt.” In giving the poems notice, then, the American Govern- ment tells us that they do so with the determination upon its expiring, to occupy the territory. By the whole of the American press—by every public man who has recommended the notice—it has been re- commended as preliminary to “the firm mainte- nance of the rights of the United States.” This notice to terminate the convention of 1927, may, it is suggested, be followed Ws fresh negotia- tions. If mot, war is inevitable. If we receive no- tice that the joint occupation shall cease in 1817, and if nothing’ more be done than the giving of this Dotice, we, t6o, must prepare ‘at the end of the year’s notice, firmly to maintain” our rights. Let Us not in our deep anxiety for the preservation of peace, lose sight ot the position into which we shall be driven by the event we are speaking of. Neither I id nor America could remain inactive pend- ing the termination of this treaty. We should be virtually at war from the day we get notice that at the end of a specific time America was determined to teehee Pale she regards as is nights ne Ore- gou. is supposing no other proceeding is adopted than to give the specified nation. But it the other recommendations of Mr. Polk be carried out—if, contemporaneously with giving notice to terminate the treaty, the American Government begins to occupy, sends in its pioneers, and builds its stockades and forts, would it be possible to re- aa such measures in any other light than as a leclaration of war? The most favorable shape, then, that the notice can assume 1s that it may be accompanied by pro- Jape for re-opening negotiations. But we con- ess we shall entertain but little hope of the result of a negotiation thus conducted under duress. Listen to the spirit in which the American govern- ment would enter upon such negotiation. ‘The Washiagton Unign, the official paper, which reached us last night. says, indeed, that the notice is a “‘ peace message,” because “‘it strengthens our government to negouate to an honorable adjustment, under the pressure of an alternative which Eng- land cannot but look upon as most stern and serious, not to say dreadful.” Such is the view with which this measure is recommended by the government, and would no doubt be adopted by the legislature of the United States. “Give the notice,” they say, “ for then England, believing war to be inevitable, willgive way.” Now it is precisely because we be- lieve that negotiations entered upon under euch cir- cumstances, and in such a spirit, cannot be brought to aratistactory termination, that we have from the beginning rested our hopes of peace almost solely upon the rejection of the proposition to give the year’s notice. Every concession would be construed to be—it it would not be in fact— a concession to fear, a concession made “under the pressure of the alternative” of war. lt cannot be too strongly impressed upon the Ameri- can public that to adopt a resolution to give the year’s notice, zo far from facilitating, as they sup- pose it would do, the progress of negotiatione, would be in fact to provide for their certain falure betore we had entered uponthem. We are anxious that this opinion— which is, we believe, the opinion of the great bulk of the people of this country—may be known in America while there is yet time for it to influence the decision of a momentous question. Englishmen of all classes, und parties desire peace—peace at any price that is not dishonorable, or that does not clearly involve the sacrifice ot some important interest. With such a feeling ex- isting oa our —is it wise to drive us upon an ly reject? gLet negotiations bejre-opened, if the ofier as been made. They will now be conducted under circumstances more favorable than ever existed be- fore. But let not the American people deceive themselves by supposing that they will get better terms by driving us into a corner. Let them not be so blind as to Suppose that the termination of the existing treaty will facilitate negotiations, or that England will regard such a step in any other light than as the first indication of unfriendly intentions. France and America. In the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, 2d ult., M. Remusat brought forward an amendment on the sixth paragraph of the address, relative to the friendly connection subsisting between the Freach and Eng- lish h gorceaanest to the effect that the following words be added to the clause: ‘But in order that these relations be consolidated, it is necessary that the two governments, while acting in concert in the circumstances in which their interests are common, a with care in the two worlds the full indepen- lence of their political action.’ The honorable de- pays in developing this amendment, insisted that ‘rance acted subordinately to England with regard to the affair of America. He argued that such con- duct was contrary to the policy followed by France from time immemorial, and that it was in opposi- tion to the true interests of France. He believed firmly that war would net burst out, but still he considered that in the interest even of peace France might be declared to remain _pertectly independent to choose whatever course she deemed most advi- sable. M.Guizot, in reply, said that the amend- ment was perfectly just a8 a general axiom, and could be accepted without any difficulty, were it not that it was intended to throw blame on the minis- try. On that account he should call on the Cham- ber to reject it. M. Thiers then addressed the | Chamber, maintaining that the ministry had done wrong to interfere in the question of the annexation ot Texas as it had done, and that this course had been adopted through a desireto please England. He should, he said, support the amendment. Ona division, the numbers were—Against the amend- ment 23 ; in its favor 165—majority 68. The amendment was accordingly rejected. Ma The alot b-8 cpio Laws. ae ‘n1pay.—The following is aco of the petition for the county of Lancaster, which has been signed by 330,000 persons at least, and will be forwarded to-morrow for presentation :— To the Honorable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled— “ The Petition of the undersigned Merchants, Bank- end other iniabitents of the county aay Shei hat your lunar {uml yweth— our rs have seen with considerable satisfaction thet her Majesty's minis- our honorable house, a bill to tee ya od repeel the jogo ‘sa various ae in wi LZ wi iven to commerce zd [Bator oP on #4 ny fi regi however, that respect to the articles of h at once to the proposition with juman food is not such Give that freedom to their importation is imperatively necescary hed ee ion one eran come 1o resent alarmii con- dition of the people of Ireland, owing to the failure of “ Your petitioners are strongly of opinion that now, more than ore oe, on the im tion of corn is undesirable, and unjust to farmers and laborers, as we as te pad other Cy the people; and they most earnest: plore your honorable house, at once and forever, entirel: ‘abolish = duties which tend to ¥ to. diminish the supply of the food, “ And your Deaitonats will ever pra; not expect any fall from present prices to follow the ba introduction of the new vyeam; if they did, their | The bowing ame the places where the great Bulk of tears would have been shown by a rapid decline in | the signatures has been, obtei in three days all the principal markets in the kingdom. The | Maxchester, (vorough), 25.00; Ballon, (oarough), fact is they Know what is the real extent of the | 700; Liverpool, (Dorough), Seite |, Rochdale, 12,744 ; both of British and foreign grain too well to | Heaton Norm ; 3745; Preston’ 18266; Oldham’ entertain any such {ears,—Liverpool Times, 8,160; Bi ackburn, 15,744; St. Helen's Rise iw Tae Price oy Potarors.—Yesterday the | aud N Ida District, 6199; Failaworth, pe of potatoes advanced 6d., and on some kinds | 2340. 8 rewt. A pound of potatoes cannot {a based under 1d, aed Th 3 and for one pound be ofthe best bread the change with vei ceptions 24d, or 84d to per four a) price having advanced $d three days. Corn Laws—Epinsurcu.—A petition is now in | the course of signature in this town, for the imme- tew i | diate and total abolition of the laws, which is to be loaf, the | sent off for presentation on Saterday nights and up within the last two or ene e y ve night, we understand, it had been ion Bervery of our citizens.—Caledonian Mercury. - | British Parliament. House or Gommons, Feb. 5.—H amine 1x Ingtanp. —Mr. O'Conwgut gave notice that he would to-mor- | row (this day) call the attention of the house to the subject of the famine and disease in Ireland. He would also now ask a question of the right hon. ba- | ronet (Sir J.Graham,) who, on the previous day. ented to the house a report of Dr. Playfair an: r. Lindley. That did not come dowa further than November 15, but there were inthe Castle of Dublin commissions ot hg ata He the ecareity in Ireland. Had the right hon. baronet receivedccm- munications from these commissions ? ceived communications, through the Lord Lieuten- ant, from the commission that had been appointed; and those communications related to the present po- | sition of the people of Ireland. _ Mr. O’Connei. asked the right hon. baronet to | lay those communications on the table, Sir J. Gramam replied, that if the hon. and learn- | ed member would postpone his question till next | day, he (Sir J. Graham) would see what. portion of those communications could with propriety be laid on the table. Dr. Bowrina moved that the returns of the har- bor duties in the Isle of Man, as ordered on the 18th of June, 1844, be forthwith amended. A for- mer return in April was too imperfect to be of use. Mr. M. Surron consented to the motion, and it was ordered accordingly. Tue Purcnase or Maize.—Mr. (Foster wished to ask the right hon. the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, whether there wes any truth in @ report current out of doors, that Government had_pur- chased or suggested the purchare of a quantity of maize or Indian corn for this market in the United States of America. Mr, Foster added, that he did not believe the report himself, but it was believed by many. The Chancellor of the Exchequer answered, that almost immediately atter the receipt by the Government, of that report of Dr. Fairplay and Mr. Lindley, which had been laid upoa the table, the right hon. baronet, the First Lord of the Treasury, and himeelf, consulted upon the course proper to be taken, and orders were given for purchasing in the United States a certain quantity of maize for the consumption of the people of Ireland. Mr. Foster inquired what quantity ? and havi! received a reply, which was inaudible in the gal- lery, observed, that he considered the principle of this transaction most objectionable ; such a system would be calculated to paralyze private enterprise ; the public ought to know how the matter stood, — respect to the Brazilian slave trade, which received the sanction of the Legislature last session. —_ } Sir R. Peel would take that occasion of noticing | that the honorable member for Manchester (Mr. May be regarded as the effect of the extrava Gibson) proposed to move for the production of correspondence, in continuation of that sented | last year, relative to the conduct of Brazil with re- | fereixce to the convention of 1826 and the Slave Trade Act of last session ; it would be very desira- | ble that that motion should be pooteemn: ‘The last anepaian presented last sessionfrom Lord Aberdeen | to the British Minister concluded thus: “You are | already aware that the measure by which, in the | night back, could no Sir J. Grawam said, he had from time to time re- | opinion of Her Majesty’s government, the govern- | mon, ment ot Brazil would best evince their determina- tios to carry out the intention which they have g0 | solemnly recorded, would be the negotiation ef a | treaty similaf either to that concluded between Great Britain and Spain in 1845, or to that between Great Britain and Portugal of 1842. Should the | Brazilian government show any willingness to en- tertain the question of such a treaty, you will frank. ly declare that nothing would give Her Majesty’ government more sincere pleasure than id selves relieved, by the conclusion of it, from enfor- cing the operation of the bill which they are now about to propose to Parliament; and you will assure the Brazilian ministers, that it will be a source of real satisfaction to Her Majesty’s government to re- turn to a good understanding, both on this and on other subjects, with a nation in whose welfare and independence they have, from the earliest times, taken a lively interest, and whose growing prosperi- 2 ty and power they have witnessed with carosiest gratification. 1am, &c., AwERDEEN.” The con- clusion of a treaty would enable the government even to propose a repeal of the bill of last session. Communications were pending upon, the subject, and it would be prejudicial to the public interest to produce the correspondence at present. : Mr. M. Gibson consented to postpone his motion. Sirk Durigs.—Mr. Ellice had had oceasion to communicate with the Board of Trade, on behalf of his constituents at Coventry, as to the proposed re- duction in the duty on silk; and, after their senti- ments were honestly expressed on that subject, he trusted he should be able to state to the right hono- rable gentleman (Sir K. Peel) that they generally cencurred in the measures which he had proposed to that house. But they had sent a memorial to the Board of Trade expressing their wish that the re- duction of the silk duty might not commence till the Ist of July, and that tll atter further consideration the right honorable gentleman would not press the question to a division. ¥, Sir R. Peel observed, that they certainly were and he should to-morrow (this day) quire what was the quantity ordered. Tae Tarirr.—Mr. Pattison inquired how soon the new duties would come into operation ? Sir R. Peel answered, that so soon as the house should have affirmed any resolution it might be pleased tocome to, and ywed that resolution to be reported, the Government would propose, in con- formity with the general ui , immediately to per- mit the reduction of the duties, taking the usual guarantee that in the event of the resolution not re- ceiving the final sanction of Parliament the old du- ties should be paid. Generally speaking, theretore, the reduction would take effect from the day on which the resolution was agreed to; but perhaps there would be an exception made in the case of seeds, on which the redection might not take effect untl une. . . Mr. Pattison considered the answer given by the right hon. gentleman to be highly satistactory. Corn Laws.— Mr. P. Miles gave notice that on the motion that the Speaker leave the chair to go in- to committee on the government measure with re- Spect to corn, he would move as an amendment, that the House f° into committee that day six months [ironical cheers from various parts of the house.] Sraniso anp Brazizian Trave.—Dr. Bowring rose to ask whether Her Majesty’s Government had received from the Spanish Government any “alternative” which we must at once und indignant- | that country, M. Martinez de la Rosa :—“ Our motto statement of their intention to visit the commerce not precluded from taking any representations that might be made from auy quarter whatever. He doubted, however, whether it would be for the ad- vantage of the constituents of the right hon. gentle- man that there should be any delay in this matter. He was glad that he had shown so general a con- currence in the measures which he was about to its se, but his beliet was that they would not be mefited by the delay ro pesed. Z Lord John Russell as! the right hon. gentle- man at the head of Her Majesty’s government, whether he intended that the reduction of duty should take effect immediately after the passing of this resolution on the articles of the tariff merely, or if he meant it to apply also to the reduction of the duty on corn 7 ‘ Sir R. Peel intended that the reduction of the duty on corn should take effect immediately when the resolution passed, and was reported. Mr. Hutt) thought it desirable that the public should know whether, in its practical operation, the Naturalization Act had worked efficiently ? _ Sir J. Graham was in a condition to state, tor the information of the hon. member, that the act to whieh he referred had come very generally into operation. He must say that the measure worked well, though he was one of those who doubted the policy of it at the time it was passed. Fas. 6.—Disreges in IngLanp.—Mr. O'Connell, seeing the right honorable baronet, the Secreta for the Home Vepartment, in his pice, would it the right honorable gentleman had any objection of England with hostile measures, on account of the unfavorable position in which the sugars of the Spanish colonies were left under the existing tariff ; and also, whether the right hon. baronet (Sir Robert Peel) had any knowledge of any instructions being given, or about to be given, in the Spanish colonies, the object of which would be to throw impediments in the way of the indirect communication of British vessels with those colonies; that _is, vessels not trading directly between Great Britain and the Spanish colonies ? Sir R. Peel said, that Her Majesty’s gove it certainly had not received any communication from the Spanish Government, which led him to believe that the Spanish Government had any intention hos- tile to the commerce of this ete By some pa- rs which would be laid upon the table of the jouse, it would be seen that the Spanish Govern- ment had reserved to itself the power of acting upon principles unfavorable to the British Govern- ment; but no communication had been received from it, indicating any intention to make use of that power. So far from it, in a very recent discussion, the following was the account of the relations of this country with Spain, that was given by that eminent person, the Minister for Foreign Afiairs in is—‘ Good will towards all, friendship with some, | special intimacy with none.’ As far as England is concerned, it has rarely happened that our relations with that country have been more frank, more friendly, and more satisfactory, than they are at this day. The Spanish Government has received, on recent occasions, proots of the confidence which England places in our probity and good faith.” He (Sir Robert Peel thought that must be satisfactory to the hon. member, and to the house. Moore ) Of course, a remonstrance wouldjbe made, if any such course were to be adopted as the hon. mem- ber pointed out. Lord J. Russell said, that perhaps this would be the fittest time for the question of which he hed given notice—whether Her Majesty’s Government bad had any further correspsndence with the Span- ish Government on the Cae of the sugars of Cuba, and whether the right . baronet was pre- tolay on the table of the House the communications to which he had alluded last night, in reference to ¢ distress at present prevailing in Ireland. Sur J. Graham said that he should be most happy to lay upon the table, without delay, the communi- cations to which the honorable and learned gentle- man reierred. ‘1 here was in the report a particular case with reference to the union of Kells; and there was @ communication from Colonel Jones, of the Board of Works, which would also be furnished with the others, He thought it was important that The Panic In ‘The absurd panic which I noticed extended to several of tne provinei le Spain. esterday, has The Madrid papers of the 27th contain no news of Sernaae ant any importance. The Prince de Carini, the Net t | litan Ambassador, was among the number at a in Eng- | grand ball given by the French Ambassador, which T subjoin some turther details from the pro- | was attended by the pore) tamily; and it is remarked vincial papers received this morning :— | RA the papers that the declaration made by General Wexrorp, Feb. 3 —The prices ofall descriptions | Narvaez in the Cortes on the previous day, relative, of agricultural stock, particularly in the article of , to the Queen’s marriage, did not appear to give him pork, have been considerably depreciated since the much uneasiness. In ats the declaration 18 consi ublication of Sir Robert Peel’s speech on the corn dered generally as extremely Jesuitical,and'as mere- laws. Pigs thataveraged 483 to 443 per cwt a fort- ly inane to lull the ey into a false secunty. i nt bring 85s at the fair of Tegh- [n Madrid it, was rumoi that, in the event on Wednesday ; and a complete panic seemed | of the opposition of the Deputies to, the mar- to have seized on buyer and seller—the latter, ex- | riage proceeding any further, the Cabinet was re- cept in one trifling instance, returning with his | solved to dissolve the Cortes, in order to exclude stock rather than submit to the reduced prices ten- | tee Anti-Trapani party altogether, and to give Nar- ered. | vaex an opportnnity of getting rid of the members of ‘Cioxaex, Feb. 3—The supply of wheat, oats and | the Cabinet who were known to be opposed to the barley coming to market is hie t, and prices have | marriage. oe axchoneent on the question does still a tendency downwards, which in a great mea- | not appear to be at jimi 4 sure is owner the nnoeveaiet of Sir Robert Peel| A fener from Barcelona, of the 26th ult., states carrying his new corn law bill with the present Par- | that nineteen ot the twenty-three persons who were lament. It would be much more satisfactory to the | arrested at and near Girona, on 4 ¢! of consp:- trade if his proposed measure was for an entire re- | racy and rebellion, have been sentenced to death by peal, as the protection he proposes for the next three | a court martial. years will still be the means of further and greater alterations. i Lonvonperry, Feb. 4—There was but a mid- dling supply of oats to-day, and buying very slack, at reduced prices, caused by the announcement of Sir Robert Peel’s commercial policy. The following on the same subject, from a corres- pondent of the Cork Examiner, is well deserving of attention :— ¥ TraLex, Monpay.—The effect of Sir Robt. Peel’s speech on Saturday’s market was most sensibly felt. Grain, if bought at all, was purchased at much lower quotations than the previous day. Pork, beef, but- ter, eggs, all commodities in fact, but potatoes, tum- bled. Potatoes, however, I regret to say, from the progress of the rot, advanced a third; and this, as 1 stated a few days since, at a period when the rate of remuneration for agricultural laborers is 24d per day, and diet—a few wet lumpers, This is low snag . but the tradesmen in this town are not earning same. The inevitable consequence of this 18 alrea- alarm raised by the protectionist meetings land. Poland. The kingdom ot Poland is to undergo the following alterations:—1. The frontier line tween Poland and Russia is to be effaced in the course of this year. 2. Between this and Ist of January, 1847, all persons in office must be able to speak the Russian language; and every one who in this time has not learned to speak it well enough to transact the business of his office in Russian will be dismissed. 3. The Government intend entirely to abolish the vice-royalty of Poland, and to make the country, under another name, a Russian prov-nce, and thus to etface all traces of ancient Poland. As tothe political state of Poland, itis chiefly that for which incessant efforts are made to put down the Roman Catholic Church, and} introduce the Greek in its stead, forall the patriotism of the common people is founded on their religion; and when they can no longer say, “I um Polish” (for the word “Catholic” is unknown to hen, but “I am Rus- sian” (by which they mean Greek),Poland will be # dy manifesting itself. Fever 1s fearfully on the in- crease both here and in Killarney, and. unless the most vigorous efforts are made to facilitate public works, and employ those able and willing to ex- change their labor for the means of purchasing com- modities for human consumption, the pestilence of 1817, also the result of scarcity, will bear no propor- tion to whatis likely to ensue shortly. In that year disease did not appear until the approach of summer; then the poor creatures lay in dozens in the market house of Killarney, and in the other dilapidated ruins with which that neglected town abounds for a long time past. Then the genial influence of a summer’s sun served as a substitute for that covering, the ab- sence in spring ot which must be fearfully fatal. Bread, I must say, is among the many articles in the reduced catalogue. The contract for the supply of that article for the present month to the 96th de- ae here was taken, even before ge arrival of the remier’s free trade speech, at Gtd. per 41b. loat, by Mr. Harrington, of this town, underbidding Mr. ralway’s establishment a fa:thing—that firm win- ning it from the former contractor for the previous month by half a farthing. We are enterprising speculators in Kerry. AprreHENvgD Corn Rios 1n Gapway—The gov- ernment has again learned the necessity to increase the military force in Galway. The tollowimg ap- pears in the Galway Vindicator of yesterday:— “A troop of the 18th Light Dragoons from Gort, arrived here ‘on Tuesday, under the command o} Captain Hamilton, for the purpose, it 18 said, of re- pressing any outbreak among the people which may arise, owing to the exportation of corn from this port. Two companies of the 30th are likewise ex- pected—one from Loughrea, the other from Oute- rard—to aid the force “in garrison, if necessary.— This increase of troops is said to have been caused by the posting of a threatening notice at the gas- house last week, to the effect, that the merchant stores would be broken up by the people, if any fur- ther exportation of corn was attempted. , “Her Majesty’s war steamer, the Stromboll, ar- rived at this pers Monday evening, and anchored at the road-stead.” Disso.urion or Poor Law Boarps—On Tuesday the Poor-law Commissioners issued a sealed order, dissolving the Tuam and Castlereagh board of guar- dians “for default of their duties;” and if the new electoral guardians will not discharge their func- tons, paid guardians will be appointed. , The above appears in the Limerick Chronicle. they shouldbe furnished without delay, and he would lay them on the table of the House before they adjourned on that evening. RAZIL.—Mr. Labouchere would ask the Right Honorable whether the Government or Legislature of Brazil had taken any steps to retaliate on this country in consequence of the discriminating duty between slave grown and other duties? Sir Robert Peel said that when the question war put last might, he wished for a postponement of the answer, in order that he might be able to state ex- actly the tion of our relations in that respect with Brazil. In January, 1840, the Brazilian Legis- lature passedfa law empowering the Brazilian E:x- ecutive, at its discretion, to impose upon vessels belonging to those states which would not give to Brazilian vessels the same facilities of intercourse which were given to native vessels—a discrimina- ting duty ; and there was also passed a law empow- ering the Executive to impose discriminating duties with t to those countries which did not in their commercialjarrangements place Brazil on the footing of the most favored nation. The Brazilian Government had thus the power to impose discrimi- nating duties with respect to the imports of this country, but it had not done so since the passing of that law. (Hear, hear.) Bonpgp Goons. —In consequence of a recommen- dation to that effect trom the principal officers of the department, the revenue authorities have direct- ed that the orders issued by the clerks or officers of the warehousing department, on the receipt of the warrant from the Longroom, showing the payment of the duties due upon the articles required to be de- livered tothe locker or customs-officer at the ware- pared to lay on the table any such further corres- pondence. Sir K. Peel answered, that there had been a fur- ther correspondence; two letters had passed, one on mee ne Big might be some op gestae laying them on the table at present, ant aps the noble lord would be satisfied withhis (Sir i Peel's) assurance, that the house should be in ion of them on a future day, in ample time before any dis- cussion on the sugar duties. y Mr. Lapouchere wished to ask the t Hon. baronet whether he was able to make the same statement with regard to the Brazilian government or legislature; or whether they had intimated any intention of acting with hostility towards our colo- nies, in consequence of our measures hostile to the consumption of Braziliansugar? = == Sir R. Peel said, the terms of this inquiry were rather vague, asit asked respecting any intimation ven by the Brazilian government or legislature; ¢ would rather be accurate in his reply, and would therefore give an answer next day, because as to “intimation” he could hardly speak. _ ‘ Mr. Woodhouse then gave notice of a motion for a return of the proportion borne by the amount le vied for poer rates to the fit ip each county, during each year ae idy-day, 1814, 1824, 1834, and 1844; also a return of the amount levied for poor rates in each year from 1826 to 1844, distinguishing the amount levied on landed property, dwelling houses, and other kinds of property; also an account ot the expenses of medioal relief in each union in England and Wales, under the Poor Law Commis- sioners. for the years ending Lady-day, ig: Sar and 1845, together with the general cost of the re- lief of the poor in eaeh union. Brazitian Stave Trapinc.—Mr. Hutt Sine whether the government was in a condition to lay on the table an account of Les ajo on which the had decided that we | no jurisdiction in the case of the Brazilian prisoners who were tried for felony at the last Summer Assizes; and also, whetherit was the intention of the government to repeal any part of the Brazilian Slave Trade Act last session 7 Sir J. Graham observed, that in cases of felony our law gave no appeal to any court of error. If the judge who tried the prisoner entertained doubts with respect to the legality of the conviction, the course was for him to grant a respite of the sentence until he could have an opportunity of consulting the other judges. There was not always an argument heard in open court; very com ly it was a con- ference among the judges themselves. If, alter such conference the judge who tried the case should find his doubt of the validity of the conviction confirm- ed by his brethren, a communication was to the Secre of State, requesting him to recom- | mend Her Majesty to grant a free pardon. In the | case referred to, there was an argument, which was heard in the Court of Exchequer; in the ordina- Ty course no judgment would be blicly given, but | he (Sir J. Graham) was informed by the judge that, | upon consultation with his brethren, he was induced to advise a pardon. He (Sit J. Graham) had no | Cognizance of the grounds on which the judges came to that conchision, nor was he in a condition to lay a statement of them upon the table. With regard to tne other point, the government had no intention of proposing any aiteration of the act with house where the a deposited, and authoris- ing the delivery of the same trom the bonding pre- mises, be recorded in the book kept by them of the deliveries which take place, the instant the same are removed by them, and before they have been acted upon; and the lockers for delivery of wines and spirits at the several docks, and tor dry and wet goods at the legal quays, wood docks, and sufferance wharts on the banks of the river, have been enjoin- ed strictly to observe this regulation; and it has been further intimated to the superintending officers that they will be held responsible for seeing that this ler be fully carried out from the present time. It is presumed that this regulation has been adopted in consequence of the discovery, some time back, of some irregularities having occurred with respect to the delivery of som ls from the bonding pre- mises to a larger amount than was justified by the official document showing the payeree De the ‘duty due on importation, and previously to the delivery taking place, with a view to the prevention of simi- lar attempts at fraud, and, if attempted, furnishing a ready mode of detection; and also for the better se- curity of the revenue, and the property of merchants housed under bond.—London Chronicle, Feb. 3. Austrian Custom-Housz Rerorms.—lf the Jour- nal of Frankfort is to be believed general- ly well intormed), the Austrian vernment con- templates the establishment of a custom-house association amongst the different states of which the Austrian monarchy is com; It will begin by levelling the barriers raised between Austria proper and Hungary. The initiative of this plan will belon to M. Kubeck, President of the Supreme Chamber of Finance. On the other side it appears that Switzerland is also thinking of following the example of the Zollverein. ign Theatricals and Musical. Henry Russell was giving musical entertainments at Miss Kelly’s Theatre, London. The Novello family were giving concerts in Lon- jon. Parncess’s Tueatre.—Last night Sir Lytton Bulwer’s play of * Ri u” was re-produced at thi Me Macready, of course, performin, the principal character, one of the most favorite o! hus repertory. He played the part with all the dig- nity and vigor he infused into it on its firet represen- tation. Mr. Leigh Murray paged De Mauprat, and Mr. Cooper Baradas, effectively en: 3, and Mrs. Stirling’s Julie de Mortmar ed only the imimit- able softness of a Helen Faucit. The play wasre- | ceived with loud applause by a house crowded to | the eeiling. a Charlotte Cushman was laying. Romeo at the 5 agg Theatre—Miss Susan Cushman playing | ullet. A new ‘three act drama, entitled “ Leoline, or | Life Trials,” has been produced at the ‘Adelphi Theatre, London. Braham, the vocalist, has been giving concerts in | London. } A new opera, entitled “Don (uixotte,” by Mac- farren, bes been produced at Drury Lane Theatre. It was very jul. This is a very serious step on the part of the com- n.issioners, who have the power of requiring a new election of guardians, before adopting the extreme course of appointing paid boards. On account of the great excitement on the subject in those districts, the commissioners should act with caution, and as much forbearance as possible. France. Our advices from Paris are of the 4th ult. A postscript to a Paris correspondent’s letter of Wednesday says:—“ The discussion on the Ad- dress in the Deputies went on to-day as usual. The sixth paragraph, relating to the’ slave-trade treaty, was at length adopted, with the words ‘infamous tra ffic’ substituted, on the motion of M_de Tracy, for those originally introduced, viz., ‘odious traflic.’ On the 7th, which speaks of the affaira ot La Plata, M. Drouyn de Lhuys spoke for some time, decla- ring that the ministry presented itself with great advantage before the chamber, in consequence of the late victory. He blamed the ministry, however, for its previous conduct in the matter, and declared that never had any line of policy been more sterile. He next reviewed the conduct ot England, which, he asserted, to be on this occasion, as always, most energetic. The honorable deputy at last concluded amidst cries from the centre of ‘enough,’ whilst a voice from the left exclaimed, ‘Why does not the minister reply? On this M. Guizot made a sign that he did not intend to speak, and the raph | was adopted. M. Aylieshad given notice of an araendment to censure the ministry, but he with- drew it, declaring that it was useless to hei it, as there did not seem any chance of its being car- ried. M. Ternaux-Compans then proposed an addi- tional paragraph, to come after that just adopted, declaring that the French government ought to act alone in the affair of Madagascar. : “The new convention for the suppression of the right of search gave,rise to a long debate in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday. After clamoring for six months for the merit of having forced the Government to put an end to the treaties of 1831 and 1833, and after repeated declarations on the part of ita organs that the new convention was all that was required to vindicate the honor of France, the opposition in the French Chambers has all of a sud- den discovered that by the new convention France it is in a worse position than before, and that the treaties of 1831, and 1833 were infinitely to be pre- ferred to that of 1845. It is not difficult to explain these changes of opinion. The clamor originally raised againat the right of search, came entirely from the party (unhappily a considerable one in France) which still supports slavery and the slave trade, and endeavors to defend the practice of this blot upon humanity. Finding that the right of search militated against its interests, and in the hope that | any change in the system would turn to its advan- tage, that party fet up a@cry against this the only et- fectual means of putting down the slave trade ever devised, and it was, unfortunately, able to do 80 without difficulty, by enlisting the national honor in itscause. The result has, however, not answered the expectations of the slavery party. The conven- tion of 1845, by merely substituting the plan of veri- fying the flag, for that of searching the vessel, has not entirely destroyed the means of deteeting the trade in slaves, though it has impaired it. The slaveholders and advocates of slavery are disap- pointed in their expectations, and they are now ting Uj new crusade against the convention 3 1 on. the ea that t does not fulfil the wishes of the Charaber, which was that the national flag of France should be again placed under the exelusive surveillance of its own offi- cers. M. Billault, who was the first to complain of the right of search ; M. Dupin, the paid agent and advocate of the slaveholders of Gastaloupe M. Levasseur, and M. Vivien, are ie ee e fore- most in the battle. ‘The’ desire for draws others into the same course, and we are sorry to see M. Thiers among the number. M. Thiers ought not to forget that it was only last session he himeelf declared that he thought the right of search necessa- and that he had no wish to see the treaties of Bat and 1838 altered. The result of the oo ee jey was not very encouraging to tl 8 of the Opppaition, The emendmecat of M. Bulault, | which was to the effect ‘ that the wish of the Cham- | ber would have been fulfilled, if, whilst the rights of humanity, the Convention more surely placed out of the reach of attack the national flag,”—was rejected by the largest majority that | has appeared during the present session in tavor of the ministry. The number who voted against the | amendment, was 217, and for it, 144, leaving a ma- jority of 73. Raruroap Loan in Hanover.—A letter from | snd long time before brought to a state of tranquillity, for the nobles have now but little influence over the people, and cannot put them in motion except with the aid of the clergy. India. A The Bombay Times of the Ist January contains the following :— eisite : The long expected crisis in the affairs of the Pun- jab has at fist taken place. The Sikh army, anxious for plunder, crossed the Sutlej to the number of 30,- 000 men with 70 pieces of artillery. 2 Their sharp-shooters fired upon some English soldiers sent to mnoitre, and their main + attacked our caste. Thus war was declared, and the entire territory on th- left bank of the Sutlej, producing a revenue of $75,000, has been contisca- ted and annexed to our dominions. According to the last accounts, the forces of the Sikhs were aca to attack Ferozepore, where General Sir John Littler, with a body of resolate men, had thrown up some temporary intrenchments, and was preparing torepulse their uttack. The European and native troops were hurrying from all sides to the frontiers for the purpose of _co- operating with General Sir John Littler. The Gov- ernor General and commander-in-chief were pro- pod to jledieed re ah eas pert ‘e hourly expect to hear that an engagement fought, eat we ave no doubt that it will be disas- trous tor our enemies. It isnot known whether the Governor General intends to annex the whole Sikh territory to our dominions. pags The ee, who, it appears, has remained in the capital, declares having done every thing in her power to avoid hostilities, having been unable to restrain the soldiery. : “Our Alexandria correspondent writes on the 22d January: War has commenced in the Punjab. Letters from Suez state that the Sikhs attacked the British army with 65,000 men, and 150 pieces of artillery, on the 21st of December. The tyes was not yet over when the expres left on the 28d. A great number of Sikhs were killed; 55 pieces ‘of cannon had fallen into the NGS the English, who also suffered consider- ie . General Littler was repulsed at the onset, but the efforts of Sir H. Gough changed the fate of the day in favor of the Engli ary % It is believed that the Sikhs were obliged to re- cross the Sutlej on the following day, the 24th of December.” Markets. Lonpon Monry Manxet, Friday, Feb. 7.—The depo- sit crisis may now be looked upon as fairly at an end. The depression in the public securities, occasioned by the sales of stock on the part ef railway committees to rovide the money for the Accountant General, has been Fotiowed bye re-action for the rise quite as great and much more rapid than the previous decline. The amount actually paid to the Court of Chancery has been about £11,000,000. Our weary peg who would not take it for sometime at a farthing less than £30,000,000, now ed mits that nine millions is about the mark, and that his re- cent descent to £5,000,000 was quite as wide of the truth as his former estimate of £30,000,000. The stand- ing orders have been complied with, and all this mone: lacedin custody of the Accountant-General—not, it rue, without a pressure of some severity on the Money Market—-but certainly without any disastrous conse- quences. It has been found in money, too, without alteration or relaxation. of the law or rules of Parlia The transaction has been brought to a succes siul termi age ee of attempts to croton anes clam, and to ise up unnecessary obs' s. said it could not be done, now admit that it has been accomplished, and have the candor to own tbat it has been skilfully naged. Complaints now emanate from the same quarter against the loss which railway companies suffer in re-investing— Tl Hed to sell stock for that th investment on the pai of their deposit money, is purely voluntary. re po legal requisition to compel them to convert their ‘They may allow f the Accountant notes into stock or Exchequer bill their money to remain in the hai General, if they feel diepused to d until it be abso: lutely required for bona side objects. No doubt it might, in that case, be unproductive; but it would at least be sale, and free from the changes and fluctuations which affect thefunds. Sw a fresh re-action and that Consols should jive way— that their price some months hence should be 96, in place of 97—those railway com who have at the latter figure, should t ind it requisite to realize their Consols, would suffer a furth-r loss. We do not say that the funds are more likely to fall than to rise.— It is @ moot point which way the movement will be de- ‘esent price is not looked upon, cam- asanaturai one. It isthe e! ofe ial cause—the demand created by the investments of railway deposi These have their limits, and when that demand ceases to act it remains to be seen whether the funds will continue steady or experience fluctuation. baer ta are still scarce in the commercial; world.— ‘he minimum rate at the Benk of England still rules at 34 percent. The Funds opened nearly 1 per cent. above the closing quotations of last evening, Consols having at one period of the day, reached 974. ‘This price was not fully sustained, the closing price being 97} to } for timo, and 97} for money. The go iment r made his urchases in three per cet reduced at 97f, and in the three #nd a quarter per cents.at 99}. The three'per cents reduced, 97} to }; the three and a quarter per cents , 995 to { ; bank stock, 208} to 200} ; Ex juer bills, 378. to 40s.pm. The broker for the Court of Chancery was, it is understood, to have taken £200,000 of the latter. Rail not icipated in the rise of the Funds. resolations of th: House of Lords have not as yet influenced the market, but a better demand is ex- ected to arise for scrips, particularly those of the irish lines. There has been a a in the rele- tive positions of the of the yn and York, and Direct Northern lines. The Direct Northern scrips have advanced in price, the London and York have re- ceded 16s. per share, owing, itis said, to some order re- ferring the Northern lines to the same group, so as to Pau of these competing schemes on a footing of eq! a Bar or Exovany.—An Pig tg Viper to the Act I << veloped; but the not be onside 7th and 8th Victoria, cap. 82, for eck ending on Saturday, the 3ist day of Ji _ Issur. Di £% 587,355 NT. iment debt. £11,015,1¢0 a aaa securities. 9,904,900 Dai: £581, meth ita Manswaxt, Chief Cashier. Feb. 5, 1646. Banaiso Derantne: 13,137 47 21,408, Bers 700,069 ‘other bills. . ; rr) thie Mananatr, Chiat C > , Feb. 6.— Losxpon Coan Exc ance, fgets ple «prem he English Whett serivetat on toe increase, the here to-day were filled with samples of both red end white. Se- ad qualities moved off steadily, at full prices. In all that Hos re bald Srmly, every” fall currousiee fret gihe same “ot ‘all grain under cok’ Hanover intorms us that one of our members of the house ot Rothschild has been in that city for some days, for the pui of treating with the Minister | | 7 Professor Risley and his talented children are at the Drury Lane aire, where they have been drawing crowded houses. of Finance for a loun, necessary for the completion | of the railroads of ‘the country. The loan will amount to 7,000,000 dollars.—Brwsrels Observateur. trede was heavy, and prices had We had rather extensive yot, as the factors submitted to a good clearance was effected. Thi dull, and where sales wore forced lower teims wery