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IXDIA . OCCUPATION ^ *< AII 0 RE ¦ ^^^ ssrtss j press w ' ' ^ : ' the ifiih of March . i Mail from Bombay . - ^ jvc < , fromLahore to the 1 st i Ac-ouuts tajg " ^ - deuuted ftajjji G . * naub 1 2 f » £ -to the Governor-General ' s camp , ' SiDg l t Se the guilt of the Sikh army in their , h Sck on the British temtory , and to solicit ' frifiveliess and mercy , that chief appeared iu the I feh rtttcson the 15 th of February , and forthwith : entered on the execution of lus mission . ! A treaty was agreed to by mm on behalf of the I Maharajah , the conditions of which were , the cession of a portion of territory to us , and an indemnity of £ 1500 , 030 to meet the cxpcnccs of the war . It hassincd been insisted ou . aud conceded , that every gun brouaht into the field against us -should besurrendereufand the Khalsa ai-my disbanded .
The Maharajah himself joined the Governor-General ou the ISth . After a , lorn ; consultation , he tkis by consent of the assembled chiefs , acknowledged as Ruler of the Puujaub , and on his reiiroiaoit was saluted with a salvo of twenty-one guns . He ac-ompauied our army to Lahore , where it arrived on the 2 din . Oh the same day he was escorted to his palr . ee in the citadel by a bruade of cavalry , commanded by Colonel Cuvetoa , Mr . Curric , Secretary to Government in the Foreign Department , taking charge of the Prince and his suite . A krge party of British aides-de-Camp accompanied ihe profession The Maharajah was escorted fa » , and taken leave of at the inner gate of his palace . Our artillery fired a royal salute , and tha troops returned to camp , making acircuit of the walls of the city . A regiment of native infantry and a troop of horse artillery ia the i mean time took possession of the fort .
On the 22 nd , Sir Hugh Gonsh , in person , led a division of oar troops to the town , of which and the citadel they possessed themselves . A proclamation was issued declaring hostilities at an end , and desiring the people to resume their usual occupations without fear- The town of Lahore was filled with Sikh soldiers , who arc said to amount fc > upwards of 20 , 000 in number , and whom the least encouragement would raise in arms against us . The first instalment of the indemnity was shortly expected to he paid . The guns to be surrendered were daily being brought in—evidently very reluctantly . The Sikh army was about to be disbanded : want of leaders , rather than a want of will to continue the contest , having shown them the nscleisncss and insanity of striving longer against us . They are to receive their arrears of pay , and be allowsd to disperse .
Sir Charles Napier had not reached camp on the 1 st March ; nor had he been heard of at Ferozepore . It is said he is to be left iu command of the troops in the Puiijaufo , a new f-ovenior being appointed in Scinde in his n > om . The army expected to leave Lahore about the Hhh March , and to be back in India by the 22 nd . The troops from Scinde were still moving upwards to Bahawulpore . The whole of the district known as "Toaug Egypt" continued tranquil and healthy , save Kurraehee , where cholera had broken <» ut in rather a severe form . With the exception « the Nizam ' s dominions—that hotbed of anarchy and misrule— -the whole of India continues tranquil , the weather being agreeable and he . -hhy . Major-Gencral Sir . J . R . Lumley , Adjutant-General of the Bengal army , died at Ferozepore , on the 1 st of March , of an illness brought on by the fatigues endured in the rapid march of the army to the frontier .
The French envoy to China , M . Lagrentr , had started from Madras for Pondieherry , whence he pro ceeds for Suez , on his way home . On entering Lahore the following general order was issued bv the Governor-General : —
CESEUAI . OnlrEE BV THE BIGHT UOS . THE GOVERSORGEM-RAL OF INDIA . Poreigu Department , Cainp Lahore , Feb . 22 . The British army has this day occupied the gateway of the citadel of Lahore , the Uads ' . iahee Mj ;( jik-, and the Hoozooree Ba-th . The remaining part of the citadel is the residence o : his Highness the Maharajah , and also that of the families of tbel-ite Maharajah Runjeet Sin ^ h , for so many years the faithful ally of the British g ivernaieat . Iu consideration of these circumstances , no troops will be posted within the precincts of the palace gate .
The array of the autlej lias now brought operations in the field to a close by the dispersion of the Sikh army and the military occupation of Lahore , preceded by a scries of the most triumphant successes ever recorded in the military history of India . The British government , trusting to the faith of treaties and to the loi > j--sulfsistnig frien Iship between the two states , had limited military preparation * fc » the defence of it » awn frontier . Compelled suddenly to ussuau the nffeasire by the unprovoked invasion of its territories , the British army , under the command of its distinguished leadjr , has in sixty davsdetWated the Sikh forces in lonrtrc-neral actions .
has captured 220 pieces of Seld artillery , and is now at the capital , dictating to the Lahore Durbar the terms of a treaty the conditions of which will tend to secure the British provinces from the repetition of a similar outrage . The Governor-General being determined , however , to mark with reprobation the perfidious character of the war , has required and will « xact that every remaining p iece of Sikh artillery which has heen pointed against the British army during thiscatnpaiga shall be surrendered . The Sikh army , whose insubordinate conduct is one ol the chief causes of the anarchy and misrule which have brought the Sikh state to the brink of distraction , fa about to be disbanded .
The soldiers of the army of the Sntlej have not only proved their superior prowess in battle , but hare on every occasion with subordination and patience endured the fatigue *; and privations inseparable from a state of active operations in the field . The native troops of this army have also proved that a faithful attachment to their colours and to the Company ' s service is an honourable feature in the character of the British Sepoy . The Governor-General has repeatedly expressed , on his own part and that of the Government of India , admintion and gratitude for the important services which the army has rendered . The Governor-General is now pleased to resolve , as a testimony of the approbation of the Government of India of the bravery , discipline , and soldier-like bearing of the army of the Sntlej , that all the generals , officers , noncommissioned officers , and privates , shall receive a . gratuity of 12 months' batta .
Every r < giuient which , in obedience to its orders , may have remained in posts or forts between Loodiana and Ferozepore , and was not present in action , as in the case of the troops ordered to remain at if oodkeo to protect the wounded , aud those left in the forts of Ferozepore and Loodiana , shall receive die gratuity of 12 mouths' batta . Obedience to orders is the firs : duty of a soldier , and the Governor-General in affirming this principle can never admit that zhsecce caused by the performance of indispensable duties , on which the success of the operations in the fi-ld greatly depend , ought to disqualify any soldier placed in these circumstances from participating iu the gratuity given for the general good conduct of the army iu the field . All regiments and individuals ordered to the frontier and forming part of the army ot * the Sutlrj , which raav have reached Loodiana or Busseean bgfere the date « f this order , will be inciuded ss entitled to the gratuity .
By order of the llight Hon . the Governor-General of India . F . Cdebie , Secretary to the Government of India , with the Governor-General .
STATE OF LAHORE . Tej Singh , the commander of the Sikh army , and nearly the whole cf the chiefs , have tendered their submission aud come in to Laaore . The city is full of soldiers out of employment , and clearly only awaiting the departure of our troops lo commence their old game . Upwards of twenty thousand are said to he congregated in the place , so that there is small cause for wonder at the Ranee ' s apprehensions . There can scarcely be a doubt that on our armyleaving the country , civil war in its worst shape-will desolate this unhappy country , and that , ere any long period elapse , the I ' uojaub mast be ours . They have had their warning , aud must abide the consequences ii they compel us a « ain to interfere in their
concerns . Prince Waldemar and suite were to leave the camp about the beginning of March . The first instalment of the indemnity had not , up to the date of our latest intelligence , been paid over to us , but was expected to be so immedi itcly . The Sikh guun were daily broudit into our camp , ' aud given up , but with very evident dissatisfaction . The troops were being paid their arrears of pay , and would , it was thought , quietly give up their arms and disperse , li they will really do so remains to be seen . Our army expected to break ground on their return about 10 th March , and by the 22 ud wuu'd be ou this side ot the SutL-j . A large force is to be left in our newly-ac quired territory , and is , it is said , to be commanded by Sir Charles Napier . Generals Gilbert and Sir Harry Smith have aisa been named as likely to
obtain the appointment . By next mail the appointment will probably be announced . Sir 0 . Napier left Uahawulpore . ou the 22 nd of February , and had not been heard of on the l-. t of March , although the distance from tiiat place was only a little ovei-2 C 0 miles , lie is accompanied by the Scinde Camel corps as an escort . Tents had been pitched lot him iu the camp at Lahore , so that probably he has pushed on at oirce for that place instead « : f proceediiur to Ferozepore . Ihe U * th Lancers and 31 st Foot arc to proceed to England immediately , the volunteering order having already been issued . Some of our officers had been into the city of Lahore , and described it as a dirty ? laec , presenting scarcely anything worth looking at . t is surrounded by a double Hue of lofty walls , a wide aud deep ditch aud niaiailieeut locking but weak bastion * -.
The Alfc-bans arc reported as being about f o seize oa 1 ' esha . vnir , tliin ! ' !! ii | the pr > sent a favourable « pport unity of re-i » iis > e ; iiiij * tliemsclresolili-it province , captured from them bv the Old Lion of Lahore—the l * u- Kuiijeet Singh . Should they make the attempt they wiij ji ! je | T j , j uei j 0 y lus poBuJiiiiwi , who are chitUy MGM-ulJasnj
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A Sikh Sahmrixix . —Among the officers of her Majesty ' s 9 th Foot severely wounded at Ferozeshah and who subsequently died , was a Mr . S . There is a story connected with his wound , poor fellow , which , if true , as 1 believe it to be , is quite romantic , lie was wounded in the leg on the evening of the 21 st , and while lying on the ground alone , bis regiment having gone on to the attack , a Sikh came up to him and said , " Sahib , my people arc killing all the wounded , and if you remain here you will lie Killed , too ; but come with me and I wilfsave you . " S replied , "llowcan I come to you ? mv ' lcgis broken , and 1 cannot even stand . " " Oh , " said the man , " I will take yen on my back , " which waj accordingly done ; and off lie set with him in tho
direction of irerozeporc . After going for a considerable distance , when they were quite out of reach of the enemy , he stopped to rest and wait for daylight , paying every attention that circumstances would admit of to his charge ' s comfort . As the day broke , a . "arty of our cavalry came up . on their way from Feiraepore to the ficUl , and the officer with theiu stopped to see if he could do anything for S , and , after giving him some brandy and water , asked him what he intended doing ; to which he replied , " I shall mount my good Samaritan acain , and go into Ferozepore . " The Sikh
once more took him on his back , aud carried liim till thev fell iu with a litter for the sick , into which he mot , and was taken to the Femepore hospital , llis friend , however , would not even leave luin , but walked b" the litter all the way , and , after they had reached the hospital , remained by hi * bedside in close attendance upon him until the day of his death . It is .-. Iso stated that the story reached the ears of the Governor-General , who after poor S—s death made the man a libera ! present , and took him nitn the public service . Such are the heads of this singular incident , as current in camp ; and though there may be some trifling inaccuracies in the details , I believe it correct iu the main .
The Attempted Assassination Of Louis Phi...
THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF LOUIS PHILIPPE .
We save in our last number an account of this attempt . We subjoin the account as given in some of the Frenca paper ? , and some other particulars which have come to our knowledge . Towards five in the afternoon on Thursday , the King was returning from a long drive in the forest of Foatainb ' cau . Tiie first c / tar-o- &« H « contained The King and the Count de Montalivet , who were sitting en the first seat ; on the second ivero the Queen and the Princess of Salerno ; on the third , Madame Adelaide , the younger Pri iccj-hilippe , and the Duchess of Nemours ; and on die fourth . seat the Prince of Salerno . At the moment the carriage was turning at the spot called the Faisandme , two shots were fired from the little enclosure of Avon ; between the two shots there was an interval of two or three seconds .
At the first discharge , two bullets cut the fringes and lodged in the roof of the carriage ; at the second , a bullet and some slugs grazed the head of the King . The Queen , much moved , picked up a wadding , which fell between the King and M . de Montalivet . The assassin had fired at about eight or ten paces from the carriage . He was standing on a mound of earth , at the other side of the wall , aud leaned his « un on the wall to take a steady aim . lie was concealed in such a manner as only to be Keen at the moment of firing . He was immediately arrested , and taken to prison . The two shots were aimed in a straight line , ami the gun is an excellent « ne According to tiie opinion of an eye-witness , the King would have been killed , beyond * a doubt , if the carriage had been in the middle of the road , instead of near the wall .
The persons of the royal household reco'ini' -cd Lecsract immediately , who gave his name , and added , " I was in too great a hurry . " Thefollowins area few notices of his life : — lie entered the service as private in 1822 . He ul * tin ;; uisUed himself by his courage and intvepidity in the Spanish war of 1 S 23 , when he was made a rion-coaunissioned officer , and afterwards raised to the rank of onker ; he was decorated at the close of the campaign . At a later period , he entered the Il'iyal Guards , where he formerly served as nc-n-com missioned officer . Having entered the service of the house of Orleans in 1 S 29 . he was successively grade a pied and grade a cheval and subsequently grade general of the forests of the Crown . In these different situations , he had every year accompanied the
King , whilst staying at Foutainebleau . ^ Owingto his bad conduct he was deprived of his situation abaut eighteen months ago ; and had often been heard to utter threats against M . de Montalivet andM . deSahune , eonseraateur of the royal forests . O-vimr to his threats , M . de Sahune was under the necessity of applying t <» the police , and Lccomte was place- ! uiiocr strict surveillance-. It is presumed that , weary of this serveiihuee , he resolved to satisfy his revenge in a higher quarter . He left Paris for Fontaineblean on the evening of the 15 th . On being questioned by the authorities , he avowed his firm resolution to kill the king , ile was reckoned one of ihe best shots by the keepers , as he rarely missed a bu . k at 150 paces . Lecomte is fai ty-cight years of age , and wears the decoration cf the Lesion of Honour .
Louis Philippe aud his family returned to Paris at one o ' clock on Saturday , and shortly afterwards the members of both Chambers repaired to the Tuiicrics to congratulate him on his providential escape . The Paris journals of Sunday , like those of the preceding day , are filled with particulars relative to the regicide Lecomte , who had been transferred to Paris , and occupied the cell in the Conciergcric , allocated formerly to Fieschi , Alihaud , and Danues .
THE INSURRECTION IX SPAIN . Letters from Madrid of the 12 th inst . state , that on that day the new Cabinet being completed , the Mtnisters / lsturitz , Mon , Pidal , Arniero , DiazCaucja , and General Saenz , took the customary oaths at the hands of tiie Queen . Notwithstanding the declarations of the Spanish Ministry , that the riots in Galicia are wholly put down , there appears a general opinion that this is not the case , but that risings have been made in other districts beside Lugo , and this is confirmed in some de-res by the fact ef the political chief of Madrid having issued orders to the journals of the capital " not to spread this alarming news . " The Eco del Comcrcio states thus : —
" The political chief having suspended to-day our publication , and a police officer having laid hands upon the numbers already printed , wc inform our subscribers of this prohibition by a small detached slip , that they may not attribute to negligence a suspension which we are the first to deplore . To-morrow , continues the Eco , with a mixture of piety and sarcasm , " by the grace of God and the authorities , wc hope to continue our labours . " El Tiaaj-o alludes to the constraint placed on taeiu by the political chfef , saying that tliey comply , and will on the next day publish the iufbrmatie-n they have respecting Galicia . El Heraldo of the same date , announces the same fact , adding , with its usual pomposity , " Wc believe that M . Sabater will do us the justice to suppose that for men of order & s we are , such an injunction was bv no means necessary . "
The Sfede has a letter from Bayonne , which declares "that it was the pro * -Tess of the revolution in Galicia which compelled Christina to allow Isturitz to form his ministry . But it is believed that this permission was accorded tao late . The movement i- * spreading in other provinces of Spaiu , and Zatnora , and Ciudad Hodrigo are mentioned . It is asscrtcl that General iriate has returned to Spain with the EsparteroJsts who had emigrated to Portugal ; and . it is added , that the corps of Carabineers , of which he was inspector , had joined him . There was a rum- 'Ur of a fierce encounter between them and the troojis in garrison at Corunna , in which the Espartcmists were successful ; and General Villalonga was -hut up in the castle , with a battalion . " El Clamor Publico relates that " General Leimerii
and Colonel Gurrea have landed at Coruuua , and that that place had been abandoned by ( he authorities . " It continues to state— "It appears , from various rumour * , that the city of Santiago and it * garrison hare seconded the revolt of Lugo , and although there is no official courier from Galicia we are assured that the rebels are triumphant iu all the provinces , being joined in many places by the refugees from Portuual . It was reported yesterday ( 11 ) that General Viilalonga had been compelled to save himself on board a boat , and had gone to Suiitander . Great agitation was said to pervade Zampuurdananu othcr places . We do not guarantee the authenticity of this intelligence . " The French journal , Lc National , declares that General Iriarte had entered the province of Zamora with 500 men , aud it was not doubted in Madrid but that he would be joined by the garrison of Tarra-L'Ollil .
A nencral ferment prevails throughout Catalonia , and the Captain-General , having learned that armed bands had been seen near U ' nona , had advanced in that direction at tiie head of a strong brigade . " At . Madrid a great uncasines- prevails . They had learned there of the revolt at Orcnsc , VillalongaV flight , the advance of Iriarte - and couriers had " arrived from Vall . iiioiid ami Burgas deitiaudifig reinforcements in the names of ihe Captains General . Similar applications had arrived from other districts , and the authorities were afraid of diminishing the force in the capital .
" Such , cascludcs U Notional , " is a brief summary of our private information : and wc need not point out its importance . We have but one word to add to this information ( which reaches us from a source on which , w « b . lieve , we may fullv relv ) , and that k , that these revolts have not taken place without bloodshed , and some functionaries marked down f-irtiicir devotion t » Nwa < z , and bv their brutalities , have paid with their lives for viulcnceaivd abuse oi puwer , of whifii tne populace have preserved a Ur . er . " v-jiviubnince . "
(The Following Letters From Messrs. Coop...
( The following letters from Messrs . Cooper an < > ILtRXEi - were m type last week , but excluded from our last number through want of room : they refer to a - * Review which appeared in this paper of April 11 th . ]
TO TIIE CHARTIST BODY . My Friends and Brothers , 1 think the attack upon me in the last Star , contained in Julian Harney ' s notice of my humble Orations , " demands a brief remonstrance . The writer says , "Mr . Cooper is our friend , but notie .-of friendship shall prevent ns doing our duty . " J can « nly espnss my regret that Julian liarnev should have had so strange a misoonceotion of his
duty . How any one can feel warranted in representing a' friend' who happens to differ from him , and because of that difference , as a man who " was trying how far he could humbug his audience , " and who " had a newly-nianufactuied theory , " and because his audience proved good-natured , " therefore ' taxed their swallowing capabilities to the utmost , " I cannot understand . I trust that all of you who have watched my course , believe me utterly incapa ble of playing the part of a public jugder and deceiver ( I ) .
A more unfair notice of a pamphlet , than this by my fneml , I have never seen . Not a line , not a syllable hog he quoteu * of my brief exposition respecting the true nature of Moral Resistance . And after an imperfect quotation of the passages , in which he conceives the germ of my errors is to be found ( 2 ) , he thus , most erroneously , interprets my theory : That is to say a man seeing his wife and children assailed by pitiless ruffians is to check the * impulse' to defend them , and reason himself into a cowardly partkivation in the guilt of the villains who outrage the honour and lives of those whom he is bound to protect . " . Now I beg that my ' friend' will , for a moment , weigh the meaning of the following sentence . ' in my pamphlet : "If you were to act under the no
tion of your right to take human life , Ac , would not you be likely to ask yourself whether you arc sur that you had used all the moral means you mi-. hi have done , —or all the physical means you might have done , short of inflicting lasting injury , —in order to prevent a man ' s accomplishment of his evil intent to murder ? " Is it possible , fairly , to argue that my theory proposes a " cowardly participation" in a villain ' s guilt , from this passage ( 3 ) ? I might adduce other passages ; but 1 will , instead , ask Julian llarney to read my pamphlet through , and find them . tor himself . He has so utterly misrepresented me that I can only conclude lie has run his ey < very hastily over my pages , disliking the employ because of the strength of his own prejudices . Ili >
use of such words as ' absurd , ' ' slavish , ' anf ' * crotchctty , ' confirms me in "this belief , since 1 always find prejudiced men most apt to use thosi words ( i ) . My doctrine , he says , he "cannot doubt , will be repudiated by the great mass of thinkint men . " I beg leave to remin 1 him that ' thinking men' are not in the habit of using such words as those I have just referred to , since they know well that the use of them implies argument . The fact is , that whether the doctrine I advocate be right or wrong , it is attracting the closest attention from some of the most distinguished intellects of the age ,
both in foreign countries and in our own ; and it is of too important and profound a nature to be settled in the rash and abusive terms that , I am sorry to observe , Julian Harney supposes it can lie settled ( 5 ) . When Julian Harney differs from roe I do not abnst him . He cannot sav that I have ever displayed an unkind act towards him , * and yet this is not the firsl time that I have had to remonstrate against his rashness and unkind usage ( 0 ) . I trust , on reflection , he will see cause to retract the defamatory terms in which he has . spoken of me , —and then , let the whole transaction be forgotten , as it is already freely furgiven , by
Yours , my Brethren , A . wtf-e foe to the taking away oi human [ life under any circumstances , Thomas Coor-Eit , the Chartist , 134 , Blackfriar ' s Road . P . S . —My " hopes , as a Chartist , " led mc to avoid the Crown and Anchor meeting— if I must be compelled to answer the question , " why 1 did not take a part in it ? " That the Poles have btfen fighting to recover freedom I utterly deny , for neither they nor their fathers ever had it . That there either is now , or has been lately , a truly patriotic struggle in Poland , I have yet to learn . I read of peasants slaughtering their countrymen , and expecting a reward from the Austrians for it—but that seems to me strange patrioti-m . A " manifesto , " promuicratintr Communist doctrines , is also related to have
been issued at Cracow by a small number of me ;» ., no doubt desirous of establishing those doctrines , and connected , it is quite evident , with Poles , Germans , French , < fcc , professing the same doctrines in Parh and London ; but the inhabitants of Poland seem so very far from heartily espousing their views , and themeans they had at their disposal were , manifestly , s < - disproportioned to their enterprise , that I wondered to find even ¦ dvec'ttes for physical force crying up their rash undertaking so loudly ( 7 ) . As a sincere fne to the taking away of human life , under any circumstances , as one convinced , from every page 1 hartread of history , that the toiling class have never derived political freedom , and elevation in tho social scale , from physic *!! force revolutions , in any age or country ; as a sincere believer in the great truth , that knowledge only can prepare men to win freedom and to hold it securelr when thev have won it : as a
man who has loved Chartism through obloquy anti suffering feels it thereby endeared to him , and regrets to see his own injured class led aside from vigourousattention to the suffrage , and effort to plact members of their own class in Parliament , by an \ new wild-fire scheme that happens to be got up—J avoided the meeting at the Crown and Anchor- M \ strongest wish respecting that meeting is , that every other Chartist had avoided it likewise . I malign no man ' s motives for attending it . I only claim tin liberty , without abuse , to say that I think Chartism was in no wise benefitted , but injured , by that meeting ( S ) .
Julian Harney talks of my " false posit * on . " If am to judge by the approval tendered tue by workin *; men , publicly and ' privately , and by my own conscience , I can only conclude iny position to " be a true one . As long as I have that conviction , Julian llarney , and all men who differ fr om me , may rest assured that , although I sliall neither misrepresent nor abuse them , their misrepresentation and abuse will never drive me from a manly and determined maintenance of my conviction . T . C .
To The Readers Of Tiie "Northern Star." ...
TO THE READERS OF TIIE "NORTHERN STAR . " "If I might give a short hint to an impirtial writer , it would he to tell him his fate . If he resolves to venture upon the dangerous precipice of telling unbiassed truth , 1-t him proclaim war with mankind , —neither to g ' we nor to take quarter . "—De Foe . Brother Democrats , —I . think it will be admitted that , during Jthe two years and six months 1 have b' -cn connected with the Northern Star as one of its "conductors , " I have not sought to obtrude myself personally upon the notice of its readers ; if 1 do so now it is because I am ready to take upon myself the responsibility of every syllable I write , and as Mr . Coupcr has deemed it fit and prOi / er to charge me
with the authorship of the notice of hi * "Orations , " published in the Star of the 11 th instant , I hesitate nut to-idniit the charge . The good taste of addressing his letter to " the Chartist Body , " instead of " the Editor of the Northern Soar , " is Mr . Cooper ' s affair . I cannot suppose that in addressing " the Chartist llody " he dosircd to make my commentary a subject for discussion and resolution-voting , aud yet , if he did not desire this , it appears strange that he should not have addressed his letter to " the Editor , " the usual course when any one feels himself aggrieved by comments in a newspaper . I might content myself by replying to Mr . Cooper , " what I have written , I have written ; " but out of deference to him I will make my reply somewhat lengthier . The figures introduced into Mr . Cooper ' s letter I have inserted , simply to prevent , the repetition of "Mr . Cooper says this , " "Mr . Cooper says
that , " & c . L—I never supposed that Mr . Cooper was "a public jugsler and deceiver , " but neither could 1 suppose it possible that Mr . Cooper could act as he was advising others to act iu the event of his own wifebeing assilcd by an intentional murderer . I wish 1 could still believe that he was only joking 1 should think him not the less a sincere man , but Mr . Cooper tvi'l be iu earnest to the lull extent of his theory , be it so , Iain sorry I misconceived him , sorry that I used language in accordance with that misconception ; but let me add I am also sorry to find my friend so much at war , as I conceive , with common sense and the noblest fceliims of our nature . 2 . —Let the reader turn to Mr . Cooper ' s pamphlet , or read the extract 1 shall give presently , and Ik will sec thr . t , as far as I did quote , the quotations were correct , word for word .
o . —Mr . Cooper has charged mc with " imperfect quotation " of his theory , and hi prosl ' ofthishe h ' . ''s in a certain passage which the rcadwt- will sec iu his letter , using it as though it was part and parcel of his argiiiiicnt on the subject of defending wife and child . Now , I a-fture the reader , that ' the quotation ixtrosluced by Mr . Cooper has nothing to do with the " wifis and child" areumeiit , which argument will be found in lh ?/ ivit ¦ * ' * ' Oration , " at pages 2 ! l—SO , whereas the quotation ho has introduced is a puKsa ^ . c iu the ttcond " Oration , " page -10 ! To prevent all mistake I will here quote at length Mr . Cooper s " wife and child " argument : —
But in the case of a wife , a child , bi-in :, ' threatened with instant death—does not my duty , then , lictn-ind that I shield them , save them , Iiy laying the intentional murderer dvad at my feet ? Does not Nature prompt me toil ? Must not I unnaturalize nature as t were , ere I can act as you recommend uie ?
To The Readers Of Tiie "Northern Star." ...
My brother , do you know what you mean by this word — -Ji attire ? Do yoh reflect to what ruinous excesses you might b » led by assigning something so undefined as this word may be in your mind , and by leaning upon it for excuse , win-never you hurry to a rash act ? Do you reflect that your nature is not wholly made up of « apulsei that you are endowed with a higher power—with Reason—and that that is also your nature ? Do you call to mind that Man , the microcosm , or little world , like the macrocosm , or great world , around him , is an existence of incorrectness and imperfection , but yet , is a thing of [ irogross—a thing having capability of emendation ? that as we have to subdue the earth and cultivate it , so we mist also subdue and cultivate ourselves ? Do you not
kiioio , in a , word , that all impulses can be subdued and regul ated by reason—that is , by that beneficial renewal of its ¦ . cts called relle -tion ? Plead not , then , this ptat of ( he necessity of yielding to unchecked impulse—to mistaught and mistrained (" ntpidse . 1 'lead nut the impossibility of vejistiiur Nature , until you reflect what Nature is . Be sure that it is Nature that governs you . Hsmcmber that licasonh nature ; and ( fiat it is to its dictates , and not to unchetked , vmtaught , mistrained impidsc you are to attach yourself as a guide— if you seek to make a full justification . if your acts , . lad now , wliat would Reason reply to the query you put ? — "Hues not my duty demand that I save my wife , my child , by laying tiie intentional murdfcrcr dead at my feet *"
H ou / d their death be an injury to you ? Then , if you be truly filled with the spirit of that brotherhood you wish to see established , you are to suffer that injury , rather than Ijifliet an irreparable injury on awtlur , as the means of preventing it , " But has not my wife , my child , " say you , "an undeniable claim on me for my protection ? Have they not a right to look up to me as their natural shield and defence t" O yes 1 and you are a traitor to the oovonant > vith the wife of your bosom , —you uve a guilty ( kncws-vl in your duty to your own offspring , —if you do not seek
to protect them , to shield them , to defend them , to hup . uilythem—as the Americans say . But mark ! however severe it may sound in your ears , —yen ought never to have taught them , nor ought tlity ever to demand from you , tliat . KM mere to . protect them by inflicting an ineparable injury on any one . You ought , by your own example of endurance , in have inculcated u-wii them the R reat paramount lesson if brotherhood— That they ought to be willing to suffer a little injury , ratlier Hum biflic ' , one : that they ought to delight —aye , to delight , in suffering much , rather than inflict suffering : that they ought not ( o seek to shun even an irreparable injury by the infliction of an irreparable injury on another .
Mr . Cooper will not assert that the above is an imperfect quotation . I imagine there are but few cadcrsofthciYorfAer-i Star , who , having read the ibove extract , will not feel disposed to use at least s strong language as any I have employed , indelouncing Mr . Cooper ' s most extraordinary theory . L—Mr . Cooper should " bring in a bill" to . amend tiie English language , by providing for the omission ¦ f these words , •' absurd , " " slavish , " die ., from all future editions of Johnson and Walker . 1 hope he > vili at the same time expunge the words " rash , " uid " abusive , " which words he applies to ray " review . "
5 . —I do not profess , to number amongst my aci-uaiutancc " the most distinguished intellects of tile . - g . > , " but , despite my unfortunate vocabulary , I have the happiness to enjoy the friendship of not a few ' thinking men , " belonging both to " foreign countries " and to " myown , " and lean assure Mr . Cooper , that he would not ' eel himself at all flattered if he heard their opinions concerning hia theory . < J—1 am not conscious that I have ever given occasion to Mr . Cooper to remonstrate against any
• ' unkind usage " on my \ a-1 towards himself , unless he alludes to my speech ; . t the " Exiles meeting " 't Westminster , when I opposed his " amendment , " and when , in my humble opinion , if I had not opuosed him I should have been guiltyjif " unkind usage " towards the exiles . 1 admit that Mr . Cooper never displayed an unkind act towards mc , quite the contrary . but I must add , that , so far from doing him any unkitidness , i have repeatedly defended him from : he assaults of his opponents , both in public and private .
7 . —The mere surface view of the Polish question taken by Mr . Cooper , rather surprises me . For obvious reasons , it is mv duty to abstain from entering on the question of the " means" at the disposal of the Polish patriots for freeing their country . S . —I must express my regret , that Mr . Cooper " should have had so strange a misconception of his duty , " as to write the concluding portion of this --aragraph . 1 would fain believe that he is not in earnest , and that he is now trying the " swallowing capabilities " of " the Chartist body , " but I dare no- , believe this , for if I do I may expect another " remonstrance . " " I avoided the Crown and Anchor Meeting , " says Mr . Cooper , and " my strongest wish especting that meeting is , that every other
Chartist had avoided it likewise " (;!!) I can only ¦ indci-sland this as an exhibition of that " old English " selfishness which has created so much batted against England , on the continent . Because an Englishman is born on this side of a lik-h , and a Pole on the other , therefore the former ¦ s not lo assist the latter ! " Ourselves , and the devil take the rest , " appears to be Mr . Cooper ' s idea ¦ if " Chartism . " I must say such " Chartism " has not my sympathy . ^^ Si Mr . Cooper assert < that I have " misreprcs-ented " him . In reply 1 will only repeat what I said in the iiotice of his " Orations , ' that " I hope his book will be extensively read , that the . public may see for themselves that I have not misrepresented ' his doctrine , and that the condemnation I have passed m it is well deserved . " In taking leave of this
. subject 1 beg to inform my friend Cooper , and all ither persons , that I shall not allow his " remon--trance" against " my review , " and my reply , to stand as a precedent for the introduction of similiar personalities hereafter . In the course of my connection with the Star I have steadily set my face against uersonnl discussions , and that I shall continue to do . I have hitherto , in all 1 have written , regarded not the fear nor favour of any man , and no appeals to " the Chartist body" shall prevent me continuing in the same course . In the future , as in the past , 1 will -jealously work with , and for , Mr . Cooper , when I think him in the right , but I will fearlessly oppose him when I think him in the wrong . Let all others expect the same . When I took up my pen I determined to act on the advice of De Foe , " neither to give nor to take quarter . "
6 . Julian Harney . Yorihem Star Office , April 15 , lSlOt
The Oregon Question.
THE OREGON QUESTION .
It Is The General Impression That The Ne...
It is the general impression that the next news from England , in a political point of view , will be of the most unfavourable character . The effect of this anticipation is already showing itself in the financial and commercial circles . It cannot be disputed butthat the government and people of Great Britain have cause to complain of the course pursued by our government , in relation to this question . The refusal to arbitratc , | because an acceptance of that offer would amount to an acknowledgement of the claim of Great Britain to a portion of the Oregon territory , cannot but create a feeling not only in England but throughout Europe , very unfavourable to the position and claims of the United States . The position taken by the President , in all his public documents , gives us
to understand that our title to the whole of Oregon is indisputable * , and the last letter of Mr . Buchanan , in the last correspondence , gives in to understand that th > - governnn nt will not in any way admit that Great Britain has the slightest claim to an inch of the territory south of 51 10 . Every act of the administration since it came into power , in relation to this question ( if wc except the offer made to compromise « ti the 49 th degree , which was made out of respect to the previous president , and withdrawn immediately after its refusal ) , has plainly pointed to 5140 , and nothing less , Notwithstanding these things , senators , pretending to be in the confidence of tiie Executive , state that ho does not claim ihe whole of the territorv—that he is in favour
of compromising the matter , aud that he will continue to make every effort to settle the question amicably and satisfactorily . It is impossible to reconcile these things . Either Mr . Polk is opposed to giving up a single foot of the north-western territory south of oi 40 or his public documents , and the letters of his Secretary of State , are intended to humbug Use people of this country , lie has committed himself * on the whole of Oregon , and cannot consistently compromise in any way . The claim of the United States to the whole territory may be , in the mind of the President indisputable—his public documents say so ; but , as senator Haywood says , the President docs not say in his inaugural , or in his message to Congress , that he intended to claim the whole , or that he should not acknowledge or admit
the chum of G reat Britain to a portion—but he says , through his Secretary ot State , more than that . _ Mr . Buchanan , in his last letter to Mr . Pakcnham , refuses to admit the claim of the English government in any shape , ami refuses arbitration , principally because it iiiiaht be c-wtrncd into an acknowledgment that Great Britain had some shadow of a claim upon the territory below 5-1 10 . If the messages of the l rcsideut were mi perfectly explicit upon this point , the correspondence bet ween the Secretary of State and tic British Mini-terhasconimittedtho Government , and Mr . 1 ' olk stands before the world an uncompromising advocate of ( he American claim to the whole
of Oregon . Wc cannot sec any loopholes by which lie can escape from that position , lie esnnot , ul ' ter taking such a stand , submit to compromise . If the Pre-iidcut conscientiously considers our claims so clear and indisputable as his public documents assert , and avoids so eagerly every movement calculated to weaken our cWnis , there is no alternative . Conccssitms must be made un t-hepiirtofourgovcrmneut , ur the peaee of the two countries is nut o ! " long duration . Tiie Executive is certainly plnt-ciJ in a very jn-c-iiliar and ilclican ; p . sitiou , and it will without doubt , hi a great relict in him if the Semite assume the resposibiiity of compromising the matter . —New i ' or ' c Jkrulii
J Darhet Fcitelupwe.
J darhet fcitelUpwe .
~ Smitiifield. The Past Week's Imports O...
~ SMITIIFIELD . The past week's imports of foreign stock for om market have been tolerably extensive , viz . :-50 oxen and cows from Harlingen ; 120 oxen and cows , together with 300 sheep , from Rotterdam ; and 20 oxen frem Hamburgh , in , for the must part , god saleable condition , especially as relates to the cows from llarlingen and Rotterdam . At Hull , about 80 beasts and 90 sheep have come to hand from Holland , but which have been ratlier deficient in quality . To-day we had on sale here about 220 foreign beasts and 400 sheep . Prime qualities were in fair request at full previous quotations ; but all other kinds ruled dull , at barely late prices .
I ' rom our own grazing districts the arrival of beasts fresh up to-day were on the increase , and o : very superior quality . Although the attendance of both town and country buyers was numerous ,, the beef trade was in a very sluggish state . However , the primesfc lots , oic ., were mostly disposed of at last week ' s prices ; but most other kinds suffered a decline of 2 d . perSlbs ., and much difficulty was experienced in effecting a clearance . From Norfolk , Sussex , Essex , and Cambridgeshire , we received about 1 , 200 Scots , home-breds and short horns ; from the western and midland districts , 700 Herefords , Devons , runts , cows , Ac . ; from other parts of England , 400 of various kinds : and from Scotland , 300 horned and polled Scots .
The number of sheep were again on tho increase , and of unusually prime quality ; yet the mutton trade was comparatively steady , and previous rates were supported in every instance . From the Isle of Wight , 50 lambs came to hand per railway : while the arrivals of that description of stuck frovft other quarters wero moderate . The lamb trade was steady , at last Monday ' s currencies . Calves were in short supply , and sluggish inquiry , yet prices were supported . In pigs , very little was doing at our quotations .
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MKAT MARKETS . Compared with those of the previous week , the receipts of country-killed meat up to these markets since Monday last have beeu very moderate , though tolerably extensive , the timo of year considered . The supplies on offer killed in the metropolis have been seasonably good , and of very superior quality . Prime beef , mutton , lamb , and veal , have moved off steadily , at fully previous quotations ; but all oth .-r kinds have met a dull inquiry , at late rates . About 500 carcases of lamb have reached us from various quarters . A few carcases of foreign beasts and sheep have appeared on sale .
. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS . Fair average supplies of potatoes havo arri » cd at the waterside during the-past week . The finest qualities have moved off steadily , at full prices , but all other kinds have met a dull sale on somewhat easier terms . York reds . 90 s . to 120 s . ; ditto Regents , 50 . 3 . to 100 s . ; ditto Shows , 40 s . to GOs . ; Blues , < fcc ., 60 s . to fOs . ; Fifcshire reds , 05 s . to TOs . ; Montrose buffs , 75 s . to 80 s . ; Perthshire reds , 70 s . to 80 s .
London Corn Exchange, Monday, April 20.—...
London Corn Exchange , Monday , April 20 . — Throughout last week this market was geneiaily well supplied with grain , both English and foreign , oats forming an exception , which came to hand only in moderate quantities . The trade ruled steady on the several market-days , and all grain of fine quality found a fair demand , and well supported late quotations . This morning there was a moderate supply fresh up of all grain , except beans , which appeared rather plentifully . The millers bought the finest white wheat at Is . per quarter more money , and the trade has ruled firm for other descriptions , except for the very superfine samples of barley , which bring as much money : this trade is the turn lower' for anything second-rate in quality . O . tte have met a fair sale , at Is . higher rates than on this day week . Beans dull . White peas in good demand , & Is . higher ; gray and blue varieties are unaltered . Tares a very slow sale , at lower rates . In seeds there has only been a moderate trade passing , at unaltered quotations . CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN , FLOUR , AND SEED
IN MARK-LANE . BRITISH GRAIN . Shillings per Quarter . Wheat .. Essex & Ke . nt , wlut < i , new .. 49 to 03 .. 07 to 70 Ditto , red 47 50 .. 53 65 Suffolk and Norfolk , red .. 47 57 white 49 02 Lincoln and York , red .. 47 57 white 4 !) 62 Northumb . and Scotch .-. 47 60 Rye 22 38 Barky .. Malting .. . , .. 30 34 extra 37 — Distilling 26 59 Grinding 23 2 ti Malt .. Ship 53 57 Ware 59 61
Oats .. Lincolnshire and Yorkshire , feed , 21 s Ud to ' J ' is fid ; potato , or short , 22 s fid to 2 Gs 6 d ; Poland , 22 s 5 ri to 27 s 6 d ; Northumberland and Scotch , Angus , 21 s Od to 25 s ( id ; potato , 21 s Od to 25 s ( id ; Irish feed , 20 s « d , to 22 s Od ; black , 20 s ( id to 22 s Gd ; potato , 21 s fid to 24 s fid ; Galway , l » s Od to 20 s Gd . ' Beans .. Ticks , new 32 3 G old 38 44 Harrow , small , new .. 34 38 oldie 40 Peas .. White .. „ .. .. 37 43 boilers 40 44 Gray and hog .. 83 36 Flour .. Norfolk and Suffolk .. 44 49 Town-made ( per sack of 2801 bs ) 40 58 Buckwheat , or Brank .. , \ .. SO 32
ENCUSB BSZDS , & C . Red clover ( per cnt . ) .. .. .. 42 to 72 White clover ( per cwt . ) .. 47 7 « Itnpeseed ( per last ) £ 26 28 Mustard seed , brown ( per bushel ) 7 s to lis ; white , 7 s to Ids . Tares , ( per bushel ) , spring-, 6 s . ; winter , 5 s . to 6 s , Cd , Linseed cakes ( per loOd of 31 b each ) £ 11 to £ 12 F 0 HEIGN GBAIN , Shillings per Quarter . Free . In Bond . Wheat ,. Dantsic and Xonigsberjj « 3 extra 70 .. 40 — 59 Ditto ditto .. 54 - 01 .. 44 - 52 Pomeraiiian . < tc ., Anlialt 56 - 6 ' 3 .. 44 - IS . Danish , Holstein , & c . .. 54 — 61 .. 42 _ 48 Russian , hard .. » — Ditto , soft ,, .. 55 — 58 ,,, 89 — IS Spanish , hard .. .. — Ditto , soft .. .. 58 — 62 .. 44 — 51
Odessa & Taganrog . hard — Ditto , soft .. .. 53 — 58 .. 39 - 48 Canadian , hard .. .- — Ditto fine _ .. .. 58 - 60 Rye . Russian , Prussian , & c . — llarlo .. Grinding 23 - 20 Ditto , distilling .. .. 26 - 30 .. 18 - 26 Oats .. Dutch , feed .. .. 22 — 25 Ditto , brew and thicl * .- 25 — 27 .. 20 — 21 Russian 24 — 26 .. 11 ) - 20 Danish & Mecklenburg 24 — 20 .. IS - 21 Beans .. Ticks , 33 to 38 , small .. 38 — 40 .. 28 - 30 Egyptian 38 — 35 .. 28 - 30 Peas .. White , 32 to 43 , gray .. 33 — 36 Flour .. Dantsic and Hamburgh ( per barrel ) , fine 38 32 , superfine .. .. 32 - 34 .. 22 - 28 Canada , 30 to 33 , United States 32 - 35 .. 26 - 28 Buckwheat 30 - 32 .. 24 " - 28 FOREIGN SEEDS , & C . Per Quarter . Linseed .. Petcvsbuvgh and Riga ( free of duty ) .. 42 to 4 ? Archangel , 40 to 45 , Memel and Konigsberg 39 *• Mediterranean , 40 to 48 , Odessa .. 42 44 Rnpeseed ( free of duty ) per Inst .. .. £ 24 20 lied Clover ( IDs per cwt . and 5 per cent , on the duty ) 42 Si White ditto .. .. 47 70 Tares , small spring ( free of duty ) 40 to 44 . large .. 44 in Unseed cake ( free of duty ) , Dutch , £ 6 10 s , £ 7 . French , per ton £ " ' 0 , £ 7 lo Rape cakes ( free of duty ) £ 5 10 £ 5 15 and 5 per cent , on th--. duty AVERAGE PRICES Of the last six weeks , which rej-ulnte the Duties from tin 17 th to the 2 ;! i'd of April . TlV / ieat Barley' Oats . Bye . Beans . Peas . , „ , ,. I s . < 1 . s . d . s . tl . l s , d . s . d . s . f Week * mdtng ( ! Alar , 7 , 1840 .. S 4 10 -ill 81 21 10 , 38 0 . 34 11 33 8 Week ending i i Mar . 14 , 1840 .. j 54 3 29 4 21 9 ! 34 2 35 2 34 9 Week ending ! i i Mar 21 , ; 184 C' 55 1 29 10 j 22 0 i 33 10 34 4 33 4 Week endingl | M . r . 28 , 1840 .. J 55 5 30 2 22 Ij 84 0 So 0 58 3 Week ending ! 1 i April 4 , 184 . 1 .. I 55 9 SO 7- 22 6- 38 7 34 10 31 2 Week ending ! j \ Apiilll , 1810 .. 50 0 30 9 22 9 ; 33 4 S 3 1 33 8 Aggregate aver . ) age of the last \ six weeks .. 55 8 30 0 , 22 2 , 33 9 34 11 33 9 Loudon aver- j i ages ( ending -, i April 14 , 1 S 40 ) 01 10 30 10 23 4 36 2 , 33 3 36 10 Duties .. .. 17 0 8 U 0 0 . 0 61 8 6 ' 0 1
Provincial Corn Markets. I.Ivkui'ooi. Go...
PROVINCIAL CORN MARKETS . I . ivkui'ooi . Gobs Exchange , Fkidat , A rim , 17 . — The imports of American Hour are again followed up t > y upwards of 11 , 0 . 10 barrels , and wc have to note a lew more cargoes of States and European whoa t fresh up since Monday ; but of English and Irish produce the general arrivals arc very limited , especially oi oats . Hour , anil oatmeal , u-hicli , in consequence ol the increasing consumption in Ireland , have fallen oil' considerably . At our Corn Exchange to-day , good useful samples of EnglUh and Irish wheat were disposed of to a fair amount at an advance of Id ,, anil fine qualities , which arc rather scarce , were in partial instances 2 d . per Tt'lb dearer ; inferior descriptions , however , of which the bulk of the simply is formed , were verv unsaleable at late prices . Irish
flour was in tolerable request on the full terms last noted ; anil Canadian iugood demand at an improvement of Gd . per barrel . In barley , malt , beans , and peas no alteration . Indian corn fully supported our previous quotations . Although since Monday last , wo have had no fresh arrivals ot' either oats or oatmeal from Ireland , both were difiicult of sale this morning , and former prices barely sustained . A cargo of American wheat sold at 7 s . per 70 ! b , and a few hundred barrels of States Hour at 20 s . per lHOlb are the only transactions it ported to-day in bond . BiiiMixciiiAM Corn AIarket , Thursday , Ai-un , 16 . At thus thiy ' s market there was a short supply of wheat from the fanners , which in some instances realised Gd . to Is . per quarter advance , but the dealers were free sellers at the cuvvency vi' this day
Provincial Corn Markets. I.Ivkui'ooi. Go...
so ' nnight . Barlev very dull , and Is . per quarter lower . Oats in demand , and fully as dear . Old beans higher , and new lees plentiful . W ' akkfieud Corn Exchange , Fiuday , Apnir . 17 . —There is r . fair arrival of grain to this day ' s market , and several samples from vessels near at hand ,, making altogether a good hhow of wheat , for which there is a steady trade , without alteration in prices from last week . Barley is slow sale at a decline of Is . per quarter upon the best qualities ; other sortfl unsaleable . Beans slow sale , at barely last week ' s prices . In oats no alteration . Shelling rather dearer . " Richmond ( Yorkshire ) Corn Market , April 18 . —Wc had a large supply of grain in our market today , but fomc of the samples were very moderate . Wheat sold from as . to 8 s . 3 d . ; oats , 3 * . to 4 s . 3 d . ; barley , 3 s . ! M . to 4 s . ; beans , 4 s . Od . to 5 s . 3 d . per bushel .
State Of Tradlc.
STATE OF TRADlC .
Manchester , Fwiur . -Tliew is an improvement in the demand for yarn this week , with a correspondin-- tendency to higher prices . In some instances an advance of Id . to id . per lb . has been obtained , and orders are readily procured for the coarser numbers . All kinds of goods are also more saleable at last week's prices , and on the better descriptions of shirtings an advance of lid , t » 3 d- per piece has been obtained . The increase of price both of yarn and goods , is however , more than balanced by the rise in the cost of the raw material . The alleged deficiency in the cotton crop has produced a marked effect in Liverpool , although from the tenor of the private advices received from America , there is reason to doubt whether the deficiency is really so great as the diminution in the Arrivals at tho Amoritan ports Vfould \ cad us to suppose .
ItoonnALK , Monday . —We . have had rather more doing in the flannel market today , merchants having bouglifc nioi-o freely , ; but there is no improvement iii prices . Wool has rather a tendency upward ; and if there , should be an increased demand for goods , it is expected that the raw material will advance ia
price . i 1 i * ddkrsfie * . d , Tuesdav . —Our market continues in the same state as that of last week ; and as the season is getting advanced , we are afraid there will not be any great alteration for the better before the autumn . Prices a little easier , particularly in light goods . Lkeds . —Business has been nearly suspended at our cloth hal- 's on Saturday and to-day ; the merchants continue to purchase as little as possible , aud only to order . _ Prices are a little lower in fine and midd ' . e qualities , although the general stock in the market is much lower than usual at this period of the year . Business lias also been dull in the warehouses since this day we-sk . Very few buyers have been in the town , and their purchases have boon light . The foreign houses , also , are doing as little as possible until the tnrilt' bill is finally settled . On the whole , there is less business doing than has been the case for some years a t the same pcried of the season . .
Leicester . —Business remains in much the same dull stute as last week . There are few or no buyers in the market . The uncertainty as to tho iuture , as regards our relations with America , the present state of the money market , and the position of the cornlaw question , are fully enough to account for the preseut general flatnei-s . The latest news from America is a little more pacific , and tho very latest accounts from Loudon are to the eff : ct that the business is a shade better there . Under these circumstance . *" , we hope to be able shortly to report more favourably as to the condition and prospects of our Iwcal trade .
Halifax . —Trade is very dull , and prices , as to piece goods , yarn , and wool , are declining . Brao tord Market , TnunsDAr . —¦ Wool . — Since our last report but few sales have been made in combing wools , although a greater disposition is manifested among tho staplers to move off their stocks prior to new wools coming to market , but the reduction submitted to is no inducement to the buyers to increase their purchases . Short wools and noils , from the small quantity making , command steady prices . —Yarn : There is more inquiry by the export houses , who , along with the home consumers , av « obliged to give their orders to spin , as the stocks on hand of general usin » numbers , are much reduced . The spinners aro unwilling to continue to spin to stock when they could onl . v realise the low cose of the raw material , which still continues a barrier to the prospect of bringing the totally idle and partially
employed machinery into more active operation , as the price of yarns still bears no relative proportion with any kind of combing wools . —Piece . There have been fully mora merchants at our market to day , and more business done ; notwithstanding the anxiously waited for intelligence from the West is not more pacific ; yet it is said that a considerable number of buyers arrived , and orders have been received by the last steamer . And we hope this fact will tell favourably on our market , which for some timo past has exhibited but little miimation . There is very great uneasiness and distrust prevailing among the smaller manufacturers , owing to the non-attendance of a rather larger buyer , who has been absent both last Thursday and to-day , and whose engagements have not been met ; yet it is said a little time is only required to enable the party to resume business as heretofore .
Glasgow . —Cotton Yarn : The demand for the home trade still continues limited , and prices are without change ; but iu shipping yams , owing to the excitement in the cotton market , there has been a large business done , and at rather improved prices . — Cotton Goods : The market is still without improvement . We hoped hitherto that the spring trade would revive , and give an impulse to business generally , but the time is passing over without much heing dime , and as the season is now far advanced , wo fear that any transactions that may now be made will be very limited . —iron : Prices are as undernt > ted : —Pig iron . £ 3 10 s . per ton ; bar iron , £ 10 per ton ; nail rods , -fill per ton ; boilerplates and sheets , £ 1310 s . per ton . —American Produce : Best sweet barrel 32 $ . Gd . nett per barrel ; best sour barrel flour ,
32 s . nett per barrel ; 1 st Montreal pots , 23 s . to 23 s . 6 d . per cwt . ; 1 st Montreal pearls , 23 s . Cd . per cwt . ; butter , best quality , 75 s . nett per cwt . ; lard , common , 47 s . nott per cwt , ; lard , refine .- ! , 49 . . to CDs . nett per cwt . ; cliceso _ ( States ) , 50 s . nett per cwt . There has been more doingin barrel flour during the past week , parties being induced to purchase and bond , to take advantage of the alteration in duty . Tim price of fl-mr is firm , but unchanged . As certificates now bring 15 s . Gd . and 16 s ., while the price of barrel flour is moderate , there is a strong inducement to bond the article . Ashes are very dull , and to sell in any quantity a reduction on the quotation must be taken . The stock in Montreal is heavy , which will check advance here . American cheese , if of the very best quality , brings 55 s . ; if inferior , 52 s . to 53 s . Lard and butter are without change .
English Dislike Of Foreigners.
ENGLISH DISLIKE OF FOREIGNERS .
We, The English, Hate Foreigners; And Ye...
We , the English , hate foreigners ; and yet there is no population hi the world wlio & a blood is so mixed whb . that of foreign nations as our own . We hate foreigners ; and yet it is to foreigners we owe our laws and privileges . We hate foreigners ; and yet our kin ^ s and nobility spring from foreign stocks . We hate foreigners ; aud yet it is to foreigners we are indebted for Christianity , wlmthcr in the shape in which St . Austin introduced it , or whether it came from Luther or Calvin , Armimius or Soeinius . We hate foreign- rs ; and y « tit is to foreigners we are indented for all we have learned in the m ts , whether of music , sculpture , painting , or architecture . We hato foreigners ; andjetitisto foreigners we are indebted for oui- knowledge in the sciences , whether derived from the poor obscure Polish priest Copernicus , the-Italian Galileo , or the Swede Linnaeus .
We hate foreigners ; and yet a large portion of the elite of the British nation prefer speudiu £ their fortunes among foreigners . Wo hatu foreigners ; afid yet tens of thouse . nds of oar humbler artizaus go annually abroad to obtain a living among them . Wc hate foreigners ; and yet import hundvods of thm annually to afford the most graceful amusements which we cannot complete without them . We hate foreigners ; and yet it is to them we are indebted for a "knowledge of the art of manufacturing velvet , silks , woollen cloths , tapestry , paper making , draining , dyeing , pin making , needle making , coining ; find even the first steatn-engino was invented by Capt , Tliom » 3 Savery , a refugee .
We hate foreigners ; and yet it was foreigners who 3 established the sill ; manufactures in S pitalfields aud Dub . > . Iiu ; those for manufacturiug bombasins , & c „ at Nor- :-wich , a « d for the introduction of the arts of pottery , of ) f ehoice flowers , of plants , and vegetables for the table ,, e ,. and the aviitleiul grasses for ouv fields , fruit for our or- reliards , and cattle for our pastures . We hate foreigners ; yet it is foreigners that , through * h exchanges , supply us with nearly all tho wine we use , » e , and all the gold , and silver , and jewels wc possess ; for or our soil produces none of the latter articles . We hate foreign manner * , customs , and fashimis ; aad ad yet we imitate them every day of our lives .
We hate , foreigners ; and yet there is ii . it a nation hi hi Em-op ? for which wc have not fought , and hied , and paid ; id ; nor is there a forcu'ii nation but has fought and bled for for us . As to the paying , we are so rich , that , notwithstand- iiding our Andovcr Unions , we never think of asking foreign ign nations for payment , except in a few recent instances in in China and India . Wo hate foreigners ; yet to hate foreigners we must itist ; hate ourselves ; for there is not a family amongst us t us i which can tell whether its blood is not mixed up with the the ! Bancs , the Saxons , the French , the Normans , tho Dutch , teb , , the Italians , the Spaniards , the Germans , and even the the ) Uussians .
Tint Duncomhk Testimonial.—An Engraving ...
Tint Duncomhk Testimonial . —An engraving of ; of F that magnificent piece ol' plate , the Dttiicombe 'fesfi- isti- nionial , engraved on stone , and which is n beautiful Mul 1 specimen of workmanship , equally adapted as an . 5 am ornament for the cottaec , the mansion , or tho palace , . ace ,, is now publishing b , v McGowan and Co ., IC , Great reatt Windmill-strcct-, at t he very moderate price of Od . Cd ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 25, 1846, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_25041846/page/7/
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