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ENGLAND AND GERMARY . / Fiota the German of Dr List . Continued from SfarofMay 29 tb . ) 1 HB FEWEST CONDITION OP GERMANY , AND TffE FEELINGS OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE TOWARD * ENGLAND . ^ present state of German ; is one of a rerj cri tical »» tai v > , « n * even the great progress made by the Qgman people in all that contributes to ilie greatness , f nations , has hitherto served only to add to their jpatn . -rt . because this progress does hat widen the -dp * between the people and their bureaucratic govern . s * n - ... . .
Ifin » ttew goon in this country as they hith'rta have jgee , one of two things mart happen ; either Germany ^ Ufi ll a prey to France or Russia , or she will effect ^ p ulittcal re enrratioa by internal agitation . The jjtter may happen through the free impuUe of the nagpn . or in coasi-quence of an attack from without , for i t sot impossible that the nation might arouss itself from « jfoar hundred year * ' letbarsj-, inconsequence of a jpjtijn invasion , and find strength enough within itself { 0 rep « l the attack , and maintain its independence by its KB Hi '? * - Bat whether the nation rise through itself ,
p whether it be stnnv into exertion by an attack from yithnnt , in the one case , as in the other , the masses of Hie people , or the elemental class , nwy obtain a i-reater influence ia the ROTernrnent titan would he beneficial to fte nation itself , or pleasing to Etuluid . Germany , gndcr a popular government , would conquer Belgium jnd Holland , » t « p forth as a rival to England in trade , comm erce « nd maritime power , eubstitite a prohibitive Ijglem for her present moderate protective system—and , ( hove alt , make common cause in every way with the beanf England .
Germany can only become a useful and active ally o lie BQi&sh if her national regeneration bj rSfVcted OT < fcrthe guHanceofherown governments . Batatprteat , snfortanately , therulewof Germany are ttu-mtelves too much guided by their burrancracy to feel themselves ttroiu enough to follow their own judtcment . Germany ismo « Kho > ledby the taKhwraty , j >» t as if it had imposed on itstlf the task of smoothing her future subjection by France or Russia . Every feeling of independeare is suppressed by it , net on ' y in the middle classes , bat in the aristocracy , two eleoents of freed > m tai independence , which , if the rulers of German ; kurw bow to emancipate themselves from the bureaucracy Sight , in a short time , raise the nation to a much higher p itch of political formation than that to which the French have already attuned , or will ever be in a position to attain .
The strength of Germany is the strength of England , tod the old rule , divide et imperi ( divide to rale ) , has gercr been employed in a falser manner than by England ia regard to Germany ,, because England thereby only weakens her unose strength she must one day call to her assistance . Above all , the policy of Great Britain has obtained ssnv things advantageous to her for the moment by the ad of the German bureaucracy , for example , the Treaty ef Trade and Navigation of March 3 , 1811 , whereby frnuia renounced for eight years all possibility of mak ] ng tfio « e concessions to the Hanse Towns , which could
« lon ; enable the latter to j * in tbe Zolsvert-in , that is to Kgnlate the entire German maritime trade for thin terest of the nation , and to perfect the constitution of tbe Znllrerein ; moreover , the Commercial Treaty with Hsaorer , which hindered that CO an try , and consequently ihelUuse Towns , from joining the Zollrerein until the year ISSi whereby this voluntary impotence of the Z-nll Terem is prolonged for etcht years longer . England has Ustly evidently won such preponderating influence in the Zal ^ ereln , that she is in a position to obstruct ever ; aew measure which she may consider prejudic al to her interests .
This may certainly procure England sonw advantages for the momentf-iy which the ability of English dip'on&cy to * v beplaredin a brilliant light , and great apflause be obtained from the E-iglUh manufacturers ; but It is Mather question how these triumphs have acted on ihe Germans , and how the bitterness thereby excited in Jheir minds , will act on th » future career of England . * « * Can England not represent to herself that the tactics < jf her diplomacy , in availing itself of the wants and privileges of thfo bnreaucracy . in order for the sake of Eng Eta commerce to thro ** obstructions in the way of the completion of the Zollverien , the f ondation of the political nation *! unity of Germany , and the « hert-anchor af the nation , can she not conceive fiat -uch policy must excite a feelingof disgust in tbe mind 3 of all independent and patriotic Germans , and that above -11 a nation cannot be wounded in a more deadly manner than when from low and selfish motives , tier striving * far national perfection are sought to be multiplied by dijilojnatic cuntrine .
I canunt believe otherwise than that the English G * . f ernmeitt is a-ith-r arquainted with the state of public opinion in Germ-ray , ni . rhaj properly weighed the effects af its conduct on the future cour . e of its own country . For Of what importance can it ba to England to tell a million gr two more of manufactures to the German * , hindering that nation from occomylishing her industrial education , * nd aliovei all , from cwnpletinc her economic organisation , and thereby preparing htr political organisation , -when it is clear as the sun that she has in this way wholly estreated the sympathies of thi * nation , from which she has such great services to expect in coming time , and eaapclfed them to mate comtaon cause far ail future time with the bitterest foes of England !
En < land still sees in Germany a country without any Slew connexion of agreat and common aim , and niihout t stroaic and Daited will ta attain this aim , a country rticQ . split into a number of fragments , has hitherto bete used to lean on some foreign power , which may have had the power of , in a mtasmv , of guaranteeing her isd ; peadence , an 4 which is new forced only hy tezmwr-« ry drcanssUnces to lean upon England at any price , as ths may formerly have leaned successively on France or Ba «« U E-igUnd hra got this idea of Germany , because 3 he iook-d at the bureaucracy and dynasties alone . Bu * ,
bebind the * B two there has , within the last thirty jear . i , arfj-n another power , which , in the conviction of its aural and material strength , recog . fees and follows toatb . fr aim than the bureaucracy , which is ti seek the juarantee of German independence in themselves , nnd fteiroira national prratness and perfection - a power whic ' i , with its straggles , has only cmne to light in an anmutakeable manner in the course of tbe last fewyears , I mem the power of the middle classes in conjunction with the nobles , who on their side begin , a « it were , to vet that in the unity of the nation aud a perfect or-( anixitica alone lies the guarantee of their future exist-? nee .
The public opinion of Germany is aroused on this fdiut , and in active motion , not f rum the cupidity of the manufacturers , but on one aide by the eff-ctsofthe Tfaitrs demonstration of 1840 . and in the danger which is jpr . nching nearer and nearer of becoming the sacrifice dfthe lust of aggrandisement of its tontinental neiglihnra ; and on tbe other side by the couvictian of its iaoate individual strength , which permits it to predict fcr itself trrc » ttr pro ? pectfc for tlie future , on condition that it succeed in concentrating this wealth uf individual Itrength . bj meang of a mure perfect political and eco .
aomic orgvu < 2 ti'in , and unitins it ino a nationi . 1 ltren * th . Eaglaad , possessed tcitk lie illusion ofOa dap Ottftte trade aline can -prtad h * ppmts * prosperity . citiil'a 6 n and peace amo-n fheptopU of the earth , dots not or w 3 l MOttte that ™ these days such ahype can inly befu . fUed etjirdt England ; bat that Geraumy . on tie contrary , fn ? fe present point of her national dewtopwenf , car . ordy feel fks most injurious tfects as regatdt her national regeneration ant t » e maintenance of her independence agaivit her ~ 4 V * fiaca'alii < igtb-iur 3 , from the rci&isetttm ofifiu theory or ( fwa / rom a ne ^ r approach loit .
Toe Gertcins in no way reject the theory of universal free trade , but they feel and say the time fur carrying it out hat only arrived for England , In trade , commerce , aad naval power , as well as in the possession of colonies tndcap'lsl , and , above all , in practical education in public institutions , as ia every art and practice of production br fir b ^ bre all nations . -England is nowiu a position , withfrea competition , to annihilate every brunch of Qewnan industry . The power and prosperity , nay , even the civilisation of « Terj iMti < iu , rests < ra the harmonious iIcTelopratnt of
ita agriculture , manufactures and traae , manufactures is tho onlv central bondbetwe . n the other two , and without it neither agricaUnre nor trade can flourish . Manu-Hsctutesmiut , tberefore . be protected by th « national strength so long as it cannot stand against the free com ¦ fetition of s foreign and superior industry , and this protection 6-rmaa manufactures stand * the more in « eed of , as it is properly not more than fitseen years ot 1 , and confessedly a young industry can bo more sustain a « ucee , « sfal struggle against one th » t has been in existence for centuries , than can a weak boy against a strong mac .
The pr . ttctiTe system in Girmany must not , however , bs regnrdtd in an economic point of view alunu , but ralhtr ia a poHtical point of view aln > . Economic unity ia this country is the forerunner and foundation of po-Bticaltmity . • * Lttlt be true that the industry of Germany cannot Sourish withoataprotective vstem ; let it furher be true 4 > at a natiun which in regard to its industry , as well as iU agricultural , trade , and snipping , does not stand on its o < tu bottom , can develops no high degree of national
¦ traigth—then are the present efforts of England to O&te Germany a prorince dependant on her fo ? want ! - CKUret , tfiurts of the most hostile character , efforts which must have more injurious effects upon Germany than a war of invasion by France or Russia , or bothto-< eifcer , because such an invasion of Germany would itherlcsdto her speedy death or a far stronger life , While the efforts of England to undermine the roots of * ie national strength of Germiay most reduce the nation toa state ufpahy , which must ever keep the specter of political death before her eyes . While Qtrmany would be growing weaker from jear to fear , ia wjueo jueacegf her ioduttrtal and esamercitl
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inruion byEnglan . - hw neighbours « n her right « nd left would become strong «> M « qu < mce of a retention of t h * protective system . Bat ^ the oie fall off in in . ternal strength and the hopes o * better fortune , while the other grows continually stron * er » it is easy to predisthow the relations of material aid moral strength and political power must at last stand between them . In thU point of view let it betaken as a ba « l » » M » at the protective system of Germany in its aggresatr working and final object is directed more against Frant-3 an-i Russia , because Germany thereby obtains the moral aun mat . rial stre gth to resist both with success ; nay , even this very aggregate operation must in the « -nd result to the great advantage of England herself , because Germany herself will only become a strong and effective ally of England , and co-operate powerfully , and with her whole heartfor the elevation of England when rte is a well-organised , a rich , and iniehty country .
It is very probable that the American cotton industry will be ab ? e to compete successfully with the English at n <» very remote period , at all events , in the coar « er and medium twists and fabrics , and , therefore , England is only destroying , or repressing the coarser and medium fabrics of Germany in order to laava the German markets op . 'n fur the American fabrics . It is moreover possible , that the maritime intercourse between England and Germany will be interrupted for alccgchened period of a naval war , and that , therefore , Ger . T . any , her manufactures being first annihilated , will , in time , fall into industrial dependence on France , in which case the industrial ruin of Germany would serve to strengthen Frmch manufactures , this would even he a matter of certainty , where a French invasion to be suecesifni in partly subduing G . rraany , In this case the Eng / ish would have succeeded in making an in u « 'ri ¦ tabula rasa of Germany , only to provide the French with a field for promoting tbe growth of their manufactures .
This is the prevailingonimon in Germany . As r- gards the aim of the present article , we need not inquire how far the . < e views are correct or incorrect ; the only matt r we need discuss is this question ; " Are the * e the prevailing views of Germany 1 " and that they arc , no impartial and competent observer will deny . Nothing hut the experience of a series of y-ars can decide on their correctness or incorrectness . Ere then , however , they will have caused mischief enough ; for in the meantime every retrogressive movement , every stagnation , nay , even ev-rywF « ng advance in the prosperity of Germany , feill be laid on Enslish policy ; and this wiil help to make the cry , " Cartkag inem esse delendtm , " a popular cry in Gencany also , should it once be raised from France .
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MOVEMENTS OF THE WEEK . The intelligence from India , brought by the Overland Mail , is eminently pacific . The fortunate Hardjnge is said to contemplate a speedy return to England , to enjoy , in quietude , the " honours" his governor-generalship has showered upon him . The only stir in European politics this week has been that occasioned by the publication of the convention entered into between the governments of England , France , Spain , and Portugal , for an armed intervention in the latter country , to subdue the popular party , and restore the degraded Queen's authority . In another column we have fully commented on this atrocious conspiracy , so disgraceful to the government of this country .
There are indications of coming troubles in Swit . zerland . Berne has at last fully pronounced for a revision of the federal compact . We may , therefore , expect to hear , ere long , of an Austrian intervention in that country ; with , of course , the assent of the detestable government of this island . Isabella of Spain is writhing in the toils castaround her by Louis Philippe . We would wager a trifle that the respectable old gentleman at the Tuilleries could name the parties who lately tried to shoot the Spanish Queen . Rumour is a liar , or the King of the Barricades has ere now managed to get those out of tbe way who inconveniently stood in his path .
We have given ample details of another sanguinary victory gained by the brigand invaders of Mexico . The want of courage or discipline , or whatever may be tbe cause of the easy conquest of the Mexicans , is no justification of the conquerors . This war is a stain upon Republicanism ; a heavy blow and sore discouragement to the advocates of democratic institutions . The accounts this we k respecting the coming harvest are highly favourable . In Sicily and Naples , the harvest which proves to he one of the best for
some years past , has been already secured . The accounts from Bohemia , Hungary , Lombsrdy , Asiatic Turkey , Syria , and Egypt , are equally favourable . In South Russia , rain was beginning to be wanted for the spring corn , but the wbeat was looking well .
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heair Beugie , in which M > e French « rw » P 9 ha » e austainpdal . Kminkillcdand w " C !» nded . the amount of which ia differently stated . ' According to the Debate 57 <> f the French have heen killed 'ind wounded—according to the fiecle , four officers are nmeni ; fha killed : and tlie Mine jiui-nsl sivs that a teeerai > hic despatch has Wight to tlie g » wrn mptit the intelligence tliat . 125 men l-avpbeen killed and that the exnedition has reacVd Bougie . The Zte&att adds that three villateR have been burned on ( bis •' pacific promenade , " an > l th u other journals snv
that , rirers of lilnod of the Kqbyles have flowed . Thitribe * are represented a * having b"Pn ultimately forced into suhnii > si <« n . The must remark tbl- fe . tur * abont these proceedings is the tact , tlmuhe CltAmlw had previously pawed a vote , disapproving of the expedition , and rtfusirur the credit demanded for it , and the ministers themselves rcfiwd to advocate it . ' A IpttPr from Paris , on Monday , anm > unce * the recall of Marshal B < i
THK Civil WAR—ARMKD IXTRnTKKTm . T . The following is the protocol ot the Conference held at the Foreign-office in ( . nndnn on thp 2 I"t inst , and at which were prpsent the P'e iootmitinries of Spain . France . Great Britain , ami P « rtii ! : n ! : — The Plenipotentiaries of Sj . ain . Fran-e , Great Britain , and Portugal having nvemhled in conferenea upon tho invitation of the Plenirx'tentiarv nf Portusral . thePortu-nese Plenipotentiary d-clnnd that he had learnt by dcspatrfirs received tluit fame day from his government the inutility <> f the endeavours made at Ooort" by CioHmel Wyldo anrt tlie MarqnNde Ilespana to put an end fr >» he riv » l war in Portugal , on the conditions wbtrh the Qu-en «> f Portugal had authorised them to make , known to
the J > mta . He ad < If d that as the Queen "f Portugal had offered these term * in ennf irmity with the councils » f her allies , he wstsclwccd by her m « st . faithful Maje « tv to renew the steps already made hv her townrds he . r allip « , who had taken part in tlio treaty of . 22 nd April , 1834 . in order to obtain from them the neccfioary aid to pffectuate the pacification of her state * . The Baron d «> Mmieorvo afterward- ! dcc-laml that the condition * offend t « the Junta of Opnrtn , in the ^ tinmeof her mnxt faithful Majexty , were—First . A fnl and e <» neral amnesty for all political « . ff -nces eommitttd since the l ) p « irir , ; ny of tho month of 0 «» obcr last , and the immediate recall of all per-wis wftn since that period had b ? en constrained to leave Portusal from political motires . Secondly , The imrne .
diaterevoc . ahnn « iFaHdecreianromul !; nted since the berfnnitig of October last , which are incor . flicfc witli or in oponsition to the established laws and constitution of the kingdom . Thirdly , A Convocation of the Cortes , as soon ns the elections about , to take place immediately shall have terminated . Fourthly . The immediate nomination of a ministry comprised of persons who do not belong to the party of the fjabrals and are not memhere of the Junta of Oporto . The English plenipotentiary confirmed the declaration nf Baron Mwcnrvo , and s'M that the British government had that morning received despatches fmm Co ! . Wylde , ann « uncin 3 that the mission in which he had been employed , cnnjnintly with the Marqu is de liespnna . had fidled , and that the Junta had refused to
put an end to he civil war upon the terms proposed by her most f ai'h ' iil Majesty , nr even to i-onsent to a susnensi-n of aw . The plenipotentiaries of Spain , France , and Great Britain , taking these cir .-umstanc . es into serious consideration , and calling to mind the deen interest which their respective powrij . ments felt in the welMwin ? o { the kingdom of Pertiigal . with the lively de .. « ire f these aovernmpnts to see the civil war which ia desolating this , country put ^ in end to . on conditions fo < ndpd , on one side , upon the respect due to tbe dienitv and constitutional rights of the crown , nnd cnlcHlated , on the oilier sid-. to ensure sufl fieienth the libertips of the people : convinced moreover , that tiie t « rms proposed hy her mtwt f &thfnl Majesty were well framed f ., attaining the . ie two
end ? . cnnoHr in tbiiiking thit a conjuncture has now prefentediUplfnn whinh tlipi r rpspi-ctive srovernrnpnts might , in full conformity with the principl- g hy which they are eu'd > 'd . accede to flse H' -mnnd ofsm .-cniir which i « addressed to them by the Qn-cn of Pnrtugal . TlipPnrtn « ue-c nlenipotentinry . after expressing the satisfaction with which bo received this decl aration from the plenipntf-ntiarif-s of the three powers , showed tho urgent necessitv the « -e was for t ; ikiB « measures in conformity with these declarations , and represented that in the present state of affairs in Portugal , delay could onlv add to tbe hlnnd already shed , and s > e 2 rava » e » . } , p | amitie 9 with which tbe kipgdom of Portugal ia nfij ^ tcd . Having regard to tlip . se circumstances , and pwsuadedof the urgency of
the conjuncture , the plenipotentiaries of the three powers , resolved in common to accede to the cfcnwnd of tbe Portuguese plenipotentiary , and it was decided in conseqnenen bv the pl enipotentiaries of the four Powers that the aid pjv > mispd t 0 the Queen ftf Portugal sht'uld be immediately nffo'ded . an-l , a <« nrdine to thia determination . t ] ie plenip-tmtaries of Spain , Fran <* . and Great Britain , ftie ^ ge that the naval fwces of their respective eovf-r-iments ae . tually Rtatinned on tbe coast of P « riu » al shall take part ennjointly and fmme- 'istei y with the naval forces of her most faithful Majpsty in sny operation , deemed neces « ary or opportune h y the commandrra of these comWn > 'd forces , ia order to accomplish the object ffthis common act . Tlepl » ni » i ! irniiary i » f S pain
f rtner engages that a body of tmcipa the number of which shall be agreed upon between theenvMrnniBnts of Spain and Portugal , shall enter Portugal with the intent of co-operatini ? vjt ' i the troops of her most faithful Majesty ; and tW . stich tnmps shall retire agai n from Portugal witl . in two months alter their entrance . *> r snoner if the object of the expedition shall he fu'fil'ed . The p ' enipnteptiaries of the four powers promise that orde s conformable to the cngacement- of this protocol shall be immediately sent to the r . fficera of the raw of the respective governments , and to t hp ' e < neral commandinjf the Spanish troops on tbe ftontiers ot Spain . ( Signed ) Xavikk Db I « tuiitz— . Tabsac Paiusrsiok—Moncobto .
SWITZERLAND . The Constitution of Geneva n as cnnfiimed on the 24 thuU ., atameetingofthe people , by a majority of 5 527 vote * out of 8 693 . Letter- from Berna of the 27 th ult , bring intelligence that the differences so long prevailing among the Swiss cmtons , are likely snnn to be brought to a crisis . Thegrand council of B > -rnfi have pas « d a resolution with only throe dissentient voices , to instruct the deputies to thenpproachingdiet to propose th » appointment of a constituent a-sembly , invested with powers to < ffce . t a complete reform and recon * , [ , |
stitution of the federal pact . The nljsi * of this pmreeding is to put an end , bv peaceable and legal means to the ultramontane league . After a long and animated debate , a division tnok place in the strand council on the following resnlminns : — " That the Bernese deputation to the federal diet be instruebd to propose : —1 . That the a parate alliance concluded between the cantons of Lucerne , TJri , Schwyz , Unterwald , Zus ? . Fribmirg , anil the Valais , he dissolved as incnmpatihfe with th « feder . il pact . 2 . That the federal authority proceed to the immediate execution of this proposition by such les ; al means as may be at its disposiiinn .
Letters from Berne , ofthp . 2 S-h rfc , < tate tl : at the Councillor of State , Ochsecbien , firmer chieJ ' of the freecnrpB , has been elected Prcsidt-n of the Council of State , which means President of the Vorort . and of the Dt < -t , I » t 09 votes nut o » " 151 . The assembly subwquentlv elected two colleagues for M . Oc ' ns » nbien of the ^ ame political opinions , viz ., M . Scbneid-rand de NMan ; and finally M . S : o 3 aii fli , who figured isi the expedition of the free crps , was appointed director of ihe Finance Department . ITALY .
Some disturbances have taken place at Leghorn on the publication of the decree relative to the press The people cried . •• Long : Hvn the Grand Duke !" and then wont to the house of the Austrian Consul , and shouted . 'Death to the Au * trians ! " The Governor forbade tbe fete which had been projected f ° »' the I 3 tli in honour of the Pone ' s birthday ; but notwithstanding , the people assembled in crowds , and shouted , " Long live the Pope . ! " Long live Italy ! ' ' "D . iwn with Austra ! " The dragoons bad to be called out to disperse tijp assemblage .
MOROCCO . Taxgiers Mat loth . —A few days ago we received intellig < 'nce thatg « wt oortt » n of the Rif hud revolted aeaiust Muley Abder-Rahman , and prm-laimed Ahdel Kailcr sultan . Th « tmops sent to quull this rcvolntion Imve been cnmpletcly beaten and routed by the Rifcnna . Tli ' w revolutionary ranvement ia daily increasing , and tho tribe of the Bent Atncra , amongst whom is Ahd-el-Kader . takes the lead . UNITED STATES AND MEXICO . eloodt battle !—bkfrat df the mexicans !—klioht of Santa anna !
The Roval mail steam ship Caledonia , Captain Lott , arrived at Liverpool on Saturday , with tho usual mails nf the 16 th from Boston , and irom Halifax to he 18 th inat . inclusive , announcing the intelligence of the defeat of the Mexican troops under S 8 i \ ta Anna , at Ccrto Gordo , the subsequent investment of the towns of Jalapa and Perote , and tho capture of Tusj-an . The engagement at Cerro Gon'o opened on the 17 ih of April with ft slight skirmish . On the 13 th a combined attack was made upon Santa Anna's position ; and shortly alter noon on that day Santa Anna , according to tiie account ^ in the American journals , himself f > a * e the signal and example ot flight , accompanied bv Generals Almouto and Ca «
nalizo . and a few thousand men , towards Jalaps . The Mexican loss in tbe cngaHCtncat is estimated nt 300 , subsequently swelled in the pursuit of the fujtitivt-s towards Jalap * , a » d that ol ' tho Amoriearm in killed and wounded at 250 . No less tbass five general officers were captured , and the whole Mexican army wast completel y disorganized . Santa Anua ' s carriages , papers , plate , and baggage fell into the hands of the Americans ; Jalapa and Pcrote surrendered without resistance , an' ! at the capital tbe defeat ot the General had created the greatest alarm . Puehla waa threatened . Santa Anna , with from 1 000 to 2 . 000 troops , wns at Omabn , and , it is said , hadwnttea tQ the capital for " moaey and leiuforccmeats ,
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. » V |)« i Hie hews of the battle si O * rro Gnrdo reached the city ,. f Mexico , the greater « citcment was created , but instead of a ' dmtwition to ? ( ne » oe ! he ** v ; rae was the case . The Mexican ContfS ? mm - diateljr r . solved upon a series of eig ht artidfC tor i > n ) Ar . eiitin gtbede fottce of Mexico to tho utm <* h .. I no hrst c onfers all power on the Government to earry on the war . The second forbids the President ro m ike peace on any terms . The third denies the nshtof making contract * for colonization . The fifth andittiistimpnrtantis aB f-. llowa :- " Art 5 . Every in < jivic ual U declared a traitor , let him be a private individual or public functionary , who , either in his private capacity , V > r invested with any authority , inciimpeten toroficvolaiionary origin , may enter into treaties with the United States of America . " The rest of the articles relate tii the public duties devolving upon Congress . Eighty Members were present it the passing of these resolutions .
TIIE BATTLE OF CEMIO GORDO . ( From the Keui Orleans Delta . ) After placiig Wra Cruz in the hands of a promx go . vernment , Oen-ral Scott left at once for the city of Mfiuco . On the arrival of the other divisions of tharmy at the encmnpm . nt ofOenera * T » i « ? s on the JCili of April , O . sveral Scott , afier tukir . g a rceonnoissnnce ol th « enom , » woru , drtermmed tosturm th . in . The position 0 MU } , ied . b , the enemy m mtanied bv Arm as , tm « t . h . ve « weaN 4 an insurmountable find impracti . cabl , « nd « takmg to carry it by gtorm or turn it by strategy . J
Th . roafl from Ve ,. Cruz , « , H i , « 6 se 8 th (! p , , mo -h « h » a wSd . ro . k 3 , ** onco , ar ffe 8 > rm " n , cnmi u » l « lb . v a sum of b ! Bh cliffs , rism * oh 8 nhove ' , otlier , und ext w \ ing sfv-ml milts , an < l all wc | i fortified The road then « le ouches to thu riKht , and curvin-^ ruunii th « ride « I « Me » over a high cliff , which is coin " . tilotei > enfilert by f » r <« anrt butteries . This » id ge js tinrnniirionci niunt ot the Terra Tcmpla i » , the upptr or mountainous cmm'rj—the rijhf flank of the positionuud a series of most ubrujit and apparently impngiAbliinnuntaiiiR and ri-. 1 ir . scovereii then- left . Uutween these point !' , running a distance of two or three inik's , a sue cession ,. fstron ! : lj tortititd ( urts bristlod at every turn , und Bi-emcd to defy nil bravery and skill . The Cetrn G- « rdo ci > mmi'n <^ d tlie rond on a genrle ileciinatinii like
au'lam . f .. r niurly a mile . An ajipr . iitch in that 'lircction » ould have been fho i »« m euiire gnnilulation of our arm * . But tlie enemy cxptcti d such an an Httack oil . culatinj ? upon th : de > p-. rate valour of our men , belicvinp that it war impossible to turn their position to the right ¦> r left . Genera ! Sc-. 'tt , huwevtr , perceived the trap set for him anil determined to avoid it . He t | i « r . fore li / id a roadcut to the right so us to escape the front fire from the Cerro nnd to turn hit positions to the left flank , Tbi 6 movement was made known to t ! ie enemy by a < lc sirterfrom our enmp . and ccmscquiiiul y u Urge increase offorci uniltr General Vcpa was sent to the forts an thtir
left . General Scott , to cover bis flank movement ! on the 17 th ¦ : April ordered forward General Twi ggs a . 'ainst tlie « tc pnscniin ( routand a little to the left of tho C * rro . Colonel H . rney commanded this expedition , and at the Lead ol the riflvs and some detpchtnents ( if inf . ntry and artillery carried this potion in trout und near the enemj ' s strongest fortification * , und having by in ' tredibl . s labour elevated on ., of our largo kujis on the top ol the fort , General Scott prepared to follow up his n . ivs . tit . atfes . A di'inoiistration was made Injm thij position av'iiiiiit another fort ia the r . 'ar and near ttin Cerro , but tbe cntmy were considered too strong andtheundei . •• aking was abandoned . A like demonstration was mule
bv the enemy . On the n-. xt day , tie 18 th , General Twijfga was ordered forward from the position lie had already captured against the fort which commanded the Cerro . Smiul tane . ni » ly an attack on the tortifieaiion . i ou the enemy ' s left was to DB made by 0-netul Sliield ' s anil Worth ' s division , wh « moved in tspcratecolumns , whilst Gt-iiernl Pillow advanced against tlie stiong fnrts nnd difficult uscetitg on the riuht of the cnemv ' s no-iiiou The enemy fiil ' y ncquaiuted with G . neral Scott ' s inieudcd movcniHit . ha » i thrown large bodies of men into the various positions to be attacked . The most rerious enttrpiisewas that of Tw s , who advanced against the wain fort that commundttl the Cerro . Nothing can he conceived more difficult than this undertaliin * . The
st-ep nnd rough character of ihe ground , the constant tire of the em my in front , and the m . gs fire of the forii and batteries which inhlatfd our Hum , made the dutv assigned to G ? n » ral Twiggg one of surpassing difficulty , Nothing p'evented our men from being utterly destroyed but the stccpne' -Bofthe ascent under whiih they could shdtcr . But they sought no shelter , and onward rushed xfainst a hailstiorm of baMs and musket shot , led by ihe gallant Harney , wlmge noble bearing elicit » d the ap . ,. buse of tbo whole army . 0 :., on , he led the columns , whose tr nt lines melted before tbe enemy ' s fire like snow flik-siii a tomnt . » nd stayed not their course until , leaping orerthe rocky bar . iers and bayoneting th . ir t'unntr ^ . they drove th , ir enemy ui-ll-mell from the front , delivering a dea-Jl j fire into tluir ranks from thtir o « n
guns as the ; hasul . t rttiivd . This was truly a gallant < ie-d , worthy of the Chevalier B . iyar . i of our armv , as the intrepid Unrn « y is » v ]\ FtJ-lKcl . Genera ! Scott , " between wb . im and Colonel lUrnej th-re bad « i » t .-d some cuwln . B 8 . rode up to the C-lonsl uftir this aehitvcincnt and rtmarked to him , "Colonel Ilari . ey , I cmnot now adr . quat . l . vexprssmya'imiration of year gallant achieve , ment ; but at th ..- proper time f ahult iiik 8 = reat pleasure in thnnking you in proper terms . " Hartley , with the mode « v of trae valour , claimed the praise aa due to l . i . oilkers an . l men Tius di > l the division of ' the gallant veteran Twigcs carry the m « in jiofition of the enemy atuj occupy thtfot t which commanded th (; road . It was here theewmy received their bcatirst loss , and their gcneial , Va-q . tez . was killed . Alittle aftcr . Gtn . jRl Wonhhiivins i
. j great exertions parsed thestt-ep and cracgy heights on the enemy ' s left , summoned a strong fort ou the rear of tbe Cerro to Furrmrtcr . This fort « as mannvd by u law force under General Pinzon , a mulatto officer of considerable ability and courag . who , seeing the Ccrr « car-led , thought prudent to surrein . ' er , which he di . l with all Inn forre . General Shields was not so fortunate in the battery which he attacked , and which wa » cominamled by General La V ( ga . A heavy fire was opened on him . undw wl . icb the fort was carried wi . h some lo < i by the gallant Illinoiaiatis , under Baker and B .-nnett , supported by the New Yorkers , under Bnrnttt . Amonu those w ! . o fell under this fire wan the italleiit genervl .
wno received a grape shot through Mb lungs , by which he was completely paraljz ,. ! , and at the last account was in a ling-ring slate . On the enemy's right General Pillow ttiiinim-uced the attack aguinut the strong funs near the river . The Tennesjeans , under Ilaskill , lod the column , and the other vuluntter regiments followed . Thr . . column unexpectedly eiieotinti-red a heavy ftre . fram a mavke . lbatter . .. by-which Ha ^ kill's regiment « as near . y cut to pieces , and the other voluiiieir rAsiincntt were te v . r ly hanllad . General Pt > l > iw withdrew his men ami , was prupuring for another attack » h-n tho operhtions | at the other points having proved successful the enetm , conclude ' , to currender .
Thus the victory was compl . te , ana four generals and about G ( WO nitn w .-r * taken prisoners cy our army , and onftof their principil . geHerals und o large number of other offic . ru killed . The Mexican force on this occasion certainly exceedtd « mr own . The Mexican officers a-lmitted that Santa Anna had 8 , 000 men in tha Hues , uud 6 , 000 . including 2 . 00 ft lancers . outsM . ' . of the entrench , ments . General Scott ' s force was about 8 00 « , G neral Quitman ' s brigade no t hating arri . ed in time to take part in the engagement . Tbe force of the enemy was composed of their b-st sohiiers . The infantry that fousitit so YHill at Buena Yisti , all the n gular artilUrists of the Republic , including several able nava ; officer * , were prest nt . Some of th .: oftip . rs whom General Scott rr .
k-HSe . l at the capitulation ot Ver ; i Cruz , without exiortini ; thu parole on accunt of their gnllAnlry , were found among the kill-d and wounded . A gallan' young officer , named Hnlziuger , a G « rmun by birth , who cstoited th .-admiration of our army in the bombardment of V-r : i Cruz hy seizing a flag which was . cut down by ovir balls and Uol . ling it up in bis hand * until a staff could be prop < rcd , had been r > K-a-ed b . General Scott without a parole . He was found among the desperately wonndud at Cerro Gordo . Tlie enemy * loss ( in killed and wounded ) was ahout as large as . mr town ; but in addition to Mii < tbe loss of some C 000 prisoiirr * mid some uf their best officers . Our army cap ured about tf 0 pieces of beautiful bra ^ s cannon of lar ^ e calibre a » d mostly iranutactured at the tt- . val F un ' ry of Sevill-.
In California Gon . Ki-a > ncy and Col . Doniphati , with a voiuntner twee nf 2 000 mon , after an eximustiiii ? miirch of 2 , 000 miles , from Missouri , drfwtted a « reatly superior Mexican t ' orco unuW Gen . Pico at San Piisquel—captured Chihuabua and won a brilliant victory over . 4 , 000 Mexicans at Sacramento . I he Mexicans forti « d the Pass of Sacramento , and , , U » ; avall > y-1 . 200 infontry , 300 artillery . and ViOOttiiiMum all of whosi wore routed , leaving 30 U lulled ami as many wounded on the field . Their tsntiro cannon , tango train , and provisions were ca ; iturcd . Grn . Kearney , after the battle , took formal possession of Chihuahua in the name of the United Matt'ti .
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WioAS—ColukrsMehing—The fourth annual meet ingot tho colliers i »» Wisjaii district was held at Aspull Moor , near Wigan , on Monday last . ; . - > n which occasion it was dctt-i mined co present Mr \ V . P . llobotts , thu " attorucy-uuuerai" wiihamaaMvo yo'd uliaiii . in t « -atimeny of respect , and as a trifliii" reward for the zeal and ability with which that teiitlomnn has endeavoured to promote tli « interests of thr minerno t- the district . Aft . er walking in proecB-ion through tbo streets of Wigan , headed by ; t band ot music , and displaying nimu-riniu bannen , a vast multitude assembled on the moor , early in tlie afternoon . I he chain was duly presented to Mr Itobvrts , who acknowledged tlie compliment-paid him , ami rleaUouta little advice by way of instruction for their future proceedings ; and " after several utlier artdse 88 ? 3 from delegates in attendance on the restriction ol the hours ot labiinr . ventilation of coal mines , ana other subjects , the moet . tn « quietly disueml .
We learn from tbo Gatetkad Observer that at a valsgo tiear Itirro , ' ato the select vestry lately appointed a constable who could neither read nor write , and that the same village boasts a letter carrier who docs not know a letter in the alphabet . Ihe Duchess of Marlborough is not alone as a sportswoman . 'I'lis young Queen of Spain is said to Do adroit with her fowling piece , and to wear on such occasions a « ky-bluc riding habit and black hat ornamented with wtiicbjcathere ,
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p HOUSE OP 1 . ORUS . - ' BniTMH I « : ««« <« ls b £ wmS ;"" un ! itter to a « uesfion um h ' ¦ ifipMwquh ofUBnowitB eaW , that no contentloi . " hsd be « o eutervd Into resp , cti « , g the affair * tfteruvd . A pntocolhadbttn tiKMdbjr the three p-wers shich hurt brfm interfered in u » . affairs or Port . ijtaJ . mmelv , Great Brititjn , France , and Spain , th « oVjwt of which was the pacification of that unhappv and distracttd count hnviu
ry , R a due r . sptct at the nnu li . no to the constitutional riKhts of tho throne ani of the people ot tliiit country . It would not bo Jalisfactory to their low ] ships thnt he ohould lay upon tho t . ihla the papm Mluilcd to by the aobU and leained lord unaccompunlpd b- other corre . « pon ( if . nce , Ofc . iose such a courae would only bring on a premature discu » ion . The papers and fiiirrenpiindencc upon this subject would be laid beforo Parliament , unit no time wnultl be lost in BinUinir that communication a * soon as circumstances wonld jtntify it , and a « « oon also-as it could bo made wi thout injury to the public service .
Factomeb Bill . —On the motion of the Earl of ELLKSMEnc , tlin till posspd through committee . The County Buildings Bill , tht > Naval Service of Bnjs Bill , and the Army Sorvice Bill , wen sevi-rjill yreadsi third timo and piRRcd nwl their lordships rose . HOUSE OF COMMONS . — AFmng a ? P . m TooAi ,. _ Lord G . Bmtinck qucstioapd the Govornmeiit whether the protocol of the convetrtlor . entered into between Great Brltnin , France , Spnin , and PoitURiil , relative to tho armed intervention in Portugal , published in the morninfj papers , was comet ?—whether the Oovfirnmrnt
were in ti cun-iinon to B ive Parliament the history of the circumstances « nd transactions which in their opinion ,. is . ihe < l their interposition by : « n armed intervention in ' «««« fBl ! -wl . elber the , could . fctno the house tho nuture of the aoktnn dwlaration m » dL . in the eourseof »« t Hummer by the Queen of IWtngal to her peoplr , forthI ? . v ' p raCti 0 " ° " ' 1 Ch the ««™ tarM « nn wa , «« forth t . j he . Fortunes , people as their jMtJfiMtten »_ and whether ho OWerBm ™» Wire , „ possession of inhirmiitiun to the efftct thnt the insurucntshud beenprev , nt . ; d by the Inter position of the British » nd 3 tn » r . i » h fleets from bdnR in a . ' . tual possession of Lisbon «
Lord I agmerstoh replied that the protntnl which np . peered iu thi ! newnpapers wns a f * ir trauvlation of that siRtujd by the Plenipotentiaries pf the tour Power * ; that tho protocol nnd piiper ? set fort the ground of the int . rvantioti ( which he admitted w « s an exc-ptinnal case . ) and also the papers bearini , ' on the transactions of last year would » i soon as possible ba laid on tiie table ; and that alth .. U ); h there was u British navBl force nnd one or two Spuniih Vf 8 Svls in the Tagug , no collision had t » k « n place with the insurpint forces . The noble lord mud .-u t qiiast to Mr Hume to postpone the dis . 'ussinn ou thpolicy of the intervention of whli-li ho ha >) given iiotie . until the promised papers should be before the house . Mr HcjiE consented to postpone his motion to Pri'lay , upon which day he pledged himself to submit hit , resolution ( declaring tlia armed iuttrvenrion uiniarratitahle ) whether the promised papers should be then in th . liaud . i of members or tint .
Business os the House — Lord J . Itei'Eix aniiOHnced that the Bill for the Registry of Birtim , &e ., in Scotland , and the Marriage ( Scotland ) Bill , wouid br brought torward on Monday next , by the Lord Advocate , for the purpose of explaining thrir principles ; but that they would not bv proceeded further with this session . The noble lord also announced that the Ecclesiastical Coimniasioiicrs Bill wotit . l bo withdrawn , although he thought it absolutely necessary to make somo alteration in the composition of the present cemmisaion , and hop . d in a future session to carry such u Bill . With regard to the bills to be proceeded with , he proposed to take Uie E'icond reading of the Railways Bill on Monday next , unless the discussion on the Portuguiisn intervention should interfere «; th it . On Thursday he proponed to go on with the English Pour Law bill ; on Monday week ( the 14 th inst . ) the cummittefi of tho Health of Towns Bill would be p roposed--a hill which ho hoped would te carried during tho sessiOR . To n question from Mr Collitt ,
Lord J . Itcssell replied that it was the Intention of the Government to introduce n Bill in the other house repealing thsit part of the actbyuhleh th « bishoprics » f Biuigor andStAsnph aru unhid , » al to provi . lu fora new Bishop of Manchester . But no provision could be ma-ie for any additional sent in the I ! oti 3 e ef Pe ^ ry , or for the payment of any portion of tho Bishop ' * iucomu out of the public funds . Poor Relief ( Ireland ) Bill On tho order of the duy for considering Mo Lorda amendment to tho Poor Relief ( Irehnd ) Bill , LonlJ . PavBELL calloii on tho Spehker to giro his opinion whether these i . tnatidmentj , aa well as those nmdehy their Lordships in the Landed Property ( Ireland ) Bill , were an infringement of tho privileges ot tho House of Commons .
The Spsaker said the am' -ndmoats lr . ade by the Lords iu hoth these Bills did certainty wiring .: the privileges ot thu House of Commons . However , thfiru was a precedent fur waivlHg the objection to such an infringement as that made in the Poor Relief ( Ireland ) B-ll ; but then ! was no precedent for waiving the maintenance of the pWv-legc iuftinged in tbe Landei property ( iuluud ) Lori J Rossell , then , in moving tho consideration of tlio amendments to the Poor Relief { Ireland ) Bill , after referring to tho opinion of Lord Danfrrniliue , whilst Sp- ' nkerof the house , on th « qut'Sti . m of privilege in a me arising from circumstances antilogous to tho 3 ( pre . stilted by tha L-. rds iimundmiMits to that bill , observed that ho agreed with what had just fallen fro ; n the
Sp-akor as refrardfd the invasion of the priviiejri-a of the house chargeable up . m the aineiuinitHts in question . It was for the house , however , to consider whether tho amendments came within the cases in which U . ey had formally consented to waive their privileges , atid whether , that being the case , it wns or was not , on the whole , ex . pe < lient to waive them on lhat occasion . lie himself was not disposed to think that they should press ihe point of privilege in the present case . But ie was quite anotiier question whether they should a * reo to the amendments proposed . The noble lord then proceeded to consider ilia state in which the bill hn > 2 been returned to the home froii the House ot Lor . ls . He was happy to say that , in its great aud main features , it had como down to the house unclmiiL'ed in its provisos . The clause which
had passed the liBUse regulating the area of r « tini ; lusd been altered ; but oher alterations had beon iutroduce . 1 into the bill which went far to counteract the mUchie : which the changes effected in that clause ini ' vlit ha * e produced . Ctmsi-lerlng , then , that the bill was un c ^ iim ^ ed in i ts main feature * , and the great importance of having some measur « of the kind adopted during the present season of Parliament , he was disposed to aslt thi house to agree to the amendments to which he had referred . Tho clause appointing ax-ofieio ( tuardians had His . ) been altered by the Lords , so as to provide that tinhighest ruted magistrates in the union should , to tin muml . er of the elected gua » dians , constitute tl . e ex ojpcio members of the board . This he considered an
improvement upon the clause as it proceeded from the House t-f Commons . Bat it was also provided by tho amendment . that if the highest rated magistrate should bo mayr Mdentho shyuM bo represented by his Rgent , a provL -ion which he regarded as most injurious , as it would giv » an unduo advautai fe to a non-resident proprietor , ¦ iti ' t frequentl y virtually place the agent , who might be rated on only £ 200 a year , before the rcsi- ' ent magistrate who might be rated on £ " 1 , 000 a year . From this portion of the amendment , therefore , he proposed that the house should dissent . The other nmeo'lmen- 's were mere minor tietuils . As t » the smendinejita generally , he was happy to » ee that they ha' ! tff-ctcd no essential aler .-itioii in tlio bill , and Jie irould move tt . st they be no » read .
On the amendment limiting the area of rating to thu electoral divisions being read , aud on motica that it be retained , SirDENiuu Norrets moved as an amendment that the House do not agreu to it . . Sir J , GatiuH had given his support to tho clause as it was origina-Iy framed by Her Uajest . ' a Ouvernnitnt , because ho cmMderal it to bo a jui-t and polite arrangement . He expressed his m rrow that Lord J . Russ .-ll iva » now prtpured to depart from that arrntigement , because he was convinced that the amenrtrjeiu of the Lords would materially impair the future success of the bill . ' Hecousidtred that the p . oftla oi °£ ugiaudhad
a great interact in retaining the original clause ; for if , in tin ; pa-sent st * te ol Ireland , you rendered the burden of the rates intolerable up . m the towns of Iceland by driving into them the paupers of * ho rural districts , that Imrrieii v . ould booh be transferred to the shoulders of tho people of Engl . nd . Already the municipal corporations of Ireland hud found it cheaper to givo the paupers a small turn of mon > y to convey themselves tn England Chan to uiKintaiu them either inor out uf the workhouses in Ireland , Already Liverpool and Bristol and oth < r ports ou the Western coasts had been flooded with Irish paupers ; and the evil of such a system was increaf ing so fast that it would require the aclivc intervention of Parliament In the next session . Still ho wouid rather
meet that evil nt present than run the risk of losing this bill altogether ; and he , therefore , should give his very reluctant assent to this amendment of tht Lords . Sir O Giev observed that furlher * conPideration h « d not modified the opinion in rrl ' erenco to this clause which had Ik en justly attributed to Mm by the right honouri . tiio |; eQtlitn : in . N-. r was he disposed to diff . r rery much from what had f . nllsn from the ri ght honourable gi : nfl < man in rifm-nco to the principle of tltechtuso . Ilr thotight , however , that thr right bott « urablo genth-iniin and others hud underrated the effect of tko clauaa which had b" « i substituted fur that in question . Ifthebiilln i . 's Amended shape Hero not found ' o work well the attention of Parliimi-nt wouMsne . dil y bo redirected to it a cousiikration which , iu conjunction with the necessity which existed or having ihu bill p : lsned duiiiio tho present sueBion , iutluced him to consent u « ill amciidmoi . t .
Sir R . Ikqlh suggested ft conferenco vlih the Lords on the subject . Lord G . BsNriNct sail hocouM not see how this , ameudmmt would flood Eiujlaud with paupers from Ireland more than the original clause , for the paupers of that coutitry must be supported within iteither by union districts » r by tlectnrul divisions . Whether the house ostablished either oueor th . ' other , he had no doubt that England would be flood , d with Irish paup . rs , until employment was fuuud for tbo poor of Ireland ia Ir « I » ad
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^^^^~ ^~ ~ mmmma ~ * ' - ~~ ; ^ or until tome «* ud > y » tem of emigratiou wtts-puivided for them . Lord J . UuBiell had , however , t . ken tiit btst means possible topr . vtnt that cm | . loymeiit Itorat einx given to tbem in Ireiund , aud he must be * r the results of his own impulicy . Sir II . BiHUftN was hlehty pleased with tho amthd " . mentofiheLurdi ) . ajhecimridercd it to beajwatim . oroi'emet . t on the bill , and to have a tend . ncy to pro . mo ;« its useful and practical working He cmnpkioed of the in . v !* ntlan - S e wlli « h "'" d been adopted by ck , tain meml 4 t * » *'' ^» iiS « . "i id by the \ iremm-neT » h i , la spcakiugot lr ^ l «'"' lords , and assiit = di ! iiit { ' rcllicleil di ^ gr"vce , not up"' » lll 0 SC who wcra t ( l - objicts of it , tut upon ti-ose who eOP'oy ^ >'•
Mr CoBKis read ?* »• Bil " on a 80 vf « lecture f ., r venturiii !? to denounce the iannanfie of hun . memlers who reprobated the inht 'manit . v of the IH .-li hmdhmls as insolautummie . He < " » J ! be a strong encouragement to the cl » arrfws ajst . m , which was now carried on to a frightful rxieif in Ireland . He mentioned a case , in which an Irian liilidinrd had absolutely burnt a house ovtr tho head of u t < nant in order to drive him from his I'stute ; and cntrrrfinto th « d ^ tniU of several other cases , which , if irue . evinfied great inhumanity on the part of the landed propricfeM of Ireland .
MrSHUt protested aiainst this amendment a * member for Duugarvon , and regretted excetuiv . l > that it had ! been introduced into the bill . At this iimm-rit tho pooF . mtes iu Dungarron were 4 . v C I . iu tin- p > . und , and were only 2 . 1 in tlie country dintricts twenty ii . iiesir . iui it . The casu was pr . cisaly the sa : n « in oih--r bi . roojfli towns in Ireland ; und ho attributtdi * tu tlie faci that Ireland had sixty-four county , and only fort . t-one borough members . Thus the interest of ' th * t"wns w .-re always sacrificed to that o the rural distrur's in Ireland . Mr O .-B&ENB , as a constituent of Mr Shiei ' s , bore out bis siatumet . t in regard to- the pressure of the rules on ; liu horodnh of Dungorvon , nlth < iui ; li he did imt Hi : r « e with him hs to the preci&o mode of rtlieving it . He ilM not , see , however , why the ri ht hon . i ; ent ! .-niMn . 't the representation of Ir .: lsod was so drfectivu , . li . l imt bring fwrward a measure to aint-nd fcnri e . xtend i' —< t Miauer
which was so eloquently adv « c : ttcd by Sir O'Cumell . By the bill before tha house the " prop : * y . f lielaiid was mortgaged to the poverty of Irelan I , and the etvriitor would sow ) wnlli in . " Hk would siijii »« rt any measure which went nearer to a national ratios t . i . ' . n tin- present system . All the credit of passing the Irist < Poi . rLiiw « as duo , not to the Kovernnnnt , but to Mr P . Scropc , who had baen haiiimering at it nyht after irifht f"r yrars past . Th ' . t hon . gentleman was , however , tiking a very gri ^ viuui responsibility on hims .-lf ivh-ii he n-ad a a chapt- r out of the registry of horrors , » nd indulged in his taato for romiince by denouncing liiid ' o tig f . irbuming hnuscsjover the heads of their tenants . There » ns as much truth in that a « sertion as there van in the mper 8 U . ns which ho had citRt en Lord Brretiaven . and of which Mr Labuuchere had a complete rtfutatiou In his pocket .
Mr Labouciibbe , being thus called on , entered into a vindication of Lnrd Berehav . n from the charges pre . ferreii a « aiii 8 » . Mm by Mr P Soropu , and sltowed that that nobleHian had done his duty as a reoideiit m » K ' 8-trate and a country gentleman , in relieving the desttu . linn of his poorer neighbour * . Though he thou n ht that the am- udment of ihe Lords would mat . rial y mi . pair the f fficicr . cy of the bill , he could not . conr-ur riiher iu the proposition of St'D . Norreys . or in the R ' . ugi'StioH of Sir It . Ingus . He tHon-jht that the latter course w ould be a waste of time , and would lead to no useful results . After a faw words of explanation from Mr P . Scrc . pe , H 4 to the a-tick which he haa made ou Loi-il Ber « s . haven .
Sir IS . Hall showed that the statements uhich Mi- P . Scrope hud made respecting the extensive cl .-arMiei-g now going forward in Ireland were not mtro roiii ' iiw , xs Mr Osr : orne asserted , by reading a Parliaiuentm-y paper , from which it » ppean d thnt 600 rj . cim'tnn ncro served at Bullinu in the mouth « f Jsnuary , 1817 . Ha then proceeded to condemn the Lords' ami-cdmcnt , and to reply at some l ^ n ^ th to the arguments used in its defence by Lord M-. nteaule . Lord Monteagle bad b . 'ea receiving public money , in othrr words , oitt-d ^ or relief tor the lust sixteen or seventeen yars Two of Iris sons were also rcc king tho same relief , for they wi re in poiiscssion nf lucrative nflieos uiidit gnvertnnpnc , and both were treading tvorth-lv in the footsteps of lh » ir
lather . riMw , Lord M .. nte » gli . > had proposed to limit the administration of outdoor nlier in Ireland to a year nnd a halt ; and as his Lordship thought that that w < i 8 h good princ i ple to apply to h = s p .. or countrymen , he n »« v gave notice that if anybody would bring in a bill to l . mit iha duration of , Lrnvl Monteagle ' s salary to a yar anil ' a half from that time , he would gh . dly support Mich a measure . He then made a pungent attack mi tin : Iiish innislorns . aKd concluded by expressing a hope th ; it , if Ministersngre > : < Jto this amendment , which w-ulrt le ^ id to - . ha transmission of fl «) cl { 9 of Irish paup . / s to England , they would brin » in % b'U to r ; nder the . rtinoviil of ilu .-m bick to Ireland more easy , and to place the burden of bat removal i-n the prnp .-rtv o » Ir . lnnd .
Th « attack called up Sir II Burron Hi II . Oiborne , and Mr Callaghan , who all wished to reply tn his observations , but were comp-lled by the Speaker to limit themselves to mere explanation . Mr French , Mr Stewart , Mr Watson , Mr M'Cirthy took purt iu the subsequent discussion , and on : i division Sir D . Nomy ' s nmriidinent was lost by a nmjority uf 64 ; thus rethinini ; the Lords' amendment . Tho other amendments to the bill wero then » everally agreed to with the exception of tl > at objected to by Lord John Ruwll . in hisnpftiing statement , in reference to the appointment of the ac « nts of the h'ghest rat' -p ; iy . ing magistrat > s to be exojieio suardi : " . is , wlura the magistrates in question wer < : n . > n re > -ideiit proprietors .
Landed Pn . iPf . ETif ( Ireland ) Bill . —The Chancel , lou of the Exchqueu then . in trioving tlu . t the house take into consideration th- Lords' amendments to the Landed Estates ( Ireland ) Bill , explained the amendments to which , according to the intrrpratatiou of tl . e Sjiei . ker , tMe house could not assent wiihout sanctioning an in'riiiKement « f its pri ^ il-ges , one ot which amenJments ennsisti d of a clause which had been inserted in the bill , giviti !; a powt-r to apply a portion of the advi . r . c-9 rect ived by Irish proprietors to the construction of buildings of various descriptions , to which the Hnune of Commons did not think any portion of tho money should be applied . To the other amendment * thnt objection did not exist , and he moved that they k > c now reaa . L ird G . BfNTiNCK 'hougbt that the house should in that case waive ts privilege ! , as it had done in tbu last , . iud agree to the Lords' amendments .
Mr Labodcheue pointed out the constitutional riasons which prevented him fn . m acceding to the ? ugges . tiou ut th * ' . utblo lord intimnting at the snnw that Uis principal objection to the amendments in question was ground .-d more upon tho que-tion of , privilece which they involvrd , than upon any very material d . f .-ct which b . 9 could discover in tbe ain . 'Hilu'enis themselves . Mr Nbwdkj * tb thought that the ri ^ ht honourable u'emleraanhud placed kis advocacy of the pnriiigas of tbe house upon a very mfrraw ba « is . Mr Qoulbubn regarded the privileg .- in question , thnt relating to the application of money vnti-il out of fii-cnsolidated fund , us one of tho most valuable ii . the prtsstssion of the hou « o , and trusted that th-y would thrn take no course which would in any degree < ompromiiif ; it ; Sumo further discussion followed , and ultimately tha various aniendm .-i . U to the bill wero agreed to . uith the exception of such as infringed thu privilege !) ef the houses .
A committee of conference was then nominated nnd appointed to confer with tbe Lords upon the rejected lUDPTiilmtTito . Destitute Pnoa ( Ireland ) Bill —On tho motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , ih > : tu-u « e resolved itself into a commute on tko Destitute Poor ( Inland ) Bill . In the committee , the Chancellor of the ExctirQi'Eii , after rvrninninj : the house that nt an early period ot the session ho hud obtained leave from the hw » t > to raiso £ 300 . 090 on the security of the rates in Ireland , and that h « h » dsubscq . itnt 1 y nbiaintd a grunt of £ 500 , 01 ) 0 from tue Consolidated Fund to m < -et the destitution which then prevailed in that country , ob < rrved ihut he isow camo fnrwurd to propose to the committi-e that he should
be pcnni ' . te'i to raise a furthnr sum of £ 600 . 000 on the security of the mtus , and that he should be alli . wrd to call for the advaree of it Irom the C' . iisoiidatrd Fund In , order co supply the destitution uf Inland until tho next harvest . He hud already informed tlie house that th » HdViincvH made under formrr tictn of Parliament relutiva to public w ,. rlis itmnuntvil since Augustl ; ist to £ 4 S 00 000 . That system , however , lind been brought nearly to a closr , ami with the exception of 27 or 28 i-lrciorjl districts , the new system of relief had heen brought , into operation throughout the whole of Ireland . Hu » as happy to state , that wherever > he- gentry nf Ireland acted cordially in the spirit of that svtttm , it h » d been productive of the greatest im !» ovem » nt . The Public Works had bten abused , he wur verv sorry to s » y , by all elates
in Ireland . Tke reliff committees instead of nuidly revi » iii ( pthe lists , had ouly Rdited uumb . rR to numbers , and the ennoequence was , that upwards i-t' 7 UD 000 pei sons bad been placeu on the public works . The government '' ad fount ! it impossible at fir » t to pet persons withdrawn ir » ra tho public works ; sm . l it whs not tilt ihe 'iOth of March thnt it had succeeded in obtainiiiu' a torosUo rwlunt on of their numbers . By that reduction the B « v . rn . iieot h » d got the spring crop * sowt ; . The g » v . rnim nt had since made another reduction , and he was «<* »' « ""» ' » l would hava been uble to make it . if it had nut been Area , tencd to Htop all tho works on the to of M » jr . The ro . suit had \ mn Umt the wpwdUnre « f «» .- « l' » bUe works
had been ( liminiebi'ii from the sum of £ 2 ^ 9 000 . ispended wetkly ill Msrch last , : ' o « n tc £ 03 : 00 « « n . ndsd woekly nt present . V ! k < n .-w » y ** eui of rulk'f w" 8 now m oporiu ti . > n in 1 , 900 out of a 0 S 0 electoral < 5 lv j > io « 5 , ami we were now ! iff .. rdin « a S 53 . 0 W rations o day in IreUnd . After Ntatiug thut thero was tvery reason to believe that the Hvstim would bealtogellur sumssful . he concluded by liioving a rcsnlutkm tliut i' 600 000 » hould be advanwd from ibo Confiolidntcd Fund for th'' purposes which he had already stated , and l : ; i declaring tn&t , if btforo Pax . ! :.. nicn : separated it » h » uld appear to be necessary t « take aiiotbervoteforthose purposes , h » should come do « s to the house nnd ask for U iu the cDQfukui Itope th , fV ^ tu >* ild obtain it ,
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in the Burraoo and Tank districts have been suppressed . The tidinss from Scinde comprise little beyond petty local details . Robberies are frequent , and it has been deemed necessary to take rathir stringent measures to rid the place of b id characters . A n . imber of suspicious persons" are to he shipped off from Scinde , and a new punishment has been devised for petty offences—parading the culorit throueh the town , on the back of an as ? , with his face whitewashed!—which is said to be much dreaded hy the lower orders . There are some further particulars regarding the hostilities at Bnmpoor , near Khorassan from which it is to he gathered that Su'lar
INDIA . The arrival of the Orerlatid Mail brings U 3 the intelligence that Lord Uardirte " gnes home nest cold weather . " The accounts from the Punjaub , if not a literal b ' ank . form as near an approximation to it as it h possible to c -nceive . The disturbances
Khan , the brother of tbe well-known Ag . i Khan , had been driven from the place after sistaining a nix nontbs * siepe , and b ^ en taken prisoner by the Persians . It was feared ha would be Uvated with severity . The horrible rite of Suttee has bpen formally prohibited at Scindiah ' tt dominions ( G « alior ) , and that measures have been tak « n for the more effectual suppression of female infanticide in Jyepnre . Intelligence from Cabal has been received to the 18 th March . Dhost Mannmed had collected troops at JellUbid , and having fii ' ed in malting an amicable arravgement with the Ohilz-e chiefs , was engaged in preparations fr attacking them .
u At Lncknow , the capital nf Onne , a curious affair had occurred . The minister . Nawab Ameen ood Dowlah , wh" was -irking on the road from hi » house to the re « ideracy , was attacked by six Affchans . wounded and draegrd to a hut by the road-wle . The English resident . Colonel Richmond , on hearing of the disturbance , hastened to the spot , with his assistant , and made every effort to keep the peace and savo the Kuwab ' * life . lid found the Affghans with drawn swords and i > i « to 1 s cocked , demanding 50 , 000 rupees , the amount of arrears said to have been withheld by the Nuwab , a » well as the guarantee of ' their lives , aud their future retention in the service . The money wa 3 paid , and the guaranteed given , and thereupon the Nuwab was released .
The scarcity of European penmen in the Port of Calcutta is complained nf . and several ships are named , which have , in consequence , been nhli ^ cd to proceed to > ea wph Lascar crews Dr Esdaile has performed another successful operation on a patient under the influence of mesmerism . The Englishman pive « an extract from » letter fr « m CawnV » re , to the effect that the potato dieeise has reached India . The ladies of the City nf Palaces bavf
subsenb , d 70 , 000 rupees toward * tbe Ir sh Reliel Fund : and the gentlemen weie reported to have held a meeting and put down their names for abaut 7 , 000 rupees more . Cholera ii said to have broken nut with much violence amongst the natives of Calcutta . The meeting held at Madras for the adoptiou o measures for the relief of the suffi-ting IrUh « nd Scotch was very fall ; attended , and a very large sura has been contributed .
WESTERN AUSTRALIA . By the overland mail we have intelligence from thi < colony to the 10 th of March ; the most prominent event is tbe not unrxnected death of the governor , C <> 1 . Andrew Clarke , who died on the 11 th ot February , in the 54 th year of his age . FRANCE . M . de Tocqueville has laid be ' ore the Chamber of Deputies the report of the committee charged with examining the . bill relative to the extraordinary crcditsrequired forA eeria . After describing the general
situation of the different pmvinceti , M . de Tocqueville suggests , in the name of the committi c , that FraBCB * ' content her » elf with occupyins ; the Tell , and not endeavour to penetrate or form establishmen ts in t he bmaller desert , the natives of which , beinz obliged to draw their ;> rovisions fram the Tell , arv de facto her tributaries . " The committee was algy of opiniou that the army should not be employed in reducing independent Kvl ^ lia , whose population , surrounded bj European settlers andconfirnd within narrow vallies iucst necessarily undergo the influence of the French .
The " pacific promenade * of Marshal Bueeaud through the territory of the Kabyles , as the Dtbats insisted on callins this military expedition , has been already attended with the results expected from it The unoffending inhabitants i < f the invaded district hare been roused in defence of their fields , flocks , and dwellings , t&d engagements tare taken place
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 5, 1847, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1421/page/7/
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