The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-09 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

" IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE. SUPPOSED
RESCUE OF M`LEOD BY THE CANADIANS.
DREADFUL EXCITEMENT AT LOCKPORT.
New York, July 18, 1841, Five o'Clock, a.m.
• " Mr. John Connally, of _Barclay-street, has kindly
furnished us with the following most important letter re-
ceived by him two hours ago, per the Albany boat, from
Captain Eustace, of Lockport. The express that brought
he letter had arrived at Albany but a few. minutes be
fore the boat started—the rumour, however, of the rescue,
Was begiFining to spread in all directions, and the eXcite-
ment was intense. None of the passengers by the Albany
steam-boat could give any particulars further than these
contained in the letter; but they all agree that some
alarming demonstration must have been made by the Ca,
nadian

" ' Lockport, Saturday, Four, a.m.
" Dear J—, - —We arc sure of a war at last. Half
an hour since, onr gaol, which lies a little way out of
town, was surrounded by three or four hundred Cana-
dians—for the purpose, of course, of rescuing lll'Leod—
anfl doubtless they have effected their purpose before
this. I say doubtless, because as yet we know, nothing
for certain—only the arrival of the mob, the surround-
ing of gates, and the forcing of the guard ; and it will
be impossible to ascertain all particulars before day-break.
Meanwhile we are in the midst of s uch a din of confusion
and alarm as I never heard. All the public bells are ringing
—the people have turned out en masse, every pistol, dirk,
sword, club, musket, &c., in the village, is being put in
requisition, and hoarse voices in all directions are shout-
ing—' To arms, to arms.' The express rider who will
carry this from here is preparing to set out to alarm the
towns along the river, to the end I believe of mustering
a force of retaliation, to dash right over and take instant
vengeance on the Canadians. The fellows, it is thought,
came by way of Lake Ontario—Hark, they are firing at
the gaol. I fear we may have bloody work of it.—Your's,
in haste; &c., "' WM. EUSTACE.

P.S. By the way, it is thought poor Theller, from
New York., is kidnapped, as he is not to be found at his
boarding-house. Rumour is also rife about the abstrac-
tion of Mackenzie. God only knows what wily be the
end of it. w. E.'

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

FROM TILE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
GLOBE.—The Post of this morning has arraigned
the Government upon a new charge, and accuses its
members of meditating self-destrUction, actuated proba-
bly by despair at the approaching loss of their offices.
The Whigs arc gravely impeached by our Contempo-
rary on the ground of their being engaged in an at-
tempt to excite a revolt against the Queen's Govern-
ment ; and since we as yet know of no other Govern-
ment but that of which Lord Melbourne is at the
head, we can only, presume that the Post accuses the,
Liberal Administration of an attempt at suicide. The'
patronising, but authoritative, way in which the Tory
organ - interferes to prevent the desperate act is ex-
ceedingly entertaining ; but we beg to assure the Post
that matters are by no means so gloomy in the eyes of
those who are still in power, as to induce them to take
a flying leap from their official elevation, or give with
their own hands the finishing blow to • " the Queen's
Goverument." Perhaps we may be told that it is the Go-
vernment in perspective against which the Whigs are
directing their hostility ; but though it is quite true that
the coming event has already begun to cast its shadows
before, it is not with the shadows that the Liberals mean
to contend, and the substance is-too remote, or at all events
much too impalpable, to be at present grappled with.
To talk of attacking Sir Robert Peel's Government
would just now be as absurd as to propose an onslaught
ori a cloud of dust which a gust of wind may have car-
ried forward in advance of an enemy supposed to be
coming after it. In the first place, the foe may never
venture to come to close quarters ;.and in the next place,
the dust may be occasioned not by their march against
us, but by a scuffle among themselves ; and it is quite
certain that internal differences in the Tory ranks are the
cause of the present obscurity in which all the Tory
movements are enveloped. The curtain must be
kept down, or the public would perceive that the
Conservative drama never can be gone through with
while there is nothing taking place but perpetual
differences between the performers and the managers.
-It is clear that Sir Robert Peel cannot make a move
in any one direction without spoiling the position he at
present occupies. He has got into one of those "situa-
tions," as the actors call them, which are highly effective,
but which arc no less difficult to be got out of than to
be got into. Like the imposing tableau in the' Critic,
where the uncles could not move because of the nieces,
While the nieces were at a dead stand-stilt because of
the lovers, and the lovers were unable to advance or re-
tire because of the uncles' daggers, Sir Robert Peel can
neither go to the right nor to the left because of his
party on the one hand, and the nation on the other ; the
one threatening to desert him, the other to give him his
deserts, according as he may approach or recede from a
Liberal policy.
STANDARD.—The carefully organised system of
.‘ enormous lying," by which the Whig-Radical sup-
porters of the Government are endeavouring to agitate
the country, has been visited with so many, and such
overwhelming exposures, that it seems hardly worth
while to contradict any statement, however false
and -flagitious, that may hereafter be propagated
by such authorities for the purpose of pre-
judicing the Conservative party in the estima-
tion of the country. The grave announce-
ment of the Morning Chronicle that the Tory aris-
tocracy were about to form " a volunteer auxiliary
army," which was to " be ready to start into existence
the moment Sir Robert Peel should come into power,"
professing to be founded on the fact that Lord Francis
Egerton had " taken the initiative in raising a body of
cavalry," has received a still further contradiction from
the pen of Lord Francis Egerton himself, and turns
out to he destitute of even the slender thread of truth
on which it was supposed to rest. His Lordship has fa-
voured us with a letter, which proves that the statement
in question is from beginnir, to end a malicious and
gratuitous falsehood. His Lordship has taken no such step
Its that which has been imputed to him ; and if he had,
he would have done no more than every nobleman and
gentleman, of whatever political opinions, has done be-
fore him, under similar circumstances. The lie, how-
ever, remains -still uncorrected by the journals with which
it originated, and, associated with their exaggerated ac-
counts of the "alarming state of the manufacturing dis-
tricts," is still on its tour through that portion of the pro-
vincial press which devotes itself to the promulgation of
their slanders.
What the nature and extent of their
next fabrication may be it is difficult to conjecture. The
failure of the harvest, or, " at least, a very
.late crop,"
has. been already anticipated by them with no little
exultation, but with no more tangible pretext than their
apprehensions on the subject of the " volunteer
auxiliary army. ;" whilst every petty failure that
has taken place in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, or
Birmingham, has been magnified by them into an
alarming additional proof of the approaching ruin of
the town in which it has occurred. The industry with
which they multiply these consoling conseqUences of
Whig misrule is only equalled by the pertinacity with
which they persist in referring them to every cause but
the right one.

- -
THE EGERTON YEONIA NRY.—Lord Francis
Egerton has written to the Editor of the Standard to
correct the alleged misrepresentations respecting his
raising a yeomanry troop. His Lordship states, that on
his acceptance of commissions to the corps for himself
and his eldest son, some 40 or 50 of his neighbours and
tenants, unsolicited by him, expressed their desire to
form themselves into a troop, in the hope that his
son might obtain the command of it. His Lordship there-
fore submits that he has neither raised a troop of yeo-
manry nor taken any -positive step toward the raising of
one, though he admits tha force of his present corps to
be very small in comparison with the force in other dis-
tricts, and he should have little scruple in proposing its
numerical increase to the Government, had not the Home-
office already made its estimates ofthe service for the year!
ASSOCIATION OF MASTER PRINTERS.—
On Wednesday last a numerous and highly respectable
body of Master Printers dined together at tne Crown and
Sceptre, Blackwall, Mr. Spottiswoode in the chair. It
is many years since the printers have met together as a
body, although a curious document handed about the
tables proved the association of printers was formed
ninety-one years ago, and that their place of meeting at
that period was in Paternoster Tow. Amongst the com-
pany were Messrs. Cloves, Nicholls Clay, Gilbert, Cox,
Taylor, M‘Dowall, Harrison, Brettel, Shaw, Saville, and
_ _

DEATH OF MR.• SAMUEL WRIGHT, OF
NEw ORLEANS.--11e fell in a duel with Mr. S. W.
Oakey, of the firm of Oakey, Payne, and Hawkins, on
the 2d ult. They fought with rifles, at the distance of
forty yards, and, at the second fire, Mr. Wright fell, and
expired in a few minutes. Mr. Wright was a native of
the county of Down, Ireland, and had been a merchant
in this country for upwards of twenty-five years, a large
portion of which time he lived, we believe, in Savannah.
--Vicksburgli. Sentinel.
COMING TO THE POINT.—The following is
a verbatim copy of a Uicerouian epistle recently sent to a
parish clerk :—" Can wa ban Pd
to morrow mourners
at *Nan o'clock ? mara
riaso to sand maa wud."

THE POSITION OF THE LIBERAL

PARTY.
(From the Spectator.)
" The bark was still there, but the waters were gone."
MOORE.
The principles of the movement—the principles, in
reality, of social progression—are founded in nature ;
their esbatual advance is quite irrespective of any indi-
vidual or any party. But their immediate advance is
dependent, like other things, upon various circumstances,
which sometimes hasten, sometimes retard them, and
call respectively for various modes of treatment. The
theory may be advocated, and very properly advocated,
" in season and out of season," by those who feel a vo-
cation that way. In practice—in arranging an imme-
diate business lying before us in daily life—a different
principle of action comes into play, and things must be
considered with a view to what it is possible to obtain.
Absolute free trade, for example, is necessary to insure
industry free play, and full reward, and to guard all mo-
netary and commercial systems from constant derange-
ments. We blame no one—quite the contrail--for ad-
vocating free trade, even though the time may be unpro-
pitious, and the thing impossible of immediate attainment;
for whatever there is of truth in such labours will have
an influence in proportion to its merit, though the results
may not be immediate. But ho is, in our opinion, quite
as true a friend to free trade, and perhaps a more judi-
cious one, who endeavours to obtain all that is at pre-
sent practicable. If he should even fail, he has the other
course to fall back upon, with a stronger argument and
a more willing audience.
It may be said that this is granting more to the Con-
servatives than to the Whigs ; but if it be, the remark
does not apply to us, who throughout the Session of
1835 and 1836 discouraged the attempt to " test the Mi-
nistry," as it was called, by bringing forward questions
only to elicit opinions upon abstract points ; and who
inculcated the prudence of first taking everything in
which the Whigs agreed with the Radicals, trusting to
discussion for the gradual advance of those questions
whereon they differed. But in reality there is no ana-
logy between the case of Whigs and Conservatives.
Every Whig measure since 1836 has confessedly been
" prepared for rejection." Whatever measures Sir R.
Peel proposes, will be real measures bronght forward to
be carried ; he is now entitled to have them 'exaMined
upon their own 'merits, and if they tire good in them-
selves, and as liberal as can fairly be ,expected, the
country is justified in accepting them. Be it also remem-
bered, that the Movement party has no claim upon Sir
Peel. Ile never deceived or betrayed them ; he never pro-
mised an Appropriation Bill, declared himself bound in
" honour and conscience" to carry it, and then made
it an easy sacrifice, gilded with n million of money, as
a peace-offering to the Irish Church ; he never
held out turgid threats to the Lords, to catch
votes and trick followers intci acquiescence, and
then succumbed to the Peers ; he never, according
to the purpose in hand, encouraged hopes of " Further
Reform," or, taking his stand upon " Finality," sneered
at the Liberals as little better than crazy enthusiasts,
who would set up an unworkable Government ; and,
though not distinguished for consistency, he never made
such strong declarations as those of Lord Melbourne
against an alteration in the Corn-laws, and then, as an
experiment for preserving place, proposed an alteration
without the slightest chance of carrying it. We be-
lieve there is no disposition in the practical part of the
community to offer any factious opposition to Sir Robert
Peel merely because he is a Minister ; and we think
the community right, for there is nothing else to be done.
As soon as he is in responsible office, he will be a fair
1 subject of criticism, both for what he does and what he
neglects : at present, criticism has nothing to criticize.
This course of waiting, and watching, and getting
all that can be gotten, may be unpalatable : but, ex-
cepting the always open course of appealing to the
reason of mankind by abstract argument, it is the
only course left for the Movement party at pre-
sent. For practical purposes the Liberals are disor-
ganized, and without a line of action. The Whigs
and " wise Reformers" have not merely ended by " let-
ting in the Tories," but have left the game alto-
gether in their hands. Matters have reached the crisis
we predicted three years since : " When the characters
of the Ministers are irretrievably ruined, the Liberal
party divided into sections, some opposed to the others,
without admitted leaders, party organization, or binding
objects, and all, save the masses beyond the pale and a
few of the extreme section of the Radicals,,are crying
out for a government on any terms—then will be the time
for the Tories." This is a state of things which Sir R.
Peel can put an end to if he pleases, but it is not in the
power of the Liberals. If the Conservatives attempt to
evade the difficulties which they come into office to meet,
and think they will be permitted to " rub on " in matters
of practical improvement, if they try to govern after the
Tory fashion of other times, or if they sacrifice the views
of Liberal Conservatism to the crotchets anti prejudices
of some of their extreme followers, then indeed an ad-
vance may be made by the Liberal party : this result,
however, is not in their hands, but in the bands of their
opponents. On the contrary, if Sir Robert Peel, while
standing on Lord John Russell's "finality," shall carry
into effect those measures of practical amelioration, par-
ticularly in the economical well-being of the masses,
which the people were taught to look to as the conse-'
quences of the Reform Bill, and which were the cause
of their earnest exertions to carry it, then the Conser-
vatives are likely to remain in power for years to come,
—barring accidents. We make the proviso, because,
with our dense population, and our peculiar systems of
currency, credit, and commerce, a series of untoward
events might produce a very sudden crisis. But acci-
dents of the kind we speak of are more likely to throw
Chartism uppermost than to favour any other party.
All this, it may be said, is a mere dictum or opinion.
Well : let those whom it dissatisfies try to shape a course
of conduct for themselves : not-after the fashion of Lear,
when his reason is failing—
" I will do such things!—
What they are, yet I know not ; but they shall be
The terrors of the earth !"
but such a practical line of action as will be supported by
the country and carried out in Parliament. To discover
the most likely means of rousing the people to action, the
late election is the readiest test ; and, looking either to
the general result or to the topics urged in the course of
the contest, we find that organic changes were lost sight
of altogether, or ranked as secondary matters. The in-
ference therefore, is, (we are speaking of facts, not prais-
ing them), that organic changes are slumbering in the
national mind—unless it be the principles 'of Chartism.
Let those who are for instant action next survey the Par-
liamentary forces ; for it is in Parliament that any im-
mediate practical result may be obtained, or the measure-
ment of any tangible advance be tested. He will first
find a Conservative majority of about 80; which would
perhaps be increased on any attempt to turn out the To-
ries merely to put in the Whigs again.

THE TORY-VOLUNTARY PRIN-

CIPLE.

Lord Francis Egerton is raising a regiment of cavalry
to guard against any outbreak of the starving manufac-
turers in his neighbourhood. The example will doubt-
less be followed, and, instead of playing at sailors at
Cowes, it will be the fashion for Tories to play nt soldiers
on their estates. Sowing the dragon's teeth will be the
appropriate accompaniment of the maintenance of the
Corn-laws, and for the husbandry of Cadmus the drill-
plough will be the'suitable instrument.

- Objection has heen made tchLordFrancis Egerton's
levy of troops ; and it is asked whether the landlords
are to be permitted to raise an army of their own ? To
us it appears that there is much to be said for the equity
of such an arrangement. As the landlords impose fifty
millions of taxes on the food of the nation, is it not but
fair that they should pay for the means of keeping down
the people, who may be driven to despair, and to revolt,
by the effects of the Corn-laws ? Why should the na-
tion be charged with the expense of supporting troops
to coerce the misery and disaffection produced by the
landlords' monopoly ?
To us Lord Francis Egerton's levy appears at least an
equitable and frank proceeding. It declares in effect, "If
our Corn-laws make rebels, we are ready to pay for the
sabring of them. Let the Legislature give us laws to
keep up our rents, and we will find swords to keep down
the famished people."
There is a further consistency and equity in this step.
The Queen's Councils aro opposed to the monopolies,
and it would be rather hard to employ her Majesty's
troops in cutting- down the poor wretches whom the mo-
nopolies have helped to drive to desperation. The land-
lords, following the example of Lord Francis Egerton,
will,taokluent his Office of their own making on their own
hands. Give them their law and they will provide exe-
cutioners.
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people. Their inspiring inrerasip
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will
rush to the charge,
Land-
lords' Mono 3° will be, High Rents and the Land-
be the mott(l,foYr
.To fight for their rents and taxes will
What will be theirt banners.
The Janissaries had emblem of the Landlords' Legion ?
kettles (the origin, wea symbol of great frankness—their
for' which I;c'lieve'
ofkettle-drums), which
signified all
served, all for which the y fought, all for which they
spoons, too, as a part ofeyth cared.. They wore their
their accoutrements (as our
officers wear their gorgets),
kettle. When they refusedatshetliie co-relative type to the
terrible extremity of discontent anr soup' it indicated some
dis-
solution of all the bonds of disci p d threatened the
of the landlords should have some such The Janissaries
type. The spoon
would be an awkward emblem for the_ poor farmers, as it
would be understood in too direct a slang sense; a bread-
basket in gold, with a very small loaf in it,
would bo
better ; but, perhaps, best of all would b
, e the figure of
each volunteer farmer's rent in brass.
The extension of the voluntary principle •
at this time
is very remarkable. A'project for raising Bishops for
the Colonies is followed by one for raising soldiers at
home,which shows the falsity of the proverb, that charity
begins at home. Of course the voluntary principle will
have further applications, it will not stop with an army
and a set of Bishops independent of the Crown.
if the Tories find it needful, should they not set up a
Queen of their own on the voluntary principle ? An
army of their own, a navy of their own, and Bishops of
their own, independent of the Crown, would be incom-
plete without a court of their own, independent of the
Crown too. The voluntary principle may be as good in
monarchy as in prelacy and soldiery. And be it remem-
bered that not very long ago the Tories were actual!),
endeavouring to set up an opposition Court, and that •
Queen Adelaide was very, ostentatiously treated as the
Queen of their choice,.their respect, and their affections.
The Dowager Queen, " neat as imported," is still ,
available for the voluntary loyalty, and, with a little
change of pronunciation, the name of Queen Addaload
would have great charms for the monopolists coming into
power to increase the burdens of the people.—Examtner

Accounts front Sydney, of the sth of July, an•
nounce the loss of four vessels. The Lady Grant, laden
with opium, from China, was lost'with all her crew, as
Well as another vessel laden with stores.. The French
ship Magicienne was also lost in the same typhoon, but
the crew were saved.

SALE. OF SLAVES IN VIRGINIA.

The following advertisement and account of a sale of
slaves are noticed in a late Report of the American
Anti-Slavery Society:—
" Monday next, at nine a.m., at public sale, the slaves
whose names follow, all negroes of the first quality:—
Namely, Betsy, a negro woman, 23 years of age, with her
child Caesar; three years old—an excellent cook, washer,
and ironer; warranted healthy. Julia, a mulatto girl,
aged thirteen, robust and active, a good field labourer;
with the exception of a slight defect in the left eye she is
without fault.

" Let us proceed, gentlemen,'cried the seller of human
flesh, in a stentorian voice, let us proceed. A woman for
sale ! An excellent woman—not a.fault—and a little boy
in the bargain I How much for the mother and child ?-
250 dollars. Very well, Sir-250 to begin. Some one
has bid 250. Truly, gentlemen, they sell cattle for a
larger price; 250? look at these eyes, examine these limbs ;
shall I say 260? Thanks, gentlemen, some one has
bid 260. It seem to me that I heard 275; go on, 'gentle-
men ; I have never sold such a bargain. How ! 280 for
the best cook, the best washer, and the best dressmaker
in Virginia ? Must I sell her for the miserable price of
280 ? 300 ; two gentlemen have said 300. Very well,
gentlemen ; I am happy to see you begin to warm a
little. Some one bid 310 ; 310, going-330-335--340
—340 ; going. Upon my honour, gentlemen, it is in-
deed a sacrifice to lose so good a cook ; a great bargain
for 340 dollars. Reflect upon it a little, and do not for-
get there is a little boy in the bargain.'
" Here our auctioneer was interrupted in his harangue
by one of his customers, a man whose appearance had
inspired me, from the first moment, with a feeling of
horror, and who, with the indifference and sang froid of
an assassin, made to him the following observation
As to the negro child, it is good for nothing ; it is not
worth a day's nourishment ; and if I have the mother I
will give away the child very quick ; the first bidder
will be able to have it at a cheap bargain.'
" I glanced at the unfortunate mother, anxious to see
what effect this barbarous proposal would have upon her.
She did riot speak, but a profound sadness was impressed
on her countenance. The little innocent which she held
in her arms fixed his large eyes on' her, as if saying,
Mamma, why do you weep?' Then he turned towards
the Witnesses of this heart-rending scene with an expres-
sion that seemed to 'ask—what they had done to his
mother to make her weep so bitterly? Nos never will
this moment escape' my. memory. It has conlrmed me
for all my life in the horror that I already felt at this
horrible traffic. The auction continued, and finally the
crier, striking a heavy blow with a hammer, pronounced
the award to Mr. for 360 dollars. The victim de-
scended from the table, and was led away by the pur-
chaser. The other slaves were sold in the same manner
as poor Betsy. Julia was sold at 326 dollars, and Au-
gustus at 105. They both fell to the same individual who
had purchased the former lot."

In what a mean position in the scale of civilised na-
tions do the Americans place themselves by tolerating
and legalising such barbarities ?

STEAM NAVIGATION..

We are reminded by a document which has been laid
before us, that the Brazils and Argentine States are the
only countries of any commercial importance that do not
enjoy the advantages of steam communication with
Great Britain, although scarcely surpassed by the United
States in the extent of their traffic, the annual value
being computed at six millions sterling. The West
Indies, North America, and the Mediterranean, have
received the assistance of our Government in the esta-
blishment of lines of steam-vessels, and similar en-
couragement is now claimed on behalf of South
America. The Brazil mails at present are carried
by the Government sailing packets, the voyage out
to Rio and home occupying, on the average, by
Post-office calculation, twenty weeks, which, were
steam to be substituted, would be more regularly
performed in eleven weeks, including the additional
trip- to Buenos lyres. The Brazil packet service is
supposed to cost England, under the existing system,
from 50,0001. to 60,000/. annually, and yet so uncertain
is the degree of despateh, that a large proportion of the
mercantile correspondence passes through private chan-
nels, the French with their quick sailers participating
nut a little in the benefits accruing from the intercourse.
What additional outlay the country would be subject to
in the adoption of steam communication with these por-
tions of the great western continent we are not prepared
to say ; but parties interested in the question consider
that it would not greatly exceed the expenditure in-
curred upon the defective principle now in operation, and
this only in the first instanct% Vessels of large ton-
nage have received the sanction of the public as the
safer and more commodious class of passenger ships.
These, therefore, are recommended, the more particu-
larly as they will be readily convertible to war purposes,
if required. Alive to the superiority of steam navi-
gation, and anxious for its introduction in connection
with Europe, the Government of Brazil have entered
into a contract with a Mr. William Morgan, acting for
parties in this country, as an inducement to him to carry
out the object, granting to such company as he may or-
ganise, the sameprivileges and advantages as are now en-
joyed by the Royal vessels of war. The attention of the
British authorities is, under the circumstances, especially
called to the matter, the greater urgency being used on
the ground that a speedy determination must be come to,
as the time allowed by the Brazilian contract for carrying
the scheme into effect was no more than sufficient. Mr.
Morgan's plan is said to have the full approbation of
the heads of our Post-office. He proposes that steamers
should depart at stated intervals from a British port to
land and receive mails, both outwards and homewards, at
Madeira, the Canaries, the Cape de Verd Islands, Per-
nambuco,, Bahia, Rio Janeiro, Santa Catharina,
Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres ; the mails for Ma-
ranham, Para, and other ports on the coast to be de-
livered by the Brazilian steamers now on the spot ; the
Peninsular mails to be conveyed from Gibraltar and Lis-
bon to Madeira, and vice versa ; mails to the several set-
tlements on the coast of Africa; and for her Majesty's
cruizers, to be forwarded to St. Vincent's, in the Cape de
Verds, and return mails taken from thence ; that six
large steamers be built solely for this purpose, which
would give a monthly mail, reserving one boat in ordi-
nary for emergencies.
The French Governmentihave, according to the late
estimates, an intention of oecUpying this line, for which
some vessels are already in pieparation. The reason for
the non-adoption of Mr. Morgan's proposition by our
own Government is believed to be based on economical
rounds, and those alone. If such be the fact, the manu-
facturers have surely much greater cause to complain of
the long course of financial misrule' pursed bjr the
Whigs ithan of the 'protection afforded by the Legis-
lature to native agriculture. The extra expense
of a few thousands a year in the acceleration
of our commercial intercourse with friendly nations
of the vast capabilities of Brazil and Buenos
Ayres ought not to 'be grudged, if the advan-
tages derivable from it are likely to be such as to afford
employment and the necessaries of life to additional
millions of industrious persons ; not that, in saying this,
we would commit ourselves to the expression of any po-
sitive opinion as to the merits of the project under consi-
deration, however rational it may look on paper. The
right claimed by Brazil to send by the proposed
Company's packets goods, stores, &c., from one part of
the empire to another gratuitously, though with certain
limitations, and persons to Europe to be instructed in
the sciences, or for any other object, at half the charge
of other passengers, seems to us to be unreasonable,
The pi esence of ten half-passage money students or
apprentices, the' privilege in favour of whom would be
at all times availed of to its fullest extent, will be objec-
tionable to the better class of travellers, and too profit-
able a drawback oil the independence and profits of the
Company. The grasping demands of Brazil in these
particulars, and in several others, are not to be tolerated;
and it is surprising that they should have been for an
instant entertained. Appreciating, in a more grateful
spirit, the incalculable benefit derivable to the Republic
from the establishment of steam on the shores of the
Pacific, the Chilian Government never thought of impos-
ing like burdens on the Company organised by Mr.
Wheelwright. On the contrary, every practicable faci-
lity and protection appear to have been throughout ex-
tended to it.