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London, England, 1842-12-14 00:00:00

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Th
be altrnal du Havre states, that M. Thiers will
ettiechit pletely separated from the Gaucho in the en-
It.ll session M. de Tocqueville having declared to
Barrot, in the name of sixty members,
tide he yielded to the deceptions practised during
ist two sessions his party would not follow him.
be„le Chamber of Commerce of Bordeaux having
the again consulted by the Minister of Commerce on
Peen!aa question, has question that it knows but one
pres as
of the q, viz., the entire sup -
the of home-made sugar.
tew.4e Toulonnais says :—" When the Etna, after
liefilag the Formidable off the sand-bank, passed the
oi6,lleS in gaining her anchorage, the captain and
5,.,,`r,s of the latter took off their hats, and cried out
theli times, Thanks, thanks, sir ; you have saved
ortaidable.' At the same moment the whole
tiefi„raanned the yards, and loudly cheered the Etna,
ttaihme crew of the Formidable, imitating the same
;e, gave six cheers for thatby shouts steamer, which, on
lteil',u,e,) replied to each vessel of Vive le

fro The Al
iv, ger, ship of the line, sailed a few days since
I‘L-Loulon, for Africa, with 900 men on board be-
(,.!l'..g to different regiments.
N"'nroandant Lelievre, who • commanded at Maza-
S 4, ' Passed, on the Bth inst., through Chalons-sur-
%lle, on his way to Paris, by •order of the Minister
itura r• He was accompanied by another officer and
tik,!!'°/). This journey, no doubt, is caused by the
NliZtY of giving explanations on the contradiction
bnttTled m the English journals, relative to the
4.lllaptit defence of Mazagran.
'a Phalipon, who was condemned to death at
her rt of Assize of Aveyron, for having poisoned
kasband, to marry a paramour, was executed at
Esi
on the 3d inst.
NtPartero still remained, on the 6th, at his head-
lotl ers of Sarria. General Zurbano entered Barce-
lvanten the sth, with a battalion of infantry of the
r
ktt, ,2nparriai and the Constitutional, Barcelona
half apologise to their readers for appearing only
-sheets, as the bombardment had prevented
Loo
taPositors from setting up 'the type. In the
r. Paper, the' theatrical bill appears as usual.
ires were—Angelo, the Tyrant of Padua, and
, 11p tet of The Lover without a Mistress.
tiNbeci the end of August of the present year, there
hl~en emancipated at Martinique 457 slaves, at Gua-
111' "e 319, atF h Guiana 48, and at Bourbon 25.
Isrenc
number, being added to those enregistered in the
114 colonies since 1830, gives a total of 33,820
4Elies!t free.
ter from Vienna, Nov. 29, says Princess
Vl~rit
tin Czartoryski died yesterday, after a short
tit 3,:, at her country seat at Weinhaus, near this
144 a ged 52. She has left a husband, four sons, and
fro titer to deplore her loss. The former is bro-
atis;, Prince Adam Czartoryski, now residing in
l'he
Iti,`kugsburgh Gazette of the 7th instant states,
%Eters from Bucharest of the 26th ult., announce
e Assembly of the States would not be con-
to elect a new Hospodar, but that the Prince
-4113 e. appointed by the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh
,Inlletion with the Ottoman Porte. Prince
gad been appointed in this manner.
l PUBLIC OPINION.
first
outlines of a plan have been developed
4, 'rat number of a series of Government Cur-
t/aParniklets, which, if acted upon, will effect as
4,l:evolution in our banking and monetary sys-
li tr4:Jti,.lways and Penny-post have in our modes
01,(1e,1"ung, and in giving facilities to corres-
,ll,, ee• The Times of the 7th instant says
Ojnio principle of the scheme is the same with
`Nen many sound thinkers onthe currency have
lti,e'uvocated, namely, that the Government should
\is? le issuer of a paper currency, and that the
ri ',banking institutions which enjoy at present
ON
gut of issuing notes payable on demand,
ON be deprived of that privilege. The
iNa!elit is to issue the amount of one year's
eta l',detrivable from taxes in notes, varying from
Nfrkuv, which are, of course, to be a legal tender
1,,t the British dominions."
Nit 'lmes makes the following remarks on the
!40riterit of the Prince de Ligne as Belgian Am-
takt at Paris :—" The appointment is probably to
,h.
ot' 0-eas a further indication of the secret determi-
'sse the Courts of the Tuileries and of
to resume at the earliest convenient opportu-
L eoti negotiation for the commercial union of the
and we trust that this nobleman, who
ethQ ~rto been conspicuous on no occasion except
:Ni4t4'ronation of Queen Victoria, and then for his
4112qnents rather than his abilities, will be found
ON the important task of defending the inde-
Ote: and the real interests of Belgium against the
eike'Ptations held out to her by the Cabinet of
Lt% In the meanwhile the French Ministerial
'Which
lathe had commenced so vehement an agitation
eteßlect, has subsided into total silence, pro-
)`y .°4l, a consciousness that the measure was more
be carried by sleight of diplomacy than by
lbS'Vf (r)nvietion, and that more was to be ob-
iNft the tipathy of Europe than from her ac-
ce• The two great arguments of the pro -
6f the union—the one being political, and the
,;,111:„Intnereial—produced exactly opposite, though
tello
$),..." •
eous effects on public opinion in Belgium
'ee• If as at first, it was contended that
s
k,4Ought to be ready to make any commer-
.i,4lt, ees in exchane for so great a political
aio-'2 Belgians naturally. took alarm at these
L''tcv us, and began to inquire whether a great
:me
rat result, which France was ready to pur-
-4,141,ti Nto price, could be anything but a great
144tlef,els to their own national power and inde-
-014 If, on the other hand, the Belgians were
tedm of the incalculable advantages which
C trir manufactures in the wide markets of
thge, Whole phalanx of French prohibitionists
eir united voices to resist a measure which
li 'l4 ,se much to Belgium at their expense. In
ae -Ina there was nothing for it but to abandon
th‘4l Public argument which went so much fur-
-1
hi..°11544e, lit Was intended to do, and unluckily raised
i'4 it `e on the one side exactly equal to that
removed on the other. It now remains to
illtkbillether private exhortations will have a more
tire effect, and whether, by engaging the atten-
;i't exel Prince De Ligne and the Belgian Govern-
-1,113, ci.,.llsirely with the commercial considerations,
4,44 '.4ling the French deputies on their arrival
43,
of
the political attractions of the scheme,
of their
be possible to bring both parties past the
!ye, ileir apprehensions, as it were, by blinding
Certainis, it that if the French and the
ItiNt* nth taken into consideration both sides of
,e the vien, both countries will reject the measure,
11try.,_ery reasons which reciprocally incite the one
y.aa'i'ast deter the other."
.
;N,,,„ronzcle, in adverting to the Corn-laws,
ien seem everywhere to have made up
'qe -us to two things ; the inevitable termination
eq'ti
monopoly ; and, second, that such an
" beneficial to all classes. The idea of
k„l'trit- Prospering by means which destroy the
e.,beY4 of the rest of the community, is, we trust,
,71111,1 for ever. What has made this country
,11aitie134), W.erful is the extraordinary development
q,"11 turlng industry. We have extraordinary
plat " in our mines of coal and iron, and in our
So long as other branches of industry
Ittl4RlEiti ie. uhure must prosper. The world has never
am Instance of a country distinguished for in-
-1.,N1h- Commerce, that had not also a prosperous
t! What agriculture wants is a market; and
they
tces e are manufactures and commerce, there
LesLti'llY a market for food. The landed interest
t4tieli-sured that it is only when there is no im-
-44.-qktie„of food into a country, which has a large
t 1 " employed in manufacturing for foreign
ea : that agriculture can be in distress, for this
piti PrieesaProof that the crop had been so abundant,
consequently so low, that no importation
ag ia the place. So long as food is imported, so
area ritish agriculturist in glory. Except in
an) which the crops of this country exceed
oti, of the inhabitants, agriculture must always
iNtlitOlia. Against abundance from favourable
ete can be no protection."
4 14.'t thus renews its attacks on the renegade
'ecktinlbers :—" The members of the Anti-Corn-
stepre el and their political 'allies, the Conserve-
Nals,cotatives of Somersetshire and other coun-
t4h a"Y protest that the best encouragement for
tQs klicriculture is the encouragement of manufac-
ct commerce. Our county Members have no
anent ti Peculiar interests to take care of. The
ti'lliahs"ves of hag towns are the most appropriate
I,„tless i. of the ricultural interest, tbr their
ito take care of manufactures and corn-
"" t
re hat s the best way to take care of
i',Nce t°n• If this be a soun-d theory—which
It'ietil a,'ave to doubt—it follows that there is no
use for county Members; The country
ether might assign the cares of legislation
ku `1! the Members for London and Liver-
O°ilii;eilester, and Glasgow, and the rest.
f the „ is admitted by the country gentle-
'l,‘,Crie,,l"ew school that the best mode of encourag-
anrire is through the encourazement of corn-
,,leieetn_anufactures, it is a further tenet of the
eo,.,`'aDle philosophy that the best way to en-
Meterl eree and manufactures is to permit an
'lnPortation of foreign agricultural pro-
eth exchan
ebe ge for British manufactures. There-
-1400 S'•Iva to encourage British agriculture, is
It a • y
grieultural produce from abroad. But