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naen whom we also hope to see moved by the proceedings
over which the Noble Duke presided—those ho
have been half frightened into admitting the ne-
cossity of sacrificing the interests or exis ce of
Bri•ish industry by the alarm that has_heeit so loudly
sounded of an impending familie. The reports ob-
tained by the Royal Agricultural Society from the
local associations in almost 'every part of England, all
concur in stating that there has been a full average of
wheat and other crops, and in many cases considerably
above an average ; and that though in almost every
district the potato crop was more or less diseased, still
that the disease had in almost all cases been greatly ex-
aggerated. This must put a stop, therefore, to the famine
delusion—a delusion so necessary for the objects of the
anti- English faction, that its leadn.g organs only yester-
day make it matter of indecent attack on his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, that he recently ex-
pri ssed his belief of that which is now vouched to us on
the most competent authority. We earnestly entreat
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carefully the report we give of the proceedings of yester-
day. Let them only follow out the sentiments of the
Duke of Richmond by united and vigorous action, and
we have no fear for the result. Without action they
are lost.

PUCE 50.

CHRONICLE.—The accounts from Mexico by the
last mail most fully corroborate en opinion which we
ventured to express several months since. This was,
that the possession of the Columbia River was not an
isolated question, the American Government pretending
at the same time, and making every effort, to possess
itself of the Bay of San Francisco and of Monterey, the
harbour and the capital of Upper Celifornia. It seems
that Mexico is no more to be permitted to preserve a
dignified and pacific resentment for the spoliation of
Texas, than England is to be permitted to occupy the
old forts and establishments north of the Columbia. Mr.
Polk is resolved to shove us from the Pacific, at least
give us warning to quit, and at the same time he forces •
poor Mexico to negotiate, that is to say, to sanction and
extend the robbery of its territory. We were aware
that the United States would claim the line cf the Rio
Bravo del Norte, with Santa Fe, as part of Texas ;
but we were not prepared for the exaggerated im-
pudence of their claiming to take from Mexico all
her empire from the 421 down to the 36th degree of
latitude. Ole should think it were in the power, as
it ceetalnly is in the interest of France, England, and
Russia, to put a stop to such monstrous and unwar-
rantable ambition. But France, ashatned of having
been implicated in the foolish effort tit' save Texas,
has washed her hands of further trouble by an adroitly
;got-up quarrel be tween her Ambassador and the Mexi-
can authorities. For fear the horse-boy outrage aas
nit enough, M. Alleye de Cyprey got into another fracas
with M. Otero. It is scarcely possible to imagine a
French diplomatic agent so forgetful of his profession,
character, and schooling, as to get into scrapes that
wou'd damage the reputation of an ensign for prudence,
unless there was some diplomatic object to be gained
thereby. It might be wise for England to keep aloof ;
but Jonathan does not understand the reciprocity of
'• let alone." Mr. Polk insists on placing one foot on
one shore of the Columbia, the other on the Mexican
bay of San Francisco. He provokes us at the same
erntislaern continent
time with Mexico, and draws his sword to bully us both
into negotiation. ‘Vith all the love of peace that would
upon
Pacific.
satisfy a Quaker, we do not see how such dictation can
be submitted to, or how we can quietly give
up"p.
power which seizes at the same time the only
other lothrtolotf thee°ul northern
compensation the
Columbiapn
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From the Mexicans themselves there seem few
hopes, although it is the nature of the Spanish race
to endure an infinity of wrong with an infinity of
patience and sluggishness, starting up at the eleventh
hour, when every one deems them crushed, to assert
their independence, their manhood, and their rights.
But the worst of a Spanish body politic is its ever irre-
sistible tendency to fall asunder. Every known sample
of central Government has been either so tyrannical or
so imbecile, and in both cases corrupt, that the very
name is abhorred. It is only after two or three years'
experience that the provincial deputy begins to find his
federalist prejudices wear off, and to perceive the ad-
vantages of a general government. But just as he. has
acquired this experience, he is subjected to re-electfon,
and a totally new, raw provincial returned in his place.
One-third of the Mexican Congress is now in course
of renewal ; the result will be the return of just such
men as will fraternise with the American Democrats.
In order to allow us fully to taste the advantage of Mex-
ico being independent, the Government has afforded to
English commerce many new and valuable facilities by
lowering the tariff. But with Anglo-American councils
and principles in the ascendant, these facilities cannot
!ong survive ; and we shall end by finding the custom-
house of Fera Cruz as hostile as that of Galveston has
lately become. • -
ADVERTISER.—The League resumes its metropo-
litan Meetings on Wednesday next. On this day week
Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright, Mr. Fox, and others re-appear
in Covent-garden Theatre. Theirs will be an enthusi-
astic reception. We venture to say that no one over
appeared on the boards of that establishment, celebrated
as it always has been for the performances of distin-
guished men, who met with a tithe of the applause with
which Mr. Cobden will be greeted when he next Wed-
nesday presents himself before a metropolitan audience:
And it is right to say, that it is impossible to receive
him with more enthusiasm than he deserves. Ile is an
extraordinary man. He is one of the leading spirits of
the age. Without any pompousness of manner, or pre-
tensions of any kind, he has been the main agent in in •
stituting, organising, and carrying on one of the most
powerful confederacies of mode rn times. The League is
a sort of Opposition Parliament. If it do not actually
make laws, it suggests them, and by means of the moral
influence which it commands, induces another body to
legislate in the way it thinks best. The corn-laws are
about to be repealed ; the ports are on the eve of being
permanently opened ; the long-desired advent of free
trade is at the door. To whom is the country indebted
for these mighty proximate benefits ? There Cali be but
one answer to the question. The country's obligations
are due to the League alone. The credit is solely the
League's, and the League only ought to receive the
praise and gratitude of an admiring nation. Our readers
will share with us the gratification with which we regard
the return of the League—a great and never-tiring loco-
motive body—to the metropolis. The presence of
Messrs. Cobden and Bright is much wanted here. A
mighty metropolitan demonstration against the corn-laws
will be productive of infinite good at this particular
juncture. Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield,
and most of the large manufacturing towns have al-
ready proclaimed afresh their uncompromising hostility
to the landlords' laws. They have raised their voice
against the continuance of these laws in any shape
or form. It is fitting that London should follow their
example. The City is about to do so. The citizens
meet on Monday with that view. At the City meeting,
however, Messrs. Cobden and Bright, Rot being con-
nected with the City, cannot be present. What is
wanted, is one or more great anti-monopolist demonstra-
tions, in which the people indiscriminately may take a
part, and Messrs. Cobden and Bright, as the impersona-
tion of the League, be the principal actors. Without.,
indeed, the presence of these gentlemen, anti. corn-law
meetings, on a large scale, seem out of place. The de-
monstrations lack effect. The resumption of the metro-
politan meetings of the League will give a mighty im-
pulse to the anti-monopolist cause. It will deepen and
extend the anti-corn-law enthusiasm which is every-
where felt. The proceedings at the coming gatherings
will fan the flame of hope in every bosom in which
the fire has already been kindled, and it will light it
up where it has not as yet had an existence. The
country looks to London : the provinces fix their eyes
on the metropolis. The effect of the impending demon-
strations will be great, great in London—great through-
' out the country. Ministers in Downing-street will all
but hear the plaudits which will peal through Covent-
garden Theatre, while Messrs. Cobden and Bright are
hurling their withering denunciations at the bread mo-
nopoly, and predicting its inevitable and immediate
doom. Next morning's post will waft the speeches of
these two gentlemen to every part of the kingdom, and
in every spot and corner their appeals to the people to
make one last grand effort to crush the corn-laws will
meet with a cordial response. It is right we should hero
say a word or two by way of caution. While saying
that the destruction of the giant monopoly is inevitable
and immediate, it is requisite the country should
be reminded that with the accomplishment of this
great object, there is necessarily associated the use
of means. When we speak of the repeal of the im-
posts on corn, as work which will assuredly be done
early in the coming session, we do so on the assumption
that the people, so far from slackening in their endeir
yours to achieve corn-law repeal, will carry on the agi-
tation more vigorously than ever. Let no one, therefore
retire from the conflict with the monopolists until the
victory has actually been won. Every man must con-
tinue on the field of action, and in the energetic use of
his weapons of warfare, until the enemy has struck his
colours and flies discomfited from the. scene of conflict.
The shout of victory must not be raised antil the battle
has actually besii won ; far less must any soldier in the
free-trade ranks, throw aside his arms while monopoly
continues to maintmaintaina defensive attitude. A few weeks
more of conflict will be all that will be required. We
confidently expect, notwithstanding the vehement pro-
testations of the
morning and evening " sisters " to the
contrary, that on the first night of the session, the Pre-
mier will announce the day on which the landlords' laws
will have to meet their doom.

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TUB QUEEN OF DENMARK.—This new historical
romance, which has just made its appearance, under the aus-
pices of Mrs. Gore, is likely to meet with warm commenda-
tion from all classes of readers. The principal personages and
their characters, the incidents, the localities, the amusements,
of the Court and its manners, are painted with such truth to
nature, and the whole is in such perfect keeping, that we may
well believe, as the author asserts, that the information on
which he founded his narrative was derived from one who
had himself been an eye-witness and actor in the scenes de-
scribed. But, above all, the work is valuable as affording
that
an insight into those iniquitous intrigues by which Caroline
Matilda, sister of George 111., the young, high•spirited, and
warm-hearted of the imbecile Christian VII., was de-
graded from her high position, separated from her children,
and consigned to an exile which soon closed her afflictions
and her life.
PAROCHIAL SCIIOOLMAsTERS (SCOTLAND).—It ap-
pears
said Committee having met and considered .the Parochialsubject-
matter
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evidence
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referred to them, and also the said petitions, and exa-
mined witnesses in relation thereto, were of
offauocrntsobideration. They recommenr'
order for their hic.° rrtelsPhoirpts'or house,tl' e
mittee be appointed immediate
of the next snsion of Parliament
thereof; and, in • the meanwhile

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