The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-26 00:00:00

a return to

ghted atno

loa before they are out of the wood. The Protectionists

feel thoroughly convinced that there is not the slightest
necessity for agitation, and therefore they don't agitate.
Free Trade is working out its destiny fast enough, and

that destiny, paradoxical as it may seem, is a restoration
of the principle of protection for native industry. Lan-
cashire and the manufacturing districts in general, and
Manchester in particular, are beginning to feel the suici-
dal blows, and to cry out lustily that they are hurt. Di-
minished population and demands for increased wages, land
thrown out of grain cultivation, a general advance in the
price of food, a prospective famine in Australia, which
will further enhance the cost of provisions of all sorts—
these are facts that will make the great commercial and
manufacturing interests quake ; these are the Free Trade
infallibly bring about reaction, and a
restoration of sound commercial principles. No, Pro-
tectionists don't insist upon the instant reversal of the
existing system—their true policy is to let it work on a
little longer, and it will bring about its own cure.
The blue ribbon bestowed upon the gallant MARQUIS
Of LONDONDERRY has riled the Rads, almost as much as
did the Chancellorship of Oxford conferred on the Prime
Minister. It is amusing to behold how those flaming
orators, who affect to hold in utter contempt all such
baubles as ribbons, stars, and garters, work themselves
into cony&

results that will

sions of rage and envy whenever they or their
friends are not the recipients. Surely they did not expect
a Conservative Premier would decorate TOMMY DUN-
COMBE, BILLY WILLIAMS, or any of the revolutionary
rabblement, or bestow the highest badge of distinction in
his gift upon a political opponent. But the fellows must
rail at something, and it is all one to them whether the
object of the abuse be a PRINCE ALBERT, a PRINCE
GEORGE Of CAMBRIDGE, a WINCHESTER, a DALHOUSIE,
a LONDONDERRY, or an EMERSON TENNENT,—enough
that they can find a peg on which to hang a tissue of
declamatory billingsgate upon Lord DERBY and his Go-

vernment. Lord LONDONDERRY has done the State good
service, and is well deserving of a blue ribbon. He is a
man of whom it has been said that he never did a foolish

he may have sai

I and written some things

raceful to decorate the prevot

chevalier at a moment when his chivalrous interposition

with Louis NAPousoN for the release of ABD-EL-KADER
from captivity was crowned with success. A brave
soldier, a princely noble, an honourable gentleman, and a
thorough-hearted Englishman, Lord LONDONDERRY has
been well selected for the favour of his Sovereign. Full
of years and honours, we may fairly say of him—" He
won them well—and may he wear them long."

tom of the middle ag

the duello,

s, despite the rigid laws in force

The other day there was one, haply a blood-

less one, ending in smoke and nought beside, between a

brace of hot-headed Englishmen ; but this week we have
been horrified with an out and out French slaughtering
match, fatal in its issue, and appointed with all the pre-
meditated circumstances of death. Never did champions
go to the field more completely armed for taking away
each other's lives than did the unfortunate Captain
COURNET and his antagonist. They carried pistols,
rapiers, and knives or daggers, though the first, it appears,
sufficed to do the intended business. The mystery that
surrounds this quarrel is remarkable; but it is more than
suspected that it had something to do with a contemplated
attempt to overthrow or assassinate Louis NAPOLEON.

That the men were conspirators against the present ruler
nch is apparent enough ; and that they were
together by the beautiful ties of " fraternity,
y,"
is equally clear, one being a bosom
and the other a pupil and inti.
t.at they fought about is

of th Pr
boon(

equality, and I
friend of LEDRII-ROLLIN,
LOUIS BLANC ;

--
still shrouded in secresy, and it is doubtful if the origin

of this

quarrel will ever transp
was a practised duellist, having

COURNET, who fell,

lid, fought fifteen

times be

)re ; and if so, he on

though it

regretted that he met it on English ground

TOW, an alliance

nted that excites

interest in the political and fashionable world

.r of Sir JAMES GRAN

f Nether

riage to the eldest daughter of
he Lady HERMIONE ST.
laughter of the Duke of SOMERSET.

Lord and Lady SEYITOUR—

This union of the equestrian house of Netherb)
the ducal house of Somerset has been for some time
1,4 contemeatioui but to-morrow tI4Q contract R ill

y with