The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-02-24 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We thank a CONSERVATIVE fur his facts, which shall be trea-
sured up.
We know nothing of the "curious circumstance" to which P.
alludes.

Mr. James Brancker's elegant letters will not lose any of their
terseness by remaining upon the table until Friday. We
wish he would write a few more such letters. We lung for
an opportunity.

We have only partially overhauled the poll book; but when w•e
have dissected the whole, the results shall appear.

iliberpool Ztanbarb.

TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1835

The blundering policy of the late government in send-
ing Lord NAPIEti to. China, without instructions or cre-
dentials, without even a naval force to protect himself,'
has for the present ended in the death of that- nobleman
—the second martyr to an ill-judged and useless mis-
sion t -

We are not in full possession of all the facts, but it
appears that.his lordship, after being refused an entrance
into Canton, or rather after being driven from it, although
labouring under a severe attack of fever, died at Macao,
on the 14th October last.

This important intelligence is brought by the schooner
Hellax, which arrived in Dublin bay, on Saturday last,
direct fronkCanion, she having forced the passage of the
river despitd the impediments thrown in her way by the
Chinese thorities,...The intercourse was. renetwed
about the:l.7th Octpher, although it does not appear
how the dispute had been adjusted. Sotne,collision had
certainly taken place' between one of our frigates and
some of the ships or batteries of the Chinese, in which
several of our sailors were killed and wounded. But it
is probable. that Lord NAt'LER, from his extreme ill
health, and withbut formal instructions on the subject,
eithc felt himself unable, or did not deem it prudent to
follow up his hostile operations, and was, therefore, con-
tent to accept the humiliating and insolent terms offered
him by the Governor of Canton. At any rate, his lord-
ship had ordered his two frigates from the vicinity of
Canton, and had written home to England for instruc-
tions, about a week or ten days before he died. The
following is the letter received at our LLOYD'S, on Sun-
day from Dublin :
Stn,—We beg to advise you that the schooner Hellas, Capt.
Scanlan, arrived here from Canton direct this morning, which
place she left on the 22d October last. Lord Napier died on
the 14th October at Macao, and the British ships-of-war had
left Canton, but not before some fighting had taken place with
the natives, and souse lives lost du board our frigate. Annexed
you have particulars of the vessels spoken with on this voyage.
It is reported that the Chinese aut hot ities had treated Lord
Napier with great indignity prior to his leaving Canton.—We
are, &e. GEORGE DUNCAN and SONS,
Dublin, Feb. 21, 1835. Agents for Lloyd's.

Now, that we have obtained an intelligent govern-
ment, we sincerely trust that the error committed
in the case of Lord NAPIER will be corrected in the ap-
pointment of his successor, if a successor be considered
necessary. His lordship had a salary of £lO,OOO, which
was to be paid out of the proceeds of a tax of ss. per
ton on British shipping trading to China, and 10s. per
cent, ad valorem, on British manufactures. The effect
'of this unjust tax was to place all British ships in the
China trade in a disadvantageous condition compared
with the ships of other nations. Fur instance, if a ma-
nufacturer had goods to export to Canton, he was en-
couraged, by this nefarious measure, to export them in
an American vessel in preference to a British one. The
iiPpoPitign Ur War a tax, too, was in direct coutraven-

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lion of Mr. CANNING'S Consular Act, which provided
t;lat all British consuls accredited to foreign states
should be paid out of the civil list. Nothing but the
grossest folly and ignorance on the part of the govern-
ment, and the most unpardonable carelessness on the
part of the House of Commons, particularly when there,
were so many mercantile reformers and commercial phi-
losophers in that House, could have allowed such a mea-
sure, in express violation of an act of parliament, to
pass into a law.

All this, however, we hope, will be amended and re
formed without delay.

By the Ann WKenzie, which sailed on the 18th Ja-
nuary; we have files of Demerara papers to that date.
The Guiana Chronicle says—". We find it our duty still
to characterise this, colony as being very far removed frOm
that state of peace, tranquillity, and good order whichithe
executive, and its minions would fain have us to believe."
After noticing some special instances of insubordination
on the part of the apprentices, and stating, wit 4 reference
to the east coast, that " it is the expressed opinion of
several proprietors in that section of the colony that
stead of any improvement being evinced on the part
of-the labourers, they are now in a more mutinous,
discontented, and disobedient state than they were imme-
diately after August last," the Chronicle proceeds to
show the effects of the new measure by the comparative
decrease in the quantity of produce raised in the last six
months of 1834. It is as follows :
" But what stronger proofs can we adduce of the unsuccess-
ful working of the present system than by giving a correct 're-
turn of the produce made since its operation, and contrasting it
with the products of former times. In the last six months of
1833, there was manufactured of sugar 31,325 hogsheads, 1-168
tierces, 2466 barrels,-while, during • that length of tittle in the
following year of 1831, the quantity of the same article was,
22,293 tiogsheads,,l274 tierces, .1694 barrels, which makes the
very large deficiency of nine thousand and thirty-two h"gaheads.
one hundred and hinetv-four tierces, and seven hundred and
seventy-two barrels, with of course a corresponding diininution
in the quantity' of molasses; while of coffee, during ttis period, •
the deficiency has been one million five hundred and eighty-one
thousand eight hundred and eighty pounds.
" Now, when we reflect upon this very greatdeficiency, when
we remember the very favourable season in which it occurred,
and likewise add the extra cost, on many estates, of £5O per
month, by which even that diminished quantity has been ob-
taMed, how can we, with these data to go upon, come to any
other conclusion than one highly unfavourable to the present
state of the colony, and its future prospects ?"

The following extract from a Letter in the same journal
‘l, ill be read with painful interest. The gentleman styled
" Sir JAMES" is the governor, Sir JAMES CARMICHAEL

SMYT FIE : •
•
" There are, at this present moment, hundreds lof free children
on the coast without any visible means of support, and some
dead and others now dying in the negro houses, destitute of
medicine and medical advice; and this state .of things is daily.
increasing, in consequence of the progressive indisposition of
the labourers to work. Masters who, at the cormaieneement of
the new sera, voluntarily supplied the free children with medi-
cine and medical attendance, and provided them, as formerly,
with food and clothing, on condition only that they should as-
siduously work during the 71 hours, have, in consequence of
what Sir James thanks them for, declined to give any farther
allowance to these ingrates' children, and are now now left to
the mercy of ll eaven. Really, Sir J., by his proclamations and
approval of blacky's behaviour, has done more harm than he
was aware of. Even his last short letter of thanks has entailed
more misery on. his poor, deluded, sable friends, than years of
sympathy will compensate for. Let him nu longer be blinded
by prejudice, or persuaded by evil counsellors, whose aim seems
evidently to lead him astray, and to pander to his vanity ; let
him shake himself of these parasites, see with his own eyes,
hear with his own ears, and judge with his own judgment ; let
him compare the state of the count ry,. after each proclamation,
with what it was before, and he must be convinced that his well
meant addresses were productive of much evil. If he were
more conversant with the habits and feeling of the negroes he'
would not be so -easily imposed upon. The best servants, the
best negroes, cannot bear to be praised. From the magisterial
reports he even cannot judge of the state of the country. Ma-
nagers now begin to find out that more labour is lost than gained
by the punishments at present inflicted; confinement for any
number of days is only prejudicial to the master, the labourer
considering it as a cessation fioni his daily toil, and a permis-
sion to indulge in his natural propensity, sle,p and idleness ;
thus, then, the cause of the flattering reports of the magistrates,
who judge of the state of the country by the number of cases
broughtliefore them, which is no deubt much diminiShed on
account of the causes already assigned."

Our latest advices from New York are to the 3d Fe-
bruary. There had been a tremendous fire in that city,
in which thirteen houses were destroyed, acrd the loss
estimated at 150,000 dollars. One of the journals, in
its own quaint style, remarks—" Never was the want of
water utpre fully .144.sted. s
On the 30th January, in Washington, an attempt had
been made by a man armed with a brace of brass bar-
relled percussion pistols to shoot the President, Mr. Ge-
neral JACKSON. The pistols missed fire, and the man,
who is said to be a maniac, was seized, examined, and
held to bail ! It appears that, by the laws of the United
States, an attempt to commit murder is a bailable
offence. The particulars will be found elsewhere.

We understand that the policy which Sir ROBERT
PEEL intends to pursue, notwithstanding the triumph
which a faction has obtained in the election of Mr. ABER-
CROMBY, is to bring before parliament, first by direct
allusion in'the royal speecit, and next in due and formal
course, all those important measures which he considers
necessary for the peace, the security, and the prosperity
of the country. In the first instance, he will appeal to
the intelligence and justice of the House of Commons,
but should he appeal in vain, he will next address him-
self to the people. If the commons should think fit to
reject his measures, the nation will not thereby be in a
worse position than it is at present. Should the com-
mons force upon him objectionable measures, he will
leave these to the consideration of the House of Lords;
but if, contrary to his expectations, the lower house
shall endeavour to obstruct his measures by factious pro-
ceedings, and embarrass the government by Means of
Sir JouN CAMPBELL'S specific, viz. stopping the sup-
plies, he will then immediately counsel the King to dis-
solve the parliament, in order that he may make another
'appeal to the people at large. This will do.

Faction has triumphed in the first movement of the
second reformed parliament, and ministers have been
beaten by a majority of ten. It would be senseless af-
fectation to deny that this defeatis of serious importance,
or that we view it with deep conceid. It is exceedingly
ominous that the first wound inflicted u; on Sir ROBERT
PEEL'S administration is inflicted by the vampire brood
of united Irish papists whom the right honourable
baronet endeavoured to conciliate in. 1829, by admitting
them to seats in the Wash parliament. We have no
desire to rake up old grievances, but it is impossible to
shut-our eyes to a fact so glaring, and which basproduced
circumstances alike melanchely and degrading. " It is
melancholy to see a great country like this placed at the
mercy of a handful of unprincipled demagogues ; and it
is degrading inasmuch as it`demonstrates a want of feel-
ing and gratitude. on the part of those whom the minister
of 1829 made such extraordinary sacrifices to conciliate.
It is plain that the beggar O'CONNELL now commands
the majorities in the House of Commons.: He can, by
holding up his hand, decide whether the minister is to
succeed or be beaten. By leading his obedient slaves to
the aid of the treasury he can vanquish the whig oppo-
sition ; and by supporting the whips he can defeat the
government. This is abundantly and painfully proved
by the division on Thu rsday last. The majority in fa-
vour of Mr. AuEttcaostuY is only ten. O'CONNELL can
command at least thirty votes. No man in the empire—
not even the crown. itself—possesses so. much power. Of
these thirty there is not a single member who dares vote
contrary to the will and pleasure of their heartless leader.
They are all as much under his curb, and •as much sub-
jected to his caprice, as are the animals who drag a stage-
coach or a coal-waggon. They speak or are silent—they
vote or absent themselves—precisely as he directs; and
they would just as soon think of contradicting or opposing
him as would a gang of Guinea negroes, chained to the
deck, think of insulting the commander of the vessel—
the man who bought them in order to sell them, and who
if he thinks proper can throw- them overboard, making
them free in a watery grave, and putting an ehd to their
sufferings in a moment of passion, or in a fit of drunken-

Such are the popish representatives of Ireland in the
hands of O'CONNELL, and such are the slaves whoni the
parliament of 1829 admitted into the sanctuary of the
British constitution—admitted, as the facts testify, to
POLLUTE AND DESTROY IT !

But the more degrading confession has yet to be made.
Such are the men who have placed Air. JAMES ABER-
CROMBY in.the chair of the House of Commons ! It is
a triumph to them ; it is the triumph of. brute force over
intellect and intelligence ; it is the triumph of a disdp-