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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-21 00:00:00

FREE TRADE IN CORN.

We have reason to belieye,, that in Many parts of the
country the agricultdrists are fully alive,to the- danger..us
predicament in which they stand;and are deteiinined to
exert themselves for their own protection. ThisiSmuch
the case in Berkshire, in Glocestershire, in,kent, in Es-
sex, in Northamptonshire, in Nottinghamshire, in DUI--
setshire, and; in fact, in most of the counties in England.
We believe, also, that the manufacturers in many dis-
tricts are not now blinded by the delusiini they, were with
respect to the corn laws, that they now see that the sys-
tem which gives value to the English corn, gives value,
also, to the English 'manufacture. Still, there is Mach
restlessness upon the subject; and there are- many well-
meaning empirics, not to'speak of the levellers, who are
ready and anxious to annihilate the whole. of the present
system, for the purpose of of giving a full scope to what
they designate free trade. Agaio,•there are-others whose
plans appear far less comprehensive, but whOse real
.de-
signs are equally as dangerous, and whose mode of pro-
ceeding is far more Jesuitical. These ,persons call for,
some alterations' as fixed duties, or something of the
sort, and pretend that their object is it/benefit:, the farmer
They are hypocrites,—the worst of hypocrites: -We do
-not mean to say there are not many inerviilierivish well
to the agricultural. interest, that do not think a fixed duty
would be generally advantageous ;- but we are confident
that the. great majority of those who advocate a fixed
duty are bitter foes to the agriculturalbody ; for instance,
Mr. John Walter, the Times' printer, and a candidate for
Berkshire, is one of these: He prates of a duty, and
while he does so, knows- no-More of the subject than he
does of farming. His. only object is to inditce the agricul:
turists of Berkshire -to be foolish enough to desire their
old opponents. to• temper- with -the: corn laws ; and he
knows full well; if the monkey is once inade_the judge,
to whose lot the 'oyster fall. Let the Agriculturists
once consent ic. the, Whigs- undertaking the re-arrange
ment of the corn laws, and they will soon :find that the
apparatus of -averages, depots, and, inspectorS, now so
much complained of, are only the necessary fences- foif
their own protection. But we wilitiot pow-enter upon
that point. Our object' istr.ence again—at a peculiar
inoment—in- fact, on the casting of the die—to entreat
the agriculturist to protect hinaself;for we feel-thoroughly
assured that, by so doing, he will benefit the community
at large. Let him have nothing to say to
,those who
now pretend to advocate, a protecting duty, and but a
,L..w years ago openly and strenuously opposed all protec-
tion. The Times of last Saturday- even-boasts that it
" fought against the corn laws as long as there was a
stump left to stand on ;" and Mr. John Walter would
delight in an opportunity, to-Morrow, of falling back to
Eris old schemes. Tire farmer, therefore, should- give nn
confidence to these new-made, Compulsory friends • but
adhere to those who, like himself, live by the land, and:
are bound to uphold its cultivators both by -interest and by
affection.—While we find a candidate for an agricultural
county, like Mr. John Walter, inimical to protection be-
ing given to the farmer, it is satisfactory to find the most
intelligent organs of the Manufacturer strenuously up-
holding the Agricultural body.-- Thus the, Journal of
Elemental Locomotion has entered upon the--subject at
-considerable length, and with much ability,- From the'
article we maim the following extract, 4:1111'.(Inly regret
that we have not room for inure :

"The importation of a million quarters of foreign grain, at!
£1,200,1X)0., will effect a saving of not quite three 'hutilings to;
each individnal in the kingdom ; but to effect this the agricul-
tural interest, the very prop of. the kingdom, is to be rained.:
It an additional mithon of quarters- -*me imported the same
year wi..hout the highest protecting duly, what ,would be the
consequence? The corn-groWeis would lower their labourers'
wages two-pence a-day to meet the loss, or give them one day
in the week less employment, which would have the effect of
taking about tWenty-one millions of money from the labourers'
wages, and the circulation of that snm from the shopkeepers and:
manufacturers. Thus that amount of productive labour would
be Lntirely losfto the country, the home trade would be serious-;
ly injured, and the manufacturing interest would be paralysed:
at the deficiency upon the usual demand and consumption.
Hundreds would he unable to rriainta* their credit, OT continue
in a state of solvency, and bankruptcy would inevitably follow.
The manufacturing workman, the handicraftsman, andthe agri-
cultural labourer, would be thrown out of employment. ' 'l he ;
credit of the kingdom would be- shaken, and capitalists would
draw in every farthing they, could from circulation. The cry of I
distress would be raised in every part ,of the kingdom, and the
people would clamour for cheap bread, foreign corn, reduced
rents, tithes, taxes, and poor-rates. • The duties upon two mil-
lions quarters of corn imported into thekingdom were small in-
deed compared to the duties upon the consumption of £6,400;000.
worth of British goods; besides the possibility of gold being de,
mantled for foreign corn, when the return to the revenue would
be £41X),000 less than the actual gold sent outof the kingdom, and
the loss to the labouring population mould. be nn: less than
£21,233; V 33 Gs. Bd."—Old England.,

THE NOBLE DUTCH WAR SECRETARY.
•
The noble Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,• it
would appear, is' carrying on a sort of electioneering
war in- Hampshire; but whether it rove as peaceful' a
war as that before the citadel of Antwerp remains to be
seen. In his address to the electors,~i the noble lord has
undertaken the defence of himself and his ministerial
colleagues, and a more amusing defence we have not
read for many a day.
He contends that ministers have redeemed, to the very
letter, all the important pledges which they made when
they accepted office. The pledges, he says, were re-
form—retrenchment=peace ! That the -have redeemed
the first (reform) the noble loilrfook 'Some prove,-
and we have no doubt he did so in the most satisfactory
manner. With respect to retrenchment, he boasted of
some few hundred thousand pounds, exclusive of the
money raised by the sale of naval stores, but he forgot
to say a word about the increased expenditure. , This
was ingenious and worthy of Lord Palmerston.
As to the third pledge, good reader, hear the noble
lord's own words; and if after perusing' them, you do
not fall down in an uneontroulable fit of laughter, yOu
must be more or less than mortal : .

" Well then, as to: the third pledge---of peace--aye
he would take the bull by anchvould tiot.be -
daunted by the cries of Dutch war, ivithwhiCh his ears
had been assailed. Why, would gentleen believe that,
in point of fact, • there is no Dutch war at all • that Eng-
land is at. war with no power, great or small; that this
Dutch war is a mere creature of the vivid- imagination
and exuberant fancy of those-who set up the cry. The
embargo here and the process of ejectment carrying on
•at Antwerp, are not war against Holland.l No ; the
nisters.have preserved peace; but if they had not pursued
-the course which they are doing between•Hoßand and
Belgium, there would have 'been *car, and a gene-
ral war;' and a war of political principle •which would
have set all Europe in flames— It was, InZjeed, because
the present. admmistratiun had prevented such a war,
.That t.heV are most bitterly attacked by tboie-who hoped
•to find in such a war a road to political power."
Oh clear! that Lord of the protocols will be the death
of us ! The battering of the citadel of Anti erp—the. de-
.struction of thousands of human lives—a fierce contest
saging_alnng.the. whole line of the •hostile
declarations of Russia, Prussia, and Austria--the move-

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, FRIDAY, DEC. 14, 1 O'clock P. m.—No Ministry;
has vet been formed, though another attempt has been made
by the King..BaussEL P. ss.—The accounts received since the morning
state that the firing was continued with spirit on the part
of the besiegers; and that every exertion was made to get
the heavy- cannon in battery in advance.—An account which
left head-quarters at 12 o'clock, says that Chasse had com-
menced a heavy fire of howitzer shells on the Fort St. Laurent.
• SIEGE OF TIIE CITADEL QF ANTWERP.
We continue our extracts_ from the Correspondent of the
Times

ANT_AE.UP,. FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 14.—The French engi-
neers hate eithibited a triumphant proof of Web' Elkin; Fbrt St.
Laurent Was taken this morning by surprise, and with the loss
of only two men on their side.- At 4 o'clock the mines were
blown.np, and a part of the ditch of St. Laurent was filled with
earth, 'front the breach made iu the wall. The Dutch garrison,
consisting of 100 men, thought, from the slight noise made,
that it was merely a shell that had burst on The parapet. Some
detachments of 1, reach Grenadiers entered the breach, followed
by others of Voltigeurs, the Dutch fired two or three shots, but
on Inding that two or three of their body fell, and seein the
force gconung again them, soon cried for quarter, arid about
40 escaped through the communication into the citadel. The
garrison appears to have no notion of the mines which the
French have formed during the last three days,--A Lieutenant
and 60 men are prisoners. The former, whose face resembles
much more that of a Spaniard than of a Dutch man, was, as
the French say themselves, most unlucky, for as the Captain
having the command had been wounded about 3 o'clock, and had
been conveyed into the citadel, he had scared time to under-
stand his situation when he found himself and his men taken
prisoners. He refuses to give any account of the state of
Chasse's men or means, but the soldiers, who are mere lads,
admit that the garrison of the citadel is worked "off their legs,"
one half being on duty • and the other half on picquet,
having fatiguing labours to perform. The soldiers belong
to the 10th Regiment, and, strange to say, are, mostly Jews.—
The French soldiers took a howitzer ready charged, which they
icamediateiy turned against the citadel. 'they have established
themselves in the fort, and are making arrangements to annoy
the garrison of the citadel from it; their communications are
effectually arranged with the corps ".approaching ,the citadel
itself, which will in a few days afford another example of the
excellence of their school of engineers. The weather has
grown cold, and turned to rain. The firing still continues at
and from the citadel; that of ail sorts during the night was very
heavy, and principally on the French side.
• 11 o'etocK.—Persons who have Come from the arsenal state
that the breach-batteries will be ready to-morrow. Others think
that a mine will be sprung, as General flax° has great con-
fidence in these mails, which considerably spare the French
troops.
1 o'cLocK.—The firing of heavy guns has been very great to-
day. On the river there has occurred as yet nothing new. The
gun-boats opposite the citadel remain in their former places.
The weather has turned to drizzling rain.

• THE FRENCH ARMY. sv
FOURTEENTII DAY OF THE SIEGE.

BEECHEN, THURSDAY, DEC. 13, AFTERNa)N.—The cannon-
ade from the Lower Scheldt is not heavy. In-general the.firing
we hear is from the forts and the Dutch vessels, but They fire at
too great a distance. The vessels have fired more than a thou-
sand balls in the course of yesterday, on the right bank of the
river, and killed only two men. I had this fact from an officer
of the division of General Achard, who is arrived at the Mar-
shal's. .

2 O'CLOCK.—The weather is clear, and some officers, with the
assistance of spy-glasses, can see the interior of the citadel.
~They say they can clearly:distinguish four soldiers hanging!
It appears General Chasse is .badly supplied with hospital ne-
' cessartes, and that he has demanded from the town of Antwerp
lint for the use of his wounded. It was sent to him immediately,
'and at the same time it was intimated, that on the score of hu-
manity, the Marshal was disposed to permit his sending off his
wounded, which he would be obliged either to keep in the citadel
or send to the Tete de Flanders, an unhealthy spot. The
French medical department have.sent to Chasse two waggon-
:loads of medicines, lint, &c. for the use of the wounded.
HALF-FAST 8,- AT NIGHT.—The greatest tranquillity reigns
throughout, and hence it is supposed that hostilities have
'ceased; nevertheless, it is believed the lunette will be blown ui
this night. - .
FIFTEENTH 'HAY OF THE SIEGE.

BERCIIENI, FRIDAY, DEC: 14,• AFTERNOON.—Since 5 'o'clock
this morning we have been in possession of the Lunette St..
Laurent. It is an important event, and will facilitate the attack.
It animates the spirits of the besiegers, whilst it• greatly dis-
courages the besieged. When the sap was prepared for the de-
scent into the fosse, three modes presented themselves to take
the fort. One was to attack the gorge by a strong force, by
which there was a probability of great loss. The opening of
'the breach by the artillery would be so much loSt time, and the
third mode which was Suggested by General Ilaxo, and which
was in unison with the principle in which the siege was conduct-
ed,• was to place a mine in the flank of the lunette. '1 his fast
was adopted, and eXectited with brilliant and fortunate results.
On the 111th, a raft. Was- construeted under the blindage near the
'fosse. During the night, fourteen ,workmen of the trrigiireerE;
led by an officer, crosscd the fosse, ain't fastening them-

selves to the left flank of the fort, near the saillant, thel
remained there five hours, during which every means the
art could .suggest produced no othdr effect than that e
temoving two bricks. The difficulties were such, that in th
day following it became a matter of deliberation whether tho
should not resort to the more certain, though more tedious, Pr°'
cess, of opening the breach with artillery. General Haxo Per
;:
sisted, -and at 6 o'clock in the evening of the 11th the engine' d
crossed the fosse a second time, still unobserved by the besiege.
in the fortress, who; by a lucky chance, could not enfilade tbii!
fosse, which is not under any
.guns but those of the city itse
The firing of the besiegers against the citadel was besides at tt
time extremely quick, in order to turn off the attention of 1;
garrison. To give you an idea of its rapidity, I need only stn
that on this night I7;000 cartridges were consumed. After,.
hard labour of several hours, and the employment of petaPl
the men at last succeeded in destroying a coating of brick,.ant
a thick layer of cement, by which they attained their obie(A:
An excavation was soon made, into which the miners entern
Thus these resolute men remained lodged in the very flank .°f
the lunette from the 12th to the 13th, and during this time al
had dug to the depth of 30 feet under the
.platform of the felof
The excavation was in the form of a T, in the upper part' of
which there were three magazines. Yesterday evening each b,
these magazines was charged with 500 kilograms (10., ea
English) of powder. The remainder of the night was eln131"). f
iu filling up the excavations with a considerable number °
sacks of earth. It was calculated that the shock produced bY
the explosion would throw down a portion of the fosse. Fasciae:
were brought up to facilitate the passage immediately
e°
r,
firing of the mine; the trenches in the vicinity oer,
also filled with fascines, to be ready in case of necesst
It is now said that at 9 o'clock the officer commanding t":,
lunette had a suspicion of what was going on, and color-1110.'1r
cated these suspicions to General Chasse, who sent him ans's°•,
that he must be mistaken. Be that as it may, about 4 o'clock Tt„
morning every thing being prepared, the train of the in'tif,
was fired. The soldiers then retired within the second paralle_.
and in half-an-hour after, a violent explosion, followed by ii
eruption of stones, several of which fell at our side, announrn
that a, practical breath had been effected. The first detonati„
was followed by a second, occasioned by the explosion n,„.
small magazine of shells and grenades, which had the aPPe'''',:f
ance of a brilliant discharge of fire-Works. The garrisot,b,„
the lunette took the explosion as the effect of a bomb. -
shock was very violent; the water was thrown back up to tilhee,
covered way, and deranged the fascines thrown forward in the
fosse. This, however, was soon repaired, and in half-an-h°
a solid footway was made up to the bridge. In the mean tin:
some discharges of musketry, which came from the fort, ay
nounced that it had nut yet been abandoned. '1 he elite c°°„-
panics of the 65th of the line received orders to enter by it";
breach, and at the same time by the breastwork. This. 61.,e1
was executed with great bravery. M. 13orrelis, Lieut. tfruj
and Lieut. Duverger, both of the 65th, at the head of
and
men, crossed the fosse, and quickly mounted the breach, ati'd
were seen at the top of the slope. '1 here they encountere
about 100 Dutch, who after a few charges of the bayonet calle'd
for quarter. The officer who commanded them. came forwar
and presented his sword to M. Richepanse, ati officer of the
ff sta, who had already arrived in the lunette. During this tint
a company of grenadiers had entered by the gorge withon
meeting any obstacle, but having to carry ladders with then',
they- .necessarily lost- some time. The Lunette Poi
rent was defended by only 108 men : of this number, nb't
forty availing themselves of the confusion of the nionle11;
escaped into the citadel by the gate of the Secours: sixty-fnu;
including the officer - remained prisoners. Of
is these, w.°,; I
dangerously wounded. Two underwent amputation t01daY,3.4
will not, it. suppose, survive that operation. The greateo
attention -has been bestowed on the wounded DutchinenAulr
whom their conquerors no longer recognize an enemy. -
soldiers were the first to demand, that they should be treated
themselves. The prisoners are in general badly and meal'
clad, and the greater part Jews. The Dutch officer has more °t
a Spanish than a Dutch countenance ; be seems a man of grO,
strength of mind, and appeared not at all inclined to answeranit
questions put to him. '1 he soldiers say there is much discontet!r
in the garrison of-the citadel at the seclusion in which the'
Commander keeps himself. There was found in the Lunette
five pieces-of artillery, two of which were mortars. It is stlP-
posed that in the course of yesterday it was disarmed by
tte
Dutch. During the night we had 40 wounded, among whoa'
is the brave Captain Montigny, whom I spoke of yesterdaY•
4 o'cLocx AFrEnNuoN.—Our tire has become more reisse
and from this time until the whole of our batteries be read)! tot,
commence iu breach, we shall not have any thing of line
tance to relate.

FRANCE. r 2
PARIS, DEC. 15.—1 n the Chamber of Peers, yesterday' he
Marquis de Dreux Breze put the following questions to
Minister of Foreign Affairs, but the latter declined to reply • a
1. Will, the taking of Antwerp citadel be succeeded by
peace less onerous than that of the last fifty months? rby
2. Is France to be reimbursed by the other powers°an?
Belgium, for the expenses she has incurred in this expel'
And
3. Are the strong places in Belgium to remain dismantled'
nothwithstanding the treaty to the contrary made by the c
ference of London ?
To these questions the Minister of Foreign Affairs made
reply, though pressed more than once to do so. •
withthe
The French government is extremely embarrassed
question of the citadel. That embarrassment it cannot coal-y,
Marshal Soult says that when the fortress shall be t Vt•n
he
"we shall see what is to be done next;" but no member au}'
speaks with confidence of preserving peace, or o
arrangement.

GREECE.
According to letters received on Monday from Paris, Prirtse,
6th Instant to take possession of the sovereignty a
or (as we must now' call him) King Otho, left Munich on the
He was accompanied by the King and Queen about two leagqs
on the road; his brother (the Prince Royal) and one ot 110
maternal uncles were to accompany him as far as Nal4e6"
From thence Otho was to proceed by Otranto and Brintl'
Corfu, the place of rendezvous for the little army which was to
accompany him. It was hilculated that he wouid not be ab'e
to reach Nauplia before the end of the mouth 'of January,
In the political circles of Munich, great suspicion prevaike",
that Russian intrigue would be active in throwing difficultic
in the way of the young Sovereign. It is affirmed that the
Greek thief, Colocotrini, did not -affect to deny his conneld..l,
with that government, and even that letters from Admit,f"
Ricord to him, have been discovered, which fully substantiate
that fact. To such interference is further. attributed the delai
which has occurred in the setting out of Otho on his journt
which has had the effect of postponing the expedition to ale 7
unfavourable season of the year, which would render the old-
age far more trying to the soldiers, none of whom had ha
the least experience Of the sea, and who entered on the Wl-
dertakiug with great reluctance.
•
Greece,.

TURKEY.
SMYRNA, Nov. 17.—The situation of the Porte is extremely
critical ; it is threatened not only by external attack by Ibralto;,
Pacha, but by divisions in the Divan itself, which, paralyse a,
its movements. There is still in the Divan many adherents:,
the old system, who consider all their misfortunes as cons
en
of the innovations introduced by the Sultan, wou
impute to him as a crime, that he has slept under the ire
roof with Franks, being of. onion that the Christians Ina t,,
use of him to undermine the Mahometan religion. This par
has most of its adherents in the' powerful class of the [nein
which has lost much of its importance in the state by the
il
tan's reforms. This party is of course displeased that the thetan seeks assistance from foreign Christian powers against in
i Arabs, their fellow believers. n the assembly of the Divan'...
which the question was put, whether, under such trying eircujf;
stances, it might not be advisable to apply to the Russian Ent,
peror for assistance against Mehemet Ali, such agitation ensu,
ed, that the Sultan, dreading more serious consequences,.cauT,
the proposal to be withdrawn, and an assurance to be given pi
the most influential members of the Divan, that he would nevii`e
have assented to this step, though he had received from to_
Emperor of Russia many marks of friendship, andto
vinced that he was the only foreign monarch who wished vfell'alt
the Porte. While they are debating at Constantino le abort
re
the propriety. of asking foreign assistance, the Egyp..ans an-
preparing to make the most advantage of their victories to ea...
force the hardest terms on, the Sultan. In this critical situ
tion, the Sultan must eitherbe defeated or must depart from eye
course which he has hitherto followed with so much perses.4he
ante. He must return to the old system, and behave with
the
same hypocrisy as Mehemet Ali, that.the great majority of be
Mussulmans, who are still rigid adherents to all the forms of t
Koran, may consider him as orthodox and themselves bound to
obey him. But it is difficult for' the Sultan to acconittwciat,..„c
himself to such a part, and, according to his custom, he wilt'''.
ther expose himself to the greatest personal
nounce the completion of. his reforms. He •
have been quite in earnest in the ready withdr
posal to apply. to Russia, for we know that ner
foot with England for the same purpose. Tr
not cause so much dissatisfaction as an appl
would do, though many are especially averse
'Sultan will need great energy and prudence
under such adverse circumstances. Besides
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MEXICO.
His Majesty's packet-brig Lyra, Lieut. St.:, John, has. just
arrived, bringing the important intelligence that Gen. Santa
r.,nna had been joined by a large force under the einnmand of
Valentia, and had entered Puebla, the second city in
Mexico, where he had been favourably received. --The country
was in a dreadful state, and business entireiy interrupted. Oh
the 9th of October Santa Anna's cavalry had advanced eight
leagues towards Mexico, which city it was expected the Gene-
ral would enter in the course of two or three days. The govern-
,lti,eut was totally incapable of opposing his progress, but every
14itig was tranquil in the city of Mexico on the 10th of Oct.
The Lyra sailed from Tampico Oct Gzh, Vera Cruz 25th, and
the Havanna Nov. 12th, having 153,000, dohars on board.--
Palinouth Packet of SuturdaJp
LATEST FROM MEXlco.—lly the politeness of Captain Ilarper.
of the schr. Two Brother, says the Nevi Orleans Bee, of tine 13th
Vistant, we learn that on day. of his sai.inb• from Tampico, ,
letters were received from Mexico, up, to Oct. 19, in which;
General Santa Anna, with 8,00) men strong, was said, to ,
Within two leagues of the city; that, lie was- besieging it, and;
every expectation that' it would soon; fall into his hands were.
entertained, although every resistance possible was making,,by,
the ministerial pasty, to defend it, having 5,0J0 men under
r,'acio, who had command of the strongest height.
Letters were Cso received from 5..1 Luis, Which state that.
mineral Bustamente, the Vice President, left that city with,a,ll
his force, on the 21st ult, for Mekico, and that General Monte-
!lima was at Tula., with 2,000 men, on his march again fur 8*

Facie, at the last accounts, had reached Mexico,' where he,
had a:i () army of ,")0 men ; and Santa Anna with..Booo men was:
Within a league of that capital. It was said he would immedi-:.
4tely demand a surrender,' on refusal of which, he would boni-,
bawl the place. There are strong forts on each side of the town,]
411 in the hands of the government, which it is believed .he wuli
hot be able to take very easily. Bustanicute Mime linely on!
receivingnews
.of the bathe, took up his line of march for:
Mexico. Montezuma hadra-sed an army. of 1.5()0.men, and at
the last accounts was in San Luis VotoSi.
The State of Yucatan had declared in favor of Santa. Anna,

UNITED STATES.'
NEW YORK, DEC. I.—UollgteSS meet on Monlay next; and
there is every reason to expe, t that there will be a ruff attend-:
iltice•on the last day ofth; session. Although the session lutist
'e a short-one, it is • altogether p.ohable it will in some raspet
I,rove to be inure tban ordinan y interesting mid imlortant.
1,110 state of things at the sough warrants, this expectatiou.
eorgia and Soata Oa: ()him are apparently endeavouring to
ter of
measures, which in the end mast dee'y affect thp charac-
of the country, anti the permanency oft Union and Con--
tean atution. In Georgia, the couventon, his recently.
ee:si.m, was ctivided nearly in the middle • and a laige
B"Tortion of the-state was not represented-at all: The o-ppo-:
46 of nullification in the abstract—that is-nullification as
`_;erstood in South Carolina, took an early opportuoity to with-
graw from the convention, protesting against their proceedings,
and leaving them-to take their own course, The minority who
,eceded, with a fair delegation from the unrepresented counties,:
Would probably hove hcen a majority. In such a state of
things, it is not probable that the convention will venture upon
qltia measures at once, but will probably think it expedient.to
adopt some general course, and wait for a more propitious time
lor further operations. South Carolina, having advanced far-
ther in their system of nullifying, do not meet with the same ob,
struction at tha outset as the Georgians have had to encounter.
lint they probably must have been disappointed at finding their
I,e7ghbouis no better agreed upon the mall question, and there
tore may be supposed likely to pause fur a monient, and hesi-
tate, before they resolve upon_the final and fatal step which a
eouitnittee of the Convention have recommended, and their
Politicians have so long threatened to take. It would not be
surprising, .if under the circumstances, South Carolina should
Postpone Gaming to extreme measures for awhile, and leave a
thon:e at- least tor further consideration and decision before
they altempt to seced:: from the Union.—The measures proposed,
and the steps taken, by these two states, will probably, occupy
a prominent position in the Presideneihiessage at fhe g
of the session. The doctrines,advecated in South Carolina are-
!" only extravagant iu themselves, but they, necessarily tend„
if carried into effect, to the destruction of-the government, and
the dissolution of the Union. If our constitution admits of the
construction contended for by Georgia, it has no principle 'of
'Altabilitz in it, and is not worth the-labour even of attempting to
;uphold it.—Daily Advertiser.
. .

lay who leaves no means untried to attain his end. Every kind
of seduction haS been employed to induce the soldiers to aban-
don their duty. These attempts have- hitherto been unsuccess-
ful'l, but, considering the perversity of sonic members. of the
Divan, they might. in the end produce sonic effect. It is
said that Mehemet Ali lately caused some overtures to be
-11'-ad' to the Capitau Pacha, the object of which was to iget the
Turkish fleet delivered up to hiM; but .which the Capitan Pa-
eha rejected with contempt, and immediately sent an: account
t 0 the Sultan. Ile seems, hOweverrto have thotight it neces-
faary to send several of his ships to Constantinople,.not trusting
'to their crews.

FRONTIERS of SERVIA, Nov. 27.--Several commercial houses -
.have letters from Constantinople, stating that a Russian cern.-
kissioner had arrived there, who was supposed to come with.
extraordinary proposals from the Emperor, relative to the war
with, Mehemed Ali. It was even reported in Constantinople,
.that the commissioner had brought intelligence to the Porte
that a Russian corps was hastening to its assistance, and that
was commissioned to take measures for its conveyance by -
.sea to Asia, and for the. payment to be subsequently made by
the Porte for the expedition. This latterpart seems pre-
kpature, but it is certain that the Porte hAs the protection .of
ttussia, and would certainly obtain an auxiliary corps if it ap-
Plied-for it. It also seems certain that a Russian General has
arrived in Constantinople with. letters from, the Emperor. of
;tussia. It is well known that for sonic time
.past there have:3
:been mOvenients of troops in the sinithern'provnices of Russia, •
but the troops there are so numerous, that it cannot.be sup-
thePosed ey are intended merely fOr an eXpedition in favour of
.Porteh.. The Egyptians, it is said, are making greatefferts,
and Ibrahim is reported to 440 a regular army of fifty-six
,t'loasaud men, which he threatens to lead against Constanti-
4°Ple. The Porte is in a most dangerous Situation,. and it is
almost a wonder that the old decayed edifice has not long since
fallen down. Nothing, has, been set in order since the last war..
with Russia. The demarkation of 'the frontier districts,' Which,
.according to the treaty of Adrianople, were to be incorperatedkith •
Servia, has not yet ben regulated, notwithstanding the.
4iPst positive 'stipulations. This is a point Which the- Sultan„
Gould do well to consider; he is indebted to the peaceable con-
duct of Servia for the stibj ugation of Bosnia, a service which
should not haVe remained unrewarded at this critical moment.

AFRICA.
By accounts just received from. Africa, it appears that a
9uarrel has arisen between the King of Ashantee and Boitteene;
Chief of Gwolin, which threatens fresh disturbances to the
People of the Gold coast. Theorigin and consequences of this
quarrel strongly exemplify the ferocity of the combatants, and
Will probably be attended with. disastrous effects to the trade
of the country, as Boitteene is endeavouring to excite those
tribes iu his tavour in whose recollection the cruelties and op-
" cession of the King of .Ashantee are still fresh. He has sent
kessengers to the water-side, who affirm the quarrel to have
• originated in the aversion.of their master to the continuance of
the war with the Auglo-Feritees,- but the actual source of the
feud is of a more domestic nature. One of the wives of
Boitteene had been guilty- Otadultery.with a slave; the injured
death,death
of the adulterer, hut by. the- slaughter of his whole
family. To. this.• tho Kilaff of Ashantee objected; au inter,-
Change of messages ermintenciug in. civility, graduating td
sarcasm,. and. terminating in detiaueo, succeeded. The King g
s- of
Ashantee having. warned. strangers-and traders to withdraw '
frora.the scene. of the appromdaing conflict, as the quarrel wu
a " family affair," attacked his:. adversary; whose.. troops,
alter an obstinate.. and., bloody .contest,_ were.. complexly.r'
touted. Both aides:, at- first,.B
supposed
, that oitteene had '
slain, and by.rea§Ou of Om Axiiitilit the Piti'§..4i. of .00
languished was-- slackened- A-t-ecromassie; the- capital-of
'ta
shantee, a messenger from the othattie entered ,the toy
41 presence, and, throwing a-lacerated human .arm. before-the
gOldenstool," exclaimed,:." I illting.yem, 0 King, the tlesh.of -
'Your brother.and, your:enemy!" This _mistake,.was' howereii,
fatal to the farailytot Boitteeue, .who, on the report of. his
at the place of their retreat, were, immediately put to..deatkbk
• their.ti own guards and unuohs to -veveut
the hands of :their,onetnies.. Betteene, eyerwhelmed .wtth.:do- ,
'Pair at this fatal catastrophe, threw away his ornaftteuts_and;
',ol(l.dust to disapimint the cupidity of, his pursuers. Ouc of MID -
eonipanion. of hts havin' had. his.: mouth til-ed.wilWgiAlit
(lust by.the.sChief to :prevent his ghost from complaining it TO- -
verty, finished his existence hy shooting himselt.wah_litßiowit
Utusket. Another miserablefugitive,.belOnging.to Ottp.e.C.stVt, •
ow4s taken alive into the presence of the King:et:Ashantee„.anti-
,after an ineffectual entreaty for mercy, received from .the
sentence—"Coora" (kill,) accompanied with the hortren-
tal, motion. of the. hand, and was immediately slaughtered ,b -
4eatit the.fatal banian.tree at the gate of the:palace, Boitteene
has made good his retreat to Alkin, to the north of Accra. lie
haet been joined by his scattered troops; and.is preparing a pre-'
&dory warfare, against Ashantee ; he .is busily engaged in e*-
citing both natives- and k.:nropeani to render 'him their a;.sist-
auce.—Tinie.g.

COUNTY ELECTION.

MEETING AT TIIE GOLDEN LION

4 meeting of the friends of Sir Thomas Hesketh was held at
the Golden Lion Hotel, on Saturday last, at 12 o'clock, for the:
purpose of adopting proper measures for securing his return as
one of the representatives of the southern division of Lanca-
shire: ' The 'meeting was numerously attended,'aud composed
of the most wealthy and influential merchants, &c., in the
town. .

. , .
The Hop. B. WiLoaAliAsi was unanimously called to the
chair. Ile thanked them for the honour they •had done him,
and briefly opened the proceedings, by stating that they had
assembled to promote the election of Sir 'l'. llesketh, of whom,
having, known hiiii for long time, lie could speak in the.
highest terms.
Colonel TEAIPEST, in rising to propose the first resolution,:
which is given in our advertising coluinns, complimented Sir
Thos. Hesketh upon his great services to the county as a
magistrate. He assured them they might rely on his principles
from the uniform conduct he had always displayed, and from
his gentlemanly independence, as well as from the large stake
he had in the county, they could not elect a fitter represen
tative, or one who would attend more to the interest of his
constituents. In addition to which, it would be highly desir.;
able, in the Present political state of the country, that a can-
didate should ibe returned to Parliament on the Conservative,
interest, who would support the institutions of Church and
State, as by law estab.ashed. The gallant Colonel was re-
ceived throughout with considerable applause, and concluded,
amid continued cheering.
Sin TI-losiAs BitANCKEit in seconding the resolution said, tha
he fully agreed with the remarks of Colonel Tempest, and that
it was unnecessary for hies to enter more at large. into the sub-
ject. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
JOHN ASHTON CASE, Eso.‘,proposed the second resolution:
die had been a school-fellow of Sir Thomas Hesketh, and having
known hint for a period of forty. years, could speak highly not
only of his conduct as a magistrate, but, also, of his amiable
manners and gentlemanly- deportment in private life.
JOHN Moss, If.sq. briefly seconded the resolution, remarking
that the previous speakers had rendered it useless for him to
address them on the qualifications of the worthy baronet, and
lie heartily concurred in all they had spoken of him. This re-
solution was then put from the chair and carried unanimously.
Mr. PALMER then came forward, and after apologising for
occupying the attention of the meeting, stated that he had.
served as an officer under Sir Thos. Hesketh, and bore his testi-
mony to the universal estimation in which he was held by every
man connected with the regiment. Mr. P. spoke at great
length and was repeated.yand loudly cheered throughout the
delivery of his speech. We regret that a press of other matters
necessarily precludes our giving evenan outline of Mr. Pahner's:
address.

After a few neees,sary arrangements respecting booths, &c.
had been mad; thanks being voted to the chairman, and after
three hearty cheers for him, the same for Sir T. Ilesketh, the
King, -the Conitittition, and Colonel Tempest, the meeting
separated.
THE NOMINATION

On Tuesday, according to appointment, the nominittion of
candidates for the representation of the southern division of this
county took place at Newton, before the high sheriff and other
officers. The -candidates were Lord Molyncux, Sir Thomas
Itesketh; Bart., and "Mr. G. W. Wood. The hustings were
erected before an unoccupied, house, icarly facing the church,
and adjoining-the Horse. and Jockey. Previous to the time of
nomination-a few groups of individuals began to. collect in the
Vicinity,. and as 'the candidates
,arrived the scene assumed an
appearance of greater; .Unimation. Mr. G. -W. Wood's arrival
was very imposing, He was accompanied from Manchester by
upwardS of a dozen coaches, some of them with four-horses. A
very strong and respectable party for Sir Thomas Hesketh
came up in a different direction, attended by a band of music,
and sundry flagS, inscribed, "Church and .hing," "Agricul-
ture has one honest friend;" "No. Dutch war," 8:c. The pro-
cession consisted,of.betvv.en two and three hundred individuals,
who halted in the front of -the • hustings, and, faced about in a
position, which, in the sequel,,gave them a eonaiderable advan-
tage. In the course of the proceedings the crowd increased to .
about 2,00 J, amongst .whom-were many gentlemen from Liver:-
pool, incluling our representative, Mr. Ewart, and several com-
mon council men.

At half-past ten the court was seated, and the customary forms
'having been golie through, Wm. 13LUNDELLa Esq., of Crosby-
. hall, nominated Lord iscount Molyneux, which was seconded
by Arthur. Heywood, Esq.
Mr. Wood was then proposed by J.• Lan', Esq, in a long.,
speech, the nomination was seconded by, SHAKSpEARE PHIL-
LIPS, Es_q.
HULTON, Esq., 'of Hulton,hall, prOposed.Sir Thos. Dal-
ryinple Hesketh, Bart. After dwelling for some time upon the',
fitness of Sir Thomas,,aud the state of public atfairi, Mr. Hul-
ton said he would tell:the noble lord what things he expected
hiMnei to do. He called- upon him never in any way publicly
to insult a lady, .the highest in her station as she was the most
eminentin her virtues. (Tremendous cheering.)
• Lord MtiLYNEUX. rose in the greatest warmth, and, with the
most open appeal to heaven, denied that he had ever in his life
utterett.a single word against her Majesty the Queen. His
lordship's interruption set the whole assemblage in a commo-
tion, and cries of "Shame 1 shame !" "Order 1" and "Off,
of were vociferated from all sides, amidst an indescribable
uproar. Lord Molyneux continued: in the excitement of his
feelings, he might have been hurried to say more than became
him. Having heard his reply to the basest accusation ever
brought against. man, in the manner they had just done, he
now, called upon them,to hear Mr. Hulton's explanation of that
accusation.

Mr. HU I. TO N said, as they had heard that disclaimer of the
noble lo'rd, from his heart and soul he begged to offer him the
most sincere apology. ( Hisses, and cries of " Off! off !")
There was, however, a printed report of the noble lord's speech
which bore him out. With respect to Mr. Wood, he had only
one remark to make, that as a member of the established
church he could not vote for a person who denied the Godhead
of our Saviour._ (Cheers, laughter and hissing.)

, • ,
Colonel P. TENIPEST having seconded the nomination,
Lord MOLYNEUX then came forward, and was received with
deafening cheers. Ile said he had committed a great error in
the . beginning of those proceedings, but he trusted he had
already repaired it. ills error was, in coming so late to that
lace, when the business was so important, and when he Ought;
consideratiOsVof their interest and of the importance of the
occasion, to hat=e been one of the first. In some measure, how-
ever,- he had repaired his error, iu the promptitude with which
he had come forward to repel the accusation which had been
brolight against him,—(Cheers.) I3efore he. proceeded with
the remark -s which would be expected from him, he would en-
deavour at once to set their minds at rest upon the question to
which that accusation referred. When his Majesty's Ministers
thought proper to resign their places, a meeting wad ,held in
Liverpool;to express the public feeling in that emergency; and
of that meeting he had the honour to be elected-chairman:, Ile
addressed a speech to the assemblage which composed that'
'meeting, and in the course of his remarks he made certain
allusions to thi,C,Aduct of his Majesty, for which he now almost
blamed himself,' and for which he had ,been much blamed by
others; hut bn that occasion 'no allusion, direct. or indirect,
ever. came out of his mouth, either reflecting upon the conduct
of her Majesty or any „Other. female in the kiiagdorn (Loud
cheers.) '• He had frequently heard that accusation brought.
against him; and frequently had he taken the 1341113 to deny it;
and he was happy to have that opportunity, before so vast an
assemblage of -Englishmen, to repeat that denial. On that day
a reporter had come to him, and asked him if he had any notes
of the speech which he was going to make. lie replied in the
negative; but, as' he should speak slowly and with a loud
voice, it might be easily•taken. in a few hours that speech was
printed, and he would take that opportunity of' paying the com-
pliment to the reporter, though he did not know whether he was
present or not, that, in his belief, not one word was omitted, and
not one word introduced beyond what he had spoken. (Cheers.)
lie obtained several copies of the paper; he was not aware that
he could refer to them at that time, but when they were pub-
lished, he had forwarded one to Earl Grey himself. That ques-
tion, therefore, he considered as settled, and he was sorry that
Sir Thomas- Hesketh's supporters could find no ,better ground
than misrepresentations of that kind. (Cheers,) He stood there
in a situation entirely• new to him; and therefore he must claim
thOir indulgence in, behalf of an individual without experience,
for any errors of speech, or any omissions on his part.. Some
few niontlis ago he had beeu invited to come forward as a can-
didate to represent that division• of the• county, of Lancaster;
-and,- from the zeal which he felt to serve the interests of that
pit vf the eimutry,•llo was induced immediately to accept the
invitation. As the tinie drew near' he became conscious of the
importance of the post- to -which he aspired, and he did not
mean; to -flatter either them or .himself when lie said, that he
believed the population of that district to be tilt inferior, in
agrieultneal industry, to any other portion of the empire. (Ap-
ptonse.) That particular spot in England was unrivalled-and
only unrivalled, bu.t he, might say, stool alone,—the con-
centrating point, the nucleus the world, for industry, inge-
nuity, infeiligence,„ And .enterprise. He maintained that that
was thk spot
,iipen,the globe in which commerce. and nianufac-
,tures had been brought to their highest state of perfection. (lua
mense cheering.) If he should be elected to represent such a
distriet, he should account it the greatest hondur which he
could-attain; hut, at. the Sallie time, tie should feel the deep re.