The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA.

ARRIVAL OT THE OVERLAND MAIL.—The despatches
containing Lord Ellenborough's recall reached Calcutta
on the 15th of June. A council was immediately con-
vened, when the Hon.:; r. Bird was sworn into the office
of Governor-General, vacated by the Court of Directors.
The measure appeared to be expected by his lordship, who
had previously provided himself with a private residence
five miles from Government House. It took the people
of India in general by surprise. General Cooper and
many of the officers of the Presidency division have in-
vited him to a dinner, and her Majesty's 39th regiment
have subscribed £l5O for a testimonial to him. Sir H.
Hardinge was expected to reach Calcutta about the 24th.
The nominat'on is a popular one. Another mishap has
befallen us near Shikarpore, where a party of grass-cut-
ters, with their escort, were surrounded by Belooches and
80 of them cut to pieces. A lesser escort, tending some
bullocks to Sukkur, was attacked and escaped, four of
the men having been severely wounded. The discontents
in the Bengal 64th have at length reached a crisis on the
23d of June ; the risen refused their pay, insulted and
buffetted their officers with brickbats, and fell into a state
of total insubordination. They were marched from Shi-
karpore to Sukkur, and there disarmed ; her Majesty's
13th and a company of European artillery having been
placed close by, ready to fire upon them. The troops
throughout Scinde are generally healthy, with the country
tolerably quiet. The rains throughout India have been
plentiful, and the season seems promising. China news
of the 28th of May intimate that Sir Henry Pottinger was
about to take his departure for Bombay on his way to
England. The affairs of Cahoot seem to be returning to
their former state of tranquillity. Commerce begins to
flourish, and Dost Mahommed has, in a great measure,
regained his authority.
SIR HENRY ITARDINGE.—The Hindostan steamer,
with the Governor-General on board, touched at Madras
on the evening of the 19th July. His excellency declined,
however, to land, and started for Calcutta on the morn-
ing of the 26th, which place he would probably reach on
the 24th.

Lord John Russell arrived at Frankfort on the 7th inst.
one of Prince Joinville's
A large French steamer,
squadron, ran on shore in a thick fog
Earache, and was abandoned the offs
d byewhers near
and crew,
who first set fire to her, an then made their escape ha
the boats.
The Havre journals of Wednesday state that, on the
preceding afternoon, the town was visited by a storm of
extraordinary violence. The wind was so high, that con.
siderable damage was dope to seine of the houses.

The collection of the cultoms in Bengal for the year
exhibits an increased amount of Rs. 7,26,515, exclusive
of coasters.

The Englishman states, that indigo, raw silk, piece
goods, and precious stones, to the amount of its.
1,76,261, have been shipped from Calcutta to Europe by
the Suez route.

The Augsburg Gazette contains a letter from Naples,
announcing that the Government of the Two Sicilies is at
present revising its tariffs, with a view to diminishing the
duties now pressing on foreign exports. The letter adds
that the Neapolitan cabinet has renounced all hope of
concluding an advantageous treaty with France, England,
and Spain, but that it was on the point of entering into
negotiations with the Zollverein.
An extract from a letter from Larache has been trans-
mitted to us by our Marseilles correspondent, which as-
serts positively that the Emperor of Morocco had declined
to accept the ultimatum of the French Government, and
that, notwithstanding the severe lesson he has received at
Tangier, Mogador, and Isly, he remains as obstinate as
ever, and is preparing for a vigorous resistance. He is
probably influenced by the fact that no more operations,
military or naval, are likely to be commenced during the
present season.—Morning Herald.
CORN TRADE OF THE BALTIC.—The Cologne Gazette
contains the following letter from Berlin, of the Ist of
September :—" A gr'at uneasiness is felt for the corn
trade of the Baltic provinces, and especially for the trade of
Dantzic, where immense quantities of wheat are accumu-
lated, which cannot be disposed of except in case of a had
harvest in England; but as it is better this year than it
has been for a long time, the Merchants of Dantzic being
obliged to keep their corn, are threatened with consider-
able losses. One house has already failed for 180,000
dollars, and it is feared that several others, and more con-
siderable houses, will share the same fate."
Advices from Madrid of the 4th instant state, that the
quarrel between Morocco and Spain is at length arranged,
through the mediation of Mr. Bulwer and Mr. Hay. By
the last accounts from Gibraltar Mr. Bulwer was about
to proceed to Cadiz, for the purpose of offering his good
offices in the differences between Morocco and Sweden,
Denmark, &c. The terms granted by the Emperor ap-
-1 pear to be very favourable to Spain, and show that his
Moorish Majesty is not at all the unreasonable or absurd
personage which the French would lead us to believe him
to be. In this quarrel with Spain, which is of very ob-
scure origin, and which it is very doubtful if justice was
not on the side of ttie Moors, his Imperial Majesty has
granted terms so liberal as to be of themselves a proof
that his wish is sincerely in favor of peace.

IRELAND.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

The usual weekly meeting was held on Monday, at which
the recent state prisoners attended. The Lord Mayor
took the chair. Mr. Pierce S. Butler, M.P. for Kil-
kenny, was admitted a member of the association ; and
the next business, the admission of the Hon. G. H. i
Hutchinson. brother of Lord Donoughrnore, was received
with tremendous enthusiasm.
Mr. O'Connell shortly afterwards addresses the meet-
ing, but his speech was mainly occupied with congratu-
lations on his release, and abuse of those who have
endeavoured to stay his seditious career. He said his
sentence was an unjust and illegal one, and that he had as
good a right to send the judges to gaol as they had to send
him. Having dwelt upon the topic, and spoken of Lord
Brougham as an " indescribable wretch," lauded the
Whigs for having appointed to the bench such men as
Lords Denman, Cottenham, and Campbell ; and ob-
served that if they had remained in power the Chief Baron
of the Irish Exchequer (Brady) would be Chief Justice;
Mr. Pigot would be Chief Baron ; Mr. Moore, Mr.
Monahan, and Mr. Hatchell would be on the bends
and the prosecution would never have been heard of.
He alluded to the tranquillity of Ireland, and then an-
nounced his intended future operations as follows :
" First, as to the Clontarf meeting (loud cheers)—that
meeting which was to have been collected together legally,
and was illegally prevented from assembling. We are
bound to adhere to principle. Our principle was right,
and we are to consider whether it has been sufficiently
vindicated by the verdict of the House of Lords, or whe-
ther we are called upon in its support to hold that memo-
rable meeting; For some time 1 thought that it would
be necessary to call my fellow-countrymen again together
upon the shore of Clontarf, to vindicate our conduct;
but considering that the reversing of the judgment by the
House of Lords has fully done so already, I almost think
it unnecessary. When we have such men as Lords Cot-
tenham, Denman, and Campbell deciding that we were
right—considering that decision, I doubt whether it is
necessary to bold the meeting, and if it is unnecessary,
it should not be held, as we ought not to be insolent
because triumphant. Therefore, upon this day week
I will propose that it be referred to a committee to
consider the snlbiect. My own opinion, however, is
against it. The next matter to which I intend to refer is
the plan I brought forward last year for the establishment
of a Preservative Assembly in Ireland. This is a subject
surrounded by legal difficulties which we must approach
by degrees, and which we were prevented considering last
autumn by the iniquitous prosecution. My plan you are
aware was this—that three hundred gentlemen should
meet in Dublin in a body, and that the title of each gen-
tleman to form part of that assembly should be his hand-
ing in £lOO. They were to appoint their own treasurer,
and be the guardians of their own money. I would pro-
pose that they should unite together for the purpose of
correcting and controlling everything done by the associa-
tion, the members of which should take no step without
their full sanction and unqualified approval. A body of
that kind would be a drag on the wheel, which would
prevent any danger of revolutionary ♦iolence, and would
have the greatest influence over the association to
preserve it from all danger, and to remove its pro-
ceedings from all suspicion. They would act between
the government and the association, and enter into ar-
rangements with the minister which could not be other-
wise effected, and obtain ultimately a parliament for Ire-
land—should it only be a federal parliament in the first
instance. I do not myself approve of a federal parlia-
ment, or think it the best ; but, still, I would not object
to their getting the best they could from the government,
which could not attempt to disturb such an influential
body of men, and which, if properly addressed, could not
refuse them what they asked legally and determinedly,
therefore, upon the next day of meeting I will move for a
committee to form such an assembly, or rules for their
guidance. I will now detail to you my third and last
plan. He proceeded to say that his next plan was one to
which he was greatly attached, and one which he was
firmly resolved to carry out, namely, the impeachment of
the Irish judges and the Attorney-General. He com-
menced by referring to the monster indictment, which he
said was honestly declared by Mr. Richard O'Gorman to
be incomprehensi;le to the grand jury, in which he was
fully borne out by the opinion of Lord Denman, who said
that it was a document of such a nature, it was almost
impossible for any man to come to a conclusion upon its
contents, so voluminous and intricate were its complica-
tions. The honourable gentleman after referring at length
to the trial, and announcing his intention of visiting the
people of England six weeks before the meeting of Parlia-
ment, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they coin-
cided with the feelings of the English minister upon Irish
questions, and particularly with reference to the late pro-
secution, concluded to call on the meeting, in the
usual terms, to continue to preserve the peace inviolate,
which had placed them in their high position, and was
certain of accomplishing their moat ardent wishes.

DUBLIN CORPORATION.—On Saturday last a special
meeting of this body was held when an address of con-
gratulation was voted to Mr. O'Connell.
A splendid banquet was given the other day by the cor-
poration of Londonderry to Sir Robt. Sale, the hero of
Jellalabad.

DUEL PREVENTE D.-A fracas whi •h occurred between
Mr. Dillon Browne and Mr. Caffey, editor of the Monitor,
the former having challenged the latter on account of
some jocular remarks which appeared in his publication,
was brought to a conclusion on Saturday, at the Head
Police-office, the latter gentleman having tendered infor-
mations against his challenger, who was bound over in
personal security of £4OO and two co-securities of £2OO
each to keep the peace for seven years.
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The spirit of the O'Connellites is exploding. Notwith-
standing the efforts to controul, or at least to conceal it,
out it occasionally bursts. We do not mind the plunder
of plantations, for the appropriation of property, when
there is no danger of apprehension, is a " venial " thing;
but in the public streets, the scoundrels, as they find fa-
vourable opportunity, vent their spite on Conservatives.
On Tuesday night the windows of two respectable house-
holders were broken by a mob perambulating the city.
Drunken vagabonds were reeling about crying out for " a
bloody Orangeman." This we saw and heard ; and on
Sunday, while too fellows were talking together about
the recent verdict. " Stop," said one of them, "until we
get the arms, and we'll shoot the tigers." Both these
" patriots " were sober.—Cork Constitution.

O'CONNELLITZ REJOICINGS.—Since the news arrived
of the escape of Mr. O'Connell and confreres from prison
we have had our streets crowded every evening with rab-
ble mobs carrying lighted torches and tar barrels, each
being beaded by a " temperance " band, whose music was
lost in the yells of the rabble. Last night, however, they
seemed to tire of the sameness of their proceedings, and
therefore added to their enjoyments by smashing the win-
dows of the Conservatives. As one of these yelling gangs
passed the house of Mr. Thomas Steel, in Patrick-street,
a stone came from the centre of the body, passed close to
Mr. Steel, who stood at his door, conceiving his presence
would check outrage, and broke a pane of glass in his shop
window. About the same time another squad was pass-
ing by the house of Mr. Robert Johnson, chandler, in
Patrick-street, when a stone came from it, passed be-
tween the heads of two gentlemen who stood in front of
the shop window, and broke a pane of glass, the crash of
which was followed with a yell of exultation.—Cork Con-
stitution.

The Dublin Evening Mail, in reference to the conduct
of the late prisoners. says—" The affair passed off with
perfect pence and quiet, except a scene of terrific shout-
ing, groaning, and hissing' opposite the house of Mr.
Hamilton, the foreman of the jury who tried the prison-
ers. Mr. O'Connell's speech from the balcony of his
house was also not for war.' Indeed it was distinguished
by a much greater freedom from virulence and vitupera-
tion than usually character ices the declamation of the hon.
gentleman. ' Why should we be angry ?' he truly and
relevantly asked. ' When we were losing we kept our tem-
pers; should we not do the same now thatwe are winning?'
So say we all : no man has less right to be out of humour
than Mr. O'Connell; his star is now in the ascendant.
The government have played his game : their discourage.
went of. the friends of British connexion, and their ob-
vious determination to loosen the few bonds that now
remain to connect Irish Protestants with the people of
England more closely than with their Roman Catholic