The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-28 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

Tie following

I in our Second Edition of Frit!

By the South America, Capt. Bailey, which arrived at this
port last night, we have New York papers of the Ist instant,
being one day later than by the Acadia. Very little news is
gathered from them.
THE BOLNDARY QUESTION—ACTION OF MASSACIIU-
SETTS.—The governor and council of Massachusetts have,
in like manner with Maine, appointed commissioners with
full powers to sanction such arrangement as the general
government may make in relation to the North Eastern
boundary. The commissioners are Messrs. Abbott Law-
rence and John Mills.
A severe shock of. an earthquake was felt at Mayaguez,
P. R., which caused the ground to be in motion for two mi-
nutes, like the waves of the ocean. It spread great conster-
nation among the inhabitants, and several families repaired
to the sea-side to take boats for the shipping. But little
damage was done. A slight shock of an earthquake was
felt at Guyanilla, on the 7th instant, at 6 a.m.
THE LAST NEWS FROM FLORIDA.—We are authorised
by an officer of the army, just from Florida, to say that the
statement of Indian murders contained in the morning
papers of the city, taken from the St. Augustine News, is
founded on rumour, and confuses what it purports to describe.
It makes several transactions out of one, and exaggerates
beyond all proportions.—Madisonian.
EMIGRANTS.-5,850 passengers have arrived at New York
during the week ending the 28th instant.
CROPS.—Accounts from every quarter of the country re-
present the growing crop of wheat as very promising. The
crop is very fine in all lower Virginia, but it is not a large
one, the failure for two or three years having deterred far-
mers from seeding as much as usual.—The other growing
crops are also promising. No idea can yet be formed of the
tobacco crop. The season has been and is favourable to
planting.—Richmond Whig.
Capt. Madison, brig Fame, arrived from Antwerp to New
Tork 31st tilt., spoke Swedish barque Oscar 21st ult., 59 days
from Gottenburg for New York, who reported having fallen
in with the British barque Analitta, seven days hence for
Antwerp. Had run into an island of ice on the Banks, and
was obliged to abandon the vessel.

[The following appeared in our Third Edition of Friday.]
The British Queen steamer arrived at Cowes yesterday
(Thursday) morning from New York, having made the pas-
sage in fifteen days. She left on the afternoon of the 7th
instant, and has brought letters and papers to that day in-
clusive. The contents are not very important. The pre-
vailing opinion at New York is, that Lord Ashburton's mis-
sion will be brought to a favourable and amicable conclusion,
though but little is said on the subject in the American
journals.
The Federal Government has indicated an intention of
making some reduction in the United States navy, or at
least of not carrying out the increase which was resolved
upon some time ago. This is an indication that the pending
negotiations are likely to establish a good understanding, and
that there is now very little probability of hostilities between
England and America. The American papers are very in-
dignant at the contemplated reduction of their marine.
The Warspite, 50, Captain John Hay, arrived at New
York on the 2d of this month, and it is stated is to await the
departure of Lord Ashburton.
The Great Western arrived at New York on the 4th.
The British Queen has had a favourable passage. She re-
ports that there is more than the usual quantity of ice in the
Atlantic. At one o'clock on the 12th, in latitude 42.38 and
longitude 52.45, the thermometer suddenly fell from 60 to
48, and that on that and the following day she passed through
a large quantity of drift ice and by a number of immense
icebergs. The passengers, about 50 in number, speak in the
highest terms of the admirable skill displayed by Captain
Keame on the occasion, and have addressed a letter of thanks
to him. She also encountered a number of icebergs on her
outward passage.
The commercial affairs of America are improving, but not
very much. The Banks of Lancaster have notified their in-
tention of resuming specie payments on all their liabilities on
the Ist of next September.
Messrs. Horsley Palmer and Ricardo had arrived at New
York.

Exchanges—on London, 1071 to 108 ; an Paris, 5 371 ; on
Amsterdam, 39 to 391: on Hamburgh, 35 to 35-k ; on Bre-
men, 76 to 76.

(From the New York Herald of June 7.)

The cases of the Caroline and Creole can be easily settled
when once the Maine Boundary is disposed of. In regard to
the Creole it is not likely that the British government will
admit the principle for which our authorities have held out,
and we shall have to concede that point. Because, at the
time Great Britain paid us the last compensation for slaves
at Bermuda, it was distinctly stated that under the laws
about to come into operation, that was the last time she
would ever recognize such a claim, and the declaration was
to be considered final.

The case of the Caroline is a mere bagatelle in a pecuniary
point of view, and a speedy and amicable adjustment of the
question can easily be effected.
The question of the Right of Search we consider as already
settled ; the backing out of France from a participation in
the treaty, has for some time at least, set that whole matter
at rest ; and we may rest satisfied that the British will not
even attempt to make any more seizures of our vessels on
the coast of Africa. _ . _

The adjustment of the boundary in the Oregon Territory,
we presume, will be postponed to some distant day. In the
present state of that region, it is not worth quarrellingabout.
In the meantime, several financiers have arrived here from
England, who intend, after all these various questions are
amicably arranged, to see if they cannot induce some of those
States who have repudiated their debts to take some mea-
sures towards a present or prospective liquidation of the
claims which persons in England have against them. But,
although the country is at present in a very prosperous state,
our crops are heavy, cotton and corn abundant, and every
prospect ahead seems bright and smiling, this will be a most
difficult negotiation to effect. For the fact is, that since the
Bankrupt Law has come into operation, private repudiation
has become so general and so fashionable, that it is not likely
the bankrupt States will do anything towards retracing their
steps. Already from Bto 10,000 persons have declared them-
selves bankrupts, and repudiated all their debts ; showing
the tremendous reaction in the currency system, and every
thing connected with the banking and financial operations of
the country. What these financiers exactly wish to achieve,
it is a little difficult to tell ; but this we can tell them, for
special information, to start with, that the money which we
obtained from Enghnid has all been squandered in idle spe-
culations and extravagance, never to be recovered.

(From the National Intelligeneer.)
A tariff bill for revenue was yesterday reported by the in-
defatigable Committee of the ways and means of the House
of Representatives ; and now, if we may speak figuratively of
the business of the season, all the irons are in the fire. We
wish that none of them may burn.
We have glanced our eye over the bill, with a view to give
the reader a general idea of its character. It proposes to lay
duties on goods imported from abroad, on the chief articles
thereof, as follows :
On unmanufactured wool exceeding eight cents per pound
in value, 30 per centum ad valorem.
On the same article of the value of 8 cents, or under, per
pound, a duty of 5 percent. ad valorem.
On all manufactures of wool 40 per cent. ad valorem,
except carpeting, blankets, and some other articles, on which
special ad valorem duties are proposed.
On unmanufactured cotton 3 cents a pound.
On all manufactures of cotton not otherwise specified, 30
per cent. ad valorem.
On all articles of silk, according to their character, 30 or
35 per cent.
On unmanufactured hemp, 40 dollars per ton.
On iron, in bars and bolts, not manufactured by rolling,
18 dollars per ton ; on the same article, made in whole or
in part by rolling, 30 dollars per ton.
On lead in pigs, bars, or sheets, three cents per pound.
On cut glass, from 25 to 45 cents per pound ; on plain,
moulded, and pressed glass, from 10 to 16 cents per pound.
On all articles of china or any other earthenware, 30 per
cent. ad valorem.

On tanned sole or bend leather, 6 cents per pound ; on
calfskin tanned and dressed, 3 dollars and 50 cents per do-
zen, &c.

On all bound books in the English language, 20 cents per
pound, &c.

. -
On raw sugar, 2i cents per pound.
On teas, according lo their quality, 20 cents, 15 cents, 10
cents, down to Bohea, on which a duty of 3 cents only is
proposed.

On salt, 10 cents per bushel.
After going through a long enumeration of specific duties,
a duty of 20 per cent. ad valorem upon all remaining ar-
ticles.

An additional duty of ten per cent. on articles imported in
foreign vessels in cases, where a specific discrimination is not
made in the bill.

All duties hereafter to be paid in cash.
The bill also sroposes to repeal the proviso of the Land
Distribution Act, which suspends the operation of that ast in
the event of any duty being laid by Congress of a higher rate
than twenty per centum ad valorem.

The intelligence from Canada is by no means important.
The governor-general was in excellent health, and was be-
coming very popular with the Canadians. Within the last
few months a very extensive emigration has taken place from
the United States to Canada of persons natives of Great Bri-
tain, but who have resided for many years in the United
States. Several thousands of these have reached Canada
since the opening of navigation. This subject is deemed of
such importance by Sir Charles Bagot as to call from him a
long letter about it.
The Morning Herald, of June 2, publishes a highly inter-
esting letter addressed to Lord Ashburton on the growing
and great importance of the corn and flour trade with
England, by way of the river St. Lawrence. It appears that
last year this trade amounted to 4,000,000 dollars.
Fifteen hundred emigrants arrived in Montreal on the Ist
and 2d days of June.
The prospect for grain crops this year in Canada is unusu-
ally good.
The Canadian papers all unite in abusing Capt. Barclay's
book about Canada.
There is no material news from Texas or Mexico.

Mr. James S. Schermerhorn, who had been secretary to
the New York Ocean Insurance Company for several years,
has proved a defaulter to that institution in the sum of up-
wards of 100,000 dollars.
On the Ist inst. a very destructive fire happened at the
large and valuable store of Harper Brothers, the celebrated
publishers, Cliff-street, New York. The loss is estimated
at 100,000 dollars, and is supposed to have been the work of
an incendiary.

THE MURDER OF THE POLICEMAN AT BRISTOL.—The
inquiry before the coroner terminated on Friday last, and a
verdict of wilful murder against Charles Dwyer, as principal,
and against Jeremiah and William Dwyer a verdict of aiding
and abetting was returned. The particulars of the case ap-
peered in our last.
A young man of seventeen, named Philippe Bergeron, a
clerk to a notary at Guise, and son to a respectable non-
commissioned officer, put an end to his existence last week,
with remarkable coolness and determination. The lady of
the house where he lived, in going up' stairs, happening to
coal
schoolfelloa%4
ace some smoke, coming. through the key-hole' of his. door,
yo,,i and receiving no answer, had
besides a she
Tht the lock forced.
, ailt man was lying dead near a brazier of char-
his sensations (I°E
the table were two letters, addressed to
is a verbatit:
itne:rym.::g them. .of. his_ death.. There was
lam going to paper on which Bergeron noted down
in the world, emit"
tiring the mortal agony The following
I must quit the earth.°trllaPPY
Itto IdsooTht.hinEtteenroimtyinhuotsesoototerforourrs.
Put m.yir if
for me, for I ar,a
here below, and therefore
minutes to four—l am a useless
being
sons will perhaps affirm tlacharge to every one. Some per-
my perfect senses ; and this tI am mad. I am, however, in
five°'io minutesri n '
charcoal, which burns at my
side, in no way troubles Ines
should be announced to n;
ci-tfriends at Saint Germain,
Lam anxious that my death
and the letter may be 4iree'te°
some pain in my eyes and throat.
mph I begin
..1 oI feel
I am getting drowsy. Twenty. ''•n minutes past tour—
I shall not he able to effect my death, f 0
ed, and I feel nothing whatever. A quarr: ead is collect-
to feel a buzzing in my head. Five o'clock'. trlfive—l begin
This was all, and the writing of the last words'llwthe sarrr.''
legible. Death came on with such rapid stride:4 scarcely
vent his putting down any more. It is believe:44 pre-
determined on self-destruction from t the
young man not tet.
able to cope in expense and dis la with som • lug
P Y eof his om..
nions more favoured by fortune than himself.

Emperial Varliament.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THuRsDAY

J. BAILLIE moved for copies of the correspon-
dence of Sir Alexander Burnes with the Governor-General
of India during his mission to Cabool in the years 1837 and
1838. Also, copies of the correspondence of the Governor-
General of India with the President of the Board of Control,
and with the secret committee of the East India Company,
from the Ist day of September, 1837, to the Ist day of Octo-
ber, 1839, relative to the expedition to Affghanistan. His
object was to obtain such information for the house as to
enable it to form a judgment whether the occupation of Aff-
ghanistan was the result of due and mature consideration.
Sir A. Burnes had condemned the projected war as both im-
politic and unjust, and had warned the Governor-General of
the probable consequences of sending an army into a country
so remote from all the resources of the Indian empire. That
the occupation of Affghanistan was a great political mistake,
was, he believed, now universally admitted, and it would be
also admitted that it would be a fortunate occurrence if we
could now withdraw our troops from that country without
any stain upon our national honour, and without lowering
our military character throughout our Indian empire. He
referred to the proclamation of the Governor-General decry-
ing Dost Mohammed and stating the necessity of upholding
Shah Soojah, who was so very popular throughout Affghanis-
tan, and said that this proclamation was so contrary to fact
that it must have been issued for some peculiar purpose, the
real state of the case being that Dost Mohammed was be-
loved, owing to his strict dispensation of justice, while Shah
Soojah was universally unpopular. The hon. member then
gave a narrative of the negotiations held with Dost Moham-
med, who had evinced the best disposition towards the Bri-
tish nation, and had offered to break off all negotiations with
Persia and other countries if be could be assured of the sup-
port of the British Government. it was clear, therefore, he
contended, that the Governor-General of India might have i
made a most advantageous treaty with Dost Mohammed, and
might have acquired all that was desirable without any ne-
cessity of going to war. He did not dispute the course which
it was now deemed necessary to pursue—on the contrary,
whatever might have been the cause of the war—however
impolitic in its origin and deplorable in its results hitherto,
there could now be but one opinion as to the necessity of
maintaining our character, if we would maintain our glorious
empire in India.
Mr. D'IsuAELI seconded the motion, and adverted to the
important fact, that the chairman of the East India Com-
pany had intimated at a recent meeting of the company that
he expected that the British Government would pay all the
expenses incurred in consequence of the occupation of Aff-
ghanistan. He commented in terms of strong disapprolal
upon the course pursued by Sir J. C. Hobhouse and Lord
Palmerston in these unfortunate transactions, and who had,
strangely enough, alleged as a reason for invading Affghanis-
tan, that the territories of the company were threatened at
the side of Nepaul and Burmah. Thus because there was
apprehension as to the safety of the empire on the one side,
all the troops that could be collected were instantly sent
3,000 miles in another direction for the purpose of invading
another country. He did not think that our recent losses

Mr d li.

would lead to any disastrous results to our Indian empire.
At the present day, Burke's declaration, that our Govern-
ment in India was a government of opinion, was not exactly
true; for our empire there comprised about thirty different
nations, many, if not most of them, were scarcely known to
each other; so that, in point of fact, we had a strong power
beyond that of public opinion—a power more than ordinarily
great, owing to the isolation of those states, and the impos-
sibility of the native princes communicating with each other;
and also owing to the segregation of religious sects, which
prevented anything like combination. But there was a dan-
ger to our Indian empire from this war, arising from the very
efficiency of our civil and military system in India, the dan-
ger that a revenue could never be derived from the country
adequate to maintain it in its efficiency, and therefore it was
that unnecessary wars were to be most strenuously depre-
cated. In another point of view also they were productive
of much mischief by interfering with commerce to an extent
scarcely credible to those who had not turned their attention
to the subject. The hon. member then contended that it
was altogether unnecessary to raise a barrier against Russia
for the protection of our Indian territories, and said that, if
Russia menaced those territories, our course should be, not
to confine the war to Asia, but to make Europe its theatre
also. The whole foreign policy of Lord Palmerston he
described as characteristic of fatal inertness, or of more ter-
rible energy. He always began by neglect of his duties, and
terminated by the violation of the rights of other countries.
Sir J. C. HonnousE said, that without meaning any of-
fence to either the hon. mover or seconder of this motion,
he must say, that unless Indian affairs were more fairly dealt
with, more deeply understood, and more impartially dis-
cussed than they had been, by either of those two hon.
members, the time of the house would be perfectly wasted
by referring to them at all. The charge made by Mr.
Baillie against the Governor-General of India was of the
most serious description, and such as ought to draw down
upon that officer the severest punishment, if true, that par-
liament could inflict. But the Governor-General was a man
incapable of issuing any document with a sinister motive—
he was a man of the most singular integrity, and would never
be followed in his government by any person more estimable
as a man of honour. When the proclamation referred to
reached England her Majesty communicated to parliament
the fact that a British army had commenced operations be-
yond the Indus. Upon that occasion Mr. D'lsraeli had not
attempted to condemn the proceedings, nor had a single
member in either house of parliament attempted to do so.
The Duke of Wellington alone expressed a wish for informa-
tion, adding, that he would not condemn the Governor-
General of India, but that he looked at the whole proceed-
ings with the deepest anxiety. The right hon. gentleman
then adverted to other instances in which the measure might
have been condemned had honourable gentlemen thought
proper to do so, and said the only observation made in the
House cf Lords was by Lord Brougham, who said that he
would wait for events, as it appeared the two hon. gentlemen
had done who had just addressed the house. Even when the
late powerful opposition had attacked the late government
with the want of confidence motion, they had not thought pro-
per to make the Affghanistan war one of the points of attack,
which they would have done if the statements of the hon. mover
were to be reliedupon. The right hon gentleman then quoted the
authority of the East India Company and of AI r. Hogg,
than whom he thought there could not be a better authority,
in support of the sagacity of the policy respecting the occu-
pation of Affghanistan. The war was undertaken on the
fullest consideration, and the proper authorities were con-
sulted, but whether the war was just was a matter for the
consideration of the house. In justification of the policy
pursued by the government, the right hon. gentleman read
some communications from Mr. Ellis, our minister at the
court of Persia, to the effect that the Persian government
regarded a great portion of Affghanistan as part of the terri-
tory of that empire, and that Affghanistan, therefore, could
be considered as little better than the first parallel from
whence an attack on India might be made. Russia also was
by her agents at the time advising the attack on Herat, and
it was said that the Russian minister had even assisted at
the siege. He then entered into a statement of various in-
trigues carried on by Russia, which led to communications
between Lord Palmerston and Count Nesselrode, and these
intrigues were the immediate cause which led Lord Auckland
to take the decisive stop of sending an army beyond the
Indus, believing the time had come when it was requisite to
prove to the Shah of Persia that Britain was as resolute in
its actions as Russia was in its promises. He next quoted
a letter from Sir Alexander Burnes, insisting upon the ne-
cessity, now that the policy of Russia was apparent, to warn
the court of Persia not to interfere with Affghanistan, and
also by implication, pointing out the necessity of sending a
British force to Affghanistan, declaring that Dost Moham-
med, by going over to the Persians, had lost his popularity,
and that two regiments of British troops would be sufficient
to place Shah Soojah on the throne for ever. He did not
imagine that any government would dare to materially
change the policy of Lord Auckland, which, if followed up,
would enable us to repair our late disasters, and secure our
ludian empire.
Lord JOCELYN was of opinion that his country should
pause before it attempted to reconquer Affghanistan. Lord
Auckland was, no doubt, an able an enterprising man, as
Governor-General of India ; but he thought, notwithstand-
ing, that the interference in the concerns of Central India
was mistaken policy. He contended that this country had
fallen into the trap laid by Russia, and had played the game
of that empire both politically and financially.
Mr. HOGG said, than an erroneous interpretation had
been placed upon what he had said on a former occasion,
and also upon the resolution agreed to by the Court of Di-
rectors when returning thanks to Lord Auckland. At the
time the resolution was proposed he bad objected to the
word " sagacity," as implying forethought, and conveying
the impression that they were approving, not only of the
means of carrying on the war, but that they also approved of
the war itself. The majority of the meeting held, however,
that the word did not convey such a meaning, and it was,
therefore, suffered to remain. With respect to the motion
before the house, he wholly disapproved of it. Although he
was opposed to the policy of invading Affghanistan, still
there was but one course now to be pursued—perfidy must
be punished—murder the most shocking must be avenged,
and the honour of the country must be upheld. He wanted
no more information. The papers already on the table proved
most amply the extent of Russian intrigues, and also proved
that our Indian government was placed by these intrigues in
an embarrassing position. While, therefore, be condemned
the war as unjust and impolitic, he still thought the Govern-
ment of India was placed in a position in which the wisest
might err, and in which none should be condemned. He
did not complain o one chief being preferred to another for
the throne of Affghanistan, but he complained that we had
interfered at all. We should have confined ourselves to
commercial intercourse, and if it was necessary to check the
designs of Russia; why not do so by a fleet in the Baltic rather
than through the medium 'and at the expense of the Indian
people? The Court of Directors of the East India Company
never knew anything of the hostilities in contemplation until
they read in the public papers that the army was actually on
the Indus. He of course excepted the secret committee,
who must have known it, but who were sworn to secrecy.
The general opinion in India was that the war was impolitic
and unjust; and even in the India House he would find it
difficult to lay his hand upon a single individual who approved
of the policy of occupying Affghanistan. In thanking the
officers and soldiers eugaged in the war, they avoided any
observations which could detract from the graciousness of
the vote ; but the general feeling was, " whatever we may
say or do, for God's sake let it not be assumed that we sanc-
tion or approve of this horrible war."
Mr. HUTT defended the policy pursued by the late Govern-
ment with respect to Affghanistan.
Sir R. PEEL said he was convinced that in the present po-
sition of Indian affairs it would not be for the interests of the
public to grant the papers moved for. With respect to the
fears of Russia, entertained by the late government, he was
willing to admit that owing to the conduct of some Russian
agents there was strong ground of suspicion of the intentions
of that power, and Lord Palmerston was justified in requir-
ing, as he had done, explanations from the Government of
Russia. Those explanations were frankly given, and were
so full and so explicit that the noble lord had himself de-
clared that he was perfectly satisfied with them. As far as
his (Sir R. Peel's) knowledge and experience went, he must
say that Russia had since acted up to the spirit of the decla-
rations then made, and had exhibited the most perfect and
friendly good faith both as regarded Persia and Affghanistan.
If then there was the most perfect good will now between
docu-
ments which might give evidence of a differenteuxfelepdterlewri
Russia and this country, would it be right to produce
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perfidy and treachery which had taken place should go wholly
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the British arms, nor
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be produced, now that such a good un-
derstandingthose papers should
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Mr. D'lsraeli of resting with fatal supine-
was accused by rible ener •
prevailed between Russia and England.- He
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to action. The noble lord then contended yin
that
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the whole
current of authority at the time was in support neces-
sity sity of our crossing the Indus if we meant to protectf tour In.
er to our aant
regarded Persia as a frontier against any dang
dian empire. The fact was that for a series of yerswlendhiad
empire from that side ; but we subsequently
ascertained
thex.
Persia seemed to have an altered feeling, and to wish to
tend her frontier, so as to include Affgbanistan ana

tnerefore became necessary that Affghanistan should be
maintained as an independent state, or that it should in some
measure be open to British influence. He should be sorry to
have it supposed that we were sending an army into Affgha-
nistan for the. purvLses of revenge, though he could well un-
derstand the feeling that the disaster of Cabool ought not to
be quietly and ignobly acquiesced in. He approved of the
policy of Sir R. Peel in abstaining from giving the smallest
insight as to the future plans of the Government with regard
to Affghanistan. The noble lord concluded by eulogising
the merits of the late Government as to their foreign negotia-
tions, and especially in maintaining the peace of Europe.
Mr. HantE said he would divide upon the motion.
A division accordingly took place; and the motion was
negatived by a majority of 75 to 9.
The house went into committee on the bonded corn; and
a resolution on which to found a bill was agreed to.
The orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned.