The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-30

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salem aad the Jews) has been foraker aad hated,
so, thst man went through thee, will make
thee an eternal exceIlency, a joy Of many genera
tions" The tendency Of the right rev. prelate's
discourse was to show that, although Jerusalem
had endured, and might still endure, much suner
ing in the fslflment Of inspired prophecy, never
theless brighter days were at hand.
Indie.
The following are some further particulars OF the
attack upon the Jelalabad, and the dispersion OF
the enemy; The troops IN the town had seen IoI
ssme time actively employed, having been no SUI u
rounded by the enemy who varied from s,y ,S,n 70
5000 men, in their diff rent attacks, all witnih
compass Of four miles Ga the l4th OF Dec ncn
they came down in force to the number o. o,Wv
close to the fort. 300 men OF the Ism, nr ~,
number of the 35th, two companies 81 SapPeIs, 'wo
guns of Captain Odfield, aud squadron OF .ne Sn
cavalry, under Lieutenant Mayns, sailed o1t under
Colonel Monte ath, aud drove them BACK WIN nedvy
loss. The troopers behaved very we'll as did also
the Sappers After this affair, they only appeared
in small bodies and, from under the shelter wnlch
the numerous forts around afforded, continued 10
on our sentines both day and night From the iz:n
of November the troops had ben employed 10
working on the defences. The day they entered
JellaIa6ad from Gundamuck the cantonments had
in progress Of erection, though the work was pro-
ceeding but slowly.
Oa the LIST of December the enemy presented
themselves close up TO the gates to the number Of
1000 but were quickly repused with the loss Of 100
men. among whom were the chief and two Molshs,
the trumpeters and encouragers OF the rebels The
enemy had recently been joined by powerful tribe,
inhabitants OF Khybar, whose dislike, however, was
so decided to Capt. Abbots guns that they precipl
lately retreatsd, not to appear again. Capt Burn,
whose corps deserted, had joined the garrison At
way Of employing themselves. had burned Gunda-
muck. Capt. Gerard mad been wounded In the
neck, as had also been Capt Wade OF her msjesty's
18Th the Later slightly The dsdsnsss OF
have been dispatched by Gen. Avtabile had not
arrived; was reported that they were not IN want
Of supplies at Cabul Our troops had heard OF the
march of the SD, Goth, and 64th Regiments Of Ma
tive Infantry.
We have reason to believe that the dispatches
received from the Indian Government give worse
account Of the state Of effAirs in Afxhanlstaa than
Cabul daunted by the fearful odds around them,
and Overures had been made for capltulatioA but
II seems that the terms demanded by the native
chiefs were nothing short of the surrender Of Shah
Sojah himself, and the abandonment Of the guns Of
the British army. To accede to these conditions
would be to expose The array to the almost certain
violation of them. The artillery is the last resource
which conpensates for the disparity of numbers
and without 1t nothing can be fereseen but mas
sacxe OF the troops-London Sun.
China.
The Earl Of Ha-dwicke at Calcutta from China
(Macao,) where she left the LIST of December. No
news except the reported captare of Hang tchoufoo
All hustle Al Calcutta, enbarking troops for CHINA
10 transports engaged, II, OOO TONS
Foreign Markets.
LONDON NonrY MARxEr, March 3.-The premium on
gold at Par. o per mille which, at the English Mint
prise Of 81 It's l0Al ounce for standard go gives
an exchanged - and the exch.nse at r:r. Lon
don at short being IS 5 il follows that gold 10 per
cent. dearer in London than in Paris:
By advces from Hambur the price Of gold ASH pr
mark which, ct the English Mint price Of fs It's ioid
for standard gold gives exchange OF 10 ST.
and the exchange at Hamburgh London At short be-
ing Is o. follows that gold il 0os per dsarsr in
London than in Hamburger.
Money continues abundant, without exhibiting any
prognostic Of a reverse during this nenth, which is
usually the heaviest in the quarter.
The English funds have been fiat oday, having
This attributed to rene wed rumors ofour
having received private dispatches from the Governor
published. is also feared that Sir R. Peels answers
the question put relative to the French in
Alssr. tend to rritse France which is already
very susceptible the slave trade treaty. The open
ing price Of Consols for the Account sos to fren
which they fell to ssl Tas present quotations ars:
consoh for Money, e93 to 81 do for the Account sol
The following is copy of the petition from the Ane
"The petition ofthe merchants ofthe American Cham.
with the United States Of America, N-AS
Funbly sheweth,-That your petitioners who are
extensively engaged in commerce with the United
States Of America beg respectfully but earnestly
present the great Importance Of the trade that
denced by Parliamentary and Congressional returns
That the whole amount of imports from the United
value Of which derived from the labor industry and
skill ofour fellow countrymen
That experience has shown, that the only limit to
the demand fer anufactures in the United states 10
their ability for them in the productions Of their
"That sound policy requires that every possible faci
lily should be given to such important customers by
which the predoce OF their country may be exchanged
That the United States Of America labor under great
tries Of Europe in the trade in Wheat and ,ur
occasoned by the working Of the sliding scale Of duties,
portion e M distance and that she !; mott in fact ct SU.
only nomnsly placed on the footing of the most favor
"That moderate fixed duty on wheat and -four would
most msteray benefit the trade between two coun.
tries and lead to an extension ofthe exports Of indus
''Thatthe domestic manufactures of the United States
have greatly increased during the last few years. which
"That the whole subj ct Of the tariff is the eve Of
being taken up and discussed in Congress- when is 10
be feared that unless we relax our system, realiatOry
"Tha the present time when a measure is under the
confederation Of H)sorsbe House for alteration
in the Corn Laws NEST favorable for the
ofsuch notifications may tend to increase trade
with the United States of America and by the enact
ment Of which the double purpose may be effected Of
coacating their friendly feelings and adv ancng the
interests Of our commerce and manufactures.
"Your petitioners therefore pray that our Honorable
House will substitute fixed duty for the sdin sc ale
as most conducive the bened, ofcommsrce Tensray
and especially as respects the trade with he Tni,d
States Of America but that in any event. such mea.
may be devised, either by extending the time for
during which duty shall be charged on the shrments
from America other wise may place the trade with
that country favourable footing a. that with more
neighbouring Countries
@And your petitioners will ever pray, sc.
"THOMAS TODD, President
LTvEhrooL CorToy MARKET, March 3.-The improve
ment in the appearance Of the market the close
week continued only through Monday-the accounts of
Tuesdays market at Manchester, being still uns atsfac
tory has since produced dulness here, and close
without any improvement in prces-35o0 bales Of kinds
being the sales Of the day, making for the five day Of
the week 1880 bales, of which SPECTATORS have taken
1900 surat and 1000 American and exporters 1850 Ame