The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-05-28
ARRIVAL OF THE
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O'Clock, bringing news from Liverpool
and London up to the 4th inst.
From England the most important news
is the passage of the Corn Importation
Bill in the House Of Lords by over 100
majority on each principal division. In
the House of Commons the Tories have
given in their adhesion TO the Income
lax Bill at last, in order to prevent the
resignation of Sir Robert Peel and
prospective revolution.
Money is very plenty in England, and
although the unsettled state of foreign az
fairs occasionally caused funds to huctu-
ate, yet they have rallied and are quoted
higher than last advices.
The Cotton Market was rather dull; but
at the latest moment former prices were
fully maintained.
The British hold their own in India;and
from all appearances would soon make
terrible havoc among the Affghanislans.
| Sir Charles Bell is dead
The Duke of Wellington is about to
retire from public life.
Washington Irving had landed in Bris-
toll.
The Steamship Columbus arrived out
April 90.
The Manchester Market continues very
depressed. Prices lower than ever, and
the supply greatly exceeded the de-
mand.
The Rochdale flannel market is i'm
proving; the Hudderslield market remain
ed much the same.
IREIAND.-Revolting outrages are of
daily occurrence. and are said, by those
who understand the causes, to be mainly
owing to the system Of discrimination"
or "depopulailon," which has been pur-
sued there for many years-to quarrels
between parties about the possession of
land, and to the desperate poverty to
which large portion of the peasantry is
reduced; as an inevitable consequence.
Among the editors throughout Upper
airy an undisguised enmity is manitesting
itself against the payment of the poor
rates. In the neighborhood of Newport
the rate-collector there cannot get in one
| farthing. The delaulters profess an o.
pen, and avowed contempt for summons
they proclaim that they will not pay
that they will not be made to pay-that no
man dare distrain them-thal if they he
dstrained no one can buy their stock
To such length has this hostility run.
that notices have been posted in that local
ity within the present week, threatening
any one with death who will pay the poor
rates.
| FRANCE. The French papers comment
on the late message to congress, Of Pre-
sldent Tyler, in manner which leads to
the inference that they world most gladly
witness breaking out of hostilities be-
tween England and America.
EGYPT. Our private correspondence from
Alexandria dated the 9Th inst states that
Mehemet Ali was at Mnet-el- Gamk, in
Lower Egypt, where he was as anxious
ly engaged in agricultural pursuits, as he
had formerly been devoted to the arts of
war. lie had constructed 600 sakies or
machines for irrigation, and the entire po
pulalon was engaged in making embank-
ments. For the purpose ofimprnving the
cotton growth in Egypt, he had imported
three cargoes of cotton seed from SEMINAR
and further supply from Georgia, Uni
ted States, which was TO be sown this sea-
son.
INDIA AND CHINA.-The French gov
eminent received an express from Malta.
announcing the arrival there of the Great
Liverpool, with important intelligence
from India and China. Her dates are to
the LIST of March, from Bombay, the 18th
of February, from Candahar the 31st of
the same month; from Jel.allabad, and,
the 18th of February, from China.
1.-THE British in China have captured
three other towns, Rapoo, Tsikee and
Tunghoya, which are situate within a
circle. extending from 90 to 40 miles
round Ningpo.
"Sir H. Pottinger, who arrived at Hong
Kong on the LIST Feb, had abandoned the
intention of attacking Canton. He was
then concentrating all his forces with the
view of directing them on Pekin, and had
refused to negotiate with the commission
ers sent to him by the Emperor, being de-
termined not TO treat but with the sover-
eign directly.
In Affghanistan, Gen. Pollock seems to
have given up all idea Of forcing the Ky
Der Pass until he should have received the
reinforcements he expected, or unless
Gen. Sale, whose position was unchang-
ed, desired his assistance.
At Guznee and Khelat-i-GhIzee the
British still hold the same position.
The Afghans surrounded Candahar
with numerous forces, and Major Cen
eral Mott was preparing to repulse them.
Lord Peterborough has been proclaim
ed general of India. He reached
Calcutta on the 2Sih Feb