Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-03-17

and Sir Robert Peel, having avowed ms deter
ulinalion to adhere TO the sliding scale, and DC
c)ared that there could not be the distress in the
country that was represented, because he had
from the aggregate consumption that
it amounted to liberal quantity per head, the
INDIGNATION of the Anti Corn Law party knew
no bounds.
The Wig papers were furousIy attacking the
ministry, and public meetings were assembling
in all parts Of the kingdom.
There had been serious riot at Northampton
A party ofthc inhabitants engaged in burning
Sir Robert Peel in e0lgy, were met by strong
body of the police, who rescued the efiigy and
took three prisoners. The police then retired to
the Town Hail, where the popnlace attacked
them with stones, and destroyed all the windows
and gas lamps in the neighborhood. besides inJu-
ring he buildings before euictncss was restored.
No lives were lost,
In Hanlcy and Shelton, the popnlace Paradrd
the streets, with drum and fife, and an eifigy Of
Sir Robert Peel, which after pepperng right SCUM
" with mud and stones, they -iddled it with piss
toll shots, and finally burned it.
George Thompson, the abolitionst, was lectur-
ing with great vehemence against the Corn laws.
Trade in the manufacturing districts continu-
ed greatly depressed.
Lord John Russell had made long and pow
erfnl speech against the Corn Laws Able
speeches had also been made onthe other side.
The overland mail brought ad7ices from Bonn
bay to the 1st Jan and from China to the I4;h
Nov. The news from China is favorable, that
from India ofan opposite complexion
The accounts from the northern expedition in
China, under Sir Henry Pottnger relate a Sc
rics of successes. Chusan was again taken on
LIST of Oct after some sharp fighting, in which
however, the English loss was triHng.
The city of Chinese at the month of Ningpo
river, about Is miles from the large city Of Ming
pc, was taken on the 10Th, with the loss of 5 Kill
led 30 wounded and Nlngpo was taken on the
18th, being abandoned by the Chinese sodcry,
Who refused again to face the British. Sir Hen
ry had sent to India for reinforcements to pro-
coed to Pckin, next season. These successes
had, however, drawn no oVertures for peace from
the Chinese.
There is some obscurity in regard to the intel
liren,e from India. brought by the last I.evant
mail. IN consequence of some discrepancies in
REGARD to dates; but it is certain that all Che
tribes OF Atghanistan are more or less IN arms
against tie British forcrs.
The winter in the north OF EnroTe, winch
1t the first sat in so vigorously, had disappointed
Is own representations and turned out very mid.
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revolution had broken out in Portugal. The
outbreak took place at Cparto On the 9th Jan.
The latest dates are said to be on the 7th Feb. A
Provisional Junta had been established. The bust
ness first entered upon by the new Junta was
the nomination of committee OF Finance having
the public funds at their disposal. Circulars had
been transmitted to the chief civil and military
authorities Of the kingdom, inviting them to fol-
low the example of 0parto in proclaiming the
Constitutional charters. A large number of the
commanders and governors had already