The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-19
FOREIGN NEWS.
LATER FROM EUROPE.

With promptness peculiarly her own
the steamer Great Western, Capt. Hoskeh,
arrived at our wharf on Saturday morning
at half past two o'clock. bringing London
papers 10 the 18th and Liverpool Of the It'll
ult. In Parliament the Canada corn bill
had its third reading by vote of $50 to u.s.
The Ireland arms bill was still under debrt-'
the opposition being very violent and
persevering On the 18th, message from
Queen announced the approaching marriage
ofthe Princes Augusta of Cambridge to the
Duke of Meclenburg Strelitz. An allow
ance of $4,000 per annum was asked. Mr..
Williams said he should oppose it on the
ground of the distressed condition of the
country: the German Princes and Prin-
cesses, he said, already have f200,p00 per
annum from England. Mr.. Hume likewise
opposed it vehemently, but with little effect,
as he had with him only 81 against 223.
Lord John Russell, on the 18th. moved to-
90 into Committee on the Corn Laws
The motion was lost, 244 to las. In the
course of the debate Lord John TINS referred
to Mr.. Webster Baltimore speech:
81 see that in late speech delivered in
the United States, Mr.. Webster mentions
an inclination he presumes TO exist in this
country, not indeed TO admit wheat and
barley, but Indian corn; there may be some
benefit arise from the Introduction of Indian
corn, but it must be small. innsmuch as il is
not the habit of this empire to consume it."
Sir Robert Peel in his reply. thus adverts
to the, notion Of separate negotiations with
the United States:
"The honorable gentlemen at the same
time strongly pressed upon him (Sir Robert
PeeD the policy of entering into an imme-
date negotiation with the United States
upon the subject of the cornslaws, by way of
offering an equivalent to them for making
n modification of their tariff. But would
the hon. gentlman advise the Government
TO deal exclusively with the United States,
and offer to take agricultural produce of the
United States upon terms more Favorable
than those we should offer to other coun-
tries! The honorable gentleman said the
abrogation of the corn-aws would he essen
tial to any satisfactory negotiation with tho
United States. lfso, how vas it possible
that any concession of that nature could be
made the basis of negotiation with the IT,
States If the corn-laws were TO be repealed
II The honorable gentleman thought that we
ought to deal with the United States by Of
fering to them The special privilege of free
introduction Of IFS agricultural produce into
this country, it was quite clear that he could
not vote for the present motion, or at all e.
vents, for the abrogation ofthe present law,
which would be giving TO the United States
all the advantages he considered might be
offered as an equivalent, without this couD-
try receiving any advantage in return. lie
(Sir Robert PeeD could not understand the
principle on which the hon. gentlemen adj
vlsed negotiation with the United States
especially with respect to the relaxation of
our corn-Iaw, and yet by his vote tonight
was prepared to give to the United Stntes
every advantage that they could derive
from any negotiation with u.s."
Nevertheless Mr.. Webster's speech was
topic of great interest IN Europe, and had
been extensively republished and the ed
Itors of the American say they have seen
letter from high source, expressing the o.
pinion that two Commissioners mutually
empowered. could bring about an ARRANGE
ment" between the two countries of great
value to both.
In IRELAND. the Repeal movements still
continue. but no new features have been
developed. No acts Of violence have oc-
CURED, and O'COnnell is as decided as
ever in repudiating the idea Of employing
force except in self-defence. The NEE
tings are still attended by hundreds Of thou
sands, and the collections are gradually on
the increase. An Address to the People
Of Ireland has been issued. AnH-Repeal
meetings are also held. Several slight dis.
turbances had occurred, but nothing serious.
A gentlemanly man, formerly Solicitor,
has been arrested for having having
offered in n letter TO Sir James Gra-
ham, to assassinates O'Connell. He sni.i
it was mere squib-written after dinner
under the influence Of wine, and thus II was
sent by mistake. He was bound over to
answer any indictment that might be drawn
against him.
The British and Foreign Bible Society WI,
in session as the Worlds Convention. At
the former among the most prominent spca-
kers were Rev. j. ANGEL James, Joseph
Surge, DIR. Browning, Rev. Amos Phelps,
Lewis Tappan, ] e. Fuller, and others
Mr.. William Johnson, Chairman of Com
mittee of Vigilance in New York. IA COM
mittee to and slaves in escaping from their
mastery stated that the committee had
passed, during the year 1878 slaves into
Canada and that about 5000 annually at
tempted to escape, Of whom one third usual
f0ll a.n
Of cruelty to Save in this country. Wheth.
er it be true or not we have no means OF
knowing -
"Among others he mentioned the case Of
n fugitive and his brother who escaped from
John Terry. in Covipgton. Louisiana. They
fell in with some Of the United States troops
in Florida. and the officers in command
had the base cruelty to surrender them for
the paItry reward Of four hundred dollars !;
on being brought back to their master they
were placed in hogsheads. filed with
wrought nails driven in from the outside