Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-05

| sures has been taken TO ascertain abe cor
RICHNESS Of the charges urged asa;nst the
French Consul al B~arcelona, With the
~adius,men, Of the dispute The cavalier
Spaniards are dissatisfied. They contend
thai the apologies should have been mu.
rnal and though they applaud Esparlero
for rendering an excuse 10 France, 'hey
| blame him because he did uol insist upon
reciprocity Of compliments. "Spain. they
say, "has signed her own degradation"
After all, especially when O considers
that their naturally naughty temperament
is irrisased. no doubt. by tho fact that ad.
ditional honors arc about to DO conferred
upon the imagined cause Of all the tur-
mol, NJ. Lesseps-these respectable gen.
tlenen are INDUCING in a very harmless
and excasable hut. The regent has ad-
| dressed The electors in q remarkable elo-
auent and judicious document, in which,
reminding themfof their duties. he declares
| himself indifferent 10 the result Of the con-
,es, 50 long as the deputies returned shall
be pledged to uphold the Constitution.
..averse 10 intrigues and inaccessible to
corruption
1t is generally supposed that the Liber-
| al party will acquire an accession OF
strength in tho elections.
Portuscl.-Thc British minister it
| seems has received instructions from his
| Government, 10 break of the negotiations
for the tariff convention. -Grea. Britain
refuses 10 accept the last proposals which
Portugal has rendered, and is resolvcd to
| ,riie away no more limo in useless aud
| frivolous correspondence. IN order TO
pacify the Dourosipicrcss which are ma
| terially affected byyslhe unwelcome termi-
| nation Of a negotiation, from The success
| ful issne Of which SO much bene6t was
anticipated. public monies are 10 be gran
| ted to them. A Bill endowing n privil-
edged company with Que half Of the pre-.
sea-, export duties on Por, Wine had been
unanimously passed by The deputies. The
sum Of 80 Geo is tn he annually allowed
| them, on condition that II be expended
among the Douro wine merchants by pull
chasing from them 1900 pipes Of inferior
wines at q higher ate than is otherwise
~auainaLle. The ceding to the company
Of the monopoly of Brandy wac lost by q
majority of three. To atone for the out
lay a fresh tax musl be imposed on the
| already overburthened Portuguese. Afier
all, the whole affair is but, laih and plaster
policy-,rumpery trucking to expcdiency
NOT sound craftsmanship.
The French privilege question will, il
is supposed be amicabiy adjusted.
Fianee.-Ths French papers are chief
~ occupied with speculatious On the pro-
liability Of the defeat or retreat Of Guizo,,
in consequence of the detection OF ON
of his supporters. Count Mole will sue
coed him. they chorally predicI. BE this
as i, may. in the recent election of Com
miuees and Of Deputies, the Guizo. party
has been alphabetically victorious. II is
certain that the King Is firmly attached 10
Guizoi.
The apology Of humbled Spain appears
to have paci6ed the chivairous ire Of
France, and the chances Of a rupture are
remo,c.
Paris papers Of the date the lsi instant,
cousirm the predictions hitherto buzarded
as 10 tho certain success Of the ministry.
The King is firmly attached to then, and
has openly declared bis unwilliugness to
dismiss them. 1t would seem tina, the
opposition during the last few days have
LOST ground considerably. Like all cx-
pectar, patriots, each Of them insists upon
prescribing his own nostrnm and SO far
from deciding upon the administration Of
Que well eoncocted and cutningly sn,nl-
gameted dose, each man quarrcs win his
colleague because be will not yield to his
medicine, The plan Of superior excellence.
'The discussion or the Secret Service
| Money Bill had commenced, aad 50 far
as we can judge oa~sPiciously for the Min
istry.
Latest M6Kgenre.--The Louiou pa
| pers of las. night contain no news Of i'm
poriauce. The trial Of VI. Naughten for
the murder Of Mr. Drunmond bad com-
menced al the Cenrra Criminal Court,
bu, at the hourof the mali leaving had no,
terminated. So far as the evidence has
gone il bears strongly against lts prisoner.
The interest aud anxiety 10 gain admit
lance into the court is described rs having
been immense.
Ia the Huuse Of Commons los, night,
in answer To a question by Lord Palmcrs-
ton.
Sir r. Peel said he hai no objection TO
lay before The house copies Of or extracts
from communications between Lord Ash
burton; the secretary Of state for the colo
mics, and Mr.. Webster, in reference 10 The
treaty signed at Washington on The 9Th
Of August, lS42.
MARKETS.
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HAvRE, Feb. "a. IS43.