The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-01


duties which press severely industry. 1t is tole-
raby clear that the limit Of pr0ductiveness oftaxes
on consumption has been passed. OF this better
proof can hardly be afforded than the falling off in
the taxes after Inc III per cent Was added TO them
HEALTH OF Her MAJESTY the arrangements
have been made at Buckingham Palace for the in
terestlng event In the royal household, which may
be very shortly expected The attendants have
been all summoned TO their posts aud the apart
meuts assigned TO the physicians have been pre- pare
in case OF sudden emergency. The Royal chill
dren Will, 1t Is fully expected, reside for the benefit
OF the sea air in Lord Ashburton's vile Stokes
bay during the ensuing summer.
ILLEGIrIMArE CHILDREN. The following is an alb
stract return of egitimate children registered IN
Lancashire, the West Riding of Yorkshire, Nor
folk Surrey AID Herefordshire, in the respective
three years, 1913, and 1889 Al; which return has
been laid upon The table of the House of Commons
on the motion OF Mr. Stuart Worlley:-In 1891,
Lancashire, 6. l72; York West Riding. 1882; Nor,
folk, 2,422; Surrey, LOGS; Hereford, 6Sl In all
there had been increase (except York) since 1889
Sailed Provisions There has just been laid
before Parliament copy OF letter from the Lords
OF the Treasury to the commissioners Of customs,
in which Sir q. Clerk says" am commanded to
acquant you that my lords are OF opinion that salt
provisions, which have undergone in Canada the
whole Ell the processes requisite TO the preservation
or curing the article, may, within The terms and
spirit of the Navigation Act, be regarded and add
mitted as colonial produce" And the commission
ers are desired 10 act accordingly.
QUICK PASSAGE FROM CHARL EsroN--The Hiber-
MIA, Qor many years one OF the New York liners,)
entered the Mersey on Thursday night, after eX
traordinary passage from Charleston of nineteen
days. The Hibernia is commanded by Captain
Bunting, who has certainly made the quickest run
from that port the Atlantic, yet accom-
pshed
France.
The FEATHER has become broken, but was still
warm in Paris Already the mark cts feel the in
tluence .of the fine spring season experienced in
France.
The new Chamber is said to be composed as fol-
lows coalltlonists,, 1903; Coalitionsts, 81 !;
Doubtful, 49, The l03 will, no doubt, support the
Re gent and all the measures OF the present Ministry
As 10 the exact men they may DESIRE is another at
fair Accounts from Madrid of the 18th alt. state
that the second elections were proceeding in favor
| of Ministers. On that day the lease of the Alma
den quicksilver mines was adjudged to Senior Sala-
manca, al SlA dollars the quIntal. M. Weswelsr,
agent OF the house of Rothschd, lost the prize by
| few reals.
Madrid papers of March Both publish the ceremo
NAL to be observed at the opening of the Cortes.
The Queen and Regent are both to be present The
latter opens the Chau bers with speech. The Roy
al Session takes place in the saloon of the Senate.
| In the other circumstances of the ceremony there
will be novelty The Senate held It's first or pre-
| paraory meeting that day. The deputies have not
| yet held their preparatory session. large number
| IS understood to have arrived In Madrid There
was seldom less speculation here on occasion of
this kind about the relative strength of parties,
/
| Chamber was likely to assume No party, indeed
| pretends to progpostcate the of events, or
| claim their direction.
Russia.
| A letter from st. Petersburg of the 10Th ult pub
Ished in the a" Gazette des Tribunaux," states thai
the Emperor OF Russia had granted full amnesty to
| number of Poles exlled to Siberia or the interior
OF Russia, for the part they had taken the revolu
ton OF November, 1880
| China.
The latest dates brought by the Overland Mail
are-Alexandria, March 25; Calcutta, February 49,
Ceylon, February 81 Chlna-Macao, January 20;
Chusan, January II; Hong Kong and Nankn, ia
nuary IA; Delhi, February 49, Lahore. February 5;
| Madras, February q; Manila, January 81; Maurl-
tius January FL scinde' February %; and sinsa-
tranquility continues to be preserved at Canton,
and the rerturbed and discontinued spirit which led
to the riot of the 7th December. and which still in
likely to be- entirely subdued. An attempt to blow
up OF the public gates of the city, afforded some
| time ago, evidence of its existence; but the
prompt issuing by the government, OF prOca nations
cOuched In a resOute and decided tone, and which
had the effect of preventing any serious disturb
| ances, proved at the same time the anxiety of the
| Chinese officers to rvet the good feeling now sub
| slsDg between the two governments
| Elepoo, the high imperial commissioner, deputed
by the Chinese government TO conduct the CONNER
| cal negotiations with Sir Henry Pottinger, arrived
| at Canton on the l0h of January 1t was arranged
that the first negotlatory conferences should be held
| at Whampoa
With respect to the new tariff, nothing has trans
pired as to the terms which are likely to be recon
| mended tor adoption by the merchants The lmpe-
rial list OF duties will however, 1t is thought. be the
| basis of the tariff. When Elepoo reached Canton,
The Hong merchants expressed their desire to have
| an interview with him, which he declined. The
claims for iudemnfcatIOn preferred by parties
whose property was destroyed during the disurban.
ces of the 7th and 9Th of December have not been
settled. The river Canton continues be infest.
ed with pirates to dangerous extent and these des
Il do m In mr. darn md uHupI
| in their deeds An English orcha, or lighter, call
ed the Enterprise, had been attacked and captured
her cargo worth f25 900 plundered, and her captain
and officers, and four Manila sailors, cruelty put to
| death Mr.. Wilson, European passenger tea tast-
er to the Arm of Turner ~ Co. had hair breadth
| escape.
Dispatches in anticipation of the Indian mail to
the Isl of March had arrived They bring most i'm
| portant intelligence from Sclnde.
| 1t appears that the Ameers of Hyderabad, while
making arrangements to collect a large army, con-
| tinued to play " fast and loose" wi h Major OutrJm,
| whom the Indian government had in December
sent to them in order to make terms. 1t must be
| recoleced that those Ameers. who were long re.
| garded as tributaries of the afghan empire, haC
| within some years enjoyed sort of independence
| of all subjection Their principles were those o
Eastern desPots, who govern the country Tor thel
own special advantage Industry and civilization
were at a stand there, while the most fertile dis
tricfs along the Indus were turned into wastes o.
jungle deserts or the preservation OF the wild am
mails whom those Ameers amused themselves occa
| sionay in hunting and destroying
The prltIsh government having introduced civil
| cation into portion of Scinde, and having taken
| possession OF the Indus, the navigation of which
| became matter of general benefit, demand was
made on the Ameers TO give up, tor the OF that
navigation, certain strips OF land living along the ri
| yer. They temporized until at length their troops
were collected, when on the 14th of February they
sent word to Major Outram to retire from their city
| Major o., who did not suppose that they would
| proceed to extremities, delayed. On the 10Th, the
resdency of the British Political Agent Minister,
| was attacked it was CALAMITY defended by 500 men
| for several hours but at length their ammunition
having been expended, the British soldiers retired,
| with small loss, to the steamers, and proceeded
to Join Sir Charles Napier then at the head Of about
27OOmen, at distance of ~ miles from the capital
| of the Ameers The latter hastened, at the head OF
1000 men, to attack the British force
| (, On the 18th battle took place, which only
| be compared TO the celebrated one at Passey, in
| which, after a severe struggle OF three hours, the
i Arnears uere totally rnAted and their irnons dis