The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-17

emni,e and no person in the United States kDows
this better than MIR. Webster. That gentleman WIZ,
perhaps be pleased TO hear that ms iordshiP mus
spoke set little value upon reciprocity treaties
III we take from the foreigner corn, We must pay ior
il with our manufactures Ill not directly, indrecty'
Sir Edward knalchbul, the Secretary at !" ar ana
a Cabinet Minister has delivered a speech 10 some
Of his Kent constituents. Though the meeting was
purely agricultural not one word did nc usier ~ sup
port of the corn law, though in the House OF Com
mons he declared that the present Law was absolutely
requisite for the maintaining OF marriage settlements
He nov ayows himself ready to grant long leases
The games up--even knatchbull has not WORD 10
say in its favor
rican Tariffs, has been copied into the Times, and
nearly every other paper in the country. The pithy
warning 10 the proteconists, on both sides The At
lantc, hal is high time for them TO be taugh, 20
live upon their own earnings or starye, The pub'.
having supported them long enough" has been much
relished for its fact and pungency. Mr. Golden al.
iuded it at the late election, and was loudly and
vehementIy cheerei. The public IN America, ana
in England, are now opening their eyes ana getnag
convinced of the ruth OF your assertion that The
system is system OF robbery
Trade Is improved, or, more properly speaking, tue
late improvement continues. Many circulars, from
first houses declare that this cannot last over Inc
present MONTH Others however anticipate steadness'
The London shopkeepers admit that times are memo
ing" and if they are conlented with the business
doing al this dull season OF the year. the fact augurs
well. The wholesale establishments in the metroPo-
lis avowedIy doing WELL and during the last three
or four weeks, the clearance OF articles, calculated
for manufacturing purposes has been SO extensive
that the Globe of The End inst, in its city article, dc-
clares that the qnanlily taken during the eleven
months of this year, gives excess OF ~ to 20 per
cent the same period OF lS42.
Money has been free though rather in demand
to-day, owing to its being the 4lh, or settling day.
The English Funds have been particularly firm,
ala hnvi ed
transfer The export of silver to New York, ior the
past week, has been 900 ounces.
The commercial treaty with Portugal is at an end,
at hast for the present, the Marquis PalmeIa having
land for Lisbon. The Brazilian treaty is just in the
position and the Ambassador, from RIO, pack
ing up his traps 10 be of home again. The EmPe.
ror's Envoy viii not yield one jot to slavery, and
Sir Robert Peel rather his foreign Secretary, Lord
Aberdeen, in his new born zeal for fine blacks, will
not hear Of the admission of pound Of slave grown
sugar into England, unless pledge be given that
emancipation of the negroes shall take place at the
earies, day that the public safety of Brazi will per-
nit. The commercial treaty with France and Eng
moval of Mr.. Edward Lyton BuIwer from the en-
bassy of Paris, TO be Minister al Madid though this
appo ntment will materially accelerate the negoa-
tluns for commercial treaty with Spain.
At the late great fair which was held at Frankfort
on the Oder, preference was given to British wool
of goods is described having been immense,
amounting to 80 600 cwt
The astonlshment created by discovery offrauds
upon the custom-house was not greater than that
which has agitated the town by the recent extensive
seizure of contraband tobacco. The duty upcl this
article is three shings and sixpence in the pound,
which is quite enough to excite the enterprise and
rapacity of the smuggler. 1t has been long since the
marked opinion OF official at the Board of trade,
that not than two-thrds of he tobacco sold in
taA to- ba F.rt
As far back 1890 committee of the House Of
Commons declared that the smuggling Of foreign
tobacco at present carried on to a very great
tent and that all the measures adopted at great
expense TO the country, are, and will be, Intellectual
to suppress IT, SO long the temptation OF evading
duty equal 40 twelve times the value Of the article
upon which IT is imposed" But notwil hstanding
these facts were well known the Cove rnmen Mt
have taken no steps to put down the wholesale sys-
TEN of smuggling which they we're well aware was
carried on even openly, by the large Houses. The
question, however, has now forced itself upon their
attention, and IT is expected that the next session of
Parliament will not pass by without some material
alteration taking place in the present law. The una
chDery for collecting the heavy duties and for PRO
tecDg The revenue against fraud, cumbrous and
costly, that the Government defeating their prin
cipsl object by It's continuance, and have no real
power OF reaching and REFRESHING the evil which
they so psintively admit Had il not been Tor
spill ), as II is termed, between the smugglers, tie
present palpable discovery would not have taken
place. As II rs, some of tho first houses, both in
England and Scotland, have been found out and are
now in the hands of the Attorney General
Messrs. Taddy & Gu. of the Minories, London, are
the chief Of the Metropolitan delnquents The Off
GERS, having received hini, followed a car contain
ing three hogsheads Of tobacco in stalk and leaf and
when they had arrived at Taddy's the vehicle was
being unloaded, and of the partners was actually
experimenting the weighing of portion of the
goods
The Attorney General has been recovering yer.
diets for treble the amount Of dues owed to the
Clown from the parties IMPLICATED in the late custom
house frauds
Insanity is breaking out in the model prison at
PentonyilIe, which you aware was erected after
what is considered 10 be the most successful system
in the United States This jail has only been opened
Tor the reception OF cuprts since December last and
!, appears that there are cases OF temporary
and two Of confirmed lunacy. Tue former D rites
are attended TO in the prison hos pla the latter are
sent to Bedlsm, as recoverable msdmen This ma
lac making system is arousing feeling Of deep and
thrilling indignation against the c. vernment and
will occupy goodly share Of the attention Of Par
lament The unhappy prisoners in this horrible
place OF torture are all sentenced long periods OF
transportation, but previously TO being despatched TO
Botauy Bay, or elsewhere, pass eigh cen months 10
the probationary prison. in a state OF silence and sol
itude. They are taught 10 work at trades and if
they conduct themselves properly, they are TO have
their freedom on reaching their des nation and be
found employment. II partially bad 10y misconduct
they are to have only partial freedom, and half OF
their earning. but II ncoriigible, they will be ship.
ped 10 Tassnan's Island-a hell upon earth-as il Is
proverbially declared to be-there to pass the whole
term Of their sentence
The other new prison, at Parkhurst, in the isle Of
Wight, for the reformation Of the depraved con-
wet youth, is progressing very fayorably and it Is
generally believed that the system adopted there
will answer admirably.
There have been two convictions for murder in
London, the homicdos having been committed under
circumstances Of peculiar aggravston, without the
least exlenuating point Execution has not followed
the sentence-to die, but tae wretches have been
transported for life. II must be horrible murder.
after this exercise Of the royal prerogatve, which
will carry the oulprt TO the scaoIJ. Public feeling