The St. Landry whig., 1845-04-10

u dIAS HNNSL $780, ---ZO =
of necessity be abandoned.
anew Arctic expedition isto be uhdertaken' d
the command of which will devolve upon o,r :
John franklin, with Captain Crozier, as second. Z
The leading feature of Sir Robert Peers IL
nancial statement is the continuance OF the IN !
come tax, for the purpose Of allowing the reduc- :
ton Of other taxes which press upon the Punlc' 9
Frem the proposed change in the sugar dl'ies
Sir Robert anticipates a reduction IN 'nt Prlt'
~ofsugar in favor of the consumer, oil A4o PEI
ID. q
In addition to the contemplated reduction IN
the sugar duties. he ~propSpyes to abolish the tax
90 on no less than 430 articles, which nave
hitherto stoodin the tariff, under various rates Oh
duty, producing great trouble both to the ,Inpnr-
! tors and to tho custom-house officers. Ihe ltst
of these articles include some important com
| modities.
The next change in the duties on imports Is a
! total repeal Of the ~impoliiic duty on cotton WOOL
, and a repeal Of the entire taxes on exports, m
!, Guiding that on Goals. :,
Sir Robert peel's financial resolution prevail
Y ed BY a majority Of 208.
!: Sir Robert Peel, in answer to q question from
$ Mr., Hawkes., said it was not the intention OF
Government to make any alteration at present IN
!, the duties on tobacco.
In the Commons on Friday, the 2Sth, the
Chancellor of the Excheqser stated that the
il new sugar duty would commence on the 14th
II March. :,
n INptA4Sp CHINA. The news by this mail
Is Of more Importance and interest than the over
] land mail has brought for months. The Pun@anb1
h is again in coInmotion. A revolution broke Out
and Heera Singh, the Rajah, and Jelia Pundia,
have been killed. The English Government
had, it was believed, no idea OF interfering N
this instance, though the time may not De lar
tS lL n. II sk.-.i I.ntl;tral H. n do cn
There had been rather a serious disturbance
al Hong Kong in consequence OF a registration
decree issued by Government, which was fesls.
ted by the Europeans.
of IREL4Np. AT a meeting of the repeal associ.
ation on The l7thsult., the rent was announced
to to be fl52, which included a handsome remit
US lance from Washington and a still larger one
from Baltimore. The proceedings possessed
T. little interest beyond the fact of Mr.. OConnell
stating that the new grant for the Catholic Col.
ed lege Of MAMMOTH would be 1850 and that ne
a. would take all he could get for that establish
ce ment.
FRANcE.-Mr. salvandy has been appointed
OF Minister of Public Instruction, TO M the vacancy
&c caused by the mental alienation Of Mr.. Vllie1na'f''
he That eminent gentleman has been restored to a
healthful state Of mind, but has announced his
lst purpose to retire from political life and devote
on hitnselfto literature. -,
18th The reported collision between an English
On 9, and French ship at I%Fahitf, has been contradict
'ht ted officially.
re- poRrueAI. Accounts from Lisbon. of the
we 18th ult., state thatdon the preceding day the
as. Queen was confned5 and gave birth TO a Prin'
of cess. The medical bulletin ofthe 18th ut, an
m nounces that her MAJESTY and the lntanta are
ris going onewell. Three days Of rejoicing, witt
ne Examinations are dSTeed to celebrate the event
The intelligence off, political character IS en-
ngs tireN destitute Of interest.
:ir- SPAIN. The Madrid Journals are chiefly oc
by cupied with a new conspiracy, said TO have beeI
MA discovered at Vittoria, which the Government
ent have deemed of sufficient importance TO sem
the General Concha to suppress. One party repre-
.nts sents the emelEe, as favoring Espartcro, and tn
e u other describes it as "a Carlist conspiracy. Sev
ney eral ofthe conspirators have been arrested. III
TED affair appears, however, to have been grossl
anu exaggerated.
Ut. A quarrel has arisen between the QueensMc
MI Their and Narvaez. Gen. Prim had been pal
9 10 doned and ordered to reside at Madrit.
The Spanish Ministry is seriously endeayo,
uch ing to put an end to slavery. A circular ha
heen sent 10 all the Spanish Consuls in diferel
can countries, urging them to give every possible el
enlargement to the emigration of laborers
ieh- Cuba, in order that the white population may
iate increased, and the necessity of having slav
lefl' there become less and less urgent.
SWITZERLAND. The feeling against comm
'dity ihs ~ uuea,to :" ,g;ta,a tho, country =,
will probably lead to the eventual expulsion
=. the disciples of Loyolo from the Cantons.
= Morocco. The differences between Swed'
1;h and Denmark and Morocco have been ARA
~ ged by the mediation of the Governments
III France and Great Britain.
! IN FRom II EAST. There has been annth
ates. revolution in the Punjuab, in which Heera Sin
fthe the Raiah, was killed, withaa number OF his
Lord therents.
There had been a sort of revolution also
,ngst Nepaul, but not attended by bloodshed.
nm. The disturbances in Kolapore had been broue
right to a close, for the present at least.
70 to In Scinde tranquility prevailed, but so did
cholera also. The sickness and mortality amo
The the troops continued to be frightful.
used Disease had appeared also in Affshar'asta
ouch and ravaged a number OF towns.
5 the The English garrison at Alden were exPe
Roy ing another attack from the ARABS VINO We
/, the gathering in large numbers.
Roy LlvnsPooL CoTroy MARKET. Report ul
March Sd. Our cotton market has had a We
animated appearance since Friday last. Prit
The have an upward tendency, yet though in so
itain instances an adyande Of IL per Id. has been
linis. allied, we cannot qlole the advance as gener
1rua- On Saturday, the sales amounted to lis
peal bales, of which 5000 were to spectators; and
larry day II 600 bales have changed hands, of VIII
however, 1000 were also to spectators. I
Icles. sales to-day comprise 1000 Surat, 81 d 10 81
q da. 200 Pernams SILL; 400 Egyptian, 5aito u
and the remainder American, 81 TO 81.