The New York herald., 1845-02-21
Farllament was to open In London on the 9Th
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on the occasion of the opening of Parliament on
TUESDAY the 4h OF February will have places reserved
made at this Office before Ave O'Clock on Monday the Id
| February -
No LADY can be admitted into the body of the House,
NO strangers will be admitted except by ticket from
The doors will be opened at twelve o'clock
WHLOUGHBY DE EREsBY, @. C.
MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. some quarters it
is confidently announced that the tariff will under
60 an extensive revision, the success Of former re-
oucnon 2. duties On imports having been most de-
cided: The propriety of striking off great num-
pei OF aricles upon which small duties are charge
able, houtproduelng any amount OF consequence
TO the revenue, has tor some time past and contin-
the mercantile circles. The arguments adducedi in
favor OF such revision are, that whilst the tariff
embraces upwards of 1000 different articles the
than 20 of these commodities, and that as much
delay is nterposed in obtaining clearances for those
that are unproductve to the revenue as those that
are It is desirable to sweep the whole Of the minor
duties OH There 10 also increasing opinion that
the income tax will be made less onerous than it is
at present. especially to parties in receipt of low
salaries But Is expected that the great question
will be-wll the duties upon foreign slave grown
sugars be lowered-two cargoes from Venezuela
"a slave republic) having been cleared for home
consumption In this country; and whether there
will De an alteration in the corn laws. From the
the chances are held to be- that the duty upon for
eign sugars will be reduced and many think there
will be fixed duty Of 5s the quarter upon foreign
wheat entered for home consumption.
MINIsTERIAL ARRANeEMENTs.-lti is definitely ar.
ranged thatSir Thomas Freemantle goes to Ireland
as Lord Eliors successor in the important Office OF
Chief Secretary; that the Hon. Sydney Herbert
takes Sir Thomas Freemantle's place as Secretary
at War, with !, e sea. in the Cabinet; and that the
Right Hon. H. I. L. Cory succeeds to the First
Secretaryship to the Admiralty, vacated by Mr.
Sidney Herbert Mr.. Thomas Barring, M p has
been invited by Sir Robert Peel to take office in
all respects suited to his talents and commercial
knowledge, and we fully expect that we shall. in
day or two, have to announce his accession to the
Ministry In position in which he can be eminent
useful. LORD 1 Daiaorsle quits the vice-Presi
head that department by reason of the retirement
Of the Right Hon. w. E. Gladstone
We are disposed to think that Mr.. Gladstone re-
sures, to be taken either by the Archbishop of Can
'erbury, at the nstigation Of Governments or more
likely by the Queen in Council, with or without
the concurrence and assistance Of Parliament. for
within the church, according to the unexceptona.
BILE model which generally subsisted throughout
the kingdom dozen years ago.-Record.
The following changes were spoken of in the
London papers :-ssa4.fna 4- ua
Lord Chancellor. Mr.. Pemberton Leigh with Peer
age) vice Lord Lyndhurst.
Sir Frederick Thesiger Chief Justice Of the Common
Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, Attorney General vice Sir w. Fol
lett whose health forbds the hope OF his being
The Hon Mr. wortisy. Solicitor General, in the place
Of sr Thesger elevated to the Bench, Chief Of the
Common Pleas.
RELIeIoN AND PoLIrIcs IN ENGLAND AND ScoT
LAND The question of the rubric, which has for
some time been the prevailing topic in the Church
of England, has been brought prominently before
the public by letter from the Archbishop Of Can
terbury to the clergy and laity, Of his province.
The Archbishop recommends the clergy to abstain
from any further attempt to introduce changes in
the Church service, unless they are acceptable to
the laity, and to let matters generally remain as
they are, until the way shall be prepared for final
settlement" In consequence of this letter, the
Bishop of Exeter has Withdrawn from the contest
with the aty of his diocese, and has declared tina,
ne thankfully accepts the prospect of adjustment
OF their present diversltes by some general mea.
sure which shall have the sanction of the whole
Church Whether such measure will be introdu.
ced 10 Parliament in the ensuing session is doubt
ful, but the contemplated resignation of Mr. w. E.
Gladstone, the President Of the Board OF Trade,
whose opinions on Church matters are known to
be strong, is said by many to give some color to
such an expectation. Others think that his seces-
sion has arisen from some contemplated arrange
men;s of the cabinet commercial affairs. Whilst
third party state that the currency question, as at
fecting Scotland, in which some of his family are
deeply interested, is more probably the actuatins
derstand, is determined to provide security for
the paper money in that country; he is supported in
his views by the other members of the cabinet;
latter party CONTENDS that the tariff and the sugar
duties, by Sir Robert Peels own admissions, can
not be egisated upon in the ensuing session OF Par
lament
HORRIBLE SHIPwREcK AND Loss OF LIFE.-The
American brig GaZelle, Captain PhllbrOOk, from
Bangor, United States, bound to Port-au-P Prince,
was capszed in lat. 80, Ion. 6h on the morning OF
December IL, while lying to IN gale of wind =
She Immediately filled with water, turned bottom
ups but soon rghted again, with the loss Of three
men, The decks were swept OF every thing move
able, and the bulwarks were gone. The remain.
der OF the crew stuck to the wreck on which they
remained twenty-four days, during which time their
sufferings, from the absence OF water, were in
tense. No less than nine vessels passed them dur
ing this period, without affording the least relief
Two men were stationed on the rigging, constantly
piece of canvass was affixed to the manmast, which
was intended to serve as bucket to catch what rain
water might run down the mast. The only prov-
sion, were few beet bones and pork rlnds. On
Tamerlane, Captain Theobald, from Savan-
nah, bound to Liverpool, hove in sight, bore
down, and took off the famished wretches and
brought them to thisport. At the time Of their
from their backs-ther socks being the only cover
ing Their bodies resembled in color and appearance
marble statues rather than those Of living men: No
thing, according to the statement of the survivors,
could exceed the kindness OF the good Capt Theo-
bald. He caused their bodies to be rubbed with
camphorated spirits; he fed them sparingy at first,
and allowed them onlya pint OF water dayunt they
began to improve under his hands, when he gave
them a more generous diet. Our excellent towns
man, Charles Ware, who has always hand open as
melting charity for merit, in whatever shape he
fiads il, has opened subscription at his Office,
Waterloo-road, for the relief OF the unfortunate
Csptain Pnilbrook. The amount already exceeds
E25, and it promises to be more substantial. 1t
| ought to be so.-Livupoot Chronicle, Jan 25.
nTHR SroRM--The port Of Liverpool and neigh.
borhood was visited, on the night Of Saturday and
which did little damage on land. but has been pro
ductive OF great disasters at sea. On the coasts
adjacento Liverpool several small craft foundered,
aud fine vessel, called the Manchester, bound for
| the East Indies, was totally wrecked on the West
| Hoyle. Thalberg, the celebrated pianist, and a
party of vocalsts, left here on Saturday night for
Belfast but after enduring the spelling ot the pi.
less storm" for nearly twenty-four hours, they re-
/ them out. On the west coast Of England the dis.
| aste rs have been even more numerous. vessel,