Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-04
From the Journal Of Commerce.
LATER FROM ENGLAND.


BY the packet ship Queen OF the West, Capt, woodhouse
have Liverpool papers of March 9Th and London 10 ,
evening Of the 9th. Also Extra Of the 9Th from the
office OF Wilmer & Smiths European Times containing
The Queen OF the West brings cabin passengers
and four hundred and fifty six in the seerage.
Cotton continued firm the advance reported by the
steamer OF the sIh.
The Iiom Switzerland are no later Than the i'd
vices before received The OF affairs in country
IL extremely critical.
England has resolved interfere in friendly way for
the termination Of the war between Buenos Ayres and
Monte V:deo.
CALIFoESIA.-The Paris "Presse" contains the following
paragraph, which confirms piece OF intelligence fret CIV
In the pablo through columns, and which soae of
our contemporaries pleased regard moonshnc-
The same paragraph Is copied into the London papers
without comment.
THE grea, fall of Santa Ana has exposed one of the
vasttS projects which the undermining ambition Of Great
Britain ever conceived. appears from the couespon-
denco q. the EXPresIdent vi Mexico with the BRUSH
Minister, that the former Tor OF 600 pastres
OF which he had reserved Tor himself a considerable por-
ton was on the eve OF coding absolutely Great Britain
the magnificent province Of California considered vau
able both by Great Britain and the United States tina, the
latter, in the year 1897, offered S5000,O0o for tho habor
| Of San Francisco alone"
| LoSDoy, March q. Oclrek-The English securities arc
steady with small OF business and prices though
not exhibiting much alteration olerably well suppor-
ted by Inc Jobbers who viii not accept lower values than
those currently quoted within the last few days Cunsos
Tor money 99I To- l00 for the 1904 10 and
| Exchoquer Bills obs. TO 65s prem.
Railway shares attract considerable attention, with an
improved demand and lees speculation. We lind the mar
ket supports q good appearance.
Three ociocS-consos sos 100 for money, and 100
| for the account.
LIvEgFooI, March The Income Tux-This tax
with All it, imperecons head" passed through
committee Wednesday evening, wiih hardly show C
opposition, ia thin ouse, only mastering ll9 the iii
vision.
The income tax then, be continued for three years
raiu and he who believes that 1t will be taken oil ie
end OF that PERIOD voluntarily least be endowed with
amazing fund OF superstition. The vogue promises o
Sr Robert Peel and the Chancellor tho Exchequer arc
| all 50 much muorshine.
The Peel TanT has made but slow progress since
our last. and, married by the omission OF oil refer
ence To corn provisions, and tea, 10y absurd and
msch eyous arrangement of the sugar duties and by tho
retention Of all the inquiries Of the income tar, would
matter very little Its progress IN future should cOntnns
I TO be Dc dilatory as 1t has hitherto been.
LyL.silNA SrsAE.-On the 9Th ult, in the House Of
4 CoDmons,-
! Mr.. Thornley, said. wish To repeat the question which
put 10 the right Hon gentleman, the Fast Lord of tho
Treasury yesterday stated that quantity Sugar had
reached this county from the United States, which wa.
noorouy the produce Of slave labor TIE question which
then put has become Of more importance brcauso To-
day find that samples have arrived VI caTgOes Of
put dis whether this Sugar the produce Of Louisiana
and therefore the produce Of slave labor will bU admitted
ie rate of duty Sugar from China. Java aud Man
10. which - considered The produce Of free laborl
Sir Robert Peel-IEeTc are certain couBtres-ihe Uni.
ted States being 81 temwbere Sugar produced by
the labor slaves The United Ssles and one or two
other countries have concluded reciprocity treaties will this
county. which treaties spulse that the produce Ut such
countries shall be admitted into this country the footing
Of the favored nation. That apprehcnJ, il the
state Of the Bot UP this hour there has no
official Information received by bor Maosiys Government,
from the Custom house, with respect 10 the arrival Of ts
shipment, has any communication been nndo 10 the
Treasury Board upon the subject any appicat u, for
OrdsTn Council, which would be necessary before the
Sugar could be admitted 81 present. spprc bend that the
Sugar could not be admissible, for order ~ Council b.
been issued for IT. admission from the United States AT
the une have no bcs!a0n n Saying that fny con.
strucOn Of the treaty is, that Suga from the Bnlod Stea
would, under the reciprocity foaes be admissible on the
terms and footing sugar from Java, Manila aud
China.--fLoud cheefs from the Opposition benches
Nh Thornley, had heard tho IT the right hon.
gentleman with great satisfaction. lie begged simply 20
state that the produce c Sugar Louisiana was such az
would give profit lis expectation this country
and that there was every reason 10 believe the trade
would be carried on 10 a very considerable extent.
Mr. Ewafd said theirs another question connected
with this subject, which he onSious have answered
lIo wished 10 know whether the light hon bsonet was
iha oil the sugar coming from Louisiana as brown
Muscoysdo sugar. and, therefore, would in,O this
county OF the duty If a. and not Of 2ss.7 50 that in
isci this slave grown sugar " the United States would
be mportee over duty than the -a-ls1of sugar Of
Java, Gam, snd Mans..
Sir X Peel declined entering mo SIy rrgument upon
the subject nj present
CoNErs-In addition 10 the comet recently seen at get
n, Paris, aud London W. Cola. the astronomer Of Par
wa, that he has discovered another add in the
log Of Caphn Hnaire Gsuter who has arrived lately at
Maseiles, third is mentioned Tie lqitsr is said be
placed between the No. III Of Efidnaus aud Ic
Ct ihe Atlas Of Harding. This disappeared al the
moment VIXEN Capun Gantier approached the equstor.-
liverpool Mercury. 9Th.
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