The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-23
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM ENG
LAND

The Var in Lndia-Briiliant Viciories of The
British over the Sikhs-The British Tariff
The Irish Coercion Bill-The French on The
Oregon Qnestion--Spain-Ih Cotton and
Corn Markets Depressed.
The steamship Caledonia arrived at Boston on
Monday, with fifteen days later news
The news was forwarded by L. Brayden. of
the Fitchburg and Keene Express, over the Bos-
ton and Worcester Railroad, and Mr.. Wood
worth's new engine carried the Express in fl fly
five minutes, thence over the Norwich and Wor-
cester Railroad in one hour and forty-hve min
utes, thence across the Sound in the neat little
steamboat Angeline, thence over Long Island
Railroad in two hours and ten minutes
The Oregon question is not much talked of, the
first effect of the negotiation correspondence being
over.
The English Tariff and the Irish Coercion
Bill are the principal Topics of discourse before
Parliament. The latter measure is fercely as
sailed
The Money Market is in very unsatisfactory
state.
The Cotton Market is depressed
The Corn Market is in state of staqnation
The British have achieved some splendid VIC
tories in India. The slaughter was immense.
lFrom Wilmer & Smiths European Times1
Since the despatch of our paper by the IS Uni.
corn" our advices from Bombay inform of two
more great battles having been fought in India
between the British and Sikh armies, both ter.
mnatng in decisive victory TO the former The
first was under the command of Sir H. Smith
and the latter Sir Hugh Cough, which was per
haps one of the most bloody on record
In Sir Fl. Smiths battle, the whole army Of
the enemy has been driven headlong over the
difficult ford of broad river his camp, cannon,
(56 pieces baggage. stores of ammunition and
of grain--his all, in fact, wrested from him by
the repeated charges of cavalry and infantry and
in that of Sir Hugh Coughs, the Sikhs lost 1900
men and 65 pieces artillery. The English had
300 men killed, l3 of whom were officers, and
$500 wounded, of whom 10l were officers. Her
majesty's SD and 62d regiments suffered enor
morsly. Gen. Dicke and Brigader Taylor are
among the dead
PARLIAMENTARY.
English politics centre. at the present moment
in two measures-ihe English Tariff and the
Irish Coercion Bill the bane and anlidote of the
Government. The latter measure is being fierce
ly assailed, and, in truth, with much force, by
the opposition; for it proceeds upon a principle
rePugnant to every principle OF civil liberty--tha
of furnishing the innocent with the guilty There
are, according to Sir James Graham. FIVE coun
ties in Ireland where murders and assassination,
are rfe-where life, either at night or at mid day
seems to be estimated at pin'sfee.
The Irish Coercion Bill will be stoutly op
posed by the bulk Of the Irish and large por.
ton of the English Liberals in Parliament Ar
angry debate took place on the evening of Tues
day, when this measure came before the Honse
and narrow majority of SO in a toIerably Gul
house, affirmed that it should take precedence
Ofthe tariff.
Our columns are 50 foil of important matter
that we have not space to pursue the subject fur
Their but, as we before said. the interest of III,
parliamentary debates since our last is divided
between the measures for feeding and that fo
dragooDing the Irish people