Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-08-27
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ForetDm Emtelli0eMe.
ARRUI.iL OF THE CaLEDON77.
TEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

ARRU.lL OF I'll CaLEDON79.
T. DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The steamer Caledonia arrived a, Buslon ou Tuesday
afternoon from Liverpool, which place she left On tho 4,h
lnsiHn'.
The Liverpool papers are filed with an account of
the visi ot Prince Alber, Ia thai place, and The magnif-
cent dnlngs on the occasion, Liverpool. during Tho two
layso the royal festival. was pregnant with excitement.
The holidays wcte general-aushess was suspended.
an1 every onr, in the gtotifcallnn If an aniabis
feeling, seemed bent on en5oyIns himseli for tbs tlme be-
lug.
The CottJn make, was without any percep,ible !
change, and an improvement had taken place In the man
ulacluflng dlsoic,s. N cons qnence Of the probabilities Of
the passage III the new I~ariI which has passed Tho
House OF Representatives here.
The value ol iron has risen IN anticipation Of n large
The money marke, bus Hlctuaied bu, liule since tho
sailing ol the last packet.
The steamer Britannia arrived al Liverpool from Ros-
ton. On the 3lst uit.
LOUIS Bonapare, EN-king OF llnlland, died at
%l.sgiurn ol a~popleAy, IN the 24ih uli, ayec sixty
seven.
The Pope III Rome has granted a general amnesty To
all political oIl.ndeis.
A Paris paper. The Courier Ftancai.. says that the
Mexican &, vetnmen, has demanded Of France and Eog-
land their mediation 10 pn. al end 10 the war with tho
L. States.
The departure of the Psyche ft Vera Cruz has basn
d.layed several days N older that II may carry The att
sncr In the ptoposlliua. Doubtful.
At lIerln. on tho 22nd July. AIf. Wieaton ,hs A.
ncrican Munster took his leave Of In. King u Prussia.
and Mr.. D,nnldson VAS received IN private audience
and presented his credentials.
SUGAR DUTIES
The proceedings ot the British Legislature, since Tho
las, ARRIVAL. presen, nothing of striking Interest. except
the success ol the aew Government popossl for the sell
Element Of the sugar question. which was carried through
the preliminary Stage by The large m,JorIiy ii 2b5 10
I35-nlmosl Two 10 one. THIS afinna The principle Of
,le measure. leaving The detail Tor future adlustuen,.--
The debate was interesting IN several particulars. SIR
Robert Poel fulfilled the generous TX pecta,iohs of his ad-
m,rers by giving the uew Ministry an able and generous
support. The Spectator thus sums up the aspect OF tho
DEBATE as . manifesto ol the parties: -
Tue 10 cit nl,ls. whose leader, I,td Geotae Ben
tlnok, raised the debate by his opppsillon. fell 10 qniic n
subordinate place. Lord George has been industrious
III The collie lion OF statistics, but they proved spurious.
Mr.. Dlsraell Was called on Ia supply . p,, copy Of lord
Grorge's speech gilt with The sun Of eloqae ice; and Ia
the midst Of a tedious essay. DR.. Disiaell han ,uded a few
brilliant falacies, which aerr exploded az soon M utter.
ed. Mr.. Co1lNlch deserted; talking about Pariahs IN
India, aud nsklng, "eto are bought and srld}" On " which
malicious Sir James Graham cried, thai II ,pas difficult,
Ia say ~Io ara bought aud suld.' The proieclionlsIs
aud old Tories did Their best at voting; and We see Tho
utmost that they can do in that way,
The anti slavery party were very inadeqnairly rep
resented, N person chit fly by Sir Robert lnllis: but soma
Vi their stock arguments we're a%hundantly handled by all
the opponents oi the Government scheme; though mure
reliance was placed on the very opposite class Of argu-
ments IN The planter interest. Pure anti sa very MAS
clearly NJ n discount.
the discussion. they mht de tai ,aeJq,eUsiino share %
One, for whom Sir John Rae Reid spoke, cried out Ia
ntlcf alarm al the scheme, but tbs section was IN a mi
nori,y. Another, with Mr.. Phillip Miles. drprsca'ed
exposure 10 competition, but much more emphAticslIy
insisted on compensatory measures; thus. not denying
the political necessity, but rather Implying an admissiun
olii. the third section. viii, MIR. Bernal aud Mr.. Berk-
". fully admitted HE necessity, and concentrated their
energies On n demand that The Tree iade should he made
completc-given iuf as well as against The West lndi-
aiH. THIS was by lar the most influential section oi Tho
West Indians, II has taken up strong ground aud my
yot e.tart a fuller measure oi justice.
Opposition nas expected from the Easi Indians, 40
ne~ .usat-pfoiuceis. To whom protection had been pr's
missed by iuIllica, ton; but On their part Sir James Weir
llugg betrayed no alarm. Indeed. they are IN M bad po-
slliun; nothing bad been inken from them, AZ from The
Yves. lndlesi they have abundance of labor; and ihsy
hayea consumption In India itself. which Promises IL
increase as last as the supply, 50 that they are not de-
pendent on protection.
The Liberals took no separate ground. MIR. Hume.
who il understood to have W. Indian connexions, spoke
out s,ouily Tor free tiade-Inll free lrade-free admission
lor colonial produce, free trade IN labor.
On he whole, the debate WAS satisfactory, the House
Of Conmons thoroughly adopted, in this new branch.
the principle oi free trade, al the sane time, there was
n prevalent disposition 10 render ample Justice To the col.
enisis, aud there was very intelligent view OF parry
relations.
In the House Of Lords, Lord Brougham on the 9Th,
made a SPEECH against The MInisterlcal policy. AMI In ia.
vor of maintaining the distinction bet"e cen Sugar the pn-
duce Of siape and vi II &c labor. II was mainly an .4nfs-
Siavcry lariangue, discussing the question simply rs One
that concerned the slaves, and being founded upon Tho
protest of Thomas Cl.fkson, wi,Ic, at The close Of his
speech Lord B~rungham presented. lie was answered
by he Marquis ot l,ansdowne.
Lord John Russell in reply 10 an inquiry, said that
the new sugar duties should come into operation as sson
as The resolutions were adopted by the House.
After the very decided vote on the Sugar Duties, W
course all fears Of an immediate dissolution are al IN end.
The session will be wound up with eclat By the W higsi
and IN The present temper ni parties they may GO To ths
pulls before Parliament meets agaln win Il ialr chahco
of success and a long continuance oi of1 e.
Ia HE Commons On the 27lh Mr.. Oionneli IN
quifed whether the Government Intended Ia abandon its
measures of relief TO The destitute poor in Ireland; and
was answered that none OF the measures adopted would
be discontinued except the supply by Governm en-, ol
CHEAP food. Mr.. O'ConnelI said that the first crop Of
potatoes had been wholly lost aud he feared that stat
walton would burst upon the peoI lie If the supplies were
withdrawn.
THE R~EPEALERS.
There has been a split amopg the Repealars. Al .
meeting Of he Dublin Association on The 26ib, a letter
was read from Mr.. O'ConneIl, de pIoring the divisions
appearing among the repcalers, and relteraiing his asser-
non. that they must rely solely upon peaceable ueasures
Mr.. O'Brlen, after the letter was read, said he could
not agree that circumstances might not arise in which
lfist;len would be justified in resorfing 10 physical force
Tor the attainment OF political object. lie expressed
his belief, that circumstances might ARISE. IN which II
would be properly resorted to. IN 9 called out Mr.. John
O'Connell, who sustained the views Ot his father. aud
a d~isorderly scene ensued between the O'Connell re-