The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-20

IMPORTANCE referring to dyed linens, and IN aesra-
tian OF the dutes in tisxen cloths.
reference To the duties ysrn aad muslins, which,
from the 10Th oil August, 1876, 10 be imported in
TO France on these terms:
LIST. For yarns the dsst 600 900 klogammss at the
duties anterior to the royal crdonnancs of a6h June
l842 beyond 1000 900, and up to 900 600 Of kilo-
grammes increased by the difference agreed 10 favor Of
Belgium between its own III and the general tariff be-
yond 900 kiogrammes. the duties anterior TO the
ordinance OF 26ih June, l64l
For muslius up to three millions OF kilogrammes, the
duties anterior to the ordosnsnce of 26h Of
above that quantity. the duties OF the general tariff
Belgium into Frssce il to be- sstaoshsd rsciprocay
with the mpor alton Of the produce Of France into
Belgium and the duties on either side are not to be aug
mented until the expiration Of the present treaty.
The Belgian government agrees also to require on all
the other frontiss except tbs French frontier the
duties with the exception Of IS 900 klos Of yarns from
Germany and Russia, which Belgium continues 10 re-
ceive at reduced duties
In the Hrst list spuations are also those which, on
surcharge by the law Of 1885, and on tho other hand
regulate that the states Of Belgium shall only be admit
ted into France on the minimum duty Of the law Of June
s. lsa5.
There also an article regulating the for
packet boats conveying letters and passengers into the
The concessions made by France are =
tissue. continue the .ousiou Of tSs ,sb juis s, s
A decrease of IL per cent the salts Of France
sent to Bslgiun instead Of per cent a. at present
lisbed in Belgium in ls43. on w,ollsn yarns, new
clothes, and fashionable manufactures from France
duy and the .Rs: the Sus:
l6l3
Annuiling the supplementary duties of and 81
per csat on csssmeres, and similar manufacturer.
s The continuance Of the DEGREES Of l544 and l945
which took from cot tissues OF French production,
the extra dutiss which before existed
There reciprocal agreements to the naviga.
ton Of mutual rivers; and special clause decares, II
the .Ss he po Of
il these simple declaration Of the French
government after one months notice, hall DO sufficient
to render this treaty null and void
Spain.
Our advices from Madrid are to the oath ult in
elusive.
As was anticipated, the address, s,gned by a num-
Der OF the deputies, against the proposed marriage
change Of Ministry. One Of the ministers. M. Mon,
was suspected OF having favored the getting up of
the address, and it s certain that it was signed by
many OF his personal friends. This led to altsrca-
tons between him and General Narvaez, which,
however, were patched up by a sort OF apologetic
speech delivered by NJ Mon, in III. legislature. Sub
Seqlenty, however the disputes between the Min
listers broke ont afresh, with renewed violence.
du'ged IN the most virulent reproaches of his col
leagues, much so that one Of them, the Minister
Of Marine, proposed duel, which should be con-
tlnu-d until one or the other was killed, but this.
though accepted. was prevented by the prudence of
the seconds Narva.z Al last proposed, that they
could no, agree among themselves, all the Ministers
should send II their resign ATOMS bnt to this his col
leagues d-murr.d, saying thai they possessed the
confidence Of the legislature il would be incon sist-
ent with their duty To the country u resign Mar
va-z thereurop. got into great passion, and bounc-
Chief OF the Cabinet Tie q ,een sent fol- the other
Ministers, and told them That she considered the
Cabinet dissolved. and asked them to give up their
port-folios. They again declined TO resign, saying,
that they could carry on the government without.
NarvaeI After some little hesitation, M. MARTINEZ
de IA Rosa, Minister tor Foreign Affairs, sent IN his
resignation. IIis colleagues, however, would not
resign, aud accordingly they were dismissed by the
m-at, but ne declined The Duke de Viluma was
next applied to, and accepted the task, but, being
unable TO complete was obliged to abandon it. An
application was then made 10 the Marquis de Mira
ss.lag Of himself "a Chef, and Minister for Fo-
reign Affairs; NJ. Isturllz Mnisler OF the Interior !;
General Ronca, Minister 81 War; Adm,.al Tor
pete, Minister OF Marine !; M Psnsy Aganyo. Minis.
General Narvaez was nominated General-in-Chief
OF the Army. The new Cabinet consists OF eminent
able, aud patriotic men, all II whom have played i'm
porlant Parts in the ys'hc affairs Of the last few
years. Thus far We have not had an opportunity OF
ascertanlng the manner i'll which II will condnct
the government but It has pledged itself to act ac
cordng to the constitution and bring in measures
for the promotion Of public interests. i has eS.
honorary, and gives no power whatever over the
army.
There is talk of some extensive modifcati on in
our tariff on cotton goods.
Terrible Battle-Trememd0us Loss OF Life. i
Our advices from Bombay, since the sailing Of
the steam ship Cambria, come down to January IL,
and furnish accounts Of ct the greatest battles
ever fought by the British in the Indian empire. in
which we have sustained the known loss of 800 Of
OF our brave soldiers, inc uding the gallant Sale,
Sir J. MKaskill, and Major Broadfoot: When
these accounts left the scene OF action for Bombay
tn her Up not raj
glments from which returns had not been received,
so that a further loss may be calculated upon.
An Extraordinary Gazette gives the official ac-
count OF the military operations in this great srug-
gle The result, We are proud 20 say, is as goroAs
and decisive victory as ever crowned the British
arms, and equalled only by the field Of Wa
terloo. Previous to laying before our readers CO.
following brief outline :-On the 18th, l3tl and l4t
of December, the Sikh army crossed the Sutlej,
with, at the lowest estimate, 5000 men (ot whom
10000 or 80 goo were cavalTyD and about 50 pieces
field, and exqusltely 6nished-an artillery i'm mea-
surably more powerful than was ever brought into
the field by Wellington or Napoleon. 1t is only in
morals that the Sikhs are to be ranked as barbara
ans They are race as vigorous in body, as acute
in intellect and skltul in all the arts they culti
vate, OF which war Is the chief, the generality OF
Europeans The place at which this formidable host
passed the river 10 about 10 or 80 miles from Lahore,
the capital OF the Punjaub, and within much less
distance OF Ferozspore, the most advanced of the
British posts. Ferozepore is about Is or 20 miles
from the point at which the Skhs crossed the river.
The invaders having established themselves and
organized their rec on the British side of the Sue
made some slight demonstration Of attacking
Ferozepore in the interval between the 18th and lSh
but, upon the last named day, broke up, and taking
the direct road to Delhi, proceeded IN southerly d.
rectien, il they would mask Ferozepore, leaving
It on their right. In this direction a division OF
$1,000 OF the invaders had proceeded about % miles
TO a place called Moodkee, when, on the evening Of
the l8,h they were met by ri OF the British ar
my commanded by Sir Hugh Cough and the Cover
nor-Gereral, Sir Henry Hardinge, who, as second
IA command took the Geld 10 person. A fierce con-
tached to their divlsloa, in number II guns. II was
IA this stage Of the battle that Sir Robert Sale and
General McCaski tell. The contest proceeded
languldly through the 18Th ard 9th, the armies on
both sides being occupied with thu BURIAL Of their
dead, and the ri their respective ar
mics. Dar,ng these two days the British command
er received some reipforcement.; but the invad-
has, tall ha.l thntv mi IN hid