Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-03-12

1 ARRIVAL Mn or THE
PAcKE 7 TORONTO.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The packet ship Toronto, Al New York, in
% days from Portsmouth, whence she sailed
on the 9th ult., she brings London papers to the
evening OF the 9TH February.
i The Cotton Market was steady al well sup
ported prices. The Corn Markets have not
given way, as was expected, under the pros
! pect Of lower duties. English Wheat of good
quality has moved Off steadily at full prices ;
inferior quality has declined 10 ID per bush
lei Philadelphia sweet Flour in bond, was
offering at Us per barrel
I The London Times, Of the 7th ultimo con
tains an article commenting the course OF Mr.
/ Calhoun.
| The Times of the 9TH, speaking of the ssNo,
tice" resolutions in Congress, has the follow
ing:
! 1--WE do not anticipate that the resolution
/ for terminating the convention by twelve
months notice will be defeated in the Senate,
or, if defeated now, il would infalliblv he sent
/ back and carried at no distant period In some
other form. Butwe trust that whenever such
notice has been given, both countries and
both governments will remember that the year
I of notice Is year of grace, and that II viii be
an indellIble blot on them and on the time we
I live in, il we cannot succeed within that period
in reconciing the differences OF two great states
arising out OF a question so unworthy Of their
common origin, Their present greatness, and
their future destinies"
| The London Chronicle Of the 9TH ult., CON
tains long warning article relativeto the INTEL
/ ligence from America, carried out by the pack
et-ship Yorkshire
| The failure Of the potato crop in Ireland con-
tiaued to be the subject of general interest and
remark.
/ There is nothing new from Ireland The
country continues to be scene of excitement
and agitation.
O'Connell has broughtbefore Parliament the
subject of the famine in Ireland, and the Mar
quis of Clerncarde has it is stated brought for
ward proposition for the relief of the people
of that country.
Large orders were in England from the Con-
tinent, Belgium and Holland, principally for
barley and rye.
! The English funds were on the rise, and the
money pressure in London had passed its
strength. Consols were quoted at %. for mo-
ney.
The Overland Mail reached London on the
| 9Th. The Bombay papers contain the impor-
tant news that the Sikh army had crossed the
Sutleti, in India and that they have thus decla-
red war against the British.
| A battle Immediately took place on the 2lst
j December. The slaughter was very great
Further particulars had not yet reached Eng
land The Sikhs lost 63 guns. The fighting
was for three days, day and night. The Brit
ish occupied the Sikh camp.
1t is also said that Sir John Otter was for
ced to retire on the firstatack, and thus the en-
envy were only routed ON the advance of the
Goyenor-G General and the Commander in
Chief.
No doubts were entertained that the enemy
would shortly be driven across Su,lej.
Sir Robert Peel, on the Sd, said that, mas
much as the mail for America was about to
sail from Liverpool, he would announce his
intentions concerning the duty on timber He
proposed to make q reduction of the duty which
should ultimately fix itat l5s--now it is 25.
From the 9Th of April, lS47, the duty on
| hewn timber is to be reduced by 5s--and the
next year by the same amount. On sawed
/ timber the duty was to be 6s on the 9th OF
| April, 1917, and 6s. more the next year. I'm
| Ill April, lS47. the duties would remain pre-
cisely as they are.
This amendment did not reach us by the
| last amendment.
A further debate had been had in the French
Chambers on American affairs, in which Gui-
got, Theirs and Remusat had taken part. The
Chambers sustained the position of the Minis
try by a large majority.
Lord Morpeth had been elected to Parlia-
ment, without opposition, from the West Ri
| ding of Yorkshire-and as that is a great ag.
ricultural county, the Morning Chronicle tri-
umphs IN it, as an indication that even the Ian
ded interest is giving way on the Corn Laws,
and assumes from this election and other indi-
cations, that if Sir Robert Peel had to state his
proposals over again, he would go for an abso-
lutte and immediate repeal of the Corn Laws
The Chronicle still thinks he may do so.
FEELING IN ENGLAND.
! Mr. Bright, the celebrated Anti Corn-Law
/ Speaker. at meeting of the League held at
1 Liverpool on the 9th inst, spoke as follows Of
the relations of England and the United States,
in connection with the proposed repeal of the
Com Laws
''Mr. Heyworth has spoken of the United
States. and read a paragraph, from the report
of Mr.. Secretary Walker, which ought to be
published in every newspaper in the kingdom,
and be read by every man in Great Britain and
! lreland-a report which extends the friendly
hand of America to this country, asks us to
forget by cones, and TO be brethren as we ought
now to be. cloud cheers.) A great reduction
Of the american tariff must tollo,o the abolition
q oar corn ta,c, and The abolition four corn la,o
,eiH .forerer destroy all chance Of ,rar bet,eee'l
this country and the United States, loud and
continued cheering) Is there man then pre-
sent, with spark of benevolence or Christian
feeling, who does not see that at this moment
he is bound to come forward and urge on this
great question to a final settlement? (Cheers.)
| FRoM RIO JANEIRo.--Rio Janeiro dates of
! the 9Th January. stated that nothing had been