Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-27
From the ". Y. Tribune.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
.4RRIT.4L or THE HIBERNL.3.

By our extraordinary Express from Hall
fax, we have the news by the Hibernil, which
arrived al Halifax at i p. NJ. of Tuesday,
The news was brought thence to this city in
less than A. hours, arriving in season to be
despatched south to Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, &c. in the regular mail line,
and reach New Orleans 2l hours ahead of
the Boston advices.
Sir Robert Peol's Tariff bill passed its
: crisis in the House Of Commons at 3 o'clock
on the morning Of the oath ult. by the dcci-
sive vote Of 337 to $40. This was on the
motion TO bring in a bill-a test question:
The bill will doubtless pass the House by
about 100 majority.
The debate was continued through twelve
nights, and was most earnest and able
There were 1903 speeches-4S in favor of and
SO against the bill. Among the speakers for
the bill were Peel, Russell, Sir James Gra-
ham, Lord Morpeth, Sir George Clarke,
Messrs. Golden, Blight, Villiers, Goulburn,
ard Sydney Herbert. The most effective OPP
| ponent of the measure was D'lSraeli, the au-
thor Of Vivian Grey Couingsby,' &c. Sir
Robert Peel made "a powerful speech, giving
the reasons for his change Of policy, which
he bases in good pa t on the prevailing scar
city OF food in Great Britain.
lie spoke three hours, fully explaining his
retirement fr"m and assumption of OIiice,
and concluding amidst the hearty plaudits OF
a majority Of the House, consisting in good
part Of his old opponents. Mr. Golden
closed in a strong Free Trade speech. Al
ter a personal squAbhie, the House divided,
and the t~ellers announced
For Sir Robert Pcel's motion 337
Against it go
Majority fer the measure 81
This is a stcong vote, and removes all
doubt of the passage Of the measure through
the House. Great interest is felt in the pro-
s~pective action CT the Lords upon ii. Tho
Free Traders say they will not venture tc
throw it out, but will pass it, however reluc'
family.
From India, we have advices of a Grea'
battle, or rather a two days struggle, between
the Sikhs of Puniaub, and the British army
which terminated in the defeat of the Sikhs
after a tremendous slaughter. The British
loss is some $500, the Slkhs some 10000.
The following items we find in the foreign
papers:
Daniel O'Connell has attained the ~allottet
duration Of human life but, if all the &C
counts which appear be true, is not destined
Tong to exceed it. Those who see him nightly
in the House of Commons declare that he /:
sinking fast, and the last twelve months
have added thirty years load to his existence
He enters ind leaves the House on the arm
Of his son John 4; and, once or twice, wheI
he asslyed to speak, his voice was SO ieebl'
that he could scarcely be heard in the repor
ter'S gallery. This appears to be the wind
ing UP Of a career which will always siant
out despite its impertections, as one OF tn
most remarkable in the history OF the BrlnsI
nation.
Tine aflirs Of Ireland are absorbed in tn
contemplation Of the great Free Trade dram
which is now being acted in England Nj
O'Connell is in London, and the managemer
of the Repeal Association is conhded TO III
lieutenant, Mr.. Smith O'Bnen. Abill ln'rf
: duced into the House of Lords, the object
8 which is to render lite and property more ST
: cure in the sister country, has met WIN
good deal of opposition and much angry II
f elimination. r.
= The bill proposes to give the Lord lie'
tenant the power Of declaring disturbed Oh
tricts under the operation OF the act; lhJuft
persons are to be compensated ihe pIo'e
, live force is TO be increased I; and a TAX Is
be levied upon the district itself Tor Inc pa
. ment Of expenses. The curiew OF 'he ~
II nan conqueror is to be reviVed-people
"a the prescribed part of the country are not
o. be out of their homes between sunset al
sunrise.
All this seems arbitrary, and, in the prese
w enlightened age, baIbarOus ; but II the orul
". murders, transformations and illegal assoc
n tons, at once the bane and oPprObrium Of
" land, can be arrested, it will go far to reco
a Gle all honest and well-disPosed people,
the infection. Happily, this coercion bill
10 to be accomplished by conclliatory measul
of a political and agricultural kind.