The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-05-02
Packe. ship independence arrived gu, on the

9th.
Victoria hence at London, on the 9th.
IMPORTANT FROM THE Care OF Coon HOPE
|-THREArENED WAR BIZ THE KArIRs.-We
have received Cape of Good Hope papers to the
10Th February. inclusive, which bring important
Intelligence to the effect that the Kafrs seriously
mediate an attack upon Graham's Town. The
Iiraabilaa's at the colony were thuwn into state
OF great CONSERVATION by the reported threat. and
the Lieutenant Governor put the troops in motion
to guard against any such attack, while the in
habitanis determined to patrol and protect the
town, relieving each other at stated intervals
The latest information, however, received res.
pecting the Kafir movements, would seem tn in
dictate that the contemplated attack was without
foundation. and that Sandilla and his band were
exceedingly sorry that their rash acts had led TO
any such groundess suspicious hut when il ia
known what a treacherOus race of people the
Kafirs are, we trust that the Lieutenant Gov
ernor will not be- thrown off his guard, by any
declarations. however specious, made by the chiefs
of such notorious tribes.
FRANCE.
The Paris journals of Wednesday, which we
have received by our usual express, contain no
news of importance.
The sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on
Tuesday was principally occupied with a squab-
BILE between M Ledru Rollin, the President of
the Chamber, and some members concerning the
right of every deputy to address interroga tories
to the ministers This was brought on through
question which M. Ledru Ron desired To ask
OF the Minister of the Interior, relating To the
riots at ST. F.tienne, and the strike which follow
ed Alter some conversation, it was acknowl-
edged by all parties, as well as by M. Ledru
hon himself, that the question would be in
convenient at the present time, and they were
postponed sine die
The Chamber afterwards rejected the grant of
money demanded by the Minister of Public Works
for the erection offs new bridge at Abby, which
during the debate, was STYLED an electoral'
bridge.
Ii appears, after all, that Prince Constantine is
expected al TOulon. NJ de Ksseleff, Russian
charge d'afairss, has left Paris to receive him in
that port; but, according to the autocrats's com
mands, the young duke is not to be contaminated
by contact with the French Court or the Partisan
people; his special instructions being on mn &C
count to appear in the French capital From
Toulon he will sail TO Brest, and thence to Ply
mouth.
BY royal order of the 29h of March, the
Prince de Jonvile, vice admiral, is appointed
Conmander-in- chief Of the Mediterranean fleet.
Rear admiral Hernoux, ade-de-camp TO the
Prince, is nominated quariermaster- general of the
fleet. and Capt. Touchard his assistant Rear
Admiral Quesnel will take the command of the
division, and Captain Charnor is appointed TO the
command of the Souveran, on board of which the
Prince will hoist his flag
The Journal des Debats has just taken the
lead as an advocate Of free trade in France We
extract the following from the number of Wed
nesday.
1T has been said thousand times to the friends
OF the protective system, without their being able
TO reply, that these prohibitions, these exorbitant
duties, render every situation false one, and
eventually turn against the very persons they
were meant to protect. Let us take, for example,
the thread and linen manufactures. England
had operated change in her manufactures where
work IS done on an immense scale. II was me-
cessary for us to meet it.
1.-The great difficulty to be overcome in that
machinery IS so expensive. And what has been
done? AT the moment when England allows the
free expectation of this machinery. instead of
throwing open our ports to them, which would
have been followed by the establishing of nume-
rous spinneries, the duty on machinery, which
was already high enough, has been raised to the
highest pitch This is the encouragement given
to national industry! il must be avowed that this
measure is one of those which the orators of the
League made use of to prove to their auditory the
inconsequence and the evil results of the protec-
tive system"
lowing to the present movement in England
and the favor it meets with, the ancient prohibit
tive system in France, as elsewhere, will be sha-
ken, and custom-house duties will be reduced,
and the formidable amount of duties paid to for
eigners will lose its power and its effect 1t will
be generally understood that commercial transac-
tlons are for individuals. Some governments are
already following the example given by Grea,
Britain.
" Arbitrary prohibitions will be effaced from
the code of nations, from ours, at least, where
they so numerous. 1t will be admitted that
foreign competition is salutary, as tending 10 ad.
vance the perfecting of industry. There are in
terests to be affected in England as well as in
France; and yet there they bow to evidence, and
to the commands of the general welfare. Abso-
lutte commercial freedom, like eternal peace, is an
utopia, we do not deny it; but an utopia which
we must strive TO approach, as near as possible,
and which, if we cannot reach, each day a, least
ought to bring us step nearer"
| The Courier de Saint Eiienne states, that
" the strike at the coal mines still continues; but
1t is easy To see that the influence employed by
the most violent prevents the mass from returning
to work. Yesterday (Monday) morning, at Cote
| IhlollieTe, the workmen were going to descend
the pits, when numbers of the refractory came
and took them from their work"
! The Courier de Lyon adds" At the moment
we going TO press, we arc informed that the
directors Of the mines are taking measures to re-