The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-31
THE REPUBLIC


FOREIGN NEWS NJ THE CANADA.
The royal mail steamer Canada arrived at Bos-
ton on Friday afternoon, by which we have re-
ceived London and Liverpool papers of the 18th in
slant. We subjoin some items Of intelligence not
contained in our telegraphic summary.
EngIand.
Lord John Russell continued to hold the reins of
power, and the religious acrimony. though in
slight degree modified, still prevailed.
The American Minister had an interview with
the Right Hon. Henry Laboucherc at the Board of
Trade on the 18th instant.
nEScs.-The United States frigate ST. Lawrence,
so, arrived OF Cowes on Thursday afternoon, (the
18th instant.) after passage OF twenty-five days
from New York. She is the bearer of tho long -ex
pected freight OF American contributions 10 the
great exhibition Of 1851 in Hyde Park. She brings
. much larger quantity than was At first expected
thero being upwards of 500 exhibitors in all, and
there are between 900 aud 2 900 packages, ex-
tending to o total Of nearly 900 tons OF general
products Of industry, many Of which are Of great
interest and Of considerable value.
Liverpool Times, 18Th.
The REvUoEBs AT LIvsRPooL.-The majority OF
stay in this country. acting apparently under tho
conviction that another outbreak in Hungary in
near at hand. About twenty Of the Hungarians
have acted ON the advice Of their brave country
mon, M. Pusky, and Of Mr.. Rushton, of Liverpool,
and will proceed to America; the remainder con-
sist of the last division of the Polish legion Their
only resource will shortly be-to beg. M. Pulsky
writes writes IN the Ds.'y Nsses: 1--WE, the Hungarian
men thrive here in England, but experience sadly
proves It, that the great majority unable 70
maintain themselves here by their own exertions,
whereas in America they can earn q livelihood.
Moreover. the sympathy for Hungary seems to
subsde here in England; VIC are not more la mode
tho subscriptions beginto cease and the committee
u not able to give the means of emigration even
for those whose most ferycnt wish is to be sent TO
the Now orld."--London Ne,cs.
The London Times of the 18th instant publishes
an article the subject of the recent correspond
ence Of the British consul in South Carolina and
the authorities of that State, in which the London
journal arrives at the following conclusions.
&c We should, no doubt, extend every considera-
ton to a government situated as that of South
Carolina but the question is bcset with difficulties
factory adjustment may Be found practicable be-
tween the broad claims Of the British government,
on behalf of its subjects and the nveterate tenacity
OF the southern States the point of their institu
tions. In the next place, II il uncertain whether
this indcdendent action of local government will
be permitted, while il may be taken az incontest-
able that the State in question will not submit to
the Intervention of the Federal power in respect Of
law regarding the management control Of
slaves. The matter, therefore, is now obviously
resting with two distinct authorities of the
Legislature Of South Carolina, before which the
question has been laid, and that Of the Supreme
Government. which will probably DO driven to
cancel lite decision, Great Britain, in the mean
time, being absolutely committed to peremptory
demand
The CAFrnE WAR.-Thc London Weekly Ne,cs
makes the following remarks on the Cairo war in
Africa:
1.-The last Caffre war was a war ofthrec years and
Of two millions of pounds sterling. We paid it !;
and cannot help recollecting it very acutely. The
new Caffrc war, by the violence with which it has
broken out, seems likely to last longer and to cost
more. We, the people of England, will have to
bear the expense; and for glory, there can be
none. Farewell to all hopes of diminished income
tax, or repealed window-tax; the two millions
PLUS il to be absorbed among Fngoes, and Hotten-
tots, and Beers What with her slave trade squad
rons and her Caffre wars, Africa fated to be
name of evil sound to the British tax payer,
whose purse has to provide for all.
"The worst of is, that there is no prospect of
the map witha little inquiry into the history Of tho
Cape colony and the ethnoogy Of its ncighborhood,
shows clearly that Caffre wars must continually
occur. until one of two things happcn until either
the coonsts abandon all the territory that has been
acquired from the Cafres, until the Caffres are
extcrminated in New England. We may be quite
sure that tho first of these alternatives will not
happen: the other alternative, therefore, must hap
pen, however much we may regret it. We own
that this regret 10 not diminished by the reflection
of the expensive. ~ we'll as Of the sanguinary ma
ture of the process, by which alone the Bella Cof.
raricG can Be terminated"
The BRIrIsH ARMY.-The distribution Of the cf-
fective forces at home and abroad on the LIST of
January last, as stated in the army estimates for
1851, page ~, was follows: