The Quebec mercury, 6 juin 1843, Supplement

[" SUPPLEMENT TO THE QUEBEC MERCURY, JUNE 6th, 1843.Fxtmrt* from Papers received by THE A 0 A 01 A.GKNKKAL SUMMAliY- ffTwU the resource» ofllte country and ila prcaeut poai> th\"mo»l important debate wldcti haa iCfurred m the llouw j Juiinmm* ft»f tuany a day, look place ou the Sth iurteut, udion 7ic jiniual Budget waa laid beftwo llte House by Urn Chancellor 'Ttbe Kuticquer.Mir ttoberl Peel, who developed llu- liiiunciul ^ht.iiie loet year, has been aadly out in his calculations, os Air.(jnulburn demonstrated, overy branch of the revenue, with tiie uuption of llie Post-olliee, having fullen ,)||\u2022.In llte Customs, '\ti,,,, been a deficiency of jt7.')U,(XH) ; in the Kscise it is even ,re ller_£1,200,000.TIm! gro»s rtvciiun would produce, Sir H .liert caleuUUid, JCd7,B4U,Ut 0 j it has only yielded XA/jjrtOO-,ki\u2014a lalliot?oil\u2019U> tlt« ««lent of i early two millions.Fortu* -a\t^\tfc»**» SS S S S S SW I f S> \u2022\t« , sielf, the Income Tas has far exem ded the tninUter\u2019s calniln., a»*, uiid the Chinese silver has come in very opportunely, and n,* Corn duties, which were nut calculated upon, l.avo realised i \u201e ry hsmUome sum.But for these resources, which could nut hare been anticipated\u2014God-send» Uiey have been very op* nrophstely termed\u2014the actual dcllcicnry would have been thfce million» and a half on the year ! This urt\u2019ords a mclunrlio-Ivimles of the utter prostration of commerce, tuid tlie sutreriugs under which the great bulk of the peoplo have of late been u* [waring.Under tlrse circuniatanccs, the remission of tlw lu-c^inf Tax before the time fixed for iu expiration\u2014two years jriK*\u2014must not be looked for ; and milusa Uie eomuu'rce of the r.iuiitry l*bca an unexpected hound during the interval, it is Jirtkull to wr Ih»w it eim he dispensed will» (ht n- It will yield upward» of X5,B00,OOO a year, Minch is more than Kir Kobcrt IVelestimated by nearly two millions \u2019|')ie total inc me i/ita vrar is reckoned at A^5i),IA(),til,üüü to tiie Fast India Company, towards the expenses of the wsr.At prisent, Knglalid is hi the uiicnviahlo spendlhrilt condition of tlai man whose outlay far exceeds his income.The Budget Iw» damaged Sir Hubert Peel\u2019s credit as a financier, and while ««sailed with great bitterness hy the opposition party and press, liccuosc of die wide margin between Ins prognostications .nd tlK'ir results, lie ho* been but feebly defended by Ins friends.In ths debate which followed U»b financial exposition, he maintained that the reduction in the twice uf many articles\u2014some of fiwmiieecwarics of life\u2014enabled perso.is with limited means to nare the amount of the Income-tax.To tins, it has been replied.\u2014true, many articles are cheaper, tin- result, not of vour uiilT, but of the inahility of tlw peoplo to consume, as heroto- *hkh.hi; brought dow n price*.Again, it is contended tint tlw sum rea.iwd by tin- Income tax bus been more nominal than real, because tiie Custunis\u2019 and Lxcise branches of the hs*c fallen olf in the ininc proportion,\u2014and that, if the liironn-tax had nol been levied, die increase in tliese branches would have been in the same ratio.The Whigs have turned the (CC&ssion to good account, by endeavouring to show that had thnr project, two years ago, been card dont, the revenue would hare improved, the commerce of the country would now be prosperous, and direct taxation rendered smpt-rlluoii*.Such a result might or might not have been ; hut the neknmvledgi-d (silure of their opponent** panacea strengthens, m some degree, UNur atees, in the appointnicni if ilia bead-master,\u2014on which the Bishop has a veto,-and iter mat cisol detail.In this light tiie Di>seiiiers mid Hiiiii;/c The ddiatu m.isuii-inuallv leaden, uniil Frid.iv at niidingtil, when Sir Koliert Feel\u2019s emphatic declaration dial he contemplated no change in the rx-mmg Lw.tlw majority were anxious to divide,while the minority wen: is resolutely licul upon adjourning tiie debate as Mr.t'.ib-Jra had not spoken.Amidst great excitement and no lidlc wpy feeling, tiie IIoum: continued diudmg for adjoiinunciit until four in tha morning, during a portion of which time, so \u2022turmy were tiie proceedings, that an him.member, having, no Jusbi, tlw credit ui the body to which he lu longed as mocli at heart as the success of his party, twice informed du: S.s-.ikcr ¦at Iw »uw \u201c stranger»\u201d m die House.He dlmlcd, of course, \u2022u the reporters who sit in the gallery behind the Speaker\u2019s r/iur.and those nunhle-fingensi gentlemen were consequently > ',ni* Hcd to withdraw, so that tlw country has lost die inunus 'enjoying the fun during this lime of ixciU-incut.Ultimntelr, \u2018I*\u2018n«mnty prevailed, and succeeded in getliug the *.a/.' adjourned.Tiie moiuui fnr adjotirimig ihe lloiixr 'ruuw nave prevented Ute renewal of the debate, ami qtiasiicd ^voting.Nothing can save tlw CuriHaw» from being p 1 f 'w,,pt «way, but an unmcihaie revival of trade, and a wwcMsion ol good harvests.The feeling which exists against >nu i, every day increasing and their deslrurtiou .s inevitable, \" ' v* men * minds are diverted from liirir cuutcniplatiun hy better \u2018ws and aappwr day*.Tlicdeliate was resumed on Monday,near xroaclusiunot which Mr.Cobdeu [treseiilcilhim** ll'lu Uic House, II\ti bvercii one of the most effective\u2014if nut the very ablest of the .'ln' *1 speeches which he has mode in favour of Free Trade \u2022jT*r 'fi-J'nl 'he abolition of Ui« I'oru-lavvs mure particularly.°ne ul ,*1'\u2019 s|wi,eh was most bitter against tlw landed pro- \u2022etars who form the great bulk of tlw Houni ; he showed rmat these laws act equally injuriously for the interest of »iiu!£!ii U\tl,M1 larnlcri whI llte commerce and .«ttttvv of Uie country ; that after asuccnssion ofhadhnr-.\t- Wed a* during «easotis of plenty, tiie lamu-r was corn- hit tsT tu* rcnt oul ll'8 cal,,tal* not mu of his profits ; nt'U t \u201crin,'r3 w,'re cajoled, and driven to Uie hustings like not \\0it ^or ,t,c'r '\u201c\"dlurds ; that the tiller of the soil could ___S7.> ,.on* ,e\u201c« of h» land, lc:ut he should thereby declare riu^.\tof Uie landlord ; and that to Um>m and other !ure\t, Uw»t active iu its eli'orts to send every succour to tin: gallant general, and troops nad been sent from Feroxepore to Sukkur.in order tu en-nper-ate Midi Uiose lower down the river.The Governor-General M as at Agra, wlierc he imd taken up his residence iu one of the palaces, and iu which Iw held an investiture of the order of Uie Bath.He has ordered the celebrated Somnuuth gate* to |,c locked up there, and the officers employed in esn rting them have been .s»-nt back to regimental duly.The declaration of Sir Charles Napier, that tiie Indian army is too scanty officered, ha* drawn attention, and lui» become the subject uf general comment.The Aiucer* of Scinde, who are prisoners, will, it is huid, be placed for safety in Uw fortress of Alnmdnuggur or Asscerglmr.Some, distiirhanre* Mill exist in the iiioimlaiiious district* of Bniulelkund, but they arc not of my j-real im-portanee.India is (ilherwise tranquil.Tlic most conflieting accounts are circulated respecting the state of Cahill.I khbar Khiui is no lougci popular tlicre, and auotIwr mus said to have seized tlw government.Dost Mu-hummed w is going back Iruin Lahore to Cahul, hot it was not knoMti how he would la1 received lia r ¦.He wished to Iw aided by the Sikh.», but Ilwy did nul seem inclined to giu- him any asHttancc.The news from China extcnils to the 21st Fehrunry.The latest wa* brought to Bombay by an American h-Iiooiu r, \u2019.he Zephyr, whieh is now plying is an opium trader from Bombay to China, and i* remarkable for her swift sad.iw.Tho F.m-pemr ha* ordered an investigation into the mu dersof tlw ere mi ol Uic Ami and Nertuidda at i'ormusu.Nothing has been done .n tlw nrrangenieiit of the commercial treatv, fv,r tlw Biiu h Flcnipotcntiary apia an d to be waning for the treaty us ratifud tiy lier Mo je.sty.rin: Ciiinesc Commissioner and he were on ;ood term».Doulns are said to \u2022\u2022Xi»l of the durability of any arrangements now entered into.Plie Chinese were busv in rc-I'amiig nil their forts and m strengthening tluer posiiions iu the different place* attacked last year- Prado w is dull, t>ut ex-peeled to revive speedily.At Canlmi some ilissati.Muetion »till prevailed.The immature revolt at Manilla had town pot loo o, and tto: rebels executed.It had for its object to declare tliu in-liijwiali nee of tlw i»land* of the Spanish yoke.The Hindustan arrived at Madras on the IfHh M .r.Ii.'id hours after the mail had arrived at Bomlmy.This rapidity promiMM well for :fie steamers from Calcutta to suez : her arrival it ( alcntta took place on tlw 'JBd, before fie express Iron Bombay nithtlw mail bad reached that eiiv.The Hin-dost.in was obligtd, on going op the Hooghlv, to anchor it M ud-point from want of wall r ! he Bishop uf Calcutta and .Metropnlitan of India arrived iu Bombay on tlw 11th ol March, wlwre he hold liisprnnart visitation, and presided at the founding of tlw great .M» dirai College.V magnificent cumet was set n throughout India (Voin the beginning of March, ind engaged the aiteiilion 'H all the astro-nunier», one of whom aetuaily declared it had become a satellite of the earth-\u2014a preposition which set iliousaiids a laughing.It issiatedin a puttscript.lhat a steamer had arrived il Bombay from knrrarhrc, whwh I rooght inUlligeiice tu the J^tli of March, md mentioned that alight of three days had taken place belmecu Sir ( huiles Napier and the Ameers, in which the British were successful.There was great lot.» on both sides.Report* said that the British General was slain, but this part of the report was not credited.The Bchinrhers bad thrown a chain across Uw Indus, which tliey intended to defend by fortifiuatious on both sides.Her Muje»ty i »liip Nimrod, and two small steamers were about to force the Belurhoes to retire and leave the river ojwn.I tu1 lolloMing is the arrount of Ihe action given by Sir Charles Napier, in which\tI\u2019rilnh troops succeeded iu routing 22,(K)i) of the enemy, and capturing their baggage, guns, and standards, «fier lour hours of determined hand to hand fighting.Aftrr noticing the gallant conduct uf Major Outrun, in the defence ol tlw agoney in which he succeeded, with his Mnall hand oi 100 men, m repulsing\tDclochccs, sutqrorted uv General Napier, says :\u2014 \u201cOn the Ititli | marched to Multarcc : having there ascertained that the Ameers were iu position at Mcenaee, (ten miles distance.) to the number of 22.000 men, and well knowing that a dtdsy lor reinforcements will both streugtlien their enulidcuce and to add to their numltcrs, already seven times tint wh.ch l commanded, I resolved to attack them, and we inairlusd at f.iur a.in.On tlw monnug of tlw I7tli, at eight o'clock, the ad-vaiwed guard discovered their camp ; at nine o\u2019clock we furnu d in order of liattle, about 2,\u2019MX) men ol all arms and twelve pieces of artillery.We were now within range of the enemy\u2019s guns, and fifteen pirecs of artillery opened upon us, and were answered hy our cannon.Ttw enemy were very strongly posted, woods were on their finnk*, which I did not think could be turned.These twu woods were joined by the dry hcd of the Hiver Fulaiilec, wliich had a high hank.The l>ed of the river was nearly simight, and about 1.200 yards in length.Behind this ami in both woixts were tho enemy posted.In front of their extreme nght, and on tiie edge of the wooil.was a village.Having made the best exaininatmn of their position which *o short a time permitted, tlw artillery was posted on the right line, and some skirminhcrs of infantry with the Scinde irregular harm were sent in Iront to try sml make the enemy show Ins force mure distinctly ; we then advanced from the right in echellon of hat allions, refusing the left, to save it from the tiro of the village.The thh Bengal Light Cavalry frimed die reserve m aircar of the left wing, and the PoonaU Horse, together with four companies of infantry, guarded the baggage.Iu this order nf battle nc advanced as at a review, across aline plain swept by Uw cannon of tlw enemy.The artillery ami her Majesty's 22i.d regiment in line, formed the lending echellon, the 25th Native Infantry the second, the 12th Native Infantry Uic third, and the 1st Grenadier Native Infantry the fourth.\u201cThe enemy was 1.000 yard* from nur line, winch soon traversed the intervening «pace.Our fire of musketry opeiwd at about 100 yard* from tlw bank in reply to that of tto- enemy, and in a few minutes tlic \u2022\u2022ugagrnirnt became general along the bank of the river, on which the combatants fought for about three hoars or more with great ftiry, man to man.Then, my lord, waa seen the superiority of the musket and bayonet over the sword and shield and matchlock.The bravo IMocltecs first dis-chargilig their matchlock and pistols, dashed ovsh the hank with deaperata resolution, but down Ment 'hoe hold and «kilful swordsiiwu under tlui superior power of tlic musket and bayonet.Vt one time, my Jon!, tlw courage and the numbers of the cue* my against the 2*2nd, the 2Ath, and the I2ili r-gitnents, bore heavily m that part of tlw battle.There was no time to be lost, a Gonnell iddresred the iinmeiise astcmhlagc it some etigth.Murjieh ok a Maoist!1»ie \u2014a magistrate of KingG \u2022 ounty, John Grutchell, F.sq., who lived about ¦wven iinl\"* fiXMit Ur: town ol Edemlerry, was shut dead on tho evening of the :th last, while returning home to dinner.He was travelling in his gig, and fell dead upon tto1 road.A communication has, we understand, hreii addressed to the .m* Ghnnoellor, signed by live female White Quakers, calling .\u2019or Uie lito ration from imprisonment of \u201c the Lord\u2019s anointed,\u201d Oilma Jacob.His lordship, of course, declined to aceede to .Iw applieation.Hare |B a sad hue and cry after Mr.Finn, the new trea-»um:i of Uie Dublin Corporation, who \u201c levanted\u201d hy Uie Great csUtii, with J2),l)0(J or Jtili'iiH) of ihe roqioratiiMi\u2019s cash.Tliey ' j*patched a uie»seiiger hy the Calrdotiui, which sailed live days ¦\u2018'ler, to intercept him, and as the messenger, Mr.Cross, haa ''\u2022 eu in America, and knows u well, hopes are entertained that he may succeed.1 UK Qukkns\u2019 \\ istT rn InKi.v.vn.\u2014An official iutimatron u* been received at Dublin C.utle 'o prepare for the Royal visit during the etiviilug summer.The time inentioni'd is the latter etu! ol Jul).ILqiresi'iitalioiis liiid leen uiado to Uie Queen nu the iurxped.ency ol a Uoyal visit to Irchuid iu the present ¦.tale ot that country ; and it i» .a d dint the Duke uf Wellington «as very eamcM in tho xpressioii ol' !ii« opinion on this maitcr.But die answer of (u-r Maje.-ty was\u2014\u201cTlte word of the Quern lin» lu- n pledged, and it cannot be withdrawn.\u201d\u2014So say» a Dublin weekly paper.Ministers declaration* respecting Repeal of the Irish Union \u2022V're Uie subject of in .iljoumed ineelitlg ot tto- Dublin Repeal Association ou I liurMiuy, and of niurh licaUul language.Mr.O (.onuill calle.l Sir Robert Feel an \u201caudacious miscreant,*\u2019 \u2022\u2022.lie neu'SjHiptr Lord l.amdowne,\u201d (for be profe.sseil to sjieak l»y tlic can! die newspaper report»,) a \u201cpaltry Wing,\u201d \u201cthe newspaper Henry Brougham,'' \u201c tnosl diwpicuble and cuitlcnipltbltt ol poliiieiiins,\u201d and \u201cthe newspaper Lord Monteagle\u201d hy \\ course nickname, rhyming to his surname, lie.tiiauked them for stiiiiul.itlng repeal.Mr Steele dared.Sir Robert Fed to try en il war.iiiMt .of tin! very best quality, imported exprcnlr fpr Family use\u2014and are now landing on iln- Brewer* Wlinrf.The above Coals are well worthy ih attention of Ftumlni.Apply to WIU.IAM PRICE k Co.(^urW, |?th May, 18-43\ta FOR S \\I.Ë, AT THE ST PML-ST.STEAM MIU., A Few Barrels Bone Manure, prepared for Gardfii» r.t.d f\\ Farms :\u2014- #\u201c1HAin.l.S BERN \\itl), takes the lita-riy of lemterins n thnnks tolls- Publie in general, fur the *erv liLral enft' \u2022 rage ment that !h- tins received, and ^ivr-s notice that Is-still eariK» on the same biisine»» a* Hotcl-kr-eper, in tlic'»inc Iuium-, the Hon.John Molson\u2019* Wharf at Thrre Rivers, and hrqei » his arsiduous altenliun to merit a .hare ol public pstrnnap.His table «ill Isi furnished with tlie best ihe Mason ran alLnl-Three Ri»