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to know its contents that instantly transmit
ted by us to London by special engine, where il
arrived IN SIX hours from its leaving Liverpool.
Inc message mas been unsparngly analysed. Dur
Ing his high and palmy state, Mr. Tyler was not
iavorito with the British press or public, who
looked upon him as the accident of an accident"


But now that ne Is tumb!ing from his high estate.


"unwept, unhonored, and unsung." his movements
are viewed with degree of anger amounting al
most to phrenzy. But the attacks of the metropo-


Titan press are not confined to the message alone


laid before Congress in connection with the an
nexatlon question Hitherto we have made Sc


lections from the leading London journals on


the subject Of the message, but this year 1.-THE task
is superauous. There is no diversity Of opinion,
all start from the same note. Mr. Tyler is
conference.-the Calhoun is condemned Mr..
Shannon is condemned. and the Mexican Minister


alone is eulogised for his spirit and independence
Few documents have provoked greater anger than
Mr. Calh0un's letter to Mr. King, at Paris II is to


be regretted, for the sake of both countries, that


cannot do good, and must inevitably do harm. In
England, the Government manage these things


better; they will never consent to publish what will


compromise other parties, English Statesmen have


been frequently annoyed at the publication of do
cuments in the United States which has subjected


them TO unpleasant nterrogatories in the House Of


Commons Mr. Cautogn's letter ,c,N not iritate


the Minister, but the ,Ohole British people It i'm


pugns their honesty and sincerity ia a cause.-the
abolition of slavery-upon which, if upon any sub
ject, the public mind il not merely unanimous, but


ilxed ~ and unalterably made up The annexation


country until the .'fuss" made about it in these


official documents has exclusively directed atten.


tion to it. Until the meeting of Parliament next


month, the discussion in the papers will relate al


most entirely to Texas and Calhoun Vilmer's
Times, Jan. H


TRADE WITH CHrNA.-The speech of the Mayor


OF Manchester, at the dinner given to Sir Henry


pottnger in that town, shows that the exports Of


the number OF pieces of cotton, shipped to China
within the last twelve months, have increased


seoIt .sn loo per cent IN Quantity that is to to


tot the snds the soh Of No
ending the 3Oth Of November, 1843, giving an in


crease in the value, since the tariff, arranged under


the treaty OF Nankln, became known, Of ESQ, ,97S.
received, under the Pottinger treaty, the staple
commodity that we supplied them with from this
country, at verymoderate rate OF duty, we taxed
immoderate extent. The merchants and manufac-


turcrs Of Manchester in their address, presented TO


Sir Henry Pottnger, before the banquet, expressed


hope that the liberal tariff Of duties obtained from


that district had already obtained such signal ad.


vantages, would be fully developed by the adoption


OF corresponding principles by her Majesty sgovern


maeant ana the same sentiment Is embodied IN the


which received IL, ,438 signatures in the short space


of fourteen hours. The speakers at the Manches-


ter meeting do not confne themselves to claim


for reducing the crown duty levied upon tea in Br'-
tish ports but express wish for revision Of the


whole of our fiscal regulations.


Hon CALEB CUSHING AND SIR HENRY PorrINeRR
We alluded in our last to the enviable position


in which Sir Henry Pottinger stood in being ieted
dinners at Liverpool and Manchester, which have


been given to the distinguished dipomatist, fully
bear out the remarks we then made. Both those
gatherings, which represented body of the most


spirited, intelligent, and wealthy merchants and


manufacturers in the world, spoke the voice Oi the
commercial community in reference to the great
achievement with which Sir Henry's name Is asso-
thing sinister in their praise of the man who has


filled the purses of his entertainers, by opening the
widest field ever yet known to British enterprise;
but every one felt that the encomiums, irrespec-
tive of the motives that prompted them, were
merited. The exports to China during the first
year of the treaty, show an increase ct hun


dred dred per cent over those Of the year preceding
This, as beginning, is promising. Most OF the
speakers luxuriated in the brightness of the pros
poets which the treaty holds out, and calculations
were made, showing the imposslbility OF over
numbered by hundreds of millions, But the Chi
nese are peculiar people, and their pre]udices
mus. be respected. Upon this point Sir Henry
observance. There are some excellently- disposed
people who would stretch point to make the Ce-


lestials as fond of Christianity as of cotton-to


the Nosn s 6Os a and o.ss the shuttle h 60


perous in our present position with 80 sensitive
people. Commerce has always proved the harbin-


ger OF civilization and, IN the natural course OF


events the idolatry Of the Chinese will give way to
the purer light of the Gospel But to cram religion


down their throats in the incpient stage of our in


tercourse would defeat its own object by retarding
is rarely influenced by Judgment and an. honest


enthusiast, carried away by impractcable theories


is hardly less dangerous to society than confirmed


lunatc: Indeed, he is often worse for the field of
his ambition being wider, his power Of doing mis-
chief is proportionably increased The personal
appearance OF Sir H. Pottinger indicates superior
man Tall, well-formed, with handsome and ex-
and head, which, although it has seen some sixty
winters, is as yet utterly unsnowed-the spectator
sets him down In his own mind, even before ne ut
ters syllable, as one of 'nature's nobility" A
dark moustache, which he wears on his upper lip,
and an olive compile xion, give him somewhat orr
entail appearance. He speaks with ease and even
elegance, but with utter absence OF wishing to
forward manner Of making known his sentiments,
c0nrasted, not unfavOrablv, at the Liverpool din
ner, with the more pointed and declamatory style
of the Colonial Secretary, Lord Stanley. Sir Hen
store for him, with dignity and grace. Few men
have better deserved the honor. But his career of
public feasting is not yet over. His countrymen,
in Belfast, have determined upon giving him pub
lie dinner, and the merchants of Glasgow, who ap-
preciate his services to commerce, have In store
for him similar compliment, in the spring


REPEAL. OF THE Duty ON CoTroN.-The cotton
spinners, merchants, and manufacturers OF Man.
chester had another meeting last week, the Mayor


ia the chair, to promote the repeal Of the duty on
cotton wool. The requsition to call the meeting
was signed by 130 firms, and many leading men of
Manchester were present. The Mayor presided
In moving the first resolution, declaring the expe
diency Of aboishing the tax, Robert Hyde Greg


adduced several reasons In support OF the measure,
and dwelt particularly on the increasing compete
ton which the English manufacturers encounter
from the Americans, who have not to paythe duty;
the total amount OF cotton manufactures exported
from the United States in 1928 ives 763 packages;


in 1884, it was valued at 2O85 900 dollars; in 1912,
4,5OO 900 dollars and in the circular of Messrs.
timated at six or seven million Of dollars The
meeting adopted the resolution Unanimously, as
well as a memorial to the Lords OF the Treasury,


praying for the repeal Of the duty and deputatlon
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