The New York Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1846, Page 1

ot, Wel , Hudson Bay Company’s territory. NEW YORK, TUES ee DAY MORNING, JUNE 16 , 1846. Priee Two Cents, MIGHLY IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE Steamship Great Western, ELEVEN DAYS LATER. The Reception of the Oregon Notice | by the British Government. ‘The Offers of the Hudson Bay Com- Pany. ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND OF THE NEWS OF THE WAR BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES. ITS EFFECT. BIRTH OF ANOTHER PRINCESS IN THE ROYAL FAMILY. Fallin the Price of Cotton. The Escape of Louis Napoleon. The Second Reading of the Corn Bill in the House of Lords. dic. die. The Great Western, Captain Matthews, ar- rived from Liverpool yesterday morning, whence she sailed on the 30th ult. She brings eleven days later intelligence. It is of considerable importance in many points of view. The Oregon notice had been received by the British Government. Its effect will be seen in the details of the news, and in the fact that a pro- position was immediately made and sent out in the Great Western for the amicable settlement of the question. The recent action of our Senate, however, hastaken the edge from the effect in England. The European Times of the 30th ult. contains the following: ‘The Oregon Notice. The question of whether or not the President of the United States had given the respecting the joint occupation of the Oregon territory to the British govern- ment, having formed a subject of controversy in the tr ae and American press, we have the satisfaction of , upon the highest authority, that such notice has Been given, and that the Geet Wi mm carries out, on her present trip, the answer of the British government; which we have reason to believe, is of a conciliatory an: friendly character. m The special message of the President, relative to the existence of a war between the United States and Mexico, and the capture of Captain Thornton and company, had reached England, ‘and produced, according to the Liverpool Mail, a *‘startling” effect. It had affected the London Money Market, and knocked down Mexican Bonds. The price of cotton had declined. Several re- ports of the market, however, make no mention of the reduction. The people of England, Ireland, and Scotland “have been made happy” by the birth of another Princess in the Royal Family. Victoria ‘was “doing well” at the last accounts, The Corn Bill in the House of Lords had passed @ second reading by a majority of forty-seven. Altogether the news is of considerable interes, ‘and importance. Annexed are the details : [From the London Observer. We are enabled to announce positively that our Government has received formal notice from the President of the United States, that it is the desire ofthe American Government that the treaty for the joint occupation of the Oregon territory,should ‘ease and determine at the expiration of twelve months from the date of such notice. 4 The Hudson Bay Company having riotified to the government not only their disposition, but their capability, (with a trifling support from home) of maintaining their nd in the Oregon territory, a wing of the 6th iment (300 men) under Rajor Crofton, and twenty-five non-com- missioned officers ef the Royal Artillery, with 20 ins under Captain Blackwood and Lieutenant Wilda: r,Will sail in afew days from Cork for North America. These detachments are destined for Fort Guerrier, a settlement of the Hudson Bay Company, to the westward of the Rocky Moun- ins, near and around which there is a popula- tion of 5000 to 6000 hunters and bat aig trained from childhood to the rifle, and which the military nucleus under orders for Sregon. will soon bring into a ly efficient state of tactical organization. large of excavators, for the purpose of cutting round the portages which im the na- igation of the river, are forthwith to be sent out to the territory of the company. se, in case of need, will oe yaaa cent to mili- tary purposes. us Fort Guerrier will form an advanced base from which, in the event of hostili- & point with a numerous and highly efficient made on the American territory.— Feot probably is out in the Bellisle troop - she has sai! from Pertsmouth ; the ar- in the Crocodile troop-ship, . We suspect that > it of ion. The detachment of Artillery, under the command by (a Rr ae at the carri partment of the Royal Arsenal, on Friday and Saturday ep hy receive instructions in the pe Of carne e light 6 pounder guns, 3 pounder 8, 4 2-5 inch howi and 64 inch mortar, which they are to take with them to the The guns are to be carried upon the shoulders of eight or six- teen men to each ene according to their weight or the difficulties of the ground ; and when sible, will be drawn upon two wheels, with a very azle. The men selected for the duty were lly exami and the Board of Ordnance very considerately ordered that they shall be to draw an extra sum for winter clothing, as is usual with troops serving in Py an H e 3 a ? ii a i i is i eff i i ie ul i : i &) 3s z i j f 83788} at : ees BS fl efttastte gz aE i: |The Effect of the Mexican War News in | England. (From the Liverpool Mail, May 30. ' The news from America by the Cambria stea- | mer is of startling importance, The United States | have declared war against Mexico, and the first | conflict of arms has taken place, in which the in- | vaders have been beaten, The Mexicans do not choose to be robbed of their land without defend- ing it to the last extremity; and the robbers, find- ing their possession and their claim disputed, re- sort to the Satelite Of open warfare. May God defend the right. this war do not facilitate the | ; emancipation of upwards of three millions of | black slaves, we are much mistaken, and shall be | greatly disappointed. | - » May 29.) at | ai rt yesterday | evening, has brought intelligence of warhaving broken | out between the Mexicans and the United States. In the | | ionaage of the New Orleans correspondent of the New | York Herald, “ Grim visaged war is upon us; the excite- | ment is deep and intense. The rattling of the dram | the shrill notes of the fife—the waving of plumes—the | gleaming of steel—added to the deep-toned thunder | Ie) from the cannon’s mouth,” &c. It appears that on th April, a force of about two thou: Mexicans crossed the Rio Grande, and made a movi int Upon | General Taylor and his troops, which is admitted by the American papers to have been disastrous. The whig journals of the United States characterise the war asa war of the Executive—a matter to please the President— ak, ignorant vain chief magis- trate.” They p » a8 the British merchants have done, st the movement towards Matamoras; but they u with the other parties in calling for the most national and energetic measures to bring the contost, now that it has begun, to a victorious termination. It is hardly to © ted that the Mexicans, even with the co-operation of the thousands m Texas who feel the degrading position in which they have been placed by a forced annexation with the United States, can wage any thing like a successful war with those State: gnough may probably be done to teach Jonathan : lue of money after his experiments in repudiation; the folly of Sggression; the perils of a proprietorship in a slave population, and the policy of settling, off hand,the regon question, lest he shoul’l have two very awkward of business to attend to st one and the same time—one of which, at least, would | eno mere matter of border skirmishing. (From Wilmer’s Time', May 30.) The Cambria arrived here on‘! ¢ afternoon on Thurs- day, atter a splendid passage, with the intelligence of the rupture which has already taken place between the Mexican and the American forces. The issue of the con- flict, which has taken place at Fort Isabel, on the Rio Grande—if conflict itcan be called, for it seems, accord- ing to the accounts, too trumpery for the appellation— has astonished, and we are sorry to add, gratified many persons. It has astonished those who have regarded the valor of the Mexicans with contempt, and it has delight- ed those who wished to see the pride of Jonathan hum- bled—humbled, because he has had the temerity to beard his cousin Bull. This is unkind, illiberal; but we sup- pose it ishuman nature—the least amiable phase of hu- man nature. The effect of the news has been to raise the price of American produce. On its receipt, many persons instant- ly withdrew their cotton, and the consequence has been, customary in such cases, a rush of speculators into the field, and an improvement in the value of the staple. Another cause has been at work. Early yesterday, the result of the second reading of the corn bill in the ‘House vf Lords was known. The settlement of this question must beneficially serve business—must give increased firmness to the manufacturers—must enhance the value of the article ; and this, with the former cause, has ren- dered the market additionally firm, {From the London Standard, May 29, P M 1 | oa "| not CMa ay ened right to invoke Europe y | Sent position of Mexico aflords chauce of the London ists ‘* bl eding” freely in the matter of the loan.— European Times, May 90. tases moons moans fren ames United 1 states morning have, as naturally ma: expected, pro- duced a strong sensation both in comimerclal And monetary circles. Many reasons tend to arouse the sym- pathy of most persons in favor“of the Mexican cause, as on weaker partys My those ‘ont horn tae te mayne sequences, ar misgivings itifthere is a protracted contest will ourselves get involved in the — This apprehension arises from the widely rami- extent of our commerce, and the imperfectly de fined limits ef neutral rights, which it is assumed must immediately lead to conficting constructions of international lew. The private letters have been delivered this morning, but they threw little more light on the subject than the printed accounts. Some of them condemn the course pursued by the American executive as too oe in at once assuming a declaration of war on the Ve of Mexico, in the affair of posts, which had taken pl ing for further explanation. The view taken here is that the Americans underrate the defensive power of Mexico even without any extrinsic aid, and that the Americans will soon discover thoir mistake asthe aggressive power. aa oe the mercantile classes the privateering system immediately suggests itself as a poweriul auxiliary to the Mexican cause, to which the extent of the American commerce throws out strong incentives, and w will doubtless soon be availed of. ‘The intelligence from the United States has had con- influence on public securities. It was very fenerally expected that if the second reading of the corn passed the upper House of Parliament, prices would have advanced for the same; instead of which, consols have retrogaded {per cent in the closing quotation of yesterday. The influence of the American accounts is, according to that ostimate, at least equal to 1 per cent.— The latest quotation of consols for money is 96} for the new account, sellers at 96}, reduced three per cents 95, the three and a quarter new 97}, and exchequer bills 15 to 19 pm. The view taken prospectively is rather gloomy. Mexican Bonds have receded to 29}, and the deferred to 16. The members of the South American Bondholders’ Committee had yesterday concluded the arrangement for the adjustment of the compromise,on the principle of allowing the rate ot £90 for the 100 of the active debt, and at rate of 60 for the deferred, being 5 per cent interest; which plan they will submit for acceptance at @ public meeting. The accounts this mor will, however, materially alter the whole prospect, although the change of circumstances does not at all effect the equity of the adjustments. Grenada Deferred Bonds have been done at 4}, Peruvian 39, Spanish Five Per Cents 24}, the Three Half per Cents 60, ani lace, without wait- Ved Cents 36], Dutch Two and a the Four per Cent Certificates 92. This is the pay, day in the share market, and there is little other business doing except for the adjustment of accounts. We refer to the list for vices. Quarter before Three—Consols for 17th July, 963 J. Opinions in Ei on the Foreign and Do- mestic ak or the United States—The Oregon and Mexican Questions. [From the Paris Siécle. The news just received from the Unifed States has caused lively suusfaction in England amongst the mer- cantile classes ; but this has not the case amongst the The sort of tack which has taken place in the movement of public opinion in America on the subject of the mn, is a sign which well-practised eyes cannot mistake. Mr. Polk attained the presidency for the of accom) ing the last wish of Gen. Jackson, whose dyisg rtation was, ‘“ Get possession of the Oregon at any price.” The ardor of Mr. Polk has however, suddenly cooled ; his political friends only of- fered, atthe close of the debate, a petely Petpl eer ance te the conciliatory resolution of the Senate, and that resolution has been adopted the House of Re- presentatives, with a modification of terms which does not in any way alter its pacific sense. It is evident, therefore, that the statesmen of the Union perceived that Oregon question was no longer battle-field, they have carried elsewhere the of steugglin; against Great Britain. If the partition of the ea gg cae EE Re oe Barn an ay. aah Mea Bs example, stopping at legree, as Mr. Gallatin demanded, the Americans were to extend their claim tothe 64th, as General Cass demands, FE: "s amour propre would be wounded much more than her interests; for so long as she is allowed the free use of the port situated between the main land and Vancouver's Island, her vessels will derive, from the frequenting of those coasts, all the advantages that ng / can obtain. The treaty of joint occupation supposes, if it does not formally recognize in favor of England, rights which the United States would deny with a very Fiver and Europe would not behold without deep dissatisfaction a it maritime war kindled for a mere question of vani- ih ‘Theontest will be viewed in quite a different light, if ita object, on the part of England, be to hinder, not conquests, in the ancient sense of that word, but annexa- tions from the free will of nations, “with no further inconvenience to than that of lessening the ae i Britain arrogates to herself in ifie Ocean and in the Chi seas. It is rything, in the times in which we live, to have in one wil ota fag thomecivse conctiaiory ou the ves conci on side of Gregon tad emt regards the principle ef spom taneous idea of an European interven- ‘tion to protect the distinction of races in America will t bear. Mexico would certainly have a ithe United States, ab their power, w! am, to the Mexico, unable in ber wishes to undermine ished to ‘that State; but E a8 NO a ht, andar the pretant of pravervig the polluea! equi- ynt state to defend or to govern herself, to seek her oe in the same courve as that Texan has ene, the ication of the ol: . divide vide in order to reign. ‘We seek, oa 1 ‘Tux Mexjcan Loan in Exoitanp.—We mention: ed in our last that the proposition of the Mexican government for placing the debt upon a new foot- ing, had been pi at a stormy meeting of the proprietors in . Thi evening preceding the sailing of the steamer, and | we Were ignorant at the ume of the result. “The | t5'Bo roposition was negatived by the bondholders. Bue a new-and more favorable proposition is ex- pected to be made. In the meantime, the pre- The Manchester Commercial Association have petitioned parliament in reference to the oppres- | sive local duties levied on imports at the British settlement at Bathuast, on the river Gambia, on | the westcoast of Africa. There is a French trad- ing station at Albreda on the north bank of the Gambia, and the petitioners state that they are ex- posed at great disadvantage to a keen competition with the French, Germans, and Americans. The arrival of three bales of raw silk, by the Elizabeth, from New Orleans, has excited much interest in tiaktar auepc and the announcement has travelled through most of the English papers. The Augsburgh Gazette mentions a report that the Austrian Government intends to forma mili- tary railroad between Augsburgh and Ulm, so that, in case of any threatened invasion, Ulm may be immediately supplied with troops. A statistical return, lately published at Vienna, gives the total anys of the Austrian mon- archy at $7,491,120. Of this, Hungary has 12,278,- 717 ; Bohemia, 4,249,669; the Ki 2,219,988; and Lombardy, 2,688, The prospects of the new harvest in Englaud are most encouraging, m of Venice, Ibrahim Pasha may be shartly’ ex i England, his highness havi signified I titer tion of visiting Londan on Paris. The Gerian journals assert that imprisonment for debt is about to be abolished in Prussia. The state had long given it up for the recovery of fines and the expense of law prosecutions, and it exists only in case of private proceedings. The King and Queen of the French, attended os some of the junior branches of the Royal amily, contemplate paying 2 visit to her Majesty the Qneen of England, about the latter end of June or early in July. W.S. O’Brien was liberated on Monday, pay- ing his fees under protest. The Times remarks, “‘As indifferent wine is sometimes improved by lying in the cellar, we can only hope that Mr. Smith O’Brien’s sour and fiery quality emay have been softened down inte a decent port by the same sooling jase The Florentia, transport of 452 tons, is charter- ed to convey detachments of the 14th, 23d, 71st, and 81st regiments to Quebec. Emieration To THe Unrrep States.—In conse- quence of the disaster which happened some months since to the ship Robert Isaacs, which had emigrants on board for the United States, and prasad to have been unseaworthy, hor Majesty’s lonial Land and Emigration Commissioners gave directions that Aone vessel, which intended to take emigrants, should be examined as regards her seaworthiness, and the law relating thereto strictly complied with. They issued an order—~ “That all vessels which were not registered at Lloyd’s, or which being registered and clemediager than the se- cond CesT ane of the first class, should not be con- sidered eligible by the Government Emigration Agents for the conveyance of passengers, without having been first subjected to an examination by Lloyd's surveyors.’s The surveyors, mistakin’, their duty, refused to pass any American vessels unless they complied with all the arbitrary rules laid down at Lioyd’s as necessary, in order to be classed on their Eoake, In consequence, several of the new and first class New York packets, and ethers, were denied the privilege of taking passengers, at a time, too, when the rate of passage was very high. This caused great excitement among the American shipmasters, and others interested, as it would throw this important part of the intercourse between the two countries into British ships alone, to the exclusion of Ameri- can—and created, necessarily, a very bitter feeling. We are happy to learn that, or the repre- sentation of General Armstrong, United States Consul at Liverpool, who isever watchful of the interests of his countrymen, other surveyors have been appointed, whe perform their duty to the sa- tisfaction of all parties. Upon this subject the fol- lowing communication has been ressed to General ASO “ Colonial Land and Emigration Office, 9, Park-street, Westminster, 27th April, 1846. “ Sir,—I am directed by the Colonial Land and Emigra- tion Commissioners to acknowledge your letter of the 22nd inst., received on Saturday, and to assure you that the Commissioners are very desirous that no unnecessary obstruction should be presented to the sailing of any ves sel which is fit for her intended voyage. The nature of. the agency aaronare which the survey of ania ret ships sheuld be effected is under consideration, will de de’ cided before the end of the present week. But, in the meanwhile, I am desired to acquaint you that the Com- issi take the essed, d, and that they have alread; fn officer at Liverpool with instructions w! i him to consent to the clearance, without delay, of any ship yy de which he is satisfied that she is seaworthy, so as to be fit sor her intended voy: I have the honor to be, sir, your most obedient humble servant, “J. WALCOTT, Secretary. “R. Armstrong, Esq., United Sta es Consul, Liverpool.” Miurary Preparations in Great Brirain.— The armament for the defence of the ships of war on the Canadian lakes being completed, and the advance-ships being for the most part equip- ped, orders have been received to expedite the supply of ordnance for the coast defences at home. The giantscale onavhich these defences are to be formed may be judged of from the an- nexed details of the supplies of guns, carriages and ammunitien which are to be forwarded to the following places :—For the ny es defen- ces at Sheerness, one 56 pounder, ewt.; 17 8 inch, of 65 cwt. each; 28 32-pounders, of 86 cwt. each, and 12 24-pounders ot 20 cwt. each—total for Sheerness, The 24-pounders are to mounted on iron carriages; all the heavier guns on carriages with traversing platforms, Fur the additional defences at Tilbury Fort, 50 32- pounders of 56 cwt. each, on carriages with dwarf traversing platforms; 19 $2-pounders of 33 cwt.on iron carri total additional guns for Tilbu: Fort, 69. Additional guns for Gravesend, 15 pounders, of 56 cwt. on carriages with dwarf tra- versing platforms. Guns, carriages, and travers- ing platforms for the defences at Portsmouth, Gos- port, Portsea, and Priddy’s Hard, in addition to the existing armament:—2 60-pounders of 97 cwt; 17 &inch guns of 65 cwt.; and 15 8-inch of 50 cwt.; 61 32-pounders of 56 cwt.; 39 5 "paar of 50 cwt.; 868ineh howitzeis and 1 24-pounder departure from carronade. iron La ae 75 2A) der ins of 2 cwt. Total for Portsmouth, rt, . 246 pieces of ordnance. Grand total for Sheerness, Tilbury Fort, Gravesend, Portsmouth, &c. 388 pieces of ordnance of various sizes. A armament of light pieces of ordnance,con- sisting of 6 6-pounder guns, 6 8-pounders, 8 42-5 howitzers; 8 4 2-5 mortars, is ready for shi ment for Quebec. This armament is to be forwarded to the various forts of the Hud- son’s Bay Company in the northwest terri- tory, to be ready in the event of hostilities oc- curring in connexion with Ori , a8 guns of this kind will, in the event of war, have to be convey- ed over mountain districts. A contrivance has been invented by which the guns can be carried between a given number.of men. Several trials of the invention have been made here, and it has bo aad that it isquite practicable.—London Tus Exovisa Hanvest.—Next in importance to the fate of the proposed scheme for lowering the duties on grain to a nominal point,is the pros- pect for the ensuing harvest. On this head some apprehension was ping be felt in conse- quence of the very wet r experienced for several consecutive days, but those fears have in a great measure been set at rest by the splendid weather wo have enj since Tharsday. At this early period it would be seen to enter into anything like a prediction as to what may be the yield ‘ofthe next crop, but we are certainly in- clined to think that there exists at present very litle real cause for despondency. Rather too much wet may have fallen to be altogether benc- ficial for the wheat plant; a warm dry, June would, however, put all right ; and for the spring- sown corn, the hay-crop, and all kinds of culinary vegetables, the showers must have been highly serviceable. The very important decline, w has taken place in the value gf wheat since the close of April me the ged Smee A supplies from oo © quan ocrane forward at the different markets held luring the week has been only te ; nor is there a prospect of the deliveries again increasing for some time to come. In the course ef another fortnight the hay harvest will have com: in many of the southern counties, the necessity of eraploying all hands in the fields will prevent Iarge ‘deliveries ; other labors incidenjal to the ‘season must follow, and it is not likely, therefore, that the markets will at present be overdone with British-grown grain. Whether the stocks of fo- reign now in bond in the kingdom are or are not im: ly released must, of, course, de- pend on the suceess or failure of the ministerial sclieme, the ment of which all parties seem determined to await before entering into extensive operations. e business done at most Itis said that the commercial treaty between | Belgium and Holland has been signed at the | Hague. | Second Reading of the New Corn Law Bill im the House of Lords. (Liverpool Mail, May 30.’ The House of Lords have devided according to | our worst apprehensions! A majority of 47, in | | # house of | wading of the com law repeal bill. It is true, | that of the lords present, viz., 264, 2 majority of | 12 only voted for the bill, leaving a chance of the | measure being defeated in detail while in com- | mittee ; still we have abundant and painful evi- | dence that the noblest assembly in the world have | signed and sealed their own doom. They have proved that a considerable number of their lord- | ships are the mere creatures, or rather the ma- chines of the minister of the day; are not only the “lords in waiting” upon Sir Robert Peel, but | liveried serving men, who stand bebind the backs nud obey the orders of the gentlemen of the | House of Commens. aig Let it be so—they are answerable, and will suf- | fer the consequences sooner than they imagine. | We see as clear as day what will be ‘the result, The land will deteriorate in value, and change hands; and the people will, in the agony of the events that are impending, vent their wrath upon a lass who ought to have protected them. 5 peers, have passed the second | mi thy manifold mercies, and that we may love to one another, and by constant obedience to all thy com- ments; so that passing through this life in thy faith and fear, we may in the life to come be received into hep heavenly kingdom, through the merits and mediation of ‘thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” tion to our Sovereign, by brother! bers of the Hebrew persuasion in Great Britain, has issued a form of thanksgiving for the safe delivery of her Majesty and birth of a princess, to United Kingdom, on Sab! Sinan, a. m. 5606, i. ¢. 80th of May. We are happy to state that the health of her Majesty and the royal infuntis as favourable as at first.—Liverpoot Mail, May 30. day of Our advices from Paris are of the 27th ult. ‘fhe prominent topic of the Paris papers, ap- pears to be the escape of Prince Louis Napoleon from Ham, of which they record the full particu- lars. Although most of the Paris journalists make ne secret of their satisfaction on the occasion, We cannot, however, refuse our unfeigned | thanks to the minority, to the Duke of Richmond and Lord Stanley epee for the glorious stand oy have made in defence of the honor, inde abs lence and prosperity of their country. Lord Stanley’s speech will descend to posterity as one of the most brilliant specimens of el uence in the English language, and will be read with delight when Manchester is in ruins, and the name of Peel the password for perfidy and poli- tical dishonesty, The House of Commons, after passing the me- morable bill of 1829, was made to pass through the fiery ordeal of reform by an indignant nation; and we are not sure if similar experiment wil not be tried w the hereditary assembly. We do not pretend to speak what we wish, but what we fear. We see nothing before us but ruin.— There is more corn and flour in the country at this moment than the people can consume, and what with that growing, and coming from Europe and America, there must be a fall in price utter); ruinous to the British cultivator. In the farmer’s fallthe manufacturer must perish. The one cannot exist without the other. and it is plain that corn cannot be grown in England as _profit- ably as in other countries, even if the English far- mer had his rent free. Lord Grey spoke pro- phetically when he told his fellow peers “to set the house in order.” The time is come! [From the Liverpool Times, May 30.) If the Corn Bill should pass—of w! at present, there hardly exists a doubt in the minds of the least sanguine —an immense quantity of produge will be immedi tely released from bond, and thrown on the market. The bull of the produce so held under the Queen’s lock, is Ameri- can flour and other American | pede’ Its val been estimated as high as five millionssterling. Inevery point of view—for the safety of trade, for the security of the exporter, for the comfort and happiness of the people —it is desirable that no unnecessary delay take place. Our Jeaders will observe that the Goverment had not only a majority of pro: but a majority of peers present on the division Th is oor as regards the ultimate success of the measure in committee. The markets in every part of the country will be more or less affected by the second reading of the Corn Bill in the Lords, but the effect will not be fully developed be- fore the sailing of the steame- on Thursday next. Inthe meagtime, we refer our commercial readers to what has been doing before the result transpired, and they will see that business ofevery description has been more or less influenced by the pending state of our pelitical affairs. Tue Iaisn Corncion Bitt.¢The fate of the “ Irish coercion bill” is sealed We have the utmost gratifica- tion in being enabled to announce that Lord George Ben- tinck, the professed and acknowle: leader of the pro- tectionist party, has declared the determination of the great majority of the English agricultural members to oppose the future progress of this measure. The noble lord on Monday lest communicated this important intel- ligence to a: ight hon. Irish member, who dischi d the duties of President of the board of trade, under the Melbourne administration. Nearly all the protectionist representatives voted with the government for the first reading of the Irish coergion bill They have since be- stowed considerable time and attention in scrutinizin; the provisions of the curfew measure, and the result o} their deliberations, over which Lord Geo Bentink presided, i, that by delaying the second reading of the ill government have adduced prima facie evidence, es- tablishing that no necessity exists for enacting so arbi- trary, tyrannical, and unconstitutional a restriction upon the liberties of the Irish people. Lord John Russell an- nounced, on Monday evening, his intention of o ing the second reading of the Irish coercion bill. At least one hundre. English whig members purpose rallying themselves under the noble lord's banner, and their op- ition, conjoined with that which the Irish liberal and lish protectionist members have respectively pleds- Tuemealvoe to gi its re- noes es sos a rt himee! Lea.kis goversueat in =| peltion tobe luus dSfegieds— Advertiser. . The accounts of the new potato crop in Ireland were, upon the whole, encouraging. The hay harvest was unusually forward this year. In some parts of the country, cutting has already commenced. American Propuce.—The importations of pro- visions into the ports of London and Liverpool, from the principal shipping ports of the United States of America, the luce of that country, have continued to be of an extensive and import- ant character. The arrivals during the past week have comprised an immense number of ackages containing flour, hams, beef, pork, lard, m addition, large quantities of wheat and Indian corn, meal, oil seed-cake, for feeding cattle ; staves, for making casks and for cooperage pur- posesgenerally, and other articles usually known as being produced in and imported from the Uni- ted States. In many instances the articles of food on board have comprised an important portion, and in some nearly the whole of their entire car- goes. Sreampoat CoLiision—Dreavrut, Loss or pelea the night of the Re on s t. Thompson, ffm Liverpool, an ees lor from Uli oN with A say pb on board, when off the Magazines, in the Mersey, came together with it violence, by which the Rambler had her bulwarks and hull cutaway, and had twenty of her speesengnrs kiloc and as many more severely injured. There are many more_ missing. boats were new, and the Sea*Nymph cost £20,000. Of course nobody is to blame. Accoucnement or Her Masesty—Binrn or « Princess.—Her Majesty, who on Saturday had taken an airing, and on Sunday had attended divine service as usual, was safely delivered of a princess on Monday, at five minutes to three o'clock; Prince Albert, several Lords of her Majesty’s Privy Council, and the Ladies of her Majesty’s Bedchamber, being present. This great and important news was unmediately made known by the firing of the Park and Tower guns; and the Privy Counoil being assembled as soon as ible thereupon, at the Council Chamber, hitehall, it was ordered that a form of thanks- iving for the Queen’s safe delivery of a princess Be prepared by his Grace the om sano’ f of Can- terbury, to be usedin all churches an throughout England and Wales, and th: Berwick-upon-T weed, on Sunday the 8ist of May, or the Sunday after the res; ivé ministers. shall receive the ne nett br : Prthe sctaligende, weer brought to Liverpool by second editions of the morning papers and the evening journals, but not a gun was fired, and with the exception of a slight peal from the bells of the parish churches about one o’clock, not a sound of eing was heard ~The royal standard was hoi atthe Town-hall, and the Post-effice steamers in port were decorated, but with these exceptions there was nothing whatever to. neti that any extraordinary event had occurred. ‘| hope that this silence is not indicative of the nature of The reception which awaits Prince Albert from our opulent corporation. Hie Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, in obedience to the command of the Privy Council, jection, in the e has pr the following form of prayer thi we ving for the safe delivery of gs bien 4 to and the happy birth of a Princess, the morning iar eyeniy Fe hapela! if oe thane ae in all churches and c! 8 q land and Wales, and in the town of Berwick-upon- Tweed, upon Sunday, the 3ist day of May shat or the Suoday ater the respective ministers such churches and chapels receive the same: “© merciful Lord and Heavenly Father, by whose gracious gift mankind is increased, we most humbly offer unto thee our hearty thanks for thy great ess, vouchsafed to ag in delivering thy servant, our Sovereign ly the Queen, from the perils of childbirth, and giving her the blessing of a daughter. Continue, we beseech thee, “thy fatherly care over her; support and comfort herin the hours of See oe day by day renew her strength. Preserve the in- fant peincess from whatever is hurtful either to body or soul, and nmher as sue advances in years with every Christian virtue. “ Regard with thine ial favour our Queen royal consort, that they may long live in the enjoyment of all “ow me f happiness, they, xone of them, profess any devotion to his political character or cause. In short, republi- canism in Paris was never ata lower ebb than it is atthe present moment. The prince’s plan of escape appears to have been ingeniously con- ceived, cleverly executed. On Monday morning, having made his arrange- ments,in which he was assisted by his physician, he availed himself of the moment when a num- ber of workmen were occupied in the interior of | the chateau, and having hastily disguised himself in the dress of one of the laborers, walked out of the principal gate unobstructed. When the com- mandant presented himself, according to custom, in the apartments of the prince, he was inform that the prince was suffering from severe indispo- sition,and that he was still in bed; and a lay figure dressed in his clothes and placed in his bed, hav- ing satisfied the hasty glance of the official, he re- turned. Meanwhile the prince was fast making his way to the ceast. Alll attempts to retake the prisoner after so long a start were, of course, fruitless. He is by this time, in all probability, by the bedside of his invalid father. The prince is understood to have embarked for England at St. Vallery sur Somme. On Wednesday, the debate in the Chamber of Deputies on the budget of ,expenditure for 1847 was resumed, the supplies for the Minister of the Interior being allthat remained to be voted. M Thiers announced his intention ot moving for a reduction of the secret service grant, nat with any expectation of reducing its amount, but merely because his so MMA would afford him an oppor tunity to explain the motives of his opposition. He ‘then proceeded to contrast the policy of 1830 with that of the present moment; and in- sisted that in the latter there was an absence ofall dignity, which had alienated from the ministers several of their partisans. He next proceeded to re- vive the stock assertion, that France was obeying the dictates of Great Britain, and agreeing every day to fresh and unsvarrantuble concessions. In the quarrel now soimminent between England and the United States, France had been made to espouse the cause of the former, and had thus lost an old friend without securiny the cordial al- lance of a new one. The result of the delibera- tions of the Court of Peers, on the case of Le- compte, had not transpired. The report of the committee, and the requisitorytof the Attorney General had been presented, but the delibera- tions to which they fad given rise had not termi- nated. Italy. Rumors reached this country, some days back, of anew movement towards freedom in Italy, favored by King Charles Albert of Suardina. Nt was regarded as the echo of rumors long ago cur- rent respecting the same monarch, even while he was prince of Carignan. Last week, however, the Journal des Debats gives authenticity to the re- ports, and thus renders them worthy of attention. Spain. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 21st ult. The Heraldo publishes a document from which it would appear that the naval forces of Spain con- sisted of 126 armed vessels, and 10 unarmed, ear. rying together 962 guns. There are besides 19 others in progress of construetion, four of which are steamers. According to Madrid papers of the 13th, Chris- tina still continues her intrigues to bring about the Trapani marriage, which, it would appear, is as opposed to the personal wishes of the Queen Isabella as it is to the desires and interests of her subjects. Queen Isabella herself is favorably dis- posed towards the suit of Don Enrique, her cousin now in exile at Bayonne. The most dis accounts are received of the state of Catalonia, where a general outbreak is very shortly expected ; the taxes are collecti: with the greatest rigour, and the goods and furni- ture of people are daily being sold fornon-pay- ment. So great is exasperation against the military, that an officer, who has lately arrived here, told a friend that it.was not safe for him to walkout alone. The Espanol states that intelli- gence has been received from the frontiers of Ca- talonia, that some military men, who enjoy much credit in that province, were preparing to enter the Spanish territory, with the view of raising the country, and gives out warning of the same to the government. Port \. . Accounts from Lisbon of the 10th instant, state that for three days the soldiers of the garrison had been under arms. Several arrests had taken place. Ameng those arrested are Baron de Villarnova de Foscoa, late Minister of Finances, and M. Leonel Tavares, ex-Deputy and editor of the Patriot.— Orders had been given for the arrest of Viscount Sa da Bandeira and of Count Lavradio, but they had timely notice, ‘and were enabled to effect their escape. On the 4th, the insurgents entered Oporto, and disarmed thegguard at the Library, but were driven back after an engagement, in which several were killed. A new battalion of the Municipal Guard, formed by Cabral, refused, on the 5th, to march ;—they would not give up their arms, and a sanguinary conflict ensued. Poland. i A letter from Cracow, of the 15th instant, an- nounces that, ing to a supplementary con- vention, entered into between the three protect- ing Powers, Austrian troops alone are to garrison Cracow, and, in consequence of the distressed condition of the republic, the expense of the oc- cupation is to be defrayed by Austria. The con- stitution of Cracow, the Senate, and its President, are to be suppressed, the government is to consist hereafter of Oe formed of three persons. It will be recollected that the three pe acts who arrested Pantaleon Potocki, near Sied- lic, and delivered him up to the authorities, were decorated for that service with the medal of the order of merit by Prince Paskewitsch. They were recently all three found hanging by the neck to trees in a forest near Siedlic. of ti i The second Chamber of the Saxon slature resumed, on the afternoon of the 18th inst., the discussion on the report of the committee respect- ing the sanguinary riots at Leipsie on the 12th of August last. On the 15th, there was an equality of votes for and inst thegloption of the report of the majority of the committee, which was fa- vorable to the government, and a second vote had to be taken on the question. The adjourned de- bate was held on the afternoon of the 1&h, and the following was the result :—For the adoption of the report of the majority of the committee, 96 ; agajnst it, 87; majority against the report, 1. As soon as the numbers were prociaimed by the Pre- sident, the public tribunes resounded with cries of “ bravo.” The President immediately declared that he would cause them to be evacuated if any demonstrat.ons of opinion were again made. The rejection, however, of the report of the majority br the committee, did not imply that the one drawn up by the minority would b sooepias fot that one was also rejected by a majority of 9. The question is, to a certain extent, in statu Prussia. Letters from Germany announce that the con- itution will be published early in June. Prince ji i head of the op- IV., did not entertain the same opinion. “I wish,” he is said to have exclaimed, “‘ | wish the constitution to engage both the people and the crown, and to attain that object, ht to con- sult the States united in general assembly.” Rassia and Circassia. The A Gazette publishes a letter from a correspondent in Cireassia, which states that ~~ news of the insurrection at Grucow fad prodeee a great impression among the suid. ue cnsus, pots of whom had served as officers in the Polish National Army in 1841, and had been forced by Russia to serve in the army of the Cau- casus as privates. Gount Woronzow was very of the leading provi markets held since our last has been on a retail scale ; whilst the weather remained aslight increase of < 6 was di sais it this has since given way.—. Lane lo together ‘ ‘and may finally be made partakers of everlasting glory. ‘And pant that every gilt of thy goodness uneasy on the subject, until the intelligence ar- The Rev. Dr. Adler, Chief Rabbi of the mem- | be recited in the Kb ain eae ayer the | ath the 51) to us, thy people, may increase in us the sense of | rived that the insurgents had been sup} show | for had the insurrection spread to the ban! h | forth our thankfulness unto thee ed dutiful affec- | Vistula, its effects would have been manifested in 'y | | \ reseed ; of the the army of the Caucasus. Several Poles had de- serted and joi the Circassian tribes. The Universal German Gazette contains the fol- lowing :—“Travellers arrived from Circassia an- nounce that war has not yet commenced, but Schamil Bey is making extensive preparations in the Daghestan; and the approaching campaign, it is expected, will be as a#Jvantageous for him as that of last year. Soliman Effendi, the Schamil, has enrolled for his servioé 1200 horse- | men in the provinces of Nad Kotch and Chepsok, and 800 at Abasoth; and the enrolments, it is said, would have been more numerous but for the in difference of the Uiemas and the Cadis.” Algiers. Accounts from Algiers of the 17th, state that Marshal Bugeaud had entered the mountains, and at his approach the Kabyles had fled. The Courrier Francais says that the retirement of Mar- shal Bugeaud from the government of Algiers has been decided on, and that Gen. Sebastian: will be his successor. Other accounts state that the gov- ernment of Algeria is destined for the Duc d’- Aumale. Marshal Bugeaud will shortly return to France, having resigned the post of Governor-General of Algena. Nothing is yet determined as to his suc- cessor, and the new system of poversment to be applied to Algeria. @ French ministry has re- solved before coming to any decision to await the debate in the Chamber of Deputies on the grants of money required for the African possessions. It is generally believed that some change will take piace in the system of administeation, and that the rovernor-General, minougs a general officer, will derive the greater part of his er from the civil authority. The Duke d’Aum: shal Bugeaud in Algeria. India and China. We have intelligence from Calcutta to the 7th, Bombay the 15th ultimo, and from China to March the 30th. : Tranquillity prevailed throughout India. The hot season had commenced, and the armies had taken up their permanent stations until the sea- son for campaigning opens again, in October. The affairs of the Punjaub remain in the same unsettled state. The city of Lahore was.in pos- session of the division commanded by the British General, and the Sikh soldiers who were found within the walls were ordered to quit instantly. Scinde is profoundly quiet,and it is aiso healthy. Sir Charles Napier was coming down the Sutlej and Indus to Kurrachee, where he expected to spendthe monsoen. His health was impaired. he military i emacate in Scinde were occupied altogether by the Bombay regiments, all the Bengal troops having gone to strengthen the army in the north-west provinces. i The news of the late qampaign between the Sikhs and the British, appears to have excited the notorious Akhbar Khan into attempting some ope- rations against Peshawur, bnt the rapidity of the defeats experienced by the Sikhs, and the occu- pation of Lahore, have neutralized his move- ments. The attention of the public was attracted to the railways which were about to be formed from Calcutta and Bombay into the interior of the country, and from which the greatest public ben- efit was anticipated. The War diplomatist M. de Lagrene, who, after he had formed a treaty at Canton with Key- ing, proceeded on an exploring tour to the differ- ent presidencies of India, had, after a short visit’ mbay, quitted that place en voyage for the Red Sea, on his return to Europe. ¢ The commercial news is by no means promi- sing. Several failures of European houses con- nected with ey are reported ; and, altogeth- er, the'trade of the Presidencies, as well as that of China, wears a gloomy aspect. Foreign Theatricals. M. Liszt has been presented with Beethoven’s piano forte, by Baron Spina. Signor Tamburini has been received with such warm welcome at Berlin as to cut short his medi- tated journey to England. “Memoirs of an Umbrella,” a new piece at the Adelphi, London, shows the talents of the company to advantage. Lafont and Rose Cheri continue at the St. James’, where the Fre: still playing. M. Scribe is about to undertake a journey to Italy ; on this, of course, will be built a thousand speculations of interviews with |, and ten jousand rumers of a new opera, &c. The opera, recently, was the scene of an emuete arising from the absence of Cerito, and the 8e- ness of Mario, who could not sing the whole of the music of his part. This aristocratic audience showed, on the ae in question, that it contained a number of blackguards. “A new play, in which Macready sustained the princi part, called “The King of the Com- mens,” was produced at the Princess’s Theatre, London, with success. The author isa clergy- man, the Rev. James White. It is founded on an incident in the life of the poet soldier, James the Fifth of Scotland. Mdme. Chagot Dufay, better known as Mdlle. Emilie Contat, has died at Nogent-sur-Vernisson, le is to succeed Mar- teat favorites company are ent of atthe age of seventy-seven years ; Lafont, the great actor, who was by some t to rival Talma himself, has ended ‘his days at Bordeaux, where he had been for some years residing. ‘The Misses Cushman have been playing st the Queen’s Theatre, Manchester. Mrs. Alfred Shaw is about to retire, her last ap- pearance in public having been announced. A new historical play, by Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, is rehearsing at the Princess’s Theatre. Mr. Maddox has paid, or contrasted to pay, £600 for this piece. Among the theatrical novelties of the day me y be mentioned the fact of a female having last week performed the character of ‘Richard the Third” on the Worcester boards. There isa little pianist in Paris, at present, onl; ten years and-a-half old, who plays the music Handel, Sebastian, Bach, Mozart, the more modern masters, without any be- forehim. His name is Saint Saens, and he isa pupil of M. Stomaty. We read in the Presse— The penalty of 100,- 000f. with costs of suit, lately a led by the Tri- bunal de Premiere Instance, to_be paid by Ma- dame Plessy Arnould to the Theatre Francais, will not, we understand, come out of the pocket of the renegade actress, because, when she sign- ed her ment at St. Petersburg, the Em ror of the Russia’s agent undertook to save harmless from all consequences. Donizetti has not derived from the mild climate of his country the improvement which his friends antici His health continues to decline, his mind fallen into deep melancholy, and his tot~ tering reason is plu into Cate potntons, he addresses those who surround him to dwell not on his approaching end, but on his already accomplished demise. or Mr. Aldridge, better known as the African cius, is playing the part of Othello at the Theatre Reyal. s Deloy is suffering under a fit of illness that he es eley with her Sngegumnents at the Thes- tre Royal Adelphi. Miss Cushman made her debut in Lady Mac- beth, at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, to a very large. house. The success of Our fair conntty- woman is beyond all expectation, It is stmted that Madame Caradori Allan medi- tates retiring from public singing after ek season. any of the provincial theatres, ladies are, ig titan of ‘Must Cushman, taking | ye che i te reversal fom io Eli bots antorves the female charac- ters were played by males. 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