The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-06 00:00:00

SENATE.

Mr. Allen rose, and having been recognised by the chair,
read his abdication of the post of Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Cass passed high compliments on Mr. Allen.
The Senate accepted Mr. Allen's resignation.
On the motion of Mr. Webster, it was agreed that the
Senate should fill the vacancy to-morrow at one o'clock.
Mr. Webster presented resolutions of the Legislature of
Massachusetts, in reference to dispossessing process issuing
from the Supreme Court of the United States, in the same
form as those from State Courts.

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
On the motion of Mr. Dix, the Supplementary Bill was
taken up.
The Senate insisted upon its amendment, and Messrs. Dix,
Webster. Westcott, and Mangum, were appointed a commit-
tee to confer with the House.

The resolution by Mr. Hannegan fixing the 20th of July
for the adjournment of Congress was fully discussed, and
finally, by a vote of 31 to 21, the subject was again postponed
to Monday next.
RATIFICATION OF THE OREGON TREATY.

The rapidity with which the Oregon treaty has been hur-
ried through the Senate (for we believe it was ratified last
evening) enables us to announce at this early day the con-
firmation of our own predictions, so often reiterated during
the past few months in relating to our controversy with Eng-
land. The question is settled. The treaty has now been
signed and formally ratified by at least one of the Govern-
ments—if not by both ! Yes, probably by both. Our Mi-
nister in London (Mr. M'Latte) had friendly interviews
with Lori Aberdeen, the English Secretary of State,
during the months of April and May, and with that
frankness which would mark a new and brighter era in the
diplomacy of the world, if all nations could only see their
best interests in adopting it, they devoted their attention to
the formation of a treaty in accordance with the views and
instructions of their respective Governments. The action of
the Senate having been directed to the same praiseworthy
object, and the Executive having given its assent to the
views of the Senate, as expressed in the notice resolutions,
the treaty was signed in London and dispatched to Wash-
ington by the steamer of the 19th of May, arriving about
two weeks ago. For some days it was -doubtful whether
the discretionary powers conferred on Mr. Pakenham would
not warrant him in withholding the treaty from our Go-
vernment until the arrival of the Great Western, so as to
ascertain whether the Mexican war had produced a change
in the views of his own Government. But th!s uncertainty.
soon -vanished, and on Friday last the Senate approved of
the terms oPti treaty which we believe was ratified yester-
day, as stated. It is unnecessary for us to dwell upon the
services of the public men to whom both countries are in-
debted for this victory over those who wished to win popu-
larity by urging on a long and bloody war between kindred
nations. A glory more lasting than the blood. stained re-
nown of Napoleon awaits them.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

,From the Votes and Proceedings of the Rouse of Commons.)

FRIDAY, JULY 3.
STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.

The following Resolutions were reported from the above
Committee :

1. That, in the case of the South-Eastern Railway (from
the Greenwich Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with
Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bill, amendments on
third reading, the amendments are of such a nature as ought
not to be adopted at that stage.
2. That, in the case of the Kennington-lane, &c., Light-
ing, ke., Bill, amendments on II hird reading, the amend-
ments are of such a nature as may be adopted if the House
shall till? ik fit. _

3. That, in the case of the Australian Agricultural Com-
pany petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed
with :—That the pude., be permitted to proceed with their
Bill, on inserting the notice in the Gazette for three succee•
sive weeks, and that the Committee on the Bill do examine,
in the first place, how far such order has been complied with,
and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill.
Third resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table.