The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-01 00:00:00

ENGLAND AND AMERICA•

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Stu,—The writer of these lines (who desires forl
present to remain "incog") is of opinion that you r*l
do service to the trading community of Lancashl
directing their attention, with as little delay as Poi.,
to the exact position of the British and Meal:
Governments, in reference to the Oregon quest'
Strange to say, it seems to be very imperfectly and
stood. "We are too good customers for them
many) for the Americans to go to war with us."
doubt they have imbibed these notions in part from v
part of the press which cries, " Peace, peace," whil!11
two Governments are actually preparing energetic°
for war.

I mean no fulsome flattery when I say that you s
to take a more correct view of the case than any 0
writer whose comments I hare read. To my mind
following train of facts point but to one issue:-
Ist. A Bill to take possession of Oregon was pa
through the house of Representatives, by a majuris,
140 to 54 ; and only missed passing through the Set
by one vote—this, too, when a negotiation was actu
pending.

2d. The Democratic party have, since that time►
creased their strength by six votes.
3d. The then President offered to make 49.0 del
the boundary line, giving to Great Britain the
navigation of the, river Columbia, all which she refs
to accept.

4th. Polk has actually retracted that offer—see
address. " The proposition of compromise which b
been made and rejected, was by my direction subl
quently withdrawn, and our title to the whole
Oregon asserted. The right of any foreign poll
to the free navigation of any of our rivers through
heart of our country, was one which I was unwilling
concede."

In conjunction with the above, let any man consic
the import of the following extracts from Polk's 0

sage--

-4-‘ The extraordinary and wholly inadmissible demo
of the British Government afford satisfactory evids
that no compromise which the United States ought
accept can be effected."

" Oregon is part of the North American Continent,
which it is confidently affirmed the title of the Unit
States is the best now in existance."
" That it will ultimately be wise and patriotic to MI
liberal grants of land to the patriotic pioneers, Yo
amidst privations and danger, lead their way throtil
savage tribes, and who cultivate and are ever reads
detend the soil, lam fully satisfied. To doubt whetb
they will obtain such grants as soon as the convent)
between the United States and Great Britain shall 10
ceased to t xist, would be to doubt the justice of Co
gress."

" All attempts at compromise having failed, it b
comes the duty of Congress to consider what meastll"
it may be proper to adopt for the security and protectic
of our citizens now inhabiting, or who may heresftt
inhabit Oregon, and for the maintenance of our PI
title to that territory."
"At the end of the year's notice, we shall 14
reached a period when the national rights in Oreg.(
must either be abandoned or firmly maintained. 0
they cannot be abandoned without a sacrifice of be'
national honour and interest is too clear to admit
doubt."

Add to the above quotations that large quantities Ai
saltpetre having lately been purchased in London fs:
the United States, and that " large supplies of live_ os'_d',
timber, and other materials for ship-building hare beer
collected" by them.*
Then glance at the whole animus of Polk's addresk
in which the "balance of power" is three times tail;
ingly referred to with this elencher, " Should any OA
interference be attempted (on the Northern Continent'
the United States will be ready to resist it all hazards',
The whole tenor of Polk's addresses go to prove thr
he is a Democrat of the first water, honestly and fedvently attached to the genuine Republican principt
which actuated his progenitors to claim and gain thef,
independency, and entertaining a thorough contempt fl."
Monarchial Government.

* The Patrick Henry, which arrived at Liverpool
February 26, 1845, brought American papers up to the
Bth of that month, which stated—" The House of Refire'
sentatives on the 3d passed the Bill providing for the
occupation of the Oregon territory, by a majority. °I,
140 to 54. The general tone of the discussion belf?/
exceedingly warlike. The Bill had been read twice t
the Senate, and then referred to a special committee. .11
contains clauses authorising the re-erection of fortifia,
tions, and the abrogation of the convention conduct,
on the subject with Great Britain."
Manchester, Dec. 29.

R. S. W.

CAPTURE OF A GHOST.
It is said that ghosts are not unfrequently inspired
with a considerable share of puissint valour. A sine,
lar act of bravery on the part of a disembodied spill'
has just come under our observation, and at the season,
of Christmas, as stories of ghosts and goblins are the
order of the day, it may not prove altogether unaccePt
able. At any rate, it may dispel the idea with whim'
wiseacres occasionally solace themselves, that ghosts are
altogether harmless. A widow lady, who resides in the
parish of St. Martin, has of late bees visited by a ghost
of rather a mischievous character. Inhabiting a lone,'
dwelling, with DO protection save that afforded by a ser
vant girl little more than just entered into her teens, the
lady, with her two children, during the last four weeks;
have had their nocturnal slumbers frequently disturbed
by the essispades of an evil spirit. Precisely as the
clock had struck what the Scotch poet has styled
" The wee short hour ayont the twat,"
and which, from its contrast with the previous twelve
distinct sounds upon the hammer, is said to inspire, even
in the strongest minds, a feeling of mysterious apprs'
hension, a loud knocking at the door was heard. Nor
was the feeling of awe inspired on the occasion tar
strengthened by any extraneous circumstance; tor ell T
the third evening of the occurrence of the mysterious
knockings, the disturbed lady, having summoned up
sufficient courage to look out from the window, beheld
figure, apparently in white, making its escape from the
gateway. Ihe occurrence made a rather powerful for
pression on the lady's mind, for it was the first time she
had ever seen a denizen of the world of spirits. For tee
successive nights the same sounds were repeated, every
night the strength of the knocking gradually increasing.
The ghost evidently thought that the depth of the slum-
bers of the inmates prevented them from hearing its
efforts at obtaining an audience, for no notice whatever
was taken of its mysterious proceedings. It was neces-
sary, therefore, to alter his line of tactics, and the line
which the ghost now adopted was of a somewhat novel
nature. Instead of now knocking at the door every nights
it at length began to throw stones at the windows, and
on one evening demolished no less than three panes of
glass in the windows of the drawing-room. This, how'
ever, was not to be endured much longer, and even et
the risk of coming in contact with an inhabitant of the
lower world, it was at length determined to give battle
to the spirit. The lady having communicated the tits
cumstance to a gentleman who resides with his family
about a quarter of a mile distant, a watch on Thursday
evening last was set upon the premises. The gentleman
referred to, armed with a good stout cudgel, took his
station at the corner of the building, about ten paces
from the spot from which the ghost was wont to hurl
its missiles, while at the opposite corner stood his man-
servant, armed in a somewhat similar fashion to his
master. Precisely at the usual hour the figure, clothed
in white, was seen to enter at the gateway, and having
slowly made its way to within a tew feet of the house,
deliberately lifted a handful of pebbles and threw them
at the window. This feat performed, the ghost was
about to depart, but the gentleman and his fellow-watch-
man, not having their spirits completely prostrated, sal-
lied forth and intercepted its progress. The yell of hor-
ror which the spirit now uttered was awful in the ex-
treme, and throwing itself at the feet of the gentleman,
it besought in piteous tones his pardon. The white sheet
in a moment was thrown from the back of the now em-
bodied spirit, and a bona fide human woman actually
stood before them. A confession soon followed, and it
was discovered that the ghost had determined to frighten
the poor lady to death, in consequence of having been
recently discharged from her service for theft.—Jersey
Times, Dec. 23.

Lord Granville Somerset arrived in town yesterday
morning.

BIRTHS.
On the sth of Nov., the lady of Major G. Chapman, 36th
Regiment, of Native Infantry, of a son.
On the 27th ult, Mrs. Sampson Samuel, of North-build-
ingq, Finsburv-circus, of a son.
On the 28th ult., at Tremadoc, Carnarvonshire, the lady of
William Henry Turner, jun., Esq., of a son.
On the 28th ult., at Dover, the lady of James R. Akers,
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 29th ult., in Powis-place, the lady of Henry W.
Busk, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 29th ult., at Russell-place, Fitzroy-square, Mrs. W.
Sterndale Bennett, of a son.
F OnPigott the 29th ult., at Heckfield-heath, Hants, the lady of
. , Esq., of a
On the 30th ult., in Eaton-place, the wife of A. Jeffreys,
Esq., of a son.
On the 30th ult., at Clapham-common, the lady of John
Humphery, Esq., M.P., of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 4th inst., at Montreal, Eden Colvile, Esq., to Ann,
third daughter of ColonellNlaxwell.
On the 30th ult., at Trinity Church, Marylebone, the Rev.
John Tomkyns, Rector of .ilreenford, to Isabella Frederica,
eldest daughter of the late F. R. Coore, Esq., of Devonshire-
place.
On the 30th ult., at St. Margaret's, Westminster, the Rev.
Charles Edward Kennaway, to Olivia, third daughter of the
late Rev. Lewis Way, of Stansted park, Sussex.

D
On the 22d of December, at lED.
Paris, Elizabeth La Baronne
de Prejau, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Calvert, Esq.
On Dec. 15, at Weimer, in Kent, Ann Churnside, aged 77.
On Dec. 25, at Porchester- terrace, Bayswater, Charlotte,
widow of the late John Bury, Esq.
On Dec. 27, at Alton, Emma, wife of C. S. Crowley.
On Dec. 27, Mr. 1.1. Hall, of Great. Marlborough-street.
On Dec. 27, Sarah Maria Hammerton, only daughter of J.
H. Hammerton, Esq., of Brixton Villa, Brixton, Surrey.
On Dec. 27, Emily Augusta, infant daughter of T. Bigg,
Esq., of Cleveland Villa, St. John's-wood.
On Dec. 28, at Shacklewell, A. Cohen, Esq., aged 82.
On Dec. 29, at Stockwell-common, Thomas Streatfeild, Esq.
On the 25th ult., at the Rectery, West Coker, Somerset,
the Rev. Thomas George Wilmer, aged 37.
On the 28th ult., at Kelston, James Peel Cockburn, eldest
son of the Dean of York.
On the 29th ult., at Clapham, W. H. Holmes, Esq.
On the 30th ult., in Russell-square, Margaret, wife of the
Rev. Dr. Shepherd, aged 75.

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