The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-27 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

THE UNITED STATES.
FIVE DAYS LATER.
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY AvrERNooN.
The 3lonteztama, Captain Lowler, and the:Marmion, Captain
Edwards, have just arrived here with New York papers to
the sth. The news is unimportant. The Oregon question
was still under discussion. The commercial news is not im-
portant.
OREGON.
(From the Washington Correspondent of the New York
Courier and Inquirer of March 5.)
In the Senate on the 2d of March, Mr. Aitchison, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a Billy) or-
ganize and equip the militia in Oregon.
Mr. Dayton submitted a resolution that the Secretary of
the Navy inform the Senate if, in his opinion, the circum-
stances of our foreign relations be such as to require an
increased naval force; and what these circumstances are.
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title. The Executive, he said, had done his duty—the
to act. All further negotiation, unless such as might
be necessary to secure the Hudson's Bay Company from
the injury they would sustain by the sudden interruption of
their trade, he utterly opposed. To arbitration he urged
what he considered one fatal objection,viz., that there was no
power to make any award by arbitrament binding upon the
parties. He concluded by examining, and contrasting the
capacities of the two nations, Great Britain and the United
States, for war, and deduced a favourable comparison for his
own country.
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The Senate adjourned.
On the 3d, in the Senate, the Presiding Officer laid before
this Chamber a communication from the Secretary of the
Navy giving a statement of the naval forces of the different
nations of the earth.
Mr. J. M. Clayton, submitted a resolution, calling on the
President to communicate to the Senate copies of any cor-
respondence on the Oregon subject that may have passed
between this Government and that of Great Britain since
the last made public ; or 50 much of the same as may not
be incompatible with the public interest. Lies over.
Mr. Dayton's resolution, calling on the President to know
if he deemed an increase of naval force necessary at this
time, and for what reasons, coining up for consideration,
Mr. Sevier requested the Senator for New Jersey not to press
it at once, but let it lie for a day or two, and Mr. Dayton
acquiesced.
The special order was resumed.
Mr. Dayton addressed the Senate for about two hours,
in a speech characterised by all that fitness of reason-
ing, and grace of diction, which invariably marks this
gentleman's style. He regretted the want of a pre-
cise point in the discussion now going on, which he
said had began, and he feared would end, with gene-
ralities. But were he as anxious for the acquisition of all
of Oregon as some senators on the other side, he would
make a precise point, and it should be this—that, instead
of seeing an immediate issue to the Oregon question, with a
sort of seeking gallantry, nothing should be done. He would
meet Great Britain upon her own ground, when she said that
occupancy alone could confer a title to the territory. Our ci-
tizens were pouring in there in the proportion of 100 to 1
of hers. Nor did he apprehend that danger from collision
to which the senator from Missouri (Mr. Benton) had
referred, and somewhat happily illustrated by citing
the patriarchs of old : there was room and range enough for
the flocks and herds of all the shepherds, and need be no
strife among them. Mr. Dayton then reviewed the negotia-
tions, and affirmed that, with all the irrefragable facts and
arguments adduced, no new light had been shed upon the
controversy; it was the same old story which had been re-
peated by all the negotiators for these twenty years.
He conceded to our negotiator (Mr. Buchanan) un-
questioned abilities, and excused the insufficiency of
his objections to arbitration on the ground that
the subject admitted of no better. On this point, he
expressed a fear that the civilised world would view our
course as evasive and unsatisfactory. He next passed to
Mr. Breese's speech of yesterday, and showed the futility of
so many of the premises and deductions of the Illinois senator
as fairly compelled this gentlemen to blush. Some of his
(Mr. B.'s) calculations, one with respect to the capacities of
the two countries for war, the readiness with which our
packet-ships could be converted into men-of-war, &c., he
proved to be idle—utterly idle. Among other things,
Mr. B. had asked why, if Great Britain had a sincere
confidence in her title to Oregon, she had stood by
with folded arms while our negotiation proceeded
with Russia? Mr. Dayton replied to this, " that the Senator
from Illinois was mistaken in the fact ;" and he proposed to
read from a Senate document of the 18th Congress, from
which the injunction of secresy had not been removed, to
prove this position. He believed it not improper to do so, as
he proposed only to read so much as was known to the Eng-
lish Government.
Mr. Webster here turned in his seat, and asked how, if it,
the injunction of.secresy, had not been removed, he obtained
the document ?
Mr. Dayton answered that it had been published for the
use of the Senate, and he got it from the room of the Secre-
tary.
Here there was some sensation, and a variety of under-
tone opinions expressed—some desirous of having the ex-
tract read, and others opposing the same.
Mr. Sevier objected to the reading, and the Chair was
understood as sustaining the objection.
Mr. Dayton cheerfully waived the design, and stated
what he would have read would show most conclusively
that Great Britain was not silent upon that occasion,
but keenly watchful of her interests. Towards the
conclusion of his remarks, Mr. Denton adverted to the
rumour whim had given currency, that this question was
to be ultimately settled by the surrender of certain equiva-
lent advantages to our adversary. He did not mean to say
that this was so, but some movements certainly seemed to
corroborate it. Onee, it was a pertinent question in Eng-
land—" Who reads an American book ?" Now, however, it
appeared that one of our documents furnished the very
pabulum of the British House of Lords.—(Loud laughter.)
It was a general impression that war, and a war party, was
popular in this country. This was true of th ; wars in which
we had been engaged, for each and all of them were wars for
principle, and not for property. On this point he feared not
to trust the good sense and feeling of the people—the needle
of public feeling might vibrate doubtfully at first, but it
would settle at last tremulously, but truly to the North.
Mr. Haywood, says the New York Courier, will speak to-
morrow, and it is understood that, among other things, he
will take the ground that Mr. Polk will take 49, if it shall be
tendered by Great Britain. His position will be important,
as he will endeavour to present the views of the President.
MONEY MARKET.
Mane' 4.—A1l was bright toeday and active at the Stock
Board. Not only were prices better, but operations were
extensive, and there was a general feeling of confidence.
The later news from England to-day by the Toronto was not
genereilly circulated during business hours, and therefore had
ittle or no effect.
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
$6,000 U. S. 6's ... ...1 July 110
1,000 U. S. s's... 100
1,500 Ohio 6's 941/1
5,000 Penna. s's... 711
11,000 Reading Bonds
12 Shares City Bank ... ... 109
20 Do. Leather Bank ... ... 1041/2
100 Do. Vicksburg ••• ••• s3O 7
80 Do. Farm Loan ... 273/4
250 Do. East Boston ... 15
125 Do. Morris Canal ..
150 Do. Canton Co.
100 Do. Harlem ..
50 Do. Long Island
100 Do. Nor. and Wor.
50 Do. Reading R.
25 Do. Mohawk

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COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing yesterday in
an open carriage and four. The Equerries in Waiting, Lord
Charles Wellesley and Sir Edward Bowater, were in attend-
ance on horseback.

Their Royal Highiesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken airings
yesterday in the royal gardens.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday, attended by Sir Edward Bowater.
The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham
Palace. The company included her Majesty the Queen
Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his
Serene highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, the Marquis
and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Countess of Sheffield,
Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness do Speth, Earl Howe, the
Bishop of Oxford, Lord and Lady Claud Hamilton, Lord.
George Lennox, Lady Graham, the Baron de Reitzenstem,
the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, Sir George Couper,
and Captain Francis Seymour.
The Band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance
during dinner, and performed the following pieces :
Overture—" Die Felsenmuhle,"—Reisiger.

Waltz—." Die Gemuthlichen,".—Massaii.
Scena e Aria—"Dio di giuda 1 I'ara it tcmpio," from Nino
Nardi.
Polka—" Dobru-noe,"—Fahrback.

Galop—" Glockenspiel, —Kuhner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the
Palace, and performed the remainder of the evening.
Yesterday was the birthday of his Royal Highness Prince
George. His Royal Highness received visits of congratula-
tion in the course of the day from his illustrious relatives.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
arrived in town from their residence at Kew. Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester gave a grand dinner at
Gloucester House, in honour of the auspicious event.
The company consisted of his Royal Higness Prince George,
their Royal Higlmeses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his
Excellency Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister ;
the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, Viscount Cantalupe,
Colonel Cornwall, Lady Georgianna Bathurst, Baron Knese-
bnk, Mr. Edmund Mildmay, Captain M'Donald, and the
Hon. Captain Liddell.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester had after-
wards an evening party. The company began to arrive at
Gloucester House soon after nine o'clock. Dancing com-
menced at ten o'clock.

Her loyal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge afterwards
returned to Kew.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House.
A deputation from the trustees of the Manchester and
Buxton Turnpike-road, consisting of Mr. W. Tatton Eger-
ton, Mr. Philips, Mr. Orford, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Vaughan,
had an interview with the Charcellor of the Exchequer yes-
terday, at his official residence in Downing- street.
Count de Reventlow, the Danish Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade.
Sir John Henry Pelly had an interview with Mr. Secre-
tary Gladstone yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Mr. William Fielden, M.P., had an interview yesterday
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Wickham,
Chairman of the Stanips and Taxes, had also an interview
with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
The Lord Chancellor, Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Had-
dington, the Earl of Aberdeen, Mr. Secretary Gladstone, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Ellenborough,
Lord Granville Somerset, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Right
Hon. Sidney Herbert, and the Earl St. Germans were present
at the Cabinet dinner given by the Earl of Ripon, on Wed-
nesday evening.
Mr. Tatton Egerton, M.P., and Mr. Ireland Blackburne,
M.P., had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yester-
day at the Board of Trade.

THE APPROACHING GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO
HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS, BY THE LORD MAYOR.—The
entertainment to be given to her Majesty's Ministers by the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, has been unavoidably postponed
from Wednesday, the Ist, to Wednesday, the 22d of April.