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Tin! tirw, LONDON, WEDNMSDAY MORNINot arwr is 11MIL

and hu3 attorne, , Mr HARBIN, who hud been cumulated
for a breach of privilege .0 the previous evening, ex-
pre•sing their contrition and their willingness to discon-
tinue the action which had been brought against Tuomss
BAKER. The Noble :ma Learned Lord then moved that
they should be discharged on payment of the fees, which
was agreed to, and they were di-charged accordingly.
The Lotteries Bill passed through Committee.

The Earl of CLARENDON then brought forward the
motion of which he had given notice, on the subject of
the existing commercial treaties with Spain, and con-
tended that, according to those treaties, it was clear
that Spanish colonial produce ought to be permitted to
be imported into this country on the same footing as the
produce of the most favoured nations. The Noble Earl
concluded by formally moving the resolution to that
effect, of which he had previously given notice.
The Earl of ABERDEEN, in reply, said that Spain
had never, until recently, placed this construction on
the treaty, and instanced several cases in which Spain
had refused to admit British produce on the footing of
the most favoured countries, and in which, when Great
Britain had admitted the produce of Portugal and
France on more favourable terms :than the produce of
Spain, the Spanish Government had not remonstrated.
The Earl of RODEN supported the motion.
The Earl of CLARENDON replied, and on a division
the motion was rejected by a majority of 14, the numbers
being—for the motion 14, against it 28.
The Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and
their Lordships adjourned.
The Commons met at Twelve.

The Turnpike Acts Bill passed through Committee.

The Loan Societies Bill was read a third time.
The High way Rates Bill passed through Committee.
The House then went into Committee on the Lunatic
Asylum Bill.
On the clause nominating the Commissioners being put,

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the omission of the names
of the unpaid, or, as he called them, the amateur Com-
missioners.

The amendment was opposed by Lord ASHLEY and
Sir J. GRAHAM, and rejected by a majority of 39, the
numbers being—for the amendment 6, against it 45.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE again divided the Committee
on the clause awarding 1,5001. a year as the salary of
the paid Commissioners. Ire moved that 1,0002 a year
should be the salary. On a division the numbers were—
for the amendment, 7 ; against it, 31 ; majority against
the amendment, 24.

The HoN. GENTLEMAN took another division on the
clause itself, when there appeared—for the clause, 31 ;
against it, 10 ; majority in favour of the clause, 21.
Clauses up to 4 were agreed to, and the House re-
sumed.

At the five o'clock sitting,
Sir ROBERT PEEL fixed the consideration of the Scotch
Poor-law Bill for Thursday next, and Sir J. GRAHAM
said the vote for National Education in Ireland would
be taken on Friday.
In answer to Mr. LABOUCHERE, Sir R. PEEL stated
his belit f that the report that the Brazilian Chambers
had pas=ed a law prohibiting the importation of British
cottot:s, unless the differential duties on the importation
of Brazilian sugars into this country should be done
away with, was unfounded.

Lord PALMERSTON then rose for the purpose of direct-
ing the attention of the House to the correspondence
which had recently taken place between the Duke of
SOTOMAYOR and the Earl of ABERDEEN, on the subject of
the claim of Spain to have her colonial produce admitted
to this country, on the same footing as the produce of
the most favoured nation. The Noble Lord concluded
a very eloquent speech by moving that the House
should present an address to the Crown on the question
of the Spanish claim.
A lengthened discussion followed, in the course of
which the House was addressed by Mr. GLADSTONE,
Mr. LABOUCHERE, the ATTORNEY - GENERAL, Mr.
BARING, Sir G. CLERK, and Mr. BARELY,
And on a division, the motion was negatived by a
majority of 88.
After disposing of the other orders of the day, the
House adjourned at half-past Two o'clock.

If the intelligence last received from Algeria were re-
garded only as the usual succession of events in that part of
Africa, we should scarcely feel it necessary to invoke the
attention of our readers in that direction. Not because
whatever regards the condition and progress of the French
settlement and the French army in that noble region, is
other than a lesson full of instruction and of matter for
remark, but, because the occupation of the territory—
the costly price of blood and treasure which France has
already paid for her possession, and must still continue
to pay in keeping her own there—and the ruinous
disparity between her outlay upon, and her returns from
it—the charges she defrays for, and the revenue she
derives from it are all matters of contemporary
history, the principal features of which are brought
daily, in some shape or other, under our notice.
What the Algerine question, however, may want
in novelty, it must ever retain in importance. Whatever
the casuistry of political party, or the promptings of the
national vanity may have suggested for its justification,
the whole history of the transaction establishes the fact
that it was a political crime ; that it originated in an
act of political deception, and has been followed by
casualties and disasters, which have realised the penalty
that, in the scheme of PROVIDENCE, great offences are
found inevitably to entail upon themselves. The
previous duplicity in contriving the sustained falsehood
in elaborating, and the unscrupulous avowals on matur-
ing designs of spoliation, exhibited by the French
Government during the last three-and-twenty years,
were not less powerfully exemplified in the counsels and
combinations which led to the invasion of Spain,
in 1822, by the Duc D'ANOOULEME, than in the
whole course of their proceedings touching the
permanent occupation of Algeria. They were t.uilty, in
this latter case, to an extent even greater than in the
former one, of deliberate and pips ble falsehood in the
declar,tions elicited from them in reply to the applica-
tions of the English Ministry. France solemnly and
repeatedly disclaimed, from 1830 to the close of 1833, all
intention of permanently occupying the Algerine
do-
minions, and afterwards, in May, 1834, elated with the
successes of her disciplined troops over some of the
Nomadic tribes of the desert, she threw off the
mask. How her "conquest "—as she somewhat
prematurely calls it—has since been maintained ; by
what " razziav," what visitations of fire and sword,
what laying waste and plunder of Arab
villages, what conflagrations of whole harvests,
and wanton destruction of human life, in
predatory expeditions against the unhappy natives, and
devastation and ruin of families, that conquest has ever
since been waited on (as by so many fearful shadows,
inseparable from the fearful object they are des-
tined to accompany)—these are matters within the
cognisance of every man by whom these lines may
be read. In these results—in the excited, and
perhaps, implacable resentments, of the semi-bar
barous nations among whom they have intruded them-
selves—in the incidental expenses which their collisions
with the Emperor of MOROCCO, and the formidable
cavalry of ABD-EL-KADER have caused to them—the
French Government has been taught, by this time, the
price which must be paid for indulging in the luxury of
military aggression. Still, as we have before intimated,
all these things being now matter of history, the facts of
which are far beyond the reach of argument, as they are
physically incapable of recal, we should have abstained
from recurring to them. A new and aggravated crime
against humanity, against policy, against civilization,
has, however, been recently committed by a French officer
commanding a detached force of the army in Algeria,
ID der circumstances that call for special denunciation.

Let us say, however, that the French press has expressed
its indignation, its astonishment and disgust, in terms
which are most honourable to the writers. They have vin-
dicated the common sympathies of our nature, whilst pro
testing against the dishonour which so inconceivable an
atrocity on the part of a French officer has cast upon the
French name. They require that a searching inquiry
shall be instituted into the facts, and that the
party who may be proved to have been guilty
of authorising so execrable a massacre shall be sub-
jected to severe puaishment. They are naturally and
honourably solicitous that the name of France
shall not be sullied by the infamy of an individual, or
the national character for generosity and courage be
compromised by an outrage detestable alike for its
cowardice and its cruelty. We do but bare justice to
our Parisian Contemporaries in declaring that we have
never met with a more eloquent, genuine, or dignified
exposition of sentiments becoming the organs of public
opinion in a great nation than those which have been
elicited, in their columns, by the statements which have
reached their capital of this Hun-like sacrifice to the
demon of extirpation. It is in a spirit of the most
perfect good-will and respect for these emotions, and for
those who are actuated by them, that we would guard
ourselves against the supposition of imputing to the
French people those deficiencies of moral principle,
or those culpable delinquencies of personal conduct
to which we may have occasion to allude. Our purpose
is to contribute our feeble appeal to the French nation
to set itself right with the civilised world, with all
Christendom, by decreeing a most signal punishment
not only against the monster criminal who shall be
proved and declared to have been the guilty mover of
this dreadful sacrifice, but also against the monster
system—namely, that of her military Algerian occupa-
tion—under which only could he have ventured on such

f utr:age, or French fiuldiers been found to be the
willing iris rumilit, ot its commission.

We belies e that the voice of the French nation will
c, ntinue to insist on a signal expoattion of this execrable
itoam‘, and we hope that PELISSIER will be brought
home immediately from Algeria, and put on a fair but
searching trial. If he be innocent, he will no doubt be
able to fix the blame on the guilty parties. If he be
guilty, the mute but intelligible voices of the more than
600 murdered Arabs cry out for the doom of retributive
justice on his head.

The intelligence which appeared in our impres-
sion yesterday morning, from New Zealand, is of a
most distressing character, not so much on ac-
count of the Jives already lost, which all sin-
cerely deplore, as the dismal prospects which this col-
lision holds out for that fine colony. It is admitted on
all hands that never was any settlement made
by Englishmen so favoured by climate, soil, and
locality. It is within a few weeks' sail of British
colonits in Van Diemen's Land and New Hol-
land, increasing every day in wealth, population, and im-
portance to the mother country; it is capable of pro-
ducing all the necessaries as well as the luxuries of life,
and from it.. comparative short distance from populous
islands in the Chinese seas might in time become a
great mart of commerce. All these bright prospects are
blighted for the present, because we fear this unfortunate
collision will only make the natives more hostile, and
render peaceable occupation next to impossible. Much,
however, may be done by wise and conciliatory measures
on the part of the Colonial Government and the Legis-
lature. Lord STANLEY has now a fine field for the dis-
play of his abilities as Colonial Minister ; but should he
not improve the opportunity, and still adhere to the
system which has had such ruinous effects, he must be
removed from his post, if not by the Government, by the
voice of Parliament and the nation.

We have accounts from Lisbon to the 9th instant, which
announce a rare piece of intelligence. The Portuguese Go-
vernment have at last shown some honesty in their en-
gagements to putting down the slave trade. Official in-
telligence had been received from Benzuela that a successful
effort had been made by the Portuguese navy, on the coast
of Africa, by which three different slaving expeditions had
been defeated at the same period, two prizes made, and a
third ship destroyed. The preparations throughout Por-
tugal for the elections were going on with great activity, and
it was confidently anticipated by the Government that they
would have a large majority. We hope it will be obtained
by honourable means. No decision had been come to by
Ministers respecting the projected railways. The Ex-
change on London was 544.

Accounts from Barcelona of the 7th instant state that the
resistance to the new conscription in Catalonia was extending.
In addition to the towns mentioned yesterday two others
Igualada and Villafranca, has also risen, and General CONCHA,
who was still at Barcelona, was only waiting for reinforce-
ments to act against the insurgents. The Heraldo, a Madrid
journal, states that a dispatch had been received from the
Spanish Consul at Perpignan announcing to the Go-
vernment that a number of Spanish refugees had
left Marseilles and Toulouse for Spain, and orders
had consequently been sent to the authorities to pro-
vide against their !irruption into the country. CABsERA
had addressed a letter to a Madrid journal, in which, after
contradicting the rumour of his escape and subsequent cap-
ture, he protests his firm and unalterable allegiance to Don
CARLOS, and his concurrence in the manifestos of the 23d
May. He affirms that he abhors the idea of replunging his
country into the horrors of civil war.

The Funds on the Madrid Bourse were still further de-
pressed on the 7th, by several failures which had taken
place in consequence of the previous fall in prices. The
Three per Cents. closed at 28 fur cash, and 281,! at 60 days ;
the Fivelper Cents. at 2014 cash, and 21 at 60 days ; and
the Passives at 61/ cash, and 6% at 60 days.

The Paris papers contain no later intelligence
,from
Algiers respecting the horrible massacre at Dahara, but
the Echo de ['Atlas confirms the statement respecting the
numbers that died after having been taken from the
cavern where so many had perished in such agony ; of
150 men, women, and children who were taken out alive,
only 37 survived. The Chamber of Peers had passed
the Paris and Lyons and Lyons and Avignon Railway
Bills. The Dieppe and Fecamp and Avignon and Aix
branch Railway Bills, it was understood, would also be
passed, The Paris and Strasbourg line is to be post-
poned till next session. Files of the Oceania Frangaise,
a journal published in Otaheite, bad been received in
Paris. The intelligence is more satisfactory than usual.
Captain BRuAT appeared to be on good terms with the
English missionaries and the British officers on the sta-
tion. The following is an extract from the paper of the
17th of December :
" On Tuesday last the Governor, accompanied by a numerous
staff, and by some native chiefs of Otaheite, embarked on board the
Phaeton steamer to visit the island of Mores. The Phaeton pre.
ceeded first to the anchorage of Papetoai, and brought to opposite
the village. In the evening the principal chiefs of the island dined
on board. The following day the chief Tairapa gave a grand
breakfast to the Governor and his staff, at which each of the chiefs
delivered a speech protesting their attachment to the present order
of things. Presents were afterwards offered to the Governor.
While at Papetoai Captain Brunt received a visit from Mr. Simp-
son, the English missionary, which he afterwards returned at the
residence of that gentleman. Mr. Simpson is well known for the
spirit of intelligence and love of peace end moral order which he
instils into the natives who surround him. The Governor after-
wards visited Mr. Henry, the elder of the missionaries in those
islands. He has been here since 1797, and was the person
to whom is due the conversion of Queen Pomare. On the
morning of the 7th the Phaeton quitted Papetoai, and making the
tour of the island to the southward and westward passed through
the Straits of Haonmi and came to an anchor opposite the village
of Afareaiten. The reception here given to the Governor and
suite by the chiefs and the inhabitants who assembled on the beach
was no less friendly than what they had experienced at Papetoai.
After receiving and returning the visit of Mr. Baffre, another Eng-
lish missionary, and going round the village, the Phaeton get under
weigh and returned to Papeiti. The marriage of Capt. Hamond,of
the British steam frigate Salamander, t• the daughter of General
Miller, her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for the islands in
the Pacific, was celebrated at Papeiti on the 15th. All the officers
of the Salamander, the French authorities, and the principal officers
of the land and naval services, were present. Capt. and Madame
Bruat officiated at the ceremony as the parents of the gentleman.
In the evening there was a display of fireworks from the vessel,
and the band of the Uranie played the English national air of
" God save the Queen."

At TORTONeS, on Sunday, the Three per Cents. were done
at 83f. 25c., and the Fives at 121 f. 30c.

The following are the quotations, at Lyons and_Marseilles,
for the new lines of railway :

MArtsicimEs, JULY 9.—Marseilles and Avignon, 960 f. ;
Boulogne, 620 E ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 675 ; Vierzon,
740 f. ; Avignon and Lyons (Talabot), 531 f. 25c. ; ditto
(Sebastiani), 510 E ; ditto (Compagni• Meridionale), 500 E ;
Bordeaux and Cette (Espeleta), 502 E 50c. ; Toulon, 496 E 25c.
LYONS, JULY 10.—Avignon and Marseilles, 975 E, end of
July ; Paris and Orleans, 1,163 f., ditto ; Paris and Rouen,
1,0:35E, ditto; Orleans and Vierzon, 745 f., ditto ; Orleans
and Bordeaux, 660 E, ditto.

Her Mcpsty and Prince Albert, and their august
visitors Le ding and Queen of the Belgians, left the
Nine Elms terminus of the South-Western Railway, by
a special train, at half-past nine o'clock this morning,
fur Gosport, for the purpose of reviewing ti .e naval
squadron. After the grand review, the illustrious party
will proceed to the Queen's new marine residence,
Osborne. House, Isle of Wight, where they are expected
to pass a few days, and will then return to the metropolis.

THE RECENT CASES OF INSUBORDINATION IN THE
PosT•oFFlcE.—On Saturday, in consequence of the insubordinate
conduct of some parties in the General Post-office, the superin.
tendent residents of the inland-office, with the inspector of
letter•carriers, summoned for attendance in the afternoon, the
whole of the letter.carriers and sub• sorters, for the purpose of
reading to them the answer of the Noble Earl (Lonsdale) the
Postmaster. General, to a report recently forwarded to his Lord-
ship, of the state of the office as noticed by Thomas S. bun-
combe, Esq., the Honourable Member for Finsbury, in the
late debate on the abuses of the office. The following is
a copy of his Lordship's reply through the Secretary, Colonel
Moberly With reference to your report of the 4th instant, en.
closing several anonymous notices that have been distributed in the
letter• carriers' office, I am commanded by the Postmaster-General
to direct you to assemble the sub-sorters and letter-carriers, to in.
form them that while his Lordship is at all times ready to listen to
any grievance which they have to complain of, when conveyed
through their superior officers, he has seen, with great displeasure,
the discreditable conduct of some individuals of their body, and that
if he succeeds in discovering the parties, he will ins►antly dismiss
them. (Signed) W. L. MAMMY."

-
EARLY CLOSING OF Suors.—The Central Com-
mittee of the Metropolitan Drapers' Association have come
to the resolution ofmaking a vigorous appeal to the public
for the purpose of inducing all classes to co-operate more
earnestly and actively than they have hitherto done in the
efforts of the Association to do away with the system of late
hours of business, now become so crying an evil, and which
the Committee appear to think can only be accomplished by
the abstaining of the public from evening shopping. This
appeal it is proposed to make by means of a short essay or
tract, for which a prize is to be offered, in order that the best
possible work upon the subject may be procured ; and when
this is done it is to be sent to every householder in London.
Such a step will, of course, entail considerable expense ; and
part of the plan of the Committee is to raise a fund of 5,0001.
to carry the main object into effect. The object the Asso-
ciation has in view is one of great importance, and well de •
servingof support, for it interferes with no interest, and offends
no prejudices, while the benefits it would confer upon all en-
gaged in trade can hardly be overrated.
THREE SISTERS MARRIED TO THREE CLERGYMEN
AT oricz.—On the 9th instant, at St, Mary's Church, Swansea, by
the Rev. David Griffiths, officiating minister, the Rev. George
Robinson Thomas, of Charlinch, Somersetshire, to Miss Agnes
Nottidge, of Brighton; also, at the same time and place, by the
Rev. D. Griffiths, the Rev. Lewis Price, of Preston, Dorsetahire,
to Miss Harriet Nottidge, of Brighton ; also, at the same time and
place, by the Rev. D. Griffiths. the Rev. William Cobbe, of
Bridgewater, to Miss Clara Nottidge, of Brighton. The brides,
who are three sisters, wore very strange and peculiar dresses for
such an occasion. Each had on a white hat and black veil ; they
are followers of a certain fanatic, who pretends to have received
thesom eenwdoenfdethrfeul
worldt is at band.timonyfroH
thee
is
Almnfegwhtyi,nansdwypiredeeel, udctesthialt,
or rather has been, a clergyman of the Established Church.—
The Welshman.

The Stockton and Darlington Railway Company
have reduced the railway dues thirty-three per cent. on all coals
conveyed on their line from the Auckland coalfield to the river
Tees for shipment. This reduction has been made to enable the
coal.owners to meet the great competition in the trade that has
arisen since the regulations of the vend ceased.—Nerecealle
Journal.

WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.—The TlPxt Wesleyan
Conference will take place in Leeds about the close of the present
month, July.

AMERICAN NEW F.

ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

The steam-ship Caledonia, Captain Lou, arr►ved here
this morning, bringing New York papers to the let inst.,
being nine days later intelligence than previously rk-ceiv, d
The Caledonia makes the passage under ten days from
Halifax. The Caledonia met the Acadia, which left
Liverpool on the 19th of June, about midway between
Halifax and Boston.

It would appear from these papers, that the appoint-
ment of Mr. M'Lane, as ambassador to England. is ap-
proved of by all parties. The organs of the Whigs and
of the Loco-focos speak alike favourably of him as an
honest and clever man, and one unconnected with any
political party. The appointment has special refer/nee
to the adjustment of the Oregon question. It will be
found, wken the facts are clearly stated, that the discus-
sion of this affair at Washington has reached a point
which renders it desirable to have a particular proposi-
tion submitted to the British Government, and Mr.
M'Lane takes the mission on this ground. This matter
is subject to much controversy in the American papers.
The Government paper says :

"We congratulate the country ou the appointment of
Louis M'Lane as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary to London. He has been invited to the public
service without the slightest solicitation on his part. This able
and experienced gentleman accepts the office of Minister at
the most distinguished court in the world at one of the
most eventful crises which could occur in the relations be-
tween the two countries, and when the most important inte-
rests of his own nation are involved in the issue. He carries
with him to the Court of St. James's great talents,
extended experience, particularly at that court, where he
formerly represented the interests of the United States with
great distinction. Prudent, firm, and sagacious, he will
assert and maintain the rights of his own country, without
violating the respect which is due to the British Government.
He is orthodox on the great questions which now divide the
country, and in none more so than on the important questions
of TeXas and Oregon."
Mr. M'Lane has occupied the position of President
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, at a
salary of 6,000 dollars per annum. He tendered his
resignation on being appointed to this mission, but it
being understood by the directors that Mr. M'Lane did
not expect to be absent from the country for more than
six months, and that he would then be willing—nothing
happening in the interval to alter hid determination—to
resume the performance of the duties of the Presidency
of the Company, declined to accept his resignation, but
agreed that he should have " leave of absence," and that
a President pro km., should be appointed in his stead.
Mr. M'Lane is expected to arrive in Liverpool by the
next homeward mail steamer.

The only item of much interest in the papers of this
arrival, is the proclamation of President Anson Jones,
of Texas, announcing officially the proposition of
Mexico to treat unconditionally as to the independence
of Texas, and ordering a cessation of hostilities in con-
sequence.

The following is a copy of the document which was
promulgated at Washington, Texas, on the 4th of
June:—

A PROCLAMATION.
" The Executive is now enabled to declare to the people
of Texas the actual state of their affairs with respect to
Mexico, to the end that they may direct and dispose them
as they shall judge best for the honour and permanent in-
terests of the republic.
" During the course of last winter, it reached the know-
ledge of the Executive from various sources of information,
unofficial indeed, but still worthy of attention and credit,
that the late and present Government of Mexico were dis-
posed to a peaceful settlement of the difficulties with
Texas, by the acknowledgment of our independence, upon
the understanding that Texas would maintain her separate
existence. , .

"No action, however, could be taken upon the subject,
because nothing authentic was known until the month of
March last, when the representatives of France and Great
Britain near this Government, jointly and formally renewed
the good offices of those powers with Mexico, for the early
and peaceful settlement of this struggle, upon the basis of
the acknowledgment of our independence by that republic.
" It would have been the imperative duty of the Execu-
tive at once to reject these offers if they had been accompa-
nied by conditions of any kind whatever. But, with atten-
tive watchfulness in that respect, and great disinclination to
entangling alliances of any description, or with any power,
he must declare, in a spirit of justice, that no terms or condi-
tions have ever been proposed by the two Governments in
question, or either of them, as the consideration of their
friendly interposition.
" Maturely considering the situation of affairs at that time,
the executive felt that it was incumbent upon him not to re-
ject this opportunity of securing to the people of this country,
untrammelled by conditions, a peaceful, honourable, and ad-
vantageous settlement of their difficulties with Mexico, if
they should see fit to adopt that mode of adjustment.
"-Yhus influenced, he accepted the good offices of the two
Powers, which, with those of the United States, had been
previously invoked by Texas, and placed in the hands of
their representatives a statement of conditions preliminary to
a treaty of peace, which he declared he should be ready to
submit to the people of this country for their decision and
action as soon as they were adopted by the Government of
Mexico.

But he emphatically reminded those functionaries, for
the special notice of their Governments, that he was no more
than the agent of the people; that he could neither direct,
control, or influence their decision; and that his bounden
duty was to carry out their determination, constitutionally
ascertained and expressed, be it what it might.
" Our representative at the Courts of France and Great
Britain, in addition to the task of strengthening the friendly
dispositions of those Governments, was also especially in-
structed to press upon their attention that, if the people of
Texas should determine to put an end to the separate exist-
ence of the country, the executive, so far as depended upon
his official action, must and would give immediate and full
effect to their will.
"The circumstances which preceded and led to an under-
standing with Mexico have thus been stated, and the people,
speaking through their chosen organs, will now determine
as they shall judge right. But in the meantime, and until
their pleasure can be lawfully and constitutionally ascer-
tained, it is the duty of the executive to secure to the nation
the exercise of choice between the alternatives of peace with
the world and independence, or annexation and its contin-
gencies; and he has, therefore, to issue the following pro-
clamation
" Whereas, authentic proof has recently been laid before me,
to the effect that the Congress of Mexico has authorised
the Government to open negotiations and conclude a treaty
with Texas, subject to the examination and approbation
of that body, and further that the Government of Mexico
has accepted the conditions prescribed on thepart of Texas
as preliminary to a final and definite treaty of peace.
" Therefore, I, Anson Jones, President of the Republic of
Texas, and Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy and
militia thereof, do hereby make known these circumstances
to the citizens of this republic, till the same can be more
fully communicated to the Honourable Congress and Con-
vention of the people for their lawful action, at the period of
their assembling on the 16th of June and 4th of July next,
and, pending the said action, by virtue of the authority in
me vested, I do hereby declare and proclaim a cessation of
hostilities by land and by sea, against the republic of Mexico,
or against the citizens and trade thereof.
" In testimony whereof, I have caused the great seal of the
republic to be hereunto affixed.
" Done at. Washington this fourth day of June, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
[L.S.] forty-five, and of the independence of the republic
the tenth.
" By the President, " ANSON JONES.
" EBEN'It ALLEN,
" Attorney-General and Acting Sec'y of State."
The publication of the proclamation created no little
excitement in Texas. The particulars of the negotia-
tion or treaty did not accompany it, but it was generally
understood that the articles were few in number, and
related only-
1. To the recognition of independence.
2. The refusal of Texas to be annexed to the United
States, or any other power.
3. The establishment of boundaries.
4. The providing of an arbitration in case of disagree-
ment as to the boundary.

England and France, it is said, have the merit of bring-
ing the negotiations to this termination. Indeed it is
the most rational way for opposing the aggressions of
the United States.

The Commissioners appointed by America and Great
Britain to run the boundary line between Canada and the
States are still busily engaged ie their labours.
The funeral of General Jackson took place on the 24th
June, and on that day, throughout all the cities of the
Union, funeral processions took place in honour of the
deceased. _ _

We extract the following from the Richmond; Whig,
on the subject of the rumoured insurrection against
Mexico in California.

" CALIFORNIA.—We have recently had some flourishing
accounts from this remote country, of her having successfully
thrown off the Mexican yoke, and established independence.
Accounts from the city of Mexico of a late date, state the
complete restoration of tranquillity in California. It was
supposed there would be no obstacle to the landing of troops
sent thither by sea, from the Mexican ports on the Pacific.
The insurrection was probably local, and unconnected with
political designs."—Richmond Whig.
There is every prospect of the wheat and corn crops
in the States being excellent and abundant.
CANADA.—There is nothing of any special moment from
Canada. Liberal subscriptions were being promoted in all
districts of the country for relieving the sufferers by the
Quebec fire.
Lord Cathcart, commander of the forces in British North
America, has arrived with his family at Montreal on the 17th.
NE.w BRUNSWICK.—ST. Jotor, JUNE 12.—We regret to
learn that extensive fires have been raging in the woods in
various parts of this province for some days past, occasioning
much damage and destruction of property.
The heat in this city on Monday and Tuesday last was in-
the atmosphere being strongly impregnated with smoke. On
tense, the sun presenting a livid, blood-like appearance, and
Tuesday the wind, which was from the west and north-west,
changed to the northward, which cleared the atmosphere, and
rendered the heat less oppressive.
From all the accounts we have received, it appears that
there never was a time when so many extensive fires were
simultaneously raging in the woods, and the long spell of
dry weather has rendered everything very combustible and
easy of ignition, thus offering every facility for the spread of
the destroying element.—New Brunswicker.
JusE 14.—Our port presents quite a business-like appear-
ance at present, there being no less than 14 ships, 24 barques,
45 brigs, 7 brigantines, besides a large fleet of schooners and
small craft, with 4 new ships, 2 new barques, and 1 new brig
—in all 97 square-rigged vessels in the harbour, all busily
engaged in landing or loading cargoes.—Courier.

doida's unfavourable accounts from Liverpo.l. 'rite sales
during the past week amount to 4,600 bales, and prices will
remain steady till the next accounts by the Hibernia.
The market for ashes is well supplied, prices steadily sup •
ported, all that is offered being purchased for abroad. The
export for the present month has been about 5,000 bls. of
Pots, and 1,000 do of Pearls.
Common English Bar Iron is offered at 67 dots. 50c. to 68
doffs., and refined 77 dole. 50c., six months. No sales.
To Liverpool there is a good quantity of freight offering;
but no change has occurred in the rates. To Havre and
London they continue steady at the quotations.
Exchange is inactive. London, 9% to 9% per cent. prem. ;
Paris sf. 121/2e. ; Amsterdam, 391/2 to 39% ; Hamburgh,
35% to 3514 ; Bremen, 781/4.
(From the Courier and Enquirer of the 30th.)
A certain degree of agitation is imparted by the unsettled
state of the Texas question, to our commercial affairs, which,
combined with the warm season, renders business exceed-
ingly dull.
In markets generally there is little animation—the grow-
ing grain crops promise well, and, notwithstanding partial
failures in some places, the yield will certainly be large.
Of cotton there is not yet talk, though, as before stated,
the impression seems general that the growth of this year
will fall short of that of last.

Money is abundant, and capital seeking employment.
There will be p..id off on the Ist proximo something like
750,000 dols. (all that remains unredeemed) of the original
Erie and Champlain Canal debt. Of this amount, the sum
of 300,000 dols. is already transferred to the Comptroller, to
be paid for on the Ist July. On the balance, 475,000 dols.,
interest will, according to notice, cease from that day. Of
this sum by far the greater part is held abroad, and little or
none of it will be re-invested here. As an illustration, a
single house, which is to receive some 270,000 dols., has
orders to remit the whole, with the exception of about 9,000
dais. The general distrust of American securities—not yet
diminished—may, we suppose, explain this in part; but the
railroad mania now prevailing in Europe, and the tendency
of capital to such enterprises, afford proba►,ly the true expla-
nation of what otherwise seems, when the high rates of Con-
sols of England and the French Five per Cents. are consi-
dered, an unusual mistake for capitalists to make.
The remittance of this sum, added to the usual demand,
will probably give an impulse to foreign exchange, which
will not, however, be sensibly felt by this steamer, as the
payments will not be made till after her mails are closed.
NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 18.—The sales of cotton since the
11th are 10,500 bales, at 4%c. to 7%c.
MOBILE, JUNE 14.—The sales of the week are 1,800 bales.
SAVANNAH, JUNE 20.—The sales of Upland this week are
1,280 bales, at 51/Ic. to 6%c.
CHARLESTON, JUNE 21.—The sales of Upland during the
last six days are 3,150 bales, at 51/2c. to 71/4c.