The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-10 00:00:00

The valley of the Meuse is one sheet of water, owing to
the late rains. Ira Leige people are conveyed from house
to house in boats. The waters are still increasing, and if
the rains continue, the most fearful consequences are en-
tertained. From Malines to Brussels, on each side of
the road, the waters extend, for a quarter of a mile, se-
veral feet in depth. The cottagers in some places are
unable to descend below the first floor of their dwellings,
and all communication with the neighbourhood is kept up
by means of boats.
FRANCE.—A discussion took place in the chamber of
deputies, on Monday, on an amendment to the paragraph
in the address relating to the foreign policy, to the effect,
that it was desirable that the course of action pursued by
France should be independent of England. M. Guizot,
in replying to M. Remusat, the mover, maintained that
such was the case ; and said that, if it did not imply a
censure on the government, he would not have opposed
the amendment. M. Thiers attacked the ministry for in-
terfering respecting the annexation of Texas, in deference,
he said, to England, M. Guizot replied, that they inter-
fered at the instance of the Texan chargi d'affaires at
Paris. On a division, the ministry had a majority of 68,
which is considered a great triumph.—The French minis-
try gained another triumph, on Tuesday, in the chamber,
having defeated an amendment on the right-of-search
quetion by a majority of 73, with a full house. Thus the
absurd procrastination by the opposition of the discussion
on the address, which has already occupied fourteen sit-
tings to the exclusion of all real business, has had no other
effect tha❑ a series of defeats of the party.

AM ERICA.
(From our Second Edition of Tuesday last.)
By the packet-ship Yorkshire. Captain Bailey, which
arrived in the river this morning, we have received New
York papers to the 18th ultimo, being four days later than
previous advices.
In Congress on the 12th ultimo, on the motion of Mr.
Allen, the joint resolution for giving the twelve months
notice to Great Britain of the dissolution of the treaty of
joint occupation of the Oregon territory was taken up,
when Mr. Allen moved that the resolution be postponed
t the 27th ultimo. Mr. Wrstcott argued for a longer
postponement. and moved the substitution of the 10th of
February. Mr. Calhoun said he should vote for the
loneest time, and the 10th of Felauary was fixed on after
a short debate, by a majority...of 32 to 18.
On the motion of Mr. tlannegan, his resolutions de-
precatory of a compromise on the line were also post-
poned to the same day. Of course the postponement of
the debate has been variously interpreted. Some think
it a favourable symptom, indicating the complete post-
ponement of the whole business to another year, and
another Congress. According to the Washington Union,
the act of giving notice is looked upon as a peaceful mea-
sure, merely empowering the President either to continue
or to open negotiations. The public excitement was
rapidly cooling down, and the tone of the advices is much
more pacific than any we have received from the States
for some time. _ _

The famous article of the London Times of the 4th De-
cember, relative to the corn laws, had been received in
New York, and is freely commented on in the journals
before us. There had not been time to ascertain the
effect which the announcement bad had upon the Ameri-
can markets, as the intelligence was only received on the
15th ult. The effect, however, was anticipated to be, that
prices of flour and grain would particularly feel the influ-
ence of such accounts, and that a very extensive demand
for those articles, and large speculative shipments, would
take place. Every one seemed on the very tip-toe of ex-
pectation of the news by the Hibernia steam-ship from
this country, to the 4th ult., and until that arrived, busi-
ness was in a great degree suspended.
A project has been introduced into the senate for build-
ing a steam navy. It was in the shape of a bill from the
naval commi,tee, which has been ordered to be printed.
It appropriates 5,165,000 dollars, and gives authority to
the President to build ten steam-ships, and to complete
all the ships on the stocks.
New York, Friday, Jan. 17.

BREADSTUFFS.—There was a little more doing, to-day,
than was previously noticed, and the market is also more
firm at our last quotations. Sales were made in Gene-
see, for export, at 5 dols. 75 cents, and in Southern at 5
dols. 75 cents. a 5 dols. 871 cents.
COTTON.—There was a moderate enquiry to-day, and
the sal,-s amounted to about 600 bales. We could not
learn of any change in rates, but rather more cotton has
been brought out on the market, which gices the buyer a
greater choice in his selections. We continue our quota-
tions, as follows :

LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION

Upl. &7 Flor. .211obile 4- N. 0,
. —a . . 6k4 64-

Inferior
Ordinary
Good Middling
Nliddling fair
Fair
Fully fair
Good fair
Fine

61a 61 .... 6 a 7
61a 6i .. . 71a 71
7 a 71 .... 7ta 7/
7a,, 7 .... 8.. a 81
iia 8 Baa 8k
81a 81 .... 9'a 91
Bla 81 9la 91
8a 9 .... 10 alOl

CONGRESSIONAL COMPLIMENTS.

House of Representatives, Washington, Tan. 10,1846.
Mr. Hudson rose on a privilege question. He sent to
the clerk's desk a copy of the Union, containing a long
and severe attack upon him by Major Heiss. The clerk
read it at length.
Mr. Hudson defended himself. It was a fact that the
president's message and public documents were formerly
returned printed in about a fortnight. It was nat so now.
Mr. M'Connell, of Alabama, called the gentleman to
order. He bad no business to abuse the organ of the ad.
ministration. (Laughter.)
Mr. Hudson said he had no inclination to play upon
that organ. He would leave the management of the dis-
cordant notes in the hands of the gentleman from Alaba-
ma. (Laughter.) Mr. Hudson said the question was,
whether an officer of the house should attack the house, or
a member thereof. The doorkeeper might as well call the
members to account for words spoken on that floor.
Mr. M'Connell rose to order.

The Speaker : The gentleman will state his point of or-
der (he pronounced the word point, pint )
Mr. McConnell said, he would state his point, not his
pint (pointing to his throat, as if be had swallowed about
that measure.) Mr. McConnell stated, that Ritchie and
Heiss would not touch the gentleman with a ten-foot pole.
Mr. Hudson would not reply to the gentleman from
Alabama. After referring to the delay of the printing last
year, saying that it was not their fault, but the fault of the
conduct of the engraving committee, he left his casein the
hands of the house. _ . .

Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, submitted a resolution, that
J. P. Reiss, a person in the employ of this house, having
charged upon a member of that house falsehood, &c., be
dismissed from the office which he holds under this house.
He was going on to defend this motion, when
Mr. M'Connell called him to order. If the gentleman
takes up the gentleman from Massachusetts, it is dirty bu-
siness in dirty hands.
The Speaker called to order.

Mr. Davis : I have no reply to make to a drunken
blackguard. (Sensation.) . .

Speaker: The gentleman from Kentucky must not in-
dulge in such language.
Mr. Davies : I beg pardon from the speaker.
Here Mr. M'Connell left the house, in company with
Mr. Sims, of Missouri.
The votes were soon after taken, and we need scarcely
refer further to the proceedings of this body We find in
the recorded proceedings one member calling another a
" liar," and another " a scoundrel." Asa sample of their
Oregan eloquence, we give the following :
Mr. Kennedy, of Indiana, was the victor among some
thirty combatants for the floor. He said the people out
west got their education in wrestling with bears. They
were not even afraid of lions. If the British lion got into
our path, it must get out of the way. The west was not
for war, but they would not give up their country to dicta-
tion. He himself was a quaker : but be would fight for
his nation. England was not so much, after all. If the
British lion put his nose into our affairs, we would run
the eagle's talons into it, and make it spout blood like a
whale. He did not stick to party here. The Whig party
are true as the other party on national honour. We will
people the whole west. Put a single pair of human beings
out west, and visit them twenty years afterwards, and
you'll find their number twenty, and so we'll go on with
thousands and millions in that ratio. Our institutions
should and would spread. Cuba, California, Oregon, all
would come within the widening circle. The British go-
vernment was the worst government in the world. (Mr.
t'akenbam was in the house during part of the speech.)
On her brow was written " Mene, Mene." (Here the
Hebrew quotation failed amid roars of laughter.) The
British lion must get off our territory, if it costs millions
of lives and oceans of blood. That is all the war spirit in
the west.

Mr. Chipman, another honourable member of Con-
gress, said he went for the whole of Oregon. He was not
like the man who went for the middle extreme. He was
not for steering between Silly and Charybogne. (Roars
of laughter.) Mr. Chairman. said he, what is the
question? (Loud laughter.) We hear great talk about
being ared by a lion in place of a wolf (referring to
Mr. Holmes's speech on Oregon). He was not and
would not be afraid of English lions. He gloried in the
speech of the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Adams.)
He had had prejudices against that venerable man, but
they were all dissipated by his noble position on Oregon ;
though his' head was white with blossoms [noises, I be-
lieve, blossom], he was in favour of the rights of his
country ; he had touched the hearts of the nation with a
live coal from off the altar of patriotism. The brightest
page of history would record the name of Adams, who
was the breathing living history of his country's diplo-
macy. Mr. Chipman then went on to distinguish " joint
occupation" from " joint :occupancy." He gave his
views upon arbitration, by supposing that some loafers
would gather around him and ask him to arbitrate about
his own coat, to which his right was " clear and unques-
tionable." Our right was as clear to Oregon as his right
was to his coat, It did not come by Adam's will ; it was
by the will of Omnipotence, whose plastic hand had made
this continent for our governing hands. Lewis Cass, of
Michigan, he said, would do great things. Michigan
would take the conquest of Canada by the job ; Michigan
would take Canada in ninety days, and give it back to
England for the pleasure of taking it again. He then
went into a defence of his former views on " Education
warring on Democracy. He repeated it. It thwarted tha
ways of Providence, and made men Whigs. (Laughter.)
Ile seemed to be afraid of war, but he was not afraid.
If a British man of war was lying in the Potomac with
a broadside I,velled at this hall [the capitol is not on a
level with the Potomac], and did she threaten us with
destruction if we did not give up a certain territory, ale,
even one square yard, he would say—(a long pause]—
Fire. (Shouts of laughter, and cries of "Go ) He
had in his eye the boa constrictor freedom. The hedge-
hog of British usurpation spread out his quill's. (Here
the gentleman shrugged his shoulders, and spread his
fingers, to imitate a hedgehog.) But la that hedgehog
beware how it came within that boa constrictor.

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