The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-17 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY

Several members addressed the house on the govern-
ment commercial scheme, pro and con., and amongst the
rest Sir Howard Douglas, whose admirable speech we
give elsewhere. The debate was again adjourned to Mon-
day.

FOREIGN AND COLONIA I

propose(
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UNITED STATES.
The mail steamer liibernia, Captain Ryrie, arrived at
this port on Saturday evening, bringing New York papers
_. altogether inconsistent wit L formerly en- to the 31st ult.—thirteen days later than the previous
tertained, but extracts which he read from their speeches advices.
dis. roved this statement. Circumstances had precipi• The proposition in the London Times for the settle-
tated the change which otherwise he would have preferred ment of the Oregon question had attracted some atten-
to be gradual. The peculiarity of the harvest of last year tion—viz., to take the 49th degree of North latitude as
had caused the corn law of 1842 to prove more stringent f,r as the sea as the boundary line, reserving to Great
-se Britain Vancouver's Island, the harbour of St. Juan de
Fuca, and the free navigation of the Columbia. The
. _ 7-7;an_ the organ of the government, has
T`-

the free trade scheme instead of Sir Robert
(Hear, hear.) The members of the cabinet had
een taunted with adopting opinions upon the corn
_ques-

h those they

in Irdand had also contributed to hasteti a legislative

isordere

e manufacturing di

Tints in the year

.sati4actorilk traced to the
He then read several

' spoken of this offer in a spirit of peace. -tie question is
now so much narrowed that (says the Herald) it is next
to impossible that war can grow out of the negotiations,

gress are, so far, conciliatory and peaceable. No vote
has been taken of a warlike nature, and Mr. Calhoun and
Mr. Benton have indicated by their speeches that they
anticipate no rupture. Even General Cass, though he
thinks the news from England would not justify an inter-
mission in preparation for defence, has bated down the
offensive Meaning that had been attached to Mr. Polk's

anti-eolonisatirm doctrines. It is vet questionable whe-
ther the tariff of 1814 will be disturbed. The subtreasury
bill has a better chance of succeeding, though commercial
men consider it will be injurious to the trade of the
country. The effect of the news from England, being
more pacific than was expected, had had a highly favour-
able effect. News had been received from Mexico bf
another revolution, and that country was in a most un-

settled state. The new party, beaded by General Paredes,
is understood to be hostile to the United States.

The Money market continued tight. Though the war
panic bad subsided, the banks, in order to present as
strong a position as possible in their quarterly statements,
had curtailed their discounts, and money was consequently
scarce. _ I

In the Senate the proceedings had been somewhat in-
teresting, though not tending to any specific re3ult. To
the resolution offered by Mr. Crittenden, to the effect
that no notice should be given to the British Government
relative to the Oregon territory till after the present
session of Congress, in order that time may be afforded
for amicable settlement, which was generally considered
as inviting conciliation and compromise, Mr. Magnum
gave notice of an amendment, to the effect that the said
notice, when given, be accompanied by a proposition from
the United States Government to submit the dispute to
the arbitration of competent persons

, whose decision shall
he amendment was ordered to be printed.

A notice.by Mr. Allen on the 20th ult., for leave to in-
troduce a resolution declaratory of the principle by which

. _
the United States will be governed in regard to the inter-
ference of foreign powers with the independent govern-
ments of America, was laid on the table, by a vote of 28
to 23. Mr. Allen brought the subject forward again on
the 26th, when a warm discussion ensued, in the course
of which General Cash made another of his flourishing
war speeches, and Mr. Allen attacked Mr. Calhoun, who
replied temperately, slowing the effect which such a de-
claration, uncalled for at the present time, would have on
the European powers, with whom it was, in consideration
of their position with respect to England, important to
cultivate friendly relations. The resolutions were ulti-
mately admitted by a majority of twenty-six to twenty.
one, and were referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations. It is believed that the committee will return
them, and that they will be laid on the table, on the
ground, as a writer in one of the papers shrewdly observes,
that the United States are not in a position at this junc-

ture to declare war against all the nations of Eurore.
On the 21st, a bill, introduced by Mr. Fairfield, to aug-
ment the navy by appropriating 5,625,000 dollars to tt.e
building of ten war steamers, and for other purposes, was
brought forward. It was rejected as a war measure, but

again brought up on the 27th, and discussed with anini

trot'. According to a statement from the navy, department
it appeared that the United States had only two sea-going

steamer

this was urged as an argument.

ror the bil