The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-05-19 00:00:00

AMERICA

By the packet-ship Liverpool, which arrived here on
Tuesday, .e received New York papers to the 22nd ult.
Serious riots took place at Brooklyn on the 20th ult.,
and following days, in consequence of the Irish labourers
having struck for an advance of wages. The men assem-
bled in large numbers, and the military had to be called
out, and were, according to the last advices, actively en-
gaged in quelling the disturbances. About 500 Germans
are now engaged at the dock-works at Brooklyn, and the
employment of these persons offended the Irish. One of
the Germans has been seriously injured.
The Caledonia steamship arrived at Boston on the 20th
ult., with the important intelligence of the British victo-
ries over the Sikhs. The news from this country was con-
sidered favourable to the continuance of peace, and the
amicable adjustment of the Oregon question.
Tbe news from Washington is to the 20th ult., and is
important. It seems that the House of Representatives
has refused to recede from the amendments to the Oregon
resolutions, by a vote of 89 to 64. The Senate refused to
alter the resolutions, and the certainty then was, that the
resolutions giving the notice must either pass in the form
in which they came from the Senate, or entirely fall
through. In either case, the Senate of the United States,
acting in an amicable spirit, will have accomplished a most
pregnant victory over the President and the House of
Representatives.
From Mexico we learn that General Almonte had ar-
rived at Havana, en route for England. Immediately on
landing at Havana lie went to Santa Anna, with whom he
was closeted for several hours. Mr. Slidell had received
his passports, and bad left the country. It is said that
the Mexicans were on the eve of another revolution in
favour of Santa Anna. who was expected daily at Vera

Cruz. A ship arrived at New Orleans, which left Vera
Cruz on the 3d April, reports that on that day the Repub-
lican and Santa Anna party united were to declare against
the government, and it was said that Mr. Dimond, the
United States Consul, had declared that the government
troops were so disposed that they could not act against
the insurgents. Further and more complete advices from
this qudrter will therefore be most anxiously looked fOr.
Two American soldiers have been se:zed by the ikleaicans,
and though their release was demanded, it was declined.
A letter from an officer in the United States army on the
Mexican frontier says, " Everything betokens the greatest
activity on the opposite side of the river; two redoubts were
thrown up by them during the night, and two more are
constructed to-day. Officers in splendid uniforms are
promenading on the bank, and the gay streamers of
the lancers are waving in all directions. Our infor-
mation is correct i❑ relation to their forces, &c. ; about
2500 regulars and 600 militia are quartered in the town ;
Gen. Ampudia is some two or three days' march distant,
with 3500 or 4000 regulars, and a few militia ; besides
these, conscripts are daily arriving, which will probably
swell their numbers to some 7000 or 8000. We have con-
siderably less than 3000 effective men."
The arrival of the Caledonia in the Mersey, on Thurs.•
day, furnishes us with the authenticity of the narrative of
the Liverpool, which brought down the proceedings of
congress on the Oregon question to the 18th. The house
on that day amended the senate resolution, and returned
it to that body, asking a conference. The subject was
taken up in senate on the 21st.
Mr. Allen moved that the senate recede. On this mo-
tion the yeas and nays were--yeas, 20 ; nays, 31.

A committee of conference. consisting of three mem-
bers, was then ballotted for, and stood :
Mr. Berrien, of Georgia
Mr. Corwin, of Ohio
Mr. Haywood, of North Carolina . . 29
Mr. Allen, of Ohio .......... 15
Mr. Cass, of Michigan......

On Thursday, the 23d, the comm ttee of conference re-
ported an unimportant amendment to the senate's reso-
lution, which resolution was adopted by the house—ayes,
142; noes, 46. It was then agreed to by the senate.
An unsuccessful effort was made in the house to get rid
of the phraseology submitting the notice to be given at
" the presideot's discretion." His friends wished to free
him from that responsibility, and to place it on congress.

Another effort was made to exclude the words " amica-
ble settlement." It, too, in like manner, was defeated.
Since this official notice the president has signed the re-
solutions. It is generally believed that it will be trans-
mitted to Mr. M'Lane, the American minister, by the
steamer which brings this intelligence.
The Oregon question has thus assumed a better aspect;
public opinion has taken a turn—an amicable adjustment
appears to be the wish of all parties, and the act of Con-
gress requiring notice to be given is expressly and design-
edly pacvfie for the accomplishment of so desirable an ob-
ject.
The relations with Mexico and the United States re-
main unsettled. General Taylor, with his army, has taken
up a position in the Rio Grande, opposite to M atamoras,
and it is fully expected that hostilities will commence be-
fore many days elarse.
The mercantile interests have suffered severely of late,
but the prospects are now brightening,.
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The Great Wester❑ arrived at New York on the 28th

The tariff had been fixed for discussion on the 11th May

Committees of inquiry have been appointed by the
House of Representatives to inquire into the charges ad-
vanced by Mr. Ingersoll against Mr. Webster; and also
into the conduct of the former gentleman. The affair
continued to excite the highest interest. Mr. Ingersoll
received universal condemnation.

CANADA.—In the sitting of the Canadian Parliament
of the 17th ult., on a division upon the Free Trade Corn
Bill sent out by Sir Robert Peel, the Government was
defeated by a majority of seven. The Canadian Ministry
will retire. A petition has been presented to the Legis-
lature, from the coloured inhabitants of Toronto, praying
that it may I e made penal to use to any of her Majesty's
black subjects in Canada the opprobrious epithet of
" nigger."
MONTREAL, APRIL IS. —The St. Lawrence is now
fairly open between Montreal and Quebec, and the
first steamer commenced running between the two cities
last evening. Huge piles of ice still remain upon the
wharfs, some of which are damaged. Politics are now
engrossing much public attention. Lord Cathcart appears
to govern sensibly and smoothly, and manages to please
all parties tolerably well. A correspondence published
in the newspapers as having taken place between a leading
member of the Government and a leading member of the
French Canadian party, slows that strong efforts have
been mode to conciliate that section, but events, recent
as well as passed, show their impracticability and utter
aversion to co-operation with the British portion of the
community, in the administration of public affairs. These
dissensions, however, are merely local, and it is believed
all would cheerfully unite in the defence of the province
or any other purpose that became a question of loyalty,
The recent intelligence from England and the States, in
reference to the Oregon question, has created some alarm
in the breasts of the timid, but no sensible pepon seriously
anticipates any interruption to our amicable relations.
The speaker of the House of Assembly, Sir Allan M`Nab,
has been compelled to return home by the illness of Lady
M`Nab. The Hon. A. Morin, a leading man of the
French Canadian party, has been elected to officiate during
the remainder of the session. A petition has been pre-
sented to the legislature, from the coloured inhabitants of
Toronto, praying that it may be made penal to use towards
any of her Majesty's black subjects in Canada the oppro-
brious epithet of " nigger." By an act of the legislature,
framed this week, the order of " Odd Fellows" is em-
powered to hold real estate in the province. A bill was
read a second time, on Wednesday. for erecting an
internat'onal bridge over the Niagara river, at or near the
Falls of Niagara.

FRANCE.— On Wednesday the budget was before the
Chamber of Deputies, when the chapter which rendered
necessary a grant for the Morocco expenses called up M.
Billault, ard the La Plata question called up M. Thiers,
who attacked the government with much warmth. He
drew a tender picture of the unprotected state of the
French inhabitants of Monte Video, abandoned by the
French Cabinet; protested that France was bound to side
with Monte Video •, declared that unless some more de-
cided steps were taken England would abandon the River
Plate, and that then d struction would fall upon the
heads of the deceived Monte Videans, and their brave dis-
avowed French legion. To this M. Guizot replied by
quoting the instructions forwarded by M. Thiers to
dmiral Mackau, in 1840, and which were in direct
contradiction with the doctrines propounded by the
same person ever since he had been relieved from
the cares and responsibility of office; and then M.
Thiers attempted to explain away the palpable mean-
ing of his own despatches. His anger was not
lessened when Admiral Mackau rose and ccnfirrned M.
Gnizot's reading of the instructions forwarded to him (the
gallant admiral) by the same M. Thiers. The Marine Mi-
nister then proceeded to show that to land a French army
on a wild-eoose chase over the Pampas world only expose
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the French families dwelling in the open country to serious
danger, without doing the least good. That the command
of the river by the ❑nited naval forces of France end Eng-

land tonld not fail of eventwil success, and in fact ex-
posed the plan of campaign invented by the " l-listo►ian
of the Empire" to derision. M. Thies, touched in that
tender point, his military genius, lost all temper, and, we
are obliged to say with regret, so far forgot himself as to