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

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

The valley of the Meuse is one sheet of water, owing to
the late rains. In 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 charge d' offaires 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
question 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 than a series of defeats of the party.

AMERICA.
(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 wn3 taken up,
when Mr. Allen moved that the resolution be postponed
t i the 27th ultimo. Mr. Westcott argued for a longer
postponement, and moved the substitution of the 10th of
February. Mr. Calhoun said he should vote for the
longest time, and the 10th of February was fixed on after
a short debate, by a majority-of 32 to 18.
On the motion of Mr. Hannegan, 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 no.ice 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 advice.; is much
more pacific than any we have received from the States
for some time.