Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-05-02
From the Boston Atlas, April 90.
ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM
Err CALEDONIA.-ElGHT DAYS LATER

AkRi V AL VI 1 1E hO1 AL mhIL . Fam
Err CALEDONIA.-ElGHT DAYS LATER
FROM ENGLAND.
The Royal Mail Steamship Caledonia, Capt. e.
G. Lott, arrived at her berth at East Boston, last
night, at III o'clock, from Liverpool, which port she
left on the afternoon Of the 9Th inst.
The London Sun says" We are credibly nfor.
med that the Nitrate Of Potash and the Nitrate of
Soda are about to be imported from Africa. If so,
wider field for the employment Of British ship
ping must be opened"
Expedition 10 The Niger The London Times
makes the following announcement:
1t appears though the fact has not yet prom
inenty into public notice. that another expedition
to the river Niger has been organized, and is by
this time far OH the way to its destination. The
subscriptions for it have been raised chiefly in Lon.
don and in Liverpool, and the head of the form
or list is the name of the late Sir II. +. Buxton for
$500. The command of the expedition is intrust-
ed to Captain John Becroil, VINO second IN
command under Col. Nlcholl at Fernando Pc, and
this will be his fourth ascent of that river, so that
he may be SAID to be perfectly seasoned TO the eli
mate He is accompanied by DR.. King, and the
same engineer who went with him in his former
voyages and, TO guard further against the fatality
which visited the previous expedition the rest of
Ne crew is composed Of Africans. Among the as
sistants to the engineer is an African YOUTH l9
wears of age, who has had the advantage of ten
yearss education here, the scientific part Of which
was obtained in the engineering department OF
Woolwich dockyard and who worked the WILDER
force up the Niger in the last trip she made; and
also down that river and at Fernando Pc, and back
to England. Several of the crew are expert sea.
men and boatmen others are good tradesmen, and
all able to read and wrte-aso protesting the CHRIS
tan religion The tradesmen are 10 oe left with
cenan portions Of merchandise at the most popu-
lous and convenient stations on the river Niger ant
its tributaries to collect cargo for the Ethiop 1.-THE
,,ec fttal, ant for IF ha riu
where she arrived, according to accounts received
on the 22d of November last from Liverpool, ant
is to remain until the proper time for ascending thu
Niger in July next, or be employed meantime II
surveying the entrances of several rivers on thu
coast, from the Old Calabar TO the Congo
Raiiicay Iron. contract was entered into il
this town. on Saturday, for II COO tons of rails a
Tie price of fl2 ton. They are to be delivered
at the rate of 1000 tons monthly, beginning in DC
tober. The brokers' commission in the TRANSACTION
amounted to E2i00. The purchase is made by
Glasgow house. -LiperpoOI Times.
Prussia. The schism among the Catholics il
Prussia is the increase. Immense number
have declared for what is called the new German
Catholic Church. and the Government has author
sed collections in support of 1t.
IMPORTANT DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT
House OF LORDS, FRIDAY, APRIL 4.-1he Ore
gon Question. Lord Aberdeen ministerial mem
6erA said he would win ,y lay before the Hous
the details of the negotiation upon the subject o
the Oregon territory, and appeal to them for his en-
lire justification in the face of Europe; but al
though this might hereafter be necessary, it wou
now certainly be impotic. He declined to ente
into an examination of the British title to the terri
tory in dispute, but proceeded to explain the
the negotiation had taken since the signing Of tn
treaty of Washington, and quoted the expressio
of President Tyler, in his message of the 18th Feb
ruary, as indications of friendly feeling, and of
desire that the question might be brought 10 an am
icabe solution. In fortnight after, however, M
Polk had delivered his inaugural address, in whic
he claimed for the United States an undlsputed 4
lie to the whole country. 1t was, indeed, to be OF
served that this speech did not possess the force
an official document, as no Ministry had been TO
med, Congress was not in session, and it formed