Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-24
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1920.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Adrance in Cotton-The MAMMOTH QUESTION
--Af0irs in Spiizerland-Arripcl ofthe
Overland Mail, dc. DC.
The steamship Britannia. Captain Hewctt,
arrived at Boston at o'clock on Monday
morning.
She left Liverpool on the 18th inst, With
eighty three passengers. Among the number,
1t IS said, is the Hon. Edward Everett.
The intelligence Is not of much importance
The London Times, and other English pa
peIs are sun harping upon Oregon and Texas.
The Nlaynooth question had not vet reached
the House of Lords. 1t had not passed the
House of Commons it only went througi
committee, and that on the evening of the ID
inst.
There has been..a slight improvement in cot
ton.
O.Conncll was making the most of the con-
cesslons oil Peel To Ireland
Affairs III Switzerland were without change.
Inc monster steamship Great Britain is
coming over i'm July.
Parliament was engagsd In railway investi-
cations.
Inc Repeal Association met again on the
18Th ultimo, and OConnell again praised
reels concessions---he looked upon the meas
ure OF the Premier i'm regard to Banking in Ire
land, as excellent. The rent for the week
was Gfl7.
Ii Is rumored that the Government has given
orders Tor the purchare of 2000 tons of Goals
Tor Bermuda, and 1000 for Halifax. and that
probably these purchases will be extended to
20 900 tons.
The arrival of the Great Western was look
ed Tor with some anxiety. She left New
York on the 9th, after the receipt of Sir Rob
ert PeePs Oregon speech
large number OF persons from the High
iahos oil Scotland purpose emigrating to Can
ada.
LlAMENTARY.-The last fortnight
mas been almost exclusively occupied with the
question OF Maynooth-the great question of
the day. The public mind is still fermenting
and VIII continue To do so long after the stat
ute book has recorded the enactment of the
measure. All doubt about its parliamentary
success was set at rest, by the unexpectedly
large majority which passed the second read
ing-i47; and, although its Jealous opponents
have since shown fight in the House of Com
mons, by another debate, and another division
OH the bringing up OF the report, yet the last
was battle more marked By parade than ear
nestness, and the foreground was occupied by
number of small men, who must say some
thihS toJustify their inconsistency
In the debate OF Maynooth, Peel travelled
out Oh the record, as the lawyers say, and took
credit Tor the Message of Peace which he had
sent to Ireland, before he talked in belligerent
style to President Polk about the Oreson.-
inns indiscreet admission had been comment
ed on, and people feel surprised that so expe-
iichced tactician could have been found Civ
ing utterance to SO dangerous sentiment.-
w mere country's weakness consists of mil
mons oil people, the admission will be turned
10 good purpose by all interested, whether
abroad or at home.
Inc same thing will take place on the third
reading; and although we hear. i'm the out
door meetings of the zealots, that at least doz-
Ell members are TO die on the floor of the House
10 prevent It's passing, yet this brutum JttLmen
at Its worth, and people laugh ac-
cotoinSiy' The House of Lords will be Wig
0ronsly bombarded with petitions against the
dreaded measure, put DeIhg less under the IN
iiuehce oil popular feelings, the medicine will
be swallowed with faces less wry.
COMMERCIAL.-The demand for almost
all Kinds oil produce has received a great impe-
tus by the relaxation of duties, the plentiful
ness oil money, and general employment and
prosperity oi the country generally. In SUI
gar ooilee, and other great staple articles, the
ueiland mas been very great; and although the
market mas not been quite so brisk during the
last week, yet we believe there will be AT pres
ent no great reaction.
The Cotton market has been buoyant of late.
and, IN some descriptions, the improvement
mas reached iarthing pound. The threat
ehed rupture with America has caused this add
vance, and as the share market has been pref
ty we'll cleaned, parties, Specializing ON the
rupture, are disposed to invest their capital i'm
the staple.
Ii President Polk will listen to reason. these
persons, with the produce of the new crop
staring them in the face, will assuredly burn
their fingers; but if he will not, their cain
VIII De great; and as the affair seems pretty
lnuch like game at chance, they reckon that
the risk Is worth the outlay
IN the present temper of the market. and
WIN the excitable topics that have been recent
~ before Parliament and the country, the leas,
move III the right direction-right, we mean.
LOT the spectators, deeply injurious as the re-
sun, whatever form il may take, would be for
both countrics-would send up the cotton
market with unexampled rapidity. Every ac
count rom the United States is most anxious
~ looked Tor, and will continue 10 increase
until it is seen whether the little cloud in the
w est has grown bigger or has disappeared.
Parliament is now fairly engaged i'm the rail
way investigation. The committee are up TO
their eyes and ears in business, counsel learned
In the law are making rapid and golden
harvest, and engineers, clerks, and Others
throng the lobby and rooms of that most in
convenient OF all public buildings-the House
oil Commons. A committee of the House have
investigated the atmospheric principle of rail
ways, and the result is 1attering report as to
Its practicability.
IN FROM me london Times of Mav 2d.l
OkEGON, TEXAS AND FNGIRNDl
ne s discussions now going on in the Republic
oil Texas between the American party. which
seeks to be absorbed in the Federal Union of
the American States, and the national Texas
party, winch upholds the independent inter
csts oil the new State, are matters of the deem
est interest, not only to the annexation oies-
lloh oil me present day, but to the future desG
mes oil the continent Of North America. IfI
texas once filings away her national existence
ana makes herself subservient to the policy of
the United States, il is highly improbable that
my other new State will attain to independ
-hce IN the Southern regions of North Amer.
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