Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-06-05

NdPl. opuhiHsJ drlINtu at lnlS port las
night, at ~ past . o'clock, having mad
the passage from Liverpool to this por,
N II days and 4 hours, including tn
detention at Halifax.
We have received, by this arrival
london and Liverpool papers 10 the oOl
alt, and letters from our Foreign Cor
respondents.
The London journals are moderate i
discussing the Oregon question, an
express an opinion that the pcnLin,
difficulty will be amcably icrmina,cd d
either by negotiation or arbitration.
The British funds had become frmer
although Consols had not reached thei
usual range Of prices during the montl
Of March.
The Cotton Market was depressed
and in quiet state. Prices had rcccd
ed fully iarthing per pound, for mid
ding qualities, but the better kinds ot
New Orleans had no, been quite so de
pressed. The large crop, and lh,
pacific news carried out by tho Caledo
MIA, produced this result
The American Provision Market wa,
in an encouraging position. With tho
exception ef The great American staple
Cotton, all other articles oi commerce
generally speaking, were going of
iayorably, at remuneratng prices.
The steamship Great Western, Capt
Matthews, left Liverpool on the l7ll
u!t, three days previous to the leaving
Of the Cambria, for New York. She
arrived at New York on Sunday at noon.
The steamer CALEDONIA arrived at
Liveipoo AT | o'clock, T. NJ, 18th
ult., and so great was the anxiety in the
metropolis 10 learn the character Of the
American intelligence, that an engine
was engaged expressly for the Times
Office, for tho conveyance, express, Of
their files of papers The news was
published IN second edition Of The
Times, Of The lilh uit, and was eagerly
read by all parties. Tho intelligence
was considered of n very pacific kind
and it immediately had a favorable eC
feet on tho Consol market, and tended
to calm the excitement which had pre-
vailed, from the time ofthe Governmem,
declaration regarding Oregon. The
London HfiGs thus refers TO the Ameri-
can Lows received by the Caledonia.
"Tho Whig party in The United
States is pncfcally inclined, and so is
n considerable proportion OF the Demo
cratic body. AT Now York all the re-
spcctnbIc Journals are opposed to war );
and al Washington the only papers that
write in a bellicose vein are those said
10 he in the confidence of Presiden,
Polk and his Cabinet ; but rs ncwspa-
pers have in this country very frequent
y the reputation of possessing the con
idence ofpoli'icaI persons which they
io not enjoy, il may be the samo in the
American Republic at all events il is
90 great n stretch on human credulty
o suppose that AT such iuncturc Pres
dent Polk. speaks through the columns
u any journal Besides, If rumors on 1
'noiher point be correct, he is himself
lboui TO give evidence OF really ear
desire to remove all causes of dis |
ension from the two countries, in send.
ne tn Englan a special mission TO ar
dhnc INC oregon queSIioD,
PARLIAMEvTARY SUMMARY. The
-Iousc ofLords adjourned on tho 9th
1T, and rcassembled on tho 18th nj, /
nd the House Of Commons adjourned |
N tho 9th uli. and met again on the
9TH uIt With the exception Of the
Government measure for promoting
,cademical Education in Ireland. and
he Navy Estimates, no business o. i'm
orance has been before either the
.ords or Commons.
The third reading or the Maynoo,h
.ndowment Bill was fixed for the l9thj
It,, in the House Of Commons.-
Mother long debate was expected, and
'vcral amer dmcnfs were anticipated
aI the subject having been fully debated,
IA nights, il is thoroughly exhausted Il
he bill Is likely to pass BY large ma
riy. Il
ACADEMicAL EpucATtov IN IRE- Il
the House Of Commons onIl
e oh alt, Sir James Graham made a II
atcnnent of the Government measure
r promoting acadcmicnl education in
y 'HH'' liO 'ttoUliutUbtu IHt GSldt- II
ihmen' OF three provincial institutions
+ education IN ireland, all founded
'on the same principle as The metro.
'IlIan Colleges IN England and Scot
nd. lie proposed that Cork should
: the site Of the college for the south Il
Away or Limerick for the west, andII
crry or Belfast for the north Of Ire
nd
The bill was introduced and read all
st time, and the House adjourned for
Z "bItsun,iGc holidays until tho 10Th d
One hundred lives were lost By tho ,
Hing OF the cham-bridgc at Yarmouth.
'gland, on The dih ul,.
The Queen and Prince Albert areII
my to The Continent in August. c
The United States i'rigatc Cumhcr
rd, Commodore j. Sm,ih, arrived nj
'noa the 3Olh April.
military Hcodeny al Uea Point. go
'ngtess has refused, for n year or twuII e.
It, 10 make any appropriation for a n
ard Of visitors at West Point. But.
iead Of iho former board, q number OIL
lhay gentlemen assemble there by
CClIOn ol the Secretary of War ThnII =