Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-04-23

character of the journal that gives currency
to such ucubrations.
He stated that Mr.. Pakenham had pre-
scented his Ultinaatunl TO Mr.. Folks Cabinet,
and that it had been rejected. What the
Iultianatatm was the writer did not trouble
himself to say, but every one saw at a
glance that the British ambassador. in deli
Verlng his ~7tinsatum while the subject was
under discussion in the Senate, and before
the issue could be known, must, in some
acting, have established his claim to the
character oc a perfect scaramouch. Never
: theless, the Times Of Tuesday thought fiji
to gibbet this absurd statement-so absurd
as to carry with it its own refutation.
But the statement in question, and the
declaration of the same paper, that the A.
merican Government was fitting out an ex-
petition against Mexico, produced a slight
panic on Change, increased the screw on
cash, and improved, to slight degree, the
value Of Cotton.
The cotton market has rallied but little
under the effects of the belligerent news
from America, even aided by the new &C
Iknowledged fact that the yield of the last
crop will fall considerably short of previous
estimates. The last week closed with some
frmness, and the same feeling has prevailed
during the present week, but prices have
undergone little Improvement, although they
have an upward tendency. Since Friday
the sales have amounted to $4,000 bales
The admission of Indian corn, buck wheat
and rice at a nominal Interpretations
which the Government have wisely taken,
to arrest the dreaded dearth-will be found
of infinite service in the present position
Of the country. A large quantity of Indian
corn, now under lock in this and some of
the other English ports, will be released at
a duty of one shilling per quarter, the par
ties giving bond, that if the new tariff is
rejected by the House of Lords, of which
there is not the least fear, they will pay the
present rate of duty. The popularity of
Indian corn as an article of food is daily on
the increase, and the 100000 quarters which
the Government have purchased for the ia
mishlng poor in Ireland, will give the pea
santry a taste, there is every reason to hope,
for superior and economical article OF
daily life.
i THE OREGON QUESTION.
House Of Lords, Tuesday, March "
The Earl of CLARENDON moved for such
portions Of the diplomatic correspondence
respecting the Oregon negotiation as the
Earl of ABERDEEN might think it consis-
tent with public duty to produce. Nothing
could be further from his wishes than tc
| embarrass the Government; but though the
language of the British and American Co.
f vernments had been entirely pacific, yet il
could not be denied that the two countries
: were insensibly drifting towards war. l
was t8mee PhfeserTed on this side of the At.
lantic, and to furnish the House with all the
information that could prudently be fur
nished.
He was convinced that an ADLER negotia-
tor than Mr.. Pakenham could not be found.
and that the Government had acted most
Ijudiciously in every step it had taken in the
matter; for it had declared to the world
that it would not engage in war until every
means of keeping peace were exhausted 1t
was morally impossible that two such ma
tons as England and America should en-
broil themselves for a comparatively worth
less territory, and he should conclude by
moving for the correspondence, and by ask
ing what course the government intended
to pursue in the event of the Senate con-
curing in the twelve months notice.
The Earl Of ABERDEEN (who was at times
almost inaudible) said : My lords, in the
very delicate and difficult position in which
am placed, it mig ht, perhaps, appear natu-
raj that | should have viewed with some
degree of hesitation the notice which my
noble friend gave yesterday. But, my lords,
however much this might, under ordinary
circumstances, have been the case, | felt
certain, in the case Of my noble friend, that
his sense of public duty, and his intimate
knowledge of the great interests at stake,
would prevent him from adding anything
to the difficulties with which the question
is already surrounded :; and at the same
time his own feelings would indispose him
to make his motion the subject of any en-
barrassment.
Expectation has been fully realised by
the speech which my noble friend has made.
Hear hear.) My lords, think the desire
expressed by my noble friend is quite natu-
raj and reasonable. think, when we are
receiving, from time TO time, from the Uni
ted States information and documents of the
highest interest and importance, affecting
us in the manner in which these transactions
do, ii is quite natural that your lordships and
the public should desire to receive from the
government of this country authentic nfor-