Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-06-25
From the New.York Tribune, June 49,
len DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

~ ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN
The steamship Great Western Cant Mattbews
arrived yesterday morning at lOd O'clock. havinT
sailed on the Both ult. She has made her nassag re
! in sixteen days.
Cotton was firm and advancing under the influ
ence of the war with Mexico.
The Money Market was dull, and the Corn Trade
had not improved
queen victoria gave birth to a Prncess-her
nth child-o the 25h ut
The Corn Importation Bill passed its second
reading IN the House by majority Az All un-
certainty as TO Its final passage had been removed
I The news OF the war with Mexico created in
tense excitement in London and Liverpool.
Inc accounts OF the Potato Crop in Ireland are
OH the whole encouraging.
is whispered that the royal family of France,
anxious TO cement close alliance with the rovai
lamiiy OF England, propose to pay visit to Wind.
sor or 10 Buckingham Palace in the course of the
summer. The only gratifying feature of the alli-
ahce Is, that IT is not one formed for narrowing or
invading the liberties of mankind. The French
ruler and his English sister know that the hest So
curly for the throne exists in the happiness and the
prosperity of the people.
On Monday, the 25th the great battle on the
Corn Bill commenced in the House of Lords. The
second reading was moved by the Earl of Rinton,
VINO, like his colleagues can lay claim to no con-
sistency on the subject. The two crack speeches
of the night were those of Lord Stanley and
Brougham
On the same evening, the most notable affair in
the Commons was the release OF Smith O'Bren.
who was discharged by the House, when the Com
mittee of Selection that moved for his committal
had brought its duties to close.
On Tuesday the Corn Law debate in the House
was resumed.
On Thursday the House of Lords again met. and
divided at five in the morning on the Corn Bill.
The numbers were-Contents: Present 1873 ntox-
les 13-2ll. Non-Contents: Present, l26, prox-
les 36-l64. Majority az. Nothing of interest oc-
cured in the House Of Commons, which adjourned
at an early hour.
TROOPS TO OREGON.
We noticed in a recent number of our publica-
ton the fact of the British Government being about
to send a small detachment of troops to Oregon
1t appears that the Crocodile, troop ship, Com
mander Lowe, Is being fitted at Davenport with all
despatch to carry troops, and it would appear from
what they are doing to her, that it is most likely
her destination will be among the ice. She viii
proceed direct to Hudson's Bay, via Labrador and
tlndsons straits 10 Fort York, situated at the mouth
of the Nelson river.
This Fort belongs TO the North West Company.
and It is the nearest seaport ON the Atlantic side
OF the North American Continent to the Oregon
Territory. This Company have regular chain of
stations along the line Of the Nelson River, cross
ing the great Lake Winnipeg and Rocky Noun
!ains into the Oregon Territory and to the Column
bia River.
The distance from Fort York in Hudson's Bay
to the mouth of the Columbia, in the North Pacific
being only about 1850 miles; but the crcutous
route the traders take to have the advantage of
water carriage, by following the course Of rivers