Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-06-25
.xyy'tcns 0fthe Cdie6OAtH.
Five days later from EUROPE.

Fi'c uayS ldlcf lfUlll EUhOr Ia
The steamship CALEDONIA, Capt. Lott, arliv-
ed at Boston about hall past one oclock ihuis-
day. bringing files from i.ondon 10 the Sd INST I,
Liverpool 10 The iih and Paris 10 The first. The
caledonia brought, passengers from Liverpool
To Halifax, 35 from Liverpool 10 Boston,, and
Is from Halifax TO Boston.
No events Of marked importance had occur
red since the departure "a the Grea, Western,
II we except the progress of the iLsurrection III
Portugal. This movement had been 50 sue
ceSsful as TO assume the character OF u reyolu-
ion. The leading Minister CApRAL had re-
signed and his resignation had been accepted,
and no new government had been formed at
our last advices. The Queen had not been
disturbed in the exercise Of her power al lis
bon, but many Of the provinces were IN the
hands of the insurgents
| There was another arrival of the Overland
Mail from Bombay at London on the 81 inst,
but there was no news Of importance.
American affairs and particularly the "exist-
| ing war" with Mexico, form a topic Of frequent
discussion in the Engis and French papers,
but no news had been received from this side
of the water later than that carried out by The
Cambria of the first crossing of the Rio Grande
| by the Mexican forces, and the subsequent a.
larm throughout The United States, and there.
fore the speculations OF the press are not par
ticularly applicable 10 the present state oiafairs
The following conversation with regard 10
The Oregon notice, took place in the House Of
Commons -
\ Mr.. Hume asked whether the government
had been officially informed that the President
OF the United States had received directions
from Congress 10 give notice to this country of
their intention TO terminate the joint occupancy
of the Oregon territory, and whether that no.
tice had been given
| Sir X. Peel can have no objection to an
swer the question the honorable gentleman has
put to me, by stating that the American Presi-
dent has given to her Majesy's government the
4 formal notice necessary for the termination of
the existing convention that termination to
lake place at the end OF The year, and in doing
so, the President has adopted the terms which
were aSsenled to by both Houses of the Legis.
lature of the United States-lhal The notice was
given with the view Of leading 10 an amicable
adjustment of the differences between the two
countries on this subject (liear, hear
The European Times notices a rumor that
the government of this country has asked for
the intervention of the British government TO
settle its controversies with Mexico. II speaks
of this as highly improbable, but copies from
the London Herald the following paragraph,
which announces that the British government
had Altered its mediation in this natter
The statement made in the London Morning
Herald, that ministers have determined to offer
The mediation the British government to ar
range the differences between the United States
and Mexico, is The most important news of
the morning, and has excited much Interest,"
The intention to tender this mediation was COM
municated 10 the diplomatic representatives of
the two states yesterday, .nnd the necessary
powers will be forwarded to Mr. Pakenham, our
minister at Washington, by the Caledonia
steamer which will sail from Liverpool to.
morrow morning. Measuscs will also be taken
TO have the proposition made TO the government
of Mexico with the least possible delay Ii is
almost unnecessary To say that the universal
hope is, that the mediation should prove un-
successful for independent OF the desires for
speedy settlement on the common ground of
humanity there is great apprehension felt that
! II hoSililieS were protracted, the maritime
states of Europe would run great risk OF being
involved in the quarrel.
| The first Of these rumors is pretty evidently
unfounded, The latter is perhaps in some
measure corroborated by the fact that Com
mitlee of the South American and Mexican As
sociation in London addressed letter, under
date of June ID, to the Earl of Aberdeen point
ing out the injurious consequences upon Brit
ish interests of the war between the two coun-
tries, and requesting the interposition of the
good officers of the British Government, in put
ting an end to it.
Prince Louis Buonaparte had arrived in En-
gland The physician who connivcd al his eS-
cape and one or two other persons supposed to
be implicated were in ia il in France Ilwas
said that now that the prisoner had escaped
the French Government would discharge on
parole the Count de Montholon and others who
were connected with him in his original offence
and have been confined till now.
Oreriand .Maa.-The newspaper expresses
in advance of the overland mall arrived in
London on tn. Sd inst.
The latest dates arc-from Bombay, to the
ls of May; Calcutta, 2lst April; Ceylon, 22d
April China, 29h March Delhi, 2!d April;
Lahore, lih April Madras, 22d April Ma.
nila, 2lst March Scinde, 23d April and
Singapore, 9TH April.
The London mail of the 7lh March reached
Bombay on the 9th Of April Madras on the 18th,
Delhion on the 18th, Dilhion on the i7th, Cal
cutla on the 18th, end Colombo on the 10Th.
The London mail of the 2lih of March reach
ed Bombay by the Cleopatra on the Goth of
April.
The Flamer wns TO leave Malta May 9th,
for MarseilleS, with the overland mails for Eng.
land.