The New York herald., 1846-01-16
The Meeting of Parliament.
Opinions on the Oregon Question.
State Of the Cotton Market.
Health Of the Queen.
THE PREPARATION FOR WAR,
&c. Sc. &c.
Sc. Sc. &c.

bolt, boarded the splendid packet ship Iowa, Capt.
Lines, one hundred miles at sea, on Wednesday,
and landed special messenger ON Rockaway
beach early yesterday morning. He Immediately
came by special express overland to this Office,
and arrived here at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
ahead Of lightning telegraphs, mesmeric influences,
other news boats wind, steam, and all
The Iowa sailed from Havre on the 18th Of De-
cember, and we have adviccs to that day Our files
are full and complete
The news is Of great importance, as exhibiting
the feeling in England relative to the opening of the
ports and the negotiating commercial treaty with
the United States m
The declaration Of the London Times, of the 4th
ult., that the English Cabinet had agreed upon the
opening Of the ports, and upon several other i'm
portant measures, created tremendous sensation
throughout England and France. Its effect in Lon
den was like throwing a bombs shell IN the very
midst Of the bankers and politicians.
II appears, however, that the statements Of the
Times are doubted, contradcted, and abused BY the
Standard the organ Of the government, the Herald,
also the organ, and sundry other papers But the
Times adheres to its original statement, with the
qualification that the Ministry were wavering as TO
chest to take produce the necessary result
namely the opening Of the ports which had been de-
termined upon. According to the extracts from the
principal English ais. we are led TO believe
a.. .
thority at the start and the early meeting of Par
lament is not absolutely contradicted by the Stan
dard, is fair to suppose that that body
session. and that the whole question has been thrown
into Parliament by the Ministry, to be decided as
they and the people think best In this way the
Ministry Will probably attempt to escape any respon-
sibty ,
The excitement which the announcement Of the
Times produced in every circle, however, was the
means Of letting out what is probably fact, that
negotiations had been begun in London for a COM
mercial treaty between England and the United
States; and it was supposed that the announce
ment Of the Timer was originally based on this.
This supposition implicated the American Minis
ter in the original statement Of the Times, and the
Secretary to the American Legation felt constrained
to publish card, which give In another column,
exonerating MIR. McLane from any connection
with the publication.
The packet ship Havre, Ainsworh, hence, had
arrived at Havre in seventeen days passage. .s
The new packet ship Prince de Joinville, Law
renee hence for Maseilles arrived at Gibraltar on
the 2lst Of Nov, and sailed sd, for her destina.
tion. Ms
The London Post Of the 9th ut says 1--we have
great satisfaction in being enabled to announce that
an event, calculated to strengthen the afecnonate
attachment of the people to the throne, and at the
samo time increase the happiness Of her Msjesty's
domestic circle, may be expected to take place
ly In April next.
A Cabinet council was held al five o'clock yes
terdsy afternoon at the foreign Office. The Lord
Chancellor was sufficiently recovered from his re-
cent illness to attend the meeting. The other min
listers present were-Sir r. Peel, Lord Whamcliffe
the Duke of Bucclcuch, the Earl Of Aberdeen, Lord
Stanley. Sir James Graham, the Chancellor Of the
Exchequer, the Earl Of Haddlngton, the Earl Of Ri
the Right Hon. Sidney Herpert. (The Duke has
LETT town) The council SAT an hour. - Chrow.
Alta Consstory held on the 27th ut., In the vati-
can, the Pope coaterrcd the hat on the two new
Cardinals Smonetii and Piccolimini; both of the
Order ot the Priesthood. mHa
Should the Premier make any unusual stir with
respect to the present vegetable Epidemic it Is pro-
bale that he will be known to future ages az "Po-
tato Peel"-Punch. I
The SHARE MARKET PAMc.-Several communi-
cations draw from the observation thar the fears
Of individuals have far exceeded, and incidentally
exaggerated, the storm recently ragingthus deplo-
raby aggravating its mischiefs, Let the ports be
opened TO all descriptions Of food, and let M OBJ
tain II chiefly from the United States, In which
il would be paid for by goods not by gold, and
we should sooL find the bank screw relaxed, conf
dence restored and shares rising valne in all but
the bubble schemes; and perhaps even in some Of
those, for John Bull is fond Of the mere amusement
OF bubble blowing g.-Lipepod Mercury.
ENGLAND AND THE CHURCH OF RoME-The Uni
psrs publishes letter, addressed to Dr. Wiseman,
bishop Of Mepotanus, TO all the prelates Of France,
demanding their prayers for the reconversion OF
Great Britain the Catholic faith, and adds, 1--WE
learn, with the livehest satisfaction, that several
bishops have already expressed to Dr. Wiseman,
the wsrm interest they took in his proceedings and
are preparing to comply with his Wishes The
bishop Of Nantz published the subject pastoral
letter, which was read from the pulpit at high mass
on Sunday. The venerable prelafc directs that a
morssa be performed throughout the diocese, and
that prayers Be offered to heaven for tho conversion
Of England"