The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-05


tariff bill in the House of Lords. Lord Essex,
hitherto known as great protectonst, had de-
clared Tor free trade and the measures Of the
Ministry. Lord Stanley, who aspires to be Pre-
House.
Trade in the manufacturing districts had slight
ly improved, but prices were without change
A number OF cargoes of Indian corn had arriy-
ed ut Dublin within few days. and every baker
had Indian meal bread" for sale. and it was in
great demand.
There had been heavy floods in England,
causing some damage.
Latham & Co., bankers, Of Dover, have failed
Liabilities, El00,0 dividend, l5s to the pound
The peace societies throughout the country were
making great movements in favor of maintaining
friendly relations with the United States
Miss Cushmnn's success and good fortune con-
niue to be spoken Of in the English papers.
The King Of Prussia is DESTROYS to remodel the
Zollvcrein treaty
Dispatches from Tahiti were not very favorable
to the French. The natives and Queen Pomare
still held possess Of the INTERIOR and the French
were confined to small portion of the shore,
where they were protected by entertainments.
Letters from Constantinople state that the Alb
bazes, an Independent power Of Circassia, had
rejected the offers OF reconciliation Of Russia, and
had declared for Shiek Schamyl.
The printing establishment of Stevenson & Co.,
Edinburgh, which was also that Of tho University,
has been destroyed by fire. The loss is immense,
the establishment was celebrated for its cha
racters Of all tho Asatc tongues, particularly the
Chinese.
PARLIAMHNTAnY.--The House of Commons met
after the Easter recess, on the evening of Friday,
when the coercion bill again came up. Nothing
of interest resulted
bill has been introduced into Parliament to
allow the unchartered railway companies to dis
solve and wind up.
A bill was brought into the House of Commons
to enable railroad companies which had not got
their charters to dissolve and divide their money.
Lord Stanley heads the opposition to Peel, and
is fighting hard for the premiership.
(From tho London Standard, March 10y
In order to convey an idea OF the interest excit-
ell for this vessels arrival, we may mention that
the New York papers had expresses from Halifax
to New York at an expense of three thousand dol
lars 1t was the first attempt ever made to run
the news overland from this the first port at which
tho steamer touches. Tho Cambria did not bea,
the expresses and was prevented being the he
raid into Boston Of the intelligence she had con-
veycd across the Atlantic.
Instantly on the Cambria's dispatches being
landed at Boston, expresses were dispatched in all
directions, and it win scarcely be credited inEng-
land, that the news from England was conveyed
from Boston 10 New York "A distance of $50 miles
| in seven hours rs minutes. This was achieved
| by the Nc1c York Hrdld-and we notice that mos
| OF the papers are honest III according to II thu
express ever attempted in America. This express
was entirely irrespective of that run by the othe
papers from Halifax. The Halifax express passet
| through Boston in advance of the Boston express
but the latter was the victor into New York.
NgwsrArKR PUrPERY-YANKER vs. THg OIL
CouNrRY.-What wrctchedly poor figure thu
| newspaper puffcry of this country cuts when com
pared with that Of our lively Brother Jonathan
| Tho Mrs. Caudle OF Lord street, when she sit.
down to dfnte upon her excessive wisdom and un
paraeled circulation, is but puny drivcller com
pared with the Mrs. Caudles Of the other cont
nent, when they assume the boastful vein. Jane.
Gordon Bennett beats poor Mercury at his favorte
weapons. He is as UNNECESSARILY greater than
our contemporary in the science of Bobadism as
the Rocky Mountains are greater than the larges
potato thut ever was exhibited in the Mercury.
window Take the best bit of Boosting our con
temporary ever perpetrated-take one of his g pa
UNNECESSARILY Bennett leaves him behind in thu
| following rncy bit of bombast =" This unprece
| dented express was arranged and run Throughout
| by Mr.. l.. Bigelow, Of the Boston, Fitchburg ant
Montreal Express line. II was the nstest expires
ever run in the country, and cannot be beaten b,
any live Yankee. The whole running time be
tween the two cities, was seven hours and five
mnutes-distance two hundred and fifty miles.
There is actually poetry in the description; The
lire ENTHUSIASTICALLY suggesting the ide that j
necessary he could employ the disembodied sp
rts Of dead Yankees in carrying his expresses. :
Our contemporary at home is prosaic even in the
inventive announcements which he makes OF his
extraordinary successes.-London Stdsdard.
England and the United statcs-Thc Ore
g0n Question.
The Times says the accounts from the United
States by the Hibernin, to the beginning of April
have excited a good deal of attention. The mes
sage Of Mr.. Polk to Congress is not considered war
like. Indeed, some of the public writers profess
to see the best guaranty for the continuance o
peace, in the expense to which the country will
be put by arming for a conflict. Seventy millions
Of dollars bestowed upon putting the army and
navy footing for commencing the emergency
of the case, would induce every man who contr
buted his quota to that astonishing sum to inquire
into its necessity.
The following extracts from an article in tho
London Times, of the 18th ult., show that tina,
paper does not look upon the line of 49a even as n
certain line Of agreement and gives also the --latest
opinion which we find on this questions
In the whole course of these negotia-
tons, that which has changed most completely, is
the claim set up by the Americans. In 1918 and
1926, the territory in dispute expressly assert
cd and clearly understood, to be comprised be-
tween the AID and 49th degrees of latitude. As for
the more northern tract between 40 and "a 40,
we not aware that the paramount claims OF
Britain to that part OF It, were then called IN
question. The proposals for partition ranged
between the mouth Of the Columbia and the 49th
degree, butlnot beyond; and the American pleni-
potentiaries unsuccessfully claimed the whole Of
that region, but no more. Since that time, and in
their more recent discussions, they have raised
their demands; they have laid claim to the whole
country; and then, if it the farthest limits
of condescension and concession, they revert to
their former offer, the very same which they be-
fore rejected. They have raised claim
to the whole Of Oregon, not with any expectation
Of acquiring the entire province, but in order to
reconcile us to terms we have before declared to
be inadmissible. But the truth is, that the barc
10Th parallel, is to all ntents and purposes, the
same thing that 1t was twenty years ago.
We intimated an opinion some time ago, that
the 49th parallel ought conveniently TO serve ms
such a proposal must be accompanied with more
extensive conditions than those heretofore annex
ed to it by the Americans. 1t must leave the
whole Of Van Couver's Island, the navigation and
harbor of the Straits of Fuca, the free use OF the
Columbia and its northern branches down to the
sen, and an indemnity compensation to the
Hudson's Bay Company for the posts they would
be called upon to surrender. We do not pretend