Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-25

Secre any for the Home Department Sir George Grey.
Secretary for the Foreign Department vscount Palmerston
Secretary for the Colonies. :. Earl Grey.
First Lord OF the Treasury. Lord John Russell.
Chancellor Of the Exchequer. Mr.. Charles Wood
Chancellor Of the Duchy fLancaster Lord Campbell.
Paymaser General. .............. Mr. Macaulay.
Woods and Forests. ............ Viscount Morpeth.
Postmaster General Marquis Of Canrcarde.
Board of Trade. ........... Earl Of Clarendon
Board of Control ............. Sir John Hobhouse
Chief Secretary for Ireland 49,. Mr.. Labouchere.
Admiralty ...................... Earl of Auckland.
Master Of the Mint Right Hon. R. s. She'll
Secretary at War. ............ Hon Fox Maule.
Attorney General. ............ Sir Thomas Wilde
Lord Advocate. ............... Mr.. A. Rutherford.
Solicitor General for Scotland. Mr. t. Maitland.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland :. Earl of Besborough.
Commander in Chief. Duke of Wellington.
MasteGenera Of the Ordnance Marquis of Anglesey
Mr.. Golden, is said, offered in the Cabinet
but declined it the ground of feeble health. Mr. Bright
is intimated, will have some responsible Office
The matter of most interest is the Speech of Sir
ROBERT PEEL, on the 29th Of June, announcing to
the HOUSE OF COMMONS his resignation, and that
of his associates in office, in consequence Of the
majority in that body against the bill, proposed by
Ministers, for giving to the Government those
powers which they deemed necessary for the re-
preston of outrage and the protection of life in
Ireland" The Speech is too long to be inserted
entire to-day, without excluding some things already
in type, which we feel bound to publish. That
part of it, however, which concerns the Foreign
Relations of Great Britain, is of too much interest
TO delay its publication for amoment and we there
fore extract it as follows:
think / may take credit to her Majesty's Government,
at least to that distinguished member of it less prominent
perhaps in debate, than Others but deserving of public
honor and public credit for the exerons which has made
the maintenance Of PEACE. Loud cheers mean my
noble friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Loud
cheers He has dared that he thinks in Christian
country there moral obligation upon Christian Minister
to exhaust every effort before mourning the risk Of Loud
cheers But while he has shrunk from the avowal OF
that opinion, WILL in justice to him. say ths-t perfectly
consistent with that opinion, to the mo-a obligation of
maintaining peace while peace be maintained with honor
that there Minister less inclined sacrifice any
essential interest," abate any thing from the dignity and
honor of this country for the purpose Of securing that
nestmabe blessing. Cheers Sir I do hope that we
leave the foreign relations of this country in satisfactory
state loud cheers that speaking only of France but
speaking of the other great Powers of Europe there conf
dence in the intentions of This country, and real desire on
the part Of the Government of other Powers cooperate with
in the maintenance of peace. Cheers. Sir it is that
mutual confidence the honor and intentions Of public men
which most facilitates the maintenance Of peace We come
conflict with France in distant parts of the world there are
heated parsans naturally and justly jealous Of the honor Of
their respective countries quarre small in themselves, might
be magn6ed by the spirit Of jealousy, and nice rivalry
about national honor might easily be omented into cause of
desoang nations unless the Of great Powers
presided by those who feeling peace be the true
interest of the civilized world determined that the heated
passions of angry parsans shall involve their respective
countries in Loud cheers.
Sir If any thing could have induced to regret decision
on the part of the House premaurey terminating the
this Administration would have the wish that we
should have survived the day when intelligence might be
ccived from the UNITED STATES loud chee to the result
Of perhaps last attempt to adjust those differences between
this country and the United States which, unless speedily
terminated, might have involved us in war.
The House will probably recollec that after we had offered
arbitration and that offer had been rejected the President
the United States message the House OF Congress in
that country which led to discussions with regard the
mnaon OF that convention which provided for temporary
adjustment Of deencesat least for temporary avoid
OF quareland enable the countries jointly to oc-
cupy the territory Of the Oregon Sir the Houses of the
American Congress- although advising the President of the
United States signify this country, he empowered
do the termination Of the existing convention by giving
years notice, added that advice which might perhaps
been considered Of unsatisfactory hostile character the
declaration that they advised the notice for the termination
the convention to be given in order that might facilitate
amicable adjustment of the dispute
We thought the addition Of these words by those high
hoicshe expression Of hope that the termination Of the
convention might the strongly impress upon the two
countries the necessity Of amicsbe adustmentwe thought
that those expressions removed any barrier renewal by
either country of the attempt settle this difference We did
not hesitate therefore, within days after the receipt Of
that intelligence Of wish expressed by the Houses of Con-
gross that efforts might be made for the peaceful termination
Of these dsputesathough the offer Of arbitration had been
eecedwe did hesitate do that which, in the present
state Of the dispute became essential to do propose
renewed and heightened negotiations but specify frankly
and at what the terms which could consent
partition Of the country Of the Oregon. Sir, the Pes
dent Of the United States say, whatever might have
been the expressions heretofore made by him. and however
strongly he might have been personally committed 10 the
adoption of different course, wisely and periodically deter
mined refer proposals TO the senatehat