Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-07-23
THE CABINET.

THE CABINET.
Lord Chancellor Lord Cot,ingham.
President ofthe Council Marquis ol'Lan downe.
Lord Privy Seal Eall OF Mutton.
| Iume.oflice Sir Geo. Grey.
Foreign-off"e Vi>connt PalmerSon.
| Colonial.utIce Earl Grey.
FIRST Lord ol the Trea>'y Lord John Russell
! Chancrl'r olihe Fxrheq'r Mr. Charles Wood
ChancrlIr oithe Duchy yl1,c..u
! of Lancaster 'o'' O""'F'e"
Payma>rer General Mr.. Macaulay.
Woods an Forests ViScoun. Morprih.
Postmaster General Marq'ls or tCIaniicardc
! Board Of Trade Earl OF Clarendon.
Board of Control SIR JOHN Ilubhouse.
Chief SecIy Tor Ireland Nj. Labouchcre.
Admiralty Earl Of Aucland.
NOT OF THE CABINET.
Lord Lieut. of ireland Earl of Besbnrough.
Commander.in.C Chief Duke oi Wellington.
Ortn,nca " ~" Marquis Of Anslesey.
PRvY CouNCIL.-No surnmunscs for a
Council for the reception Of the seals Of oific,
from the members of the late Administration
have vet been issued, but II is expected thai
her Majesty will hold a Privy Council on
Monday next, when the new Ministers will
he formally Installed inro office by the de-
livery Of their respective seas.-!Sm Of 3D.
TIE steamer Great Britain made the home
ward passage in thirteen and a halt days.
The Royal Mail steamer fliberna made
remarkably short passage. having arrived y,
Liverpool on Sunday. June 2Slh, at noon,
thus accomplishing the passage in eleven
and half days, including s,oppagc at Hall
fax. The news which the Iliberula took out
respecting the settlement of the Oregon
question. created the greatest excitement
and gave the utmost satisfaction. This news
wns published IN London on The ooh. and il
was confirmed in both Houses OF Parliamen,
on the same day.
The settlement Of the Oregon Question has
been announced by Sir Robert Peel in o.
speech, from which we make the following
extract.
Sir. will not occupy the attention of the
House with any more of the details Of tins
convention. CHEERS would only state
that, on tins very day on my return from my
MISSION to her Majesty to offer The reslgna
ton ot her Majesty servants, had the sat
l.lactou ot finding nn official letter from Mr..
Pakenhnm. inllmatlng IN the following terms
The acceptance OF our proposals, and giving
an assurance of the immediate termination OF
our differences with The United S,a,cs:
WAsHINGToN, June l3, 1876.
My Lord In confor'nhy with what hal
the honor to state IN my despatch No. 6S, Of
the 7Ih instant, the President sent messag,
on Wcdne ,day last To the Senate, submit
ting tor the cpnlon nf that body the draugh
Of u convention for tho settlement oi The Or
egon question, which | was instructed b,
your lordshlp'- dispatch, No. 10. OF the lSli
of May. to propose for the acceptance of lh,
Uuu"d States.
'Alier a few hours dclibera'ion on encl
of tho three dsys Wednesday. Thursday, and
Friday. the Scratc. by mniprliy oi ;1e yotes
'o ~. 0dnptod Yesterday evening rcsolu'lo'
advising the president To accept tho tcrm'
proposed by her MnIesy's Government Th'
President did nol hesitate io act on this al
wee. aud Mr. Buchanan accrfdngly sent fur
mo this morning, and informed me- that The
conditions offered by her Msjcs'y's Govern
mcnl ~cro accepted by the Govcrnment Of