Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-03-24
OF THE PACKET SHIP
"TORONTO."
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
IMPORTANT FROM INDIA.
From the N. Y. Hfrald.

The packet ship Toronto, Captain Tin.
ker, arrived early Wednesday from Lon.
don and Portsmouth, after having made u
very quick passage over the Atlantic.
She sailed from Portsmouth on the 9th
all, and in lat As, long. Al to SO, passed
through continued field Of ice and ice
bergs.
The advices from London, which we
have thus received, are Of the 7th, and
from Liverpool 10 The Sth utimo.
The news is of a very favorable and in
teresting character.
The corn markets we're somewhat active
and firm.
The war in India has again broken out,
and the annexation of PunIaub is probably
consummated. lfnot, it will be. The An.
glo-Indian intention has been for some time
maturing.
There was great excitement and panic
in Ireland relative to the new CONNIE rcia
policy. 1t is probably raised for an effec,
on Parliament.
The course Of Mr. Calhoun is ravorably
spoken Of by the London Times Of the 7tf
ult.
The London Money Market was ca,
ser.
There has been another debate in the
French Chambers on The Texas ques-
ton. .
Notwithstanding the recent declaration
of Sir Jas. Graham, to the effect that it was
not intended at present to call out the Mil
itia, AZ 900 sells of accoutrements are be-
ing prepared by Messrs. w. g. G. Almond
Of Bond street, for the use of that force. -
The ordor came from the Board of Ordi
nance.
A letter from Algiers staets that the ex.
periments made by the Trappis,s of STAG
ueh to cultivate the tea-plant in Algeria
have been successful
SIR ROBERT PEEL.-Thursday last was
the anniversary Of the natal day of Sir Rob-
ert Peel, vino has now completed the 59th
year of his age
Corn MARKET.-It is we'll deserving OF
notice that the announcement of Sir Rob
ert Peel's Intended change in the corn-laws
has produced scarcely any effect on the
corn market. The price of wheat, instead
Of going down with run, as it ought 10
have done according to the confident asser-
tons of monopolist writer's and speakers
has slightly risen in several markets and
remained stationary in most, and has not
anywhere sunk to serious extent. AS
the corn dealers are at once shrewd and
a sensitive race, we may take ii for grant
ed that they do not expect any fall from
present prices to follow the introduction oil
the new system; if they did, their fears
would have been shown by rapid decline
in all the principle markets in the king
dom. The fact is they know what is the
real extent Of the supply both Of British
and foreign grain to well too entertain any
such fear Liverpool Times.
RISE OF PoTAToEs.-Y esterdey the price
of potatoes advanced Cd. and on some kind:
Is per cwt. A pound Of good potatoes
cannot now be purchased under Id. anc
lad; and for one pound Of the best bread
the charge it, with very few exceptions
2ad. or Sad TO l0d per four pound loaf, the
price having advanced Id. within the las
two or three days.
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
From the London Chronicle of Feb. 4.
Since the Publication of the Presidents
Message, until this day, when the packet
sails for the United States, we have heard
but ons opinion upon the subject. The a
dopton ofthe Presidents recommendations
will not, and cannot be regarded in any
other light than as hostile indication.
This notice to terminate the convention
of 1927. may, it is suggested, be followed
by fresh negotiations. IL not, war is inev-
liable. Ii We receive notice that the joint
occupation shall cease in lS47, and if no.
thing more be done than the giving ofthis
notice, we, too, must prepare sat the end
OF the years notice. firmly TO nainain"
our rights. Lee. us uotin our deep anxiety
for the preservation of peace, lose sight OF
the position into which we shall be driven
by The event we are speaking of. Neither
England nor America could remain mac
tive pending the termination OF this treaty.
We should be virtually at war from Inc
day we get notice that at the end OF spe-
clfc time America was determined to main
tain what she regards as her rights in Ore
gon. And that is snpposing no other pro-
ceeding is adopted than TO give the specl-
fled notice. But if the other recommen-
dations of Mr.. Polk he carried out-if CO.
with giving notice to ter
inmate the treaty, the American Govern
ment begins 10 occupy,s sends in its pioneers
and builds its siockades and forts, would
il be possible to regard such measures
in any other light than as declaration Of
warl
"Giye the notice. for then England,
war to be inevitable. will give
it is precisely because we be-
iese that negotiations entered upon under
och circumstances, and in snch spirit.
ammo, be brought 10 satisfactory termi-
alton, that we have from the beginning
ested our hopes Of peace almost soley up
on the rejection Of the proposition to give
ne years notice.-Eyery concession would
e construed to be-if it would not be in
act-a concession 10 fear, concession
,ade "under pressure of the alternative
{ war. II cannot be too strongly inn
ressed upon the American public that to
dops a resolution TO give the years notice,
!, far from facilitating, as they supposed
would do, the progress Of negotiations,