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. The steaHsship Greft kri'a1 Ctpf Heskfn,
arrived this morning t29dr May) al half.pAst 0
U'ci4ck, less than 20 diys. fom ,EvcrIpul.hAving
sailed thcuce on the Oh! -.-s *, -
Britain, and taking advantage Of the tides, ar.
rived. at the dock half All hour in advance Of the
steamer. =
The form Of the Oregon Notice passed by
the U. y. Senate is highly gratifying the Brit.
isl. and all agree that il ensures a speedytad-
,justirent OF the dispute. -
The strife amongstrhe English operatives in
ahe building trade continues. The masters are
meeting it bv counter conbination.-
Smith O'Brien, member Of Parliament, con
Nuued in bondage.
Weekly Sicam Mails bet,ueen ENGLAND and
America. We are enabled to mike an an.
n"uncencnt regarding the conveyance Of mails
between this country aud America which will
be hailed with qualification by The whole com.
inuni'y. The government have entered into a
further contract with The British and N'mth A.
merican Regal Mail Conpany,,he effect Of which
u to secure. weekty communication between
Liverpool and the United States Of Amcrica.-
A steamer of great power and size will be M :.
patched direct from Livcrpnol To New York CIV.
cry alternate Saturday during c'gi,, months If
me year. These trips are TO be periormcd'as all
dhi"nal voyages, and irrespective Of the fort
nightly voyages to Halifax and D .s,on as this
latter service will continue l'lst AZ al present.
with the alteration Of sailing from Liverpool as
well as from Boston, always on SATURDAYS, IN.
stead Of IA fixed day of the N NTH, az At present.
The steamers Ia New York will also take their
departures Oh Saturday. By this arrangement
there will he steamer from l.ivcrpnol to Amer.
ica every Saturday, and from the American side
siso every Saturday, tho only difference being
hat md Nu,y toll Ia.
the ports Of departure.
The Oregon Question.
Fran the Lon'top Tln,cs Of May 8.
The resolutions autln,rsing the President OF
the Cnn"' States To five notice for the terminus
ton Of the Oregon Convention Of 1877, have
now rcccircd the sanction of the prcsitIen, by
a majori,v Of 40 10 Ia votes.
In spite Of the excessive discussion 10 which
the Oregon tcrrl'"ry has given rise ON the otbcr
side ut tho Atlantic, and the extreme reserve
which has hitherto been maintained on this,
there is at bottom the same deep and earnest
hope in both countries that this question will be
aWicably settled. and we trust there is an equal
resolution in the governments Of both countries
10 make every eXertiUn consistent with their
true interest and honor, to terminate thu con.
trnyersy.
II is in this spirit That we arc willing 10 70
ceve the notice for the tcrn,natan OF the exist
ing convention. In this spirit. and with an cx
Rtess recommendation ~ that effect the resvu-
tiVns have been framed and carried in both lou.
ees Of Congress; and in the same spirit we do
Rot doubt that the resolution will be forthwith
renewed. The alternailvd is now distinctly IN.
dlcated. The utmost term to which the peace
81 the world can be prolonged is one twelve.
month, 1t, indeed, circumstances do not bring
about a much earlier rupture, unless the patr-
ton Of the Oregon territory be finally settled
within that period. Never was "A heavier re.
sponsiblity inchrrcd by public men; never was
grayer question poised in the balance Of Prov.
idence.
The provisional agreement under which our
pacific relations with the United States have
subssied for thirty years is to be superseded BY
9nal definition Of our respective rights upon
the north western coast of America, or to b.
sncceedsd by war. The vessel is already ZOOS.
ened from the mornings at which she Law IN
peace. The convention Of j'iut occupancy is
virtually ended and the deslnie- Of these two
great natlons-lf, indeed, they can be called
twain, which have so great a name, language
and freedom in common with each othcr--are
exposed 10 the fluctuations of adverse and con-
hlcting claims. The emergency is doubtless, a
most ser"us one but happily for the honor OF
SINS country, 1t Is accompanied by none Of those
feelings OF exetelheRt amongst ourselves which
have 30 often perplexed the aff,rs of the world,
and il vtH DO met with the deliberate energy
Of men as conscious Of our duties as of our
strength.
The form in which the resolution has been
ultimately adopted by the Senate of the United
States 10 extremely dignied and beccming, and
IN this respect it may be regarded as triumph
81 Tue moderate party over the violent and ex
cesslve pretensions of the gentleman who act
ed with MrAllen. fnIhe final division which took
place, ~ VOTES out of Az belonged to the whig
parry whilst only two wings voted with the OK.
IRENE party against the form IN which it was
proposed that the notice should be given.
80 thar, although the division had no hing of
party character, The adhesion Of the wings Sc.
cured that moderation Of language for which ii
Il remarkable. 1t seem that according 10 the
forms Of Congress,lhe House of Representatives
must concur in the resolution as amt nded by the
Senste.and for this purpose il will undergo some
further debate in the lower house. As the no.
t'ce stands In MIR Crittend"ns motion, there, is
not an expression in the preamble with which
We do not cordially concur; and It forms a s,rik.
ing contrast to the peremp'ory and unqualiiiea
expressions used by Mr. Polk in his official com.
Muncations.
In fact. when the Senate ofthe United States
speaks VI the ''evi consequences Of the divided
allegiance Of an American and British pnpuls.
ton, and of the confusion and conflict Of nation
al Jurisdiction" in Oregon, they substantially re.
cognize that principle Of division WHICH Mr.
Polk has hitherto denied, and they impose on
him the prosecution of a negotiation which he
has endeavored TO render impossible.
Thus far, then,aId in more respects than one,
the American notice materially improves the
prospects Of speedy settlement
II in h,c,s