The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-22
III.
HIGHLY INTERESTING INTELLI
GENCE FROM EUROPE.

Arrival OF the steamship Caledonia
Halfa month iater.-ImpOrtant position
OF the oregon question In England
The division OF parties.-ImpOrtant In
dian inteiii gence.--Two great English
victories over the Sikhs.-The supposed
termination Of the war In India.-Eng-
fish annexation In the East.-Probabie
end OF the Polish reyoIution.-State OF
the cotton market.-Stagnation In the
corn marts.--Financial affairs, &C, a. O..
The New York herald of yesterday says. "The
steamship Caledonia Captain Lott, arrived AT Bos-
Ton Yesterday with advices from Liverpool 10 the
4th and London of the Sd instant, both inclusive"
The victories Of the English the Sikhs, APP
pears to be the principal feature of the intelligence
The slaughter Of the Skhs terrible. Ten on
hcsips thousand Of these braps slioios and nearly itoO
thousand English troops pere slain and ,eounded. This
battle and this slaughter, added To the slaughter of
twenty thousand Sikhs in previous battle has re-
suited in the surrender, in full sovereignty, Of the
territory, hill and plain, lying between the Sullej
and Beas rivers, and the payment Of one and half
crore Of rupees as indemnity for the expenses Of
war. The entire regulation and control of both
banks Of the river Sutej, and such other arrange
mens for settling the future boundaries Of the Sikh
slate, and the organization Of its administration,
might be determined on at Lahore.
The Oregon question has assumed new shape
TcutuTal lords and classes intend 10 oppose the free
trade movement of Sir Robert Peel to the utter
most and by this means they expect To head off his
intention relative to the settlement Of the Oregon dis
pute,
The cotton market was apparently depressed YET
on the Sd instant, American descriptions improved
one-eighIh of penny.
The money market was in an unsettled and unsat-
isflctory state.
There appears to be stsgnaon in the
kets, in consequence Of the movements in Parha-
ment relative TO the corn laws.
IL is said that the Oregon question will cut off, TO
n large extent, the emigration from Germany 10 the
United States.
Indian corn continues to arrive in England and
gain popularity.
The Engsh tariff and Irish coercion bill alb sorb
the proceedings in Parliament
The Polish revolution appears TO be at an end.
Spain continues IN an agtated state.
The ministerial crisis in Belgium is not yet pass
ed.
The American minister was prevented by indis-
position from attending the queens drawing room
on the 18th ult but Mrs McLane, the lady Of his
excelency, was present, and also the secretary OF
legation, Mr.. Gansevoort Melville.
The preparations for tho visit OF her Majesty,
Queen Victoria, to the king and queen of the
French, were proceeding without intermission al
the Tuilleres Neuilly, ST. Cloud, and Versailles,
and particularly at the Trianon.
MIR. Lston, who has long been in declining
state of health expired on the 22d ult., at halfpas
10 o'clock, at his residence at Hyde-Park cor
ner, London. As a performer of comic charac.
ters, his place will, perhaps, never be adequately
supplied.
The greatest activity continues in all the dock
yards in England, and the recruiting for the army
IL still going with great spirit. 5000 soldiers
were ordered to India, 5000 Of which were to pro-
coed by the overland route. Ii is stated that that
order will be rescnded There is a rumor cur
rent that an additional number will proceed To Can
ada.
INDIAN CoRv.-Ths article continues to arrive in
great quantities in the principal ports Of this coun-
Try and is already becoming one Of great consump-
ton. In Liverpool we have several -four dealers
and bakers, who put forth Indian corn, Indian -four,
and bread made of Indian -four, as the prominent
article of SALE and amongst the higher classes Of so
ciety it is used with English or American -four in
making bread. AT a meeting Of the Horticultural
Society, in London last week, there distribu-
tel 10 the members large quantity Of packets of
seeds of the early sort Of Indian corn-the earliest
and most prolific variety, and the most suitable to
cultivation in this country-whlch had been sent
over from New York to ascertain whether its
growth would not introduce fresh article of food
here
We find nothing further from Poland. letter
from Cracow of the 2ls in the Universal German
Gazette, states that body Of peasants Of Gaicia
who, during the late revolt, attempted to enter the
kingdom Of Poland, was pursued by detachment
of Russian troops and driven into the Vstula where
most of them were drowned. The body of peasants
alluded to cannot, however, have been very numer-
GUS; for the Vienna Gazette Of the 22d publishes
proclamation in the name of the emperor, addressed
10 his 'fathful Gallcians," thanking them for the
good spirit that they had displayed in resisting the
attempts Of few insurgents who had been led into
rebellion by conspiracy got up abroad.
France.
We find little of interest in our English papers re-
lating to the continent. The French Chambers
were mostly occupied with questions entirely
local.
The committee Of the Chamber of Deputies on
the Algiers budget met on Saturday, the 2Sth of
March, when the Minister of War was present
The principal question discussed was to the for
nation of Algeria into a separate department under
new minister. The members of the committee
expressed themselves generally as favorable to that
measure, and the report will be in favor Of it,
Should the chamber approve Of the plan, it is be-
eved that M. Dufaure will be the new minister for
Algeria
The customs department has Just published re-
turns of the duties received on the importatons of
foreign merchandise in the months OF January and
February Of the present year. The duties amount
TO 80 800, 900 francs which is million more than
in the first two months of I845 and two millions
more than the same period in 1874. But the ia
crease is not to be ascribed to any general increase
in commcrce--it is owing entirely to the extraordi-
nary importation of corn, (more than seven times
the quantity of the preceding Year, rendered neces-
sary by the partial deficiency. of the harvest.
On Thursday, 26th of March, took place, with
much pomp, the Inauguration Of the railway from
Orleans to Tours, part of the great line from Orleans
10 Bordeaux. Two of the kings sons, and many
political notabtes, were present, and the popula-
lions of oil the countries through which, or near
which the railway passed, turned out to witness the
Inauguration, which was celebrated by the roaring
of cannon, dancing, (the French always dance)
Teasing, the reviewing of the national guard, cang-
ing of music, waving Of flags and banners, &c.
Paris is now united by railways with three great
cites--Orleans, Tours, and Rouen; and those form
about the only railways France at present possesses.
For them, too, she is mainly indebted to the money
and enterprise Of Enghshmen, and especially Of
Liverpool capitalists.
From the European Times
Brilliant victories in India.
The accounts which go out by this packet con-
tain the particulars Of two brilliant actions with the