Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-05
From, the Baltimore Sun, June B.
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMSHIP HlBEkNlA.
TEN DAYS LATER

The Probable Settlement of tie Oregon Question
-Meziean Affairs in England-State of ne
Money Market-Txird Reading of the Cors
B,A in the House of COmmons-IHe Rerot1tiox
in Spain The Cotton Market, &c.
The steamship Hibernia, Capt Ryrie, made
very short passage and arrived at Boston on
Monday noon. She left Liverpool on The 18th
ullimo.
| We are indebted TO our contemporaries in Phi
ladelphia, New York and Boston, for Extras con-
tanning the news by this arrival and 10 Messrs.
Adams g. Co.'s express for copies Of the Europe
an Times, from which we make up a good
amount OF the news given below.
The intelligence received by her is of consde-
rable importance.
part Of Great Britain 10 settle the Oregon ques-
| ton in The most amicable manner.
| The tone ofthe notice resolutions, as they pass
ed The Senate, is deemed Of very favorable
character
The question was incidentally brought before
the House Of Commons on the 18Th umo, and
both Sir Rober, Peel and Lord John Russell, re-
ierred TO it in very conciliatory manner
1t is supposed that positive instructions have
come out in the Hibernia, TO Mr.. Pak"nham, 10
settle the matter al once, and negotiation will
pUUdUly NC luuSuldtcIJ lCHCNSu III w dSHiuS
ion
The trade in provisions was not very brisk.
There was very little doing in grain. The ar
rival Of -four from the Uniled States continued
large.
The London money market was in better
condition.
The Hbernia brought 81 passengers from Lii
verpool, landed nine and took in the same num-
Der at Halifax. Among her passengers are MIR.
w. w. Messer, bearer Of dispatches from the
Court Of ST. James, and Sir Henry and Lady
Caldwell.
The Caledonia arrived at Liverpool May IA,
after passage Of l2a days
The price OF cotton did not vary from the last
advices, though The demand had somewhat aba
ted and on The 18Th the demand closed heavily.
A large failure in the East India and the Le-
want trade-the house Of Messrs. Beattie & Co.,
whose liabilities exceed quarter of million
sterling-excited some little stir in London last
week.
The impudent proposition of the Mexican Co
vernment created stormy time among the bond
holders. Paroles agent demanded new loan
of Two millions, and proposed 10 consolidate the
old debt at discount of60 per cent.
Wilmer & Smiths European Times mentions
a report that the British Government are about TO
despatch war steamer 10 Oregon, with 900 gun
under the command of Capt. Blackwood, early
in June Three thousand excavators are soon 10
follow.
This force and these men are profsssedly sent
to the Hudson Bay Company's territory, but it
would be useless to shut our eyes to the fact that
the bare announcement Of such an expedition,
while The territory in question forms the subject
Of negotiation between the two governments, is
calculated to produce no small excitement in
America.
The same journal also mentions tina. reports
are in circulation Of the intended resignation of
Sir Robert Peel.
The Corn Bill is regarded as safe-and peo-
pie are looking forward TO the results Of the SUI
gar duties debates.
The Daily News, established by Dickens,
has been tried and failed. Dickens sick
ened with the News, is winsing his flight
to Constantnople, from whence the sheets Of
his new work are TO be sent. II is now in
new hands, and, as The original projectors
failed TO make it pay athe customary price Of the
daily press, the new ones propose, like the Jews
razors in the epgram, 10 make it sell at any
price. From and after the first Of Jnne, it is 10