Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-09-26
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
LATE FROM EUROPE.

iioH bNoiPooi ou ulc flll lHSldHt, TeacHeu DOStoH
on Friday morning week.
Her news is of no particular importance in po-
tcal point OF view, excepting that il gives us assn
rance that the English Government has expressed
a willingness to act as mediator between this
try and Mexico. The commercial intelligence is Of
a cheering character. Cotton is improving, and
business is better in the manufacturing districts.
From IRELAND the accounts Of the progress of the
potato rot are most distressing. The Ministers,
however, have introduced and carried various mea-
sures for the prevention of utter destitution in Ire
land and its consequences. They are promisedthe
hearty support of Mr.. O'CoNNELL and the people
Of Ireland
In FRANCE the increase in the price of corn has
created great deal of discomfort. Some serious
riots have taken place in the departments, and the
papers speak if they thought that the discomfort
had by no means reached its utmost height.
The young QUEEN OF SPAIN has at lenghth been
provided with husband, in the person of her
cousin, the DUKE OF CADIz eldest son Of Don
Francisco de Paula. This arrangement, it is
thought, will be satisfactory to all parties 1t is
also stated that Maria Louisa, sister of the Queen
only thirteen years of age, will be united to the
Duke de Montpensier, youngest son of Louis Phi
lippe.
In PORTUGAL there has been some alarming dis
turbances, created by the adherents of Don Miguel.
The Dukedom of Tuscany, in ITALY, was visited
by violent earthquake on the 9Th of August. At
Leghorn it created the greatest confusion. The
inhabitants fled in every direction, and the houses
sustained much injury, but no lives were lost. In
the Tuscan Maremmes and the adjoining country
il caused considerable damage. Several villages,
and, amongst others, Orciana and Lorenzana, are
half DESTROYED.
From recent advices received from GERMANY, il
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tween Austria and Prussia, by which those two
Powers bind themselves TO guard over the rights of
Germany relative TO the succession in the duchies.
The adyices from CHINA state that the British
authorities had not given up Chusan according to
the terms of the treaty. and Chinese mob had ex-
PEELED foreign residents from the city of Foo-chow
foo. Hitherto the violence of the populace had
been confined to the city of Canton.
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
On the 2Sth ultimo Parliament was prorogued
by commission. The royal speech contains moth
ing remarkable. The Queen expresses great satis-
faction that the Oregon question has been amcaby
settled, and great regret at the recurrence of
the failure of the potato crop, which will
serious deficiency in the quantity of material
tcle of food" tt
1t appears from the following report of highly
interesting debate in the House of Commons, on
the oath of August, that Great Britain some time
since made overtures towards mediatng between
this country and Mexico, and recently repeated the
offer in more direct form:
Lord GEoRsE BESTiScK called the the House
the present Of affairs between the United States and
Mexico. This country had great in Mexico
much annual exports to it amounted to g500, QUO
year, the British capital invested its mines
at least fl0 000 and the public debt of Mexico this
country amounted 10 nearly much more War; therefore,
between the United States and Mexico must be extremely
injurious to British commercial interests and should end
in the conquest Of Mexico by the United Safes he feared
the British debt Mexico would follow the fate Of the debts
owing by the United States themselves 10 this country Be-
sides, the United States became of Mexico they
would in consequence of their having already annexed
10 themselves stand front and of West
India colonies He then entered into history OF the
aggressive by which the United States had
all annexed Texas and by which they attempting
to Mexico and California Unless there an end
put to the existing between Mexico and the United
States by the firm and earnest mediation Of this country,
would lead results unfayorable British interests
He argued that there a of anustifabe
aggression than that of the United States upon Mexico and
that the annexation of Texas the President
the United States at the last Presidential election would
the annexation of California If of the entire of Mexico,
he the test at the election Of President the year S4s In
gaining possession Of Maamoros the United States had gain
ed the key to Central Mexico and thereby enabled
introduce their manufactures without payment Of
duties They had thus possession Of the OF
Mexico which in itself serious blow the commercial
and manufacturing interests Of Great Britain. After several
remarks the unustabe character Of which
the United States were working their schemes Of terri
tora aggrandzement he asked Lord Pamerston explain
the existing state Of relations with Mexico and pressed
upon him, the time the expediency Of our taking
immediate steps to the of Mexico
the United States, and TO put end the hotes
prevailing between these countries. He reminded Lord
Pamerston that the Goth Of the then Minister Of
the Crown had told the House that the packet which sailed
the I'd OF June, had taken offer of mediation the
part of this country the Government OF the United States
Now stated by the official organ of the American Gov
eminent that such offer OF mediation had been sgned
made by Mr.. Pakenham, Minister ashington He
concluded by asking Lord Pamerston what
Of the with respect to this offer Of mediation
Viscount PALNRRsros | shall have great pleasure in
giving my noble friend the question he has put
trust however, that the House will think pursuing
which is most betting the position hold il do
follow noble friend into those observations which lie has
made upon the past transactions between this country and the
United States, Mexico, and Texas concerning the relation
that country with Texas and the annexation Of Texas the
United States. These which belong past pc
RODS the facts historically known and il il not think,
necessary useful for present express opinion
upon them. (Hear, bear Sir my noble friend has express
ed opinions the injury which British in
United States entirely with my noble friend that
IN the present state of international relations The civilized
world, is impossible that great be carried be-
tween two considerable and independent without
that affecting prejudciay the commercial interests Of all
other countries which may have relations with
she two contending parties And proportion commerce
increases in proportion freed from ali those re-
strants which tend limit and ccumscribe It's extent In
that proportion viii he the Of all nations that peace
should universally prevail (ear Therefore lido look with
greater satisfaction upon the progress which has lately
made by those doctrines Of extended which appear
to to afford additional security for the maintenance Of peace
all the world. CHEERS
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