The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-11
From the New,YOrk Express, August TO-
Arrival OF the Great Western.
SIX DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

The Great Western was announced as "off the
Hook, ata quarter TO this morning, and her pa
Pers were delivered at a. M, making the passage
in is days and % hours.
She has a large list of passengers-i in all 1873.
The cotton market, and the markets for Ameri-
can produce generally, without much change,
but IN an unsettled state, account of the doubt in
relation 10 the new sugar duties which are not sure
OF majority in the House of Commons
Iron has declined, and closed dull In the manu-
featuring districts, all was rather dull and business
at stand, waiting the movement upon the sugar
question.
From the continent, there is nothing of interest
whatever
The overland mail had arrived, but the sdyces
are not Of much importance.
THE 0REGos opEsrios.-The labors Of Mr. Nc
Lane have elected from the Liverpool Chamber Of
Commerce very high testimonial of the value mer-
chants have Of his services in settling this question
The Liverpool Chamber Of Commerce took the ad-
vantage Of the minister's visit Liverpool 10 pre-
sent the following address on Monday, the 20th
"IO his sreslleney Louis .ueLans, minister pieni.
potfHiary from the United STATES Of fmesa 10 Grsai
Britain!
STA: The American Chamber Of Commerce Of
Liverpool desire 10 express 10 you the high sense
which they entertain Of the value and importance Of
the exertIons which you have recently made for
maintaining friendly relations between Great Britain
and the United States. The merchants Of Liverpool
have read with great pleasure, and heartily concur
lnthe opinion which Lord Aberdeen, in his place in
Parliament, expressed Of the services which you
have rendered TO your own country and to ours Al
though the consciousness Of having lsbored 10 pro-
mote the welfare OF mankind is in itself great re-
ward, II cannot fail 10 afford you additional pleasure
10 learn that those who have anxiousy watched the
progress OF the negotiations, now happily terminated
have duly appreciated the patience, ability, and
by which conduct haa haen
gushea. Whilst you have carefully maintained the
honor Of the United States, you have largely con-
tbuted 70 save both nations from the horrors ofwar
The highest renown belongs TO such labors and their
true value will not be measured by the successful ter
mination OF the Oregon question alone.
THE example which has been set by the states
men Of two great nations thus settling by dis
eussion and in spirit Of moderation and justice,
disputes OF long standing, and, from peculiar cir
cumstsnces, Of the grayest political Importance is
Of lnestmable value TO the world. Entertaining for
your character the sincere respect and parric-
ulary for this portion Of il which have observed
in your intercourse with our own government, we
beg You 10 accept the expression Of our high es-
tenn, and our best wishes for your continued
health and happiness.
Liverpool, Goth July, 1886"
Mr.. McLane replied as follows:
although must ask you to be content with a
brief acknowledgment Of the address you have kind.
ly made to me, and Of the fattering estimate you
have been pleased to place upon the services il was
in my power to render during the recent negotiations
to which you refer, beg you to be assured that
am not the less grateful for your appreciation OF my
conduct. To can the result which has so
happily crowned these negotiations give greater
isfaction than II has done to never doubted that
could not render patriotic service to my own
country, or one more acceptable Of greater mpor
the world at large, than by contributing any
assistance In my power towards the preservation Of
peace, upon honorable terms, between two kindred
nations, whose prosperity believe to be intimately
interviewer with each other.
"lfit be not reproach, have always thought it
was to be lamented that the peace of two such ma
tons, with 30 many motives to encourage and so
few TO disturb it, should have been often and
rousy threatened by causes which, when subjected
to the management Of calm reason and honorable
dealing, would Immediately disappear.
"Upon the present occasion, while must bear
arnple testimony To the amicable policy and good
faith of my own government, il affords me unfegn-
ed satisfaction to confess that to the sincere and I'M
waverlng desire of peace # to be honorably main
tanned, and to the manly, straightforward temper
with which the negotiations were conducted by the
distinguished minister TO whom you have referred
(vz: Lord Aberdeen,) on thepart Of her Maiesty's
government, is the result to be in no small degree
attributed.
81 agree with you, gentlemen, in thinking that the
temper manifested by both nations in the settlement
Of the question, ought to be example to the
world at large, and may not add, that it affords
sure guaranty of the cordial amity by which our
future intercourse will be distinguished II is graft
flying to reflect that the terms upon which the ques-
ton, at one time apparently so critical has been ad-
usted, have been generally satisfactory the gov
ernments and the people of both countries leaving
nothing behind to disturb the harmony of our flu.
ture relations. 1t is also worthy of congratulations
that by the convention recently concluded the only
remaining question growing out of the treaty of
1888 has been finally settled, and that hereafter our
people, though of separate nations, acknowledging
common origin and history, speaking the same
language, alike Boosting constitutional liberty regu-
lated by law, and intimately associated in commerce
and the arts, may start forward in new career of
international intercourse without apprehension from
any ancient cause of prejudice ill will No one,
assure you, more fervently hopes that the future
may remain free from any fresh cause of dsa-
greement.
A large iron built ship, called the Sarah Sands
destined to run between Liverpool and New York.
and will sail in Sands Turner & Co.'s line of pack
cts, and to be propelled by steam, auxiliary,
as well as by SAIL was to be launched at Liverpool
on the 9th instant She has been bu It for Captain
w. c. Thompson, long the commander of the
Stephen Whitney,
The NEW SUGAR pUrIEs.-Lord John Russell laid
before the House of Commons, on Tuesday the
Doth, the ministerial proposition relative TO the du
ties to be hereafter imposed the importation of
sugar The duty on colonial sugar of AS is to
continue as heretofore. The duty of OBS 4d., which
is now charged on foreign free-abor sugar is now
be reduced TO 2ls, and that apply equally to all
foreign sugars, without distinction ogrowth; and it is
to undergo gradual reduction every year, for five
years, and then be imported at the same duty
that Of colonial growth, Not only is this equaliza-
ton proposed, but the rate of duty which all for
egn sugars are to be admitted is at once reduced to
2ls, with provision for the gradual extinction of
all protection on the 9Th of July, 1851.
SUGAR DUTIES BILL.---In the House of Commons,
last night, the chancellor Of the exchequer moved
that the house 60 into committee the bill for
continuing the present sugar duties, which
done; when Lord George Bentiuck moved to alter
the extension Of the bill from September, 1885, to
July, Is47, upon which the committee divided
For Lord G. Bentinck's amendment 80
Against it l2l
-
Majority 80
THE LEAeuE.-The last remnant Of the league
their Offices in Fleet street, London-was closed on
the Goth instant, with the announcement that their