The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-05-05
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WEST
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The Cotton market firm monday n9rSs
inprored-Eron on the deciiRe-AdlcaTn
m. mt of Parliament for the eGs'er holidays
days, &c. s.. WI,
We make our extracts principally from VIII
mer and Smiths European Times.
The Steamer Great Western, Capt. Hos
ken. II DAYS from Liverpool, was telegraph,
ed this morning about 10 O'Clock, and arrived
at her wharf about quarter past I. Her news
is % little importance.-Parliamen had ad-
iourned for the holidays, and there had con-
seouently been no discussion OF the oregon
Question The Corn Law is to come up I'M
mediately alter the meeting Of Parliament.
Phe Cotton Market was rather hrner.-
Iron was on the decline.
THE OREGON QUESTION.
The article in the last number OF the Quar-
terly Rerielr, on the subject oil Oregon, Is De-
giningtoattract attention, now that the huoo9o
arising out oil the Indian victories Is last SUD-
siding. The gist of the article is TO promote
a compromise, and the reviewer would De
content with the 49th parallel.
We have commended from the first that any
fair settlement osihe dispute ;gould have been
hailed with avidifg by the English people,
IN OTQtT 10 dNOIlE VIC NOho$1HSASN@
which an appeal TO force wonld produce;
and the semi-Ofiicidl characterize which we al
lude, embodying the feelings oil The great
Conservative party on the subject, is confirm
alive oil our views.
The arrival at Havre with New-York pa
pers TO stiie 18th ut, brings the debates in
Congress on this subject, three weeks later
thanaHe previous packet. The ultra-Oregon
men,appear to be loosing ground, and the
gelkral feeling of The country, as well as oil
Congress, leaves little 10 apprehend now Tor
belligerent results.
Indeed, i, is generally believed here that
the dispute is virtually settled. We sincesly
hope that this is not an assumption, but a
fact
COMMERCIAL.
Since we last addressed our readers COM
mercial matters wear an improved aspect
affairs are still sufficiently bad but ,compar-
llvely speaking, not so much so as they were
a week ago. The decision Of Parliament re-
speeding the pending railway bills will speed
lily bring into circulation arge quantities Of
capital that have been Withdrawn from the
ordinary channels Of trade.
The Tariff, like Mahomet's coffin. is BUS
pendedin mid air, between the high and the
lower powers; but pending its fate, more adj
vantage is being taken Of the Treasury or
der for libcraiing goods from bond on pay
ment of the reduced duties. During the pres
emf week the receipts al the Custom House
have been large-a tolerable proof that the
Commercial world think the Tariff will ulti-
mately find IFS way TO The statute-book,
The American provision trade partakes oil
the facilities which the Treasury order af.
fords. Considerable supplies Of beef and
provisions have beeh rc.c. S from bond IN
der the low duties, and are finding their way
into general consumption.
We have noticed Gil more than one coca
sion recently, the high estimation in which
Indian corn as an article oil food, has risen
on this side of the Atlantic. Sir Robert
Peel, on Wednesday evening corruboraied
our statement. In Ireland il is fast SUPER
seeding the waiery potato, and the Premier
expressed rraiswsrihy feeling Of pride at
finding the people ofihat country preierring
what he justly styles "a better and more gen
erously description of food
Under such auspices, dhe consumption Of
Indian Corn throughout Great Britain can
not TAIL TO be carried 10 greater extent The
Gle of dietary in The United States is now
toerably familiar In European at all events
10 British ears.
As regards Ireland, this result is mainly
attributable 10 Farther Mathew, for whom
appears 10 be reserved tho honor not only OF
curing the national distemper-a !ondncss
for whskey, but, wha, is scarsely of less con-
equence-familiarizIng his countrymcn with
the use Of healthy economical article Of
food.
The man who bahishes the potato from
Ireland will confer OIL her sons incalculable
Sc rvice. To the almost universal reliance
on that miserable vegetable rs a means Of
sustinance, may be traced much Of the mis-
cry under which The pesantry labor. Indian
corn, il generally used, would put an end TO
much of the crime which is prevalent.