The Columbian fountain., 1846-06-04
ARRIVAL OF THE
ii | B e r IN / A
Ten Days Later.


The Probable Settlement Of the Oregon
Question Merican Al fairs in England--
State ofthe Money Market Third Read
ing of The Corn Bill in the House Of Com
mons-Thc Revolution in Spain The
Cotton Market, &c. &c.
The steamship Hibernis, Capt Ryrie, made
very short passage, and arrived at Boston on
Monday noon. She left Liverpool on the 18th
ult.
The intelligence received by her is of con-
siderable importance.
There appears to be an evident desire on the
part of Great Britain to settle the Oregon ques
ton in the most amicable manner.
| The tone Of the notice resolutions, as they
passed the Senate, are deemed OF very favor
able character.
The question was incidentally brought be-
fore the House of Commons on the 18th ult,
and both Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Rus
sell referred to it in a very conciliatory manner.
1t is supposed that positive instructions have
come out in the Hibernia TO Mr.. Pakenham
to settle the matter at once, and negotiations
will probably be Immediately renewed in
| Washington.
| The trade in provisions was not very brisk.
| There was very little doing in grain. The
arrival of -four from the United States con-
tnued large.
The London money market was in better
condition.
| The timber trade continued depressed.
The Hibernia brought Sd passengers from
Liverpool, landed 9 and took in the same num-
ber at Halifax. Among her passengers are
Mr.. 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 l2s days.
The price of cotton did not vary from the
last advices, though the demand had some
what abated, and on the 18th the demand
closed heavily.
A large failure in the East India and the Lee
want trade-ihe house Of Messrs. Beattie &
Co., whose liabilities exceed quarter Of a
million sterling excited some little stir in Lon
don last week.
The impudent proposition of the Mexican
Government created stormy time among the
bondholders. Paredes's agent demanded a
new loan of two millions, and proposed to
consolidate the old debt al discount Of 60 per
cent.
| Wilmer & Smiths European Times men,
tions report that the British Government are
about to despatch war steamer TO Oregon,
200 gunners, 2sergeants, corporas, and two
bombardiers, under the command of Captain
Blackwood, early in June. Three thousand
excavators are soon to follow.
This force and these men are professedly
sent 10 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
i two governments, is calculated TO produce nc
small excitement in America.
, The same journal also mentions that re.
ports are in circulation of the intended resig-
nation Of Sir Robert Peel
u The Corn bill is regarded as safe-and peo-
!, pile are looking forward to the results of the
sugar duties debates.
The Daily News, established by Dickens.
has been tried and tailed Dickens. sckened
with the News, is winging his fight to Con-
stantinople, 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 II pay at the customary price Of the daily
press, the new ones propose, like the Jews
razors in the epigram, 10 make it sell at any
: price. From and after the LIST of June, il is
! to be curtaied Of half its present proportions
: and hall its price.
The commercial accounts from the continent
are encouraging. The great Leipsic fair has
passed off well, and considerable quantities ol
e English goods, which were sent on sale
e found purchasers. German woollens are
spoken of as having been fiat at the fair.
The third reading of the Corn Bill has al
length passed the House Of Commons by the
largest majority which it has yet commanded
SO.
s The Chancellor of the Exchequer intimated
on this evening that the new arrangement fol
sailing steamer to America weekly would be
carried into effect as soon as possible.
I The Money market has improved in tone,
, and the news which came TO hand last week
from the United States, relative to the action Of
, Congress on the Oregon question, was almost
imperceptble in its effects on the Funds. The
returns of the bank OF England show an in
crease in circulation. The private deposits are
on the decrease-so are the securities; but the
bullion, we are happy 10 say, continues steadi-
ly to increase.
The Oregon Question in England-The
London Times Of Thursday says: The
packet which sails from Liverpool in few
days, will convey to the United States the real
impression produced here by the late intelli-
gence. Ii the resolution was intended as a
threat or hostile measure, il has totally failed
TO have any effect whatever, except that is is
probable Mr.. Packenham will be at once en-
powered TO bring the controversy to prompt