The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-06
ITS EFFECT In ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
The Oregon and Mexican Questions
IN EUROPE.
The Death of the Pope Of Rome.
THE LONDON MONEY MARKET.
The Corn Bill In the House of Lords
&c., Nc, &c.

The Corn Bill In the House of Lords.
&c, NC, &c.
The steam ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, ar
rived at Boston ut about nine O'Clock Saturday
morning, with advices from Liverpool to the 10Th
ult., inclusive.
Our special messenger, Mr. L. Bigelow, of the
Boston, Fitchburg ana Keene Express Line, i'm
mediately boarded the steamer, Obtained file of
papers, jumped on the locomotive Mars, and ran
over the Worcester road to Worcester, then took
the General Putnam to Allyn's Point; then the
splendid steamer New Haven, Capt. Van Pet, to
Greenport; and then the locomotive New York
over the superb Long Island Road to Brooklyn
running the whole distance in ten hours.
This may be considered remarkably quick time
on a day like yesterday, when there were so many
extra trains the several roads with immense
crowds of passengers en- route. Our messenger,
however, who is the Napoleon of the Expresses,
did not permit any thing to prevent him from
making good time. No live Yankee can beat
him.
But III to be remembered that he wa s indebt-
ed to the energy of Mr.. Fisher, the gentlemanly
conductor Of the Long Island train, and 10 Capt.
Van Pelt, of the New Haven, for their assistance.
The news thus received is of considerable inn
portance particularly in commercial point of
view
The official dispatches of General Taylor, de-
scribing the brilliant battles Of Pao Alto and Re-
SAGA de la Palma, had reached England and
France, and produced the desired effect.
The dispatches Of sold Rough and Ready
were praised rs much in England as they We're
abused in Canada.
The Corn Bill had been taken up again in the
House of Lords, and considered Gas good as
passed"
There had been decline in the price of cot
ton.
The Pope of Rome is dead. We give the par
ticulars oil his demise in another column.
The Queen of England had fully recovered her
health The Royal Infants were well.
The Mexican funds were, of course, affected
by the war news from the Rio Grande.
According to the Limerick Reporter, 1857 emf
grants have left that oty for the United States dur
ing the present season.
The number ofpaupers in England was, in
1878, ,42s O65; in 1913, they were l,539, 400 in
number.
Rumors prevail that negotiations have again
been opened between England and Brazil for
the admission OF the sugar OF the latter country.
Among the foreigners of distinction now in Lon
don are several young East Indians of a large for
tune, come over to make acquaintance with Eng
land, its manners, customs, and people.
The British Government have sent Mr.. Hood
to the River Plate, to effect settlement of the
differences between Rosas and Monte Video.
An effort is being made to raise national SUBJ
scription for MIR. Golden, which will amount to
:El00, or il may be even E200, 900. The move
ment for this purpose has commenced in Man.
chester.
The three dead bodies discovered lately Mt the
han Roix vnv efaf
den-town, turn out to be those OF three Ameri-
can Indians, which had been disinterred and sent
to Dr. Hunter, by some American psychologist.
The total quantity of foreign wool imported in
were re-exported The total quantity Of British
wool exported was ,059, 446lbs; Of British WOOL
len and worsted yarn 9,4O6, 92Slbs.
In the year 1921 322 ship. and IL ,7Ss men were
engaged in the British whale fishery; in 1871,
these numbers had fallen to IS ships and 4,OOS
men; being decrease in 20 years of 237 ships and
$3.50 men, or 70 l00ths
According to parliamentary return, the out
RACES in Ireland during the present year amount
to 1882. OF these there are 81 for offences
against the person; 1929 for those against proper
ty; 1874 for offences against the public peace and
for other offences. The crime OF sending threat
enng, notes or letters seems to be principally
prevalent, there being no less than SO2 under this
particular head
Alta grand review in Russia recently, at which
the Emperor commanded in person, and which
was attended by the foreign ambassadors and the
Elite of St. Pete rsburgh, upwards of 10000 men
were assembled in the finest state of disciplne.-
Such sight is not to be witnessed in any country
of the world-not even in France Every rcpi.
ment Of cavalry has a different colored horse
and every horse IN each regiment, even to
mark, is alike.
The following was posted at Lloyd's and the
Jerusalem Coffee house yesterday, and attracted
q good deal of interest =" Lima, March 2-Arr-
ed Her Mnjesty's ship Juno, Blake, at valpa-
xiso. Most Of our English men, of-war are gone
up to The northward, to look out for squalls. The
British squadron in the Pacific numbers IL ships,
and 335 guns the United Ststes squadron num-
beers ships and LAG guns.
The lsTHMus OF PANAMA.-The engineers dis
patched by the French Government TO take the
the Isthmus, which is to join the two oceans, are
stated in accounts from thence to have success
fully accomplished their mission. The preferable
point for the end Of the canal on the Pacific SIDE
was selected at vanca de Monte, few miles west
Of the city Of Panama, in the valley of the Caimito.
On the Atlantic side, the Bay of Lemon was fixed
upon as attordIng superior convenience for ship
ping to the port of Chagres. The total cost of
100000 francs, or say five millions sterling. The
total length would be rs Kilometres There would
be the necessity for cutting an Immense tunnel"
which, for shipping, must form important
poriion of tho estimated expense. The depth of
the canal was to be about seven yards, the width
Of the bottom twenty yards, and on the surface
forty five
; PRESIDENT PoLK-A great deal ofcuriosity has
been created in London, by the arrival of some
cotton from President Folks plantation, marked
connoisseurs of the cotton trade declare that this
sno ordinary cotton mark and, therefore, the
question remains as TO what it can mean. Two
4 OF three explain that "P" means "Polk" and
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