Evansville Journal, Volume 12, Number 22, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 18 June 1846 — Page 2

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"Not Caesar's weal, but that of Rome." WHIG TICKET. FOR GOVERNOR, JOSEPH a, MARSHALL, Of Jefferson County. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. ALEXANDER C. STEVENSON, Of Putnam Couniy. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 184G. OrBsing short of hands this week we decided to clear our galleys and files of matter that has been accumulating fur some weeks, a considerable amount of which was in type. It is rather more miscellaneous .than usual, but will be found interesting to the general reader. .Democracy. The pay of a Myor General in the U. S. service is 370 per month that of a private 7. The Whigs in con. gress, lately endeavored to raise the pay of privates to 10 per month, but the locofocoe, those "dear lovers of the people" having the majority refused. And that's locofoco ism always. Ptofessing to be democratic, to believe in the equality of men, that party makes the most unjust and odious distinctions in rewarding its servants. They (the members of congress teccivc their eight dollars a day for doing little or nothing, for it is a -fact known to every one, that one ball the time there in not a quorum of the lower House present, and business of an important nature is thus forced to lay over from session to sessioii extended as almost every session is from five to seven months and yet refuse the gallant defenders of our soil an adequate support for their families, while fighting and winning gloiyfor'.he nation It is shameful, it is mean. We find no fault with the pay of our gallant officers. Most of them deserve it. But we ('o object to the mean and contemptible- pay given to privates. 0-Our exchanges are filled all most entirely with war items, recruiting of volunteers mustering them into service, presentation of fligs, and the speeches of ladies and the responses of officers on such occasions. We doubt not that a majoritry of our readers, are growing tired of reading this news and in fact we grow tired of copying such news; but every novelty must have its run, and then be .laid aside. The Printers. There is no body ot men in our country, says a cotemporary, more public-spirited or patriotic than the printers. In times of peace none contribute more than they do, in proportion la their mean?, to works of charity and benevolence, or to such as may be promotive of the general welfare and interest, and in times oT war, they exhibit the same alacrity in tendering their services to take part in the fight. We find, from our exchangef, that the printers aie volunteering for the Mexican war in every part of the country, while here in Nashville many of the same fraternity have done likewise. We venture to assert that they will make excellent soldiers uot the less so because they are independent, free.flppkqn, and wit hall, now and then, a little .wayward and wilful. The following extract from the Louisville Courier will afford a sample of the spirit of printers: Hurrah for the Printers. The Lou isville Daily Impartial, a spirited penny paper, conducted by an association of practical prin ters, was discontinued day before yeterday every one of its proprietors having volunteer .ed to serve their country in Texas. - This, office fu nishes another sample of 4he same spirit. No than four printers have leffus with Capt. Walker's company, ihree of whom served their apprenticeship with us; and and we are now left with a couple ofamall boys, our only help. We said to .the four. go, and they went. 07The Cincinnati Gazette, of Monday says that the troops there and on the way are supposed to exceed the number called for by at least 600 . The Gazette adds : Gen. Wool has left for Memphis to expedite the Tennessee volunteers, and will re turn in about ten days. II the troops here are then rsady, he will tike order for despatching then to the seat of war. He desires o forward the quota of each State by itself, so as not to throw too many troops inio New Orleans at one time, to press upon the supplies or crowd the transportation. He leaves Capt. Shriver, of the army, to inspect and muster the troops at Camp Washington into service. Paymaster Dix is en;jaged m piying the Louisville troops, and will be here to pay our troops in a lew days. Indiana Volunteers! Wo see a list published in the State Sentinel, of twenty-six companies reported to the Governor as full and accepted.. Three others, the Sentinel eayF,have received commissions, Lut not yet reported full, and a large number heard, from in progress. There is no doubt but more ?till be offered than can be received, Gov. Wbtiorob's tardiness and vacillating - course jo the matter, notwithstanding. fcJrThe river is rising again.

0-On last Thursday the Branch of the State Bank at this place voted to place 10, 000 at the disposal of the Governor for the use of the volunteers. We know the money is greatly needed by many of the companies formed in this section of the State, but we suppose the Governor's constitutional scruples wili prevent him making use of it.

The only member of congress who has yet volunteered to serve in war against Mexico, is a Whig Mr. Baker, of Illinois. He left Washington city a few days since, with authority from the War Department to raise a regiment in tha; State, and lead them to the seat of war. Editorial Fisticuff. One of the editors of the Louisville Democrat, with a big slick in his hand, aided by another cowardly bully with along bowie knife, fell upon our friend Haldeman of the Courier, a few days since in the streets of Louisvilla, and attempted to beat him. The Democrat bully struck Haldeman without letting the latter know of his presence, and immediately grappled with him. So sudden was the attack that Mr. H was thrown down, and for a second or two the Democrat bully had things pretty much his own way. Mr. Haldeman seeing be could'nt fight to advantage underneath his burly oppo nent, changed places with him, and soon had him crying peccavi. The Democrat man fought valienlly, "says the Courier," as luns as he had us in his power. We soon succeeded in turning him, however, and before we had planted on his head, a half dozen vigorous and well directed blows, he resolutely cried out "lakehim off! take him off?" Very opportunely for him, just as we were getting steam pretty well up, the City Marshall who is always about, pulled us off of him, putting a sudden stop to the fun. We would cheerfully have given him 'k years subscription to our daily had .he staid away but a half a minute longer, and given us time to have fiuishedthe job well and thoroughly." 0?-The Louisville Journal of hst Tuesday Says, eight companies were encamped at New Albany on Monday Morning. O-The following appears to be a just es timate of the force now upon the Rio Grande under command of Major General Taylor: U. S. regulars -Louisana volunteers 3,500 1,500 750 750 750 750 Texas Alabama " Kentuckey " Missouri Total 11,000 NOTICE. The Rev. Mr. Swan of Henderson will preach in the Episcopal Church on Sunday n?xt at II o'clock, A. M. British Whigs! The "Logansport Telepraph,' gives'the best reply to this miserable cry, that we have ever read. It says: "The best answer we can give to refute the base calumny, is to stale the fact thai out of 57 persons who responded to the call of Gov. Whitcomb, to serve theircountry and risk their Ftvfcs in the scotching sun of Mexico there were 51 "British Whigs," 6 Dejiocratic Patriots. We do not stale the fact with a view of clasming exclusive patriotism for the whigs; for we are not so illiberal as to believe that there is any want of true patriotism with the masses that constituts the Democratic party; but we do it with a view of placing the lie upon a base calmny that is believed, and honestly too, by thousands of men who belong to the Democratic party." 07-About th'nty Indians, from different tribes, passed up on the Geo. Washinton on yesterday, on their way to Washington City? With one or two excepiions they were miserable looking beings. What is the object of their mission, or where they were from, we did not learn. First Arrival. The company of volunteer Rieflmen, from Evansville, commanded by Cept. Walker, arrived at this city on Monday Evening, onboard the steamer Tom Metcalfe. They are a set of fine looking Hoosiers. JSew Albany Gazette of June Vrd. They ain't anything else than a "set of fine looking Ilossiers." QrPalo Alto, where the battle of the 8th was fought, means "high UeeafReacode la Palma, where the. batthj of the 9th was fought, means the "Palm Ravine." Revolutionary Anecdote. The army in Cambridge, in July, 1775, were joined by a company of Riflemen from Philadelphia. The captain, when he was ordered to form his company, had so many applications that they exceed his demands. He resorted to a curious expedient to limit his number without giving offence to any one. He chalked the figure of a nose of the common size, on a board and placed it at the distance of one hundred and fifty yards, and told such as could come nearest the mark should enlist. Sixty odd hit it. The Philadelphia papers, in relating his anecdote, added to it, "Gen. Gage, take care of your nose." Sat. Courier.

From the Slate Journal of Uie 16ih. THE DEMOCRAT AND SENTINEL.

These papers are now laboring in concert, wiin commenoaoie zeai, iu ciiutaie uov. I 1 11- 1 A . ' . - t Whitcomb from the culpable position in which his utter want of energy and decision of purpose had placed him. These organs of the Executive, in their rivalry in doing homage to that individual, attempt to make the people believe lhat great injustice has been done his Lxcellency in regard to the course adopted by him in relation to the requisition upon this State for volunteers. - From the following statement of facts, which will not be controverted by those papers, the people may judge how well founded are the complaints which have been so generally made of tho course pursued by his Excellency. On the 21st day of last month the requisition from the war department was received. On the evening of the next day a proclama tion, setting forth that fact, and appealing to the patriotism of the people, was issued. From that day until Saturday the 30th tilt, nothing more was done by his Excellency. At that time he attended a public meeliug at the Market house and was out for a speech. It is unnecessary for us to repeat what we have already said of that effort. It gave, as the Sentinel and Democrat, well know, great dissatisfaction to nearly all who heard it. To such an extent did it exist. that the company, previously formed in this city, threatened to disband. A deputation from a company, formed at Madison, waited 011 the Governor ear!) Monday morning and informed him that unless measures were immediately taken to defray their expenses, they too would disband. The indignation of the people became aroused at the indifference shown by his Excellency to the call upon 'he Slate, it could not be restrained. It broke forth in such tones as to teach his Excellency as he indolent!) lolled on his sola at the White House. Alarmed at the consequenceof his past inactivity, and in the hope averting them, he immediately set about doing that which he ought to have done two weeks before. It was then that he repaired to the "barracks" and addressed the voluuleeis for winch he is now so much lauded by his organs. To show the manner in which his official conduct is regarded in other portions of the State, we copy the following from the Madi son Banner of last ihursday: "Until yesterday evening, it was not known whether his Excelieney, Gov. Whitcomb, would take any steps to provide equipments for volunteers. In the mean time, companies were formed and forming in this city, and doubtless elsewhere in this State, only awaiting the Governor's action to put them in an immediate state of readiness for marching. Such were the enthusiasm and patriotism of our citizens, that their companies might Jiave been organized two weeks ago, had the Gov. proffered the resources which the act of Congress authorised State Executivs to anticipate and apply. No doubt, the same promptness of response to the call to arms would have been exhibited in all parts of the State, and Indiana's three regiments have been several days ago at their point of rondoavous, but for tho utter inadequacy and indifference of the Governor to the emergency. In this city, we know, the volunteers could have been ready for marching several days since, had the funds been furnished for their equip ment. Wuy was not this done It is no excuse to say that the funds were not placed in the Governor s hand. 1 he credit of the general Government is pledged for them ' it is the most sublimated nonsense in the shape of an apology, to say that the Gover nor was not authorized to use the credit of the United States in procuring money. The Governor's of Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, and Louisiana did not so reason, but acted as reason, policy honor, and patiiotism required, and those States have placed themselves in an honorable attitude by their readiness. But Indiana is laughed and sneered at for her delay. The sneerof the stranger, the taunts of our neighbors and the scorn of the whole Union are already likely to fling it in our fa ces that we are playing the dastard and seek to shrink from our duty and from danger. Our future prowess in the field however brilliant can scarcely redeem us from the reproach to which Gov. Whitcomb has subject ed us.- So keen has been the feeling of mortification among the volunteers, that they were about to disband in disgust, and noth ing but execration greeted the name of Whitcomb among the Whig and Democratic troops. We are much mistaken if Gov. Whitcomb will not find that a sense of State honor and pride rises above all partisan feeling, and lhat the people of Indiana will curse the hour that made him Governor.- Last night, news was received that he had accepted a proffered loan from the Indianapolis hank cut we understand that on Saturday, he declared to a meeting, that he should await further orders from Washington. The indignation of his political friends was such that his Excellency became alarmed, and was compelled, by their remonstrances to accept the loan." . Under a conviction that Gov. Whitcomb's previous course had not been marked with lhat energy which was called for by the occasion, ihe "Democrat remarks: "Indiana is moving, and when hercitrzens seethe independent and manly position now occupied by their Execuiive, they will immediately fill up the tanks of the three regiments, and show to the world that we are as gallant, as brave, as patriotic and as devoted to our country's honor, as any of our sister States." Why is the word "now," used unless it meant to imply that there existed a time when the Governor's position was not ''independent and manly?" There is no escape from this conclusion and thegreater the effort to effect it will but make it more apparent. WAR INCIDENT. An officer of the army, writing a description of the late battle, says "Our regiment was particularly fortunate. We bad not a man killed or wounded the first day, notwithstanding a ball passed through a company in the centre; the men saw it ricochet on the ground in time to open and let it pass through. My horse was just behind them, and the ball passed between i his legs."

THE HALLS OF THE MONTEZUMAS".

It is not improbable that among the hun dreds of our readers, there are some who have a desire possibly a design to "revel in he Halls of ihe Montezumas." To such at least, the following article, which we cut from an exchange, will prove interesting at this time: "Montezuma II. assended the Mexican throne A. D. 1G02, at the age ot 23, before Mexico had been discovered by Europeans. He died 30th June, 1620, in the42J year of his age, of wounds inflicted by t&s Spanish discoverers whom he had invited to the royal palace. Historians agree in admiring his character. On ascendingthe throne, not content with the spacious residence of his father, be erected another, much more magnificent, fronting on the plaza mayor of the present city of Mexico. So vast was this structure, that, as one of the historians informs us, the space covered by its terraced roof might have afforded room for thirty knights to run their course in a regular tournay. His fathers place, although not so high was so extensive that the visitors were too much fatigued in wandering through the apartment, ever to see the whole of it. The palace were built of red stone, ornamented with marble, the arms of the Montezuma family (an eagle bearing a tiger in his talons) being sculptured over the main entrance. Crystal fountains, fed by great reservoirs on the neighboring hills, played in the vast halls and gardens, and supplied waiter to hundreds of marble baths in the interior of the palaces. Crowds of noble and tributary chieftains were continually sauntering through the hills, or loitering away their hours in the attendance on the court. Rich carvings in wood adorned the ceilings, beau tiful mats of palm leaf covered the floors The walls were hung with cotton richly stain ed, the skins of wild animals, or gorgeous draperies ol feather work wrought in imitation of birds, insects and flowers, in glowing radiance of colors- Clouds of incense from golden censors diffused intoxicating odors through splendid apartments occupied by the nine hundred and eighty wives and five thou sand slaves of Montezuma. He encuraged science and learning, and public schools were established throughout the grater part of his empire. The city of Mexico in his day numbered twice as many inhabitants as at present, and one thousand men were daily employed in watering and sweeping its streets, keeping them so clean that a man could traverse the whole city with as little danger of soiling his feet as his hands. A careful police guarded the city. Extensive arsenals, grannaries warehouses, an aviary for the most beautiful birds, man ageies, houses for reptiles and serpents, a collection of human monsters, fishponds built of marble, and museums and public libraries, all on the most extensive scale, added their attractions to the great city of the Azlees Georaeous temples in which humau vic tims were sacrificed, and their blood baked in bread, or the bodies dressed for lood to be devoured by the people at religious festivals reared their pvramidial alters far above the highest edifices. Thousands of their broth er men were thus sacrificed annually. The temple of Maxtili their war god, was so constructed that its great alarm gong, sounding to battle, roused the valley for three leagues around, and called three hundred thousand ?rmed Aztecs to the immediate relief of their monarch. So vast was the collection of birds of prey, in a building devoted to them, that 500 turkeys, the cheapest meat in Mexico, were allowed for their daily consumption. Such were the "Halls of the Montezumas." The summer residence of the monarch, on the hill of Chap)liyp6s overlooking the city, was surrounded by gardens of several miles in extent, and here were preserved until the middle of the last century, two statues of the Emperor and his father. The great sypress trees under which the Aztec sovereigu and his associates once held their moonlight revels, still shade the royal gardens. Some of them, fifty feet in circumferance, are several thousand years old, but arc yet as green as in the days of Montezuma, whose ashes or those of his ancestors, render sacred, 111 the eves of the native Mexicans, the hill of j - Chapoltpec. Natural decay and a waning population now mark tho seat of power of the great Montezumas. MEXICAN PIIESIDENTS.-The following history of Mexican Presidents we copy from the New York Mirror: Gen. Victoria, the first President, elected in 1824, with Gen. Bravo as Vice President who denounced Victoria, but was beaten, surrendered and banished. Gen Pedraza. was elected April, 182S, over his opponent, Gen. Guerrero, who sued violence to displace him; he was aided by a large force with Santa Anna at its' head, who was defeated, and made his escape. In 1828 (October,) a mob he?ded by ex-Marquis Cadena seized the government, and Pedraza fled and, Grurrero was declared elected, with Bustamente for Vice President. Soon after lhat, Bustamente revolted, evil war ensued, which ended in the execution of Guerrero in February, 1831, at Oajecn, leaving. Bustamente in the Presidents Chair. In 1832, Santa Anna marched from Vera Cruz to the Capital, made Bustamente resign in favor of Pedraza, then in exile in Philadelphia, who returned and served out the remainder of his lime of the 1823 election; and then, Santa Anna was elected in May, 1833 taken prisoner at the battle of San Jacinto in 1836; Bustamente was then in exile in France but leturned on hearing of the capture of Santa Anna; and Bustamente was elected. Santa Anna on obtaining his liberty, was in retirement some time on his estate; then took the field against Bustamente in 1811, and drove him from power; and Santa Anna became President in 1841; and being deposed by. Gen. IIerkera, who sent him to Havanna an exile; and theu Herrera was deposed by Paredes, who usurped the Presidency, and is now, 184G, the military despot.

(From the Baltimore Patriot.) THE OREGON QUESTION. The New York Journal of Commerce, of yesterday, says We learn from very good authority, that Mr. Pakenham has recieved instructions from his government by the steamer Hibernia to make a final overture for the amicable adjustment of the Oregon question. He is to offer, substantially, the proposition suggested some time since by Mr. McLane, our minister in London, to Lord Aberdeen, viz. lat. 49 as the basis, leaving to Great Britain the whole of Vancouvers Island, and the free navigation of the Columbia. And right on the heel oft his Journal publishes a letter from its Washington correspondent, which says If Mr. Pakenham offers forty nine, with the temporary privilege of the use of the rivers, bays, harbors, south of that line, there will be a Treaty forthwith, and without any trouble. But I have seen no judicious persons yet who believes that such an offer will be made. In 1S26 and again in October, 1843, the U. S. offered forty-nine and the free navigation of the Columbia south of that parallel, and it was not accepted. Mr. Pakenham who had been sent here expressly to settle this question, made his offer on the 28th of August, 1841, to divide the Oregon territory by the 49th parallel to the northeastern branch of the Columbia, and thence down that river to the sea, leaving the navigation free to both parties, and giving us, in addition, the freedom of certain ports and a certain detached'ierritory north of the Columbia. This is as far as the British Government has ever gone, and it is not probable that it will vary much from it in any new offer. Other New York papers have articles all looking to a certain and speedy settlement of the question, and all predicted on the despatches recieved by Mr. Pakenham by the Hibernia. We are not sure, by any means, that such despatches have been received by Mr. Pakenham. If they were received, it is very improbable lhat the contents of them should find its way to the public through rumor. Mr. Pakenham world scarcely m ike despatches of this character subjects of gossiping conversation; and the probability, therefore, is, that all the rumors on the subject that have been sent abroad from Washington have no belter foundation, as respects the informa

tion of the propagators of them, than the determination of the dealers in news to be ahead, not only of the mail, but of every thing else. It is true that Mr. Pakenham did expect despatches by the Hibernia, and said so before the steamer got in. We hear that it is not true that he says he has received them of the character indicated, if indeed he received at all by the Hibernia, which is doubtful. The whole question is still at sea. Those best advised believe it is approximating to a settlement that the parties are drawing nearer to each other, but that not even the basis of an adjustment has been agreed upon, though what it must be, if an amicable settlement is made, is understood by the parties, by the stand they have heretofore respectively taken on ths subject. But that the matter will be soon amicably settled is the opinion prevalent at Washington. A writer in the Boston Post (L F) makes the following predictions 1st. That ihe outlines of the Oregon question will be determined upon within six weeks from that date, (May 25th.) 2d. That the war with Mexicowill be concluded, on terms dictated by the United Stales, within the same period of time as stated above. 3d. That money will be very plenty wiihin ninety days, and the business of the country, du ring the next year, will he very large. PRODUCE OF THE MEXICAN MINES (Ficrn Waddy Thompson's Recollections of Mexico.) The produce of the mines of Mexico is quite as large or larger now than any other pe riod, taking an average often yeais, but noth ing so profitable to the proprietors, owing to tho immense investments in machinery, and ihe greater labor of raising the ore3 now, compared with the rude and expensive machinery heretofore used, and the comparative ley small labor of taking out the ores. The company which now owns the great mine of Real del Monto qave, in the last few years, expended in machinery and other ways, sev eral millions of dollars. Ihe shaft of that mine is nearly a thousand yards deep. Baron Humbolt gives the gross produce of the mines of Mexico from loOO to 1803, boih years inclusive, as amounting to 1,358,452,020 about twelve million of dollars per annum. The highest amount, which was in the year 1795, 25,044,508. The produce of the year 1804 he stales at $2 1,000,000. After that period from the revolutionary condition of the country it dwindled almost to nothing in one year to three and a half millions of dollars. The official returns for the year 1842 exhibit an exportation of gold and silver, as registeied at the Custom Houses, amounting to $18,500,000. The facility with which large values in gold may be concealed, and clandestinely exported, and tho temptation to do so from the high duty ol six per cent on exportation, caused a vely large amount to be smuggled. That this was extensively practised and known to evrryonei in Mexico. To form any accurate estimate of the amount of the exports of specie, a very large addition must be made on this account. Three or four millions would scarcely cover it. And to these the amount retained in the country, and it will be very safe to assume the present produce of tho miue3 at from twenty-two to twenty-four millions of dollars per annum. The whole amount coined at the mint in the city of Mexico since the conquest, is 443, 000,000; since 1690, 295,908,750. Mining in Mexico, as every where else, is a game of chance; and like all games of chance, there aie many more loosers than winners amoust those who play at it. Il is risking very little to say that if Mex ico was iuhabited by our race, the produce of the mines would be at least hve times as great as it now is. There is not a mine which would not ba woiked and as many more new ones discovered. In five years,

with such a population, and" only with an e" qual number with that which Mexico now has, 1 do not hesitate to assert that tho mineral and agricultural exports alone would near' ly equal all the exports of any other country of the world. The last time I examined tho tables upon that subject, the whole exports of ti e produce of British labor was about twohundred and sixty millions of dollars per annum. Mexico, in the possession of another' race, would approach that amount in ten years.

LATER FROM EUROPE. The steamer Hibernia arrived at Boston' on Monday, the 1st ins!., with dates fronv Liverpool to the 19th tilt. She brings 54 passengers, among them W. W. Messer, bearer of despatches from the court of St. James. The intelligences received by her is of considerable importance. There appears to be an evident desire on the part of Great Britian to settle the Oregon question in the most amicable manner. The tone of the notice resolutions, as they passed the Senate, are deemed of a very favorable character. The question was incidently brought before the. House of Commons, on toe 15th ult., and both Sir R. Peel, and Lord J. Russell, referred to it in a very conciliatory manner. . . It is supposed that positive instructions have come out in the Hibernia, to Mr. PakJ enham, to settle the matter at onca, and negotiation 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 flour from the Unilhc States continued large. The Loudon Money market was in a better condition. The Caledonia arrived at Liverpool May 14, after a passage of 12 i days. The price of cotton did not vary from tho last advices, though the demand had somewhat abated, and on the lStii, ihe market closed heavily. The imprudent proposition of the Mexican Government created a stormy time among the bond-holders. Paredess agent demanded a new loan of two millions, and proposed to consolidate the old debt at a discount of GO per cent. Wilmer &. Smith's Times meations a report that the British Government are about to dispatch a war steamer to Oregon, 200 gunners, 2 sergeants, 2 corporals, and 2 bombardiers, under the command of Capt. Blackwood, early in June. Three thousand excavators ar soon to follow. This force and these men are professedly sent to 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 xpedilion, while ihe territory in questien forms the subject of negotiation between the two gov- . ernments, is calculated to produce no small, excitement in America. . The same journal also mentions that reports are in circulation of the intended resignation of Sir Robert Peel. The Com bill is regarded as safe and , people are looking forward to the result of the sugar duties debate. The Daily News, established by Dickens, has been tried and failed. Dickens, sickened with the News, is winging his flight to Constantinople, from whence the sheets of his work are to be sent. The commercial accounts from the Continent are encouraging. The great Leipsic fair has pissed off well; and considerable quantities of Etigli-h goods, which were sent on sale found purchasers. German woollens are spokeu of as having been flit at the fair. The third reading of the Corn bill has at length pissed the House of Commons by the . largest maioriiy--which it has yet comman ded 98. , The Chancellor of the excheqer intimated ', on this evening that the new arrangement for sailing a steamer to America weekly, would be cairied into effect as soon as possible. Ou Friday there was a grand field night in the House of Commons, on ihe corn bill. The House divided four in the morning, and affirmed the third reading by a majority of one hundred wiihin two a most respectable majority. 1 The money market has improved intone, and the news which came to hand last week from the United States, relative to the action of Congress "on the Oiegon question, was almost imperceptible in iis effects on ths funds. Tho returns of the B ink of England snow an increase in circulation. I no pri vate deposits are on ihe decrease so are the . securities; but the bullion we are happy to say, continued steadily to increase. National Expenses. The Hon. Mr. Se vier stated in the United States Senate on Monday that the Government was paying 100,000 a day for the army and navy. On ihe same day Mr. Webster, in explination of his statement that the present daily expen ditures of the Government amount to about half a million of dollars, said that he spoke on good authority. He did not mean, however, that this was the cost of the army and navy proper; but he did mean to say that, including the vast charge for transportation, and adding this to the other expenses of the increased state of the army and navy, there is now actually beating upon the nation an ex penditure of nearly half a million of dollars per day. DESTINATION OF THE CAVALRY California to be taken. We find the following in the last Nashville Union Mr. Polk's organ in Tennessee: W'e understand from a realible source that it is the intention of ihe Government to send a force to California sufficient to take possession of lhat country and fo hold on to it. It is supposed that the mounted men from Arkansas, Missouri, and probably from Tennessee, will be directed to California. We sincerely hope lhat this information may be true, and from the source through which it is derived, we are satisfied lhat it is reliable. We regard California now as ours, and with that result all will be satisfied.