Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-05
From the New York Star Of Thursday.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER NEWS
FROM ENGLAND.

The steam ship Acadia arrived at Boston yCstcr.
day "Wednesday morning at l O'Clock, having
made the passage from Liverpool, which port she
left on the 10Th ult. at II A. NJ, in thirteen days
and half. She had good weather throu ghout the
voyage.
The Acadia brought out G5 passengers leaving
19at Halifax, where she took in rs more Tor Boston
The Great Western, Capt. Hosken from New
York. LIST inst, arrived at Bristol o'clock on the
evening of .hc 18th. in 10 days.
The commercial intelligence by the Acadia docs
no; give any favorable change in business general.
ly. The low qualities OF Cotton had still further
declined to ID per ID. Flour and Grain were
very dull.
AMERICAN Observation-Disclosures stocks CONT
nue. neglected in London. On the 18th May, United
States Bank stock is quoted at c3 I5s which is a
decline Of l5s on last previous accounts; Alabama
Sterling bonds, SIS, 1852 20; Indiana Sterling S..
lS6S,G5; Louisiana Sterling SIS, 1852, So Maryland
Sterling SIS, ~; New York State SIS 1915, GO, 81;
New York City SIS, 1851 10 1850, rs; Ohio c. 1850
TO 1850, s7i; Pennsylvania SIS, 1851 to 1865, 81;
Virginia Dollar bonds, 6's, 1867, IS. These quota.
tons are almost entirely nominal.
The news by this arrival is not ormuch impor,ance.
Nothing had been heard of the steamer Prcsiden,
WHICH INC hcaula leit Liverpool.
as late MS the 18th ofMay, no tidnss Of the Pre-.
siden had been received by the British and Ameri-
can Steam Navigation Company, at their Office in
London.
Capt. Hosken, OF the Great Western, stated in n
letter written in the British Channel that on his pas
sage hence, on Sunday the 18th Of April, he en-
countered great quantities of ice in the Atlantic,
that at one time he was nearly surrounded with it
and that 1t was with some difficulty he was cnab, ed
10 eItricate himself from his situation. The guam
tty Of ice in the Atlantic is said have been this
year unprecedented, great
The Corn laws appear TO be the principal topic OF
agitation throughout England. No definite action
in Parliament had taken place.
Lord John Russell in the House OF Commons on
the l7th ut, said that with respect corn he meant
to propose duty of IS per quarter wheat on
rye IS, on barley As, 3D. and oats IS Id.
In the House Of Commons the 9th ulL, Mr.
Hunt moved for copies Of the Mcleod correspon-
dence, and expressed his belief that if II had been
land before the pubhc.nt an earlier period, il would
have prevented much excitement on both sides OF
the Atlantc.-Ministcrs resisted this notion and
nfier warm debate il was negatived without di
vision.
Fer Majesty, the Queen, has been appraised O
the intention OF her Irish subjects TO present pet
ton 10 her, praying her to honor Ireland by visi
this summer, and has expressed her lively satsfac-
ton at this proof Of the ir affection.
O'Conne made motion in the House of Com
mons TO investigate the election riots in Canadl.
The news from China by the overland mail il
as might have been expected, very unsatislnctor,
80 far rs regards thej settlement of the Englisl
question. 1t appears that nothing had been done n
late as February ~ the latest date, that promise,
the slightest hope of a peaceable arrangements OF
the contrary, wHrlike Preparations in progress
at Canton to resist the conditions OF the last "nego
tiaton."
Capt Elliott has been recalled by her Majesty
government, and Sir Henry Pottinger appointed il
his stead.
Lord John Russell had announced in the Hous,
Of Commons, that the arrangement Of Capt Elliot
with Commissioner Keshen had been dsapprovec
10y Her Majosty's Government, and orders to tina
effect had been sent out.
The smuggling Of teas was carried on 10 som,
extent, hut It seems wholly on English account
IL will I've seen that, on tho reception Of the new
IN London, Teas advanced 5d TO Cd per pound, anr
there was great excitement in the market; which
however, had subsidized 10y our latest accounts, an,
prices rccedcd n trinc.