Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-06-29
From the N. Y. Express, June -.
FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMS SHIP
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morning, about7 o'clock, bringing Liverpool dates
10 the 4th, and London TO the evening of the 3rd.
We received our files Of Foreign papers by the .
steamer Massachusetts, which arrived here at 6
o'clock this morning.
The news, especially from Ireland, is of high
Importance.
Great inactivity appears to prevail in all branch
os of trade,
The U. S. Ship of the limo Columbus, and the
Frigate Congress, arrived at roulon on the 18th
nlt. The whole Of the American squadron, con-
sisting Of five sail, Were shortly to rendezvous in
that harbor.
The second reading Of tho Canada Wheat and
Flour Bill was carried by majority of 100. The
votes being for it 203, against 100.
Tho day after the sailing of the last steamer,
Lord Stanley introduced certain resolutions into !
the House of Commons based on the long-talked-
Of measure for the introduction Of Canadian flour
and wheat at a fixed duty of is. per quarter. No
question has been brought before Parliament for
years, which has so completely disorganised,
broken-in fact, uprooied party maneuvering as
this Canadian Corn Bill
Some argued that it free trade measure
in disguise, between England and the United
States-that This country would be drugged with
the produce of the Western States, struggled into
Canada-that the duty of IS TO be levied on Che
Canadian frontier was all moonshine.
Others contended that the Americans would re-
gard the measure declaration that our restrc-
tive commercial policy would still be persevered
in-that it would raise up an additional barrier
against the admission of United States wheat at
low fixed duty, measure which the Americans
would gladly accept, and for W hch they would will
lingly relax the stringency of their own tariff.
But the strongest reason OF all was assigned by
Sir Robert Peel himself, viz: that it was a mea-
sure upon which the Canadians had set their
hearts, and, as Canada was the weakest part of
our colonial empire, it is deem necessary to con-
y cilate tEem.
The French Government have fully determined
upon sending out squadron to the Chinese seas !;
under command of a rear-admiral. Intelligence
has been received at Paris, il is said, that the En-
pcror of China has agreed 10 receive the French
in his dominions on the same footing as the Eng
lish.
IRELAND.
All eyes appear to be turned to Ireland, await
ing with the most intense anxiety the result of the
movements now going on there. The decided
stand taken by the Peel Administration on the
subject OF repeal does not seem to have caused
any abatement in the enthusiasm of the Repealers
and we have accounts of their meetings, large and
small, in all parts of Ireland. 1t is evident how
ever, that O'Connell the master spirit of the
cause-is moving with rather more caution and cir
cumspection He does not deem it expe6ient to
push matters to extremes, as he knows full well
that the Irish people are very impusi0e, and are
not Yet prepared to push an actual revolution with
any hope Of success.
Ireland absorbs at the present moment, the ex.
British people. The Repeal movement contn.
ues to make the most gigantic strides, the whole
country is in most fearful state Of excitement
and Mr.. O'Connell, after visiting Cork and vari.
GUS other parts of Ireland, has returned to Dublin
During ms soourn In the provinces, hundreds Of
thousands OF his countrymen coDgreGated at his
beck, and his progress resembled continuous ova.
ton from his outset until his return. The great
bulk of the Catholic Clergy have thrown them
selves head-ong into the movement.
Az tho Irish forts, castles, and ba,tlemen.s
war is not far distant.
some Roman Catholic Bishops are about IN
prepare prayer for the safety of Daniel O'Con-
The troops stationed in Ireland will amount. in
June, to about $4,000 men.
Almost every door in the ci,v has cbaIkod u,o,
1t, "Repeal or Blood !''-Cork Constitution.
MI. U Council will not leave Ireland to attend
MS parliamentary duties before the 10th of June.
mere Is rumor that many regiments located in
Ireland are In favor of Repeal
MILITARY POSITIONS IN IRELAND.
The batteries at Tarbert have unexpectcdlv
reinforced by four additional pieces of artillery
and an additional force of one officer and fifteen
men IS expected daily. Letters have been re-
ceived inquring how many men all the forts would
contain; all the guns are to be mounted withou,
oeiay. man-of-war steamer went up the Shan.
non' on Friday week, with two thousand stand OF
~. i'i'ie'iCh' TpuT Otilcr steamers dpS-
patched from the Tower for Ireland with arms.
we understand that two men-of war steamers will
ne stationed IN the Shannon-one at Tarbert and
the other at Grass leland
WALES.
The little Principality of Wales has given some
uneasness OF late TO the ''powers that be-" The
southern portion, more especially, has been the
scene Oh series OF EMEUTEs, which show an I'M
healthy tone of feeling among the peasantry.
Hitherto their depredations have been confined to
midnight crusades against obars, and toll-keep-
ers, by bands of confederated laborers yclept "Re
becca/ and her Daughters"--but recently their
boidness has become more audacious and the
magistrates have 1T in contemplation to place the
disturbed districts under military surveillance.
me Overland understanding Express from
Paris, June LIST.
INDIA.--The India Mail has arrived with ac
counts from India TO the I'd of Nav from China
to the 10th of March.
CHINA.-The death of Commissioner Elepoo
was the only news at Canton, but fresh. a,tacks
were expected on the factories. On Major NAL
colin arrival, Sir n. Pottinger was to 90 to Can.
ton with the Ratification of the Treaty.
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AT the anniversary of the British Bible Society
III London few weeks since, Lord Morpeth who
some months since made the tour of the e. States
expressed the opinion that the tendency of the
present age, in religious matters, is too STRONGLY
In favor OF exclusiveness and bigotry-and he adj
ded with as much elegance as force ..T'ruth NAV
often call for inartyrdom-it cannot once call for
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