The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-04
From the ~ Y. Commercial Advertiser.
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The steamship Margaret arrived at Halifax on the
9th alt, bringing Liverpool dates to the 10TH
Ia cotton we do not notice any particular change
The daily sales at Liverpool were to a fair extent
and prices up to the 9th appear to have been we'll
sustained. 4A2A
The weather from the time of the departure of the
Great Western to that of the Margaret, appears to
have been ne and the prospect of the crops better.
Flour at Liverpool was difficult Of sale, and duty
paid foreign quoted the 9th at Cd to Is lower.
In Parliament-The House of Commons was still
busy upon the Irish poor relief bill and the new bill
for the regulation of theatres. Nothing of prominent
interest came out in the debates.
The House of Lords did little but routine business
until the 9Th instant, when Lord Monteagle gave no.
tice that the llth he should bring forward mo-
ton the state Of the finances and the Earl of Ro
den called attention to the condition Of Ireland
facing his remarks by presenting petition from five
thousand Irish Professionals complaining of the repeal
agitation and Of the repeal meetings. and declaring
their readiness to support the authorities in suppress
ing treason and rebellion The prayer of the petit
ton was for the protection Of their lives and pro-
perties.
The Duke of Wellington made the chief reply to
Lord Roden. He did not attempt to deny the crit
cal situation of Ireland, and the extreme injury
caused by those "crmiDal agitations - but content
ed himself with assuring the House that every thing
had been done which could be done TO preserve the
pence of the country and to meet all mislortunes
In short, he reiterated the determination of the Gov
ernment not 10 adopt any other than those
now in force, unless some decided change should
make 1t necessary
IRELANp.-The Athlone Sentinel says that orders
have been received to provision all the garrsons
TO be able to stand three years. siege. This is
assigned the of a sudden rise in the cost of
wheat and -four, but consider it very doubtful, to
say the least, whether any such orders have been
issued.
Mr.. OConne took up the slavery question again
| at the meeting Of the Dublin Repeal Association
August ), charging the Irish in America with treat
ing the unfortunate men of color wo se than they
were treated by any others. He said he could feel
no sympathy for men who acted so baseIy. Speak
ing of the repeal agitation dying away hoped by the
ministry of England, he said that he had then no less
than eleven invitations TO attend great repeal gather
ings, and by the time he got through them he should
no doubt have eleven more
Reception # James Gordon Bennett by the Repeolers
AT repeal meeting at Dublin, the 7th, a person
who had for some time been sitting beside MIR.
O'Connell, addressed Mr. Steele and handing him
his card requested an introduction to Mr.. OConnell
Mr. Steele accordingly presented the card, and int-
mated that Mr.. Gordon Bennett, Of New York, was
present Mr.. O'Connell replied He is a person
with whom l can have nothing to do--he is the editor
of the .Ne,o York Herald, of the most infamous
gazettes ever printed, and shall have nothing say
to him. "This," says the reporter, "was reception
that Mr. Bennett did not count upon and he forth.
with proceeded to take his departure. The room be
ing very full, his movements much retarded but
by the aid of the chairman he struggled out, amid the
groans of the meeting"
Mr.. O'Connell observed at this meeting that as
of the pal were already discussing his plan
of 'conciliative assembly," he would remark that
he had not yet decided what his plan should be- but
he pledged himself to bring forward one before the
end Of the present year, that should be in strict
dance oih the iaos The rent was not to be announced
till the 9Th.
Mr.. O'Conne was entertained at Baltinglass in
the evening at public dinner, in splendid pavilion
for the occasion
Miscellaneous. Her B. M. vessel the Lizard was
run down by the French steam frgatc Velocef of
Cartbagena, on the night of July %. The Lizard
went down almost Immediately, but only life was
lost It. Postle and the being rescued and taken
to Gibraltar by the Velocef
One Of the Scottish blacksmiths, Of the Gretna
Green order was sentenced to transportation seven
years for marrying runaway couple within the
Eng sh border--belng somewhat intoxicated at the
time.
A huge bell said to be the largest ever cast in Eng
land, was shipped for Montreal at London the 18th
ut 1t weighs seven tons, eleven hundred weight
and twelve pounds, and is for the Cathedral at
Montreal. Its diameter at the mouth is seven feet
three inches The clapper weighs more than three
hundred weight.
Zephaniah Williams one of the Chartist convcts,
has been hanged in New South Wales for numbering
an old mar named darkness. lie convicted on
his own confession that being tired OF life, he had
resolved to kill the first man he met.
Puseuism-Thc Protestant Association, at a meet
ing held on Tuesday, adopted memorial, which has
been signed by the President, Vice President and
other persons connected with the society, addressed
to the Archbshops and Bishops Of the United Church
of England and Ireland directing their attention to
the fearfulIy rapid spread OF Tracarianism, and pray
ing their ordsbps to exert their influence in opposing
its extension.
WHAT is PusEyIsM This is question which has
been often asked, and always as invariably answer
ed Unh ppily, it i. lot tins week to be enabled
to supply less equivocal answer than is generally
given. On Sunday last the Rev j. Moore, Roman
Catholic priest readro his congregation in Bath IT.,
the sermon for preaching which Or. Puscy has been
suspended; and commenting on the said sermon de-
scribcd it a pure exposition Of Roman Catholic
doctrine. We will not weaken this fact by any
tended observations If the broad fact is not suff
Gent to command attention, a broad page of animal
versions would be quite thrown away Birmingham
Advertiser.
A tablet is about to be placed in ST Peters church,
Colchester to the memory Of the Protestant martyrs
who were burnt at the stake in that town during The
reign of Queen Mary
"Goop BREEpNG"--Thomas Hart, beer seller,