The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-04
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMER ACADIA.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

FIFTEEN DAYS LATER fROM EOieOh G'
ImDortant Debates In Parliament on Irish
Affairs-Prospects OF SIR Robert Peers
u observation-disclosures In London and Pa
ris In favor OF Repeal-Speech OF mr.. Eve
rett-Right OF Vlsit-Drcadful Accident
at observation-disclosures OF Orangemen 10
the Ranks Of Repeal-Progress OF the In
surrection I'm Spain-Madrid In a state OF
siere-Attempt to carry or the Young
Queen-Movements or Rebecea and her
Daughters In Wales - TheatricaIs - Mrs.
Wood-state Of the London Money Market,
Liverpool Cotton Market, &c.
The steam ship Acadia, Captain Ryrie, arrived
at Boston on Wednesday, bringing Liverpool papers
of the 10Th ult and London papers to the evening of
the 18Th She was telegraphed at o'clock, then Is
miles from port, and arrived at her wharf, at East
Boston, at quarter past o'clock but at too late
an hour for the despatch of her mails to this city
She sailed from Liverpool at half past o'clock, P.
M of the 10TH and arrived at Halifax on the 3lst, at
10 o'clock, making the passage in little over twelve
days to Halifax, and fourteen to Boston, including
six hours detention at Halifax
The Garrick arrived out on the 18th ult., IN TWEEN
ty-three days, with MIR. Bennett and family on
board
The Columbia was anxiousy looked Tor at Ii
verpool when the Acadia sailed.
Mr. Templeton, the vocalist, has been in treaty
with Simpson, the manager of the Park Theatre.
New York, for an engagement. His terms are ESQ
per week, four benefits, his passage paid here and
back, and an engagement Of forty weeks secured to
him.
The young Empress Of Brazil embarked at Naples
for Rio Janeiro, July 1st
DEATH OF THE EARL OF GLASGOW From Sc
cond edition of the Glasgow Post we learn that the
Earl of Glasgow died at Edinburgh on Thursday,
the 9th ult. The deceased was Lord Lieutenant OF
the county Of Ayr and his heir and successor Is his
son, Lord Keburne, representative Of the same
county. This vacancy in the representation OF
Ayrshire, and the change which has taken place In
the church, will give the Liberals fair opportunity
of rescuing it from the Tory interest.
Earl Grey is fast recovering from his severe inds-
position.
The BUSINESS OF PARLIAMENT.-There is every
prospect of the Parliament sitting until late in the
ensuing month at least. Mr.. Roebuck has fixed his
notice Of motion respecting the recent transac tons
in Schinae for the 9th Of August. 1t is not, how
ever, ikelyto come on so early as that day, owing
to the great quantity of government business and OF
other notices that have priority oft.
The Canada Wheat Bill, after a fruitless and not
very formidable opposition from Lords Stanhope and
Radnor, who were but feebly assisted by their
Graces of Buckingham and Richmond, has passed
tile Lords.
COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON SHIP
wREcKs.-A great amount of valuable information
has been presented to this Committee by the several
witnesses. The establishment Of competent boards
for the examination of masters and mates previous
to their appointment, was generally recommended,
and iii sto be hoped that measures calculated
to lessen the number of shpwrecks from the negli-
gence or incompetency Of the officers in the mer.
chant service will be soon adopted
WILL OF ROBERT SourHEY, THE POET LAUREATE
The will of Robert Southey, late of Keswick, in
the county of Cumberland hasjust issued under seal
Of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The executors
named are Henry Herbert Southey (the brother,)
and Henry Taylor. After desiring that he may be
decently buried, he directs that E2O0O be invested
in the funds and the interest paid 10 his wife, Caro-
line Seuthey. The remainder Of his property to be
equally divided between his four chldren-Charles
Cuthber Southey, Edith Mary Warter, Bertha Hill,
and Katherine Southey. The properly is sworn un-
der 4i2OOO.
NEW POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS The Right Hon.
Lord Lowther, the Postmaster General, has for
some time been making arrangements with the
Post Office authorities of Belgium, Holland, Prus-
STA, Austria, Saxony, Denmark, Sweden, Norway,
and Russia, for the transmission OF letters and news
papers to and from England and those countries,
the same terms as the recent postal convention
with France, which came into operation on the LIST
of June ultimo, either by paying the postage not.
These negotiations are nearly satisfactorily con-
cuded.
TRADE OF LivERPooL.-During the quarter just
ended Of vessels reported inward from foreign parts
v0nn
quarter Of 1892 and against 1851 for the same quar-.
ter of lS4l; of vessels cleared outwards for foreign
parts there 1926 against 1913 for the CORES.
ponding quarter of 1872, and against 1904 for the
same quarter of 1911
GovKRNoRsHIP OF HOVE KoNe.-Major General
D'AuguiIar, at present commanding the Belfast dis
trict, has received an offer couched in highly com
plimentary terms Of the governorship OF Hong Kong
in succession to Lord Saltoun, who II Is stated, has
expressed desire to return home, the climate of
the East having proved prejudlcia to the health OF
the Gallant General.
The experiments with the Penelope steam frigate
have been most successful. Her maximum rate of
steaming with the tide ID 8-10th miles per hour,
her maximum 10 3-l0lh miles, and she performed the
distance between Blackwell and her moorings,
eleven miles, in one hour exactly, with the tide a.
gainst her.
REBEccA AND HER DAUGHTERS -CARMARTHEN
Tuesday-The work OF turnpike gate and toll house
destruction goes on as frequently and as successfully
as ever. The Rebeccaites become more and more
daring, committing their depredations in the open
day, and almost within sight OF the military On Fri
day afternoon body OF Rebeccaites, numbering
between one and two hundred, assembled at Nant-
garredig, about five miles from Carmarthen dressed
in their usual disguise, and carrying various nipple.
ments OF destruction. They commenced their at
tack on LIandilorwns gate, attacked the new
bridge, the same concerning which the fourteen
were summoned for refusing to pay the toll, and
which it turned out before the magistrates was il
legally demanded, I'D. instead Of 3d.. Previous
to commencing the attack on the gate they, in this
instance, committed personal violence; first on
young farmer, who was reported to have offered to
gate keeper, both Of whom they soundly horsewhlp-
ped, and the latter they compelled TO fall on his