The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-02
Four Days Later from f urope-Arrival OF
the Steam Ship Margaret.

Four Days Later from e urope-ArrivaI OF
the Steam Ship Margaret.
The Margaret, Capt Shannon, arrived at Halifax
on Sunday, the 9th ult. in passage of IS days,
having left Liverpool on the 9th. Not being a
regular packet, she did not bring regular flies of
English papers,
There was no important change in the state Of
the markets.
There is no news of special Importance. Lord
Wellington had declared in his place in Parliament,
in answer to speech from Lord Roden, that the
British government were fully prepared to maintain
peace in Ireland, forcibly if they must, peaceably if
they could.
The weather, from the time OF the departure of the
Great Western to that of the Mars aret, appears to
have been fine, and the prospects of the crops better
Flour at Liverpool was difficult of sale, and duty
paid, foreign was quoted the 9Th as Cd TO Is lower
The South of Wales continues in disturbed
state toll houses and to-gates are constantly COM
ing under the new regime of "Rebecca and her
Daughters" and the government seems to possess
no energy in maintaining the laws.
So great is the luminosity of the Welch people
against the metropolitan police sent among them,
that 1t is proposed to Withdraw them entirely, and
substitute Welch conscripts in their place.
Among the political rumors, is one that Lord
Brougham is busily intriguing, and very pain
fully anxious to resume his seat upon the wool.
sack.
The Messrs. Quincy, of Norwich, and other
leading banks in the East of England, have come
to resolution, in consequence OF the want of en-
ploymentfor money, which has existed now for
twelve months past to lower the rates of interest
on deposits to II per cent
A great meeting of pltmen engaged in the
c0leries, was held on the 9th at Black Fell about
four miles from Newcastle, for the purpose OF FORM
ing union to protect the rates of wages. More
than 20 600 were present
Father Matthew appears to be pursuing his tenn
perance career almost as triumphanly in England as
he did in Ireland. Thousands heretofore votares
OF Bacchus, have signed the pledge.
Alta meeting OF proprietors of the st. George
steam Packet Company, held at Liverpool, dis
solution OF the company resolved on, it appear
ing that in eight years the losses had been $780,
600.
A huge bell, said to be the largest ever cast in
England, was shipped for Montreal at London on
the 7,h ult. 1t weighs seven tons, eleven hun
bred and twelve pounds, and is for the new Ca
thedral at Montreal. It's diameter at the mouth is
than three hundred weight.
Her B. M. steam vessel the Lizard was run down
by the French steam trgate Veloce of Carthegena,
on the night of July % The Lizard went down
almost Immediately, but only one life waslost Lieut.
Poste and the crew being rescued and taken to
Gibraltar by the Veloce
Zephaniah Williams, one Of the Chartist convicts,
has been hanged in New South Wales, for murder
ing an old man named Hardness. He was convict
ed his own confession, that being tired of life,
he had resolved to kill the first man he met.
A girl of thirteen was sentenced to death at the
Warwick Assizes, August 4th, for setting fire to a
dwelling house in which she lived as servant. The
Judge intisnated, however, that her sentence would
be commuted
One OF the Scottish blacksmiths, Of the Gretna
Green order, was sentenced to transportation, seven
years, for marrying a runaway couple within the
English border, being somewhat intoxicated at the
time.
There have been serious connections at Lu-
beck, originating in the discomfort Of some SOL
diers with the clothes supplied to them by the
contractors The Senate was obliged to resort
to severe means of repression, and peace was re-
stored.
AMERICAN SYMPATHY. rejoice to have the
Ian, OF Kirk cudbright. has received from New York
a remittance of 81 100, ITO be applied toward
erecting in The town Of Krkcudbrght, church
in connection with the Free Presbyterian Church
OF Scotland "-Dumfries Standard
In Parliament.
The House Of Commons was still! busy upon the
Irish poor relief bill and the new bill for the regua-
ton of theatres: Nothing Of prominent interest
came out In the debates.
The House OF Lords did little but routine business
until the Oh instant, when Lord Monteagle gave
notice that on the l4th he should bring forward
motion on the state OF the finances, and the Earl OF
Roden called attention to the condition oil Ireland
prefacing his remarks by presenting petition from
five thousand Irish Proestants, complaining OF THE
repeal agit alton and OF the repeal meetings. and de-
carng their readiness to support the authorities in
suppressing treason aud rebellion. The prayer Of
the petition was fer the protection of their lives and
properties.
The Duke of Wellington made the chief reply to
Lord Roden. He did not attempt to deny the criti-
cal situation of Ireland, and the extreme injury
caused by those criminal agitdtons;" but con-
tented himself with assuring the House that every
thing had been done which could be done 10 pre-
serve the peace Of the country and to meet all mis-
fortunes. In Short he reiterated the determination
Of the government not to adopt any other measures
than those now in force, unless some decided change
should make IT necessary.
Ireland.
The Athlone Sentinel says that orders have been
received to provision all the garrison, so to be
able to stand three years siege This is assigned
as the cause OF sudden rise in the cost of whe al
and fur, but we consider il very doubtful, TO say
the least, whether any such orders have been issued
Mr. O'Connell took up the slavery question again
at the meeting of the Dublin Repeal Association,
August s, charging the Irish in America with treat
log the unfortunate men of color worse than they
were treated by any Others He said he could feel
no sympathy for men who acted so basely. Speak
ing Of The repeal agitation dying away, as hoped by
the ministry Of England, he said that he had then
no less than eleven invitations to attend great repeal
gatherings, and by the time he got through them he
should no doubt have eleven more.
Spain
The seige of Seville was raised on the 18th Of
July and the Regent set out tor Cadlz. The Cor es
was coayoked Tor the 18th October. All the dplo-
matte representatives at Madrid, except Mr. Irving
and the Mexican Minister, had announced that they
would wait Tor instructions from their Governments
before recognizing the Provisional Government.
IL is said that the leaders Of the successful party