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Il ARRIVAL. or THE STEAMER ACADIA.
Very Important from Ersiand- The Repeal .slovs
I Rent, Sfe.--E Later from China and inaia
! The steamship Acadia arrived at Bos.
ton on Thursday morning at FIVE O'Clock.
She left Liverpool on the 10Th ult. al two
o'clock-she has therefore made the pas,
sage in twelve days and half. includ-
ing about seven hours stoppage, at Hal
flax. She brought Az passengers 10 for
Halifax, and 80 for Boston.
4. The fine steamship Britannia, arrived
at Liverpool on the 18th May. after an
extremely rapid passage Of ten days and a
half from Halifax.
A debate occurred in thee British Par.
lament on the l3h May, in references 10
the Canada corn laws.
Within the lastfew days further frauds
10 a considerable amount, have been dis
covered at The custom house. Several
official persons have been suspended from
their stations in consequence.
The firms Of Acketman s. Co. printsel.
Hers and eagravers IN The Strand, has re-.
Gently stopped payment Their liabSH.
T ties amount 10 a35, 900. Heavy Losses
Sustained ia North America are assigned
as the principal cause Of their failure.ss
An official lntimation has been ireceiv.
ed at Dubliu Castle, TO prepare for The
royal visit during the summer. The lime
mentionedis the latter end Of July.
The presents which have been sent 70
Queen Victoria from the emperor Of Chi
ma. consist of golden beadsteads. and a
great quantity Of silk, OF sort which bas
never yet been seen in Europe, There
were likewise two ear. drops, worth
thousand pounds each and a shawl,
worked with needle work, with every
kind oibeast on il known 10 the Chinese
besides Il large cases, each weighing Ia
cwt- and small box oi jewelry.
The corn laws were debated gor four
nights consecutiyely, when II was finally
broken ofby az indefinite postpdnement.
The funeral 81 the Duke Of sex took
place on the morning Of Thursday week.
le was buriedin Kensal Gfeen Csme,ery.
u u y holiday ID mos, parts u London.
The aeilaslon for The Repeal Of The. y
,-s--.. = -s.aking strides 10 Ireland: very e
larmlag tost''s ->gernmens. Mr.. OiCon..
nell has remained atns-aa ofeanizing his
plans for moving bis country fiSsss.. ars3 he
has succeeded eiFectually. The CatholIr
clergy have joined the movement IN
great numbers. Tens Of Thousands are
conefe gated under the Repeal STANDARD,
sad the country is 10 the SAME fearful
state Of agitation as.in 1929. TO arrest
/ this disofganfzation. the Dakes Of We'll
llington ID she upper. and Sir Robert Peel
lin The lower House, declared tAeir inten-
lion, The other evening, Of putting down
the Repeal agitation--by force iii neces.
sary. Tie movement is - odiohs 10 EGG
land as tits popular in IRELAND Mean
while, Mr. O'Cennell has hurled defiance
at bis ASSISTANTS. and, in Terms. more en-
leegetic Than polite, dares them 70 lhe con.
Ifict. Troops are pouring daily into. Ire
land and shat unhappy land seems des-
timed 10 continue what il has ever been
"a prey p contending factions ard angry
passions.
Mr.. OaConnel says in effect that be
will obey the law IS it stands. but If new
and unconstitutional enactmeats are 10 be
reinforced against The Repeal movement
be will resist them By force, il necessary
! Il seems. according 10 the declaration b