Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-08-10
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From the Baltimore American.
A II r w AL OF THE
A G. AID A.


O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon, having been
telegraphed at half past o'clock, p. M. She
sailed from Liverpool at half past o'clock, p. NJ.
OF the l9ih, and arrived at Halifax on the 2lst.
at 10 o'clock, making the passage in little over
l2 days to Halifax, and Ia to Boston, including
SIX hours detention at Halifax. The weather du-
ring nearly the whole passage was thick and UNI
pleasant, and especially so from Halifax to Bos-
ton. The Margaret was spoken about 80 miles
west OF Cape Clear on the 2lst, two days out
from Liverpool. She had a good passage, and
undoubtedly arrived at Liverpool on the 23d.
We annex the following summary of news from
Wilmer Smiths 'Earopean Times''
Ireland continues almost exclusively 10 absorb
the attention oiParliament and the present session
promises TO prove one of the most protraccd on
record. AS matters progress, the sitting seems
ikeiy to run into the autumn. October is already
fixed as the earliest day for rising.
The weather, which for some DAYS previous to
the sailing of the Acadia, had been extremely IA
vora5le promised an abundant and early harvest.
The accounts from all parts of the country were
OF The most cheering character
Commercial matters, without being buoyant
were in a healthy state. The Cotton market had
been lolerabiy active, better prices had been real
iZed, with less disposition on the part Of holders
to press sales.-Aloney continued very abundant,
though the condition Of Ireland makes capitalists
rather more shy of investment
he project which has been so long mooted,
and which ought long since to have been carried
ou:, Joining the Atlantic and Pacific by canal
across the lsthmus of Darien, Mas been at length
undertaken by a firm whom ample resources and
pubic spirit afford guarantee for its speedy and
practical mpe,on-Messrs Barinos. of Lon
don. The canal, it is stated, will be COMPLETED
IN five years. and while il viii! afford great facili
ties to the trade of the world fair remuneration
caDital pS cd will
Used by moderate charge upon the tonnage of
the vessels using it.
The celebrated Field-Marshal Count Wittoen.
stein, died at st. Petersburgh on the 10th June.
me deceased was Commander-in-C hief of the
Russian armies during the whole French war. and
stood high in the confidence of the late EMPEROR
Alexander.
by an imperial ukase, published in ST. Peters
burgh, all Jews residing in Russia, within fifty
wersis of the frontier lines of Prussia and Austria
are ordered to proceed more into the interior
Those who possess habitations and property with
IN that range are required to sell them within two
years.
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Dispatches have been sent off by Government
to Captain Lord G.. paulet, of the Carysfort fri
gate, In the South Pacific, acknowledging the free
independence of King Tamchamaha iii. and the
country.
Negotiations are about to be opened between
Prussia, Austria, and England, for new postal re-
gulaons, putting an end to the necessity for pre-
paying letters between those two countries a
similar treaty is said to be or the point of being
signed between Prussia and Russia.
The government has at present under consider.
ation plans Tor quickenng the intercourse between
England and Ireland, by forming a railway from
Chester to Holyhead, on the plan proposed by
Mr.. George Stephenson.
When Father Mathew was at York, he was
whether IN n tbo
would be expected to abstain from the use of
wine at the Lords Supper; to which the Rev.
gentleman at once replied-"Of course not; the
abstinence is only from wine beverage"
:. Dr Hahnemann, the founder Of Homeopathy,
died In Parls on Sunday 9ih aged SO.
IRELAND.
There has been an immense fallno off in tbs
amount of emigration from Ireland This season.
and THIS decline has been observable in all the
seaports. In Londonderry, for instance, the mum.
Der of emigrants for British America and the Uni
ted States, during the months Of April May and
June, last year, was 4,5lS. This wear 1t has
been only 1887, showing a falling of at this sim
gle port of 1881, notwithstanding the increased
facilities afforded to the emgrants this year. both
by reduced passage money, and the government
allowance OF one pound of bread to each emigrant
per day.
Alta meeting held in Waterford. last week, il
was resolved to'present gold medal TO every one
OF the magistrates superseded for attending repeal
meetings.
At the meeting Of the irish General Assembly.
IN Belfast, last week, subscription list on be-
half OF the Scotch Free Church was opened. and
the amount realized on the spot was g50GO.
ONE EFFECT OF AGITATION.
The following is an extract from letter from
Killarney :-''Never before in the memory of man
had such year for the Lakes aethis is, Tho
Victoria is empty, so is Roch's, and the boatmen
and guides are standing looking at each other:
There have not been ten English visitors at the
Lakes this year. We are fairly ruined--as to our
lodging-houses they may as well shut"
The Waterford Repeal Demonstration took
place on the hill Of Bally bricken, on Sunday last,
and is said to have been attended by 100000 per-
sons. The procession that accompanied Mr.
O'Connell is described as having been five miles
In length. platform was erected capable of
containing 5000 persons. The chair was occu-
pied by Sir X. Musgrave, Bart.
An extraordinary meeting of the Repeal Asso-
citation was held in Dublin on Friday last, for the
purpose of enabling Mr.. O'Connel to express his
views about the recent discussion in Parliament
Mr.. O'Connel addressed very long speech to
the assembly.
1t was announced that the repeal rent for the
week amounted TO 81 800 IS. 94d.
The decision Of the Judges affirming the inva-
lldity of mixed marriages performed by Presby-
terrain ministers, has produced The expected con-
ste!nation in the North Of Ireland. In the Gener-
al Assembly, on Monday, cosmttee was APP
pointed to draw up series of resolutions, and
petitions 10 both Houses Of Parliament on the
subject; next day the resolutions were adopted,