The North-Carolina standard., 1844-05-01
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The Acadia arrived at Boston on the goth
April, bringing news seventeen days later from
Europe. We clip the following items from the
New York papers:
"The Steamship Great Western will not again
visit New York. She has been purchased by the
Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company for
G33, 900. She will at first, be placed the Alex
andria station, in order TO give time for repairs TO
the Oriental and Great Liverpool, which have now
been running long time but ultimately, it is in
tended to place her on the Bombay station.
The latest adVices from Paris contain no news
of anY importance. The business before the
Chamber Of Deputies was of no public interest.
On the Bourse only very little business was done
and change Of consequence occurred in the
price of slocks.
Recent accounts from italy indicate a formida-
able breeze in that unfortunate but lovely land.
The latest accounts from Madrid, which are to
the 26th ut., that the evee held on that day
by the Queen-Mother was most brilliant. A gen.
eraI amnesty was talked of, and the butcheries of
RoncaIf were discountenanced
Parliament has adjourned for the Easter holi-
days. and will meet again on the 18TH:
The American dwarf, Gen Tom Thumb, has
been presented 10 the Queen.
TEE CouRT. The Queen left Windsor on the
9th instant for London, and on the 25th she will
hold drawingroom in ST. James's Palace. Her
Majesty is iu excellent health.
Bernadotte, the King of Sweden, is dead.
MR. OCoNNEL's OVATION. A grand banquet 10
honor of the Lberaor and his coconsPirators is 10
take place at Cork, Easter Monday, April Sth,
on which occasion w. S. O'Brien Esq, will pre-
side II is expected 10 be a grand demonstration.
A public entertainment TO Mr. O'Connel, upon a
splendid scale, is likely to take place at Dublin on
Wednesday, April 10Th.
An entertainment is to be given TO Mr.. O'Con-
mel in Dublin, Immediately after his arrival from
Cork.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert will visit Ber-
lin about the 18th of May next.
MR. OCoNNEL. Every arrangement has been
made for the appeal to the House of Lords; and
Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr.. Kelley, and Mr.. Sergeant
Murphy are retained for the traversers. There was
some little delay about allowing the usual licence
for these Queens Counsel toappear for Mr.. O'Con-
nell but all this IS now concluded.
Rebecca seems to have commenced her outrages
again in South Wales, for, on the 2sth uIt., gate
was destroyed at Cardigan, which was within six
wards of the county goal.
COMMERCIAL. The cotton market is also dull,
and reduced rates have been submitted TO. The
staple has declined from I-Sd 10 lad per pound,
the article being in limited request. The uncer-
tainty which so long prevailed respecting the ne W
cotton crop is at end it 10 now beyond doubt
that the crop will be fully an average one, and
TO this result the present depression may IN great
measure be attributed.
The principle grain markets of the kingdom have
been dull, and the duty has declined to It's. pei
quarter. 10 foreign wheat, there has been little
doing. ,
The share market is buoyant, and there is daily
increasing disposition TO invest English capital IN
the French railways. Several new lines in thai
country have been recently projected, amongs
one from Strasburg to Paris. So abundant is mo-
ney at the present moment, that any channel
which present q fair prospect of remuneration vii
find capitalists ready to embrace II.