The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-12

The Foreign News-AMother short Arrival
On the first page of this days paper will be found
some important foreign intelligence, brought to this
port yesterday by the packet ship Europe, and re-
ceived at this office Exclusively, yesterday morning,
by overland express from Coney Island, at ~
o'clock in time to send it all over the sou'h ana
west, in aduance Of every other paper in Ne'o for"
This is the fourth beat that we have gwen 'he
combined press of New York, IN one week. we
shall now take breath for few days, refresh our
spirits. and go TO work again by Saturday lhiS
news is highly important in several aspects h"o'
Their advance of neariy a cent per pound mas taken
place in cotton, and great excitement PreVai's III
the markets.
From our private correspondence we also learn
that great excitement and great danger OF out
break or revolution exists in Ireland, Immediately
on the trial and conviction OF O'Connell, which
conviction is thought to be certain. Seven millions
of Catholics are to hold public meetings on one
and the same day, all over the country, and gene
raj conservation prevails. On the part OF the
government great force of3O 900 men and artllle-
nv has been thrown into ireland, to preserve the
peace of that Island against revolutionary attempts
Parliament, which meets this month, is, we learn,
TO take up the Irish question, ard the Corn Law
question at once. On the latter point, we under
stand that Sir ebert Peel has come TO the resolu-
ton Of proposing reduction of the corn duties IN
favor OF the United States, and that Mr.. Packen-
ham was to leave Portsmouth on the 10th or 18TH
ut for this country, with full instructions to settle
finally the Oregon Question, on similar princi-
pies of compromise as characterized the Name
Boundary Question.
The present British ministry are determined at
every risk to preserve peace with the United
States, and to extend their commercial intercourse
at the same time
In relation to France, our private accounts from
London are peculiar and singular. Our correspon.
dent says that vast secret combinations exist In
Paris and all over France, composed partly OF
republicans and partly of legtimatists, to attempt
a revolution there, as soon as the outbreak
takes place in Heland-and that the agita-
tors in both countries perfectly understand
each other. 1t is also said that the recent
emeae of the students at the Hotel Laiitte,
was only fash preceding the long roll of thun-
der Whether this be so or not to the extent re-
presented we cannot tell at this distance, but it is
now nearly fifteen years since France had revolu-
ton, and that is long time for that lively people
to be satisfied with such dull and prosperous state
of things as they enjoy.
The next steamer, now SIX days out, with eigh-
teen days later news, will be quite anxiously ex-
pected-perhaps by next Sunday or Monday we may
have her news by express again overland. Well
see.
IMPORTANT ELECTION IN MARYLAND.-Ane election
for members Of Congress takes place in Maryland
on Wednesday of this week On ordinary occa-
sons, such an event excites little attention but
just now, when both the great parties are about
to enter on singularly exciting and decisive con-
test, this election comes to be regarded with great
interest. We have been convinced for long time,
from an attentive examination Of statistical Details
that whenever the popular mind is greatly excited
on political questions, the Wings draw majority
the polls. The question Is, does sufficient ex-
citcment exist the State of Maryland to bring out
all the elements of both parties in fullest force to
the polls e! During the last three years in Mary
land, the aggregate results have been as follows:-