The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-05-03
FOREIGN N e w S.
HALF A MONTH LATER FROM EUROPE;
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ACADIA
AT BOSTON

King of SUelcn-Presentaiion of
Tom Thumb 10 Victoria.
The steamer Acadia arrived at Bos-
ton on Sunday, with advices from Liv-
erpoo to the 4th inst.
There has been great reaction in
the cotton market. Prices are down
enough to throw all in the Dumps
Bernadotte, King ofSweden, is dead.
Nothingdoing in Parliament.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
will visit Berlin about the 18th of May
next.
Meetings IN aid of the Free Church
of Scotland continue to be held in this
country, and considerable sums are be-
ing collected.
An entertainment is to be given to
Mr.. O'Conhell in Dublin, Immediately
after his arrival from Cork. Wednes-
day, the 10th of April, has been named.
Great distress prevails in Galway,
and the other western parts of Ireland.
The Fishermen on those coasts have
appealed to the Government to aid
them with means to pursue their avoca-
tions.
The latest accounts from Madrid,
which are to the 26th ult., state that
the levee held on that day by the
Queen-Mother was most brilliant.
The most striking event, since the
last packet left, is the death of Berna-
dotte, King of Sweden. With the ex-
ception Of Soult, he was the last survi-
vor of Napoleon's marshals-that dis
tinguislled body Of men, who with the
ambition, inherited the military genus
of their leader
Steamship Great Westerm.-We
learn with surprise and regret that
the steamship Great Western will not
again visit New York. She has been
purchased by the Peninsular and Ori-
entail Steamship Company for f32,000
and will be placed on the Alexandria
station.
A meeting Of the principal suppor-
ters of Sir Ro bert Peel's government
in the House of Commons, took place
on Tuesday, at the official residence
of the Premier. The meeting had re-
ference to the late defeals on Lord
Ashley's amendment respecting the
factory Bill.
No Parliamentary proceedings Of
any moment.
heland-R Repeal Association.-The
weekly meeting of the National Repeal
Association took place on Monday,
March 18th, in tile Cancellation Hall,
Dublin.
A letter was read from ord French,
who asserted that the Gsheries'of oflreland
were in declining state, and alluded
to the distress existing in Galway ei-
fects which he attributed to the union.
Two letters were read from Mr.. o.
Connell, in which he announces his in
tention to be in Dublin in few days,
and thus describes the new Irish Regis
tration Bill about to be brought in by
government bill to extinguisb
the county franchise in Ireland, was
announced by another name by Sir
James Graham last night. 1t is, | un-
derstand, founded on the poor rate val
uaton as to amount, but on the Chan
dos clause as to principle. lhave had
this information from quarter of such
authority as to induce me to believe it.
"rhe account have got Of the bill
will, if accurate, make it one of the
most virulent instruments to take away
from the Catholic people of Ireland all
control over the sD-called Irish repre-
sentatives. We shell have it in print
before easter. The greatest mischief
Of it, mischief indicative Of insanity
in its contrivers, is, that it will ,ender
the poor-rates infinitely more detested
than they are at present, which, indeed,
might have been considered difficult.
| do think this bill will convert some Of
of the best men amongst the Irish
wings into repealers." Mr.. Smith o.
Brien annonced that the Repeal rent
received for the week amounted to
feo1 IS.
Mr.. OConneWs Ordtion.--A grand
banquet in honor of the Liberator and
his co-conspirators is to take place at
Cork, ON Easter Monday. April 9th on
which occasion, w. s.. O'Bnen, Esq.
will preside. 1t is expected to be a
grand demonstration. A public enter
tainment to Mr.. O'Connell, upon
splendid scale is likely to take place at
Dublin on Wednesday April 10th.
Mr.. OConneH. Every arrangement
has been made for the appeal to the
House ofLords; and Sir Thomas Wilde
Mr.. Kelley and Mr.. Sergeant Murphey
are retained for the traversers. There
was some little delay about allo wing
the usual licence for these Queens
Counsel to appear for Mr.. O'ConneIl,
but all this is now concluded.