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The steam ship Great Western. Cant
Matthews. arrived at New York on Ssiur
day evening about 10 O'clock. briogine
London papers OF the Ilih aud Liyerooo
Of the 18th inst. The ". brings 1879 pas
sengers. She Gas bad 6ne weather and
has made the passage in fourteen days and
a hals.
The Queen bad returned 10 England
from her visit 10 Scotland She embark.
ed a. Dundee on the Both Sept. and reach.
ed Woolwich on the afternoon of the Sd
inst, the royal yacht having made the
trip 10 forty-ive. hours. Her Majesty
reception on landing was most enthusias.
tic, and the Thames presented very CAV
aud animated appearance in preparations
10 honour her return.
The arrival in England OF Louis Philip.
pc and bis minister Mr. Guizot, on a vis-
il to Queen Victoria, has beer the priuia-
~ attraction Of thefweek. The reception
which The French monarch experienced
at landing was hearty and fervent; and
from the time Of his setting foot on Bri-
tish soil until be found him self in the ROY.
al apartments at Windsor Castle, his pro-
gress resembled an ovation.
Pendingrtbe visit Of The s'Citizen King
to his Royal Sisiaa Of some addition al 10.
artiXey which the French had put upon
en- English officer. The affairs Of Tahita
are reduced TO their relative importance.
they have not ceased TO excite reetet.
butthey do not awaken any fears Of a war,
like character.
The accounts from Berlin state that The
King bad given dinner. to which were
invited all the grand diguiiaries Of the
Christian Churches, and all the grand rAb.
bi Of the Jews. This is the Rrst time itsi
a rabbi has bad The honor conferred upon
him. G}
Thursday was kept BY the congregation
Of 81. Brides Church. Liverpool. as day
Otthanksgiving for the late abundant hsf. |
veA
There was tremendous Storm 10 Ire
land q the 9Th and 9th inst. N which seYs-
raj lives were lost.
+. Parliament was furtherproroeued from /
the 10Th oil ocs>es 10 the 18th Of Dccem- +
her.
tis consolatory t.fnd that The Pos, u.
fee, the great accuhslalor Of nenn;s. 4
has advanced $4,000 sN<bs ~. 20
no less than e40, 900 on the 49, AUG
! Mr.. Mauty has receatly be
a successful experiment 10 the rss.a
cotton at his residence in Cheshk IT IT, a
plants are from Sea Island seed. b
cultivated in temperature Of abot az r
II appears ey letter from VieR.1. :
The 26th ult., that the Emperor OF Az.
has positively ordered tbs suppresslca T"
lotteries in his States from the LIST Of Jane
airy next.
LmDOrtation of Canadian Flour into Eng
t,nd = Sir Robert PeeI's Canada Corn Bill
has. IN the pastsix months come into prac'
b,ical operation TO a considerable extent
BY tne t..s ssssrns received from Moptre
al, we find the exports from the 81. Law
renee, since the opening of the .pavigplioE
to Che f4t1A 6 4eAAnhar comm
Bushels wheat. BIN FIoar,
Against lS.4l7 57,as7
in the same period Of last year, which i,
evidence sufficient of'the large and grow.
| ing trade We may look ssr from this mea.
sure.
CoMMrRctAL.-Wilmer & S-ib's Eu.
ronean Times Of the 18th inst says.
The Cotton market has been tolefal.
/ uuiet: tits, nevertheless. steady. aud specu
\ laiors have been doing little. The nsI
i kst & very freely supplied, aud the coW
mii,es Of brokers declare the prices tn
rel for fair Cotton to be-Bowed IL