New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-02
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Friday Morning, e O'clock
arrival OF iac Caledonia.

We stop the p.ess TO announce the afriVai OF
the Caledonia at Boston, yesterday at IL o'cioch'
Il. with London ard Liverpool dates to The 18Th
uJt.-maEiDg the passage il something less than
10 dsys. The news is OF very triaing import ex-
cept as relating to commercial matters
The Gotten Marke. was in most unfavo:able
state. The sales were limited, and prices, &C
cording TO Wilmer s sniti's Times, (which
reccaed an eighth las. week, have gone back fully
10 that extent curing the present week" The
stock on hand now exceeds ONE MILLION OF
BALES, and it is the general opinion that prices
must still GO down.
Ooe OF the mos. prominers topics OF the day
:. the result of the contest for Birmingham Ii
hes terminated in the return of Mr. SpooneF, the
Conservative. There wee three candidates
the gentleman we have named Mr.. Scholeheld,
the son Of the a,c member; and Nh Joseph
Sturge. the celebrated an;i-Slavery and ChaTtst
advocate From the moment it was announced
that Mr.. Joseph Surge had resolved to stand the
issue of an appeal to the polling booths, little
doubt existed that the division thus created in the
LIBERIA! ranks would let in Conservative.
TWilmer s. Smiths Times.
On the afternoon OF The 18Th ult. the Acadia
arrived at Liverpool in % days from Boston, in-
cludinc her stop at Halifax. Quite numSer OF
pac.ct ships arrived at Liverpool from this coun-
try on the 9th ult-anpng them, the Southerner,
United States, and England. The Rochester
arrived on the Il,h, anc the Garrick on the 18th
making one Of the quickest sailing trips on
record.
Parliament at the last aiv;ces were still en-
gagged on the Post Office Espionage of the Home
Secretary, both in the House Of Commons aad
in the House of Lords. A secret committee to
examine into the subject, had been granted in
both houses, and in the Lords, Brougham and
Cottenham have been placed on the committee :;
both distinguished lawyers, whereas all lawyers
were excluded from the Commons committee
II is anticipated that the Developments will Sc
riously prejudice the Peel ministry, and some
writers anticipate that thia atilr vii! give !. the
corp de gaace.
The hearing of the appeal upon the Irish State
Trials was commenced before The House of Lords
on the 4th Of July, and progressed in from day to
day until the 10Th, when the Lord Chancellor ar
nounccd that certain questions would be pro-
pounded to the Judges, and the further proceed
ings be suspended to await their reply. In the
course Of the hearing, the Lord Chancellor ad-
mit;ed that the Jury lists were traudalently
made up, and the opinion seems to be that the
counsel for the prisoners have made out 50 strong
case that the judgement will be reversed, but 1t
appears that O'Connell has no hops that the ap-
paal will be successful.
O'Connell continues in the enjoyment Of good
health in his prison, and through his son has an
nuunced his great satisfaction at the peaceable
demcanor cf the people, eAno'ulg tnehi 10 pei
severe in the agitation for Repeal. At the week
Iy meeting Of the Dublin associations, on The
18th ult the amount Of Repeal contributions for
the week, was announced at fl7OO. Mr.. James
Kelly, NJ. P, the newly elected Repeal member
for Limerick, presided at this meeting, and ad-
dressed the members at length on the advanta-
res to 10 derived from a Repeal Of the Uuon.
of an important character were also
made by Mr.. Henry Grattom NJ. P, and others
The principal topic is the squabblc between
France and Morocco, which at The last accounts
was in a fair way Of adjustment.