The New York herald., 1844-12-22
p O S T S C R / P T.
81 NF EIGHT O'CLOCK, n. M.
ARRIVAL
OF THE
STEAMSHIP ACADIA.
FOURTEEN DAYS LATER
FROM EUROPE.

- ~
The Acadia arrived at her wharf in East Bos-
| ton, Saturday morning at 8 o'clock, in seventeen
days from Liverpool. The news by her il Of little
interest.
We received our papers by Adams IL Co q Ex-
press, at half past six o'clock this morning
We make our summary of news from Wilmer
IL Smiths European Times.
Mr.. Folks success has not been favorably re-
| ceived in England.
| DEATH OF THE PRINCESS SopfIIA MATILDA. This
amiable and benevolent Princess expired at her
mansion, on Backheath, after a short Illness
The late crop of potatoes in Ireland is found to
exceed the produce of any year on record
Mr.. Richard Lcyland, the great LIVERPOOL
banker, died on Sunday last at Walton. He died
childless, and his large fortune will be divided
amongst his nephews.
There is still dearth of political news on this
| side the Atlantc-and In the absence Of any actu
al occurrences to excite the public interest, we are
| driven to surmise and speculation. All seems
either at stand STILL or working SO easily that the
movement Is scarcely perceptlble.
| Even the royal perreralions are suspended. and
the Queen IS either entertaining her distinguished
relatives, and attending personally to the duties Of
maternity at Windsor Castle, or making prepara-
ions for the enjoyment Of the rapidly approaching
| festive season OF Christmas.
GREAT BANKlNG-HoUsE RoBBERY.-One of the
gIeatest robberies ever perpetrated, occurred on
the night OF Sunday last. at the London Banking
house of Messrs Rogers & Co. Whether con-
sdered with reference to the amount of property
E40,OO0 or to the manner in which its abstraction
was accomplished, this even stands foremost in
| the transactions. Of daring villainy. We beg to
direct the efpecial attention of our readers on the
American Continent to this affair." says Wilmer
| and Smiths Times AS the facilities of steam
navigation render the robbers craft comparatively
9asy in distant parts of the world it is the duty Of
every man in buslness-of every honest man. to
Intercept the purloined booty, and bring if possible
the perpetrators to justice.
II is customary for clerk to watch over the
| safe on Sunday, and another during the night One
OF the partners being at home on the day of the
robbery, the clerk in attendance asked permission
to 60 ont for few hours, which was granted
The partners OF whom there are four have
each key Of the safe, and it is supposed that
of them in the hurry of business left il in the
lock, for when the safe was opened on the Mon
have been no VIC
pains TO get at box in the safe containing vaua.
BILE securities. reward of &30O0 has been offer
ed for the discovery OF the perpetrators, and the
Qneen's pardon is secured to any of the robbers
giving such evidence may convict the offenders
The notes were stopped at the Bank of England.
and measures were taken to prevent the notes from
passing on the Continent
REPEAL ASSOCIATIONS. weekly meeting OF
the Repeal Association, on the 26th ult was more
than usually animated, owing to the presence OF
Mr.. O'Connel
ExPATRIATED CANADIANs.-The packet ship
Switzerland, which sailed on Friday last for New
York, took out upwards Of thirty persons concern
ed In the Canadian riots of four years past, who
had been transported to New South Wales, they
having, after undergoing portion Of the punish
ment, received an amnesty from the Crown.
COMMERCIAL SuMMARy.-The colonial and gene
raj produce markets have been steady, and are
likely to be favorably influenced by the compare
lively easy state OF the money market Consider
ing the time of the year, the business doing has
a faIp o{
Of business has been transacted, at previous prices
for the most part all for home consumption, and by
public sale. Our imports have been light, and
chiefly from the Baltic; exports very slender. The
stocks Of produce in first hands is generally very
large. and there is not much business advertised
onward.
Mr.. O'Connell has returned to the Irish metro
polls full OF health and vlgor. On his way he has
been teasted at Limerick, entertained at sumptu.
GUS dinner, which was graced by the presence OF
hundreds Of ladies', eight members Of Parliament,
two bishops, large numbers Of the clergy and near
ly eight hundred gentlemen. 1t took place in the
theatre. TIE speech of the guest was marked by
thosn peculiar characteristics OF O'Connell's elo-
quence-a strange mixture Of fun and pathos, hu.
NOR and drollery, which may be said to form ele-
mental portions of the Irish character, O'Con-
nell's speaking IL beyond that of most men, cacu-
lated to keep awake the sympathies of his coun.
rymex,
THE PHILADELPHIA OurBREAKs-Mr. O'Connell
rose at a meeting in Limerick, and said he had to
hand In 81, the subscription OF the Rev. Mr. Mori-
arty, Of Philadelphia, whom he regretted to see in
LELAND. Personally. he rejoiced TO see him. but he
regretted exceedingly the cause that had brought
him there; 1t was TO raise money to rebuild Catholic
churches that had been burnt during the late riots
The public were aware that atrocity unparalleled
in civilized tmes-horrors that made many men
ashamed to belong TO human nature-had been
perpetrated by the inhabitants of Philadelphia un-
der the name OF Natives, against the Catholics
and the Irish.
The Paris papers are filled with the accounts OF
the dinner given at Marseiles to Marshal Buge aud
on the occasion OF his return from Algiers.
Spain.
The whole country Is disturbed. Martin Zurba-
no, the Guerilla chief, has placed himself at the
head of an insurrectionary movement in Old Cas-
tile. He had been quietly living on his property
near L0grono, which Is said TO be worth E5O0
year. But he heard lately that the government
meant to charge him with Deing an accomplice in
some con piracy, and ne determined to gain start
in the struggle with those who had resolved on his
destruction.
Attention continue to be fixed upon the feverish
state of Spain, the h.ful transitions OF which show
symptoms OF that smouldering volcano that every
day threatens TO break forth, and reduce the ele-
obliged to abandon the field, and take refuge in
flight. But this insurrecion, although unsuccess.
fnl, 10 only of the signs of the diseased state Of
the country
We have received the Madrid journals of the
25,h ult.
The discussion on the Reform Bill was proceeded
with on that day in the Chamber OF Deputies, but
the proceedings were not OF much interest. Sew
eral articles were adopted
There is no positive intelligence in the Madrid
journals of Zurbano.
Sweden.
The King Of Sweden has approved Of all the
modlicati0ns by the States in the fundamental
law. The principal notifications are :-Convoca-
uon Of the diet every three years. The right OF
the King to give or to refuse his sanction pro-
jects Of law adopted by the states during the sit.
ting Of the diet. The suppression Of all dstinc-
sions OF nobility amongs, the members Of the su-
preme tribunal. The abolition Of the right of sus.
pending the publication Of journals.
Circassia.
The flying reports which during the last few
months have successfully reached Constantinople
from DaQheafap authorize a heliei that the disas.