Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-07-10
ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.
Fifteen days later from Europe.

The Steamship Acadia arrived at Bos-
ton, on Wednesday evening, I'd, at halt
past 10 o'clock; making her passage in a.
bout 10 days and a half, notwithstanding
some detention, occasioned by meeting
with icebergs. We have Liverpool and
London papers to the 10Th Of June, the
day OF sailing We compile the following
news for our foreign news from our for
eign papers.
The Maynooth Bill was again discussed
in the House of Lords on the Sd and 4lh
of June, the measure being denounced
on the one hand "not as boon to
Ireland, but surrender to Rome" and
commended on the other as "singularIy
wise, benevolent and Christian, carrying
out the great rule of doing 10 others as we
would wish others should do unto u.s., and
would be receive with cordially, and as
an indication of kindly spirit by the
mass of the people. There were two dis
cussions. On the irst-Lord Roden's A.
mendmeni for a select committee to in
qnire into the teaching and discipline at
Maynooth;) there appeared, Contents SO
Nontents l55 Majority against the amend
ment 90. On the secondhand the bill
be read second time, Contents present
l44, proxies 50; For 226:-Non-contents
present SO, proxies II; Against 60-Ma-
jority for the second reading on the second
reading, 1877 The Bill passed its third
reading on the 10Th by vote of Isl to So
Thus only wanting the royal signature to
become law-which it has ere this I'M
doubtedy received, The presen! Govern
ment has struck formidable blow at
popular prejudice in this Maynooth meas
ure, and the recoil has been terrible; but
still no advance has been made towards
the permanent pacifcation of the country
for which the sacrifice was made. There
never be will peace in Ireland--it is folly
to expect it--whle the Anglican church in
that country exists in its present sumptu-
Gus Incidence, in lis enormous wealth--a
living mockery and libel on the misery of
the people. The richest church existing
amongst the poorest people in Christen-
doom-and that church not their own
must always be an eye-sore, a cancer, a
never ccasing cause of irritation. The
knife, sooner or later, must be applied to
cut out this unsightly excrescence.
IRELAND.
The Monster Repeal Banquet, at Cork,
for which preparations have been long in
progress took place on Monday the 9th, at
the Imperial Clarence Rooms. About 600
persons we're at the table, and more than
500 ladies were present as spectaors.--
According TO the reports in the Cork Jour-
mails. the banquet far eclipsed any similar
proceeding. Mr. OConnelI, enboldend
by recent events, delivered a speech char
actersed by a more than ordinary share of
eloquent venemence, rejecting with scorn
the conciliatory advances of the Minister
as''mean and paItry attempts to swamp the
great ends of agitation" Mr. Hodges, the
Government reporter was present through
out the whole proceedings, as well as
those Of Tara, Navan, and such of the re-
neweJ monster-meetings as have already
held. Mr. OConneII on Tuesday proceed
ed down the river in one Of the steamers;
on "Wednesday he attended an open meet
ing, and in the evening made speech at
the Peoples Hall, and on Thursday morn
ing he left Cork, and arrived at Merton
square. Dublin, on Friday evening. The
honorable gentleman proposed setting on,
Immediately for London.
Fresh information had arrived in Dub
lin of an ARRAY bet wcen the military and
the Leitrim peasantry, in which the latter
have suffered the loss of six killed. and a
great number wounded. A reinforcement
Of military have been sent forward by ex-