Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-07-15
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

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Arriralcftie Acadia-FJicen Days Later.
i The Royal Mail Steamship Acadia ar
rived at her wharf ia East Boston, shortly
after 10 O'Clock on wednesday night
making her passage l3 IL days.
/ The commercial news by this arrival is
much more favorable than that by the la ),
steamer.
There has been an extensive demand
for Cotton during the pre- ceding week, the
sales having reached the respectable guam
ltv Of 43 so bales In the manufac ur-
ing districts there has been much activity
apparel and the superior description of
printing cloths have experienced "a slight
improvement, Ia Manchester ard the
neighborhood. the trade is in an active and
healthy sia,e; and in the woolen districts
of Yorkshire the manufacturers are busily
engaged in making 10 order. The ship
ping houses; as we'll as those who make
for the home trade, are busy, and business
appears to be pr, cee1ng satisfactorily
During the last week The amount of bust
ness IN the produce markets generally. and
in The Yves, India Sugar market more
particularly, has not been equal TO tina, of
the preceding fortnight. Still there has
been a reasonable demand, which has been
we'll met. and the stock is now very near
Nv on par with that Of the correspond
ing period last year.
The English fund. may be said to re-
main withou, change.
Messfs. Barring have accepted the agen-
cy Of New Granada. an arrangement
which has thrown an increased respec'a-
b.lity around its stock, as may be inferred
from The fact of The bonds having improv-
ed to he ex;ea, Of one per cent. The
Bank Australasia held meeting in the
early part Of last week, ut which n dlvi-
dcnd of SIX per cent was declared, bu, The
disclosure and proceedings threw back the
shares from 81 10 35.
The CofnLaws have againbeen discussed
The debate was somewhat spo rori6c, as
all Debates are VIII CHI lead to no practical
result.
The bill for ling the Roman Cath
Ollie College in Ireland was still before the
House of Commons.
The Britannia, says Liverpool paper,
in defiance OF opposing winds and waters.
entered our river fully ,wenty-lour hours
before she was due, thus enabling US, by
our express, to have her news in London
on twelfth day after leaving Boston.
Vidock, the celebrated French thief-tak-
er, has now ar exhibition in London, Of
which instruments Of torture, marches, &C..
form part.
The Times states that Mr.. Macluly is
engaged on History Of England.
The GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP.-
This slupendors vessel, the success Of
which will revolutionIze the whole system
of ocean navigation, left the Thames.
where she had so long commanded atten-
.ion and admiration, on Thursday last, for
Plymouth. At the latter place she moor
ed on the evening Of Saturday, with be-
tween 60 and 70 passengers.
The Morning Herald denies The Morn
ing POSTS statement that the Ftench S cam
navy ouinulnber that Of England, and says
that the former contains lh5 vessels of 20.
0 o horse power, that Of the latter Ia
vessels OF 34,5 0 horse power.
An electric gun was exhibited in Lon
don. few Us since. which fred 1000
Ills a minute. The mode OF operation is
a secret, but /, is supposed 10 be by an ex-
plosion of gasses.
Mr. O'ConneI arrived at Merron square,
Dublin, from Cork, on Friday evening
The honorable gentleman proposed setting
out Immediately for London.
QUEEN VIcToRIA's BAL CoSTUME.-ThIs
much talked Of fete took place at Buc.ing-
= ham Palace on Friday might, the 9th inst.
The costume illustrated George the Sec
ond's me. The exact period cho>en was
the ten years from l74Oto 175) The
company numbered about 1900; compris-
ing the Duchess of Nemours among them;
the chief of the British arislocracv: the d.
plomaic persons, and principal foreigners
in town.
Mr.. Seton. the prime pal in the late duel
at Purtsmou h, is dead. l1s antagonist
is out Of the way. The operation for ex-
tracing he ball proved fatal in its results
after an interval Of some days.
The Germ IN government are trying TO
prevent emigration.
The tagging interest Of the Parliament
airy sess on was enivened, on Friday
night. by personal renconlre between the
member for Bath, Mr. Roebuck. aad Mr..
Smith O'Brien. They banded harsh and
unmisiakeable compliments.
IRELAND.-Fresh Information has arri-
we'd in Dublin of another ARRAY between the
military and The Lei'rim pesantry. in which
the latter have suffered The loss of six killed
and a great number wounded. A rein
forcement Of military have been sent for
ward by express. and much apprehension
exist that martial law will have to be pro-
claimed.
/ A CURioUs FEEAK.-A Miilerite, con-
versing with an old head, whom he sup
posed to favor his views, remarked--'Sa-
ian, who has full power over me. trans
forms me into horse, every night sleep,
and after riding me like lightning. Inches
me 10 certain post and then leaves me
TO find my way home again wish it was
in my power TO distinguish the post. SO
that | might know whero | am nightly
carried - ..Tha: can he easily asce TIA med :"