The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-04-29
Eight Days Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMER UNICORN.

WAS telcSfapncu at ~ minutes TO
o'clock p. M. this (Friday) afternoon,
and arrived at her wharf. East Boston,
at o'clock p. Nj.
Cotton market unchanged, provisions
nominal, flour and grain as before.
There has been debate in the En-
glish House of Lords on the Oregon
question: and another war excitement.
with great clustering in the newspapers.
The revolution in Poland has been
put down by Austrian bayonets.
Agitation and suffering continue in
Ireland: and, to add to the evils Of the
time, the Irish Coercion Bill has passed
the House Of Lords.
Free trade is spreading in Russia and
France, and a commercial treaty has
been made between Russia and SARDINIA.
The newly constructed Spanish Mini
stry resigned on the 18th inst, on the
ground of some difficulty with respect to
the liberty Of the press. The Queens
Mother is supposed to have managed
this intrigue to upset the Mraflores cabi-
net, with IL view to the restoration of
NarvacZ.
IRELAND.
The various accounts received from
Ireland since the sailing Of the last stca-
mer, arc far from being of u satisfactory
character. Want, or at least its immc-
diatc prospect, on the one hand, and
crime, tho details Of horrld and sanguin-
AIRY deeds, Oh tho other form their chief
feature.
The people OF Mayo have been great
ly excited in consequence of Il contested
election, which took place for that
country during the week ending March
{. The repeal candidate was Mr.. NJ.
MloonneIl his opponent, liberal in
politics but not it repeater, was Il MIR.
Moore. The result of the contest was
Mr.. M'Donncll'S return Ly IA majority of
20. The military and the pcasantry
came into conflict with each other during
the course of the election, when the for
mer were obliged to fire upon the popu-
lace. One life was lost and some few
others wounded.
Daniel O'ConnelI's health is. rapidly
failing. 1t seems now Il pain for him to
make speech in the House of Com
mons on behalf Of Ireland. and when he
does so, it is delivered in such a tanned.
weak, and subdued tone, that one can
hardly recognise in his person the great
and popular agitator who harangued the
countless thousands on the Hill of Tara,
and Mullaughmast- led on his
marshallcd bands throughout three pro-
vinces, in defiance of the NIonarch,s IS de.
nunciations, and the almost unanimous,
opinions of both Houses of Parliament.
But time has made traces upon his con-
stitution and from the general report it
would seem that he now requires case.
and relief from the care and tolls of pub
lie life.
The Irish Coercion Bill, which origi-
mated in the House Of Lords with the
Earl of ST. Germans, has passed through
every stage of that branch of the iegisla-
ture, and now awaits it's fate in the other
House. Some Of its most stringent fea-
lures have been reduced, but the mea-
sure is still highly penal, and the severi-
iy of its enactments, unless they are still
further modified, stand chance Of rem
dering the measure dead letter. The
Bill is being fierceLy opposed in Ireland,
and the liberal press in England is as
sailing it tooth and nail.
FRANCE.
The dates from France are to Tues
day, the 18th of March.
The proceedings in both Chambers
on Saturday were without Importance.
In the Chamber of Peers the Duke OF
broglle presented the report of the COM
mittee on the Secret Service Money
Bill, and the debate on the question was
fixed for Thursday next. The Minister
of the Interior introduced the Internal
Navigation Bill, which has already
nassed the other Chamher