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IMPORTANT FROM EUR oPE!!
ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNlA.
TWcmtY.tXn DaNs Later Intelligence.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH, 81, 1886


The steamer HIBERNrA, Capt. HAnRIsoN.
arrived at Boston on Thursday, the 18th inst.
at half past 9 o'clock in the morning.
The percmptory refusal Of Mr.. Polk 10
submit to arbitration has excited great deal
of indignant feeling. The influential papers
are loud in their expressions Of contempt for
the folly Of his conduct, and resentment at
the insolence ofhis language. The effect Of
the news on the commercial world was to
advance cotton one.eighih, and TO depress
the price of Consols, from 969 to 95. The
reasons offered for refusing TO arbitrate are
considered equally silly and insulting. No.
thing can exceed The contempluous bitterness
with which the ablcst writer's mention the
name of Mr.. Polk. The feeling of the ma
ton which he is trying to provoke, may be
seen by the following note of the Prime Min
lister, to her Majesty, at the time i, was sup.
posed that Lord John Russell would be his
successor.
"Sir Robert Peel feels il to be his duty TO add,
that should your Majesty's future advisers, after
consideration OF the heavy demands made upon
the army of our country for colonial service of
our relations mih the United States, and of the
bearing which steam navigation may have upon
maritime warfare and the defence of the coun.
try, deem it advisable to propose an addition to
the army and increased naval and military est.
mates, Sir Robert Peel will support the propo.
sal; will do all that he can TO prevent il from
being considered indicative of hostile or altered
feeling tocards France i: and will assume for the
increase in question any degree of responsibility,
present or prospective, which can fairly attach TO
him."
The reading Of this letter was interrupted
and followed by loud cheers from all sides Of
the House.
The debate on the Corn Laws was com.
menced on the 9th of February - was con-
tnued through three weeks and finally bro,
to close on the morning of Saturday the
2SIh ult. Twelve nights were consumed in
the debate, the abest and most strenuous thai
has occurred in the British Parliament these
ten years. 10 spite of the determined op.
position on the part of the land holders the
vote on the amendment to the minis,cria
proposition TO go into Committee of the
whole on the Customs and Corn importation
acts, was Ayes $3.50, Nays gag - maj. o.
This result is hailed with rapture by III,
. League, and the business men of the king
: dom generally, upon whose interests il ha
had the hes, effect. The following analyst
Of the vote is extracted from the European
Times:-
f.. The House consists Of CSC members of thes
S 227 Liberals voted with the Minister, and IL.
b rorles-total, $3.50 against him, III Liberals an
23l Tories--,otal, 242, which makes the ma
d Iorlty of 81. There were 30 Liberals absent
/. and Is Tories ; IL Liberal pairs Is Tory pairs
e D vacancies, and the Speaker, 6 making up tn
II full compliment 656 Sir Robert Peel's cup
porters, it will thus be seen, only number abou
sirth OF the representation, and in this estimat
!, are included 81 officials. 1t is clear, then, tia
o without the aid of the Liberals he would hav
been destroyed by those who made him.
). If the House of Lords should reject tn,
:, Minister'S measures after tins decisive vote
e he has il in his power TO dissolve the Parlia
ment. 1t is hoped they will not drive hir
: 10 this extremity, bu, nothing can be know
e with certainty until further advices.
!, The debate was resumed on the Sd ms
d The first resolution was as folows:-
81, "Resolred, That in lieu of the duties now PAL
u able on the importation Of corn meal or hou
9 there shall be paid until the LIST Of Februar
y lS49, the following duties"
e There was some debate on this, but at III
e departure Of the steamer the House had sd
e Journed without taking the question. 1t
understood, however, that there is no pro'
Al pect of an immediate repeal Of the Cor
N Laws.
I'd IMPORTANT News FROM INDIA.
in A tremendous battle has been fought
the North Of India by the British troops VI
J" der the command of Sir Hugh Cough an