Per Adams & Co.'S Express.


ARRIVAL OF THE
ACADIA AT BOSTON.


FIFTEEN DAYS LATER
FROM EU ROPE.
EXCITEMENT In ENGLAND AND FRANCE


ON HEARING OF THE


Election Of Polk over Clay.
O'C ONNELL AGAIN IN THE FIELD
Depression I'm the Cotton Market.

EXCITEMENT In ENGLAND AND FRANCE

Election of Polk over Clay.

&c coNNELL AGAIN IN THE FIELD

Depression In the Cotton Mark

TROUBLES In SPAIN AND RUSSIA, &c. SC.
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at O'Clock, in seventeen days from Liverpool
The news by her is Of little interest.


We received our papers by Adsms 6S Co. Ex-
press, at half past six O'Clock yesterday morning.
We make part Of our summary of news from
Wilmer IL Smiths European Times


The Acadia had very rough passage. On the
18th she was struck by heavy sea which carried
away one Of her quarter boats, broke an iron
stancheon, and did other damage.


Our advises from London are to the Sd, Liver
pool to the 4th, and Paris to the I'd instant.
The election Of Mr.. Polk, as President of the
United States, caused much surprise in England,
and elsewhere.


The cotton market was in very depressed state,
and the prices were literally fxedby the purchaser
This was owing to the anxious desire manifested
to effect sales.


The colonial and general produce markets had
been steady, and were likely to be favoraby influ
enced by the comparatively easy state of the money
market.


Trade at Manchester continued brisk, and there
were no stocks either of goods oriyarns notwith-
standing this was what was termed the dull sea-
son.


The American Provision trade continued to form
an important branch Of commerce. though the u.
States and Canadian -four has hardly supported pre-
vious rates.


The Great Western arrived out on the 23d in lSh
days, and the Hibernia on the 18th, in l2a days.
The late crop Of potatoes in Ireland is found.to
exceed the produce of any year on record.
The weekly meeting Of the Repeal Association,
on the 26th ut., was more than usually animated,
owing to the presence Of Mr.. O'Connell


Mr. Richard Leyland, the great Liverpool
banker. died on Sunday last at Walton. He died
childless, and his large fortune will be divided
amongst his nephews.


1t was said that NJ de Logan, recently Consul
General of France at Tuns, was to go to China as
Consul General.


The splendid new steamship Cambria is adver-
tised tor Boston on the 4th of jan, 1885,


The attention of the daily press is fixed upon the
termination of the treaty with Brazil, the retala-
tory process of that country and the consequences
involved in it.


The iron trade is most animated, and even at
this, usually the dullest season Of the year.
Freights are much in the same state as at the
sailing of the last packet, somewhat dull, and in the
rates no alteration.


Thorwalden's statue Of Byron, excluded from the
sacred precincts Of Westminster. Is about to be





The total number Of letters dispatched through
the Post Office, London, in 1893, was IS millions;
in ls43, upwards of 2sO millions
The Rev Sydney Smith, who has been seriously
i'll for time, is thought to be slowly recover.
ing.


The reports that have for some time past prevail
edrelative to contemplated change Of the minis
try, have been contradcted from authority
IL Ia said that the Lord rs Traa ~ L..
conferred the vacant deanery Of Limerick on the
Rev. Or. Wilson, who is q whig, and q decided
supporter OF the system of national education.
The grand banquet to Sir Henry Pottnger by the
merchants OF Liverpool, was to take place on the
18th instant.


The parish Of Tottenham, London, is in fer
ment, account of dispute relative TO the restor.
ed observance ofthe Rubric.


The French minister OF the interior has lust an.
pointed special commission to report on ihe ad:
vantages OF the system of electrical telegraphs and
the possibility of their application.
The British Cabinet, it is said, contemplates
complete change in the government Of India, which
Will extingulsh the political power of the East In
dla directors.


The French Chambers were to meet on the 26th
February


The accounts from Spain inform us that Martin
Zurbano, the old guerilla chief, had placed himself
at the head OF an aninsurrectionary movement in Cas-
tile.


Messrs Oakley and Levett have arrived from the
United States as representatives Of parties in Ame-
rica, Interested in the completion OF the illinois
canal


Articulation is in progress for the repeal Of the
malt duties, but 1t is considered not at all likely to
be successful


A very caIamtous and destructive flood occurred
at Florence, in the early part OF the present month
The river ArnO rose high, on Sunday, the Sd.
from the heavy rains which fell on. that and the
preceding CIV two or three days, as 70 inundate two
thirds of the whole town to many feet in depth.
A daring act Of piracy was committed in the very
midst o. the shipping in the port Of Gibraltar, the
night of the 9th ult.


Letters from Alexandra Of the Goth state that the
Pacha 10 likely to prove refractory in regard to the
proposed railroad across the Desert.


The damage occasioned by the late inundation
a Havre - much greater than was at first supposed
Several OF the best quays were partially undermn-
The Journal des Debafs state that Abdel Ka-
der has taken refuge near MIliana, in that portion
OF the country where the authority OF the Sultan il
not very firmly established. .>iss.


Several ingenious frauds in the Importation of
silver plate, have lately been detected in the Lon
don custom house.


Several incendiary fires have lately given much
alarm to the Inhabitants of Plymouth and its vici-
nifty.


A Paris paper alleges that the Proeressista con.





gentlemen who had been instrumental in the ex.
pulsion Of Espartero from Spain. m
The iron trade Of Stourbridge is now very fiou.
rishing, and all who inclined to work have full
employment


FATAL CoALPIT AccrpENT-Loss OF FIFTY
LIvEs.-On the Tth ult. there was loss OF fifty
lives, by the terrible agency Of ire-damp, at ihc
Cwm Avon Colliery, Neaih. On account of the
shattered state OF the works, consequent the ex-
plosion, and the noxous effluvia, only four bodies
had on that day been taken out.


Loans FOR PUBLIC WoRxs in CANApA.-The
Lords OF the Treasury have given notice Of their
intention to dispose OF Canada debentures or bonds
to the amount Of GOO COO, by tencers Of not LEES
than f5OO each, statin9 the sums proposed to be
paid tor each f100, to be received prior to Friday
next.
There are now in the course Of erection. in
Manchester, no fewer Than thirteen warehouses;
. dozen OF which may be called first class build