The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-08
FOREIGN NEWS
BY THE
STEAMSHIP GREAT WESTERN.
FURTHER EXTRACTS.

Mr.. Greene brought up the report on the Sugar
Duties. s
Mr. Ewart objected to the bill of the government
and moved as an amendment, in the absence OF
Mr.. Hume, "That the slave and free-labor sugar
l, admitted upon the payment OF equal duties"
After few words from Mr. James and Mr.
Barclay, The House divided, when there appeared
For receiving the report. ..lS3
For Mr.. Ewart's amendment..... IS
Majority. 49, ....--llS
Sir Robert Peel, in answer 10 Lord John
Russell, named Monday next Tor the third reading
HEALTH OF THE QuEEN-Il is unexpectedly de-
termined that the accUuchment OF her majesty will
take place al Windsor Castle. II is expected to oc
cur next month. There is rumor that the Prince
Of Wales and the Princess Royal will visit the Isle
of Wight (ihe Princess Alice remaining at the Cas-
tie,) during the temporary secusion Of our beloved
sovereign. pr. Locock, the first physician accou
cheur to the Queen, will be in attendance on her
majesty, when the court takes its departure from
Buckingham Palace.
THE REPEAL AssocIATIoN.-OnM Monday last June
IL, the weekly meeting of the Repeal Association
was held in the Cancellation Hall, Dublin. The
amount OF rent for the week was e., 400 Amongst
the receipts was ego from Mr.. John Gully, late NJ.
Z. for Pontefract, as his subscription to the funds
OF the association, accompanied by letter, in
Council and his colleagues have not had tair trial;
and il has been sid by the highest authority in par
lament and on the bench Of justice, too, if mis-
take not, that justice has not been done. AS an
Engllshman, should not desire to be the adj
vocateH of any measures that would tend
10 weaken ythe empire but as an English
man, | cannot stand by quietly and teel that
injustice has been done to your leaders. For these
reasons, and as an expression of my humble syDpa-
thy, | beg to send you twenty pounds as my sub
scriplion, and request 10 be enrolled as member
Of the Repeal Association. Infinitely better, in my
Judgment, any possible result from the repeal of the
union, than maintain the union and compel llsh-
men to live outside the pale OF British law" Each
day brings important accessons of strength to the
repeal cause = liverpool Chronicle, June %.
IL ID 10y 4
gian railroad IN 1913 tor passengers were, 5,4s2,
259f, and the carriage otsgoods 1872 2s0f giving
total OF 1891 ,539t. The expenses of working
them were 5000, O0Of., so that the profit has been
rest OF the capital employed, which was 1877 $751;
977f., there remains sum of 100000. for divi-
dend.
AN ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY ABRoAD.-A letter
from Vienna says-"We are going to have trial
Of an atmospheric railway A company has been
formed here TO construct one between Vienna and
Huttelsdorf by Heirzing and Miedberg, on the leii
hank of the Vein. The expense will be ! 200, 600
which is 10000 florins, Tor flOO0 stering,) were
disposed Of the very day the prospectus OF the DOM
pany was published. M
BAuBIRs FOR THE CANADIAN INDIANS while in
London, the Obbeways found out that they could
purchase as many brass thimhes with which they
arefond Of ornarnentng themselves,) for five shil-
lings they could purchase OF the extoronate fur
trader Qrom whom they purchase them at honey
Tor 70. Inc consequence is, that they havetbOught
about 5000 thimbles, which they have slowed
away in boxes, for the purpose of taking them to
Canada, to supply themselves and their frends for
the remainder Of their lives.
AGaEEABIE.--Mr. Leigh Hunt is stated in some
of the newspapers to have received an agreeable
visit, in the shape OF an income for life, of El5O
year, under tn will Of the late Sir L. Shelley,
Bart, the father of his deceased friend, Percy
Bysshe shelley, he poet We believe the ss, to
El00 year, tor both have been mentioned,) 10 al
lowed by the present barone', Sir Percy Shelley,
the son of the poet, an example OF loeraIlty to the
attached friend of his father, which will ever be
remembered to his honor Morning Chronicle.
WEALTH CT CRocKFoRr Crockford's will has
just been proved the personal property is sworn
under E200 0C0 the real estate is said to be worth
E150,G00 The whole Is lett to Mrs. Crockford.-
London Globe, June Fl.
LORD MoUNTcAsHELL AND HIS NURSE roa-
ders will remember that AT free-trade meeting in
the Liverpool Amphtheatre some time ago, OCon
nell thus aposlrophized Lord Mountcathell who had
just been delivered Of some monorolis absurdity.
but who on earth, besides his NURSE
For Lord Mountcashe cares one curse ~
Well his lordship has now actually married his
nurse. Having been dangerously i'll and faithfully
attended on his sick bed by an Irish lass, he has
since shown his gratitude by marrying the girl. who
is now Countess OF Mountcashell- Liverpool paper
TURNING THE PENNY TO SOME TUNE In the most
distressed period OF the cotton trade, 1871, and
settled, Manchester merchant formed the resolu.
ton OF specializing IN 80 OOO pieces OF low shirtings
for which the purchaser paid Is Sd per piece. the
whole outlay being just &l0,0O0 The entire Of
this large purchase, to numbers Of pieces il
in amount, were shipped to Manila, where the
goods arrived most opporune. quick sale took
place. and the returns, after paying all costs and
charges, netted rather over $40 600 Bills for ouch
proceeds were invested in silk. The silk, too,
proved an equally good spec; the lucky owner
having again doubled his investment, i. e., sold
the silk for more tht n 100000 Perhaps more
fortunate speculation is not record; and all this,
too was accomplished in less, it is said, than
twelve months !-Liverpool paper, June %.
DIsaRAcRruL system OF ESPIONAGE IN THE Posr
OFPicE.-The system OF espionage in the General
Post Office, st. Martn'sle Grand, is comparatively
unknown to the public During the secretaryship
Of Sir Francis Freeing the opening Of letters post
I'd London for the continent, well as those from
the provncesp passing through the Foreign Office, was
carried on to a great extent, and we know Gays a
correspondent to certainty that there are now in
the Post Office more than one individual who, in
carrying letters and packages which had been open
ed and resealed In the Espionage Office" to the
inland offices, have found the wax on violated let
tiers and packets sticking to their hands. from, its
not having had sufficient time to COOL The /" Esp-
0nage Office" then situate on the south west
corner of Post Office, and is now partly used the
money order office. We challenge contradiction
to our s,atement.-L Chronicle.
ENORMOUS CONSUMPTION OF TEA AND CorrrE.--
One oil the most remarkable facts In the diet OF man
kind, is the enormous consumption of tea and COT
fee. The slightly stimulating and narcotic proper
ties OF these substances do not seem sufficient 10 ac
count for the fact that upwards of 500 co. 0OB Of
pounds OF these articles are annually consumed by
the inhabitants OF the world. Ii has however, been
found that they contain certain active principle
which, though small in quantity, is yet supposed
form an important part in the human economy
This principle ia called theme in tea, and caffeine
in coffee but they are identical in composition |;
and what is very remarkable, this same principle
has been discovered in the Paraguay tea, speces
America and a principle very similar, called theo
bromne, is found in the nuts from which COG GA and
chocolate are prepared. Now, according to Liebig