The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-19


titnl supply of foreign sugar from China the Island
OF Java, and other places east OF the Cape OF Good
| Hope-the new arrangement TO conc into opera.
ton when the Brazilian treaty ceases IN November
! Of the present year. The Budget was very unspar
| lnsy criticized, and some clever party speeches
were made by Mr. Barring, Mr.. Labouchere, and
| Lord John Russell. The ex-Minlsters profess &c
see In some of The details OF the present plan an
| APPROXIMATION 10 the memorable Wing Budget oil
lSll. Lord John Russell was very emphatic in de-
aounclng the folly Of excluding, on principle, the
| slave-grown sugar of Brazil, while we admit the
slave-grown coffee Of that country. Lord Stanley,
| too, was soundly rated by Mr.. z. Stewart who
spoke interested in the British tropical colo
MES, Tor having done all that could be done to pre-
vent Tree supply OF labor reaching them from the
| western coast of Africa AS regards the general
feeling of the country the Budget does not promise
TO be very popular. The cotton manufacturers are
| dissatisfied that the duty the raw material has
not been repealed the shipping trade fear that our
goods will be shut from Brazil; the middle class
rs grumble about the continuance OF the property
tax beyond the specified time and, as IN all simi-
lar cases where great expectations have been excit
ed, disappointment now prevails
ELECTIONS IN ENeLAND-The elections which
have taken place IN consequence OF the law APP
poiniments, have terminated IN favor OF the Gov,
| ernment The Anti Corn-Law League showed
fight at Exeter and the result was very humlliating
TO its popularity there. Poor Mr. Thesiger, who
accepted the SOLICITOR eneraship, under the i'm
preston that he could retain his seat for Wood
stock found out that great patrons are some tlmes
very whimsical. The seat was wanted by the
Duke of Marlborough for the Marquis of Blandford,
his son, young nobleman who has Just attained
his majority, and the aw-oilicer of the crown was
left TO shift for himself. He is, however, on the
| threshold of the House of Commons, as friend
| in need" is about to resign, IN order TO make way
| for him.
which this vessel is extraordinarily placed is not
vet overcome 1t is stated in Herapaths Railway
Journal, that il is intended to Lift her, by very
simple process, through the dock gates. The great
the screw. No doubt the object OF the directors OF
the Great Britain was to get the gates widened tor
the purpose of bringing her in again to repair: This
the Dock Directors would not permit, and il is pro-
bable that when the Great Britain leaves Bristol as
there is no dock there capable of accommodating
her, she will never again return. II is expected
she will sail for New York on the 18th OF July.
The Brsto! Mirror states, that no arrangement has
yet been made for extrlcatng the vessel.
/. appears, by parliamentary paper Just issued,
that the quantity of European cheese imported into
tbs o ssuny n the year tndss sa was
12,3l2 cwt; from British Possessions, ~ cwt.
Total in the year, 1883 cwt
zaGENERAI Tom THuMB.-The star of General
Tom Thumb is still in the ascendant. He con-
tinues TO be the " observed of all Observers
Every day adds to his popularity. His third visit
to the Queen, at Buckingham Palace, on the 18th
ult., when the King and Queen of the Belgians
were present, shows how popular ne Is with royal
ty; albeit, he is charged with having said to the
fair Victoria, "We have no Queens In American
phrase very unmuslcai to the EARS of crowned
heads. recent number Of Punch contained adj
miraDe portraits of the little fellow and another
redoubtable general--the Duke of Wellington.
The likenesses were capltaly preserved, the artist
having communicated to the face of the Duke
ullarly comic expression OF surprise at seeing
which laughs at the drolleries of Punch, were tlcked
| on being made acquainted with the fact, few
days after the appearance OF the carcature, that the
| Duke had pulled the identical Punch out of his
nrtta t tho of Ctpdt ne at
tention of group of peers who surrounded him to
its funniments, himself laughing heartily at the ta
| blaur. Meanwhile, the Egyptian Hall, where the
General holds his daily levces and from which he
proceeds every night TO the houses of some of the
| nobility, is insufficient to accommodate the number
OF his visitors The weekly receipts little short
OF seven hundred pounds sterling sovereigns, not
dollars! sir Barnum, his protector, IS OF course
| " ma king hay while the sun Shines" He is great
favorite with the Cockneys, and as much sought at
| ter as minister OF state. We alluded IN our last
to the fact of his having engaged the "1nfant Sis
ters"-two sweet little creatures, who sing and
dance admirably, the one four the other SIX years
| of age-whose performances at the Cosmorama.
Regent street, have attracted marked attention.
| The Youngest is singer, the eldest preconlous
actress of wonderful humor and talent.
Music and tho Drama.
| Mrs Wood, the celebrated vocalist, has been
compelled to suspend her professional exertons by
one of those nervous affections to which she has
| been lately subject
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from the STAGE and what is most to be regretted is
that the impaired state of her health renders thus
| step necessary.
The gross receipts of the theatres Of Paris, du
ring the past year. are stated to have amounted TO
$4,000 fr., or E326,SOO.
1t is said that lady vioinst is about to make
her debut in the metropolis, whose genius and tai
ents are compared by connOisseurs with those OF
Paglnini and Sivon.
Mr. Wilson, the celebrated singer, has, during
Had de nj
and given sixty-fve entertainments in London,
Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bath, Bristol,
Oxford, Cambridge, and other places.
| De Witte, the celebrated harpist, expired in
Golden-square. London, on the 10th ult, after an
! illness OF only few days. M. De Wite was the
son OF a Russian general of emlnence in the Rus
| sian campaign.
new musical instrument, called the Eoophon,
has Just been brought out. II is an instrument Of
sustained tones, which Produced by q current OF
air acting upon metallic springs, technically called
vbrators, and is played upon by keys similar to the
piano-forte. The tones of the new instrument are
sweet, rich, and full especially in the bass 1t APP
appers to excel the seraphine. These tones are
completely under the control of the performer, rem
dering the expression highly satisfactory and pleas
ing.
Ireland.
STATE Prosecutions The tug OF war upon
these fruitful subjects of litigation likely to
be prolonged beyOnd all reasonable expectation
Upon the opening of Easter Term, the convicted
parties were called upon to attend to receive judy
ment, which they immediately met by notice OF
motion for new trial. founded upon the affidavts
of Mr.. p Mahony and other agents of the traver-
sers, to the effect that there had been ga gross,
wilful, and corrupt suppression OF the names" OF
certain persons qualified to be placed on the spe-
ca jurors list for the year 1874" respecting which
they say, they conscientlously Of opinion thai
the omission of said names fraudulently done,
for the purpose of diminishing the chance of hav-
| ing any person protesting the Roman Catholic
religion on the jury try the case, and for the pur.
pose of preudicng the traversers in this cause, and
that it did, in fact prejudice them upon said trial
and Opponents believe that, in consequence thereof
the said traversers have not had fair trial" The
deponents state their belief that upwards of sixty
| names were so omitted. This it was deemed ne
cessary by the Irish Attorney-General to answer by
counter affdavits from Messrs Archer and Dickin-