The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-05
THE EUROPEAN WORLD AS 1T is,

Sketches from the files Of foreign journals
receiped at the UaioaY office By The last
steamship.
ENGLAsp's RIGHT (BY TREATY. TO SEARCH Bra
LILLIAN VESSELS SUSPECTED or sLAvE-rRAprsG, HAS
ExrIREp.-Afler going into a long explanation TO
which England obtained the right of search from
Brazil, that II expired by limitation the 18th Of
last March, the London Morning Chronicle of the
18th ult. says:
at not the purpose critically examining whether
the whole OF the treaty Of 1871 expires, only that
that we refer this event Certain at least IL U.s. that
much gave the right Of search and constituted the
mixed commissions has expired And thus il 1t be really
true that the Brazilian government possesses little
thoty among her subjects ehectual to prevent the slave
so-we find ourselves, by the position in which
commercial policy towards that country has placed u.s. de
Pysd Of ne most seca as means o. our ar
of subjects disregard their own laws or to impose
rigid compliance with their engagements with foreign
States put down this inhuman traffic. We are bound
however to admit and is with pleasure that we do So
that far immediate active and independent measures
the part of the Brazilian government can replace the
regulations for enforcing their own laws against the slave
trade accounts Just received give some evidence that
they adopted without loss Of time but with how much
efficiency the supposition that the government IT,
self in earnest in Ms proessed objects remains to be
seen"
Perhaps, when Britain ceases practically to pay
bounty to her naval officers, by way Of encouraging
them to permit fhe shipping of slaves from Africa
to South America and the West Indies, she may
find Brazil ready to give her credit for sincerity in
her protested efforts to put down the slave trade and
again unite with her for that purpose.
The government of the canton of Valais (Switzer-
land) has sentenced Dr. Barmann, who took lead
ing part in the disturbances there to deprivation of
civil rights for two years, fine of ESQ., and the
costs of the prosecution, A similar sentence has
been pronounced upon M. Torren.
The Turkish sultan has dismissed the provincial
deputation, "a species of Congress Parliament,)
summoned in February last TO consult about the
civil and political condition of the country. In their
stead, he has appointed a commission Of forty MEM
bers to be sent out into the different provinces of his
empire, who are to examine into and report to him
the state Of the country.
The FREE TRADE BAzAAR, reporter for the
London Morning Chronicle thus describes strange
but very effective new plan of producing music,
which was exhibited at the bazaar. He styles it
"the rock harmonicon:"
sThree brothers named Harrison are the players
and proprietors. Their instruments are pieces Of
whinstone from Skiddaw mountain, in Cumberland.
These stones about one inch, or from that to
and half inch thick, varying from two and half
to five inches broad, and from eight to twenty-four
inches in length. They are laid out on a frame Of
height suitable to be played on either sitting or
standing, in two rows. The first row consists of
twenty-five pieces and the second of fourteen pieces
The smallest stones are at the right hand, and give
the highest notes in the musical scale; the deep bass
coming from larger pieces at the left hand. The first
row gives full tones and the second sem-tones
The three brothers perform on them at once, each
with hammer in his right hand and also one in his
left. The hammers are largest where the stones are
largest and are made some Of sycamore and some
of rose wood. The frame upon which the stones
are erected is about nine feet long, and is made of
pieces Of common deal. The boards present their
edges uppermost. They are about an inch and a
half thick, and are covered on the upper edge with
straw. These performers have brought this harmo-
nicon to great perfection.
at is complete in all its tones and semi-tones, and
enables the players to give any piece of music which
can be performed on the best pianos. Their labor
| in perfectng the instrument has been immense, as
most of the stones have been sawn while partic-
ular size, weight, shape, produces the requisite
| tones. The largest pieces generally produce the
deep tones; but there are exceptions. One of the
exceptions is that small ragged piece not half the
size Of another that is evenly shaped is four notes
lower"
| Among other very valuable articles exhibited and
for sale at the great free-rade bazaar, manu-
script letter Tin splendid frame) from General
Washington, dated 18th December, ITS, and ad-
sons visiting the lines between both armies.
| Again: we see noted glass coffee ferers, said to
be great improvement; and the machine called
"Hutchinson's spirometer;" the use of which is to
measure the strength and health Of the lungs in the
human body by the patient breathing into il.
| Also a machine for cutting cloth by, in shaping
garments. Its inventor says its use saves 400 per
| cent. in time and 10 per cent. in cloth. Also two
heavy plates Of iron, to show the perfection of true
working, so well polished to exclude all atmospheric
air when laid together, that the under one adheres
to the upper when the upper is lifted.
Sir Robert Peels supporters IN their pirate relations,
adopting his plan Of conciliaing the Irish people
The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, cabinet minister,
in accordance with the earnest Recommendation of
the premier, introducing the "grant TO May
| nooth, has settled $500 per annum on the parish
priest of Irishtown, and like sum on the parish
priest Of Booterstown, in both OF which parishes he
is the principal proprietor These endowments are
perpetual, and are vested in the commissioners of
donations and bequests under the act of the last
| session. - HS3G sN f
| The clergy of the established church are acting
| very prudenty upon the subject of the grant to
Maynooth, a very few of them having peiitioned
against it, whatever may be the secret influences
they bring TO bear
The EFFECT OF MoNARcHIcAL INSTITUTIONS ON
THE RELATIVE CONDITIONS THE GREAT
CLASSES OF SOCIETY, THE POOR AND THE RICH
| In the morning Chronicle OF the IIth ult., we
| find the following paragraph, which we extract
consecutively, so that the readers Of the Union
may see at glance the difference between living to
work, and to be worked for; they show emphaticaly
the operation of systems of government designed to
pamper the few at the expense of the many to ena-
Bile the favored to enjoy the privileges of caste;
though, to effect this, bread is to be denied the
masses by the operation of laws which, while de-
prving them of physical comfort, are no less likely
| to destroy their moral well being.
"CouRT CALENDAR."--Their royal highnesses the
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess Of Cambridge, and
the hereditary Grand Duchess of Mechlenburg
Srelitz, visited the Queen yesterday, at Bucking-
ham palace.
"Their royal highnesses the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal (babes) ,rere taking airngs yes
terday, in the royal gardens" &C., &c.
! FRoM "THE POLICE REPoRT."--The story Of the
prisoner was one of common occurrence, and was
soon told She had been in service in Bethnal-gre
in the house ofMr. Cookredge, pawnbroker; had left