The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-06
[From an English correspondent Of the "Union."1
w LONDON, September IL, l645.


LONDON, September 10, l645.
The anxiety with which packet from Amercs
is looked for in London il, suppose, reciprocated
In the States; for read Of three hundred dollars
having been given for single copy of the London
Times upon the arrival of the last mail at Boston
Should any heedless adventurer speculate in a SINH
lar manner upon the contents of this mail, he will
be grievously disapponted-un indeed, he be in
search of undisturbed quiet in the political world
on this side the water Your readers, then, will moi
hear much from England touching Texas or Mex.
leo. In spite of the very uncoRgenial weather VIZ
have here, John Bull has gone the seaside, and
cannot be bothered with the affairs of any country
far of as they are. The settled conviction her'
is, that Mexico is too impoverished to succeed and
too cunning to attempt war; and we look upon al
the marches and counternarches to and from the
swamps Of the Rio Grande, as a very harmless
channel for the national effervescence to fow in
The eternal boundary question certainly attracts
more attention, perhaps only because il more imme'
diutey affects ourselves II is feared there viii bt
much diplomacy required to settle this. Whether
our present administration will resolve upon any
practical measures before the next session, does moi
yet appear II is certain that, at present, the ma.
uonal feeling is not prepared for any hostile en-
forcement of claims.
1t appears that we are in very awkward pligh
in the river Plate. Mr.. Gore OuseIy, who was OK.
pressly sent from this country to enforce the rights
of Englishmen in Buenos Ayres, has, unfortunate
ly, failed to secure the right Of trading, which has
been denied to British ships; and it is feared thai
some of the settlers have not escaped without i'll
treatment. The Times Of to-day pronounces this
"casus beli."
Ireland has become rather more troublesome tc
Sir Robert Peel than she was before. His May
nooth and Catholic clergy endowment policy has
failed TO pacify the starving beggars the south
and has excited all the fury of the Professionals Of the
north. The orangcmen have come out with ten
fold more indignation than the repealers exhib-
tied. The old devices and insignia, "the glorious
memory Of King William" the lodges, and watch.
words, are all to be reorganized. They are backed
by noblemen and gentlemen Of wealth. The object
OF their combination is TO ierrfy the minister out o
his pro Popish schemes ofendowment Such treat.
ment as Sir Robert is receiving from these, his old
friends, combined with the unceasing agitation Of
O'Connel, viii drive him to his wits end. The
dissenters have taken the opportunity to express
their feelings Of the Irish policy, by voting only fol
such representatives shall oppose all religious en-.
dowments by the state In a recent election.
Southwark, their candidate failed by very large
majority, hut only because another candidate Of
greater wealth and standing propounded similar
views. There is a growing weariness Of state and
church union throughout the land, which will be
much aided should Sir Robert Peel attempt making
a second national church in Ireland.
The railway enterprises are going on in most
wonderful manner; they have brought out prodi-
Bious VI Hioucy SIcut ucui VI bPScuIo-
tion--in fact, gambling. Whether they will not be
the cause Of panic in the money market, remains
to be proved Idiriduals have been making tremend-
GUS fortunes by cautious enterprise in shares;
and we hear of persons called railway potentates,
railway Napoeons,'' &c. We have already a
great many newspapers solely devoted to the inter-
Of iron and steam, two Of them published daily.
Queen Victoria has been racing all over Ger
many, visiting cousins and aunts with exceedingly
crack-jaw names, and is now enjoying the secluson
and scenery Of the Isle of Wight with her little
family. The expense Of the fetes given upon the
occasion Of her Majestys visit to the Rhine is stated
in the German papers to amount to 5,000,000f
(f2OO 900 stering.) The musicians alone were paid
400 00Of.
The English journalists have been extremely
angry with her for countenancng by her presence
German battle of deer, which consisted in shoot
ing herds Of deer driven into an enclosure without
hope of escape--the discharge of the guns being
mingled with the music of German brass band
The harvest is almost entirely gathered in and
has proved far more plentiful than was anticipated.
There is a very destructive blight prevalent amongst
the potatoes in SOME parts of the country. In Bel
gium this has prevailed to very serious extent; and
the government Of that country has issued decree
suspending the corn law till after the harvest OF
1886.
The Great Britain arrived at Liverpool on the
18th instant We are now on the lookout for the
Marmora, the American screw steamer.