The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-09


good days business, and conveying them couple
of hundred miles, in either direction, by o'clock
in the evening
Though the changes that have been pending in
the tariff will cause dimunition in the customs
revenue, the whole balance will show decided in
crease in the of the quarter. II il believed
that the excise will show great increase. The d.
intuition Of the customs on the quarter may be es-
timated in round numbers at about f300, 000 while
the increase on the excise will be about eco 000
and that on stamps 100000 or upward. The bal
will be reduced by miscellaneous income, and
the amount will exceed that of the corresponding
quarter by not less than 100000.
STATE OF TRADE.
WORCESTERSHIRE country trade houses are un-
usually busy, for great many diapers have been
here making their parcels for the spring. The spin
ners and manufacturers complaining that they
cannot effect sales 10 any extent without giving way
in prices, which some have done. But stocks being
still light and many working to order, no material
change can be noted. The printers were never
known at this of the year TO be so fiat, and
one two extensive ones have stopped several Of
their machines until change takes place. Indeed,
never remember the print trade TO be worse, and
every appears at a loss to account for it. Fuss
ans and domestic cloth still continue to sell better
than printers, and at this we not surprised; for
three or four years ago, when the heavy fabrics
were so depressed, many makers turned to lighter
ASloth, which they have continued to make
since, SO the makers Oh neavy clOtn are mucn more
limited than they were 2l-inch 66's S. Id. to IS.
Sd; and 72s, SIS. I'D, to SIS. 9dJManchesier ADDER
tser, Of Saturday
LEIcEsrER,--No alteration of importance to be
noted in woods and yarns. The spring demand is
improving, doubtless in consequence of this fine
weather; and fair average business is expected in
| the course of a few weeks. For autumn goods the
demand is dull and there are but few shipping or
ders --Leicesier. Chronicle Of Saturday.
Hosiery AND LAcE.-The condition of the
wrought cotton hose yet keeps gradually improving.
On the other hand the worsted hosiery trade is
very much depressed. The cui-up cotton hose
trade 10 very much amended, and this branch was
never much brisker in Nottingham. The fancy
cotton hose branch is rather dull The cotton glove
trade is in very fair condition. The drawer and
pantaloon branch is as brisk ever The silk
branches are yet very much depressed. Still, we
think there is slight change for the better in the
silk glove trade. The bobbnet trade is still in tol-
erably fair condition, though by means brisk
Stocks are rather lower in those machine. owners
hands who have held them which is not general.
Wide, large patterns are not IN such demand the
narrow breadths, but il is now admitted that the
grounds of the fancy nets, in general, inferior.
The warp-lacc trade, though at present of rather
minor importance compared with the bobbinet, is
still in full activity The frames are in general well
employed, the demand for cotton nets, especially in
the East, being still good.-.Noiiingham Journal Of
I Friday.
SWITZERLAND.
A civil war had broken out in Lucerne, which
was raging with great violence, and promised TO
sustain the reputation of all religious feuds by its
bloodshed and fury. The Diet had been convoked
in great haste, and on the 9th a committee was APP
pointed to inquire into the state of affairs. The fol-
lowing summary Of events is extracted from Charles
Winners News Letter:
From the accounts we have received, which are
somewhat confused we collect that the free corps
presented themselves before Lucerne, upon the
nf he LAT apdx ivodb xya ira of
muskery, and two attempts to enter the town were
repulsed. 1t is added that the besiegers, believing
capituation, retired to the aubourgs, where they
received by FIRE Of grape shot terrible that
from 800 to 1000 were killed. The remains of the
corps returned to their homes. The troops Of the
city captured park Of artillery, consisting of four
howi,zers, four cannon three howitzer cassons and
large quantity of smaller ordnance 1t is said
that out Of 600 men who marched from the half
canton of Basic country only 100 have returned and
that single man alone has got back TO Leste
Sleiger and Rothpletz, two of the leaders who had
been captured, had been brought before military
commission. 1t is stated that DR.. Steiger was tried
and condemned, and Immediately shot.
Letters from Zurich of the 9th state that the
peraon of the conquering party is great that
rious apprehensions were entertained as to the fate
of the prisoners taken before Lucerne These pris-
oners are said to be 1902 in all. Among them are
$50 Berncse and 694 Argovians.
The Catholic cantons had held council at Luz
TO theDet. General Sonnenberg had published an
order of the day, condcmning the treatment of the
prisoners, and recommending that they should be
more humanely treated. A general amnesty had
been granted to all persons under twenty years
ofage.
The Extraordinary Diet of Switzerland met again
on the llth inst, when, on the motion Of M. Naf,
deputy for st. Gall, majority of twelve cantons
voted Recommendation" instead of an 'invita-
ton" to Luccrne, to issue an amnesty similar
nrof aIotsv ~ fbar - U,I~
and Tessno, was not adopted. A sum of 250,000
SWISS francs, TO be supplied by the federal treasury,
was voted for defrayng the expenses occasioned by
the calling out Of the federal contingents. On the
18th, the question of reducing the number Of the
troops called out by the Vorort, was to come under
discussion Seven editors Of radical newspapers
stated to have been killed or captured in the ex-
petition against Lucerne.
From the New York Sun, Mays
POSTSCRIPT.
A day later from Errope--Vry Important anotLsr
speech from the British Premier Passage ofMe
.Maynooth grant bill.
n The great debate on the Maynooth grant termi-
mated in the British Parliament on the morning of
the 10Th, with an exciting speech from Sir Robert
feei the mere abstract of which occupies three
" columns and half in the Morning Chronicle
u would seem that ministers had some doubt as
W une passage OF the bill, when the Premier sum-
monng all his energies, commenced a powerful APP
peal to the House in favor Of the measure, in which
ne defended the policy of ministers, showed the me-
cesslty Of conciating Ireland and alluded to pro-
bable war with the United States as one of the rea-
sons why Great Britain should concentrate all her
energies to maintain unmpared the power and dig
nifty Of the United Kingdom We quote few pas
sages from this extraordinary speech--certanly the
most important yet uttered by the British minister.
HE denied that ministers had consulted with any
OF the political leaders clergy of reand nor had
ministers ever entered into any negotiations with
the Pope, relative TO this grant, neither the grant
any part of general system for the endowment of
The Catholic church, although he Sr Robert would
not fetter ministers by pledge not to propose the
endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy; he would