The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-02
FOREIGN NEW s.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.
The shortest passage across the .afianti


The shortest passage across the Atlantic.
The royal mail steamer Cambria arrived at Bos-
ton on Wednesday evening, having made the pas
sage from Liverpool to Halifax in about nine days
and to Boston in eleven days and nine hours-the
shortest passage on record.
Money in the British metropolis is plentiful, and
the rate of discount is low. The share market and
the public securities in confding and healthy
state
The demand for cotton was good, with am advance
of ID.
The price of American stocks is looking up.
Accounts of the disaster at the Bay of Islands, in
New Zealand, had been received, and caused much
excitement.
Mr.. Fizroy Kelly has been appointed solicitor
general to fill the vacancy caused by the promotion
of Sir f. Thesiger TO the attorney-generaship.
The Orange professions of the 18th Of July, in
Ireland had been attended by riots-in one in
stance, at Armagh resulting in the loss of life,
and the wounding of several persons.
Parliament is about closing It's sessions; and the
Queen is arranging for continental tour.
NEw YoRK PACKET SHIPS, &c.--The Oxford,
Capt Rahbone arrived on the It'll ult, with one
days later intelligence than previously received by
the steamship Cambria.
The Rochester, Captain Brtton, arrived on the
lIth, after an excellent voyage, bringing two days
later dates; and the Garrick, Capt. Trask, the
l1ihi but the latter anticipated by the steamer.
The proceedings in Parliament had been chiefly
OF local kind. Some points, however, are worth
noticing.
In the House Of Lords, on the Sd instant, the
Earl Of Aberdeen laid the table bill to give eff
feet TO the convention lately entered into between
this country and Brazil for the suppression of the
slave-rade; which was read first time, and order
ed to he read second time on Monday.
On the 7th, his ordship entered into history of
the treaty with Brazil, concluded in 1896 for the
suppression of the slave-trade, which has recently
expired, and with it the powers granted TO the mixed
commission for the trial of the parties engaged in
the trade, and the disposal Of vessels and cargoes
seized The FIRST clause Of that treaty, declaring
the save-trade carried by Brazilian subjects to be
piracy, was, his lordship commended, in full force;
and her Majesty had power TO seize all Brazilian
subjects engaged in the slave trade; and he moved
the second reading of the BILL giving the court of
admiralty that power of adjudication which by the
treaty was given to the mixed commission, to the
exclusion of the court of admiralty.
His lordship stated that with exceptions, the
treaty had been systematically violated by the Bra
lillian government, from the period of its conclusion
down to the present time. Cargoes Of slaves had
been landed in open day in the of the capital
and bought and sold like cattle, without any obsta-
Gle whatever being imposed upon the traffic. Hear,
hear. Our officers had been waylaid, maltreated
and even assassnated while in the execution Of their
duty and justice, in such cases, if not actually de-
MED, had never been fairly granted.
The motion was agreed to.
On the following evening, in the House of Com
mons, Sir Robert Peel stated that the number Of
American vessels searched since the conclusion of
the treaty at Washington had been very considera-
BILE, and that the utmost cordially and good feeling
existed between the American squadron on the
coast of Africa and our own. Hear, hear
The QUARTERS REvENUE.-The revenue returns
for the year and quarter ended the 5th inst have
just been published. They exhibit considerable
decrease on the quarter in the customs and excise
departments occasloned by reductions of duties but
not to anything like the amount calculated by Sir
r. Peel The total arnount of decrease is se5l 595;
namely, 9369, 6S7 for the customs, Calculated by
Sir Robert Peel at 9603 000) and for the excise, Gin
which Sir Robert expected falling off of f223 900
on the quarter,) decrease of t ,90S.
On the year there is an increase of e847, l78, on
the quarter decrease of se739S47. The post office
has increased S47,000 on the year, while the quar-
ers return is identical with that of 1874, exhibiting
neither increase nor decrease. In the account for
the consolidated fund, there appears the satisfactory
item of an application of fl ,5S5 600 to the sinking
fund, against d523,S67 in the corresponding quar-
ter of 1874; and the probable amount Of exchequer
bills required to meet the charge that fund for the
quarter just ended, is only GO, 1854 ,433.
LOUISIANA SuGAR.--The Lords Commissioners of
her Maesty's treasury, having had under consider
alton several applications from parties who have
imported sugar Of the growth Of Louisiana, with
certificates Of origin under the head of Mr.. Mure,
her Majesty's consul at New Orleans, such certih-
Gates not being 10 formal and regular compliance
with the requirements of the statute, and their lord
ships having, in these several cases. considered that
the attention of the shippers, in all probability, had
not been drawn with sufficient precision to the terms
of the statute:
Their lordships have, therefore, been pleased to
direct that certificates of origin, under the hand Of
Mr.. Mure, being in the same form those already
admitted and not otherwise Objectionable, be adj
mitted up to the close of the month Of June ultimo
but that from and after the first day of July instant
of the law in respect thereto will be insisted upon
in every instance.
FoREiGN OFFicE, July 3-The Queen has been
graciously pleased TO appoint John Fennes Cramp-
ton, esq, now secretary TO her Maesy's legation in
Switzerland to be secretary to her Majesty's lega-
ton in the United States.
The demand for cotton is large, but the require
ments are for the legitimate purposes of trade. The
spinners keep themselves well supplied, the princi
pal inducement to which is the low price of the
pie. Great the stock on hand is it is giving way
under the regular demand; and heavy us is the new
crop, the current business promises to swallow it up
in due course. Spectators are not inactive.
The demand for export is large and, under these
combined causes, American has advanced Id per Id.
Brazil. is also I'd better, while in Pernambuco and
Egyptian there has been good deal doing.
The American provision market is in sagnant
state owing to the reduction of the stocks and the
absence of imports. There is necessarily but little
business DOING and the quotations rather nomi.
nal than otherwise. The absence of the requisite
supplies of cheese is felt, the article is becoming
popular, and would command, with good supply,
fair, if not improving rates.
The quarterly meeting of the ironmasters has
Gently been held in Staffordshire., During the last
few weeks, every description of manufactured iron
has been reduced upwards of 20 per cent. The inn
preston at present is, that the market will sink still
lower, and some talk is already current about low
erng the wages of the golfers. Many of the specu-
ations which have been and still are before the pub
lie, must it is clear, be either abandoned or post
poned and much less quantity of iron will suffice
than some time ago calculated upon.
Speculation has thus received blow, under the
effects Of which the trade is now reeling The price
Of bar iron is now nominally gl0 per ton at the
works. The demand at present is dull, and stocks
are accommodating. For the statistics of the trade,
our market returns may be referred to.
STATE or Leicester, Thursday, July H.
The cotton-spnning and power-looni weaving de-
parments at Blackburn, Burnley, Cone,, Padiham,
and their vicinities, are in more foorshlng state
than they have been for many years past. Many
new factories in the above districts are IN course of