The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-12
THE DAILY UNION
prohibit the importation of rectifed compounded
spirits from the said islands"


YAcHr poR THE EMPEROR OF RUssiA.--Mr.
White, the celebrated yacht-builder Of Cowes, has
received orders to design and construct schooner
yacht of about 100 tons for the Emperor of Russia.
The order has been conveyed to MIR. White through
the Earl of Mount Edgecombe, who is commodore
of the royal western yacht squadron.
The Paris papers of Wednesday state, on the au-
thorty of letters received from Algeria, and dated
the 18th instant, that Abdel Kader had returned to
Morocco. He states that he had with him 5000
cavalry: other accounts, however, reduce his force
to 500 horse He is at Lika in the Sahara, to the
Souchda. He has, however, renewed his intrigues
in that CONTEMPLATING sent letters to all the tribes
in the south, intmating his intention TO return to
Algeria.
The Moniis,r .aigerisn, which is the official organ
Of Marshal Bugeaud, contains long and elaborate
apology for the massacre of the Dahra; from which
il appears that that event Is not the act OF Colonel
Pelissier alone but that SHAT officer had only used
the means which were recommended to him by the
encouragement"
The Presse, which is acknowledged to be the or
gan of Queen Christina, announces that Don En-
rico has been accepted by the Queen Mother as the
favored candidate fpr the hand OF her daughter
The intelligence from Rome states that the papal
government with view to the more efectua preven-
lion Of contraband trade, has reduced considerably
the duties of export and import on many articles of
merchandise, and intends to apply the system of re-
ductlon to many others.
Another new railway, upon the atmospheric prin-
ciple, has Just been projected, to proceed direct
from Windsor, through Staines and Brentford, to
Knightsbrdge.
A lady passing through the village Of Thornage,
the other day, and noticing field of barley that
had been electrified (raised by electricity observed
to friend with whom she was riding that she
al xbt tlaE alA ,a cha EsH
MIR. J. Doubleday has restored the Portland vase
in so masterly manner, that It would defy the
most critical to detect where the vase had been in
ured. 1t is hereafter to be kept out of harms way
Lord Kenyon's prize of 90 sovereigns for the
best essay gorse the food of CATTLE horses or
sheep, has been awarded to Mr.. Roberts, of Bangor
One hundred female convcts have been put on
board the Lloyd, now lying in the Thames, for Van
Diemnn's Land.
1t is said that, at the show of the London Horti-
cultural Society, at Chiswick peaches, measuring
each nearly foot in circumference, were exhibited
They were grown at Burleigh the seat Of the Mar
quis of Exeter
COMMERCIAL MTELLIGENcE.-The last two or
three days have witnessed less activity in the cotton
market, but prices remain previously with an inn
provement inPemambucos to the extent of a farthing
per ID. The sales of the week show the respectable
amount Of 48,7S0 bags--an average of more than
5000 bags daily. 10000 American, $50 Egyptian,
and 400 Surat, have been taken on speculation,
Dealers gradually increasing their stocks, from
growing conviction, doubtless, that the market has
seen the lowest figure, and that the cheering pros
poets of the country may induce rise. They seem
determined to take advantage of any contingency
which may arise
not brisker hardly be said to have fallen off.
The demand for yarn exceeds the supply. The
counts by the last overland mail present nothing
striking, If we except trfng emsuie in the streets
of Canton, between party of Englishmen, (amongst
them, Mr.. Jackson, the vice-consul.) The British
representative, Mr.. Davies, who has succeeded Sir
Henry Pottinger, made strong representation Of
the circumstance to the civil authorities. At Annoy,
some disturbance had taken place; but these events,
magnfed, no doubt, by time and distance, are in
sufficient to cause alarm, much less to interrupt
trade. Such collisions would appear to be occa-
sionally inevitable with people morbidly jealous
of strangers are the Chinese; and yet, with all
their jealousy of foreigners most anxious to push
business with them.
In corn, there is little doing in the way Of specu
ation, although the anxiety about the coming har-
vest continues to increase The weather is still UNI
settled; day two of sunshine prevails, succeeded
by low temperature, and the absence of the warmth
necessary TO ripen the produce of the fields The
weather, throughout the length and breadth Of the
land, is uniform; and the remarks which apply TO
one district are applicable TO all. without giving
cause for much apprehension, there is uncertainty
enough to keep alive attention. The elements
still very capricous but the alterations in weather
too prompt for speculation, which is fixed, with
its Argus eyes, on every transaction of the barome-
ter.
American securities continue TO look up The
improvement in this description Of stock which the
last steamer carried out, has rather increased than
otherwise, since her departure. The quotations are
in favor of holders. This frmness is mainly atrib-
utable to the desire evnced by the Pennsyvanians
toredeem, and for the future to maintan their credit
STATE OF TRADE IN THE MANUFACTURING Dis
rMcTs.-Durng the past week no material change
has occurred in the demand for goods. Although
there is a want of animation in the market il remains
steady, and prices perfectly firm. The demand for
yarn exceeds the supply, and prices generally ex-
hibit an upward tendency. Owing to unsuccessful
mining speculatons, there has, we regret TO say,
been failure in this place Of house engaged in the
Mexican trade. The liabilities are estimated at
a50,000, considerable portion of which is due to
parties in Manchester. The reports from Leeds,
Huddersfed, Halifax, Bradford, &C., rather en-
couraging, and show that business is in favorable
position at the present moment