The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-18


at Manchester on the 4th November, to form the
British organization.
Great numbers Of Dutch farmers and peasants are
now ENGRAVING TO the United States. A
IL is said that MIR. Rowland Hill has been offered
the situation Of postofhce secretary OF Ireland.
The Pope intends to substitute Imprisonment
for life for the punishment Of death, which ne
wishes to abolish totally. ISIS
Lord Palmerston has given clerkship in the for
AIRY to Bokhara.
Mr.. Lavenu's now opera is in rehearsal at Drury
Lane Theatre, the principal soprano part in which
will be sustained by Mrs. Bishop
An entertainment, interspersed with songs and
anecdotes illustrative Of the peculiarities OF the
Down East Yankee, was given at the Strand Thea
tire on Tuesday night, by Mr.. Morley, late Of the
Theatre Royal, Liverpool. Its title Is, Crossing
the Atlantic, and Traits and Travels In America"
| II was very successful.
Mr., Ewart young Partisan composer, has re-
ceived from the Duke de Montpensier magnificent
portfolio, in acknowledgment of the nuptial mass
composed for the dukes marriage with the lnfanta
| of Spain.
The celebrated Jenny Lind is now singing at
Maine, and, in spite Of three-fod
increased price Of admission 1t is almost impossible
to find places at any Of the performances. She was
born at Stockholm, on the 5th Of February, 1920
Her parents kept a school. II is said there is but
little chance Of her visiting England at least fol
some time, for she does not like 10 sing in lal
ian, much less English. ..... ... ..
| A statue of Shakespeare, for the Theatre Royal
| Manchester, has arrived in that town Ii has been
chseled from one immense and apparently very
pure and perfect specimen Of the white stauary
b of Carrara. Ii is seven feet in height in all re-
spects, except size, being careful copy of that ia
Westminster Abbey.
| Markets.
REroRT FOR THE WEEK ENDING Der. 30.-Eyery
succeeding account from the United States e
establish the previous statements TO the short croJ
Of cotton In that country. And 80 Il is, that during
the present week the letters by the two steamers tn
"Great Western" and "Hibernia, +" are realizing GU
fears, and giving confirmation far to these unfa
yorable reports.
| BREApsruFFs--LVERPoo business trans
acted from the 10Th TO the 9th instant has not beer
extensive but the trade has had very firm tone
Wheat has brought full prices, and several cargoe,
Of inferior quality have been bought for shipment tC
Ireland. The recent supply Of Indian corn hal
nearly all been taken for Ireland; yellow at SIS.
and white at Sos per quarter. Barrel -four ha
gone of slowly this week but has maintained full
rates. A good deal of -four in bond has change,
hands at 34s per barrel. The only good sample o
yellow Indian corn offering was sold at Sos and som
choice white was held at SIS. per quarter Oatmea
was Is. per load dearer than last Tuesday and yer,
little offering. Both Irish and American -four soil
very slowly but there change in the value o
either. No material transactions in bond were re
ported. At yesterdays market the demand wa
dull, and the wheat trade extremely languid. Hal
purchasers offered, easier terms would have beer
accepted. There only limited demand 70
-four, and prices OF United States and CANADIAN
were Is. per barrel lower There is still good in
quiry for Indian for shipment TO Ireland an,
higher prices could be obtained This is owing 4
the scarcity Of the article, which will no doubt re
cede rapidly on the supply increasing.
On Monday additional impulse was given t
the speculative demand by the arrival of the Grea
Western, and an advance Of id. per h. was obtain
ed on American descriptions no change in price
was produced yesterday on the receipt of later in
teigence per Hiberna, but the market closed stead
lily at the above advance for American, and at YER,
full prices for all other descriptions. Spectator
have taken l9, 300 American, 700 Egyptian, 40,
Maranham, and 2,700 Surat, and exporters 1, So
American, and $50 Surat. $50 American and II
Surat have been forwarded into the country unso,
during the month. Sales Of the week amount h
As, 700. /