The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-03
TO THE EDITOR or THE UNION


noon from Liverpool, after remarkably quick pas
sage Of twelve days and half Her news was re-
oeiyed this morning IN New York by the regular
mail. She brought out SO passengers; among whom
was Mr. w, w. Messer, bearer Of dispatches from
the English government.
Everything was dull in England save and except
Indian corn and cotton, The latter article had adj
vanced and heavy sales had been made TO the trade
70 spectators, and for export Money was COM
para,lyely easy, while trade in Manchester only
nained comparatively active compared with other
For a brief summary Of commercial and general
news, Deg leave to submit the following letter from
friend IN Liverpool, to whose kindness | ann in
debted for previous communications;
"LiyEkpooL, May I6, 1886
"DEAR SIN Our government are about TO send
out to Oregon engineers, sappers miners, artillery
excavators, and other troops. This, as a matter OF
course, they would do, even IL the boundary were
already defined. | do not believe there was any
truth in the report your change, Of the question
being defnitiyely settled here, but hope soon to
congratulate you on such an evert.
"The situation Of affairs between your country
and Mexico is far from satisfactory, and IL not
carefully managed may lead to serious results.
"rhe corn-lsw, you will perceive, has at length
passed the Commons by majority of 90, and will
probably be introduced TO the Lords to-day, where.
| trust, 1t will be equally successful, though there
| are some who fear il will be damaged there. IT,
will allow IL TO pass speedily, To throw il out OF
to render il less efficient would create such an OK
element and such irritation against our hereditary
legislators, would, long, deprive them Of that
prestige and influence which they have too long ex-
ercised in promoting their own mistaken, but selfish
interests, IN opposition Ia the true interests Of the
people.
Business generally suffers from the long-pro-
tracted legislation on the Con-laws and tariff and
people have reason TO complain Of the unwarranabe
Ial. ii. .I..l.. H.. "A =.
During the last two weeks there has been decline
Of cd. Cd. PEI. bushel in free wheat. In foreign
there has been scarcely anything doing and there S
no material change 10 note. Western canal -four
has been sold in bond at 25s. and 26s. per bbl and
We have considerable supplies Of both wheat and
-four in bond, which will be let loose at 49, and
S. per quarter as soon the bill passed and must
have the effect Of lowering prices, particularly as
the season. so far promises well for next CROP and
| believe the farmers generally have considerable
stocks of old grain. Had the bill passed without all
this delay, the imports Of foreign would have gradu-
ally come into consumption with less injury to the
home grower. or grain there is by no means a
scarcity in the country. The great deficiency has
been IN the potato crop, which is now being severe
y felt in Ireland, where it constitutes the food of 30
many. Indian corn supports its price, and is in
good demand at 39s. TO 42s. per 4e0 lbs Proyis-
Ions not doing well for importers.
"Tobaeeo.-The demand is very limited, and our
stock large; but little or no change in prices.
"Coton IN good request and prices have advanced
1 per pound during the last two weeks; fair Orleans
al 81 and fair Bowels nearly the price, say
sd. per To-, being this year scarce. The annexed
circular will show you the business Of last week,
sc 900 bales, of which %, 900 imports and 5, 400
exports. The previous week 40, 90 were sold. IL
is the generallyTec ived opinion that the crop
will not vary much from two millions Of bales.
Our stock Of American Is now ll2 600 less than
last year. Tnere are not over A., 900 known to he
on he IN adv 81 and
last year, from this period to frat week in July, we
received 400 900 bales Trade in Manchester 10
brisk and the spinners purchase little
their weekly consumption but VIC may look for
some Improvement in Manchester; and II the money
market does not become less easy, and we get the
bill through the Lords, there is reason 10 expect
some further advance in cotton. Exporters con-
inue to buy freely, having taken SIS 900 bales this
year, against 10000 same time last year.
81 remain, dear sir, yours, truly,
"l9h-Norhing imported this morning. Tho
con-blll read first time in the Lords last night
without discussions but there will be most deter
mined opposition on the Cd reading on the 25th in
slant; trust, however, fruitlcss one. The price
OF wheat come 2s per quarter lower from L)odon
this morning. The duty is now It's. pc quarter
which would give 4s. on the new scale"
The Britannia sailed yesterday from B lston with
eighty passengers, among whom were the honorable
r. NJ. Saunders, minister to Spain; the Rev Steph-
en- DIN, as delegate to the Methodist convention
to assemble in London; and the Rev. Mr.. Smyth,
Of Charleston.
The election in this city yesterday resulted, an
predicted, in the return of the democratic delegates
to the city convention from all the wards save two
the Sd and 18th.
Out Of about eight hundred towns in this State,
about six hundred have voted the license law;
and of this number, about five hundred have voted
no license with clear majority Of about rs, 900
voters. About one hundred towns have voted to
stand up for grog-selling under licenses, &C. un-
dersand the license law is resisted in Brookyn; and
that the grog sellers have determined to go on and
sell as usual, at the hazard of lawsuits, resolved or
testing the consdtutonality Of the law.
Babe, the reputed pirate, was discharged yester-
day by the United States district attorney entering
mol pros which he said he did under instructions
from the Secretary of State.
Four seamen, Of the snip Tuscarora, in this port,
arrested on a charge Of mutiny, and were UNI
der examination at the marshal's office yesterday.
They say the reason they refused to go to was
because they to have been fed on bad provi-
sions. James Boyle, brought home from Havre
under charge of mutiny, with attempt to kill, on
board the Mataka, in the port Of Havre, was COM
mitted yesterday for examination.
The Stock market opened with some improvement
at the opening of the first board but declined again
in the course Of the day. Government skies sold
at 1921 Ohio skies at 92t 80, New York skies at
1921, and Pennsylvania fves at 643 IS.
change in price. Holders, however became drmer
after the receipt of the news.
Flour (Genesec) was quoted at 81 37t SO;
and it, with all other kinds, very heavy, quota
tons being. entirely nominal; No sales to report
Wheat dull also; l,500 bushels, very ordinary,
mixed, unsound with sound corn, sold at Sic. A
lot of sound western yellow was held at Coo. lot
Of white sold yesterday at 64c. 500 bushels rye
sold to-day at Csc.
Provisions were all very dull, and transactions
light
Lead sells at "a 25 Whiskcy at lS a 10, and
dull at that.
Exchange on London remains at 8. a 81; and on
Paris at S 30 a 5 80.
In the Havre packet ship, arrived at this port
from Havrc yesterday, there came bearer Of des-
patches from Belgium, and 300 Storage passengers
The ship Washington, from Liverpool spoke the
Great Western, hence for Liverpool, when in ati-
tude AGO 20, and longitude 40 The sailing Of the
from Saturday, the 9Th, to Monday, the 9Th, at p.
M, positively.