The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-09-07

American pine timber at Is I'd 10 Is ID. per foot,
2feet deans els to ZIG per 100 Bar iron Is sold al
k9 los. to fi0 per ton. Nail rod <l0 10 go los.
Hoops GA per ton. The market for tsllow Is
steady.
PoTAroEs, CORN, AND wHEAr.-The state OF
the potato crop has already influenced the price
of grain. At Liverpool, wheat advanced nom
3D. to I'd. per 10 lbs. United States and Cana
dian -four Is. I'd. per barrel, and Indian corn
IS. TO As. per $50 lbs. over the rates OF the
previous week At these advanced prices eonsld-
cradle business was effected. Al Mark-lane, the
new crop of wheat has advanced from 2s TO U.s. per
quarter above the previous quotations. The duty
on foreign wheat has advanced TO os. per quarter,
and in foreign -four TO 4s 8. per barrel
The anticipated almost total failure OF the potato
crop in England, Ireland, and Scotland, has caused
the price Of Indian corn 10 rise from 25s. to 52s
quarter during the last three weeks The quantity
Ia the Mediterranean is said to be very small. We
expect that America will be enabled 70 reap gold
en- harvest in the sale of this article in England
Samuel Lover, esq, has arrived at Boston In
private life Mr. Lover is polished and accomplish
ed gentleman, and we have said enough to insure
him warm and generous reception in the United
States.
The iron tube or tunnel, by means Of which the
Chester and Holyhead Railway is 20 be carried
across the Mensi Straits, in North Wales, will re-
quire the extraordinary quantity Of 5000 tons Of
iron plates TO form H..
o'Connell and his late repeal advocate, the Dub
lin Nation newspaper, have dissolved partnership
The Examiner says; "Mr. o'Connel laid before
the last meeting Of the repeal association a report
from the committee, severIng the connexion Of the
association with the Nation, and declining any
longer 10 permit subscribers 20 the repeal rent TO
allocate portion Of the rent for the Nation news
paper" ...
CHEAP PosrAoE.-The rapid progress which this
great commercial reform is daily making astonishes
even the most violent opponents TO the new system
France which long resisted any reduction Of its
postal rates, is now apparently yielding to It's Eng
lish neighbour; and, with a view TO It's introduction
in that country has despatched Of It's principal
officers from the post Office department TO England,
to examine into the working OF the penny postage,
and report thereon to the French minister.
The Goodwin Sands were the broad sands and
| fruitful possessions Of Earl Goodwin, father OF
| King Harold, nearly down to the Conquest and
though We have historical trace Of the fact there
is reason to believe that this island formed but
appendage to the continent, being joined TO by
| an Isthmus where now the Straits Of Dover. The
chalk ridge, which has been abraded by the current
and the action Of the tides betWixt Shakespeare
Cliff and the similar formations Of the high grounds
above Boulogne, can still be traced by the sounding
line.
Mr.. John Audubon, the son of the distinguished
Il
land, for the purpose Of taking drawings Of some
| specimens Of American animals in the collection in
this country, in order to complete the work on the
quadrupeds Of America.
| The works on the Hoyhead line Of railway are
| progressing most rapidly. Nearly 1900 men are
daily employed. When finished, IL will form one
continuous line Of railway from London to Liver
pool. Holyhead will then be established the
great packet station Of England at which place the
Irish, the American, and most probably the West
| India mail steam ships will arrive and depart
from.
On the opening Of the assizes at Liverpool, on the
18th instant, Mr. Justice Wightman made honora-
BILE mention Of temperance societies in his charge in
which he very Justly attributes the greater part OF
the crime committed in this country TO intern.
perance.
FoREIes PoTAroEs.--A vessel from ST. Malo, a
London, has brought 40 tons weight; the steamship
John Bull, from Hamburger, % baskets; and two yes
sells from the island Of Jersey, collectively 81 tons
weight Of this description Of vegetables, the produc
ton of the places named.
chester at the next general election, which he de
cllnes Stockport which he now represents soliciti
his future services The Golden testimonial hai
reached nearly f65,000.
France.
| PARIS, August I7-As was anticipated tn,
elections have gone in favor of the ministers tn.
majority in fact, is much greater than was expected
BY the showing of the opposition newspapers them
selves, il is not less than l00 according to the or
gan of the government, it ranges from 100 to 100
or 100. 1t is such a crushing majority as almost 4
annihiate the opposition.
There is no doubt that the ministry is indebted
in very considerable degree, for its vast majority
to the insane attempt on the kings life, committee
, by the mailman, Henry, on the 18th ult
| On the 18th of Aupust the chap hers +, nd IL,
tened to speech from the king. Very short it is
: even for kingly state paper.
Very little, indeed, is said in the newspaper,
about the United States since my last. One journa
, has published some long letters relative to the do
nestle pc itics of Canada, and expressed therein al
. opinion that England would have no objection 4
get rid of Canada, If she were certain that it wou
a not fall into the hands Of the United States Tn
e Quotldenne thinks that the United States will no
be able to take any territory from Mexico, except
be that of the CALIFORNIA; 1t declares that the on
thing that can save Mexico would be the re-esta6
lishment of monarchy. 1t declares, also, that it
deliberate opinion is, that Great Britain coded moth
ing at all IN the Oregon question that was essen
tial to her interest to retain.
Preparations for the trial of Henry, the fello,
who fired at the king, proceeding as far as tn
{ preliminary examinations 60. The Chamber G
I; Peers will shortly hold the trial.
al Professor Dew, of William and Mary College
Virginia, reached Paris few days ago, and die
the day after his arrival There is something pecu
lIariy melancholy in man thus traversing the wild
y Atlantic to leave hs bones in foreign land.
Fennmore Cooper's "History of the Unite
States Navy" has been translated into French, an
1t is now being published. notice of Emerson an
|. critique Of his works has appeared in one of tn
u reviews. 1t is, however, surprising, consderin
Il the frequent Intercourse between the two countries
II that so little should be known of American writer,
An educated Frenchman knows the works of all III
n eminent authors living or dead, of England, and a
e are translated. Of American literature he know
f. nothing, but Of the novels of Cooper and even thos
only because they are accepted in England
Mr.. Golden, who was in Paris, had received frol
a number of peers of France, deputies, polite,
70 economists, and merchants, invitation to a gran
IS banquet, to be given to him in that city yesterday
On his way to Paris he received invitation to dir
II with the king at the Chateau d'Eu and he accort
: ngly joined the family dnnerpar at the Chatea,
where he was most gracousy and cordially receive
e by the king, the queen, and Madame Adeaid
u We understand that his majesty (who speaks En-,
Is sh perfectly well) showed an intimate kno wleds
n of the proceedings of the ntcorn-law lesgue ar