The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-20

| That al the present moment there are in this
parish more than fifty families in a state bordering
on extreme desttution; or in other words, that they
frequently cannot procure even one meal in twenty
Tour hours Of the cheapest food, they without
money, credit, or employment that, in another
month, we will have an additional number of fifty
families and upwards in similar destuton; that the
extensive farmers Of the parish have lost almost the
entire OF their potatOes-hence the poor are ex.
eluded from the extensive charities hitherto given
IN the agricultural districs-hence, like wise, great
dlmlnution Of the employment heretofore afforded
by the farmers to the neghboring poor; that there
are not IN this parish provisions sufficient, at an
average, TO feed the inhabitants for a month
This statement Is signed by the chairman, Chas.
Melville, J. p; Patrick German p. p, and several
| others.
THE Clare Journal, (tory paper,) in referring to
this appalling statement, says The condition of the
people Of kone is that Of nearly every other par
Ish. statement TO this effect has been forwarded
| 10 the government
Miscellaneous.
The English underwriters have already intro.
duced clause into their policies, stating that they
do not insure against capture, or destruction by an
| enemy.
All vessels entering Danish port from stress of
weather, TO repair the effects Of accident are to
be free from all tonnage, lighthouse, or port dues
The French legislature is occupied with the con-
|
manufacturers to place distinctive mark or stamp
| on their fabrics.
Biscuits OF maize or Indian corn have been man.
uiaetured at Bristol and they are described as very
agreeable and nutritious
The cost of the French war department this
year Is 325 millions OF francs, about thirteen mil
lions sterling. The luxury ofmaking rnzzias on the
poor Arabs is rather an expensive one
The Spectator thus estimates the feeling Of the
House of Lords relative 10 the ministerial corn-aw
bill; l56 peers for the measure, l54 against, 81
doubtful; 10 bishops for, 10 against, or 10 doubt
| ful.
The Marquis de Beauharnas, brother-in.law Of
the Empress Josephine, died last week in Paris,
age 30. The marquis was quite blind
There Is now no difficulty in procuring discounts
for bona fde good bills in the London market, at
rates varying from 81 to per cent, if the dates do
not exceed three months.
1t is now believed, on good authority, that the
customs and corn bill will not be brought before the
! House Of Lords ill after Easter.
| The latest reports from the manufacturing dis.
trcts are, we regret 10 state, of an unsatisfactory
character. At Leeds, a small business is doing
Within the last day or two, however rather bet.
ter feeling seems TO have gained ground, and the
general opinion is that the worst stage Of the reign
ing stagnatIOn has passed and that liyeer BUSH
ness time is close at hand
The Cambria has brought orders to a consider
able extent some Of which will require two or
three months to complete greater activity has.
| therefore, prevailed al the cloth.hall.
PAkLIAMESrARr.-The Irish coercion bill, which
originated in the House Of Lords with the Earl of
St Germans, has passed through every stage of that
branch fthe legislature, and now awaits its fate in
the other house.
Some OF Its most stringent features have been
| reduced, but the measure is still highly penal and
the severity Of It's enacments, unless they are still
further modified, stand a chance of rendering the
measure dead letter. The bill is being feTcely
opposed in Ireland, and the liberal press in England
| is assalling It tooth and nail.
| The WHEAT cRoP.-The appearance of young
| wheat IN this country - at present very good
| though on rich lands 1t is growing more rapidly
than Is quite sale at this season Of the year; but ia
some of the best districts Of Lincolnshire where the
wheat is sown in drills the greater part of the plan
has been destroyed by slugs and insects, which al
ways abound in unusually mild winters During the
last month we have not had more than two or three
severe nights until the 7th instant The weather
then became sharp and continues to be so still
though scarcely severe enough to free vegetation
from its insect destroyers.
FAMINE ON THE CoNrIEENT-We learn from
| Placenza, that on the Oath ult., the town was
threatened with serious riot, from the government
having attempted to raise the price Of bread from
ten to thirteen confines the pound. The populace
having attempted to assail the government house
the Austrians on duty fired, and killed four persons
and wounded several others. On the following day
several bakers shops were attacked until at length
the magistrates were compelled to post up bills, an.
nouncing that the price again reduced to its
former rate, and -four lowered g. sack. The PEG.
pie appeared to be paci6ed by this concession, but
Dragons were still stationed at the provision shops
"THE INFAMOUS FABRICATION OF THE LONDON
MEs."-The London Standard expresses its be.
lief that the Infamous fabrication of the London
Times of December 4, respecting the corn laws
was communicated to the leading Journal by Sir
Robert Peel, who sent letters to Mr. Webster and
Others in the United States, by the packet of the
4th, informing them Of the contemplated repeal OF
| the cornaws. The Standard intimates that it was
authorized to contradict the Times by the same au-
| thority and it expresses natural soreness in being
thus made as 1t states, to TO tell lie in the words
of truth The Standards statement, if correct,
ously mpugns Sir Robert Pecls veracity."