The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-24
FOREIGN.
Further late foreign papers received
by the Cambria
DIGEsTED MISCELLANY,

... DlGESIED MISCELLANY,
AbdeK ader is reported to have entered the province
| OF Gran, at the head Of 500 cavalry. H.. I....
A ship which has arrived at Liverpool from Shanghai
| has brought 200 bags OF Chinese alum.
considerable quantity Of potatoes has been imported
into London from 81. Petersburgh.
M Belcou has just been named vice consul of France
| IN Trinidad, island OF Cuba.
| The Danish journals announce the death OF Bishop
Esaras Tegner celebrated Swedish poet
The wool trade of Berlin is extremely active, and
prices range Tor the greater part under sos.
| All the fax spinning mills al Belfast amounting to
twentyseyen, have been put on "threequarter time"
Archdeacon Shirley has been appointed to the bishop
ric of Sodor and Man.
| Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin Durham has re-
eeived the appointment OF commander OF the forces in
Canada, and proceeds there with his exceency the Earl
OF Elgin, the goyernor-general.
NJ Leyerrer, the discoyerer OF the planet, is APP
pointed 70 the chair OF mathematics applied TO
omy In France.
The queen OF Spain has ordered twenty magnificent
horses to be sent to Paris, present the Dukes OF
Montpensier and Aumale.
A Papal decree has renewed an ordinance OF 1884,
which declared Ancona and Sinigaga free ports Bond
ing warehouses are to be established at both places
The supply of honey is unprecedentedly abundant In
Woodlands, Shropshire apiary OF fifteen hives pro-
duced $50 pounds 1t can now be purchased at Cd per
pound.
The Port Phillip Patriot states that description of salt
fair to supersede the importation Of the article from Lv
erpool.
The average price OF wheat per quarter during the last
five years OF the Is Is Sd in the following
hive years, e lSs. Sd the five years from 1871 TO
| 1915, e. lbs. 9td.
| The French government has received information of
the discovery, at Guadaloupe, OF considerable mine Of
sulphur in the sourere Of Basse Terre the surface of
which sank during the late earthquake
depuation has recently submitted to the governor of
A fling N in
PRODUCTION OF 1900 aboers from Madras, and $780, as
usual, from Calcutta.
The Grand Duke Of Mecklenburg Schwerin has just ad-
dressed rescrpt to the head OF the Jewish communion
in his dominons, declaring that after st. Johns day.
lsi7, the annual tax paid by the Jews shall be sup
pressed
French physicia is said to have invented new ear
trumpet by means of which words uttered in low tone
may be heard at longer distance by twothrds than with
any other instrument.
AT the election Of the mayor of Nottingham, question
was raised whether citizen Of the United States
hold that office Mr. Grips was objected to on the
ground that he had when in America become citizen OF
the United States The town clerk Of opinion that
that circumstance would not be legal objection, and
as Mr. Grips ayowed himself to be loyal subject OF
the queen, he was unanimously elected
FRENCH COAL MINEs-The report of the engineer ap-
pointed by the administration of roads and bridges in
France, states that that country is in the third rank as
being the first and second The production of England
annually is % of Belgium, 800 OOO of france
a,7sa.o6O; and of the zoll-Verein 100000 tons
THE ZoLL-yEREIN-There is prospect of the treaty
Zoll Veren in ls4l, being renewed, owing to the siren
uous opposition of of the southern States of Ger
many, which is anxious to Introduce the reciprocity sys-
tenn and to favor the establishment of national mercan-
tile marine The influential party opposed to dierential
duties in the ZolVerein is considered to have lost
ground, for they still anxious to cultivate the ALI
ance with England, and to renew the treaty Of 1s41
THE POTATO DISSATISFACTION Leibig imagnes the es-
sence of the potato disease to consist in the conversion
of the albumen usual constituent of healthy potatoes
into easens, principle Which by its great instability
rapidly The Rev. F. Dauvenoy states, in the Taunton
Courier, that he has discovered by the microscope
spider, in the midst Of potato mldew, evidently feed.
ing it, and making its nest among the threadbeds of
fungi. From observations made, there must be more
than 100 in a single tuber.
The CHoLERA-Six princes and several Processes of
the court OF Persia have been cut off by the Asiac cho
e The disease appears to have been particularly fatal
among the upper classes 1t was spreading in all direc
tons, and had taken the of Asrachan and Mos
cow 1t expected, however, that its progress would
be arrested by the cold of winter According the last
arrivals from Bagdad, the cholera making great
killed by the disease Fears entertained that it will
reach Constantnople, from the same direction
that the last attack came
The GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE CANADAs-We I'M
derstand that his excellency the earl of Elgn whose
departure for the seat of his government is expected to
take place in about three weeks, will not in the first in
sever
ity of Canadian winter is considered an experiment
rather too hazardous, and the voyage Of the countess
will be put off until the ensuing spring. when she will
ejon her lord This will not be the first visit of Lady
Egin to our North American colonies she accompa
MED her late noble father the Earl Of Durham when he
went out to the administration of their affairs,
and remained with him during the whole of his rans-At
lantc residence.
OPENING OF THE PoRTs-No less than four deputa-
tons, from different parts of the metropolis waited on
Lord John Russell at his Office, in Downing street. Lon
don, on the 2lst u, for the purpose of presenting
rails to the lords of the treasury, calling government
open the ports to the admission of foreign duty
free His lordship did not give the Populations much
hope of their wishes being realized
IRoNwooD--The revenue authorities have permitted
of America to be admitted duty Free importation into
this country from the place mentioned being Of opinion
that the wood in question comes under the description of
furniture wood and is admissible entry free of duty
under the order of the lords of the treasury Of the 22d
ultmo.
New POLAR ExpEprTIoN--At the last meeting of the
Royal Geographical society," it announced by Sir J.
H. Pely that the Hudson Bay Company had fitted
equipped expedition, for the purpose of surveying
the unexplored portion of the coast the northeast
gle of the American continent. The expedition,
sisting of eleven persons and two Esqumaux guides,
started in two boats the 5th july under favorable cir
cumsances the ice having cleared away from the shores
of the bay at earlier period Of the than usual
MAMMOTH Christmas Plum Cake.-Ths beautiful
be the confectionery Of the subscriber the
9th instant Ladies' and gentlemen respectfully invited
to call and view this cake monster Aer the exhibition,
it will be cut up in quantities to suit purchasers.
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