The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-19

most all the governments little and big, have taken
measures TO prevent tho exportation Of corn on
the one hand, and TO favor its importation on the
other.
| The king opened on the Goth October the states
general. with speech from the throne. The speech
contains this paragraph; 'The difficulties Of our
commerce with the United States, occasoned by the
elevated duties on the principal OF our colonial pro-
ducts have been removed in the most desirable man
ner" Ii states also, the deficiency OF the harvest,
and that commercial and navigation arrangements
have been completed with France, Russia, and Bel
GUM,
| Denmark.
| CorEsHAoEs, October I9.--The divorce between
the prince royal and his wife has been formally pro-
nounced The reason assigned is the continued i'll
health Of the wife. The real reason Is the birth OF
no children. Strictly, the prince Is not entitled TO
marry again before the expiration Of three years, but
wife has already been chosen for him, and he VIII
| soon be rewedded The recent divorce is not the
first the second Of which the prince has been tbs
hero.
Great distress exists in the country, and in the
islands depending upon il, by the entire failure Of
the potato crop, and the scarcity Of corn.
Switzerland.
GENEVA, October 28.-The new government has
entered upon and continued the exercise OF It's func
tons without any attempt being made by its adver-
bridges that burned the town contains no traces
whatever OF having been recently the scene Of a
revolution. Between the citizens Of different parties
not the slightest ill-will appears to exist All, or
nearly all, the functonaries Of the deposed govern
ment pave been maintained in their places; and the
very militia that the present government fought
against with in their hands, has been reinsta-
| ted The elections OF members Of the grand council
have given an overwhelming majority to the radical
party, G., TO that now in power From this, VIC
| are bound TO assume that the late revolution has
obtained the sanction Of the great mass OF the peo
pie, and is not the work of turbulent minority,
some people and some journals may have led you to
expect.
| There have been no disturbances in other can
| TONS with the execution Of Basic, where some dis
| bread. The Catholic eantons are understood to be
prepared TO act together but nothing, thus far has
occurred to put them in hostility to Geneva.
The grand council met to-day. IL first care will
naturally be to establish dehntiye government.
NJ Fay, who is at the head Of the present govern
ment, is a Frenehman by birth, and took an active
part in the Paris revolution Of 1880.
Italy.
RoME, October 23-The enthusiastic affection Of
the people to the new Pope continues undiminished
spd, in fact appears "to grow by what It feeds on"
The Pope has been compelled to moderate IT, by
issuing request that no more public rejoicings shall
| take place in his honor.
4 ~ a
council Of state, to which laymen will be admitted.
This is considered great concession towards liber
ty; but IL report be credited II is nothing, COM
pared what the Pope designs TO do for his people.
He even intends, il is said, to give them constitu-
ton, with every guaranty OF individual liberty that
exists in the west countries.
Turkey.
Intelligence from Constantinope Of the 18th ult.
| announces that serious msund Outstanding had
kat.t tka and H.
in that city, consequence Of the American minister
| having afforded protection to Armenian priest
who had been delivered up to the Austrian authori-
| ties, from whose custody he escaped, and sought
| refuge in the house Of an American missionary at
SMYRNA The Armenian, in the meantime, escaped
| to America Redschid Pacha s said TO be occupied
in drawing M Haiti Scherif supplementary To
| the famous edict Of Gulhane.
ExrRAoRDrNARr ACTIVITY AT SHrERsEss DOCK
rARp--An Admiralty order has been received at her
Maiesty's dock-yaTd, Sheerness, for the following
ships-of war to be brought forward for commission
ing with all possible expedition, viz: The Waterloo,
100 guns; the Howe, 100 guns; the Asia, "a guns;
the Gauges, 81 guns; and Monarch, SO guns; the
Hawke, 70 guns; Achilles, 70 guns; and Hercules,
70 guns. The folio wing fngates also nearly
completed The Cornwall, so guns; Conquesta-
dor, 50 guns Worcester, SO guns; and Chichester,
so CUTS. Many merely want but a few stores to
| complete them, when they are to be Immediately
put into commission and sent into foreign service
RAILWAY SPEEp.-The Great Western Company
about TO build engine with eight wheels, larger
than the Great Western, but with the weight more
equally distributed so that it will not press on any
one point with great a weight their Great
Western, and will unite all the improvement which
the working of the latter has pointed out Mr.. q.
Stephenson has more than one engine ready which
are expected to accomplish sixty miles an hour
The Duke OF Wellington is now II years old; Jo-
seph Hume 70; Lord Morpeth A; Dan. O'Connell
70, Sir Robert Peel So, Lord Stanley 46, Earl Grey
A, Lord Brougham 81, Lord Lyndhurst "a, Lord
George Bentinck A, the Duke of Richmond So, the
Duke of Rutland 6S.
The Glasgow Free Church Prcsbytery have re-
solved not to interfere in the question of American
slavery, further than demonstrating with the church
es in America as to their duty in the matter
The vintages throughout the whole of Europe
England not excepted) have this season yielded
supply of grapes which for quantity as well quail
ty has perhaps never been equaed, at all events
excelled, in the present generation.
.. AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
VIENNA, Oct. 20.-Letters from Constantinople, Of
the 7th instant speak Of victory North American
diplomacy has obtained in that city: DR.. Smith, an
American missionary at Erzeroom, was lately treat
cd in a very improper manner. Mr. Carr, charged
afares of the United States at the Porte addressed
a very energetic note to the Divan, and demanded
very caegorically, and with threat of North Amer
lean cannon, immediate Naturalization and satisfac-
ton for this American citizen. The Porte seemed
to have no mind to become acquainted in this man.
ner with the American men-of-war, and ordered the
Pacha Of Erzeroom Immediately to pay DR.. Smith
GOO sterling, and to put in prison twelve of the RI
oters who had SO ill-treated the missionary.
NOTICE TO OWNERS OF REAL Es-
~ TATE.-The subscribers keep a register in
their general agency Office, in which all persons
having real estate for sale rent have the privilege
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