The daily union., 1846-05-01
THE DAILY UNION.

Iundtc nen were suffering ueah'
This produced great sensation al Warsaw.
Every one understood the motives Of the conduct OF
M. dc Thsis which, il must be said, was approved
Of by the consulate body; but il is asserted that
Prince Paskewitch is very much annoyed at il, as
il is taet protest against the executions he has
ordered.
In addition to the emigration from Cork TO Amer
lea, vessels are taking in emlgrants the Shannon,
Bantry, Skilbereen, Kinsale, Youghal, Dungavoo,
Waterford, and at all the large ports round the
coast. The large mass Of emigrants are parties
having the appearance Of respectable farmers all OF
whom are taking with them sums from $500 to SlO
each.
Thirteen pictures, from the collection of the late
Joseph Buonsparte, sx-king Of Spain, have been
brought from his palace at Bordentown, U. s., and
are being exhibited in Londsn, prior to being sold
by auction.
A letter dated St. Paul de Loando, January 23d,
says "A large steam vessel sailed short time ago
from Congo, with the enormous number Of 100
slaves on board She fitted out a SLAYER in
the Brazils, and escaped her majesy's cruisers"
A party is said to have died, leaving the sum Of
100000 in trust to the then Lord Chancellor for
the benefit of the individual who should clearly de-
monsae the square of the circle the interest, unu
the condition of the will is complied with to be paid
to one Of the colleges at Cambridge"
Is PamcE Albert TO BE "KRs CONsOKr''-The
rumor which was rife some eight or ten months
ago that il is the desire Of ilusrlous parsonage
that his Royal Highness Prince Albert should as
sumo the rank and title Of "King Consort," is not
only again revived but il u stated to be the ex-
pressed discrimination Of her majesty that little
time should be lost possible in carrying into effect
the royal wish this ticklish subject II ia stated
that Sir Robert Peel has made promise after "feel-
inV his XavO amonO his nreasnf and aoms NJ his
former most influential supporters, to introduce the
subject at some httng and opportune occasion land
al an early perod) to the notice Of the legislature.
AGRIcuLTUAL FAcrs.-It would appear from
what is passing in the district OF Rassetaw that the
agriculturlsts there are not much alarmed at the
great and comprehensive scheme Of Sir Robert Peel
At a sale Of the land belonging TO the late Mr.. r.
Draper, of Daneham most Of the grass land sold for
xl00 per acre and upwards; and the arabic land,
which was not first rate, realized from eco to f65
per acre. At another sale recently held at Edwin
stowe, Of some poor forest land valued at f20 per
acre, the bddings rose up to f43 per acre. which
sum the whole was sold. At the sale of farming
stock, the property of Richard Milward, esq, at
BabwOrth, on Tuesday last l9 cart-horses realized
an average Of $50 IL.
ARRIVAL or POULTRY FROM AMERIcA-On Sun
dap the Agerma, 500 tons, arrived in ST. Catharine
docks, from Boston, with 25 cases Of turkeys,
geese and capons; also, six boxes Of red reindeer
Of superior quality. They were packed in ice TO
preserve them. We believe this to be the first i'm
portation Of the kind
The King Of Hanover, having completed his egis-
atlve abors respecting the marriages Of his militia
ry officers, has set himself to regulate their whis
kers, An order of the day has been promulgated,
which ordains that whskers shall no longer be worn
like fringe round the face meeting below the chin;
but in the form Of two scythes with the points cury
ing in towards the corners Of the mouth.
FKEE-TRADE The following observations from
the Journal des Debats, on the question Of free
trade, are interesting at the present moment as
from the semi official character Of the Debats it may
probably be taken as expressing the opinions Of
the French government on this question. The De-
bats says
The absolute isolation Of nations, which is the
object Of prohibitionsts is a countersense in the
present day. Is it peace war which exists in
Europe Is il peace or war which ought to be en-
couraged Is the most evident probability in favor
OF peace or war What is a peace in which COM
merce destined bind nations together is subject
ed to a thousand obstacles, thousand DELAYS
a thousand vexations' If it is the maintenance
of peace that governments demand and ought
to demand, they 60 right against their object in pa-
cing at each frontier excessive tariffs like an unsca-
liable wall. Foreigner, remains SYNONYMOUS with
enemy, Just as if the cannon still roaring. If
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fed tribute paid to foreign power, in place of
becoming in the official language what il really is a
profitable arrangement for both parties, what il done
but to excite relative to commerce those ideas Of
hostility and implacable jealousy, of which the po-
Iitica effects are so Justly dreaded
sit has been declared thousand times to the friends
of prohibition, without their being able to give il an
anewer that these absolute prohibitions these exor-
bitant duties, place everything a wrong footing,
and in the end inure the very persons they were in
tended to project. Let US take, for instance the
fabrication Of linen threads and cloths by machine
ry. Great Britain, in whose manufactures work is
done on so immense scale, had produced a com.
plee revolution in this article, and il was necessary
to raise ourselves to a level with her. The principal
impedimen in this improvement consists in the dear
ness of the spinning machines, What, however, is
done! At the moment that England permits the ex-
portation Of these machines, hitherto prohibited in
place Of opening to them every entrance free duty
for period Of four or five years, which would in
falliby produce the creation of numerous spinning
factories, the duty on them, already elevated, has
been augmented to an extreme amount This, for
sooth, is called protecting the national labor 1t must
be stated that this most i-udged measure is one of
those which the orators Of the league delight in re-
ferring to most frequently, to prove to their auditory
to what inconsistencies the prohibitive system was
sure to lead Quite lately, even, ideas Of free trade,
presented with extreme moderation, and with due
disdain.
"They were considered mere Utopian schemes,
young mems dreams Adam Smith was a]madman;
political economists light heads; and in order to
merit the title of practical man. the first condition
was to greet free trade, even in mitigaed point of
view, with smile. The practical man in CONNER
cal matters was he who had no fixed principle; who
had neither read nor written anything on the sub
ject, if not to cause laugh against political econ
omy. What do practical men think of the matter at
present. Is Sir R. Peel practical mani Is the
avowal which he has made of his old prohibtve il
lusons error the act of great statesman,
strong in his knowledge and his convction' Is the
striking homage which he has rendered to the men,
ory of Adam Smith the enthusiasm of an unthink-
ing scholar We know well that our prohbve
gentlemen will say-'Oh, this is another Machiave-
Ian trick Of Ia perfde Albion! England, which pro-
duces everything cheaper than other nations, has
nothing TO fear from the general reduction of duties
let us not be the dupes Of this rpse de guerre.'
What England, however, produces cheaper than
others is not wheat, which is certainly az impor-
tant a matter as any other; nor glass, paper, silk
goods, nor articles of fashion, or bronzes.
"The act Of thejEnglish government is a sincere
one, inspired by profound conviction. This con-