The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-20

! II is announced by the Belfast Northern Whig tina
the Baraco Captain Owen has arrived there laden with
$500 barrels of flour shipped by the Society OF Friends
at Philadelphia. for the use OF the destitute lrsh
I Packet-s6ips arrived; The Royal M. s. Caledonia
Goth Sept; Sddons, esd; Liverpool, oath. Packet ships
sailed Sept 10Th, Roscius; cath, Ashburoni Oct let
Yorkshire.
! PosrscRrpr-2 o'clock-This days corn market dis
plays considerable, though unlocked for activity, and
prices up to this moment show decided tendency to
ascend. Some purchases OF western canal flour have
already been made at 2ss per Dbl Wheat is also firm
and Indian cornIs in demand at an advance.
The cotton transactions oil this morning are OF the
most angud character in Short without the slightest
disposition to a reaction. The respectable house OF W.
Maury, which is announced in the Times to have sls-
pended payment, did not come to standstill Ihee
was merely suspension of some hours existence which
has ceased, Mr.. Maury now being actively engaged IN
ordinary operations. sts srt. ..l1l1a .r.ts1
+igr IN isl t.,eFrou the French papers.
| The Duke dAumaIe, son of Louis Philippe, having
been appointed encouragement OF Algeria, LETT Paris
on the a7th u and embarked at Toulon for Agiers
! Marshal Soult, duke OF Damata, has been made
marshal general of France This is the honor conferred
Marshal Turenne In 1861 and on Marshal Vllars in
1882.
From the London Times Sept 81.
We have to announce another serious failure the ap-
prehenson of which has for the past few weeks been
hanging over the money market. The old established
East India house of Cockerell Co. has suspended pay
ment; and although their liabilities understood to be
below what the public would generally have anticipated,
they still extremely largethe total being $1,000,
page to be attributed 10 the simultaneous pressure for
money in this country and in India, aggravated by the
dscredit which in times OF difficulty is always thrown
upon houses which, like that OF COckere Co, instead
OF drawing upon separate and independent firm, carry
their correspondence with duplicate establishment
On the E500,O0O accepances OF the London house,
however satisfactory to learn that only E300 900 consists
of the drafts OF the Calcutta house, the remainder be-
ing drawn by other parties, whose engagements may pos
siby be protected We have at the same time, TO add
Notwithstanding the right which the public from past
experience, have to dstrust all statements of profitable
surplus the part of suspended m) that it is said by
those who have investigated the accounts-and whose
opinion every respect entitled to weightha there is,
the present instance, not only TO hope Tor
plus but also for very considerable If such shall
be the it will afford the most sincere qualification TO
all parties, since there few firms whose partners are
Individually more esteemed Sir George Larpent, the
cent candidate for the city, was one OF ITS most active
members Mr. John Cockerell, it will be remembered
formerly in the bank direction; but he resigned the
Office about ten years back, when appeared to him that
the extent of his business might interfere with the
fuilment of its duties.
From London Chronicle, Sept 81
Commercial affairs during the last week show more
ease and tranquility than might under the circumstances
have been expected. If the trade to the country is
cramped and the OF its prosecution than
usually difficult to obtain there has been under
rent OF liquidation work throughout the kingdom, by
which the transactions OF business have been balanced
and which, by the very necessity OF the will tend
to produce more sound and wholesome condition IN
every department OF trade
LONDON Stock EXCHANGE, Sept 27th, . oclock-Be-
fore the close of business Saturday consols had been
done for account low $50. This morning they
opened for account at $50 j. and in short period there
very considerable business transacted the result
of which they are now s6-rather if anything, buyers
The market has manifested much more strength than
anticipated on Saturday.
Quarter before three.Consols for account $50 So.
Besides the failure OF Messrs. Cockerell, we should
mention that of very old and respectable Hebrew firm
in the Gibraltar and African trade and we also regret to
hear that the banking house OF Messrs. Cockburn Co.,
at Whitehall has been obliged to suspend its payments
The adds that their will
able dividend.
Intelligence from Chrisana, nth September, mentions
frightful accident which occurred in the province
dAgghershuus. An immense rock which overlooked
the vast domain OF Helsingegard and which days
before had cracked in number of places suddenly gave
way and covered with ruins the space of quarter of
square league. Thry-three houses were crushed and
is calculated that about ohundred and thirty persons
have persisted 1.-THE loss OF property is estimated at
0000fr]
Advces from Naples. state that the insurrection of
Caabra, momenarly suppressed, has assumed anew the
most menacng aspect and proportions The royal troops
having shot their prisoners, this cruelty provoked the
most bloody reprisals.
letter from Naples dated Sept 10TH says: The Gala
brian instruction is expanding Every day new com
force the nsurgent band bloody battle has occurred
between the bands of Romeo and 1--WE batallons OF the
royal troops, commanded by Gen Nunziante in which
the insurgents performed prodgles OF vaor The loss oil
the royasts exceeded 800. Among the killed, were one
colonel and one captain The insurgents sustained
heavy loss in killed and prisoners. Subsequently to the
battle Romeo proposed exchange OF prisoners, but was
informed it too late, the prisoners having been shot
on the field Romeo Immediately put the royalist prison.
ers to the sword A1 HH
Romeo constantly advances organizing the nsurrec-
ton in every district that he traverses
Intelligence received at Paris the 9th ult, that
the Austrians had evacuated the town of Ferrara.
In I.ombarGy the agitation was extreme. The Ausri-
marching and cOuntemarchlng troops IN all d.
rectons The inscription Live Plus lX is displayed on
the walls of many houses public edces and theatres,
in Milan
NAPLES, Sept 2l.-The revolutionary movement in
Sicily has commenced and the rebels already masters
of Gorgenti and Marsclla The instruction still contn
Caabra, and the insurgents OF Cosenga have joined
themselves the command OF Romeo The Sh regiment,
after hesatng time, finally refused to fight against
the insurgents.
Coetti, the Prime Minister is dead Ii is said that
King Ohio has appealed to the Gar of Russia for his in
tervention against the demands of Turkey.
India and China.
The last overland mail brings dates from Calcutta to
Aug T. Madras Aug 10, and from China to the 9th of
JULY No disturbances had occurred at Canton The
English are about occupying the ground allotted them
the island of Honan. grant of land Hog Lane, in
Canton had also been made to the English to sepa
rate the factories from the Chinese city Ground for
English church was also demanded. Notwithstanding
these pacific reports however, English commerce with
China was suffering from unusual inactivity.
In the Indas all tranquil.
The British ship Salkett, laden with the trophies taken
at the battles of the Scinde has been wrecked the
coast of India.
SEPTEMBER 29-Coton.-A considerable degree of fat
ness in te ASPECT business during past night the
MIA fro a Of