The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-21

Lost BY liberals and gained by proieciionisi' =,
Gained by liberals from Peeites 10
Lost by liberals and gained by PeeIins Ie
Total absolute gain of liberals the borough cleo
If the liberals gain upon whole election. have
supposed 10 seats from the Peees and 80 seats from e
P PsesssionIst, ~
Total 6Js
This would give the liberals majority of eight the
sections Of conservatives This, convinced Is
not far from the result which will be arrived and
should not be much surprised nd instead of majority
mons"
Lord John Russell and Sir Robert Peel were return ed
usual and confidently affirmed that Peel will enter
into alliance with Lord John RUSSELL who is to be raised
to the peerage and conduct the business OF govern
ment in the upper house. whilst Sir Robert resumes the
The Queen prorogued Parliament on the 23d ultmo
The following is copy of her speech
My Lords and Gentlemen:
the duties of aborious and anxious session take
leave OF you without expressing my grateful sense OF the
assduy and zeal with which you have applied yourselves
TO the consideration Of the public interest
Your attention has been principally directed to the meas
have given my cheerful assent to those laws which, by
allowing the free admission of grain, and by aioding fac
tiles for the of sugar in breweries and distcre tend
increase the quantity of human food, and promote
Ireioce find that you have, in instance proposed
internal trade. mode Of relieving distress feel
sured that such measures generally Intellectual and, in
some cases aggIavae the evils for the alienation OF which
Icordaly approve large and liberal bounty
by which you have assuaged the suerngs ofmy Irish sub
iects have also readily given sanction law make
better provision for the relief Of the destitute
Ireland have likewise given my assent to various bills
calculated promote the and deveope the in
ao o shall Sc s y be
conducive q those salutary measures
My relations with foreign powers continue to inspire
with confidence in the maintenance of peace
has afforded me great satisfaction find that the
Queen Of Spain, and the Queen of Portugal have taken
for tho pacifcaon Of Portugal have been attended with
afflicted that country has at last been brought boodess
indulge the hope that future differences between po-
cal parties in that country be settled without APP
peal to arms.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons:
thank you for your willingness in granting me the
necessary supplies; they shall be applied with due
am happy inform you that. Notwithstanding the high
price OF the revenue has up to the present time been
contributed this result The revenue derived from sugar
especially has been greatly augmented by the removal OF
the .prohibitory duties on foreign sugar.
in The The nsa @ Ss for ID %
ligious and moral Improvement of my people.
My lords and gentlemen:
think proper inform you that it is my intention i'm.
medately to dissolve the present Parliament
Icly with confidence on the loyalty to the throne, and
1s he BY s il
verted into cheapness and plenty.
Although three members of the ministry have been by
most unlock Tor Casualties rejected-Mr Macaulay at
Edinburgh, Sir John Cam Hobhouse at Nottingham, and
MIR. Halves at Lambeth-yet thus far, there has been
decided gain to the ministerial In the late Par
Lament the protectonists nefourh, and the Peel
party another, OF the entire members Now, out of the
$50 members elected the liberals form hree-ffths the
Peel liberals ANOTHER, and the proteconsts the remain
ing traction No county elections have yet taken place
European Times has the following:
Since publication the 10th ultmo general attention
being absorbed in preparing for the elections in prog
ress commercial affairs have not occupied exclusive
ton The for money has also operated check
having however, pened into certainty 81 we e rSs
that the present Inconvenience will be removed and
MERGE return into its ordinary channels
The uninterrupted fneness of the weather during the
last fortnight still holds the that
Of grain will be full average From quarters Of
Europe there salso general opinion the
yield will be abundant in the chief grain producing spots
pool s Yesterday eondeabe sale oo
place of the description Of flour Us Cd The
highest market price OF best wheat Mark Lane Mon
day the I'd, when further reduction again place of
from IS 70 los o quarter below the rey
We're brought to market, and sales with the great
s Ii fybbes The %. as of the new
state that failures have taken place in the corn
ing the credit some Of the London dealers are very
unsatisfactory We OF opinion that however abundant
haue and the supply Of pooe Ds wheSe
arising from diminished cultivation from their deter
loraed quality, requiring large importation up
e uencency, that prices OF grain will towards the close
oil the year, alter inevitable fluctuations still be maintained
al iuher cost oil production At this moment, however,
the market in state of great depression The
nearly in France, and has some of the
southern counties OF England. With regard the potato
crop, although be admitted that partial failures
have taken place, still entertain the opinion that gem
eral throughout England and Ireland the crop has u
1ered.
The cotton market has been steady since the sailing of
the Hbenia and although in the early part of the
fortnight about I'd lb this decline has been
partially recovered since the arrival OF the Caledonia the
18th uiiino The improvement noted has been sed
the Caledonia regarding prospects of the new crop
But in addition this, the splendid prospect of album
daDt harvest also contributed materially
more confidence for, have already stated, manu-
LECTURERS Will find their orders increase proportion
provision decline. The sales for The fortnight end
ing July 30 6a5 bales OF that quantity there were
4ooo on speculation and 300 for export The business of
the last three days amounts to about IS 900 bales which
not less than 5000 were taken by spectators
we may mere observe that the stock at the
bales; last year. at the time, it 100000 OF
American descriptions have 80 900 bales
which Z4O bales less than same period in lst6
The ocean Monarch" from this port arrived at Liver
pool on the Both umo, after passage of 20 DAYS The
D. NJ was detained in the roads here so long as to carry
out Boston papers OF the sth utimo.
On the 10Th ult, Mr. Broherton, the House of Com
MONS moved that her Majesty will be graciousy pleased
direct that there be laid before this House copy of
the letter from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
10 her Britannia Maestys minister at Washington, &C
knowedging the donations in food and money of the
legislature and citizens OF the United States of America
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