The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-20
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


| -{ r m NEW Yosx, Jan. ~ lea. a
Our federal House of Assembly have vossd BY - lDss
reconsider the vote by which the $1,000 for the vcauass
was lost and then by 50 48 rejected the moeoa s( Mr.
Develin (of New York; 20 amend she preamble hns
democratic members might for il. Eyidsntly hs
motley majority did not dare deny the hr motion; but
nope by the second vote 10 the The BILL h
not the meanes yet invented of being wine 10 owpd
and yet afraid to STRIKE" what is n ilt aia
leu' the following from the money column Of the tx
press
SIT is the belief of well informed men that Ensand il In
debt to this country a, least ten millions of doas this
correct there can be no serious advance In sterling bills
for some time to come"
Exactly, and 't correct there can be no serious
ruin for time time come" here and hsreabosss
Mr.. Express.
The new club SPOKEN Of in letter. Is rapidly
filling up Over 100 names have already been admitted
the list all o. them il is said by the friends Of the
prise, the best Of good fellows thorough genssmsn
The new and stout iron wire which, l stated
time ago. was to replace the weak and detective copper
wire on the New York and Boston telegraph route, has
nearly all been put In few days the limo will be
plee, and the best in the country.
Talking of lightningan operator the Now York apd
Philadelphia line transmitted the other day tbs surprising
and unprecedented number of la letters minute. We
are only in the beginning of the immense results Of the M
! egraph.
lessor Nichols, of the Glasgow University, for having. BY
his casting VOTE given the ectohp Lord John Russell
the poet Wordsworth, though the latter had In fact
majority of the votes cast do not appear to understand the
and has always been liberal patron Of letters, and WAS
the candidate of liberal and opinions the Universe
y while the poet voted for by all the torysm In re
gon, politics. and morals which the University could
ter The casting does dscredit the eloquent and
learned historian and geographer of the heavens. ~
very good practical joke of a democratic member Of
assembly, the motion (passed sub sntio) TO refer
to ''thc Committee Grievances much of Governor
Young's message as related to the antrens difficulties.
True the reference afterwards reconsdered but the
point and severity Of the readily be forgot
Mike Walsh, the subterranean Gracious, the
| ''oler' who did it. 4
The Tribune of this evening scods little because
ued the other day propose to add another thousand
its figures for the salaries Of the judges in Of APP
peas and asks whit be law, every counsellor in N
York. who understands it, makes $4,000 by his pac
tccf said every fit to sit in ofappeaor oflass
rcsorof whom there more than sir ten In all
city Is the Tribune blinded by its vulgar mania
against she lawyers" that tmust misrepresen mo
There seems difficulty about Mr. Cushngs secep-
tancs the coonccy of the Massachusetts, volunteers 70
which he elected the other day One paper says pos
lively he will servc-anoher says, positively he win
serve Mr. c. has all the materials Of first officer and
it is to be hoped that he will serve.
The opera company appear be in the ldng scale,
rescendo the good opinions of all musical folks Their
first performance of Lucn di Lammcnnoor was conplsse
triumph, and there exception to the general Judgment
that taken whole, the very best thing done
United States. There house crowded full with
very cultivated audience, and the applause at the close
excessive Sgnor Benedict was, however, tho vooo
of the evening Let give you what Items Of the
Trbune-a very capable critic with all his oddtcs-says
of him,
'.Bu the superb the really immense performance Of Sig
Benedet Edgardo needs in no respect the aneva-
ton of time or practice. II
wheming and established him one Of the greatest sing-
ers the world. Human voice and human genius havo
seldom accomplished greater mors brilliant triumph
recalled before the curtain, and In The accaraS
of the excited audiences flowers and bcuqusts evdsnt
w intended for such purpose, but forming part 81 tho
costly and delicate sumptlostes Of their fair owners M
at his scene of which oven the Odeon nsed
not have been ashamed
This strong, but it 10 deserved. Do your Washing
ton people, who wholly absorbed In politics, envy
u.s. rather, this present singing 7
The sad accident the fire in Norfolk Saturday, II
another proof the very dangerous character campnc
Will the corporators of the old brick borough that
such an explosive is permitted hereafter unless very
small quantities. within tho city limits
Commodore Perry arrived in town yesterday. FED.