The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-09

FOREIGN ITEMS.
Persia.
From the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer
Extraet Of private letter dated

| Persas.
From the N. Y, Courier and Enquirer
Extract Of a private letter dated
ORooMIAH, Persia, March 30, ls47
"Among the articles Of curiosity which You will re-
ceve herewith, cap worn by the religious Migrants in
this country, called Deruis.es They profess to have
given up the world, and to seek their happiness in God
The true Dervish never marries, only clothing
day. sleeps on sheepskin, mingles not with the busy
world, but spends his time in prayer and communion
with God You offer him dollar--he will take only a
place to place at home eveywhers He rests wherever
night overtakes HMM the desert on the mountain top
BY the way side, no matter where. Having nothing TO
light and favor Of God But this is the true Dervish one
in thousand. The mass, they swarm in these lands,
the vles beggars in the world, miserable vagabonds
man they meet by their importantly. and by night drunk
as they be- Too lazy TO work. they not ashamed
to beg, but on the contrary proud Of their profession
though you were in debt to them, and they de-
manding only what was their due.
1.-The missionary work is moving on in the tenor
OF ITS way. The various operations OF preaching semi
narcs, village schools, &c. going without breath
of opposition, that OF the bishops gunlbng
because they not called into the work more or, per-
haps, accurately because they do not reap tempo
rary benefits enough to meet their wishes Mar Gabriel
has shut up his docess to missionary labor far he is
able, there being only one or two schools in it, and
preaching is held by the missionaries in Of his
villages Mar fohanan is friendly and yet unfrendly
too. On the whole, however, he tries TO do what is
about right
Most of our correspondents at home speak of 'Pres
dent Folks unrghteous wars" it may be SO but with
the means OF Judging which have, cannot so under
much as love peace, think it is sometimes rightly it
appears to me that Mexico had given Just occasion for
war IN this case Yours, &c.
Madeira.
| We find in the Liverpool Mail of the 18th ult the i'm
porant intelligence, received by private letter. that the
| had
the Junta of Oporto This movement commenced at 3,
m, the Goth OF April, when the troops in Funchal,
accompanied by four pieces Of artillery proceeded to the
rendered his resignation, and ponuncamento in favor
OF the juna was read by the secretary to the troops
o the iron
are reported to have left the island since January last
The London Times reports the arrival at Madeira
the LIST of April of schooner from New York. loaded
with breadstus which hailed with great Joy, there
being great scarcity OF food. Flour retailing l5
barrel after the arrival of the American schooner
and another grain vessel from Lisbon.
Egypt.
curious source of revenue has been discovered in
Egypt, which will help Meheme Ali to carry out his
improvements of road making, canal digging, and drain
age 1t is none other than that to be derived from tine
wrapped when applied 10 the manufacture of paper.
Calculations have been made founded upon mummy
tiscs which show the linen swathngs Of these ancient
Egyptians to be worth twentyone millions of dollars If
it be worth haif the money, it nconsdeabe
The idea OF turning the winding sheets OF the defunc of
thousands OF years ago into printed sheets for the intel
lgence of the living is certainly novel one and proves
how uttarian the notions which the Egyptian sover-
egn is infusing into his Philadelphia Ledger.
| MagdaIcn Islands.
! The Halifax Sun says that letter received from the
Magdaen islands ('ulf Of ST. Lawrence) represents the
people of the settlement there state of great destt-
ton Flour is said to be $40 per barrel vessel bound
to the Labrador, with provisions, touched there, and
would have disposed Of part OF her cargo to the famsh
ing people, but the collector of the refused al
low the captain enter his vessel and pay duties
being able afford temporary relief to the nhabt-
ants. es.
| Canada.
The provincial parliament was opened by the gov
ernor 0Lord Elgn) Oh the I'd. The following the
most important paragraphs of his speech
The representations which have proceeded from this and
the neghboring PROVINCES the subject Of the office,
have engaged the anxious consideration OF the imperial
ministers prepared surrender the provincial
toties the control of that department. by
between the several legislatures arrangements shall
be maured for securing British North America the adj
vantages of an efficient and uniform post Office system
BY passed during the last of the imperial
parliament, the colonial legislatures empowered
peal the dierenal duties heretofore imposed in the colo
MES in favor OF British produce is probable that by ex-
sumner without injury to the commend the sub
ject your consideration and shall lay before you certain
communications relating to IT, which have received from
her Maestys Secretary OF State for the colonies and from
the lieutenant Nova Scotia and newfoundland
| Measures will be submitted to you for extending more
generally waehousing facilities inland ports and for eff
tecting other Improvements in commercial system all
of which will am sure, engage your attention.
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