The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-07

saon for his losses which extend as far back appears
as $685. :,
corruption which the editor OF the Presse, M Grardn
has brought against the ministry to the effect that or
newspaper support traffic had been established IN titles
crosses of the legion of honor and peeages M Grardn
it seems, purchased some time ago the Epoque, NM
steral Journal and the papers whchel into his hands
established the fact The subject has excited some atten-
ton in France and has good deal annoyed the ministry
England.
WEEKLY SALES OF coRN.-The corn returns OF the
week, made up the 5h inst, show aquanty OF little
more than Al 900 quarters of wheat being returned as
the sales OF the towns from the transactions OF winch
averages are calculated This is the smallest quantity
returned sold since the list OF towns was eslaD
ed under the act OF lS42.
SILVER ORE FROM VALPARAISO "A very splendid parcel
of silver last week received BY mercantile Irh
here from Valparaiso Its value, by different assays mas
been computed the rate of from 81 $50 to lor he
ton of twentyone cw The purchasers BY tender Were
informed, the silver ore smelling nrm u MULLINS
and Co., Battersea, near LONDON
REIMpoRrATIoN OF GRAIN.-On the 10th instant, the
Lady Eleanor arrived at Liverpool from 1ralee with 800
barrels OF flour and 500 sacks OF wheat meal oevera
Ireland with cagoes of grain The importance OF the
fact lies in this that the Lady Eleanor and those several
other vessels sent from Liverpool with cargoes OF
provisions TO Ireland and that after having remained
there me they now returning here win these
| same cargoes untouched.
| CAPTAIN HosKENA new steamship, called the Gqada-
quiver intended ultimately to be despatched from Liver
pool for New York, about the Goth OF July. She will be
taken by Captain Hosken circumstance that will be
regarded by many persons with qualifications SINCE what
ever opinion may be entertained respecting the loss OF the
Great Britain confidence placed in him Tor the singular
of his previous career The Granddaughter Is now
lying in the Trafalgar dock She is OF peculiar build
some of our river steamers She is intended to run be-
tween New York and Havana. Captain Hosken merely
commands her on her voyage out The naturalization
laws of the United States preclude his further command
OF her.
IMPORTATION OF CoRN-The collectors and controllers
of the customs at the several ports throughout the king
dom have received directions from the commissioners TO
prepare and transmit to the OF shipping,
by return of post the aforementioned account. so far
the relates to their respective ports, viz return
of the number OF foreign ships that have brought
goes of &c. under the suspension OF the navigation
laws, to the 18th instant inclusive, specifying the
return will be OF much interest and Importance will
illustrate the exact extent to which the privilege granted
by the legislature of the supervision OF the navigation
laws in regard to the importation OF articles OF grain and
meal food has been awaited of to the period Tor which
this return is required
Reduisons are pouring in from the several provinces
of Ireland to the Lord Mayor OF Dublin, calling upon
him to national meeting TO take into consdera
ton the most appropriate means by which the memory OF
OConnell could be perpetuated in monument
1t would if frauds the relief funds were be-
ing perpetrated circular has been issued from the
Relief Office to the several inspecting officers, which in
dicates the existence OF shameful frauds. The reet
commissioners state that various abuses exist some in
volvng most unjusihable expenditure of the relief
funds, amounting TO fraud and others to ian abstrac-
ton OF the food provided the of families that
are entirely destitute" The inspectors recommended
endeayor to fix the culpability individuals, that
they may be punished exposed to prevent an opinion
gaining ground that such practices acquire IMMUNITY
from being common in the country.
circular has Just been issued TO the engineers in
charge of the several districts in which public works have
been hitherto carried on announcing that the Lords OF The
Treasury have given instructions that all the works,
whether they consist OF roads bridges, thorough dram
age, &C. shall be finally discontinued on or before Inc
18th of August Wherever may be found impossible to
complete the works before the specified time, plans and
estimates TO be prepared for the country surveyors SC
az to obtain in the ordinary way for the
cuon Of such unfinished works from the grand junes Of
The prospects OF the crop in general Of gratifying
character The rumor of the appearance of last years
disease in the potatoes appears to have melted genera
examination OF the CROP and the result Is such as to IN
spire confident hope that the produce viii be far and
every way greater than was at any time this yeal
anticipated, while in single instance were true symp
toms of the disease discovered Occasionally blighed
plants found but the most healthy fields OF potatoes
have always exhibited such cases OF failure On the
whole the farmers in the best possible spirits at the
prospects OF the coming harvest
In the Chamber of Deputies the general discussion
the bill demanding credit Tor the military and civil service
in Algeria was opened. An important amendment was
laid before the chamber by M. M. Abraham Dubois De
Oraison, and General Oudinot demanding that of
three millions Of francs be allowed in the budget of sI7
ls4s and 1s4e for the colonization in Algeria OF married
soldiers or sailors or men who had served their full
me the preference to be given to who had served
in Africa. TO this effect, Of one million of francs
to be allowed in the budget OF 1s47 the department
the Minister of War. Any part of the credit granted
which should have been employed, TO be carried to
budget of the following year NJ Cremieux called upon
the Minister of Foreign Affairs to fix day for giving
explanation regarding the line of policy followed in Por
tugal NJ Guizo replied that he had no objection, and
Monday next was accordingly fixed upon The COM
mission for examining the bill relative to the Propagation
OF the law OF January 49, and February "a 1S47 the
trade have terminated their labors They propose
the Propagation OF the law January 81, lS4S, and to
suppress the faculty accorded the government by
at council OF ministers held the 9Th instant, the
letter from Marshal Bugeaud, it decided that he
should not be Immediately replaced, but that leave of
absence for twelve months should be granted to him.
According to the reports in the Paris papers, the pros
specs OF the growing crops most cheering and favor
abe the wheat particularly has derived great strength
from the continued hot weather.
The debate upon the credits for Algeria was brought
TO close Friday, having been short by the aban-
donment part of the government OF the project of
military colonization upon which the discussion had
chiefly turned. An additional clause proposed by M
Behic, aocatng 10000 francs in aid Of soldiers freed
from military service becoming coloniss, and condi
ton OF their merging into the general body Of civil colo
nists, accepted by the government second add-
France to establish branch bank at Agers, before the
LIST of April 1913, to be deprived of such privilege
proposed by NJ GARNER Pages and accepted by the
government This abandonment of vital question, fol-
lowed by such concessions TO the opposition, is regard
ed by the journals of Saturday Indicative of
ness OF weakness on the part of the government well
as OF intention 10 avoid during the remainder of the
session, counting divisions upon disputed questions
The quantity OF corn imported into France amounted
the 30h of April last, 1000 of hec,otes about