The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-14

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STEAM IN GREAT BRTAIN--In 1914, the United King
ION and colonies owned but two steam vessels N 1910
they had l0 in 1920, 43 in 1880, 1885, and IN ls4i 700
Scotland which took the lead 10 steam navsuuon' has
since shown large proportional list OF vessels v,
The above 9ss, England had 679, Scotland l3I Ireland
81, Guernsey, &c, 3, and the colonies ss Inc ioiai
burden was 1858.
ENGLISH HIGH LIrE.-At Marlborough street police-
Office on Tuesday the Earl of Mornington appeared, in
answer to a summons obtained by the parish OF 81
George Hanover square, TO show why he neglect
ed to support his wife, Helena Countess OF Mornngion
Mr. Carkson spokesman for the earl lie limited al
''eytravagance the part OF the lady but abstaned
from entering with any mlnueness into the cause OF
disagreement between Lord Mornngton and his wife
He mentioned however, that offer had been made to
allow Lady Mornington fs0O year-an offer that was
declined, she appeared TO expect that she would get
more by means of a suit pending. He stated that
the defendant willing TO submit to any decision OF
the magstrate-to pay whatever he might order Tor the
support OF Lady Mornington till superior court should
have decided to what allowance she was entitled Mr.
Bingham the presiding magistrate, SAID he could only
treat the case like any other application iron parish OIL
cers against husbands and he ordered Lord Morning
ion to pay the outlay incurred BY the parish IN maintain
ing his ady.-Spectator.
GERMAN IMsnGRArIoN.-Th Algemeine Zeitung speaks
Of the emigration passing through Cologne on the 9th Of
April follows
IL is indeed frghul 10 see how the emigration increases
Every day the steamers bring troops OF wanderers, and
who evening visits the thckypeo quay
scenesmothcis seeking quiet crying children amid the
cainor old people careful about leaving their le all in
sailing where they shall find shelter for The night is also
striking that the successive caravans irol The Up
per County, (Hesse, Baden and Wfemburg) appear to
be better and better off, their goods coming in forming
larger and heavier wagon loads The courage, foresight
and cheeuness OF the 10 be kept mp under
all circumstances. This morning, though severe storm
raging over the roofs and whlsng among me spas OF
the ships, n fearful reminder OF the dangers of the sea-
three hundred emigrants departed in the highest spirits
band Of music leading them on board ship Most OF them
/ 90 by way OF Antwerp to New York and Milwaukee A
few weeks ago. company of more than twenty emigrants
om Nassau passed through our city, consisting solely OF
educated young physicians, attorneys, @c with The
intention OF founding community IN America on the basis
of common property.
! EXECUTIONS IN GREAT BRITMN.-From 1905 to 1925,
there were thousand six hundred and fourteen exc
cutons from 1926 TO 1915, hundred and twenty-sX
OF the latter hundred and eleven have been hanged
in the last ten years-ess than the number executed In
i 1913 alone.
From Parliamentary return Just published, appears
that the total number of persons ncarceated in the
rious debtors prisons of Ireland amounted, on New
debts not exceeding e.; ISL for debts of f5 1887 for
debts of El0 1872 for debts of E2o and 2l42 Tor debts
i above EGO.
i BLASTING WITH THE GUN coTToN.-Rocks sue
cessfuly blasted in england with guncotton In large
quarry near Liverpool, experiments were made and
rocks in huge thrown out, when powder broke
them in small pieces Eight ounces of cotton disodged
more rock than "a pounds OF powder
ABURBE coNDITA-The 2,590h anniversary THE foun-
daton of the Eternal City celebrated there on the
2lst Of April, with unusual solemny. grand ban
quet took place in the baths OF Titus at which patriotic
speeches delivered, amidst the deatenng applause
OF the eight hundred guests and the twenty or thirty
thousand spectators present at the fete
A London paper says that the registration returns
prove that people in and Wales are always
slowly dying from consumption; that there is double
the amount of this disease among indoor than there is
r among door aborers that this disease is fire.
quent among women than among men; and that in 1880
out of thirty three miners who died in London, twenty
eight died OF consumption.
A curious literary discovery connected with Burns has
Just been announced 1t is stated that there manuscript
evidence to show that much of the good poetry in the
Scotch hymns and paaphrases its existence to the
cancellations OF the Ayrshire bard Hitherto the
lions those compositions have been ascrlbed to Logan
tragedy and of the posthumous Sermons which beal
his name. In " Collections of Poetry" he is named as
the author Of Ode TO the Cuckoo, but even Of his homo,
his memory about to be deprived for that ode. well
as other pieces of which he obtained the credit now
said to have been written by Michael Bruce well known
the author of the verses entitled Spring II is curious
have been singing Burns in their devotons, without
suspicion of the iact-Spectqtor.
1 An Indian prince named Raden Salek Ben Jagya a
pIpil of a Dutch panter named Verboeckhoyen has
sent picture to the exhibition of paintings in Paris Ii
represents Javanese mounted buffalo and carrying
away deer, when tiger springs upon HIM to seize the
spoil The undismayed hunter bures his lance in the
tigers side The picture is said to be well drawn and
finished in all lis details with remarkable care.
i spectator.
The front of the first altar of Westminster Abbey has
Deen discovered ABOVE PRESSES
wax figures This altar had been all probability
moved when the tomb and oratory of Henry V. were
erected 1t is twelve feet long by four feet high
and most admirably executed There is single figure Of
y St Peter extremely Neutrality-suspicious.
4 DISTRESS IN CAPE Observation-Disclosures FAMINE
Summer is at hand and what the husbandman's
prospects The cattle everywhere dying in hundreds
the farm horses too feeble from starvation to perform the
labor of poughing lastly than three fourhs
of the farmers the country wholly destitute OF potatoes
or grain for seed The condition of the country fright
full The island is menaced with all the horrors of acua
famine. Upwards of 200 cattle, informed, have
died from want of food in the settlement of Middle
River alone Many farmers in other parts of the country
have lost their live sock.-Spectator.
i The Hog Concerto.