The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-04
FOREIGN.
ARaIvAK OF THE CALEDONIA.


ngs mail our full files of English papers to August 10th,
inclusive
This intelligence, in commercial point OF view, is
only little three days la.es AZ the day after the
Guadalquiver sailed Sunday, and the Caledonia
left Liverpool at noon on Thursday, the 18th ult.
The commercial intelligence is of great Importance
The Bank OF England, the 18th u, again raised the
rate of discount. a monetary panic followed, numerous
heavy failures took place among the largest houses en-
gagged in the corn trade and very large number Of
American drafts drawn upon these houses are returned
by the Caledonia, protested for non payment
The London correspondent OF the Boston Atlas, the
18th, writes follows: The merchants of Boston and
New York will read their private letters by this mail
with fear and trembling for an immense number OF corn
bills, drawn upon the best and weahiest houses Of Lon
don AN and Ireland H1Es been protested and
old FIRMS largely engaged in The corn trade have stopped
10 be due q houses % Ths wors 5 not vet
come Failures in England Ireland, and the CONT
nent daily announced; while hundreds OF small firms
60 over the dam, and their names are not mentioned.
The monetary crisis and troubles of April last tri-
fes, compared with the present alarming state of affairs
The bullion in the Bank of England, according TO the
last weekly report amounted to go, 800, or f7S,43O
less than the return of the previous week.
FOREIGN HARVEST -Accounts from all parts of the
continent denote universal fall in the price OF gram
without excepting the north of Germany, where high
prices maintain themselves longest Letters IRON SteD,
of the cd of August speak Of progressive fall IN the
prices there Wheat was selling at from Sc to o5, ac
Sg quy re b at ct n of sellers
no purchasers The sane may be said of Hamburger.
In Sayony the harvest is not only abundant but OF
superior quality; the potato crop also promised well,
though the disease has manifested itself in few dis
ricts In Siesa this years harvest is at least double
that Of last year, and shond the potato crop fall no fears
says that the potato disease has appeared in Wurtem-
burg, but that fair average crop is, nevertheless,
peeled The corn harvest there i unusually productive
good. The same may be said ol the Grand Duchy
Of Baden and in the Palanate such harvest has not
bae of as oces from
The elections have nearly terminated and left the two
great political parties in position similar to what they
were before the dissolution OF Parliament i is true tina,
raj party but they do not alter to any extent the num-
Der of Irish members favorable to the ministry Of Lord
Irish elections was that of the University of Dublin
There were four conservative candidates. The chief
object of that portion OF the electors who approved of the
contest to unseat of the late MEMBERS the Right
Honorable F. Shaw, recorder Of Dublin He processes
to be conservative but his pliabe conscience the
Irish corporations bills, which he had solemny pledged
defend the last enabled him to blink at, if aid
n their abolition He had also displeased many OF his
supporters by his conduct the Maynooth College bill
The chief candidate 10 oppose him was Joseph Napier,
esq, Q. c., lawyer who has risen to much emnence
from the amount of legal skill which he possesses,
and the general estimation in which his public and pri
vate character is held by large portion of the electors
of thes University. The contest was severe, but Mr..
Shaw prevailed by majority of 3d. The right honor
able Recorder seemed to have lost his temper during the
proceedings at the husngs and on the polling days. for
he dealt out to his opponents hard blows IN language
both and imperative. However, he met with mis-
match, in the persons OF Professor hcCuloch and Mr.
Napier and, il mistake not, he has since often
GREETED the provocatiOn he gave to those gentlemen to
chastse him they did
Connected with the subject of elections, we may OBJ
serve that the opponent of Sir William Someville threat
ems to petition against the return of the right honorable
member for Drogheda. Sir William had only major
Al. Al L.
pensve affair to strike off the poll before committee of
the House of Commons. An American by birth, but
ardent repeater Mr. McTavsh. has been returned for the
Emboldened by the recent successes Of their body at
the various borough and county elections the epeaers
active and determined in the agitation OF their
favorte project than for many months past The funds
of the association are being recruited by pretty extensive
subscriptions and contributions There have been two
meetings at Cancellation Hall since the 4h-namey, on
the 9th and 10th instant At each of these Messrs John
and Maurice OConneH speakers Mr. John Rey
nolds, the newly elected repeal member for Dublin has
addressed the meeting both days in lengthy speeches.
in which he promises every exertion both in Par
lament and out Of it, for the benefit OF ''Old Ireland"
The rent for the week ending August 16 amounted to
The Royal Agricultural Society has just been holding
its annual meeting in the maiden city-Londonderry
The attendance large and, altogether the proceed
ings have given much satisfaction and WILL in all prob
ability further stimulate the latent energies of the agri
cultural classes of Ireland and enable them, by adopting
improved methods of cultivation produce larger and
more abundant crops.
The affairs OF France gloomy and threatening
aspect 1t is stated that, when seen in public, Louis
Philippe looks careworn and oppressed requiring the
aid OF his stick to sustain his usually erect figure AT
present he resides with the greater part OF his family at
Eu.
The Duke fAumale is formally appointed governor
general OF Algeria, whittier he is about to sail 1t
the Kings wish TO appoint him viceroy but the pear is
not yet ripe
The harvests are everywhere abundant in quantity
and quality and have been safely gathered in Prices
have declined in consequence to considerable extent
but Paris forms an exception.
The French funds, and other public securities have
suffered materially from the announcement of the ad
vanced rates of discount by the Bank of England
The trumpet for the onset between free trade and pro-
lection has been sounded France, and the Constitution
mel has cast down its gauntlet in favor of protection 1t
eneavos to prove that England indebted for her ele
waited commercial position where she ranks supreme to
the protective system which she casts away
pefuous and that the comparative progress of French
commerce is also due to the same noxiOus system.
The Anti Free Trade Society," or, as ii is called "The
Association for the Defence of National Industry
has solicited the support of the different French ports
be effected he former with the United States the latter
with EngIand)
The cause of free trade in France has found cham
pion in the Chamber of Commerce Of Bordeaux which
has published pamphlet, where decides the question
at once according TO It's own views the subject Ii
bases its conclusions the following augmentation
No military marine can exist without a commercial ma
rine merchant marine without TRANSPORTS
no transports without Interchange Interchange is inter
quence the natural enemy of the marine and a per-
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