The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-18

the King Of Denmark
From the N. Y Tribune o nth
The Cunard steamer Hbemia sailed from Liverpool on
the 3oth ult at 3p. She was advertised to sal the
of business at the post Office caused by the unexpected
arrival of the Caledonia. That ship made the passage
out in fourteen days The Hlbernia arrived at Halifax
the 18th, and was teegraphed here half-pas four
yesterday afternoon. She reached her wharf this har
Dor at little past eight last evening" after passage of
little more than seventeen days, She brings eight days
later advices
We are indebted to Messrs Wilmer & Rodgers, Wall
street. for copies Of Wilmer Smiths European Times
Mr. Bancroft, the American minister arrived at Lon
don from Paris on the 9th ut.
England.
Miss Frederick Herschell, sister to the celebrated
ult. at Hanover. Miss HerscheIl was herself an &C
compished astronomers she is perhaps most popul ary
known in England as the constructor of the selenic
globe preserved in Greenwich Observatory.
An containing about 300 Roman brass coins of the
reigns of Doclesian Macmillan, and Constantius,
discovered the other day at Malvern, the foot of the
Beacon hill.
The Queen has been pleased appoint James Hosken,
esq, lieutenant in the royal navy TO be master attendant
and postmaster for the island of Labuan
The King and Queen of the Belgans have arrived at
Windsor castle, on visit to her Majesty
Ireland.
The special commissioners for the trial of those guilty
IN the recent oulrages are proceeding IN the discharge OF
their duties with just severity that has already had its
effect in the partial restoration Of good order.
II gratifying to observe on referring to the several
rally; and this is visible in those districts which
have formerly been the of the most atrocious Of
fences Even in Limerick, the fusilade of small fire arms,
which used to disturb peaceable inhabitants of rural dis
trics every night, from sunset to sunrise, has totally
ceased since the lord eutenans proclamation, and the
report OF random shot is now, indeed occurrence
By skilfu combination, general and nearly simulta
neous search for has been begun throughout the
proclaimed districts; and though no great numerical
amount OF weapons found, still enough has been
accomplished to show that the authorities are IN earnest
ana that the law will be put in force
south and west Tipperary Limerick, and Mayo appear
to be the counties severely visited AT Cloughor
DAM in the first named county, scenes almost to parallel
those OF Skbbeeen have been disclosed at the coroners
inquests AT inquest held at Borrskane, the body
OF the daughter of schoomaster her father declared
his OATH that for week previous to her death she could
get nothing to cat and that while expiring in his arms,
he gazed on her pail face and parched lips she was
calling on him to give her drink and to administer to
her food which he had not the OF procuring And
this is by means an isolated case.
1t evident that the at the disposal of the relief
authorities either insufficient, or are not being dis
pensed to extent by any adequate to the emer
gences of the impoverished districts of Ireland The
Kilkenny Journal says:
In this division there is at present of Pauperism
duties Of her office and there is relieving officer, while
hundreds of wreched beings are starving Tor want OF n
meal OF victua On the face of the returns appear 1897
est computation claims for relief from something
near 800 people, adults and children And thi. was from
the city alone-the return OF one relieving offcer!
Mr. John OConnell has issued address the peo-
pie of lreland through the columns OF the Pilot, pre-
paratory to the approaching session Of Parliament He
dwes the terrible renbuton which the Special Com
mission is INJECTING on the perpetrators of crime in the
east and west, and draws lesson from the fearful
for the peasantry and Young Ireland party.
In the neighborhood of Tuam, several eviction cases
have occurred on one estate, thry-one persons have
been dispossessed
The Chamber of Deputies have been again reviewing
the Swiss affairs NJ Guizot charges Lord Pamerston
with departing from the line of policy adopted by the
British government in 1884, when Mr. Percy then Brit
ish minister in Switzerland, was instructed by Lord Pal
merston to inform the Swiss government that all aera
tons in the Swiss federal pact tending to destroy the sep
arate sovereignty of the cantons would materially
change the foreign relations of Switzerland to ente
the powers which were parties to the treaties of 1914 and
1915 10 object to such alterations This it is alleged
all the French government has lately insisted long
debate took place in reference to the selling OF govern
ment situations with the cegniZance of government. NJ
Guzo admitted his knowledge of the practice, but denied
any participation in them, and justified his -inerfe
by stating that the abuse had been of too long
standing to be checked by anything short of statute for
the purpose motion implying cense Of the minister
nounced his intention Of bringing in bill to meet the
alluded TO. Another discussion TO misap
preparation, the part of NJ Duchate of sums of money
granted for the sufferers by the Loire nundaton, in de-
voting them to eleconeeng purposes, in order to
the return of ministerial member for Puy The Cham
ber however, refused 10 entertain the subject 1t is evil
dent, from perusng the Debates and the votes TO-
that although some of the conservative party have de-
serted the leader, he has still large working majority
the lnamOer "A reduction mas Deen made IN the eStl
mates of the army and navy consequent the cessation
OF the war in Algers
Add -Kader after being confined for several days in
the Lazareo at Toulon has been transferred to wretch
ed prison at Fort Lamalgue, where he is treated with
great rgo consequence of his refusal to write letter
10 the King thanking his majesty for the hosptabe re-
cepon he had received Tin the Lazaretto9 renouncng
the convention with General Lamoricere and the Duke
dAumale expressing his ardent desire to live and die in
France; and above all, begging the permission of the
King to be allowed to visit Paris, in order that he may
make his submission to his majesty in person. The I'M
fortunate Emr has written letters TO the Duke dAumae
Gen. Lemoricere and Marshal Bugeaud, complaining
loudly of the in which he has been treated, and
demanding the fulhment of his treaty of captulaion
1t has been determined, however, that the prisoner shall
remain France whether he will no. though another
attempt is to be made to induce him request that he
may be allowed TO do so.
The weather had become extremely cold in Paris and
particularly in the southeastern departments of France
The Rhine was partially frozen
The Queens health has so far improved that she has
been out hunting.
naval and military expedition, under Gen. Serrano,
took possession of the Mea islands the 9th ult in
the name of Queen Isabella OF Spain The islands, three
in number and of small extent, lie off the coast of Mo-
rocco They had been coded to Spain by the Emperor
Muley Adder Rahman.
Germany.
appears that Prince Mettemich had consented to the
alterations suggested by NJ Guizot in the collective note
to the Swiss Diet; but that the intention OF delivering
TINS document in the Joint names OF the representatives OF
the three powers has been abandoned.