The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-03
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


NKw loRK, May j, lo46,
The and ridiculous failure OF the Chartst demon
sation has bur ver fed the opinion which hazarded in
my the Union OF the Gath and 18th ut written at
when the excitement here the subject was
great In the former Of these letters said of the "dsmon-
stration !" W I'D fr ~
cit can hardly amount to much, however. The Char.
fists have reached the point Of resistance and they will
give way the masses of military and civil force which
viii be concentrated against them and il they should 70
ss, they will be merely cut down and dispersed They
peope-ihe middle class who form in England 20 large
proportion OF the number strength and wealth OF the coun-
1t turned out even So 1t is evident that the
movement al least in the particular form which 1t assum
ed had not the ympa,hes the mass OF the people What
is surprising Is that the could have vnst'y
overraied the importance of the whole affair." manifest
by the immense preparations made against H. Perhaps
the real object under Of suppressng Charsn
to make such show of strength would the peo
Pile forever after Who knowsl
The business of the week ending the 18th instant,
the custom-house, up follows and compared
with the corresponding week for 1886 and lst7
p,.. uo,,. i ,s,,so ,ssJso iS sts.s
Dutiable goods 6os,5sl l.sos,sss l.6o7,2S
Total merchandise s7s.7M i.sos.7s i,sls sls
Dntes received 225766 s5l.H 3s7,6l3
Average rate ofduiy 81 Isl A19
1t is remarkable how, upon reduced per oentage OF
duty, the aggregate receipt is increased.
The eegraphc dispatches from Virginia must be- cold
comfort wings about these times. Er r., this mornings
By all appearances the locoocos considerably ahead
The telegraph has much in its ephes but
the only consolation which give the wings Just
tAf
The shipment of specie during the past week was mod
erate-not quite $4,000 as follows.
Steamer Washington Southampton, napoeons. &o $4,000
Ship Sir Robert Peel, London. sov~reigns 5000
Ship Sir Isaac Newton, Hamburg, do LOO
Ba q aI st. Andrew, africa, douboons. &c s,ss
Total for the week 95,I04
Shipments January TO April p 8U9, 6N
Total for Isas Ss,sO4s5s
This is for four months. and nearly 81 900 900 month
too heavy dra stand long.
The Tribune this morning rather astonishes its readers
with Il mortal columns OF German, in the
original wde-mouthed waidling long tailed type which
the Teuton affects being the first letter from Paris
correspondent He wields ready, dashing pen and
makes olhe best letters that this side of tho
world. Bat why print them in their native Germana
The health of the city continues improve The deaths
last week PSI; of which there were by apopexy7;
consumption 20 commissions and Group So dfopsy the
head l2 yphus (and ship fever IA whoopng cough TO-
Inflammation bowels 10; do of lungs IA smallpox IL.
Within week, five dead bodies have been picked up in
the OF Boston, all showing marks of violent death,
and in has the been ascertaned. In the
period the bodies Of eight infants have
been found either clandesney buried in the water and
of the guilty parties obtained This does not speak
well for Boston, the heart of New England.
The pot-boat Hacksta reports spoken the Wash
ngon the 18th ult at a p 23A hours from Sandy
Hook having made that time $50 miles, not quite
10 miles hour She had the wind E. N. E., with a
heavy sea, and was going well
No more Italian opera for the present The last attempt
sustain it by additional ubscrp has failed, and the
shrine Of the muses. is silent and deserted
The weather to-day has been cold and lowering Since
it has been trying hard ran but has not succeeded
beyond an occasional sprinkle. FED