The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-04
FOREIGN.
ARRIVAL on rnE CALEDosIA.

ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
The Cunard steamer Caledonia arrived at Boston on
Friday, the 3ist Of August We take from the northern
papers the following summary Of the news received ~
her. which up to 18th OF August The CALEDONIA san,
ed from Liverpool on the 18TH making 'ne passage IN
thirteen days and three hours;
r.. .sr-IJoon this important topic Wilmers
.ws are now in the middle Of August. and. usual At
this period Of ,hs X al parts Of the country Until about
wseh sro the weather had been unusually sutry, and
had sss ay have suffered from ONE q o
During the last ten days many severe showers and
country. In our own immediate neighborhood good deal
. q a.S sss hsnG bssa The
between have been warm and very ne SO na the aoors
Upon the whole there is every appearances at present
that the harvest will be abundant one but the quality of
the Country win BE- more o. less affected by the prevailing
weather daring the ensuing three OF four weeks So far
markets country been farther much
small quantities poush. orward In another Week or .o
,sa n he ala n
careful analysis of all the reports which have reached
mp % & % almost 81 e the 6
Barley and oats may not be quite SO abundant as wheat,
England are sound qualify plentiful and thus every.
thing contributes to render our winter prospects
1T seems agreed all hands that the stocks of com
remaining In the hands Of the farmers are small in
ally raised will doubtless favor the importation Of early
plies from that quarter is rather too early for form
Frances Holland and the Baltic; but in Francs The
reports are all Of the most favorable character. Holland
the same time in England whilst Danzic sten. and
Rostock the weather seems % have been equally The
potato disease reported be northern
parts Of the continent was last year. whilst harvest
q II. and So 0as w Us not 10, @
the disastrous accounts Of the mould which have been
ported for many weeks past are fully confirmed"
from cholera towards the close Of last week. we were for
day two in hopes that had reached the crisis OF
the malay and that satisfactory change was occurring
In the public health We regret to say that the mortality
seems 70 be spreading rather than diminishing; or, to
speak mere correctly, it dimnishes in its yirulence in
places it breaks out in other and more distant To-
caltes, so that we have the melancholy duty to an.
nounce a considerable access to the daily number Of
cases The returns for the London district show slight
decrease in the total mortality from all from 1907
last week to 1909 The excess over the ordinary
age is still entirely from cholera the total deaths last
week being as we said pee, whilst the present only
But whilst the London district seems to be improving
the whole in health the daily returns of attacks being
about $780, whilst the deaths under AGO. the
are sorry say figures the head of the fatal list AT
the weekly meeting OF the Board of HEALTH the 10TH
the medical officer reported that there again in
in the number Of deaths from cholera During the
week there had been 4l2 deaths from that fatal disorder
being an increase OF ~ compared with the previous
week. The total number of deaths in the borough for
the week $685. being increase OF IS in the general
mortality Manchester and the neghborhood still escapes
in very remarkable But the most singular fea-
ture OF the whole maady perhaps that not single
case OF Asiaiic cholera has yet appeared Birmingham
and that NOT very inviting town in point OF "opaque
smoke" was equally exempt from the malady when ii
ragged in 1881. The official returns for all England.
Wednesday, exhibited satisfactory decline from ,o9l
attacks and 43l deaths the preceding day. to SIT at
lacks and 35t deaths and on Thursday the attacks
IA he
The HARvEsr-DuBIS, August 16.-With the ex-
cspon Of few complaints of the appearance OF the red
worm in wheat there yet grounds for apprehen
sion far the cereal crops concerned Oats and
barley will be abundant beyond the ordinary averages Of
former years. but for the fourth time, it is feared that
the potato Is doomed TO partial blight
AGalway correspondent writes-"The potato disease
has unequivocay appeared in the sheltered places this
week in the north q Galway but has not as yet aP
forward than usual that trust the greatest part will be
saved; From Connemara in the vicinity OF Clifden,
have lad very melancholy report il appears to be there
The tlonmel papers also report unfayorably-stating
that there doubt OF the temperance OF the blight al
had been visited by severe OF thunder and light
ming In Waterford too there some indications OF
the disease, which attributed to the prevalence oil
eectrcythe thunderstorm seeming TO be general IN
the south of Ireland.
The CHoLEaA-Thee epidemic is still very fatal amongst
the upper classes in various parts oil Ireland.
PARrs August i2-In Paris the most complete ull has
succeeded the little agitation produced for days past
by the dsagreeable incidents that took place in the As
semby. You may judge OF the state OF tranquility here
when General Changarner is able pass three days
distance from the capitaand this AT the moment when
the Moniseur publishes the decree (as does ibis day.
announcing that Paris and the surrounding districts are
relieved from martial law.
The Monisw announces that the President OF the
public has authorized English gentleman, Mr. Jacob
Brett establish the coast OF France, between Calais
and Boulogne, submarine electric telegraph which is
20 the channel and communicate with the English
coast At Dover The treaty concluded with Mr. Brett
guarantees certain advantages TO the French government,
and leaves all the expense to the contractor, to whom il
privilege OF ten years should the experiment
succeed The works are 70 be terminated on the LIST Of
September, 1850, at the latest
Letters from Lyons that the regiments OF the army
OF he Alps which had been marched TO the frontiers OF
Savoy have, in consequence OF the conclusion Of peace
between Austria and Piedmont. been cautioned in the de-
partment Of the Cote dor, and Of the Saone ct Loire.
PARB, Aug ie.--The members Of the mountain in the
legislative Assembly have appointed committee, com
posed Of NM Auboy, (du Nord,) Demargrange, Pascal
Dupraf, laurent (de PArdecheD Sauteyra, and Vapau
10 remain en- pranencs during the recess, and 10
Ply themselves with all subjects calculated 10 advance the
interests Of the republic
letter from Grenobe states that the national guard
OF Beaurepaire Saint Geoz, and Point de Beauvosin in
the department of the isere have been dsamed by
mand OF the government.
The exitmists are In high spirits to-day. They say
that NJ de Faloux is omnpotent in the cabinet and that
before long they will place M Benoit in the finance de-
partment and General Lahitte in the war Office.
Il was rumored in political circles yesterday that Lu-
Glen Mura il about to be sent as minister to Madrid