The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-11-03

STEAM BsrwRKS New York AND LIVERPOOL
II lie stated that Mr.. Cunard's new contract with
the British Government, amounts to E145, COO per
annum; By new provision, he 10 to be allowed
to run his steamers direct between Liverpool and
New York-no longer calling at HsIifax-as soon
as the new American line of ste,mships begin
their triPa. This shows they intend to run the
workers. as hard as possible, but competition is the
life of trade.
ARRIVALS OF EMIeRAnrs.-An sficial state
ment has jist been made out, showing the num-
Der ofpasssnsers arrived at New York from foreign
counties, during the period of six years, ending
Ssh September last. The aggregate is one ssiu.
ion one Hundred asd fly thousand and fus hur-
dred, number equal TO the resident population
OF the city nearly three times over. Ireland and
Germany, ofcourse. are responsible for more than
half the new corners.
MARRIAGES ETC, In ESsLAND.--It is stated that
out oil The 5,S45 marriages solemnised in Eng
land during lS4S, no less than 104 6 of the parties
viz: a. 429 men and 81 ST women, signed the mar
rage register pih mark; Or In other words, near.
~ oHethtrd OF the men, and oHs-haH of the wo-
men could not write. The returns from the regis
ter's Office for lS4S show that on births oc
cured IN England during that year. The number
OF deaths 10 England, in 184s, was AZ, 3O4. The
births during the year exceeding the deaths 1872
773.
VI The New Orleans editors have later dates
from Mexico, but the news is of no interest what
ever. The cholera has nearly ceased its ravages
throughout that county. The Nexicans have de-
fested the Indians in several recent engagements
GREAT Foor RAcE..-The best contested foot
race, and the best time probably ever made, came
of at Buffalo on the oath inst. The competitors
were Jackson, the American deer, Armstrong,
Smoke, Canada, a descendent of the Fox nation
and some fifteen Indians. There were ten one
mile heats. Jackson was the favori!e, but Canada
won every hest He ran the first mile in min
utss seconds-the tenth mile in s minutes "A
seconds-the whole ten miles in IS minutes 40
seconds, and was not vislbly fatigued or blown.
FAScIruL UrILIrY.-The Austrian government
proposes to undertake the project of bordering with
a live hedge all the lines of railroad throughout
the Empire. These hedges are TO be formed,
wherever the climate will admit of il, of mulberry
trees. tits anticipated the plantations, besides
protecting the railroads from the intrusion Of ami
mails, will give stimulus to the culture of silk
The stem Of the holly hook contains blue
dye superior to the finest indigo.
u-The St. Louis Republican Say. that rice has
been successfully raised In that county this sea-
son.
O-ln fight at Madison, Ind. q few days since,
between two blscksmiths, one Of them had an ear
bitten off. The bitter was held 10 bail in the sum
of one thousand dollars.
SUCCESSFUL TYPo.-John P. Phelps, ESQ. who
was recently elected President of the New York
and Erie Railroad Company, was journeymsn
printer but a few years since. BY close sppli-
cation, and asprinklins Of good luck, he has rap
idly advanced to the possession Of a competency,
and honorable station at the head of the first
railroad company in America, covering a capital
of s23, oO0OO0.
TAKING TINE BIT THE FoRELock.-The New York
correspondent of the Philadelphia Pennsylvania,
says some of the more enthusiastic young men
there propose the immediate formation ola "TuIk-
ish Regiment 10 sail for the Dardanelles the
moment the news reaches here that the ball is
opened. in reality.
A FINALE SEEKING REvESSE As A SAILOR
A girl who has been some five years disguised ss
a common sailor was recently detected on board
steamer lying in Cork hsIboT. She stated that
her family connections reside at ST. Johns, New
Brunswick; that her motive for thus forsaking her
home in favor ofa sailors life in order that she
might meet her seduceI-a Captain Bradford-and
be revenged upon hun tor forsaking her and her
child. The magistrates propose TO send her home
TO her native place.