The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-09

of the Sale,ne entlre tAeDulilS
thirteen days-of the Countess of Blessngons effects,
preparatory her departure to residence IN faTis oc-
tupying nearly long column of the daies. including all
sorts Of es buss ruby ,ocx opse
bottle. Scotch terrier on It's hind legs an etching
most rare, ~
BURNING OF WASHINGTON London Zines gives
the modern and present day version OF the burning OF the
Capitol, lin the year 1922 in conneXon with the recent
vioences In Canada:
"Under ordinary circum stances, II is impossible to
guard against surprise. We remember another
House of Assembly in North America situated fifty miles
within land, III the heart OF twenty States and ten mil
lions of One fine day handful Of men, about as
large the Montreal mob, sailed up Bays landed,
marched through woods, fought smart action,
walked up to city, passed quiet night and the next
day burned blew up all the buildings OF the capital
marched back mery they came. got to their ships,
and sailed farther, where they Jared worse 1t was all
piece of mischief unworthy the name OF war, doing
nothing but exasperae the people, and widen the breach
and proving nothing but that it impossible Tor us TO
hold single inland position in the encmys country Tor
more than twenty-four hours"
The WAR IN HuNGARY-We read in one of the Paris
journals: " One of the military innovations that have
marked the in Hungary is the employment of the
Austrian fire rockets. These rockets have been ably dl
Iected not only against towns but also against bodies OF
troops There have also been used both in the Austrian
arid Hungarian armies, portable rockets, carried by corps
of foot bombardiers able to march with the infantry
Each carries three of these smal-siZed proleces.
Another carries rest, framed Of wood, on which
the rocket is placed and directed The Austrians have
been the first bring into Practice to so great an extent
this new and terrible OF destruction II has been
stated that these congreves employed in battle, ranged
BY the Austrian bombarders who have practlsed them
for many years. have produced tremendous effect par
ticulay upon the Hungarian masses OF cavalry. They
tubes of wrought iron brought to point pierced with
holes, and filed with incendiary matter, and are so
charged as TO emit above them at the end o. ,ne,r g,
is much more terrifying TO the horses than the noise made
by the passage of the bombshells and one OF them
quite enough to throw whole squadron INTO disorder
rockets in the arsenas which fell into their power have
equally made of them in all their attacks upon towns
and in battles upon plains
| FRENCH MuNco PARK-La Presse says: zone oil
those great enterprises which raise to the rank OF
those of the Cooks and the La Perouses is the oil
accomplishment with the aid and under the protection OF
the government OF France traveller who has already
,raversed Egypt, Syria, Abyssnia, Darfou and Cordo
yan who has assembled the Nile far the first chain
of Mountains of the Moon; who has visited Tranquebar
the five provinces of Arabia and rak Arabia who as
interpreter, has been attached to the mission which eX
pored the ruins of Nneveh and has also travelled il
Persia from Mascaa Ispahan and visited the Cape
OF Good Hope and the island of ST. Helena, proposes
in first voyage, to traverse the whole portion OF the
African continent, extending from Algcrs TO Senegal
passing through Timbucoo; to gain by cutting the gea
African peninsula from north 10 SOUTH that 10 say iron
the Cape of Good Hope to Algers. The Wandering
Jew" who has conceived the idea OF undertak ing
this fabulous journey, and 10 whom residence OF SIN
teen years amongst the Arabs, (whose relglon Gus
toms, costume, and manners he has adopteu') oners
prospect of not possessed by CappeIton ungo
Park, Denham the brothers Lander, is Colonel pa
couret known the by the name OF Had A6el.el-
Hamid Bey, which he assumed at the tune OF DIS
age to Mecca-a pilgrimage never before accomplished
BY any Frenchman Impressed with the Importance OF
journey which may yield such great results, political
10 lend lis support 10 the enterprise of M Ducouret and
the three Ministers of Public Instruction, Foreign Affairs
and Commerce. have Just concurred in its execution in
most elticacious manner Whether il succeed, or whe
Their il fail here is OF those missions which shall
always rejoice 10 government encouraging and sup
noting Had -Abel- ell Hand Bey estimates the dura
lion OF his perous expedition from five TO six years
Prince Albert has requested the proprietors of the
American Bowling Saloon in the Strand to superinend
the fitting upof bowling alley in Buckingham Palace
We have adopted the English game of cricket :" the
take our tenpins" in exchange.
lsay, my little son, where doss the right hand road go
to %
Don't know, sir; faint been nowhere since we lived
here, -