The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-11
FOREIGN.
ARRIVAL on TWO STEAMERS FROM EUROPE
TRE HERMANN AND ATLANTIC.
Two days later News.


Two days later News
New YoRK. June Q.
The steamship Hermann arrived here o-day from Bre
men and Southampton. Her dates are TO the 10th ut
She has board 1855 passengers and $40 packages Of
rreneh and German dry goods. The Hermann, when
four days out broke her arboard engine. which caused
The Atlantic arrived at her wharf in eleven days and
four hours. having left Liverpool at noon the Goth
1 he Atlantic brought 70 passengers
Commercial Summary
Coonon Monday the 9th, the sales OF cotton reached
a. Prize, higher ,han las. weeks on Tuesday The
The belief gains ground that the present prices will be per
manent Trade in Manchester Is good. Yarns Tor India
Breadstufs-The weather in England is fine causing
wheat 70 % wopenee per bnsel and flour sIxpence per
yellow, arrived solda s2s Wheat is 81 and it, lower
than last week
Of the with had taken
place. English funds opened on the 2SIh a, % och
The King OF Prussia lying dangerously i'll with
In France il was expected that the electoral bill wouB
undergo extensive alterations The President had stopped
OF the appearance OF articles calculated TO envenom hs
negotiations pending with England the Greek ques.
ton.
England
The Canada arrived at Liverpool from Halifax on the
afternoon OF Sunday, the goth.
The British Admiralty propose TO abolish the spirit
ration in the navy and in lieu thereof to make annual
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Miss Jane Porter, the we'll known authoress OF the
Scottish Chiefs, and many other standard novels and
,omancss expired At the residence Of her brother Dr.
w Oglvie Porter, Portland square, Bristol, on Thurs.
day night, from second attack of pulmonary apopexy
Miss Porter in her 74h year. and maintained 10 The
last momentnot only her intellectual faculties unimpared
put that cheerulness OF disposition for which she had
been so much admired during her long life.
LONDON MONEY MARKET. May 23.-In consequence OF
an impression that an ARRANGEMENT Of msandesiand
forthwith announced, the English funds opened this morn
ing at an improvement Of more than quarter per cent
quotations consnls was SO to l, and they len off that
price, both for money and account after having
long aoaaiiies u; India stock, assi ass India bonds.
the forsisnstock market, the operations were limited
Consos for money. 96E to9sl do for the account Ssi
vt There was more frmness in the market this
morning and the rates Of Monday last maintained
MANUFACTURING DIsrRIcrs.-The accounts OF The
state Of trade in the provinces during the past week
OF little Importance owing 10 the interview
here has been continued frmness. and at Manchester
India, Germany. and Greece. AT Leeds and Bradford.
stocks, combined with steady business on the mari
Of the shipping houses have again contributed to pros
trade has been maintained principally BY the orders from
America, the home demand being very langnd while as
regards lace the market has been aer than al any time
during the year, this branch OF business being especially
weather.
france.
The London Times Express from Paris brings The fol-
Letters from Touon OF the oath instant announce The
sailing from that port Of the vessels Solens and
Grandeur 10 reinforce the French fleet Naples Captain
Duquesne, who recently commanded the Jena when the
Pope visited the Mediterranean squadron has received
orders 10 proceed Immediately to L0rent and Cochefor
TO Mt out the Daqueselin and another line and
take them to Brest
The project OF the Cote dor has suspended from The
exercise OF their functions the two deputy MAYORS of Sc
"a of tha ne; .,rl
council at which resolution was voted against the eec-
sentenced to imprisonment for one year. and to pay
nne oil 2O00f., Tor having published sedous libel.
Switzerland.
We read in the Revue de Geneue OF the 25th: I" We
aud or IN Geneva, that agents have been endeav
orng, within the last two days, TO induce of them
to attempt coup de main France. The madness Of
such proposition is evident the number of these reu
gees being at the most 30 in the canons OF vaud Neu
chate, and Geneva Such propositions have been reject
ed but we know that il they had beea accepted the
most severe measures would have been Immediately
sorted to- to prevent the Swiss territory from being for
moment compromised
BERLIN, May 22-The following are the facts attend.
ant upon most Infamous act of intended regicide:
The King and Queen, having left Charotienburg between
II and IL, arrived at the Posdam station few minutes
after the latter hour and, quitting their carriage rested
awhile IN the royal waiting attended by the aidsde
camp on duty: The SPECIAL train having been pushed
forward his Majesty giving his arm to the Queen quilted
The waiting room aversed the corridor and was In the
act OF descending the first Of the three steps which
lead from the passage 10 The platform, where stood the
royal railway carriage when his spur, striking against
the projecting rim OF the step, caused his Majesty slip
or stagger and al the same time 10 throw up the right
IN an Angular position as counterpoise
Az this instant man, in the Uniform OF a sergeant oil
artillery, who had been allowed 10 advance close the
constables and two senres who usually posted on
either sde pushed through them and the few bysande
stopped hall knet down. and wing pistol rapidly
from his bosom, fired upwards, and with such deliberate
aim that The ball struck the lower inner part of the
Kings forearm, raversed the flesh between the skin
and bone, without, fortunately injuring the latter and
passed cut within inch OF the elbow. His Ma.
esy staggered BY slipping in the first Instance and them
by the force Of the bail fired within three or four feel Of
bis person lost his balance, but Immediately raised
BY Col Bourn and Count Waderseen and aids De camp
in waiting, 1--WE believe) and carried into an ada.
re room, where he became extremely faint for few
seconds, but quickly recovered
The weekly reports from Amsterdam and Rotterdam
state that the coee market n rather better position
and that holders firm There an increased in.
luiry for rice but advance had YET taken place in
prices. Indigo was fetching full quotations Sugar
NAMED inactive.
The letters from Rouen mention that business in manu-
lectures had not been extensive bat prices were never
heless very well supported
convention was signed at Florence on the nth, be-
ween the Austrian and Tuscan governments, regulating
he military occupation Of the Grand Duchy BY the i'm
peral troops The number OF troops is limited to 900
Time OF occupation not determined.
negotiation - on foot for the occupation OF Savoy
BY French army.
The new commander OF the French army had arrived
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