The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-24
Foreign Items.


Norm AMERICAS CoLoNY RAILRoAp-ln tho
House Of Lords, on the Sth instant, Lord Stanly
presented petition from magistrates, free holders
and others, OF the county Of Wcstmorclaud, in Can
ada, referring 10 project which under con-
sideratiou for extending line of railway commu-
nicaton through the whole province Of Nova SEQ
tia, New Brunswick, and Canada, TO Quebec, point
ing out the great advantage that would be derived
both locally and socially, from such measure, and
praying that it might meet the support Of the gov
eminent. They proposed that Parliament should
give n guarantee under which sum might be
raised equal 10 that which the colonsts themselves
were prepared TO guaranty.
New Factory Aer.-On Thursday the new act
to amend the acts relating 10 labor in factories was
printed. IL is now provided that no young person
or female shall be employed before o'clock in the
morning, or after siN O'clock i'm the afternoon; or
on Saturdays after two o'clock. Meal times arc to
be taken between hslf-past seven in the morning
and six in the evening. Young persons or females
are not 10 be employed under the and Vic. cap.
10, in recovering lost time after seven in the
ming, but during the time the machinery il stopped
by drought or flood Of water ordinary occasions.
Between the 3Oth September and the LIST Of April
young persons and females may be employed from
seven IN The morning 10 seven in the evening.
Children above eleven 10 be employed ~ 'young
persons" Such persons nor females are to b. en-
ploycd during meal -umcs The statute ia incUr-
pOrsted with the other factory acs, and took effect
from Monday last, when IL received the royal as
sent
In Norway, IL is estimated that tho number Of
persons who arc preparing to cmigratc 10 America
amounts 10 20 600 being two per cent of the entire
population Of the Kingdom. Prom The commune
Of Loolag alone, which contains 5,l9j inhabitants,
COB individuals arc about TO embark for New York.
THs ArLASTIc.-Aftcr ono Of tho most splendid
runs ever made ocross the Atlantic, the United
States steamer Atlantic, Captain West arrived in
the Mersey on Wednesday morning at a little past
one O'Clock, the entire time consumed on the pas
sage being ten days eight hours and twenty min.
utcs. The news brought by the Atlantic appeared
in the london morning papers Of the same day,
and her letters were delivered in Liverpool, Man.
chester, and Birmingham on that forenoon, and in
London ON the afternoon Of the same DAY.
tEiTOpean Times.
"a FEMALE AERoNAUr. - Mrs. Graham with
three VI her daughters and her son, ascendcd from
Boyswater, on Monday week, in new balloon,
called the Victoria and Albert. The purity de-
sccndcd safely in Richmond Park. Mrs Graham
has written M follows To OF tho papers: 81 can
not omit noticing the extraordinary admiration of
my daughter Allce, who accompanied me Fri
day night from NauHhall Gardens, al the astonish-
ing view Of London at midnight, being the first and
only attempt made by females 20 conduct the man
agement of a balloon nj night; and so much pleased
am ! with the nerve exhibited by those Of my
daughters who have hitherto accompanied me flour
in number,) that If, on trial, find the others Of
equal spirit, which ! doubt not, / feel disposed
God villing) 10 ascend with my seven daughters
az tho great national exhibition Of 1851"
CuRious SrArEMENr.--It is stated that tho build
ing for the exhibition Of 1851 will contain five hun
dred miles OF window sashes, one hundred miles Of
putty, ~ miles Of zinc guttcring, eight miles 70
drive under cover. The building will be wholly Of
glass, wood frame and iron pillars. In ono posi-
ton the spectator will be able to see ono thousand
feet before him in one unbrOkcn view. II IL he
leved that the building will be superb that the
public. ON whose behalf the opposition has boon
made, will be the first TO oppose its removal.
writer in the Builder states that one hundred and
nifty tons Of putty will be required TO make the
building European Times.
BRirIsH ASSOCIATIONS ron THE ApvANcEMENr oF
SoiENoE.-The sttings Of the British Association
commenced at Edinburgh last week. The total
number OF tickets disposed of up 10 the opening
was about nino hundred. Among the professors
and men Of science present were some from Paris,