The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-12
FOREIGN.
From the N. Y. Journal Of conmeTcs, April 10.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA

From tho NJ Y. Journal Of colnueIos. April 10.
ARRIVAL OF TaE AFRICA
seven days later Europe.
The British mail steamship Africa reached her dock at
40 early hour this morning. in less than twelve days from
The commercial intelligence is favorable There is
little general political intelligence OF interest
We annex a summary from Liverpool papers TO the
29th, aud London TO the 2sh ultmo.
LONDON, March 2S-Consols close 968 TO for money
and ooi to l for account
From Wilmer Smiths Times March 80
prospectus has been issued in which The projectors
call themselves 'The Great Atlantic and Pacific ship
Canal Company" The estimated capital is two millions
and half, which will represent 100000 shares, OF Gas
each IL is said that the project has received the patron
age oil some of the most eminent merchants and shin.
owners in this country, France the United States and
the republics of South America, which assume be
fact but We cannot vouch for il. II is the Daren
Porte Careo TO the savanna and thence to the gulf of San
Miguel The distance either way is little than forty
miles. In paper read before the British Association,
Dr. Cullen. who knows the district said "The Savanna
affords the most direct and unobeconable communca-
ton between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The first
Ten miles are navgabe for the largest ships; there would
De only twenty miles TO deepen and 10 from the Puerto
del Principe, distance of len miles" "No barr Dr.
Cullen adds. exists at the mouth OF the Savanna
there any any difficulty in the navigation OF the gulf of
San Miguel. nor Of the coast the Atlantic side" The
second or Porte Careto route, would involve the cutting
OF canal from Rio Lara to the Buccaneers Pasa which
The court Of Spain intended at one time to execute;
depend upon hs report the engineers may make after
practical survey.
Lord Pameston. is stated has given the adhesion of
the British government to the company He has written
70 her Majestys charge dataires al Bogoa, requesting
him to facilitate, tar possible, the companys nego
a,ions with the government OF New Granada and our
government propose to send corps OF engineers make
the necessary surveys.
deputa,ion from Liverpool left yesterday for London.
to have an interview with the government on the subject
certain quarters to remove the North American mail
steamers from Liverpool We can conceive no Injustice
greater than that involved in the removal Of the pack
from Liverpool their natural station, to the Of
Ireland, TO Hoyhead Nine-ienths of the passengers
who arrive by the mail steamers from America have bust
ness TO transact either in this town in the manufactu-
ring districts adjoining They compelled to come
here To force such persons to land say at Galway
Hoyhead, which would involve two or three re.
no o. .ner Luggage would bn positively entail upon
whole OF the passage the Atlantic. The removal
of the steamers would do little good in proportion to the
evil which would infct Lancashire and Yorkshire,
where the American trade is located. The removal
would involve direct attack the comfort of the pas
sengers and the business arrangements of the merchant
which, if made, will be stouy and we hope successfully
resisted
On the Paris Bourse March o. the five per cents open
ed at 9l &c. and closed at 93 S5c the three per
closed at 57f. CSC.
From the same
ARRIVAL OF THE CLIPPER SHIP TYPHooN.-One of the
most remarkable passages made the Atlantic,
under sail only has Just been accomplished by The new
American ship Typhoon She sailed from Portsmouth.
New Hampshire, United States, for Liverpool on her
trial trip, coming over In ballast only, and entered the
Mersey on Wednesday. completing the passage in the
extraordinary short time OF IA days from por, 10 port
She is model OF the architectural beauty OF the Amer
can mercantile marine and OF the ability and skill of her
enerprising builders This ship 2 90 tons
and l6ll So 95h tons register, clipper built
and is the largest merchant sailing ship ever built in the
United States Her owners have sent her to Liverpool,
turn to New York she will take her place in the berth
for California and the East Indies
I'VE see by Lloyds List that this ship twice struck
by lightning the voyage out injurng one OF her men
and slightly defacing her cabin.l
The GREAT BRITAIN scREw-srEAMsHIp-It is we'll
know that this leviahan screw-ship OF Dundrum bay
noorety was purchased by Liverpool firm for ELS, oO0
about two month ago We understand that il is no de
lemined 10 make her seaworhy and efficient screw
steamer for Atlantic navigation and with this view she
has been placed IN the hands OF Penn Co., engineers
OF Greenw The old aud inefficient machinery boilers
and all. which nomnally of ,ooo-horse power. but
could never work up 10 that amount are TO come out
and Mesas. Penn are to construct and fit
chInery of 500 horse power and understood that
she is be ready for by the LIST of September or
der that she may take TO New York OF the
longest visiters 10 the great exhibition. II is estimated
that, including her purchase money, she will be compile
ted for about E5o.0oO-United Srpice Gazette.
STEAM CONCENTRATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND
CHAoREs-Messrs. Campbell, Arno,t, Co., OF this
town, making arrangements for the establishment OF
OF tcIeW-tedHlefs DeiWeen Liverpool and
ChagTes-goods and passengers TO be from thence
veyed the lsthmus OF Panama. and ranshpped
the Pacific steamers for San Francisco. Ii appears that
the first section OF the railway from Navy Bay, near
Chagres, 10 Ga,oon, TO be opened by July next fur
Their section, thence to Gogona, by next January and
the remaining portion 10 Panama by 1859 II is cal.
culaed tina, irsrae line OF screws,eamers will per-
form the Atlantic voyages IN as little or less time Than
the irregular, cumbrous, and costly West India mail
steamers and certainly al only ,cohrds OF their charges
liverpool Mail. March 30.
The EXHIBITION, AND AMERICAN CONTRIBUTORS
Wednesday meeting OF american contributors, agents.
and others. from the United Siaies held in coffee
house in London. Mr.. 81. john OF New York, was in
the chair The meeting proceeded to discuss series OF
resolutions finding fault with various arrangements con
neced with the exhibition. They complained that the
commissioners had not kept faith with contributors An.
other ground OF complaint in reference TO the delay
in aHordng protection to articles which required
patent and upon this sobec, resolution agreed TO-
that depulaon be appointed TO wait Sir G. Gray in
tmang 10 him that, until security be given 10 such
contributions. no packages should be opened 10,
AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS One of the greatest curl.
oses among the American contributions is a packet
landed Monday which consisted Of air
metal coffin, in which human body could be- we'd
for ages whou, nnde going the slightest change towards
decomposition Ii contained a bouquet OF flowers which
is as fresh when 1t first placed there There il a
large quantity OF glass from Massachusetts also spec
mems of Australian wheat in the straw. of tobacco cot.
ton, seeds. codliver oil backing patent iron Sales Ca
wba wine stationery. books, book binding oak tables
spring chairs, picture frames looking glasses pilo, bread
wafer and coda crackers soap stones, specimens Of -four
and preserved meats, and OF acting safety valve
no.
AMERICAN ASSURANCES IN ENGLISH OFFICES Percy M
Dove esq, the experienced and respected manager of the
"Royal Insurance Company" founded within about the