The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-31

Eysees be ready before that period Others how
ever pretend that the contractors for the building have
hound themselves 10 pay large SUN 10 case they cannot
deliver IT TO The company IN the month OF May next
There considerable business doing in lead, xncs aed
particularly copper which becoming scarce that The
issue OF the new copper coinage has been postponed.
There is no change worthy OF notice IN the Paris corn
| aud flour market. ~
Letters from the departments of the DIone and Adeche
state that the price OF raw silk firm in those markets,
although there not much business doing The manu-
acturels supply themselves in general with silk from the
1 Levant The manufacturers al Lyons and st Etenne
have received large orders for whe and light blue velvet
ribands and summer shawls. rise oil ten per cent. has
taken place wooen cloths a, Roubaix within the last
month There is but lille business doing at the vino
market OF Berry, and The Sigh. demand observable there
Is Tor The consumption OF Paris Letters from BORDEAUX
Stale that light wines good demand there for the
north OF Europe and for the United States Four-att
OF the last vintage already disposed Of The noun
,ains The Herau are covered with snow which has
completely checked all vegetation in the vne and is
sdered as favorable circumstance for the next vintage
GERMANY.
M. Muller Melchior the liberal and free-trade leader
IN me Chamber OF Hesse Darmsladl, the 18th
sentenced TO two months Imprisonment for q speech
spoken in his place in parliament The speech in ques
ton was delivered about nine months since, when the
government OF the Duchy was intriguing with Bavaria
and other States TO bring Austrian influence into the
Zoll Veren and contained faithful, animadversions
on The conduct OF the ministers. M. Mule Melchiors
mpnsonmen takes place just as these same ministers
knowledge the correctness of his views by proceeding to
construct the Zoll-Veren without Austria
DENMARK.
The election of the democratic leader, M Madwig, 10
the presidency Of the Danish Polk sthng was the unan
nous act OF the house the relative strength of parties
has therefore, yet TO be revealed. The government
Ieckons upon majority of only four five an Assem-
ply oil ninety. eigh, deputies twenty of whom are
new TO the legislature The letters paten, concerning the
cesson TO the Crown OF Denmark of the lands possessed
by the Duke of Augusenburg, the Duchess have been
published al Copenhagen The duke promises for himsef
and his family never 10 enter the Duches, acquire
real property there to undertake aught against the
peace OF the realm or oppose any measure which may
be taken for Organizing the new monarchy. and regua-
demnity OF about 100000 thalers.
ITALY
correspondent writes from Verona on the Sd that
depu,ation from Brescia had waited on Raderzky with
petition signed by four hundred noables and praying for
death for political offence The deputaon was re.
ceived by General Benedck. who took The petition 10 his
superior and returned in halt an hour with the follow
s.GentIemen; Field Marshal Radetzky thanks you for
the confidence which you expressed in him, and apPreci
bis age he may be called any to appear before
God, and that he would not his Judge with hands
stained with blood which might have been spared. But
clemency has reached its utmost limit We pity the FAM
lies of those who culpabe, and desire that this
may be the las, example Of necessary rigor."
The semi.ocial Vienna Correspondence states that M.
Spe well those who suffered with him Mantua,
was executed Tor attempting 10 shake the allegiance Of
the soldiery.
The Genoa Corriere Mercantile OF the 10th instant an.
nounces that the city OF Cremona bad been declared in
state OF SIEGE sentry having been shot during the
night.
The council of prefecture at Sienna has pronounced
sentence on the persons arrested political charges
few months ago. and prosecuted in secret The sentence.
after ecting that the existence OF political association
Sienna, the object OF which the over hIowof the
government when circumstances should render il expe
dent and possible has been proved and that the chiefs of
This association were Count Jerome Spannocchi, Francs
Bernardo, Henry Pontane and Advocate ereiani,
demns the former three 10 IS months detention in the
lower fortress OF Florence the fourth TO IS months oil
the punishment six persons OF the lower classes Ia
Is months detention IN the house oil correction three gen
temen of good family to IS months forced domcle. nine
more TO Is, and eight more TO 2 months OF the pun
ishmeD One hundred and fifty prisoners have been
handed over to the government delegation to be dealt with
as may be considered expedient.
THE BURMESE MISREPRESENTATION or THE KING-Rrvo-
LUTON. afN
BOMBAY, February l2.No authentic particulars have
been received regarding the revolution al Ava ALI that
certainly known TO- that the late King OF Ava is dead,
that the succession 10 the throne is disputed and that
? several OF the chiefs and members OF the royal family
who were commanding troops the lower provinces
have abandoned their further defence, and marched
Ava TO take apart in The great struggle for power One
OF the competitors Tor the throne is about to open nego-
lialions with General Goodwin, and has despatched an
English prisoner from Ava for the purpose. General
Goodwin and the commissioner have proceeded TO Meaday
10 meet him, and II is reported that Colonel Handscomb.
OF the 40th with three others are to proceed thence on
an embassy 10 Ava. Very contradictory accounts
still, prevalent regarding the particulars OF the revolution
al Ava According 10 the most received version would
)
British occupation OF the lower provinces, having rendered
the King who the soul OF the pauy) nelly
obnoxious TO the Inhabitants OF his capital the PINE
Il Minister, who was also member Of the royal family,
placed himself at the head OF the malconenis assassi
mated the King and assumed the ensgns Of gny
Il after imprisonng otherwise disposiDg OF the late
Kings brother. The opposite faction ASSERT the right OF
the heir apparent, nephew OF the deceased monarcN.
who is mere lad, and tool in the hands OF those who
surround him. The evacuation CT the southern provinces
Il by the Burmese troops has not been complete
was first supposed. IL is true that south Of Meadsy
they have entirely abandoned the western bank OF the
lrrawaddy, though the country is still infested by bands
Of plunderers, but the eastern bank appears 10 be
n strongly occupied
Il When The Burmese army that was investing Pegu
suddenly raised the siege and marched of, was sur-
missed that il had either been suddenly recalled TO Ava OF
had departed oppose General Stees intended advance
i on Manaban. The latter sunise has turned out 10 be
the correct and though Pegu is longer invested
by regular Burmese force, OF the gauisons can
at. An officer has in this way lost his life General
S,ees force marched from Maraban the l4,h OF jan
uary and the following day a strong s,ocka-
ded position OF the enemy which was however cIea red
i without loss by little well-dreced sheng The latest
accounts report however that Gen. Steel bad met with
n reverse. The following is from the Rangoon Chroni-
| Gle of the goth OF January:
| ave regret very much "a her that the force under
General Steel met with decided repulse attacking
the strong siockade OF Stang. The force was compe-
tent one, supported by six guns, and than tqual 10
the undertaking, in opinion, as lar experience
Of Burma esstance goes There may however be s,me
circumstances connected with the of which vi are
ignorant. and which may in great measure er,enuste