Washington sentinel., 1853-10-08
DETAILS ny THE ARABIA.

A public meeting had been held at Sheffield for
the purpose of considering the present unsettled
and unsatisfactory state of the eastern question.
and the proprety of memorializng the British
government, urging il TO take prompt and decisive
measures to cause the Immediate evacuation OF
the Danubian principaities, and TO prevent Russia
from again outragng justice and international law
by a forcible and warlike occupation of the Turk
sh territories. The meeting was, well attended,
and the resolutions were passed unanimously.
Steps were also taken to raise a sum of money for
presentation 10 kossuth. Ag4s
The very extensive apacca factories belonging
to Titus Salt were opened al Saltaire, Yorkshire,
on the Goth by public celebration. These works,
from their magnitude, have excited considerable
attention. They have cost about Sl000000 will
employ 1880 operatives, and will manufacture
10000 yards (nearIy eighteen miles, of apacca
daily. This immense establishment is the undi-
vided property of Mr.. Salt
Mr. w. Brown, of the firm of Brown Shiplcy,
81 Co, of Liverpool, has presented the munificent
sum of 900 sterling to establish second free
public library in Liverpool. Mr.. Brown is one of
the members of Parliament for the county OF Lam
cashire.
Some Mormon apostles attempted TO address the
people at the fashionable watering place spf Wes-
ton-super-mare, near BRISTOL but were driven ig-
ANONYMOUSLY from the place.
A meeting of the Liverpool corn trade was held
21st Mr.. Francis Maxwell presiding, TO consider
letter from the officers of the customs, request
ing the opinion OF the trade on an application from
the Dublin corn exchange association tothe Chan
celor of the exchequcr, pctitioning that the duty
on grain shall be charged by weight. The opinion
of the meeting was decidedly in favor of the pro-
posed change.
Heavy bets are said to be pending at the Jeru-
salem Coffee House and other marine haunts,
respecting the comparative speed of the clipper
Challenge, (Amercan,) and Stornoway, (Brtish,)
now on their homeward voyage from China
ScotIand.--The Edinburgh Advertiser of the
the vcneration of an American for the home of his
ioreiathcrs: "A party of ladies' and gentlemen,
amounting i'm all 10 eleven persolis arrived at
Berwick by the north British railway on Saturday,
whence they proceeded in three carriages to the
plains of F1oddcn They had with them an infant
three or four months old, and the object of their
visit appeared to be TO have this infant baptized
with the waters flowing through the field of Flod-
dem They were accompanied by a clergyman,
reported TO belong to Glasgow. The ceremony
being concluded, they returned 10 Berwick, and
left again by railway for Edinburg. The princi-
plies the party were reported 10 be Americans,
and the father of the child is said TO have discov
cred that some of his ancestors slain with
James IV. at the battle of Flodden Hence his
desire 10 have his child baptized at that Incmora-
bic locality, and which have induced him TO come
from New York. At all events, he stated to some
persons whose services were engaged that he had
travelled 5000 miles for the purpose. He had
evidently been acquainted with the district for he
made inquiry after several OF its late inhabitants
Erance.--W Whatever may he the issue OF the
present Turkish difficulty, il is the general belief
IN Paris thatthe emperor will not 20 10 war He
Is SAID to have expressed himself 10 that effect
very recently. The reasons assigned for this de-
termination are the deficiency OF the harvest, the
large amount of paper now in the market, in con
sequence of the numerous specuatons 10 which
prosperity has given rise, and lastly, the probab
Il that France viii be invaded by II formidable
enemy the cholera. These considerations are of
high importance at the present moment
The I" MonieRr publishes the returns of mer-
chandise imported into France in the month OF
August and of the customs duties lcYicd thcreon
amounting TO 12,36S,937 francs, showing an in
crease OF 1905 francs as compared with those
Of the samc.month laA year, The receipts. of the
first eight months Of the present year have been
gO6l3 570francs In 1852 they were 81 ,90S, ia r.,
and in 1851 were 76,406,32S francs. The quantity
of grain imported in August amounted TO i37, ,S62
th., past eight months 20007,0o francs, on 633,-
0nG francs more than during the same period OF
1872
The emperor, accompanied by the empress, set
out on the 22d on his northern tour. The English
residents of Boulogne haveprepared tattering adj
dress, saying Il is now forty years since Bouogne
has been honored by an imperial VISIT That i'm
vasion by the ci-devant Louis Bonaparte is not
counted Al Arras their majcsties' reception was
particularly splendid.
The immense cloth mandatory Of M. Jourdain
Riboleau, at Louviers the largest in France, had
been DESTROYED by an accidental fire. The loss is
estimated al a million and half OF francs. The