The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-14

The marriage of the Lady Henrietta Somerset eldest
unmarried daughter OF Emily Duchess Of Beaufort with
Mr.. John Morant eldest of Mr. and Lady Caroline
Morant of Brockenhurs House Hants celebrated on
the 26th ST. Georges Church Hanoyersquare London
The Lady Henrietta honned with the presence Of their
Royal Hghnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary and the Hereditary Grand Duchess OF Neck
enbergSterlitz and the church crowded with mem
bers Of the aisocraey The Lady Henrietta attended
the altar by bridesmaids The bride atired in
dress Of the richest white MORE antique trimmed with
two magnificent Brussels pointaee founces which entirely
covered the skirt The corsage was ornamented with
poinaee and the bridal boquet of orange blossom
Her ladyship her neck a most costly necklace
enameed with diamonds, clasp and locket An orange
blossom wreath and point-ace veil completed toilet
which remarkable for elegance and perfect taste The
toilets of the bridesmaids attracted universal admiration
They white teratan dresses white glace silk
fully trimmed with blue rbands white glace silk
ties with marabout silk fringe and blue ribands and
white bonnets trimmed with blue and pink rosebuds
The bride given away by her brother The bride and
bridegroom left early in the afternoon for Badmn-
ton where they will pas. the honeymoon We understand
the brides presents have been exceedingly numerous and
that they include gifts Of very costly character
from members of the roy family The Duchess Beau
fort gave grand ball at night at her residence in Gosye
norsqnare celebrate the suspicious event above
memoraedp
TIE LAST SNAKE sroRY--A little girl in Giman,on,
New Hampshire been detected in the practice of going
short distance from her home to play with black snakes
She found with large cooled by her side and
another in her lap Her fascination complete that she
Others that she could play with
AvARIoE CRIME AND DEArH-The Louisville journal
Of Monday last says
man rs years Of age died Friday night last, Of
affection of the heart having performed the day pre-
vions his death his allotted task in apparent good
health He leaves property valued at 100000 and
ncarceaed for the period OF two years for the crime of
forgery the amount Of S25 The old chap misery
in the extreme denying himself the smallest luxury be-
yond the prison fare OF bread and water and beeshead
broth.
"At the time of his arrest for the alleged forgery he
rendered counsel who pledged themselves to clear him
for fee of $500 To this the old man replied, that if
convicted the sentence would only be for years. and
he didn't think he could make his expenses and two hum
dred and fifty dollars year out Of the penitenary and it
would cost him nothing to live there and he would
thnt much anyhow
FmanrruL AccuNuLAttoa OF MsFoRrusrs,-The widow of
the late English Admiral Boxer is suffering from
dire accumulation of msortunes the first of these
was the death from cholera Of her nephew at Baakava
This was followed by the decese from the cause of
her husband The next Intelligence she received to
the effect that her house in the country had been burned
to The ground Scarcely had she been made acquainted
with this fact when the failure of Messrs Srahans bank
in London deprived her of less than thirty thousand
pounds and to all her misery, she has
before sebasopol who it expected, cannot long
viye
NOBLE GRr.We take great pleasure (says the Roches
ter Democracy in announcing that Gideon W. Burbank,
esq of this city WHO gave five thousand dollars last year
the University Of Rochester has increased the amount
to seventeen thousand dollars and that Lewis Roberts,
esq., his ssnn-law of New York city has added three
thousand Collars the for the endowment of the
presidency condition that like Of twenty thou
sand dollars is raised before the first of January
next Who will follow example noble by cor
responding donations to youthful but still vigorous
university?
RAN CARS RUHsT--A freight train took fire on Monday
Stamford from sparks from the locomotive Two cars
loaded chiefly with cotton consumed with their
tents The loss is estimated at $4,000
STARrLIYG.-The capture of the Mamelon, the 18th of
June the French than either of the great battles
of Marengo Auserlitz; Jena and yet it but sin
gle outwork Of beseged fortress
A uAuL--A About 200 black fish driven ashore on
Monday ut Truro and about loo New Orleans and the
Care Cod win take about $4,000 worth Of oil from
them
Tolls ON THE NEw York cANALs-Th6 aggregate
amount received for tolls from the of navi
CATION to the 18th of July, inclusive, is:
1855 100 80
1884 993,3o3 W
--
Decrease in 143562 90
TRIAL OF BnlrsH cossUrA despatch from Cincinnati
says:
The examination of the British consul for ensng
troops for the Crmea concluded this afternoon and
the decision deferred At the close of the examination the
attorney for the United States moved that the consul be
lated under bonds which refused The attorney for
the defendant conended that Ronecro having been ar
rested in his house which the law Of nations holds sacred
his arrest Illegal and that the enlistment must actual
ly here render the criminal The trial of other
parties under arrest commences tomorrow
A GREAT rnAvEILER-The Albany Register says Mr..
James Mckinney, baggageman the Utica accommoda-
ton train of the Central railroad has been in the employ
of the company upwards Of eighteen years and has all that
time been con train.' He has ridden during those
eighteen years but little less than hundred thousand
miles
DBATH--Mrs. Lavnia r. Chubbuck, mother of the late
Mrs Judson Fanny Torrester died. aged 20, at Hamil
ton New York, the I'd inst
THE KANE ExpEDIroY.--The Philadelphia Ledger says
il is that not single member of the naval medi
cal corps volunteered TO accompany the Arctic expedition
in search of Dr. Kane Dr. James A. Laws assistant
surgeon in the navy and passed No at the last medical
board, volunteered and has sailed in the expedition
GRsAT MATCH-Mr OSuvan, the United States
minister Lisbon who is said be of the best chess
players in America played during his stay in Paris TWEEN
ty-seven games without odds with NJ Saint Amant the
well-known French player. Of the ~, NJ Saint Amant
won 81, Mr., O'Sullivan 3, and were drawn.
Cor BAcK-Aiss Davenport the actress arrived at New
York In he inoio from fall rnia