The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-26


bills They were dropped SO quietly into the plate tina
not even the gentleman who received them knew from
whom they This is in accordance with Scripture
which teaches that in the matter of gifts the right hant
should not know what the left hand doeh.
NEW ENGLAND RUM AT THE CnnEA-New England run
is selling at Constantnope 80 cents gallon The de
mend is for the French army Quite impetus has beer
given to the dsteries by the general failure Of the gra
and by the The quality is doubtless somewhat i'm
proved by the voyages but should think il
pretty hard liquor to fight on.
SUCCESSFUL EseAGnmsT.--At the Broadway Theatre
New York. Mr. Forrest has commenced the sixth week
his engagement and still there is apparently falling
of in the nightly receipts.
SHAVING ON suspAY-The Boston Times ridicules tn,
authorities of that city for compelling all the barber shop:
to close Sundays, and the editor who is of
adds:
"The orbidding Of man kiss his wife Sunday Is
half so ridiculous as the endeavor prevent him from
being shaved from the fact that the latter u.s. in majority
OF cases matter of necessity while the former is indis
putable luxury"
The FASTEST RACE ON REooRD.--The New Orleans Plea
yune notices a there the l7th two-ne heats be
tween Henry Perrit Bjou, and Gallana both heats
by Henry Perrtt The time of the first heat 39 that
of the second $40 The first mile the second heat
by Henry Perrtt in l422 which the Pcayune says
the best mile made in America with proper weight
AID wASrrp--The New York State Colonization Board
have issued circular in which they ask for special aid for
the purpose of finishing needed buildings at Monro-
via for the accommodation of emgrants sustaining two
additional coored physicians and assisting hundreds
of emgrans who asking to emgrate to Liberia AT
rica.
THE AUTHORIZES OF JANE EYRE"--We have already
briefly announced the death of Mrs Nco formerly Miss
Bront the world-wide-known authoress of Jane Eyre
From the London News of this remarkable LADY,
we make the following extract
The account of the school in Jane Eyre is only
true The Helen of that isno precisely the eldest
sister, who died there but like her than any other
real person She is that sister, with difference Another
sister died home after leaving the school, and in
consequence of its hardships and Currer Bell charlotte
Bront free while there flor year and half
from the gnawng sensation or consequent feebeness OF
downright hunger and she never grew an inch from that
time
"She the smallest of women and it was that school
which sunted her growth As she tells us in Jane Eyre
the visitation of epidemic caused total change and
radical reform in the establishment, which
moved to another site But the reform came too late to
the destiny of the doomed family of the Brontis.
These wonderful girls the daughters of clergyman
who very aged and nrm survives his wife and all his
many children. The name Bronti ian abbreviation OF
Bronerre) is Irish, and very ancient The mother died
many years ago. and several of her children
When the reading world began to have an interest in
their existence there three sisters and brother v
ing with their father at Haworth keighley in York
shire The girls had been out governesses-Charote
Brussels is secret to the readers of VeHe They
reoiced to meet again at home-Charotte Emily, and
Ann Currer,' Ellis, and 'Actono In her obituary
notice of her sisters Currer reveals something of
their process of authorship and their experience of failure
and success. H
How terrible of their experience of life was in the
midst of the domestic freedom and indulgence afforded
them by their sudious father may be by the fearful
representations of masculine and character found
in the novels and tales of Emily and Ann They consid
A. al 10 tbnu
knew it, and they gave 'Wutherng Heights and
The Tenant of Wildfell Hail. Such experience as
this indicates is really perplexing to English people in
eal and all that have to do with it is to bear it in
mind when disposed to pass criticism the
which, certain degree pervades the works of all the
sisters and the responsiveness which makes the tales by En-
lily and Ann really horrible to people who have not iron
nerves
"Jane Eyre was naturally and universally supposed
be Charlotte herself but she always denied it. celmly
cheerfuy and with the obvious sincerity which charac
terzed all she said She declared that there
ground for the assertion than this She told her sis
tiers that they were wrong-evcn morally wrong-in ma
king their herones beautiful matter OF course They
replied that it impossible to make heroine interest
ing other terms. Her was, Il will prove TO you
that you are wrong. will show you heroine as small
and as plain as myself who shall be interesting any
of yours Hence, Jane Eyre said she, in telling the
ecdote but she is not myself any further than that As
the work went on the interest deepened to the writer
When she came to Thornfeld she could stop. Being
shortsighed excess she wrote in little square paper
books held close to her eyes, and he first copy in PEN
Gil On she went writing necessarily LOT three weeks; by
which time she carried her heroine away from Thornfed
and herself in fever which compelled her to pause
The written with less vehemence and with more
anxious carehe world adds with less vgor and interest
She could crafty her singular in regard to the pub
LEGATION of this remarkable book"
How THE FRENCH EMPRESS TO BE RECEIVED AT CoNsTAN-
TNopLEThe etiquette of the Sultans which has
already received than rude shock since the
of the present war; is destined it seems to
perience still more startling. Archaeological (says a
letter published in Gazette du Midi has made up his mind
to offer his the Empress of the French when she
rives before the palace of BatLman to present her
the first Sultaness There who bear this title and
who take rank according to the order of the birth of their
children whose face will be unveiled Four young ladies'
chosen from the best Armenian families and speaking the
French and Turkish languages will also be placed the
disposition of the Empress interpreters and ladies of
honor Magnificent presents among them sde-sadde
adorned with precious stones will also be offered by the
Sultan to the acceptance of her Imperial Majesty.
DEATH OF AN Ex-GovERNoR.--The Hon. Samuel Sprigg
died his residence in Prince Georges county the 2lst
inst He formerly governor of Maryland
LOCAL NEWS.
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