Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-02-01

Dickens AND AMER1cA-In his Christmas and
New Year story for 1856, Dickens tells his own ana
some other peoples) experience of inns IN various
parts of the world. Here is the American lnn de-
picted with too much truth, well as just tFlne
TOO much sarcasm
stAfer draught IF sparkling beer from foam
ing glass jug, and glance OF recognition thr9Gsh
the windows of the student beer houses at Heldel.
berg and elsewhere, put to sea for the inns OF
America with their four hundred beds apiece, and
their eight or nine hundred ladies and gentlemen at
dinner every day Again, stood IN the bar-roomS
thereof taking my evening coboieE J1IeP' sung, or
cocktl ILL., Again | listen to my friend, the General
whom | had known five minutes, IN the course OF
which period he had made me intimate for life with
two Majors, who again had made me intimate for
life with three Colonies, who again had made me
brother TO twenty two civilians-agan, say, lis
tened 10 my friend the General, leisurely expounding
the resources of the establishment as tc gentlemens
morning room, sir ; ladies' morning room, sir ladies'
and gentlemen's evening reunllng room Sir music
ROOM sir; reading room, sir; over Tour hundred
sleeping rooms, sir; and the entire planned and I'm
ished within twelve calendar months from the first
clearing off of the old membranes on the plot, at
cost of Eve hundred dollars sir. Again l found, as
to my indi 'dual way of thinking. that the greater,
the more gorgeous, and the dollarous the estab-
lishment was the less desirable il was. Neverthe-
less again drank my cobbler julep, sling cock.
tail, in all good will, to my friend the General and
my friends, the Majors, Colonels, and civilians, all
full we'll knowing that whatever little notes my
beamy eyes may have described IN theirs they be-
lOnged to kind generous largehearted and great
people"
Mr. MARCY's CIRCULAR ON THE SOUND Dues
The following extract from the Paris correspondence
of the New York Commercial Advertiser gives assu-
rance of the virtual settlement of the Sound Dues
question: and fully comedies 10 Mr.. Marcys circular
on the subject the credit of so desirable result
"a long and very able article has appeared this
week in the Presse on the Sound Dues question
This writer sustans Mr. Marcy's circular, and pro-
claims loudly that from this time forward, the prn
ciple of the freedom of the high and their straits
is settled. The difficulty between the United STA
and Denmark may in fact be regarded as settled
upon the basis of Mr.. Marcys circular. The con-
/ ference is complete failure, and the European
States will only be too ready to follow the United
States in such an adjustment Mr. Marcy has point
ed out. | think it may be stated as TACT that the
circular of the American Secretary was read with
more satisfaction by the cabinets OF Europe than
any document which has been placed before them
for long time for they feared that this question
was going 10 form element of trouble tor The
present year, and they already had enough IN ques-
lions foreign to this Their satisfaction there
FORE in reading the conciliatory, and at the same
time clear and decided document of Mr. Marcy, can
easily be comprehended. He settled the difficulty
for them on the very basis on which they desired TO
see it placed that is, the rejection OF the principle
claimed by Denmark, but just allowance tor light
houses etc. They would have preferred to have
taken the initiative themselves in the settlement OF
this great principle but since they had other embar
easements they willing even to accept this gilt
from American diplomacy, and to render it all due
honor"
Our Relations with Great Britain.
The Washington Union OF Saturday says that no
such question the suspension of diplomatic inter-
course with Great Britain has been before the Cabl
net has been stated in various quarters. 1t further
states that relations with that government are
certainly delicate, and perhaps critical but the pro-
posed withdrawal Of minister is not amongst the
evidences going to indicate the decacy of those
lations. The action of government in asking
the recall of MI Champion and the conSuls impllcG
ted in the recruitment Of soldiers for the Crimea
furnishes the on foundation it is thought for the
statement OF suspension OF diplomatic intercourse.
The Union adds
g Whilst we desire by this correction TO avoid any
unfOunded apprehension OF impending difficulty
with Great Britain, cannot deny that there Sc
rous questions of difference between the two govern
ments which ought to be thOughttullY considered by
those members OF Congress who are Obstructing the
organization of the House. Our neighbos OF the In
teger make an appeal on this subject which is
worthy of attention. We quote:
g And now would put it, in all seriousness, to
the members of the House, if in view of so critical
state of the affairs of the country, they can, without
being derelict to every dictate Of patriotism and duty
consent to consume any more of the session in tri-
angular contest about the Speakership, which
Can be terminated without a compromise as to the
mode the man they regard the peace Of
the country secondary to pride to opinion and the
trammes of party
THE Ice TRADE-It is estimated by thos> who
ore we'll qualified to Judge that there is invested
in this single branch of business, in all parts of the
United States, between 5000 900, and 81, 900 O0C
and the number of men 10 which it gives employment
during the winter months is supposed to be from g.
600 TO 10000. The total annual consumption of ice
in this city alone exceeds $1,000 tons. This we
have ascertaned from careful investigation Boston
consumes about $4,000 tons annually and Philadel-
, phia, Baltimore and Washington about equal
amount. Besides this large domestic consumption
there is every year large amount exported to south
ern cities. Boston exports much more than New
York The increase of the ice trade in that city since
the year 1882 has been quite remarkable. In that
year the whole amount shipped was hut 1882 tons
In the year 1858 the amount exported was 100000
and in 1854 sc, $40 tons. One leading house alone
: exported last year 9l.540 tons The average price
of this per ton, when sold in large quantities for ship
ment is two dollars.
New York Journa! of Commerce.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
HARRISBURG, jan PA resolution was offered
in the House, to-day, directing the judiciary Com.
mttee enquire if further legislation was not neces
sal protect the personal liberties of citizens from
the arbitrary proceedings of Judges of the United
States, exercising jurisdiction in this State Reject
ed by vote of 81 to 81.
! A bill was then introduced to change the venue in
: tie Kane and Williamson case, from Delaware coun
t to Philadelphia.
Supreme Courts.
The following is the arrangement of the Circuits
l for the Spring Term