The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-20

stood that the gentleman whose appeared ~ that
OF the illness not at all satisfied that he himself had
naturally applied to the board to have them rensstsd
The matter carried to tribunal at Gal ~sy the
was tried and the company were defeated and they
obliged e restore the shares that had rluduen.y
transferred in his name.
Lord ,CAsuExAISE-I wish to know who that per-
THE CHARMAs-I have difficulty in saying it was Mr..
Edml nd OFlanerty.
voIcE-I was thirk king it was.
Letters received in Dublin from the United States men
tion that the commissioner earning subsistence ~
&C ntIibutor to New York journal, and that with
spirit Of 10y atty towards the British government beyond
all prae, he yields his pen vigorously in condemnation
of those clustering fellow Ces of who threaten he
Invasion OF Ireland upon some day either before after
Tbs eve.
Theatricals I'm Italy.
Turin, March I'D Correspondence of London Times
Our Opera season was brought to q conclusion last
and the public the former being las is said)
fesvy oser and the latter having been constantly dis
satisfied.
private letter from Sienna Of the 10th instant gives
the following account of demonstration there in favor
of the celebrated a'tise Maria Piccolomini:-
Of the Pccelomin before her departure for Mantus
PARIS. great many Floren,nes with US, bound
the erand ourselves and the railway station
positively spoumbered with bouquets of white and red
cameas ordered by her ad mrers said to have been
the value OF more than 500 The theatre was densey
crowded; every passage choked by people who could
not find standing room in the pitiar more in fact than
the house vas ever INTENDED to hole. Tae opera
VerdPs Trouvatore After the first act the people lost
AL control their feelings they continued constantly
sppsudpg their Avore before the curtain sho
clusion Of each act and at the d1ale it appeared
they never would cease. For half hour she
obliged to remain and this boistarous homage
She was deluged with bouquets crowned With garands
and, amid waving Of handker chiefs cappipg hands,
she uting OF rr accompanied with balloons sent from
the boxes and godleaf and flowers thrown the stage
lights being extinguished AT the door she
ceived by the gentlemen of sienna with candles who
formed procession TO light her home. preceded by
bard Of music. IL truly most interesting sight,
and that must have been deeply felt BY the person
whose honor Il took place
Annual Report OF the British Iron Trade.
From he Circular Ct Messrs- g. b. Toms Co., OF
Iondon.l
Our last circular bore date Stn Of March, 1885, the first
annive, esy the eeclars lou OF war; AID of
Siderable ainty ami deprtssion Another year has
now elapsed and aad glad to say, the present
observations on the position and prospects OF the iron
trade under circumstances c far happier augury
viz when confident ression prevails that are
the Of the reestsbishment II IN Europe which
ope may be attended with much property TO this
important branch CT industry 10 CHANGING at tue
OF business curing the tso OF active warfare from
which we emerging the most prominent and note
that prizes have rot way to such extent as
persons anticipated The lowest point that rails have
touched since the broke out is f6 S. per ton,
and Scotch pgs 53s 3D. per ton The inherent vitality
snd soun5ness of the trade have thus heen evincei
Of financial pressure; FOR although the naerad of
var has undoubtedly constituted heavy item In the
demand blast furnaces and f,uudries the
other hand the consumption of manufactured iron has
suffered becaus ihcsnt railway tpises
In watch immense capital was embarked have been
rested crushed by the sabsorong interests and in
huences of the late struggle. America our best
toner has also sympahised largely in the money crisis
this side and her orders English iron to build rail-
ways hsye consequently been issued only nelly
limited scale. must not be forgotten, too, that the
ports Of Northern Europe have been closed tor two years
fhp ants ff how
sure Of taxa ion has led to the postponemsn of the
cution Of many public works that were in active pro-
ID 1855, ard which would have absorbed in their
construction iron 10 considerable extent. On the
whole, is patent that tie has cast dark shadow
cal and moral ends have been attained by its prose-
cuon Arnexed will be found usual table exports
Of iron for the past which as compared with the
two cedng shows the following results all de
cripiions beng reduced to pig
Is eons
1909. tons
Thus the elimination amounts about 200 600 per
annum in The shipment Of British iron to foreign ports
during 1885, compared with those OF 1858, incon
siderable failing off from make Of iron estimated now a.
$500 600 tons per for the United Kingdom The
stocks hand throughout the country are very ncoa
siderable; these Of pigs Scotland estimated TO
amount TO 10000 tons. and perhaps there are about
tons PCS in the emo. north Of aRssn s:n which
been consuDed a. home-i. e, broadly and roughly,
about half the iron produced is nov exported ard the
remainder used in this country Any revival or extern
zion Of tie demand in any quarter of the world would,
there ore very insign can't stocks in Great
Britain, and consequently act immediate stin ueus
to the market As much attention is directed TO
the growing strength o; the iron trade, in
ton with the discovery Of the Cleveland stone
the Yorkshire coagt. have prepared q reliable
staten en of the whole Of the blast and rong
mills north of the Hum q The total annual output OF
pig iron IN the northern dstric. Is equivale =
446 $50 Of which 1888 $40
into aeabe IRON and ships the remainder for forge and
foundry purposes coaswse and foreign The expansion
Of production in hst quarter while very considerable
has IN certain Published statements been nevertheless
over.rsted. Bur few furnaces have been erected
the last Turning from the past to the future, the
grand question is into what phase about to
passS-w peace briog spsthy activity to the iron
trader We incre to thirk that its good effects though
perhaps not immediate ling certain
that shall only have 70 wait for easier money
ket give renewed Impetus the demand throughout
the world for that metal that has
the fright of civilization
Rslr ad IRON The wants of Inds continue TO mari
fest themselves large scale and 30 900 tens
been negotis this week the price believe to have
been about 80 in london, or very nearly the same
sirr liar quantity contracted for last December The
bulk will ne manufactured in the north of England aud
the rest in South Wales France is likely the
greater extent than during its EXISTENCE and she has
taken DO Insignificant quantity of raj from these
two years last past. Russia will probably be in the
het for rails large scale shoE tly after peace de
clsed in order 20 complete her nes south ward for the
has revealed how possible IL Is for her to
fully Iepe invasion wi hour increased facilities for the
transfer Of and O.her large continental
orders SPOKEN of likeIy TO forward. The
MARKET is firm and the last mail from the States brings
orders r, T Tslls snd sheets.
TIE VERY LATEST.