The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-25
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cal interest In the House OF Lords petition in the
long spending case of sheldon Patrick" in which
large amount of property and the validity OF civil
rage according the laws of the State of New York.
are involved had been presented and attracted consd
cradle share attention The House refused to enter
tain the petition.
In the House of Commons Lord Palmerston announced
that the French government had given opportunity
for remonstrance in regard to the firing upon British
merchant vessel by French schooner at Belleisle
but had promptly expressed regret at the unustable
currence and dismissed the officer who ordered the shot
TO be fired
The oahs bill of the government for the admission
jews into Parliament read second time without dis
CUSTOM although Sir Thesiger announced his intention
of moving in committee that the existing Objectionable
sentence should be inserted. The Roman Catholic
beers of Parliament headed by the Duke of Norfolk
in opposition to the measure and had waited upon Lord
Pamcrston and had also held meeting for the purpose
of securing relief for the Catholics from the Objectionable
passages in the oahs taken by members of the e
lature The interview with Lord Pamerston being
deemed satisfactory it resolved support amend
ments to the bill in committee imbodying the views of
the Catholics and to memorabilia Parliament to frame
oath for all classes without distinction of creed 1t
anticipated that this movement would leopard the bill
and Of the Catholic presses opposed the interference
numerously-attendcd public meeting had been held
in the Liverpool Exchange Friday for the purpose of
helping the movement to obtain increased supply
OF cotton Numerous speeches made by prominent
cotton dealers and the following resolutions adopt
ed
Resolved That this meeting deeply sensible Of the in
adequacy the present supply of cotton to meet the
qurements of manufacturing industry that such supply
being almost entirely from source uncertain and
precarious in quantity and unduly uctuatng in price,
causing thereby loss and inconvenience to the consumer
and epdanperng the stability and future prosperity this
country.
Resolved That in the opinion of this meeting the colo
NAL dominons and other dependencies of Great Britain
afford ample for the cultivation and develop
ment of the cotton plant and that it is the duty we'll
the interest of the British nation to aid in the promo
tion of those by which the growth of cotton may
be established and extended not only in the British do
mnions but in all accessible countries
Resolved That this meeting has observed with satsfac
ton the formation in Manchester of Cotton Supply As
ISOLATION having for its object the extended supply
of cotton and this meeting pledges itself to render to
such association every support and that corresponding
committee, in conjunction with the Cotton Supply Asso
citation, consisting of five gentlemen be- and is hereby
established in Liverpool, for the purpose of enrolling
members receiving subscriptions and conducting all bust
connected Herewith.
Messrs Newall & Co, of Berknhead completed their
half of the Atlantic submarine telegraph cabletweve
hundred and fifty miles-on the Sth of June, and the
following day gave banquet to about 600 of their work
men and families in celebration of the event. The
process of spinning this portion of the cable occupied
eighty days The cable being transferred to small
vessels to be transhipped board the Niagara
she arrived in the Mersey which, it expected,
would be in the of few days Experiments with
the cable demonstrated in the most satisfactory
that Geographic communication along the whole length
Of wire perfect.
The shipment Of the cable at Greenwich ON board the
Agamemnon had been unavoidably delayed, but would,
1t expected, be commenced on the 18th Of June.
A large number of men at work upon the Niagara
at Portsmouth where the vessel attracted much atten
lx.l I~uu~ Hal
spection. The London Times is complimentary enough
to remark that the critics agree upon pointthe
vessels uginess !!
DEATH OF DOUGLAS JERRoLD.
Douglas Jerold chief contributor and for some time
editor Of Punch, and leading meo-dmmast of the day.
died Mt his residence, Klbum Prory, Monday after
noon, after short Illness from disease of the heart
Douglas Jerrod born in London in 1903 his father
being manager of the Shecrness Theatre For the last
few years Mr. Jerold chiefly occupied the editor
Loyds Weekly Newspaper the circulation of which it is
said he trebled continuing his labors on Punch But
there character in which Mr. Douglas Jerrold
always pre-eminent, and that to social wit.
To conceive brilliant and elaborate partee with
him the work of moment the barely pro-
nounced before the report fired off The most novel
combinations of ideas effected by him with electric
rapdity even an old pun could become from his
of utterng it, and what most wonderful of
ALL there generally deep truth couched at the bot
tom of his pleasantly that the joke which had created
its first uterance actually appeared bitter when
1t became subject OF sober rejection Mr. Jerrold has
left grownnp family Of three and daughter the
latter being the wife of Mr.. Henry Mayhem.
COMPLIMENT 10 THE OFFICERS THE FRIGArE sus-
QUHHANNA.
At the anniversary dinner of the Metropolitan Free
Hospital at London the 10th instant at which Capt
Sands and the officers of the United States steam frigate
Susquehanna present Lord John Russell proposed
the health Of Capt Sands and the officers of the Amer
lean frigate Susquchanna' He said that he had al
ways found that whenever there diplomatic differ
ence between England and America it Immediately
smoothed away If fortunate to be placed in the
hands of an English and American naval officer Cheers
For instance, Sir George Seymour and the American
modore had in very short time settled the long pro-
tracted dispute of the fishery question. TCheers
The toast drunk with the loudcst demonstrations
of applause.
Captain Sands returned thanks. He had he said come
to this country to lay cable, not to make speech but
he trusted that that cable would become perpetual bond
of amty between the two countries. Cheers.
FRIanrFuL IN FIoRExcE-Two HUNDRED PERSONS
KILLED WOUNDED THEATRE
The following all the particulars Of the distressing
occurrence at Florence which had been received by the
English papers when the steamer sailed
PARIS, Friday June 12--At Florence last night the
scenery of the theatre caught fire during the performance
of the Siege Of Sebastopo panic arose and 43 per
sons were killed and 134 wounded.
The following is another account Of the above caan
lily.
LEoHonS, June s. Yesterday at the Theatre des Ac
quedott during the performance of a piece entitled
'The Capture of Malakof the fireworks enited III,
andtb e witt A