Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-14

5--.. The News.
The steamer Asia at New York brings intelligence
from Great Britain to the Both ult The political
event of the week had been great demonstration at
Birmingham, in honor of Mr.. Bright, member of
Parliament, and his delivery of telling speech on
the subject Of Parliamentary reform. Mr.. Bright's
remarks attracted great attention indication of
the policy of an extreme radical party. He eulO-
gizedthe American elective franchise, an equal dis
trbuton of representation, and the ballOtbOx, and
pledged himselftO support the reform bill providing
for such system in England.
Great uneasiness exists in ireland with regard to
the formation Of new ORDER Of sedition societies
which are spreading over the country, and whose
members bind themselves not to dvulge their plans
to the priests. They supposed to derive inspirs
ton and money from America In connection with
these societies, the projected visit of New York
Irish regiment is looked upon with suspicion, and
the Dublin EDsnbgg Nail calls the attention Of the
Government to the subject.
Mr. McGowan, the American contractor at Sebas-
tOpOl, writes to Galignsuis Messenger denying the
report that his efforts to raise the sunken ships had
filled and the enterprise abandoned. He had already
raised, since, May, six vessels in good condition,
and removed several others.
The Delts, from St Thomas, on the 22d ult., with
Bermuda dates to the 1ltn, has arrived at New York,
critic hurricane p.eVsied at Bermuda for four
days, causing ex enslve damage to the shipping
The frigse Sabine put into Bermuda the 8st ult.
having been disabled By the hurricane the oath.
She lost her maintopsail and her foressi her bow
ports were forced in and her steering gear seri
Ously injured The British authorities afforded her
facilities for repairs, aud she would be ready to pro
coed in few days The bark W. A Chandler, from
New York for Vigo, put into Bermuda on the 18th
ult. She encountered hurricane on the 24th, and
was thrown on her beam ends and compelled TO cut
away her mssis. The schooner General Grant, from
Baltimore also arrived ct Bermuda on the 29th The
hurricane had torn large party of her starbOard
waist. She passed large ship bottom up, and saw
two other vessels laboring heavily in the gale.
The Treasury estimates not completed, and
until they are will be impossible for the Secretary
to know what probable amount Of revenue will be
quired for the next fiscal year. In the absence of
the necessary information it cannot be determined
what recommendation should be made to Congress.
Hence, the newspaper speculatiOns upon the subject
are without authority. The Secretary has not yet
written a line of his report. eH
The official result in the ninth Congressional dis
triet of New York was declared on the 18th by the
board of canyassers. The Republican candidate,
John B Haskin, is elected by 10 majority.
Henry Reed, snight clerk in the post Office in New
York city, was arrested the llth, in tho act of
purloining letters, He eOnfesses to the robbery,
three weeks SINCE of package Of over one hundred
letters directed to Brooklyn. o. % By
The Governor has issued writ for holding an ex-
ira election in Berks county, the eighth Congress
siOnsl distict, on the 8Oth of November, to supply
the vacancy in Congress, OccasiOned by the resigns
ton of Hon. J. CLANCY Jones.
A woman named Anna Stuart, was found in
BARRIERS shop in Boston on the 1lth, shOckingy
burnt, and in dying condition. She says mu-
lstto named Thomas McCheIl, threw csmphene on
her clothes, set fire to it, and then fed.
The boiler of the steam stave mill OF Mr.. Rich,
at MOOre's, n. Y, exploded on the 10th, killing
man named SchoolCraft. Three more are not expect
ed to live and another is seriously injured but may
recover
The annual message of Mayor stith, CT New Or
leans audes to the epidemic and states that since
its commencement not less than fifty thousand dol
lars have been expended, oesldes the disbursements
Of the city reasery for the burial of the dead and
the conveyance of the poor to the hospitals and
the multiplied private benefsotiOns made by the
charitable of the city while their daily rounds of
mercy.
The Mobile Board Of Health, at their meeting on
Monday 9Th inst, declared the yellow fever TO be
no longer epidemic, and proclaim that absentees
may return to the city with safety.
The New Orleans Bulletin of the 9th says: eyes
terday morning We had old fashioned white frost
and no mistake. 1t remained on the plank bridges
long after the sun was up The multitudes can now
come and be safe"
There wss spirited convention held at Mont,
gOmsry Ala on the SOth ult., to forward the pro-
ject of uuiting North and South Alabama by rail
road from Montgomery to Decatur. The sum of
SIS 600 was subscribed by individuals the spot,
with every prospect of increasing the individual
subscription in Montgomery to twice that amount.
The ship Georgs Captain Green, of New Orleans
bound from Constradt for New York. was lost in the
Baltic. Her cargo consisted of sheet iron, valued
at 100000.