The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-14
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Dudley, % Liverpool.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE.
y NITEO STATES CONSULATE.
LIVERPOOL Anril 9 4,

LIVERPOOL, April 2, 1854.
Hon. Vim. II. Sesrdrd, Secretary Of State
SIR perceive notice in the papers Of
. recommendation for an act to encourage
emigration from Europe to the United
States. This probably will be considered
q sufficient excuse for my ven,uring 70
call your attention to the matter 50 far a.
this post Is concerned. Emigration may
be said never to have been so active ms II -
now. It is quite unprecedented. For Tho
past two months al the emigrant vessels
from Liverpool to the States. both with
steam and sails, have taken emigrants to
their utmost capacity. Al the present time
there are not half enough ships TO carry
those who want to 60. called this morn
ing ON two or three Of the leading shipping
houses to ascertain the true state Of the bu-
siness, and will briefly detail what learnA
New York, and Philadelphia line-told me
that every passage on all their steamers
up to the 18th of May next Is now engaged:
and One-half Of those OF the steamers 70
sail after this period up to The 1st Of June.
Guion 4 Co., and G. Grimshaw 4 Co., two
other large houses told me that all the
passages on their respective vessels to sail
between now ard the 1st day of June next
ara already taken, and they are turning
off people every day for want of accom-
modations; that they are so pressed that
they do not know what to do. They have
not half vessels enough and cannot pro-
cure them to carry the passengers who
with equal force to all the other shippers at
this port. A large portion Of the emigrants
have had their passage paid in the States
These have preference. They have rais>
ed the price of their tickets for passage
within the last few, weeks at least third
sailing are filled with passengers, and the
only way emigration can now be increased.
SO far as England and Ireland is concern
ed, is to increase the means Of transpOrta-
ton. One of the houses told me this morn
ing that they could send out fifty thous-
and emigrants to the States in two months
II they had the ships to carry them. do
not write this with the view Of interfering
with the passage Of the proposed bill to ia
cilitate emigration-it may be quite neCes-
sary for the c0ntinent--but merely 70 nut
you IN possession Of the facts as they exist
at this place. And am quite sure that
you will rejoice with myself to learn that
It 10 not required for England and Ireland
at least 1or the present, to encourage emf
grafton.
am, sir, very respectfully, g
Your Obedient servant, HEg
THOMAS H. DUDLEY.
RAIN.-The most magnificent rain ever
Witnessed ION the continent visited this
neck Of woods on Thursday and Friday
last. Standing on the blnffs which OVER
look and surround the town, like the ssvoo
bills Of Rome, you can just see bud, and
verdure. II the rain should continue. ana
vegetation mature at the same rate Of
growth % during the 1nt twenly.lbur
hours-and Of course Il SiN!-the animal
and the minsral kingdoms would 60 into
liquidation, and a hesh would be, what
you have vegetation, there = nothiur nke
having it.--6Iats Rqotseer. a.oe -
The Boston 1tuvsIsr tolls Of . man whs.
Ut watering-place,w Wa seiaed in the mint
with violent pains In hia stomach: cook.
tails were IN vain. His wife, unwilling to
disturb the servants, went into the kioskeM
ana ma0o . mustard poultace. which nhe
spread on her own handkerchief Return-
ing, ehe made mistake in the room, and,
entering, gently raised the bed -c1othss
lice upon 81 seomsch. TSe strsneer lesSsd
nom his bed, uttering ''strapge oethsr-
The lady screamed, her lord rushed 70 the
rescue; there was . grand tableau. The
hueband lorIot hin Stomach ache. but ct
early dawn len with his witt Tor parts un-
known. ~
A man in Miami, Conn, recently applied
Tor marriage certificate, and without NO
ticing that . wrong name was inscribed .
elsct to clergyman, and the twain were
made one dssh. Next day he was led 10
look Ct the document by IN adveFtieement,
and then found out the error. Turnine to
the object Of hin affection with a excited
yet tremulous voice he exclaimed, ''l(aria,
: mistake has been made, and Tam mar
lawful WIFI r. Maria anve = alance at ne
document, and with : half drawn 9Th an-
sWoIO0: Its no uee frnlfine. JerSmiah.