The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-16

Jul Wnether the present navigation laws will be
abrogated. The second reading of the present bill
has only been sanctioned by majority of Sc in a
House of 476 members. The question, as expound
ed by Mr.. Gladstone, runs further, as the chance
Of being defeated upon the essential point now
raised, whether reciprocity or retaliation is to be
the ralying principle of the proposed alteration
1t is merely assumptve at present to rely that the
Americans, or any other nation, will concede re-
cprocal advantages to us in the coasting trade If
they do not, then in that we are to call into
action the sumberiDg power in the bill, and we are
to retaliat'that is to replace matters they exist
now. The more the subject is canvassed, the more
difficult does an equitable and endurable adjust
naent of all the antagonistic interests appear.
The political opponents of the present ministry
do not aim to expel them from Office A Peel
ministry, split up, the Peelites are into two por
tions and forming together scarcely sixth part of
the House, Is at present out of the question, and
the proteconsts are waiting for the further devel
opment of free trade measures which, they believe.
with depreciation of agricultural produce, will
terminate in such overwhelming national distress,
that appeal to the people will give their party
majority in the House of Commons.
We rejoice to say that the cholera is fast disap-
pearing. The total number of cases has reached
IA ,304, of which 1900 were in the metropolitan
districts about 100 in the country, and more than
IL 900 elsewhere. The total deaths have been 1864.
The weather has been uninteruptedly mild and
fine for the season.
IRELAND.
The West and South of Ireland seem to be in
deplorable state. Several frightful murders are
reported. The cholera is committing extensive
ravages. In Limerick, to compensate for their sad
and distressing visitation. the farmers have COM
menced u!ling their ground. and the potato Is
again planted to a greater breadth. The attach
ment OF the Irish to this, their precarous mode of
sustenance, cannot be eradicated. 1t is hoped tina
the early sowing has been adopted generally
throughout the country that the chances of failure
may be diminished. The friends of Ireland, how
ever, view with considerable alarm this recur-
renee TO system which has cost SO much life and
treasure.
FRANCE.
Public attention continues to centre in the trials
at Bourges of the political prisoners, which are
proceeding with due solemnty. But as the Pa
rsans do not anticipate any new light to be thrown
upon the events of last year, and the distance
from the capital precludes the possibility of making
the proceedings a subject of excitement, the public
attention at Paris is now drawn to a theme nearer
home, of far more exciting character than the
probable fate of the prisoners. After painful In
vestigation into all the circumstances connected
with the murder of Gen. Brea, the government has
spared the lives of all the convicted party, with
the exception of two, who were brought to the
scaffold on The 14th, and gulllotiDed This firs
application of The hateful instrument of punish
ment, since the last revolution, has excited the
Red Republicans to uncomfortable fury. They
have stigmatized the President as an executionel
and an assassin and M. Proudhon ends an out
ragepus article on the subject thus, addressing
| Louis Napoleon >,
"You have restored the guillotine, and it will
| only disappear with you."
The abolition of the clubs has been decided ii
| the Assembly by the slender majority of 37S owe
| $50. the division being taken by ballot.
| Every day now discloses some fresh instance o
the interchangeable zeal of the socialists to Overturl
| the present order of things.
| The journal of NJ Proudhon, to the extent o
80 600 or 10000 per day. is actively circulated II
| all the barracks of France, and the nom commits
stoned officers and men tempted from their al
| legance by every imaginable means.
| At Toulon, there great preparations for EN-
barking troops, and in consequence OF the move
| ments in Piedmont and Italy, the army of the Alp
| has been again re- united, and every arrangement
made, that large division OF troops may cross tn
Alps should an armed intervention be resorfed to.
| Up to this moment, there seems cordial an
complete understanding between the French an
English governments, in respect to the affair
| of Italy.
The French funds have fuctnated violentl
since our last. The Five per Cents fell three pc
| cent. in one day, owing to the rumors OF actus
hostilities in Piedmont, but they have since ra
lied. Very large purchases seem to be maxim
| on English and foreign account. The last price
of the five per cents were S2f:60 the three pc
cents, $3.50.
| H l. N ID
The King of Holland has been removed from tn
scene of impending strife on the continent. havin
| expired on the 18th ut. His son, now King WIlhal
| Ill, was in London at the time, but lmmedlatel
proceeded to his dominion, where probably he hs
peacefully assembled the throne.
sCHLEswIG oLsTEIN.
The notice for the cessation of the armistice, an
of the blockade of the Schleswig- Holstein port
has been officially published.
A correspondent at Berlin, however on the got
writes: s. learn that yesterday the Danish Envo
had an interview with the Minister of Foreign A
fairs, Won Arnim, in which he communicated
him the renewal of the Danish armistice for Il
three months"
AUSTRIA.
Austria has taken the most extraordinary al
, unlocked for STEP The Diet of Kremseir, whi'
was convoked by the late Emperor, and has occ
pied the few months of its existence in theoretic
discussions has been dismissed, after having pr
+ mugated constitution, not only TOR the countrl
repres snted at Kremser, but for the whole Austr;
Empire. The great object which has been kept
: view by the designers of this constitution is t
making of all Austria into free, independent, ]
t divisible, indssoluble, constitutional monarch
> With regard to the social and political regulatlo
e guaranteed under this constitution, the lberal'ty
their nature can hardly fail to excite surprise.
press is not allowed to be put under CENSORSHIP
the complete equality and liberation of all religion
the independence of every church and sect In t
t management of its own properly and affairs; t
e | extension of education TO all languages, and
q prosecution as government work, are especially
cured The Imperial Diet is to consist OF u
houses whose constitution approaches nearer
O. that of the American Senate and House OF Rep
|. sentatives than the Legislative Assembly of a
v other State How this constitution may woI
e when reduced to practice, must, OF course, depe
s upon the people themselves; but it must be adm
IS ted that it places in their hands ample means
Il securing of political freedom scarcely in
If rior TO that of any other country in the world.
HUNGARY.
J. In the meantime, the Hungarian war procee
d with unreenling fury The Magyars have adop
guerrilla warfare; and Prince Windschgra,z,
d longer taking the field, but remaining at Blu
g. shows that the war has only just commenced.
e fact, the King Of Sardna-in secret communl,
d ton, now, with Kossuth-trusts to the prolongat
IS of the in Hungary to conquer the lost he
of Lombardy. King Albert, hemmed In betwe
e his own people, who urge him to war, and ms e.
is mics, the Ausirans, has no alternative put 10
D. clare the armistice with Radetzsky at an end
T. during the last week We have been expectl