The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-06
FOREIGN NEWS BY THE EUROPA

! thereto:
HOUSE OF LoRDs-7hursday, FEB. 1.-The
opening of the session took place this day, and the
procession of the Queen from Buckingham Palace
| to the new House of Lords, was among one of the
| most crowded assembiages of spectators wit
messed The following is the Queens Speech:
| NM Lords and Gentlemen:
ment usually resumed have called you together for the
| discharge of your important duties.
the North and in the South Of Europe the parties
have consented to suspension of for the purpose of
The hostties carried in the Island of Sicily
tended with 80 m that the British and
n,erpose and stop the urher efuslon OF blood
pose conjunction with France to the King Of Naples
arrangement calculated TO produce permanent settlement
The negotiation these matters is still pending 1t has
been anxious endeavor in offering good offices to the
various cOntendng powers, to prevent the extension OF
caamItous war; and to lay the foundation OF lasting and
1t is my constant desire maintain with all Foreign
| States the most friendly relations. -
AS the Interests of the public service will permit,
shall direct the connected with these transactions to be
rebellion Of formidable character has broken out in the
Punjaub. and the Governor of India has been
PEELED o the OF he peace OF the country TO as
ay operations against the insurgents but the TRANQUILITY of
British India has been affected by these unprovoked dis
again commend to enton the restrictions imposed
If shall find that these laws ae in whole, in part
unnecessary for the maintenance of maritime power
while they iette trade and industry will no doubt deem
| it right to repeal modify their provisions.
Gentlemen of the House Of Commons:
be laid before they will be framed with the most
The present ASPECT OF affairs has enabled me to make large
reductions on the estimates OF last year.
Ny Lords and Gentlemen:
KINGDOM has remained tranquil amidst the c3nvu sions
Which have M so man pa o. En n ne
ect2n still exists and am compelled to my great regret
to ask for continuance for limited time OF those
which, last deemed the
servation Of the public tranquility.
have great satisfaction in sta ing that commerce Is evi
wing from those shocks which, at the of last
The condition Of he manufacturing districts is likewise
more than it has been Tor period
revenue one OF progressive improvement.
have lament however. that another failure in the pc.
ao crop has caused severe distress in some parts Of
The operation of the laws for the relief of the poor in e
land. will properly he subject OF inquiry, and
measures by which those may be bneciay amended
and the condition of the people may be improved will
it is with pride and thsnkulness that adv to the oyal
which has animated them during the period of commercial
difficulty deficient production of food and political revou
look to the protection of Almighty God for favor in
bs s ri Se Svnds in
the principles of Freedom and Justice
Her Majesty and suite then retired and the
House adjourned until o'clock, when the address
was moved by Lord Bruce, and was seconded by
Lord Bateman. As the address, however, was
terms, it is unnecessary TO repeat it.
Lord Brougham regretted that the assent which
he DESTROYS of giving to the speech from the
throne was not altogether so unqualified as he could
wish He greatly feared that, in the fair represent
tatIon OF manufacturing and commercial prosperity
of the country, his noble friends in the Govern
ment and their equally noble supporters had made
some slight mistake in the assumpti ion of a gain of
$4,000 at the present moment In the revenue.
The noble and learned lord passed some CONNIE nts
on the crown lawyers in Ireland in reference to
their laundering in the State prosecutions.
Lord Stanley moved, as an amendment, the fol-
lowing addition to the address:
I'VE however, to be compelled bumby, repre-
with foreign powers the of the revenue the
condition of the commercial and manufacturing interests of
ing Majesty in language of cnneatuatiOn, and that
large portions OF the ana Colonial interests OF the
calculated TO excite serious approximations and anxiete
The Marquis of Lansdowne defended the mea-
sures of Government.
The Duke of Richmond trusted protection would
again become the law of the land.
Ears Fitzwilliam and Marlborough and the Duke
of Argyle spoke against the amendment
The Duke Of Wellington entreated their lord
ships not TO let it go forth that they disagreed on
the subject of their foreign negotiations, and
expressed his determination to vote against the
amendment. Hear, from the Ministerial benches.)
After few words from Lord Stanley, the House
divided: Contents, 50; Non contents, 50-major-
ity,2. The address was then agreed to, and the
House adjourned.
On the 9Th, Earl Forescue read her Maiestys
most gracious answer to their lOrdshps address in
reply to the speech from the throne: MY lords |
thank you for the assurances of the loyalty of nv
people, and their steady attachment to the insu-
tons of the country. II will be, at all times, my
desire to promote their happiness and prosperity"
On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, her
Maiesty's answer ordered TO be printed with
the votes.
Lord John Russell has announced his intention
of again introducing measure TO enable Jews to
sit in Parliament.
United States and Scotland.
A project is in contemplation, we understand, of
bringing Glasgow into direct steam communication
with the United States of America In fact, pre-
parations for carrying the undertaking into effect
have already commenced A contemporary men,
tons that the keel of the first vessel of this line has
Just been laid down by the Messrs Denny Brothers
of Dumbarton. The vessel is to be of iron, and
of 1000 tons burthen. She is to be the screw prn
cipe, and to be fully ship-rgged The screw will
be propelled by engines Of $50 horse power, which
in course of construction by the Messrs Card, of
Greenock. The new steamship is intended to ply
direction from the Broomielaw.- Glasgow Post.
THE CALIFORNIA GoLD-At the close of long
and rather rambling article California, and the
dongs there, the London Times says 81 1t is plain
that whether gold fails or not, produce of all kinds
has already risen The activity consequent the
enterprise has sensibly raised the value of agrcul
tural and manufacturing products. Breadstuffs and
calcoes alike command higher prices than before,
and though the mania will probably end in the ruin
of many and the disappointment of more it can hard
ly be without its beneficial effects the cooniza-
ton of the ewWord and the commerce of the Old.
THE AMERIcA.-This splendid vessel, after a
run of little more than eleven days from Boston.
including the call and detention at Halifax, reached
Liverpool on the evening of Sunday, February 4.
recent letter from Naples says: 90 Vesuvius
had been more than usually active since the It'll.
On the 18th the mountain towards Bosco Reale
opened in two parts. The people in the neighbor
hood have all hed.'
France.
1t is reported that the artillery of the Partisan
national guard, commanded by NJ. Guinard, is to
be disbanded. 1t consists of 5000 men, with ~
pieces of cannon.
In the reorganization of the garde mobile, it
appears of the 1900, about 1000 have refused to
renew their military engagements. They have
consequently been discharged, and paid up to the
present month; each private receiving As francs.
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