The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-18

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FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY rs. 1850.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP IsABEL.-The
steamship Isabel, Capt. Rollins, arrived at Charles
ton the 11th inst, from Havana, which place
she left on the Sth.
The steamship Philadelphia, which arrived at
Havana on the I'd inst, was to leave that port on
her return, on the 10TH.
The Home Squadron, under Commodore Parker
the Raritan, Albany, Flirt, and steamer Water
Witch-arrved at Havana, January 1st, at s, P. n.
They were visited by the Captain Generals fam
lily, who were honored by the firing of salute
The squadron sailed. on the morning Of the sth for
Barbadoes-all hands well.
The Royal Mail steamer Clyde arrived on the
7th, at IL, NJ, with fifty passengers for New Or
leans, Mobile, and Havana The passengers who
took the Great Western, at New York, have been
twenty days getting to Havana, having experienced
very weather. They waited six days at
| Bermuda, and then went on to ST. Thomas, where
they detained twod days Then took the steamer
| Clyde touching at Porto Rico, and arrived in Ha-
vana as above.
On the 7th inst. there was presented TO the long
ing gaze Of about two thousand persons, American
and Spanish, "a grand bull fight The Spanards WERE
as usual, much delighted with the entertainment
| FooTE's SPEEcH.-The corrected speech of
| Gen Foote against Seward appears in the Union
of this morning. 1t is not the speech delivered in
the Senate. 1t is emasculated. The pith, the
piquancy, the point, the raciness, the spice, the
/ ginger, the pepper and salt the whole savoring Of
| the dish is taken away. As printed, the speech is
heavy, and comparatively dull and nsipid. As de-
| livered, it sharp off-hand keen and effective.
| 1t is just the difference between broied shad and
one baked over slow fire and stuffed with stale
| bread. The printed speech is not the speech de-
vered in the Senate-it is but poor revised copy,
in which all the of the thing is SKINNED off.
| This is a great mistake. Members speeches
should be reported as delivered By any other
plan, true record of the debates cannot be OBJ
tanned. We regret that in this case Gen. Foote
did let his speech go to the press without re-
vision for in his work Of revising it, he has spoiled
the most telling and characteristic speech he ever
made in the Senate.-New York Herald.
IcY.-Eve.ything now wears an icy appear
ance. The Schuylkill is frozen over and both the
skaters and the ice merchants taking advan-
tage of the circumstance. The Delaware is much
obstructed by ice, but the admirable arrangement
l Oh our port IN keeping ndNgdIl0n open, mas pre-
vented any delay in the arrival and departure of
| sells. The city ice-boat has commenced her opera
| tons for the winter, and she is in most excellen
Order.-Philadelphta U S. Gazette, 5th inst.
PREPARATIONS FOR YAcHTlNG.-We find the
following in the Mobile Herald Of Monday morn
ing: "a beautiful, fancy-looking craft has beer
lying in the river, opposite the city, for week OIL
more, challenging alike the admiration and curios
l. Of Wa hav iust hean hon ri
and found everything beyond our expectation Hel
model is symmetry itself. Every portion of the
hull is constructed of the very best materials, ant
> all the upper work is finished and painted in the
most perfect manner. The cabin is sufficiently
;. large to accommodate ten or dozen persons, ant
> is fitted up in magnificent style, the floor bein.
covered with fine Brussels carpeting, and the set
5; tees cushioned with costly red silk velvet Thi
superb little vessel was lately bought in New Yor
for several of our citizens, twelve in number VIII
y have formed themselves into yacht club, Sh
Il, has been christened the Mischief and looks a
though she might play the mischief with any so
of craft in regattas and other aquatic sports. He
burthen is 10 tons, 40 feet deck, IA feet bean
and draws p feet water. In a word, take the Mi,
chief, her owners, and the Captain (Geora
Blakesby,) as a whole, and it would be difficult
match them here or elsewhere. The club promis
themselves and friends some sport the comm
summer"
Dissolution OF THE CANADIAN PARLIAMEN
There some grounds for believing the stat
ment put forth by city paper that dissolution
at hand. Lord Elgin, it is said, has received i
structions to submit a proposition to the country
Federal Union of the North American Cooni
and Representation in the Imperial Parliamer
with view to "nipping in the bud the annex
ton movement If this be true and there is not
ing more likely, the annexationists must be on d
alert and show to England that annexation has
come bona fide fruit stimulated to ripeness
e; the imperial policy toward these colonies. VI
, firmly predict that the measures offered as a su
u stltute for annexation, will not be received by d
country.-IOrontO independent.
ALABAMA FINANcEs.-The Report of the Cor
mittee of Ways and Means in the Alabama Legi
sp lature has been published. 1t gives a very e
couragng view of the improved condition of t
revenue and resources of sister State Fro
an abstract which we find in the Herald, Of Mobi
liz learn that the total amount of the foreign de
led is estimated at $6,693, ,SSS So; of home del
NJ $l,914307 II. Total, $S6O7, 1876. 65. This i
cludes the surplus revenue of the United Stat,
(S669,0S6 S0,) which doubtless will never
called for; the university 6 per cent. fund, and Il
sixteenth section fund, per cent.-the whole beil
III the amount cassed above as the home debt. 1t
also exclusive of about $4,000 claimed by t
Bank of Mobile. Taking the receipts of the p'
'n' the means hand, be, after interest and
gH penses Of the government are paid, balance
the treasury the 1st of November, 1851,
$176,14O 20. The total interest on the debt is a
nually $352,627 70-the expenses of the govei
ment $97, ,67S-making a total yearly sum
S45O,3O5 70. The report estimates the remain
assets of the bank and its branches at s., $685.
64-less the outstanding circulation of $61S,4
A portion of these assets is Immediately availat
and the remainder is classed good: If these
sets be judieiously applied (says the reporD it
believed that the receipts into the treasury, un
the present or proposed revenue law, will be m
oE than sufficient to meet all the demands upon
The committee also deem it inexpedient and un
cessary to increase the present rate Of taxation,
in the bill which it has DEVISED it has been the
ject to simplify, far practicable, the mod
assessment, aud to relieve the existing law of m
men ofits complex and Objectionable provisions witt
any material change in the rates imposed. No
cessity, it says, at present demands any increas