The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-25
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.


ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
Three Days. Later from Europe.
BosToN, July 49,
The British steamship Asia, from Liverpool
18th inst, via Halifax, arrived at her dock here
this afternoon at quarter past o'clock.
The Asia arrived off Halifax on Sunday night.
She was off the harbOr fifteen hours in a dense
fog.
She brings dates from Liverpool to the 18th
inst, three days later than the accounts by the
steamer Atlantic
DENMARK AND PRUSSIA.
Great fears are now entertained of war be-
tween Denmark and Prussia Small vessels are
anchored near the island of -, to support
Denmark if she should need help.
PORTUGAL.
There is nothing further from Portugal Of in
terest.
RUSSIA.
Two great battles have taken place between
the Russians and Crcassans, in which, it is said.
both parties sustained heavy loss.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET JULY I3.
The market has ruled firm throughout the
week, and prices have advanced mostly on
middling qualities, about lid per ID. during the
week, and lid over the quotations of the 10th.
The sales of the week amount to 85,76O bales.
American and all other descriptions here main
tain an advance of l-8d to lad per h.
PRovIsToNs.--There is no improvement to
notice in Provisions. Pork remains unchanged
Shoulders are in demand at slightly improved
rates. Large sales of Cheese--old at low
prices.
Coffee was firm with fair demand. Sugars
firm and in good request. A large business
has been doing in Oil at an advance Lard is
rather dearer-sales of 100 tons at 33 a 33s. Sd.
in kegs. 5ta
Corn MARKET-Since Tuesday there has
been but little Improvement.
Business in Wheat and Flour has been only
to moderate extent at very full prices. Hold
ers are showing much confidence.
There were some buyers Of Indian Corn in
would have conceded little in price, but they
were firm at the late prices, and the actual bust
ness was only limited.
LONDON, July l2-The Corn Exchange was
steady, and business doing at the last quotations.
Corn held frmer
Freights duller than known for some months
past. The money market was easy Consols
closed at So "a for mOney.-Bah Patriot
ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE LOUIS NAPOLEON
The following is from the Paris correspondence
of the Times, dated Paris, Sunday, July Z, 8 p. m
My letter of this morning will have informed
you Of the arrest of the young man named
George Alfred Walker, for having, according to
his own avowal, contemplated the assassination
Of the President of the Republic by shooting at
him with pistol as he issued from his residence
in the Elysee 1t was about three o'clock on
Friday afternoon, and at the moment that Col.
Vaudrey, Aid-de-camp of the President, was
proceeding in carriage from the court yard of
the Elysee into the Rue Faubourg st. Honore,
that the young man alluded to was seen APP
preaching rapidly toward the carriage, into which
he appeared to look with much earnestness.-
At the same moment he plunged his hand into
which was concealed in the left pocket of his
great coat.
His face was pale and haggard, as if from in
tense excitement or recent dissipation. As he
stood sufficiently close to the carriage to ascer-
tain, without the possibility of mistake the per-
sons that occupied it, he as suddenly drew back,
and moved along in the direction of the Rue
Miromesnii. There are always stationed in the
neighborhood of the Presidents residence n
number of police agents, dressed in plain clothes,
but who are sufficiently known by the habitues Of
the palace. One of these men had observed the
motions of Walker, and his last movement ma
turally reused his suspicious that something was
wrongs though he states that the idea of his
having to do with an assassin did not occur to
him. The police agent followed him to the
corner of the Rue Miromesnii, but before he had
time to accost him Walker went up to him, and
the following conversation occurred:
"Are you police agentw
"Wbat business is that of yours? Why do
you wish to know z"
aIf you are what believe you to be-" said
the young man. :" / wish you to take me into
custody. Arrest me instantly. This is the sec
ond time have missed him, and I'll have no.
thing more to do with the business. / came
here this day with the full determination to as
sassinate the President of the Repubicl /.
have been waiting at his door since IL o'clock
but to all appearance, destiny will not have il
that my design be accomplished, for, half an hour
ago, when another carriage left the Elysee,
had my pistol cooked and was on the point of
firing, when perceived it was not the President
who was before me-"
These words were spoken in short, hoarse,
and abrupt tone OF voice, and betrayed the ex-
IRENE agitation Of mind under which the speaker
labored. The first act of the police agent
(whose name is Lambert) was to lay hold of the
lad with one hand, while with the other, he felt
his person outside the paletot; he found that he
was actually armed with pistol He drew the
weapon from his pocket, and ascertained that it
was loaded, capped and at full cock All this
passed between the two without any of the per-
sons near them being aware of what was going
on. The agent instantly led his prisoner to the
Office of the Commissary Of Police attached to
the quarter of the Presidency. The lad there
repeated his story said that his name was Geo.
Alfred Walker, that he was II years old, "A com
positor by trade, and that he resided in the Rue
Cherubn, No. 3, and lived with his parents.
In reply to question ms to the motive thai
induced him to contemplate the preparation Of
such crime as that which he avowed having
meditated, he replied, that he had for a long