The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-24


been charged in the face Of Europe with breach
Of faith, which is inconsistent with their dignity
Instead Of rebutting that charge with the indgna-
they lowered their tone, as it were to enreat their
opponents not to be hard with them''
1.-THE latest advices from Paris leave no reason
TO doubt that the reply of Gen. Lahitte will be
satisfactory, and that diplomatic relations between
the two nations will immediately be re-estab-
lished"
The Protectonists have been holding a meeting
at Liverpool, which was attended by the bulk of
the country party, and is said To have been the
greatest political display that has been Witnessed
in England for some time.
In an article defining the details Of the table of
the Board OF Trade for the last three months the
European Times says: " Upon a general review of
the present accounts, we cannot but feel more and
more assured of the satisfactory state of our COM
mercial system The springs Of industry are now
fully i'm motion throughout the country, and can
only be checked by the curtailed want of supply
Of the raw material from abroad BY the return
of wages from the manufacturing districts, arising
out of the factory labor question: il is admitted
| that the value OF labor has decreased, but by no
means commensurate with the great decline in the
cost of living which has taken place since 1886
| Upon every view, therefore, Of the above tab
ular statements, they may be pronounced highly
satisfactory.
| From a report recently presented TO Parliament
it appeared that the largest importetions of wheat
and flour this year into Great Britain, has been
from France. The quantity from the U. S. is
comparatively small
In Ireland, the agitation for tenant rights OF a
fxation Of tenant to the agricultural population,
is fast gaining ground. Ministers of every creed
and politicians of every grade are said to be uni
ted to forward the movement.
/ One hundred Hungarian refugees have landed
at Southampton, from Malta Count and Count
h;,,SL Al
/ II was stated in the Liverpool papers, that the
Pacific encountered heavy head winds on her pas
sage, and that she proved herself, every respect,
n a very superior vessel. The passengers speak OF
her in the highest terms of praise, in which Capt.
Nye and his assistants come in for a full share OF
commentator. She was to have sailed last
| "Wednesday for New York
FRANcE.--The electoral law was passed on
May 3lst, by 433 to PAL. The President promul-
gated the bill as the law of France on Monday.
The preparations of Government in anticipation
ola revolt appear to have been superfiuous as the
Opposition seemed to be disposed to let the whole
affair pass over quietly, at least for the present
The Socialist Journals deal with the Government
CONTEMPORARY, ironically congratulatorily on
triumph utterly Intellectual. On the other side,
the journals are urging the President to proceed
with yigor in the work of coercion Paris is filed
with an unusual number of foreigners, and the
shop-keepers are said to be reapng golden har-
vest. 4e
4 A bill has been laid before the Assemby..by the
Finance Ministers for increasing the President
salary from 100000 to 5000 900 francs All ac-
counts agree in representing Louis Napoleon as
suffering from pecuniary embarrassments
Emile Grardin has been acquitted on the charge
Of distributing public documents without the name
Eof the printer
A committee OF the Assembly has under con-
sdsration the memorial for removing the seat of
Government from Paris.
NJ Theirs is said to be laboring to effect re-
Cancellation between the elder and younger
branches Of the Bourbon family. Every member
Of the family Of Louis Philippe, except the
Duchess ID Orleans, is said to be desirious OF a