The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-16
Foreign Items from the Iases, bates.

Foreign Items from the latest Dates.
 We make the following extrscts from the pEu- rOPsun Gossip of the N. o Crescsat.'' " The NatiSaai Iutelligencer of the 18th uitimo, contains loug letter from its London coFrrspon- dent Hhe United States fortns the principal sub ject Of interest ia Esglish circles The deficiency Of the cotton crop is admitled and pnbic atienIion Is again directed to India as the region to supply the British market. The efforts to grow cotton have not bee0 given up, ner l. the experiment. st all considered faiare One great obstacle Is the want of Foaes: but this it has been proposed to overcome by the construction Of railroads These. however it is now thought mast be aba Rdoned, aud good roads made to penetrate through the nains int the table lands, where the cotton Is to be cultivated The distance in miles may not be great, but the difficulties of monntainous region are more for InidabIe than any given number of miles. In this country, cotton, the average price of the last t- years, will not pay to haul over fifty miles. The railroads now cuuiag through the more important sectoas q the sonthern States, will bring ato cut tivAtion millions of acres. which. without these roads, would H0t be touched. Whoever casts n glance at the map of lndi, will see that it is pen iuSular of mountains. To make roads over these which will aimit of the convenient Transportation of cotton prodtably, will requre an outlay of mo- ney difficult 10 estimate. Ta-re are now no roads and the cotton is transported on the backs of bul locks if we mistake not. Oar people need not give up the culture of cotton for half century to come aud then shall have factories at home 10 manu. lecture all we make aud shall be indrp ndent us inc old woman with heE new kettle
 The Cuban invasion has of course called ut the Times in long ani ilI- -nstured article IL accuses the United States of desire of conquest, and de- termination to obtain possession of the whole of North America While we are thus denounced for the lust of territory, what does Great Britain think Of her East India acquisitions, and her Austrian colnnizationsl
 The hill 10 emnowar A Svnod of pe,,.t.. ,o .a,,i. all questions of dlctrias without appeal was re ted by an overwhelming majority.
 The Industrial Exhibition continues 10 attract the interest Of Europe. Upwar IS of E60.0J0 have been already raisea but, they say, twice that sum ad ditou is required v
 7hs Times NersqGper -"We never take up the Times newspaper and its mammoth supplement- without renectiug upon the vast amount of mechau- cai labor independent of The mental exertions of the highest kind in it's previous preparation for the pTess-whch has been employed ia it's production. Its seventy-two closely printed columns contain IT .500 lines, made up of more than million pieces of type Thirty four thousand copies of this paper and supplement have been printed in about four hours. The greatest number ever printed in cue day was 540O0, and the paper used weighed seven tons. the usual weight being four and half tons. The surface printed every night with a single sup pement is thirty acres, the weight of type iu con stant use is toas, and no composiors and 9 pressmeR are constantly employed"
 France is in critical condition. The Mniste. rial party, it is feared will follow up their success in the abridgement o the right of suffrage by the passage of other laws imparing the liberties of the people. Another revolution will be the inevitable cOnseq uence.
 Tine heroic Arab, Abi-el Nader, is dangerously Ill. dying in his prison. It is disgrace to the French nation. that this gallant son oi the desert has been so long iminured, and is 10 be permitted to die in chains.
 In Italy the people continue discontented with the Pope and the Cardinals The Poe has made three attempts 10 escape from the city, but has been prevented by ihe French troops,
 Austria is disposed to treat Hungary more liJe- rally-that is the torture Is not to extend 10 the death, but only to the maiming of the prisoner.- 1 The nnioa between Austria and Hungary is to be l perfected on terms approaching 10 equality. Turkey is beginning to feel the influence of the age. Late letters from Beyrout speak slro gly Of the rapid progress which the Turkish Empire is making in civilization, commerce, and military power, and states that tine erroneous opinion enter tsined in Ess land that Turkey is totteriug to her fall, Is quite pEepost-rous. The Sultan has given i his decision the Hungarian refugee question. The Magyars are to be located at kutayd under
 the guard and protection of the Porte, uuul the ls of October, 1850, which will be year from tine date of their first crossing the frontier. At the
 pratioa of that term they will hs permitted rr-
 side in Constantinopie, and in tue Asatic cites of l Turkey. kossuth's children. under the guidance
 of their tutor, their to join their parents
 at kutaya, having received permission to to so from the Austrian Government