The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-04

| Foreisn Gossip.
The. corre.pondens 81 the National Iniellirencer
wti,es letter 10 ShatpapeT of five columns From
il we s1ifaei much inteTesting matter. The letter
Ibsa7s 1siS April 2, during Parliamentary ysca-
lion AIach business Of an Important character il
prepassl by The Ministers. There Is plepy Of work
ont uns for the ffst fortnight ales Easter, in the
discussion Of the ordnance and navy estimates the
lfisl franchise bill the Australian colonies bill the
stamp duties. and, above all. the appointment Of
select committee 70 inquire into The emolaments Of
all public Offices The salary Of the Cisf Justice
is 10 be reduced from EI9,800 10 ES000. The
British Minister al Washington receives larger
salary than the President This certainly may be
reduced without much detriment to the public SER
vice. The ovezplus Of e., GOO, 900 in the revenue
has stirred up the enemies Of particular taxes. and
bills will be introduced remove the taxation TO an
amount Of Ee, 600 or ETC. 10000
bill h TO be introduced to exclude the importa-
lion Of all the products Of slave labor. Cotton,
Sugar. Tobacco, and Coffee are all necessaries Of
life. England cannot afford herself the luxury.
The revenue from the tobacco tax is E5, 00O, 600.
In Ireland, it is proposed to abolish the Office Of
Viceroy; the expenditure Of The vice regal court,
which has been support to large part of the
Dublin population, will be made up by frequent
royal visits. What an unnatural state of society,
when the slightest economy is source of injury to
some class. The propriety of continuing the Afri.
can blockade is much agitated in the papers.
Great Britain has expended ELS 600 600 in the at
tempt TO suppress the trade, and the blockade is
kept up at the expense of 10000 year Its ut
ter failure is proved by one fact The slave market
of Brazil was overstocked- Africans remained
unsold last year. Some weeks since we condensed
essay in one Of the British reviews on this subject
and then endeavored to show that to Liberia the ci.
vilized world must be indebted for putting an end to
this foul blot the age Teach the African chiefs
that their subjects viii yield more revenue in tng
the soil at home, than in being sold abroad and the
trade will cease. II is to be hoped that the Ameri-
can Government will withdraw from the compact
But the establishment of line Of steamers to Lii
IBERIA, in lien Of the blockading squadron, will do
infinitely more to suppress the trade
A great reform has been introduced into the post
office, by which 5000 employees enjoy six hours
more of rest on the Sabbath than formerly.
3S,494 persons have emigrated to Canada in
1919; being 10 sos more than in the previous year.
The tonnage employed in the transport was l3l S09
tons-the number Of sailors 1867. In twenty years
the number of immigrants who have landed in
Canada is 622, FOL, about 30 1000 year
The great Industrial exhibition Of 1851, occupies
much Of the public attention. France, Austria,
Belgium, Holland, Prussia, and even Spain, have
responded TO the call. The Spanish Ministers have
issued circular, from which the following extract
is taken
Spanish industry, in spite of the obstacles SO
long opposed its development has at length felt
the tendencies OF the age, and can now present
many honorable proofs, not only Of its activity and
perseverance,, but also of the successful trials which
| Spain has made to prove herself worthy the pre-
cious materials It her disposal The spirit Of asso.
citation Is making progress. Spanish youth are
applying themselves TO the practical sciences the
barren lands are becoming cultivated steam is
multiplying IFS operations; railroads being es-
tablished iron works are instituted on large
scale, and mining industry has received great
impulse. Spanish woods have been improved.
Silk worm industry is progressing The fax of
Galcia and Leon, and the hemp Of Grenada are
considered excellent. The Government will take
gratuitous charge of the transport of all objects sent
10 the London exhibition free Of all duties and fiscal
expenses from the place of their transport and their
return thereto"
We regard this as the promise ofa new and bright
career on the part Of SPAIN and as one Of the most
encouraging circumstances Of the present state of
Europe. Spain has nothing to do but to be true to
herself to her past glorious history, to her present
capabilities and her future prosperity. The sun
OF Europe does not rise upon country more capa-
bic Of national greatness and human advancement |
than the land of Columbus and Ceramics.
England has never been in more PROSPEROUS
condition than now. Her revenue is increasing
her expenses diminishing. The amount invested |
in railway stock amounts to f220 600, 0CO, But
the present value does not exceed half that sum |
The consequent diminution of income has greatly |
curtaied The expenditure Of private families. The
number Of "lhe mariners Of England" is 27O0Oo |
The value of merchant shins il f39 oa0 mn