Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-05-02
I From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, April %.
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The CuDard mail steamship Asia, Capt Judkins
arrived at her wharf this morning at halt past III
o'clock She did not leave Liverpool until fifteen
minutes to FIVE o'clock, on Saturday afternoon, the
18th of April.
The Asia brings s12 $50 specie sn freight
CAPTAIN Judkins, on the 18th of April at A. M
exchanged signals with the packet ship Isaac
Wright from New York, steering up the channel.
the British ship William Vail At P. M. same
day, exchanged numbers with the U S. mail steam
err Arctic, Luce which left New York on the I'd
April 2lst, lat. AZ O6, Ion. 60 81, passed packet
ship Argo, from New York, for Havre. At 2 80,
same day passed packet ship Yorktown, from Lon
don to New York.
By the Pacific we had intelligence that the Queen
had directed the Archbishop of Canterbury in con-
junction with the Archbishop of York and the suf-
fragan Bishops generally to interpOse his authority
for the suppression of certain Ronanist practices
and tendencies in various churches of the Estab-
lishment. Acting upon the Queens wise and con-
cliatory suggestion, the Archbisheps and Bishops
with the exception of the Bishops of Bath and wells
Exeter, Hereford and Manchester, issued circular
of a very importan5 character This looks like de-
terminationfor the tone of the address is very de-
cided-to put an efectual end to Popish innovations
in the Church of England.
In the House of Lords on the evening of Friday
the 18th inst, an inquiry was made respecting the
American tariff, when Mr. Labourchere replied that
despatch from Sir H. L. Bulwer had apprised the
Government of the passage of bill which would
obviate the fraudulent mode of fixing the ad Uatoem
duty upon imported goods.
In the House of Commons, MIR. Disraeli, who in
sense, is the leader of the proectionst party
moved resolution that in any relief to be grant
ed by the remission adjustment of taxation, due
regard should lie paid to the distressed condition Of
the owners and Occupers OF land IN the United King
dom" This resolution was defeated by majority
of thirteen only in favor of the Ministry, and it
seems doubtful whether a majority could have been
secured had the resolution been decided in its
terms as great stress was laid by the Mnisteriasts
upon the idea that the resolution 6 mere tru-
ISM" advanced to perplex the Ministry.
The London Times has allowed itself to be beguil
ed into an editorial article upon the absurd conf
dental communications of New York morning pa
per, alleging that Liverpool, Lancashire and Wales
were about to form republic independent of the
British crown. 1t seems that the London Times
can swallow absurdity as eagerly as some minor
journals.
Many secessions to Rome are occurring. Among
them we see the name of Archdeacon Manning,
whose sermons, republished here by Stanford and
Swords, have heen widely read.
The Queen of England visits the Glass Palace
once a week, and has announced her intention of
giving brilliant fetes and magnificent balls dur
ing the exhibition. She has recently commenced
sending autograph letters of invitation to the various
Courts of Europe The King of Belgium has already
replied that he shall visit London in the of
the month of June. Many members of the royal
family of Prussia have also accepted the invitation,
and Queen Victoria hopes that the Emperor of Rus
STA himself: or the Imperial Prince, will resort to
London this Summer
A powder magazine at Temeswar exploded on the
Sd inst, destroying large amount of property.
The depreciation of the paper currency began to
be felt oppressively through all parts Of the Aus
trian dominions.
The Emperor returned on the 5th inst, to Vienna,
from his visit to Italy.
- ''' '-'O '1O'' Turkey.
The Bosnian insurgents were being defeated in
all directions.
Cape of Good Hope.
Advices have been received to the 10th of Febru-
ary. Affairs favorable for the authorities.
Two thousand men with abundant supplies, had
been thrown into forts Fox and White, which at for
mer accounts were in great peril The colonists it
is complained, did not turn out freely for the sup
port of theNGovernment. The Indications are too,
that league of hostilities against European settlers
has been formed throughout all the South African
tribes.
There prospects of searching ecclesiastical re-
| form in Piedmont. The Chamber of Deputies of
Turin have under discussion law for the regula-
ton of admissions into monasteries, which provides
that none shall take convent VOWS until they are
twenty one years of age; without having lived in
the social world at least six months within two years
of adopting monastc life strangers who have taken
VOWS in any foreign country, not in conformity to
the proposed law, not to be admitted into the reli-
gious institutions of the country all who admit re-
igious candidates in controversion of these provis
ions shall be punished with five years imprisonment;
and all preceding legislation contrary to the present
| law is annulled
The measure is not a ministerial one, and the Min
lister of the Interior opposed it, first because it form
ed part of the civil code, the whole of which the
Government had announced its intention of revising
and secondly, because it would seriously add to the
embarrassments of the Government in its pending
negotiations with the Court of Rome. Nevertheless
the bill was received with cheers from all parts OF
! the House.
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LIVERPOOL, April 18th, 1851.