The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-24
Arrival Of the America.
ua DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

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FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
HALIFAX, July 22d, 10 Pm.
The steamship America arrived here at Z
o'clock, p. m. this evening, with 66 passengers,
among whom 10 the new lord bishop Of Nova
Scotia Head winds prevailed throughout the
passage. The steamer Humboldt landed the
mails 1t Cowes, on the 10TH Queen victoria's
visit In stale, to the two Italian Opera Houses
sngrosses public attention. The receipts of the
Exhibition on the 18th, were E3O0O.
The returns of the bank of England show q
decrease in bullion during the week of over one
hundred thousand pounds. @
ENGLAND.
The ministerial defeat in Parliament on Tues
day respecting the vote by ballot, and tax on at.
torneys produced no partial effect.
Humes' motion relative 10 Sir James Brooke
waa defeated
Cardinal Wiseman has been worsted by an
action at labor at Mersey. HaH
The potato rot is prevailing in Ireland to a
small extent.
On Thursday, July Sd, the President, after
quitting Poictiers, and arriving at Chattelarant,
was received by the national guard, who instantly
shouted "Vive Ia Republqnew in which the
inhabitants Joined. The cry continued until the
President reached the Hotel de Vile, where it
assumed the character of serious hostility, and
became "Down with Napoleon" The distur-
bance was not queled by the police. At break
fast, the NJ or apologised for the tumuIt. The
President, in the course Of his reply, said-"For
all the good that had been during the last three
years, thoy were indebted to the party of order"
This was loudly cheered; and his health being
proposed the President said /;
place myself resoluiely at the head Of men
of order fall parties, and have received from
them an effectual cooperation. If there has
been detection, am Ignorant OF it, for go for
ward without casting look behind. There
must be an impulse and an aim; my impulse is,
the love of my country-my aim Is, to make re-
ligion and reason prevail over Utopas, and to
give heat to the good cause that it trembles no
more in the face of terror. This result will be
Obtained il we follow throughout France the
example of Chatellsrant; and if we forge arms,
not for instruction and civil war, but to increase
the greatness and independence of the nation.
The French papers generally approve of the
tone of the above speech.
The Paris correspondent of the London Times
writes under date OF July 9th, 5 p M. as fol
lows
The report of NJ de Tocqueyille this day, as
presented to the commission, excites in high
degree the curiosity Of the public, and various
conjectures are hazarded as to the character and
tone of the document. 1t is stated that it treats
of three principal points. In the first place, M.
dc Tocqueville enters boldly into the question
at issue between the republicans and the mon-
archists He examines with his usual skill the
pretensons of the republic to divine right put
forward in the commission itself by General
Cavaignac, and sustained by him with an i'm
FASHIONED energy and an accent of conviction
ESQ far as appearances afford any proof which
astonished the members of the commission.
NJ. de Tocquevlle it is scarcely necessary to
say, denies the pretended Divine right, and
maintains that of the nation to choose The form
of government that may best suit it--a right
which is absolute, superior, and indsputable.
Sc ondy, M. de Tocquevile is said to oppose,
by anticipation, any species of amendment which
would have the effect Of combining the next
constituent assembly within any limits, or
force on it the obligation of revising the con-
sttution for the sole end of ameorating and
consolidating them, and to maintain that the
constituent assembly should be invested with
general and unlimited mission, in order that it
may act in the plenitude of really constituent
power land
Thirdly, he il described as expressing hopes
that the assembly will adopt the proposition ac-
cepted by the majority of the commission that
a constit rent assembly will be chosen; that the
constitution will be revised or remodeled; and
in such case that all will consider it their duty
to conform to it; that if the proposition of re.
visi On be not admitted, the constitution of lS4S
shall remain as the supreme and sovereign law
for all that the only alternative will be to main-
6 90 hroo
years, the provisional form of the actual govern
ment il being of course understood that in such
case, each person will feel il his duty to conform
to the consti ution, and to abstain fror, every
act which would be tantamount to its violation
1t Is added that NJ. de Tocquevle developes this
proposition in such manner as to oppose all
unconstitutional candidateships, that is, of the
&c ual president the Prince de Joinvile and
Ledru Roin Such, if am well informed, are
the principal points touched on in the report
The document itself is not long. 1t is described
as moderate in language, and the reporter has
evidently desired to narrow the discussion as
much as possible.
The number Of signatures to the petitions for
the revision presented to the assembly on Sat
urday amounted to 390l5.
The president of the republic left Paris yes
terday morning, at half-past 7, for Bcauvas. He
was accompanied by the ministers of the lnte-
ror, war, finance, justice and public instruction,
&c. The president was everywhere well re-
ceved, and arrived here on his return about half
past three this afternoon.
There was not much business transacted at
the Bourse to-day. 4 was mentioned there
that 100000, portion of the deficit of M.
Treil t, the agent de change who absconded last
week hid been recovered
PARIS BoURss, July 8.--Latest prices.-The
five per cents, 94f 40c.; Three per cents, 56f
5Oc.: Bank Of France, 2, l70f
SWITZERLAND.
The Federal Council of Switzerland has
drawn up decree for the execution Of the rail
ways proposed by Mr.. Stephenson. The line is
to traverse the country from the Lake Of Con-
stance to Geneva, passing by Zurich. A branch
line is to run from this trunk line to the Basic
Railway to unite with the German and French
lines. Another line is to proceed from the
Lake of Constance to Coire, in the Grisons, to
he prolonged afterwards across the Alps, by