The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-03
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Farther News BY the Niagara.
NF ENGLAND. "
II ID stated that the parliamentary COMMITTEES
Of inquiry have resolved to recommend ina.
the American mail steamers call at Holy Head
for the purpose of receiving and landing the
mails.
The schism in the established church Is WIDEN
inr. The bahop Of Exeter proposes the con-
venipp Of q diocesan synod. The Gorham cues
ton is ut the bottom Of the difficulty.
The great exhibition Is to be opened by her
Majesty IN state. on the lst OF May, but the
public are TO bs excluded until the ceremony
4 over. when those holding tickets will be ad-
mitted. There will be 10000 troops within
1--WE miles of Hyde Park on this occasion
b Lady Franklin is again fitting out the Prince
Alberf for voyage to the Arctic, in search of
the missing expedition.
Lord Londonderry has made ye'y praise
worthy efforts to prevail on the President Of
France to release Abdel Kader,
Il L understood that the steamer Great Brit
ain. when her fittings are completed, will be
entered for the New York trade. t4
FRANCE.
Wheat is still lower in the agricultural dis
tricts, Raw silk has receded in price. VI.
The assembly has granted two hundred thou
ssnd francs TO celebrate the anniversary OF the
rspublic. The press favorable to the ministry
urQea the presentation of petitions for revision
Of the constitution.
The President had changed many of the judi
cial functionaries in the departments. AT the
municipal elections recently held in Chatta
Roux Indre and the Aube, the conservatives
gained signal triumphs. bill Is in prepare.
ton by the ministry for general credit of
eighty millions, divided over twenty years, Tor
the repairs of all religious monuments and edi-
6ces.
The Berlin Ministerial states that besides Eng
land and France, Russia too has demonstrated
against the Austrian annexation scheme; Rus
sis has likewise desired that all the German
States should accede to the Frankfort diet. Ru-
.mon of ministerial crisis are rife. I0t
AUSTRIA.
Il is stated that the Austrian government IL In.
cined to accede to the Frankfort diet Prince
SchwsrxenburR is opposed to the continuance
Of the Dresden conference. There is deficit
ir the finances for the year of II, 625 forms.
The emperor had granted an amnesty TO seven
political prisoners. The government demands
from Sardinia apassage for its troops in case of
q rupture in France.
isN TURKEY
The Austrian ambassador has received the as
surrance of the Porte that Kossuth. Bathyani,
Messere, and the two Perseels, shall be detained
at Kutayah; the other fugitives, some sixty, will
be released.
BosxrA.-The latest accounts from Bosnia
are that the rebels were retreating towards
Venice. Many of the chieftains are recruiting
their forces for renewed efforts 1t is positive
" stated that the Russians will evacuate the
Danubian principalities on the 9th.
FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Accounts from The Cape represent matters in
a very unsatisfactory state. The British forces
had obtained some victories over the Kaffirs,
with hard fighting. Fort Armstrong was recap
tured 1.-THE greatest trouble had to contend
with" says Col Somerset commander, was to
ssparste the women and children, and save them
from destruction, before We could storm the
place. $50
: The men in the tower would not surrender,
but kept firing upon Us ont of the port holes, and
could not take IT, ! was obliged to blow it
up with shells they fought desperately IN the
fort after it was stormed. We killed ~ kaf'irs
and Hottentots in the fort, and 9 in the tower.
The Burghcrs had desperate fight before ]
came mp; men killed, Ia wounded. They bad
{, contend against thousands, and fought most
bravely. had four men dangerously wounded
and four horses killed. Sergeant Pitt was badly
shot through the leg; also DAILY and two native
soldiers have upwards Of 100 prisoners, 70
10 80 stand Of arms, 400 women and children.
have destroyed the fort and all it's contents
The Missionary settlement at Shelon had been
burnt down by the insurgents"
LATEST INTELLIGENCE By ELECTRO TELEerArH.
We are indebted to the Purser Of the steamer
for the following telegraphic despatch
FRANCE.
LONDON April IS. lS5l.-The Moniteur pub
lishes decree convokng the Consul General of
vaucleur for the 9th Of May, to deliberate on the
expediency of admitting matter free of duty for
export.
The same journal publishes the law granting
the rum Of Ave million nine hundred and ninety
nine thousand francs for the works at Cher
bourr. The Charavar was seized on Thurs
dav for a ca,icature insulting TO the President
and Ministers Paris Buorse, April 18th, Sc 80
Il. - 81 10. The Globe correspondent reP,rts
fall in the funds, and continued depression
wm Expected, for the people were beginning to
feel anxious, and oil armed a. to the future
sus BxaLrH. April 16-The Upper Chamber ha'
7e.slectsd the Ministerial Bill. ~ M