The southern press., 1851-05-21
ADVANCE IN COTTON, &c.

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The steamship Franklin arrived at an early
hour this morning from southampton, which
port she left on the 18th inst. She brings four
days later intelligence, has about 100 passengers,
and fair freight.
Cotton was in good demand at an advance Of /
The Franklin sailed from Havre on the 9th at
P. NJ, and from Cowes, England, 4 p M, on the
7th Her voyage from the latter place has there
fore been made in / days.
! She brings London mails of the morning of
the 9TH which were taken from Southampton by
special steamer
! The steamer Africa reached Liverpool on the
4th, in 10 days 3 hours and IS minutes.
The news generally is of some interest.
| ENGLAND.
In the House of Commons on the 9th instant
Lord John Russell informed the House of the
course the government proposed TO pursue in
consequence of their defeat by majority of
/ fourteen on the motion of Mr.. Hume against the
! renewal Of the income tax for three years. His
lordship said the cabinet were prepared to bow
to the decision of the House, and TO submit to
the appointment of select committee ofinQury
TO consider the details of the obnoxious tax
| The duration Of this impost is therefore doomed.
The course of the ministry on this question was
received with universal JOY At a meeting Of
the council OF chairmen Of the metropolitan
commission, presided over by their noble presi-
\ dent, II was unanimously resolved to invite the
! foreign ommsSoners to an entertainment The
invitation will be extended to the foreign am.
bassadors and ministers, and the principal of the
! royal commission and executive. The banquet
will be upon scale Of great splendor, and fully
maintain our national character for hosptabIity.
| The Crystal Palace continued to be thronged
with thousands of admirng and wondering visi-
tors On Monday, the 9TH inst, the price Of
admission fell from fl to So. head. About
| $1,000 persons were admitted at that price, and
| LOCO. pounds sterling was taken at the doors.
The demand for season tickets also continued,
and the receipts altogether were estimated at
$4,000 per day.
The S. steamer Washington had left Cowes
| for Bremen
London money market unchanged
| In the House Of Commons, on the evening Of
the 9th, il was m niioued by the government
that the lieutenant governor of Van Diemans
Land had thought it his duty 10 withdraw the
tickets of leave granted to the Irish prisoners
Mcllanus, ODougherty, and O'Donoghue, in
consequence Of their misconduct, and to subject
them to certain terms of Imprisonment.
Among the deaths is that of the Earl Of Ban
try, 10 his saith year.
The following Americans were presented to
the Queen at her drawing.room levee, by the
American minister, Hon. Abbott Lawrence on
the 9th inst: Hon Chas. y. Haddock, charge d..
| afiaires of the United States for Portugal Capt
JOSHUA r. Sands, Lieut. L. b. Avery, Lieut.
John X. Duer, and Lieut. Geo. III. Preble, of the
| U. s. frigate st. Lawrence
FRANCE.
Galignani's Messenger Of May 5, says that
while the Socialists in many of the departments
are creating alarm by their menaces and attempts
to disturb public tranquility the partial elections
that are taxing place in the councils general and
the municipal councils nearyall give large ma
jority 10 the party Of order.
From Paris we learn that the 4th Of May, the
anniversary Of the declaration of the Republic
had passed off without the slightest attempt at
disturbance. The weather was very unfavor.
able for the spectacle; bat the crowds of spec
tators were very great The fireworks were
failure, in consequence Of the heavy rains. The
intended Bonapartist banquet in the suburbs
was prohibited by the authorities the festival
also passed off in Lyons and the other chief CT
ties Of France with profound tranquility, The