The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-18

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West Indies. IT, psepostion proaueed ty Gsaal
British hae inastesea sin al samp tinaAlkee
2e&30O 49, t1&)oo,@OQ t6 4nothE al
4 also s6Swn these s&1{istica l. iSersst.
| iSg and isnpcytS&. WkitsS 10 l01o, only A..
600 TONS eut Of NJ 900 tonn of sugar w<sp pro-
doeea BY free 6bor; ia 1880, he quantity
was no less than 100000 tons out Of 1881 :
600 tons.
Thus at the former period IS per cont, of the
entire produce of the world consists Of slave
labor, and last year Incorporation ofslave labor
was only "A psr cent, the quantity of free labor
being 56 per cent This is conclusive ON the
question Of freedom and slavery, and the West
Indies might have prominently shared in the
results aud have been more prosperous than
ever, If the liberation of their colored populn.
ton had been carried out upon the simple prin-
ciples by which it has since Leen shown, the
measure uni hit have been. renderd not merely
safe but absolutely onebf large and immediate
Pecuniary advantage to the slave owners them
selves. Ass sat ~
TIE FOURTH OF JuLy IN LoNDoN.~-For the
first time since the Declaration Of American
Independence, the anniversary of that event will
to-day be celebrated in London with almost as
much honor as in New York Mr.. George Pea.
"">Ay r~~ iVnUVN GAt W VI w AACOI bhC
United States Minister and Mrs. Lawrence at a
fete which he givss this evening on the occasion.
and abont 700 or 800 persons will be present,
including all the American families now In
London, and large proportion of the nobility
and public persons in England, by whom the
idea has been received with the greatest salts
faction. The Duke of Wellington, the chan
celor of the Exchequer, the Lord Mayor, &c.,
are among those who will attend. There IL to
be concert, ball and supper, and the affair
promises to be one OF the grandest Of the sea-
son, worthy rot only of what it celebrates, but
of the meeting Of the nations in the year Of the
exhibition. 1aa
MONEY MARKET. &c.--The news Of the fire
in San Francisco on the Sd May, which reached
England by the last packet, has been followed
by the failure of a mercantile firm in Liverpool
of good standing, who will be severe sufferers
from large consignDents which have been de-
stroycd. The name Of the house is James Star
key & Co.
The funds continue firm. In the cotton
market there has been no revival The grain
market has been without any further reaction
but the weather is fine as regards the prospect
Of the harvest and consequently against any re-
newed rise in the quotation of wheat.
The board of trade returns, for the month
ending 9th June, were issued this morning, and
| as regards the declared value of our expectation
are again satisfactory. They show slight
excess as compared with the corresponding
month Of the proceeding year whom the amount
was very large afaf
| In the house of commons on the night of the
Sd inst, Lord John Russell, in the course of
| some conversation on the long pending &C.
ecclesiastical titles BILL said that he should con-
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clause of the measure as it now stood amended,
but should move to reverse the amendments
introduced by Sir F. Thes gar, by which the
words "bull and rescript" were changed into
"buls and rescripts," and the power given to
common informers to institute proceedings for
penalties under the bill with the assent Of the
attorney general.
1t was afterward arranged that the fate of the
amendments in question should be decided upon
by vote of the house on the following evening,
and that a last discussion on the merits should
be subsequently taken upon the question that
the bill do pass.
Accordingly on the evening Of the 4th Of July
Lord John Russell moved the third reading OF
the BILL which was not opposed.
The question then came up that the bill do
now pass; whereupon Lord John Russell moved
the omission of words introduced into the bill,
-. Al. H.. : O.. L, mi T.. ii,
va WIG ""''0, ~, -" =, A'oS'e'.' eA.e"uing .if
Pena..y ~ Nioo ~ sue p'oourns' Puo"s''l's
anu PI.a :. use Va Du's' .essnpss ~ anu
consent of the attorney general
Themihisterial motion was lost, by 208 against
1919, the Irish members having left the house.
The result was received with vehement cheer
ing
Amid much confusion Lord J. Russell moved
cue o,niss'on =. ..e WIZ" 81 lpo~e,ing III