The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-10

NUuk DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The u. q mail stsamship Pacific, Capt Nys,
from Liverpool May 38th, arrived this nooa, hav-
ing made the voyage In ten days and two hours
not allowing for difference Of longitude
She brought so passengers, Liverpool papers
the 24th, and Loodon OF the evening Of the a7lh
The political and general intelligence IL not
Of striking interest. Commercially the news is
more favorable. The monetary crisis was be-
lieved 10 have past.
The Br. mail steamer Niagara, from Boston
MAY l4th, arrived at Liverpool on the 25th
The failure Of the tirm Of W. and d. Olden-
burg, German house ut Leeds, has been. an
nounced. The total liabilities are stated ut be-
tween f50,O00 and $4,000. London and
Manchester firms are losers-
The accounts Of the state Of trade in the pro-
vinces during the past week, give satisfactory
Indications that the resumption of steady bu-
siness will take place at Manchester so soon as
the cotton criais shall have been entirely nd
justed From Nottingham a very favorable
change il reported ia the lace trade while ia the
woolIen districts the markets remain without
any material alteration.
ExrEHsIon OF STEAM NAvIGATIoN.--The
British and North American Royal and Mail
Steamship Company have decided upon weekly
communics ton between this port and America
all the year round, calling. Us at present. at HILL
fax on tho alternate voyage. Heretofore weekly
departures were confined to the summer months.
II Is expected that in January, 1852, HoIyhead
will be made the mail station.
On Friday, on the motion of Mr.. w. Brown,
d.. r., 4 return, in pursuance of the following
tern 4. was ordered BY the house of commons :
y Return. in tabular form, of the mail steamers
employed by Messrs. Cunard & CO., in carrying
the mails to and from Halifax and the United
States, from their earliest commencement down
TO the present time; giving the MINES Of the
vessels, their respective tonnage, inclusive of the
space occupied by the boilers and machinery,
and what space is occupied by these; the horse
power of each vessel, and the contract price
paid for each years service; how many sum-
mer, and how many winter voyages they were
and are bound to perform under their contract,
and when these voyages begin and end; when
the respective contracts began and ended, and
when the present one will expire.-Licerpool
Courier, May %.
raRArIoK.--Durng the past week no fewer
than S66 emgrants left the port OF Galway for
America, and the tide from that quarter sis flow
ing with undminished vigor." The Tuam pa
per states that large sums of money are being
transmitted by friends and relatives across the
Atlantic, to enable parties at home to join them
In the new world. The hourishing accounts Of
work and high wages, almost daily reaching
Ireland, arr, it is said, ";cting as spell upon
the peasantry."
SAILING OF THE PRINCE ALBERT--Aberdeen,
May 24h-The Prince Albert, Kennedy, sailed
on Thursday afternoon, for the relief Of Sir John
Franklin.
The boats crew of the French corvette Ale
<ho Nav In To fo1
a passage for her on the western side of New
Caledonia ir the Pacific. AS they did not re-
turn, the barge was despatched. and found that
they had been killed and eaten by the Menema
and BelIep tribes, except three, who were made
prisoners, and forced to witness he feast. These
men were given up when the barge arrived
The huts, plantations, and canoes of the canni-
balls were destroyed; some prisoners taken, and
twenty others shot.
M. Dnpin, the president Of the assembly, went
on Friday night to Brussels to visit tho ex-Queen
of the French and the Duke de Nemours. He
returned to Paris last night.
1t is considered probable that, nothwithstand-
ing the important questions which have to be
discussed, if not decided, during the present
wear. the national assembly will give itself a
fortnight or three weeks respite obout the end
of july or begi ming of August, that u.s. when
the first debate on the revision of the contitution
shall have been brought to close.
PARIS, Monday evening.-Vast numbers of
petitions in favor of revision of the constitu-
ton were presented to the assembly today.
There seems to be an increased dsire for a
continuation of Louis Napoleon, as the only
means of avoiding danger.
The Municipal Council of Marseilles adopted
at its sitting of the I'd inst, the following resou-
ton - considering that all the interests of
the country are in State of suffering, the council
expresses the desire that the constitution be
totally revised" The resolution was adopted
bv a majority of nineteen 10 three votes.
A motion for revision Of the constitution will
be presented on the 28th by the Due de Broglie,
supported by great number of members favora-
BILE to the reelection of Louis Napoleon.
The debate on the bill for organising the
national guard was of the most tumultous and
stormy character. After the rejection Of amend
ments, some in LIBERAL and others in contrary
sense, the house adopted the first seven clauses
of the bill, by W hich this force, which is limited
to persons in easy circumstance, Is placed under
the authority of the government and its officers,
and then adjourned.
The four conservative candidates were elected
on the 23d members OF the municipal council OF
Toulon, very nearly by unanimity of votes.
The Improvement in the commerce of Paris,
which was remarkable last week, has not been
maintained. The accounts from the provinces
are, however, more favorable.
The American ship Monmouth left Havre on
Saturday for New York with emigrants in con-
siderable numbers on board. Amon gst then
are $50 Hungarian refugees.
PARIS BoURsE. May 26.-Latest prIces-The