The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-31

hawsvss. msss - consideved nominal. The sales I
or he four days ars 81 900 baless Of which secu.
|at0rs and exports have taken 4S0O bales.
Indian corn b Il. 70 u: %. per quarter o"s''
Wheat and -four without change
ARRIVAL OF the AMERICA.
Three Days Later from Europe.
Decline in Ceseen-sAn Improvement In |
Dreadstuh1b :. Proceedings IN Parlls-
ment..The Ersnsh Assembly, etc.
HALIFAX, July 3B-l0P.M. /
The steamship America arrived here At = =,
this evening, with 66 passengers, among whom y
the nav Lord Bishop Of Nova Scotia. -
Head winds prevailed threushout the psssfgs:
Queen Victora's visit in state 70 The two Italian
opera houses engrosses public attention.
The receipts Of the exhibition on the llth were
$4,000.
The Ministerisll defeass in Parliament on Tues
day, respecting the vote By ballot, and tai On At
torneys, produced no practical effect:
Nothing occurred except the hnal passage
through the House Of Commons, Of the ball re-
pealina window tax, and substituting house tag.
Hume's motion relative to Sir James brooks
was defeated:
Cardinal Wiseman has been worsted BY an &C.
ton at labor at Mersey
The po,atos rot is prevailing in Ireland to some
extent.
M. DsToqueville presented to the Assembly me
report of the committee the revision OF the con-
sttution His report strongly favors an entire 70
vision Of the constitution. 1t Is remarkable iof IL
impartiality and csndor.
Gen. Fabisr will propose motion for electing q
constitution BY universal suffrage. The debate on
the report takes place July IA.
The Counsel Of State, BY vots Of IS against 9,
have settled the responsibility OF Executive power
in conformity with the constitution, provision OF
which renders it high treason for the President to
subvert the 45th article Of the constitution.
Markets.
Cotton throughout the week has been dull, and
prices Of all descriptions have given way. Amer-
can ordinary to middling has declined I'd, and the
better Qualities are lower than on the previous FIJI
day. The sales Of the week are "a 900 bales.
Fair Orleans, Cd Bowed, Std Mobile, std. The
BrsadstufIs. - Flour is in rather better demand
| and prices slightly improved. Western canal zls
81; Ohio 2Os Cd a 2ls Sd; Philadelphia 2ls a 2ls
| by the Pacific. Wheat is in better request and
/ pfices tending upwards red Sc I'd g. ID; white
i and mixed So q s. Sd.
/ Provisions. Beef unchanged. Pork and Hams
| neglected. Bacon is in moderate demand 81 full
prit es. Lard has declined ls per cwt. Cheese IL
request.
esroceries-Suesr in limited demand. Tea firm,
and fair business done. Small transactions In
Molasses-sales TO any extent must be al low prices
Holders Of Rice are firm. but the demand meder-
ate - Carolina les Cd q U.s. Linseed cake ID
wanted.
The state of business generally is quiet
4 English funds NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. closed at "
to 80, being an advance over Thursday.
American stocks are unchanged, except thai
II To-, ulr-ou noA cant. Par
sylvana SIS declined per cent; Maryland sterling
bonds quoied SO 80.
Il The returns Of the Bank of England show de-
crease in bullion during the week Of over one hun
dred thousand pounds.
II At Liverpool, spectators in cotton took lS0(
bales, and exporters $500.
Frsighls.-There has been slight improvement
in freights
The HAvre cotton market on the 10th, sales 0
800 bales at a decline Of ! to francs. Very ordi
nary Orleans 81 francs
Il Russian Movements time since the EN-
peror Of Russia issued an ukase to the effect tina
all private families throughout the Russian EN-
pire and Poland, possessing silver ware or uncoine
silver, be constrained TO sell the same or deliver
to the Government at q certain price. The Bosto
Mail now learns, from the Ostee Zeitung, that th
gathering or confiscation of the precious metal ha
L
) The magistrate of each town or village mul
make estlmate Of silver ware in the possession
each family within his strict. This done, b
visits each and every one on his list, acc0mpanie
, by two commissioners, and demands the sufrendt
OF all the uncoined silver belonging to them.
! the amount rendered corresponds with the est
l. mated value, then no further investigation 10 COZ
sldered necessary and after restoring q few spooI
Q and giving the owner certificate that he has d
L livered to the Government the amount Of silv
specified in the estimate, the magistrate carries
. tbs booty. But where less silver Is produced this
has been estimated, vigorous search is institute
and should any silver b. found concealed upt
the premises, confscalOn of the entire amount
T. the result. Up TO the present time nothing mo
has been received in exchange for the silver tn,
It the certificates of the magistrates and the peop
have, for the most part, become reconciled to q
idea that they will receive paper in lieu of tht
le silver.
A. This forced loan is creating much excitement
- the political and financial circles of Europe, a
,s various are the conjectures regarding the why
,e wherefore of this STEP 1t scarcely b assum
d. that this novel method of negotiating loan b
4 been adopted by the Russian Government in ca
~ sequence of present financial difficulties. Sol
be stupendous political undertaking is ON foot, for
~ success Of which Russia intends employing all /
be means within her ,power-even the most extra
ao binary.
NeU ApportiOnnsnt Of Vrginia.-Accordins
he the provisions agreed upon by the Virginia C,
ist vention on the basis of representation compromi
ny Richmond is to have three delegates, and Norf
=, and Petersburg one each. Norfolk county has t
W delegates, and Princess Ann and Nansemond
he each; Elizabeth City. Warwick, York and
30, liamsburg, one delegate. In the Senate, the c
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