The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-24
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ARRIVAL OF STEAMER ASIA.
Three Days Later from Europe.

Three Days Later from Europe.
Decline in Cotton--No change an Jvhsat or Flour
-i,iuanee ia Corn--Prorisions dsprfssed.
New YoRK, April 23-2 p. m.-The steamship
Asia arrived at IL o'clock this morning, having
left Liverpool at o'clock in the afternoon Of the
18th inst. She brings fi2,750 sterling on freight.
The political news by this arrival possesses very
little interest.
Extensive preparations are making for the great
Worlds Fair.
Affairs generally are tranquil throughout Europe.
England.
The Russell ministry continue to have MAORI
ty in Parliament. The Queen has directed the
archbishop Of York and the bishops generally to
ntcpose their authority for the suppression OF GER
tain Romish practices in the church OF England,
and they have issued circular with that view.
The Wing budget received, rs matter of
course, and passed without material alteration
house tax of Cd. per pound on rentals has been
substituted for the Windsor duty The relief pro-
missed agriculture s withdrawn. The income tax
is retained. Sir H. N. Barrow proposed a commit
tee to consider the state Of Ireland, with view to
relief Lost, by 1873 to 1879: Lord Ashley obtained
lenve to introduce bill for the encouraging the
building of lodging houses for the working Glasses
The Protestant demonstration at the Merchant
Taiiors hall. to be followed by similar popular
banquet at Edinburgh, the 22d, bid fair to give
stronger demonstration than even that in London.
The lise already numbers the names Of two hun.
drcd and fifty Scottish noblemen and gentlemen.
Preparations for the great exhibition are rapidly
progressing.
The Paris Moniteu publishes the following list
of the new ministry:
M. Baroche, Foreign Affairs; Roucher. Justice,
Fould, Finance; Leon Faucher, Interior; Baffcll,
Commerce; Lindant, Marine; General Randncr,
War; and Magne, Public Works.
At the opening OF the Assembly. Faucher read
ministerial programme Ministers have major
ity Of hfty-two in the Assembly.
form of government has been fixed upon for
Holstein and Schleswig.
Switzerland.
The government has refused to cxpel the French
refugees, rs ordered by the French Government
Spain.
The Cortes have disbanded, and new election
will shortly take place.
Prussia.
Intelligence from Berlin to the 9th brings no
news Of the German question.
Our advices from Vienna are to the It'll. The
Austrian government has imposed income tax
on the Lombard and Venitian provinces.
Turkey.
Accounts from Bosnia state that corps of q, 900
insurgents from Kraina are advancing upon Nori
for the purpose OF forming junction with the
rebels at Psdor. Omer Pasha is concentrating
his troops at Banialauka.
Money Market. -.
The British funds have been steady, and, al
though not much animation has been exhibited,
and the operations in English securities moderate,
the tone towards the close of the week has been de-
cidedly better, and prices have improved per
cent. We have change to notice in the bullion
market since our last. The demand for bar silver
il quiet, although still in request for the East. The
market for American stocks has been quiet, and
prices unchanged The present quotations are as
follows: U. s. per cent. bonds, 1853, 80 49,; U.
s. per cent. stock, 1862, 1903; U. s. per cent
bonds, 1868. lie a ll0s; U. S. 6 per cent stock.
lS67'6S, LOG I07; Boston per cent. bonds, 1858,
'62, 92s a 93s; Pennsylvania SIS, 49, 63l; Mas.
sachusetts per cent sterling bonds, of 1868, los
LOG; Maryland SIS, sterling, SO; Canada per cents
of 1874, LOG a LOT.