The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-24
Arrival Of the Steamer Asia.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

Saturday, 1st of March, at noon, and came to
anchor at Sandy Hook the evening of the 18th,
athafpast eight o'clock
At the last accounts no Cabinet had been formed
Lords Stanley, Aberdeen and Russell, had all
failed in their attempts to construct Cabinet At
the latest dates the Queen was without regular
Ministry. The simple fact is, that neither in the
ranks Of great party nor in the other, there
any suitable materials from which strong, popu.
lar, and working Government can be constructed
The Times reads in this ministerial crisis great
lesson and declares that no parallel to this crisis
can be discovered in the constitutional history of
the Kingdom
| Lord John has explained the causes which led
| to his resignation First, the vote on DIsrae's
motion, to take into consideration the cause of
| agricultural distress. This was protectionist
movement, and defeated by only fourteen majority
| This indicated state OF weakness with which the
| Government ought not to be embarrassed. This
/ was followed by discussion parliamentary
REFORM when the Government was beaten two to
one. The threatened measure Of the Income Tax,
| coupled with these defeats, induced him and his
| colleague to resign.
OF course parliamentary Legislation is nearly at |
a stand but the House of Lords had entered upon |
the protracted question of intermarriage with |
deceased wifes sister. One entire evening was |
spent in the discussion, the Bishops almost exclu-
| sively speaking upon the question.
The Bishops of Norwich and st. Davids though
differing from their brethren in the Interpretation,
or the binding authority OF the 18th chapter of
Levticus joined them social or moral grounds
in opposition to the bill. The Bishop of Exeter
quoted theological arguments, and New Testament
reprehensions, against it.
| The Bishop of London, who once wavered on the
theological question, now thinks there exists at
least an implied prohibition, by analogy, against
brothers marrying their widowed sisters in. law.
A Bishop of the Church of ireland. Dr.. OBrien,
regarded the measure contrary to the spirit of
the Bible, and as certain "to bring sin and sorrow
into many happy family"
The Archbishop of Canterbury considered that
the question absolutely decided by Leviticus
XVIII. 16. The bill was defeated by fifty to fifteen
LONDON. Feb. g, 1851.
| The Queen held levee (the fest of The seasop)
on Wednesday afternoon, in St. James, Palace
Among the distinguished persons present were Mr..
| Abbot Lawrence, the American Minister, and Mr.
Bancroft Davis, the Secretary of legation, the
, | former of whom had the honor of presenting to
The Queen Mr.. Butler Duncan, of Rhode Island,
and Mr. Gerhard, of New York.
: jeanne Bale, the poetess, expired on Sunday
evening" 23d instant, at the very advanced age of
SO. She lived the greater portion of her life with
a maiden sister, Agnes, also poetess to whom she
addressed her beautiful :. Birthday poem. She
was born at Boutwell,, within ear-shot Of the broad
| waters of the Clyde. Walter Scott was a devoted
d | admrer of Miss Baillie, but never succeeded in
e drawing her into society. e.f
J. Mr.. Macready the English ,ragedian, has at
]. | length bi final leave of the stage. Macbeth
g was his closing character. The theatre (Drnry
Lane) was filled 10 its utmost capacity, and there
5, were at least twenty thousand VINO could gain
is | admuance. Premiums of five guneas were Offer
L ed lyAr tp "
e | would give up their places The grand dinner 10
- be given TO the tragedian has been removed from
| | the Lcndon T4ycrd to the Hall OF Cuurnetce, 10
consequence OF the grea; number OF appneanis lue
n | tickets. Sir Edward Lyuon Buwer takes the
i | chair, and among the stewards are Charles Dick
n ems, Douglas Jerrold, Mark L-man, Sir Edwin
: Landseer, Thackeray, Sir III. Bishop, and num-
r her of the literati and nobility. Ii will be mag
,, niicent affair.
d There is a large number of Americans in London
} at present, many of whom are preparing to travel
IS | on the continent the forthcoming spring Others
:, have come here TO look after the arrangement of
/, | their goods in the Exposition.
o Mrs Frances Kemble Butler is in Paris, but has
l. met with only tolerable success in her Readings
e She goes from thence to spend few months in
IS Switzerland.
Is The Moniteur denies that the President intends
y | to hold review Of six hundred thousand men, in
'e the Boulevards. A to this effect has beer
I'll circulated. General Aupick is gazetted for the
London embassy: M. Mareschachi for Sweden
ie and M. Sartges for the United States. On Sun
ne day demonstration was made by the students o
., Paris they deposited crowns the foot of tn.
q. column OF July. Monday was the anniversary O
the Revolution-the afternoon and night passed of
u in Paris with the utmost tranquility. The com
~ mission the bill for the credit to Government o
III three millions two hundred and eighteen thousand
" five hundred and francs to defray the extraor
se dnary expenses of the French army Of Occupation
!" "" in Italy recommends its adoption by the Assembly
~ ~ The commission agrees with the Government, tina
s it is impossible at this moment to fix to tha
~ ~ occupation. By accounts received from the depart
ments appears that the anniversary of the revolu
" ton of February has passed off without the sg htes
l Ie disturbance at Orleans, Tuns and other places
NJ ne The authorities refused to allow the banques go
~ ~ | up by the Republicans to take place.
hs On Monday evening, notwithstanding the refu
ne sal Of the Project Of Police to grant the usua
80 authority, about one hundred members of tn
90 Mountain dned together at the establishment O
the iraterna associated cooks, at the Barrere dr
h. Name, to celebrate the anniversary of the revou
~, ton AT the dessert the following toass wer
nd given by MN bancel, Cremieux, and Michael I'd
NJ Bourges3 "Aux combattans de Fevrier.' "a
..y suffrage UNIVERSAL" and ga la Repubque
The members afterwards went to the Place de
- Vosges, where there muster OF their friends
to and they proceeded together to the column of tn
W Bastile. When there, M. Cremeux harangu
'eN the crowd in honor OF the revolution. After tn
o speech, the members of the Mountain went in pro
'' cession to the Porte st. Martin, and there til
l.. crowd dispersed.
~ | AUSTRIA.
pd Prince Schwarzenburg's stay at Dresden will b
m protraced beyond his original intentions.
tn The plan of an Austrian intervention in the Her
md zegovna has been discussed in the last cabine
bv councils. An Austrian corps will occupy the fed
ods eral fortress Of Landen.
ed by advices from Vienna, of the 22d ult. rurnor
were still rife of an Austrian expedition agains
Switzerland
'' PRUSSIA.
ou' The ministerial papers contradict the late rumo
ms, OF warike measures. They state that unde
all standing has been effected at Dresden between tn
the agents OF Prussia and Austria
1eI | he rotation in the Presidency Of the executv
% has been conceded by the latter power. Prussia
~ Bavaria have conceded to the reception into tt
Germanic confederation of all the Austrian provin
wal ces. Austria engages to defend this measur
anu against the suspicious and eaousies OF the foeig
lses powers The smaller States continue their opp
PER slton to the Austrian proposals. The above
mes mes is confirmed by the official Dresden Gazette.
no Berlin correspondence, OF the 22d ult firm
o1 the late news of the termination of the Dresde
, vi | crisis.
The The Gazette publishes an order from the WI
bv ofhce, relieving the Communes from all extraord
r in nary contributions and supplies fer the OF Il
rae. army Inc Nene Preusische Ietung states Il
nin results o the plenary sitting OF the Congress he
bile at Dresden on the 23d ult In that sitting Il
/, or kingdoms OF Germany supported the Austrian pr
rag. | posi'lons-the smaller States opposed them.
hat The kingdoms of Bavaria, Wurtemburg and Sa
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