The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-02
European News by the Asia.
THREE DAYS LATER.


THREE DAYS LATER.
New York, april 80, 2 P. M The steamship
Asia arrived eleven o. clock this morning, having
left Liverpool four o'clock in the afternoon of the
18th She brings El2, $50 sterling on freight
ENGLAND.
The Russell ministry continue to have major
ity in Parliament. The last vote on the assessed
taxes gave them majority of 13.
The Queen has directed the Archbishop OF York
and the other bishops throughout the kingdom to
nterpose their authority for the abolition Of certain
Romish practices prevalent in the Church OF Eng
land. They have accordingly issued circulars for
that purpose.
The whig budget has been received, and, as a
matter OF course, passed without much alteration
A House tax oi Sd per pound on rentals, has been
substituted for the Windsor duty. The PROPOSE
ton for the relief Of agriculture has been with
drawn The income tax has been retained, and
constitutes the most objectionable feature OF the
measures proposed Sir II. w. Barron proposed
committee to consider the state Of Ireland, for
purposes of relief, which was lost Yeas 129, Nays
i3s Lord Ashley obtained leave to introduce
bill for encouraging the construction of lodging
houses for the use OF the working classes.
A new mining exchange has been established in
London, which has been joined by the principal
agents. capitalists, etc. Its support promises well.
The Protestant demonstration at Merchant Tai
lors' Hall, is to be followed by similar public
banquet at the Scottish Metropolis, on 22d inst,
which bids fair to evnce more marked manifesto
tion of anti Papst sentiment than even that OF
London. The stewards list already contains the
names OF $50 Scottish noblemen and gentry, many
of them the most prominent men of the realm.
The preparations for the Worlds Fair are rapid
Iy progressing.
The Moniteur, of Friday, publishes the name,
OF the Ministry, as follows
Foreign Affairs, M. Baroche Justice, Roucher
Finance Foud Interior, Leon Faucher Com
rnerce Buffelle Marine, Charelart Lindaut War
Gen. Raudner Public Works. Magne
At the opening of the Assembly Mr. Faucher
Minister of the Interior, read the Ministerial pro
gramIne, which very short Afterwards, OF
the motion to proceed to the order of the day, th
Ministers were discovered to have a majority 0
ffty-two in the Assembly.
The Government of Switzerland has refused t
expel the French refugees, seventeen in number
as ordered by the French Government
Opposition is threatened to the new ministry b.
the monarchst journals.
Gen. CASTELAR, has prohibited the sale Of fire.
arms in Lyons, and the locks have been ordered t
be removed from the guns in the armories an
shops ETC.
Advices from Madrid, of the 7th, state that tn
Cortes had dissolved, and in three months a ne,
election would be held. M. Brban de Lys, Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs is named for the post Of tn
Interior, nd interim. M. Artena passes to tn
Ministry of Public Works.
A form of Government. is being fixed upon f
Holsten and Schleswig.
PRUSSIA.
Intelligence from Berlin to the 9th, but there
news of the progress OF the German questlo
AUSTRIA.
Adyices from Vienna to the 7th state that Il
Austrian Government had imposed the income ia
upon Lombardy and Venice.
TURKEY.
According TO accounts from Bosnia, corps
20 900 insurgents from waina, were advanciu
upon Nori, to effect junction with the rebels
Pisdor. Omer Pasha is concentrating his troo
at Bamasska.
There is nothing of Importance from Italy
Naples.
Liverpool, April l2.-ln the leading articles
produce no great change has taken place. Tran
actions throughout the week have been to e
extent, and prices generally well sustained. M
ney is plentiful, and for safe investments may
obtained on very easy terms
Cotton.-From document signed by every lea
ing factor in New Orleans except one, the to
crop of cotton is estimated at a little over 900 Q
bales, and recent letters state that the country
completely bare of cotton The several trat
connected with Brmingha and Sheffield are
general doing we'll though some masters are CO
planning of the fewness of spring orders l
manufacturers of Leeds are also well employed
orders, and the warehouses have been visited
several large buyers. In Leicester, on the C,
trary, there Is little or nothing doing. gr
number of operatives out of employment
Yarns are dull of sale, and not much confder
in their price In Manchester, the purchases
goods are but scanty, and these only for the sup
of immediate wants. As the market IS very b
of yarns, with the exception of medium couT
there is not much pressure on spnners or maj
facturers TO make sales. Influenced by the uns
isfactory state OF trade in Manchester, consum
have purchased very sparngly of cotton, VIII
the desire manifested by holders to sell has b.
greater than at any former period this year, Il
impartng very gloomy aspect to the market,
enabling buvers daily to purchase on rather ea
terms, resulting in decline of II in the ordin
p and middling qualities, and fully !. in the be
descriptions of American, I'd in Egyptian, and
in Surat and Brazil.
Foreign Items.