The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-17
NEW ORLEANS:
MORNING, DEC. II, 1851.
The Pacific's Advices.


Our foreign papers to the 26th ult., by the Pacific
contain little that is of interest that was not EN-.
braced in our teegraphic accounts.
Kossu,h's farewell speech to the English people,
delivered at Southampton on his departure, occu-
MES Two or three solid columns of the papers.
Hon. r. j. Walker at Liverpool On the 9th
ult.. some seventy of the principal merchants and
gentlemen of Liverpool, and the members of the
American Chamber of Commerce, entertained
Hon X. J. Walker, late Secretary of the Treasury
of the United STATES, at dinner at the Adelphi
pondent of The London Times, is one of the candi.
dates for the Presidential Chair, and IL favorable
to the participation by British ships in the carrying
trade to California. To him also the British mer
camille interests are indebted for the introduction
of the bonding sys EN-, and many ameoratons of
the American tariff which have proved beneficial
TO British Interests. w. Brown, Esq., NJ p, was
TO have aksn the chair, but from indsposi'ion was
unable to attend, and VIM Rathbone, Jr., ESQ
President of the American Chamber of Commerce
officiated in his stead.
The Mayor of Liverpool, Thomas Liitledae,
ESQ, the Earl of Derby and the Earl of Seton.
were detained elsewhere by illness engagements
Among those present find the names of r. l.,
Crienden, U. S. Consul, Captain Nye, of the Pa
cific steamer, Col. Colt, etc. When the President
came to the toest of the evening-the health OF
their excellent guest-after paying handsome tri.
butte to that gentleman's distinguished talents and
statesmaniike qualities, he concluded by proposing
r. J. Walker, to whom both countries are so
much indebted for his exertions to promote COM
merce, that great bond of union between the two
branches of The Anglo-Saxon family" The toast
YVES drunk with the greatest enthusiasm, accom-
panied by musical honOrs.
Mr.. Walker replied. Ii was not TO him as an
humble citizen, now without power and patronage
they paid their honor that evening, but to the
country and policy Of the American Congress, and
to her commercial freedom. The speaker then en-
tered into series of statistics 10 prove that Amer
lea, in reducing her taxes more than oDehalf, at
the same time doubled her revenue. Comparing
the high tariff of 1912 with the effect of the policy
since 1916, he went on to say that duties had been
lowered 50 per cent; population had increased 49,
Per cent; tonnage AT per cent? railroads 452 per
cent; and the offica account OF the iirs quarter OF
the fiscal year, received by the steamer the day
previous, announced The surplus of 4, 500, 600 High
tariffs reduced the amount of exports more than
imports, excluding them from foreign por's.
Ia 1928, American imports doubled the presen,
rate. Their commerce not geographic ii be.
longed to the world, and it was asInguar fact that
America and England were the only nations whose
receipts exceeded their expenditure. The surplus
should be applied 10 the extinction OF their debt.
Austria, in the last spasn OF financial bankruptcy,
attempted to regulate the exchanges by policemen.
Tvs protection was essentially asrafianism, revers-
ing the old Roman meaning. The Hon. gentle
man derided the threat Of Louis Napoleon, whom
he termed the Gallo Lopez. The rainbow Of peace
over-arched the Atlanllc; ana glory, equity, and
good faith would halo the destinIes of England and
America. The speaker concluded by proposing
"Prosperity to Liverpool"
Birmingham Contributions TO Kossmh-Since
the departure of kussuh from Birmlng ham, few
gentlemen have subscribed and remttsd to him the
sum of f750, to be applied shall TO him
most advantageous to the cause of Hungary. 1t IS
confidently expected that that amount will be
speedily increased TO flGc0 at least, the greater
portion of the f75O YVES subscribed by a few per-
sons. Birmingham Journal.
The California Gold Mining shares were gener.
ally lower in London, particularly for Nouyeau
Monde.
We learn from Gibraltar that the Moorish SOL
diers who had been sent to the Riff country, for
the purpose of rescuing the British subjects who
were in the hands of the pirates, had returned
without accomplishing their object.
Zambelli has been sentenced, at Venice, 10
two years hard labor for having spread a report
that revolutions had broken out in France and
Russia.