The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-20
The Complete Success of the lnSurreslion in
Portugal, and the Wight of ThOmar.
THE FOURTH OF MAY in FRANCE.
ANOTHER MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN ENGLAND.
ADV NOE IN TTON.
Improvement In BreadstuRS.
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She hrings over one hundred passengers, and an
exceens freight of general merchandise, yrnc pallJ
from France.
The franklin left Havre On the 9th os May, and
Cowes loads at half-past Z. NJ, on TIA 7th she
has, the-sfore, made the run from England in
elcren day - and fourteen houno.
The American mail steamer Washington, Capt
G. W. Floyd, from this port, arrived off Cowes on
the Sd sastant, in thirteen days and eight hours
and, after landing mails and passengers, procee eeded
on her voyage to Bremen.
The royal mail steamship Africa, reached the
Mersey on the 4th instant, after Of ten days.
thirteen hours and forty-fva minutes.
We have received, by the Franklin, files of Lon
don and Paris journals to the latest dates, together
with ou, usual correspondence from various parts of
Europe We are also in possession Of the London
Times Of the 7th instant, received ut Southa m pton
by spesial express for this steamer. The news is Of
four dsys later date than that brought by tho
| Camhia to Boston.
| Our thanks are dze to Mr., w. w. Hincken, tho
gentlemany purser Of the Franklin, for the prompt
delivery of our dispatches.
The news by the Africa and Washington gave
some stability 10 the Liverpool cotton market, and
on the 9Th of May five thousand bales were sold at
| prices nearly one-eighth of penny above those
obtained at our previous dates. On the 9th, the
sales amounted to four thousand bales, with rather
les offering, at the improved quotations.
The Hayre cotton market, on the 9th, dull
sales, 500 bales, with prices rather more regular.
The weather in Epgland was cold and unsavora-
BILE, and rssemblej March and February rather than
the blythe and merry month of May. The corn
market at Marklane, in consequence, was steady,
at the previous rates. Flour was firmly held,
while floating cargoes CT foreign wheat AMI Indian
corn were eagerly inquired for.
The accounts Of the state OF trade in the pro-
vinces describe, in most cases, further depression.
At Manchester however, there were signs that If
confidence could be felt the reaction in cotton
having reached its lowest point, an active foreign
demand might speedily be anticipated.
Reports from Rotterdam and Amsterdam produce
markets alude to business being rather better
Letters from Hamburg and Antwerp also speak Of
increased activity.
The English funds were inactive and prices un-
changed, Consols fer money being quoted e6i to
1925 Excheguer bills, ,gto 81 premium.
American Six per Cents were quoted at Ham
burg, on the 81 instant, at 1865 1864; Mary
i land, sj.
The ereturns Of the Board Of Trade for the month
ending the 9th May presented very favorable re-
! suits.
The defeat OF the British ministry on the second
ofMay, on the question Of renewing the income tax
for year only, instead Of three years, had not
led to the resignation Of Lord John Russell aadhs
colleagues. In the House of Commons. on the 5th
instant, Lord John Russell stated the course the
/ government proposed to take with regard to the
adverse vote Of the House. Ills Lordshsp, there
fore, announced that the cabinet would consent to
full and free inquiry into the principle upon whi,h
direct taxation should be imposed upon the property
of the country. This statement gave great sats-
faction, because the public saw in the appointment
Of committee for this purpose, the frat step to-
| wards a removal Of the income tax, or, at all
events, to a fair and equitable method Of levy
ing II upon incomes Of aeeting and precarious na
ture. BY the L0rdcn 7yues Of the 7th, we OBJ
serve that the ministry had suffered a fresh defeat
on the previous evening, but still cling to oaice
with proyelbial tenaci;y.
/ The Great Exhibition appears to be trium-
phantly successful. On the 81 May the Queen and
Prince Albert paid private visit to the building
and remained FOR two hours during which time
they were engaged in examining tho display Of
jewclry, and gold, and silycrsmiths' work. During
the two days that the price Of admission was Gl
| each, the amount taken daily was between $500
and 5000. The demand for season tickets stul
continued, aud several hundred of these tickets n
e. Is. each we're cold daily On Moaday, the 9Th
instant, the price OF admission fell to Eve shlngs
/ srd In consequence, the receipts at the doors, on
Il that day. rose 70 nearly sT001-upwards Of 5000
\ persons having paid for admttan,e. The financial
success Of the Exhibition, therefore, promises to be
as great as It's wagmcS supporters could desire, and
hopes were entertained that not only would the
whole undertaking pay, but that after the dis
charge every liability, the Crystal Palace would
.tv VNatfa - N2a
whatever useful public purposes its peculiar Goa.
struction qualities IL TO fuldl. The London Times
states that hitherto the unpropitous state Of the
weather had bad powerful influence In checking
the influx of viscrs TO the Metropolis: but as rain
bail. and raw cold winds WILL doubtless, give
way before the approaching footsteps Of summer.
all the world will then be hurrying 20 Hyde Park,
\ TO throng The immense avenues OF the Industrial
Conservatory. The latest official return Of pac<a-
ges received al the building give the total
number Of foreign packages at s,Ss, Of watch
| go were from the United States. There were,
| besides Iisl packages from the British colonies.
4 The diferent jufies had commeac need their labors
and attention was being directed TO the arrange.
ments for aproper ceremony Of brilliant caarac-
ter at the distribution Of prizes IL was hoped the
i Queen would be present. Other subjects also,
4 were beginning TO engros attention. A grand en-.
tertanment was talked Of, to be given by the local
committees 10 the commissioners ot foreign powers
and banquet, on still grandcr scale, was contem-
plated at which the English exhibitors were TO act
as hosts, aud tho contributors from abroad as
/ guests. On the 9th Of May, upwards OF tip,OOJ
was taken at the doors OF the Exhibition, aud the
interest regarding !, seemed to be on the increase
| There Is important intelligence irem fortugal
Southa npton, on the th instant with accounts
from Lisbon Of the 18th, and Oporto Of the S0th
ult. announcing tie complete success OF the rnili-
taiy usuucction OF Marshal Saldanha, and the
fight OF the Count De Thomar.
Our accounts from Paris are TO The 9th instant.
The foe Of the ith Of May, the Anniversary olthe
Proniulgation q tho Republic, passed oa With the
rcd, although me crowds OF spectators wse i'm
pasusc. Towards night, dcluge ot rain descended,