The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-20
News by the Steamship Arctic.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPj

Money Market, April 3O.-There is still a drain
on the bullion OF the Bank of England The de-
crease set forth in the last return is E24713S At
present the stock in Bank is f13 3342, 1893; the
reserved notes amount to Sc Ss7, ,lSO, whilst the
note circulation is represented exceeding the
bullion f6, ,oO4,0S2. Abiding to the Bank returns
published in the Economist of Saturday last it
says:
" The run continues during the week, but the
amount is not yet known. Large arrivals have
taken place this week, and they should go into the
next account Several eipts of some magnitude
were received in time for the present account, but
they have not brought the decrease much under
quarter of million. The bullion does not de-
crease it generally passes into the Bank of Eng
land Immediately upon arrival, and there may be
some of the receipts in private hands.
1t is confidently anticipated that the large influx
OF visitors attracted by the National Exhibition
will put stop to the export of bullion at any
rate, 1T will not further reduce the stock in the
| vaults Of the Bank. The amount of specie brought
1 to Southampton by the West India steamers. and
by the Baltic from New York, will assist the ext
| weeks Bank returns"
! The Arctic brought fourteen passengers and
dates to the Both April, four days later than the
| advices received by the Europa, arrived at New
| York yesterday morning.
] Protectionfst Meeting.-The protectionist meet
| ing, held at London on Tuesday well attend.
| ed. At Drury Lane Theatre 5000 persons were
present, and supplementary gathering of some
parties, who could not obtain access at the thea
| tire, met at ST. Martins Hail. The Duke of Rich
mond presided at the former and Earl Spencer at
the latter. The usual protectonist doctrines were
| embodied in the speeches delivered.
The Grand Erhibiton.-Every exertion was
| being made to open the grand exhibition with
| eclat. The Lord Chief Justice of the Queens
Bench, however, refused TO suspend the session OF
his court for the purpose of attending on the first
| day
The Turkish frigate Tesu Bran, Capt Shanni
| Bey, arrived at Southampton on the 26th from
| Constanlinople. She has on board 2O7 packages
containing 5000 articles for the exhibition. She
| has also on board as passengers Gelledin Pacha a
near relative of the Sultan Of Turkey, Vice Admi-
raj Lastapha Pacha, and other officers of the
highes, rank in the Turkish dominions.
The news from France does not possess any i'm
| porant feature. The new embassy to the Cour
| of st. James had arrived
General D'Hautpool had been reprimanded b,
the Minister of War, for his conduct in relation /,
the capture of the village of SellOwn, in Africa
The President approves the order, and it is sale
that this act on the part of the President woult
| act greatly against his chance of re election.
There is lltle intelligence from Spain. At tn
request of the government of Spain, the Neither
lands had undertaken to effect moderaI ion OF th
difference which has subsisted with Germany
since 1923, relative to the indemnity of money 70
Spanish vessels which were lost
| Accounts from Madrid announce that the Charg
| d'Affdires from Portugal has made another unsuc
cessiul attempt with the Spanish government
agree to an armed intervention.
Vie Viceroy of Egypt has definitely sanctione
the constitution OF Alexandria, Cairo and Sue
railroad. e..
M. A. de Siandre, the Federal Commissioner t
the Canton Of Teraine, Switzerland, has given hi
resignation. .
The Hungarian officers are awaiting in the Can
ton of Neuchatel, the reply of the French Govern
ment relative to their passage through France t
| America.
The Neapolitan authorities are said to subject a
travellers entering Neapolitan territories, to qua
antne of twenly.one days, on account Of tn
plague at Genoa
! BY the Levant mail we learn, that Greece is no,
! infested with robbers.
We learn from Berlin, that notes have been az
dressed by Austria and Prussia to the Governme,
of Denmark, insisting on the regulation on the Ho
stein question. .....,....
In Madrid, the "Progresistos % have returne
three out of five candidates for the city.
1t is now stated that Prince Schwartzenbul
will not proceed to Dresden, the Conference ,hel
being, to all purposes, abandoned.
From Bosnia, accounts state that 'he siege of Il
insurgents at Bihalz had commenced I; the fugili,
insurgents will not be allowed to cross into Austr
: His Royal Highness, the Prince of Prussia, a
companied by the Princess of Prussia and fam,l
and Prince William of Prussia, arrived at Londc
. | on the 18th April. .-,,. 5-.--..